<P> Dead Poets Society won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Tom Schulman). Peter Weir received a nomination for Best Director and the film itself was nominated for Best Picture of 1989 . Robin Williams received his second Best Actor in a Leading Role nomination and it has since been widely recognized as one of the actor / comedian's best roles . The movie also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film . </P> <Ul> <Li> Academy Awards (USA) 1990 <Ul> <Li> Won: Best Original Screenplay (Tom Schulman) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robin Williams) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Director (Peter Weir) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Picture (Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas, Producers) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> BAFTA Awards (UK) 1989 <Ul> <Li> Won: Best Film </Li> <Li> Won: Best Original Film Score (Maurice Jarre) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robin Williams) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Achievement in Direction (Peter Weir) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Editing (William Anderson) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Original Screenplay (Tom Schulman) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> César Awards (France) <Ul> <Li> Won: Best Foreign Film </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> David di Donatello Awards (Italy) <Ul> <Li> Won: Best Foreign Film </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Directors Guild of America (USA) <Ul> <Li> Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Peter Weir) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Golden Globe Awards (USA) <Ul> <Li> Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture--Drama (Robin Williams) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Director--Motion Picture (Peter Weir) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Motion Picture--Drama </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Screenplay--Motion Picture (Tom Schulman) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Writers Guild of America (USA) <Ul> <Li> Nominated: Best Screenplay--Original (Tom Schulman) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Academy Awards (USA) 1990 <Ul> <Li> Won: Best Original Screenplay (Tom Schulman) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robin Williams) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Director (Peter Weir) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Picture (Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas, Producers) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Won: Best Original Screenplay (Tom Schulman) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robin Williams) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Director (Peter Weir) </Li> <Li> Nominated: Best Picture (Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas, Producers) </Li> </Ul>

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