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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | - | Honorary Award |
In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen. (Oscar statuette) |
| 1983 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Victor Victoria (1982) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | - | Life Career Award |
A producer/director/writer, Blake Edwards has had a distinguished career beginning in the 40's as an actor (Strangler of the Swamp (1946)). He turned to writing radio scripts and soon found himself working at Columbia. He turned his writing skill to producing and directing. Some of his best films include: Experiment in Terror (1962), The Great Race (1965), and the hugely successful Pink Panther Film Series (with the British comic Peter Sellers). He is most renowned for his serious work, Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Days of Wine and Roses (1962). |
| American Comedy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1988 | - | Creative Achievement Award | |
| Art Directors Guild | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | - | Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award | |
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Victor Victoria (1982) |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | David |
Best Screenplay - Foreign Film (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniero) for: Victor Victoria (1982) |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1993 | - | Preston Sturges Award | |
| 1962 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1960 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Episode in a TV Series for: "Peter Gunn" (1958) For the episode "The Comic". |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Nominated | Emmy |
Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour for: "Peter Gunn" (1958) For episode "The Kill". |
Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour for: "Peter Gunn" (1958) For episode "The Kill". |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Comedy for: Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) |
| 1978 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Comedy for: The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) |
| 1977 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Comedy for: The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1963 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture Director for: Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
| Hamptons International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Distinguished Achievement Award | |
| Laurel Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1968 | 3rd place | Golden Laurel |
Producer-Director |
| 1967 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Producer-Director 4th place. |
| 1966 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Producer-Director 4th place. |
| 1965 | 2nd place | Golden Laurel |
Director |
| 1964 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Director 5th place. |
| 1962 | Nominated | Golden Laurel |
Top Director 8th place. |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | - | Career Achievement Award | |
| Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1965 | Nominated | Grand Prix |
for: The Great Race (1965) |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1989 | Won | Razzie Award |
Worst Director for: Sunset (1988) Tied with Stewart Raffill for Mac and Me (1988). |
| 1982 | Nominated | Razzie Award |
Worst Director for: S.O.B. (1981) |
Worst Screenplay for: S.O.B. (1981) |
| Rhode Island International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1963 | Won | OCIC Award |
for: Days of Wine and Roses (1962) Tied with Sonoyoru wa wasurenai (1962). |
| Sant Jordi Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Won | Sant Jordi |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Victor Victoria (1982) |
| Walk of Fame | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| unknown | - | Star on the Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture At 6910 Hollywood Blvd. |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | - | Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement | |
| 1983 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium for: Victor Victoria (1982) |
| 1982 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for: S.O.B. (1981) |
| 1980 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for: 10 (1979) |
| 1977 | Won | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium for: The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) Shared with: Frank Waldman |
| 1976 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for: The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) Shared with: Frank Waldman |
| 1965 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy for: The Pink Panther (1963) Shared with: Maurice Richlin |
| 1963 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy for: The Notorious Landlady (1962) Shared with: Larry Gelbart |
| 1958 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Comedy for: Operation Mad Ball (1957) Shared with: Arthur Carter Jed Harris |
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