| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: The Madness of King George (1994) |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Nominated | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Single Drama for: "Talking Heads 2" (1998) Shared with: Mark Shivas Stuart Burge For episode "Waiting for the Telegram". |
Best Single Drama for: "Talking Heads 2" (1998) Shared with: Mark Shivas Udayan Prasad For episode "Playing Sandwiches". |
| 1996 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: The Madness of King George (1994) |
| 1992 | Won | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Single Drama for: A Question of Attribution (1992) (TV) Shared with: John Schlesinger Innes Lloyd |
| Nominated | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Single Drama for: 102 Boulevard Haussmann (1990) (TV) Shared with: Innes Lloyd Udayan Prasad |
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| 1989 | Nominated | BAFTA TV Award |
Best Actor for: "Talking Heads" (1987) For episode "A Chip In The Sugar". |
Best Drama Series for: "Talking Heads" (1987) Shared with: Innes Lloyd For episode "A Cream Cracker Under the Settee". |
Best Single Drama for: "Talking Heads" (1987) Shared with: Innes Lloyd For episode "A Bed Among the Lentils". |
Best Single Drama for: "Talking Heads" (1987) Shared with: Innes Lloyd Giles Foster For episode "A Lady of Letters". |
| 1988 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Prick Up Your Ears (1987) |
| 1985 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Screenplay - Original for: A Private Function (1984) |
| British Comedy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | - | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| British Independent Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Nominated | British Independent Film Award |
Best Screenplay for: The History Boys (2006) |
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Adapted Screenplay for: The History Boys (2006) |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Screenplay for: The Madness of King George (1994) |
| 1988 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Screenplay for: Prick Up Your Ears (1987) |
| 1986 | Won | Evening Standard British Film Award |
Best Screenplay Shared with: Malcolm Mowbray |
| Glitter Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | Glitter Award |
Best Picture for: The History Boys (2006) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1996 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Screenwriter of the Year for: The Madness of King George (1994) |
| 1988 | Won | ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year for: Prick Up Your Ears (1987) |
| 1986 | Won | ALFS Award |
Screenwriter of the Year for: A Private Function (1984) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published for: The Madness of King George (1994) |
| Writers' Guild of Great Britain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award |
Film - Screenplay for: The Madness of King George (1994) |