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| 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | 11 | |
| 2 | 14 | |
Aaron Sorkin is an American writer, director and producer known for his work in film, television and theatre.
Sorkin is known for the television series, Sports Night (1998-2000), The West Wing (1999-2006), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-2007), and The Newsroom (2013-2015). For The West Wing, Sorkin received five Primetime Emmy Awards. He is also known for writing the screenplays for the films, A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), The Social Network (2010), Moneyball (2011), and Steve Jobs (2015). Sorkin received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Social Network. Sorkin wrote and directed Molly's Game (2017), and The Trial of the Chicago Seven (2020).
Sorkin made his Broadway debut in 1989 with A Few Good Men. He followed it up with his original play The Farnsworth Invention (2007) and with the stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird in 2018 starring Jeff DanielsasAtticus Finch. The latter play ran for a year with Daniels in the lead role and received nine Tony Award nominations.
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Social Network | Won | [1] |
| 2012 | Moneyball | Nominated | [2] | |
| 2018 | Molly's Game | Nominated | [3] | |
| 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Social Network | Won | [4] |
| 2012 | Moneyball | Nominated | [5] | |
| 2016 | Steve Jobs | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2018 | Molly's Game | Nominated | [7] | |
| 2021 | Best Original Screenplay | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Being the Ricardos | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | A Few Good Men | Nominated | [8] |
| 1996 | The American President | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Charlie Wilson's War | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | The Social Network | Won | ||
| 2012 | Moneyball | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Steve Jobs | Won | ||
| 2018 | Molly's Game | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Won | ||
| 2022 | Being the Ricardos | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series ("The Apology") | Sports Night | Nominated | [9] |
| 2000 | Outstanding Drama Series | The West Wing | Won | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("Pilot") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("In Excelsis Deo") | Won | |||
| 2001 | Outstanding Drama Series | Won | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("In the Shadow of Two Gunmen") | Nominated | |||
| 2002 | Outstanding Drama Series | Won | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("Posse Comitatus") | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Outstanding Drama Series | Won | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("Twenty Five") | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Best New Play | To Kill a Mockingbird | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Outstanding Achievement in First-Time Feature Film | Molly's Game | Nominated | [10] |
| 2021 | Outstanding Directional Achievement in Feature Film | The Trial of the Chicago Seven | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Original Screenplay | The American President | Nominated | [11] |
| 2000 | Episodic Drama ("In Excelsis Deo") | The West Wing | Won | |
| Episodic Drama ("Take This Sabbath Day") | Nominated | |||
| 2001 | Episodic Drama ("Two Cathedrals" & "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail") |
Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Episodic Drama ("Game On") | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Dramatic Series | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | New Series | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Nominated | [12] |
| Episodic Drama ("Pilot") | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Social Network | Won | |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | New Series | The Newsroom | Nominated | [13] |
| 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Steve Jobs | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Molly's Game | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Nominated | [14] |
| 2021 | Being the Ricardos | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Writer | Charlie Wilson's War | Nominated | [15] |
| 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | The Social Network | Won | [16] |
| 2012 | Moneyball | Won | [17] | |
| 2016 | Steve Jobs | Nominated | [18] | |
| 2018 | Molly's Game | Nominated | [19] | |
| 2021 | Best Director | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Nominated | [20] |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Being the Ricardos | Nominated | [21] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Screenplay (shared with Steven Zaillian) | Moneyball | Won | [22] |
| 2021 | Best Director | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Nominated | [23] |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
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