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David Benioff at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)

Awards

David Benioff

29 wins & 61 nominations

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Edward Norton in La 25ème heure (2002)
    2002 Nominee BSFC Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • La 25ème heure

BAFTA Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2013 Nominee BAFTA TV Award
    • Best International
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Carolyn Strauss · Frank Doelger
  • Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul (2007)
    2008 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul

Christopher Awards

  • Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul (2007)
    2008 Winner Christopher Award
    • Feature Films
    • Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul
    Shared with: Marc Forster · William Horberg · Walter F. Parkes · Rebecca Yeldham · E. Bennett Walsh · Sidney Kimmel · Laurie MacDonald · Sam Mendes · Jeff Skoll · Bruce Toll

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Le Problème à 3 corps (2024)
    2024 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Drama Series
    • Le Problème à 3 corps
    Shared with: Ram Bergman · Qi Lin · Hameed Shaukat · Derek Tsang · Xiaosong Gao · Jilong Cedric Zhao · Duncan Muggoch · Alexander Woo · Dede Gardner · Nena Rodrigue · Robie Uniacke · Andrew Stanton · Brad Pitt · Rian Johnson · Bernadette Caulfield · Lauren Ma · Rosamund Pike · Jeremy Kleiner · Steve Kullback · D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Carolyn Strauss · Bernadette Caulfield · Frank Doelger · David Nutter · Miguel Sapochnik · Vince Gerardis · Guymon Casady · George R.R. Martin · Bryan Cogman · Christopher Newman · Greg Spence · Lisa McAtackney · Duncan Muggoch
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    For The Iron Throne (2019)
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    For The Iron Throne (2019)
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2018 Winner Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Carolyn Strauss · Frank Doelger · Bernadette Caulfield · George R.R. Martin · Guymon Casady · Vince Gerardis · Bryan Cogman · Christopher Newman · Lisa McAtackney · Greg Spence

Satellite Awards

  • Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul (2007)
    2007 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Screenplay, Adapted
    • Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul

Hugo Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2017 Nominee Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form
    • Game of Thrones
    For Battle of the Bastards (2016).
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Miguel Sapochnik
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2017 Nominee Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form
    • Game of Thrones
    For The Door (2016).
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Jack Bender
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2015 Nominee Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form
    • Game of Thrones
    For The Mountain and the Viper (2014).
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Alex Graves
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2014 Winner Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form
    • Game of Thrones
    For The Rains of Castamere (2013).
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · David Nutter
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2012 Winner Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
    • Game of Thrones
    For Season 1
    Shared with: Timothy Van Patten · Brian Kirk · Jane Espenson · D.B. Weiss · Bryan Cogman · Alan Taylor · Daniel Minahan · George R.R. Martin

International Emmy Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Winner Founders Award
    • Game of Thrones
    "David and D.B. are absolute game changers, visionary storytellers who have created, with their first foray into television, a record breaking global cultural phenomenon with an international following like no other."
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss

Irish Film and Television Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2018 Winner IFTA Award
    • Best Drama
    • Game of Thrones

Monte-Carlo TV Festival

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2012 Winner Golden Nymph
    • Outstanding International Producer (Drama Series)
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Carolyn Strauss · Frank Doelger

PGA Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2020 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Season 8
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Carolyn Strauss · Bernadette Caulfield · Frank Doelger · David Nutter · Miguel Sapochnik · Bryan Cogman · Christopher Newman · Greg Spence · Lisa McAtackney · Duncan Muggoch
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2018 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Season 7
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Carolyn Strauss · Frank Doelger · Bernadette Caulfield · Bryan Cogman · Christopher Newman · Lisa McAtackney · Greg Spence
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2017 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Season 6
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Bernadette Caulfield · Frank Doelger · Carolyn Strauss · Bryan Cogman · Lisa McAtackney · Christopher Newman · Greg Spence
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2016 Winner PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Season 5
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Bernadette Caulfield · Frank Doelger · Carolyn Strauss · Bryan Cogman · Lisa McAtackney · Christopher Newman · Greg Spence
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2015 Nominee PGA Award
    • Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: Bernadette Caulfield · Frank Doelger · Christopher Newman · Greg Spence · Carolyn Strauss · D.B. Weiss

SFX Awards, UK

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2012 Nominee SFX Award
    • Best TV Show
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2012 Winner SFX Award
    • Best New TV Show
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss

USC Scripter Award

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2017 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • Television
    • Game of Thrones
    For the episode "The Winds of Winter (2016)," adapted from the fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · George R.R. Martin
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2016 Nominee USC Scripter Award
    • Television
    • Game of Thrones
    Episode: "Hardhome (2015)", Adapted from the fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R. R. Martin
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · George R.R. Martin

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2018 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Dramatic Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: Bryan Cogman · Dave Hill · D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2017 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: Bryan Cogman · Dave Hill · D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2017 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Episodic Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Episode: "The Winds of Winter (2016)"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2016 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: Bryan Cogman · Dave Hill · D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2016 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Episodic Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss

Visual Effects Society Awards

  • David Benioff at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Winner Award for Creative Excellence
    "David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are groundbreaking storytellers who have redefined the relationship between the viewer and the story," said Mike Chambers, VES Board Chair. "You can easily see this from the epic following of GAME OF THRONES, a pop culture phenomenon, which is a testament to their expert blending of visual effects, evocative characters and a remarkable imagination. As individuals, David and D.B. are exemplary creative talents; and together they have forged a partnership that exemplifies the VES Award for Creative Excellence. We are proud to honor them with this recognition."
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss

Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2015 Winner Screenplay Competition
    • Best Television Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2014 Nominee Screenplay Competition
    • Best Television Drama
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss

CinEuphoria Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2020 Winner CinEuphoria
    • Merit - Honorary Award
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · George R.R. Martin · Ramin Djawadi · Michele Clapton · Amrita Acharia · Mark Addy · Alfie Allen · Josef Altin · Jacob Anderson · Pilou Asbæk · Luke Barnes · Sean Bean · Ian Beattie · Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson · David Bradley · John Bradley · Jim Broadbent · Susan Brown · Dominic Carter · Oona Chaplin · Dean-Charles Chapman · Gwendoline Christie · Emilia Clarke · Michael Condron · James Cosmo · Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · Ben Crompton · Mackenzie Crook · Liam Cunningham · Charles Dance · Joe Dempsie · Stephen Dillane · Peter Dinklage · Ron Donachie · Natalie Dormer · Richard Dormer · Nathalie Emmanuel · Michelle Fairley · Tara Fitzgerald · Jerome Flynn · Brian Fortune · Joel Fry · Elyes Gabel · Aidan Gillen · Jack Gleeson · Iain Glen · Julian Glover · Kit Harington · Lena Headey · Isaac Hempstead Wright · Conleth Hill · Ciarán Hinds · Kristofer Hivju · Tom Hopper · Michiel Huisman · Paul Kaye · Sibel Kekilli · Rose Leslie · Anton Lesser · Richard Madden · Faye Marsay · Jason Momoa · Rory McCann · Michael McElhatton · Ian McElhinney · Philip McGinley · Roxanne McKee · Hannah Murray · Staz Nair · Brenock O'Connor · Pedro Pascal · Daniel Portman · Jonathan Pryce · Bella Ramsey · Iwan Rheon · Diana Rigg · Richard Rycroft · Dar Salim · Mark Stanley · Donald Sumpter · Owen Teale · Sophie Turner · Carice van Houten · Rupert Vansittart · Max von Sydow · Gemma Whelan · Maisie Williams · Tom Wlaschiha

Online Film & Television Association

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Tied with Pose (2018).
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Direction in a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: Miguel Sapochnik · David Nutter · D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2018 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Writing in a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Bryan Cogman · Dave Hill
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2016 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Writing in a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Bryan Cogman · Dave Hill
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2014 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Direction in a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: David Nutter · Alex Graves · Daniel Minahan · Alik Sakharov · Michelle MacLaren · Neil Marshall · D.B. Weiss

Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)

  • Edward Norton in La 25ème heure (2002)
    2004 Winner IOMA
    • Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale)
    • La 25ème heure

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2016 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Writing for a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Episode: "The Winds of Winter"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2013 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Writing for a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Episode: "The Rains of Castamere"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2013 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Episode of a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Episode: "And Now His Watch Has Ended"
    Shared with: David Nutter · D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2013 Winner INOCA TV
    • Best Episode of a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Episode: "Rains of Castamerre"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · David Nutter
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2012 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Episode of a Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Episode: "Blackwater"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Neil Marshall

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2017 Nominee Rondo Statuette
    • Best TV Presentation
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss

Gold Derby Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Winner Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Winner Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Episode of the Year
    • Game of Thrones
    For episode "The Long Night"
    Shared with: Miguel Sapochnik · D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Episode of the Decade
    • Game of Thrones
    2nd place for "Battle of the Bastards"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Miguel Sapochnik
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Episode of the Decade
    • Game of Thrones
    3rd place for "The Rains of Castamere"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · David Nutter
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Episode of the Decade
    • Game of Thrones
    For "The Winds of Winter"
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss · Miguel Sapochnik

Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2020 Nominee GMS Award
    • Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television
    • Game of Thrones
    Song: "Jenny of Oldstones" for episode 802 "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2019)"
    Shared with: Ramin Djawadi · George R.R. Martin · D.B. Weiss · Florence and the Machine · Evyen Klean

Dragon Awards

  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2019 Nominee Dragon Award
    • Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2018 Winner Dragon Award
    • Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    2016 Winner Dragon Award
    • Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series
    • Game of Thrones
    Shared with: D.B. Weiss

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