Lawrence Kasdan —
4 Oscar nominations:
‘I believe in art that hides itself’
Posted: August 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Lawrence Kasdan. Lawrence Kasdan has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
1991: Grand Canyon (Best Original Screenplay) (shared with Meg Kasdan) — lost to Thelma & Louise (Callie Khouri). Other nominees: Bugsy (James Toback), The Fisher King (Richard LaGravenese), Boyz n the Hood (John Singleton)
1988: The Accidental Tourist (Best Picture) (shared with Charles Okun, Michael Grillo) — lost to Rain Man (Mark Johnson). Other nominees: Mississippi Burning (Frederick Zollo, Robert F. Colesberry), Dangerous Liaisons (Norma Heyman, Hank Moonjean), Working Girl (Douglas Wick)
1988: The Accidental Tourist (Best Adapted Screenplay) (shared with Frank Galati) — lost to Dangerous Liaisons (Christopher Hampton). Other nominees: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman), Gorillas in the Mist (Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy), Little Dorrit (Christine Edzard)
1983: The Big Chill (Best Original Screenplay) (shared with Barbara Benedek) — lost to Tender Mercies (Horton Foote). Lost to Silkwood (Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen), WarGames (Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes), Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman)
Lawrence Kasdan is the screenwriter of The Empire Strikes Back, Body Heat, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Continental Divide and Return of the Jedi