| Mike Nichols | |
|---|---|
 Nichols at the 40th Academy Awards | |
| 5 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Role | Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
| Born | November 8, 1931 |
| Berlin, Germany | |
| Died | November 19, 2014 |
Mike Nichols is a German-born American television, stage and film director, writer, producer and comedian. He began his career in the 1950s as one half of the comedy duo Nichols and May, along with Elaine May. In 1968 he won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film The Graduate. His other noteworthy films include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Silkwood, Working Girl, and the TV mini-series "Angels in America".
Wins[]
- 40th Academy Awards, 1967
- Best Director — The Graduate
Nominations[]
- 39th Academy Awards, 1966
- Best Director — Who's Afraid of Viginia Woolf?
- 40th Academy Awards, 1967
- Best Director — The Graducate
- 56th Academy Awards, 1983
- Best Director — Silkwood
- 61st Academy Awards, 1988
- Best Director — Working Girl
- 66th Academy Awards, 1993
- Best Picture — The Remains of the Day (shared with John Calley and Ismail Merchant)