Robert Benton

	Birthname	Robert Douglas Benton
	Location	Waxahachie, Texas
	Academyawards	''''' <br>
	Goldenglobeawards	''' Best Screenplay ''' <br> 1980 '' Kramer Vs Kramer ''

Robert Benton (born September 29 , 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas ) is an American Screenwriter and Film Director .

He has enjoyed a highly successful career in film, winning numerous prestigious awards for both writing and directing. He was also the art director at '' Esquire '' magazine in the early 1960s.

FILMOGRAPHY

Directing

'' Feast Of Love '' (2007, based on the novel by Charles Baxter ) - starring Radha Mitchell , Fred Ward

'' The Human Stain '' (2003)

'' Twilight '' (1998)

'' Nobody's Fool '' (1994)

'' Billy Bathgate '' (1991)

'' Nadine '' (1987) starring Jeff Bridges , Kim Basinger , Rip Torn

'' Places In The Heart '' (1984)

'' Still Of The Night '' (1982) starring Roy Scheider , Meryl Streep and Jessica Tandy

'' Kramer Vs. Kramer '' (1979)

'' The Late Show '' (1977)

'' Bad Company '' (1972)

Writing

'' Ice Harvest '' (2005) - directed by Harold Ramis

''Twilight'' (1998)

''Nobody's Fool'' (1994)

''Nadine'' (1987)

''Places in the Heart'' (1984)

''Still of the Night'' (1982)

''Kramer vs. Kramer'' (1979)

'''' (1978) - directed by Richard Donner

''The Late Show'' (1977)

'' It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman '' (1975, TV)

''Bad Company'' (1972)

'' Oh! Calcutta! '' (1972, contribution) - directed by Jacques Levy

'' What's Up, Doc? '' (1972) - directed by Peter Bogdanovich

'' There Was A Crooked Man... '' (1970) - directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

'' Bonnie And Clyde '' (1967) - directed by Arthur Penn

FILM AWARDS

Wins

1978 - Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for ''The Late Show''

1980 - Academy Award For Writing Adapted Screenplay for ''Kramer vs. Kramer''

1980 - Academy Award For Directing for ''Kramer vs. Kramer''

1980 - Golden Globe Award For Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for ''Kramer vs. Kramer''

1980 - Directors Guild Of America Award For Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Motion Pictures for ''Kramer vs. Kramer''

1984 - People's Choice Award At The Toronto International Film Festival

1985 - Academy Award For Writing Original Screenplay for ''Places in the Heart''

	Title	Academy Award For Best Director
	Years	1979<br>'''for '' Kramer Vs Kramer '' '''
	Before	Michael Cimino <br>for '' The Deer Hunter ''

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