Editing Mike Nichols (section)

==Awards and honors==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Mike Nichols}}

Nichols is one of the few entertainers to have won the [[EGOT]], the [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]], [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]], [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], and [[Tony Awards|Tony]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/awards/egot-winners/ |title=16 stars who are EGOT winners |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 27, 2020 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>

Nichols received five [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations, winning [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for ''[[The Graduate]]'' (1967). He was also nominated for his work on ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' (1966), ''[[Silkwood]]'' (1983), ''[[Working Girl]]'' (1988) and for producing ''[[The Remains of the Day (film)|The Remains of the Day]]'' (1993). For his collaborations with [[Elaine May]], Nichols was nominated for three [[Grammy Awards]] winning for [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Album]] in 1962. Nichols also known for his extensive work on Broadway and received 16 [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] nominations, winning eight times for ''[[Barefoot in the Park]]'' (1964), ''[[Luv (play)|Luv]]''/''[[The Odd Couple (play)|The Odd Couple]]'' (1965), ''[[Plaza Suite]]'' (1968), ''[[The Prisoner of Second Avenue]]'' (1972), ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' (1977), ''[[The Real Thing (play)|The Real Thing]]'' (1984), ''[[Monty Python's Spamalot]]'' (2005), and ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (2012). Nichols also received [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for directing and producing the [[HBO]] television film ''[[Wit (film)|Wit]]'' (2001) and miniseries ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]'' (2003).

In 1989 Nichols was presented the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] by Awards Council member [[Diane Sawyer]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Looking Up to The Stars |publisher= San Francisco Chronicle, June 26, 1989|url= https://achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/San-Francisco-Chronicle-June-26-1989.pdf}}</ref> He also received a Gala tribute from [[Film Society of Lincoln Center]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thewrap.com/mike-nichols-to-be-honored-by-lincoln-center-thursday-night/|title= Mike Nichols to Be Honored by Lincoln Center Thursday Night|website= [[TheWrap]]|date= November 20, 2014|accessdate= May 27, 2023}}</ref> In 2001, he received the [[Peabody Awards|Peabody Award]] for his [[HBO]] television film ''[[Wit (film)|Wit]]'' which starred [[Emma Thompson]]. In 2003 he was awarded with the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] where he was honored by [[Elaine May]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Candice Bergen]], and [[Tom Stoppard]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/carol-burnett-and-mike-nichols-to-receive-2003-kennedy-center-honors-com-114664|title= Carol Burnett and Mike Nichols to Receive 2003 Kennedy Center Honors|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 27, 2023}}</ref> In 2010 he was honored with the [[AFI Life Achievement Award|American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award]] where he was honored by Elaine May, [[Nora Ephron]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Emma Thompson]], [[Julia Roberts]], Candice Bergen, [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Dustin Hoffman]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Robin Williams]], [[Harrison Ford]], and [[Shirley MacLaine]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-afi-mike-nichols-photos-photogallery.html|title= AFI Lifetime Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols|website= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date= June 11, 2010|accessdate= May 27, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Awards and nominations received by Nichols' films
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#aaaade; text-align:center;" width=160| Academy Awards
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#aa0; text-align:center;" width=160| BAFTA Awards
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#fe1; text-align:center;" width=160| Golden Globe Awards
|-
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]''
|align=center| 13
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 7
| 
|-
| 1967
| ''[[The Graduate]]''
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 5
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]''
| 
| 
|align=center| 2
| 
|
|
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Carnal Knowledge (film)|Carnal Knowledge]]''
|align=center| 1
| 
| 
| 
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1
|-
| 1973
| ''[[The Day of the Dolphin]]''
|align=center| 2
| 
| 
| 
|align=center| 1
| 
|-
| 1975
| ''[[The Fortune]]''
|
| 
| 
|
|align=center| 1
| 
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Silkwood]]''
|align=center| 5
|
|align=center| 2
|
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 1
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Working Girl]]''
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3
|
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 4
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Postcards from the Edge (film)|Postcards from the Edge]]''
|align=center| 2
|
|align=center| 3
|
|align=center| 3
| 
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Birdcage]]''
|align=center| 1
|
| 
|
|align=center| 2
| 
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]''
|align=center| 2
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2
| 
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Wit (film)|Wit]]''
| 
| 
|
|
|align=center| 2
| 
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]''
| 
|
|
|
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 5
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Closer (2004 film)|Closer]]''
|align=center| 2
| 
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 2
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]''
|align=center| 1
| 
|align=center| 1
|
|align=center| 5
| 
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!align=center|43
!align=center|7
!align=center|27
!align=center|10
!align=center|56
!align=center|17
|}

===Direction for Oscar-related performances===
Nichols has directed multiple Oscar winning and nominated performances.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Performer
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#DDDAFE; text-align:center;"|'''[[Academy Award for Best Actor]]'''
|-
| [[39th Academy Awards|1967]]
| [[Richard Burton]]
| ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[40th Academy Awards|1968]]
| [[Dustin Hoffman]]
| ''[[The Graduate]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#DDDAFE; text-align:center;"|'''[[Academy Award for Best Actress]]'''
|-
| [[39th Academy Awards|1967]]
| [[Elizabeth Taylor]]
| ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[40th Academy Awards|1968]]
| [[Anne Bancroft]]
| ''The Graduate''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[56th Academy Awards|1984]]
| [[Meryl Streep]]
| ''[[Silkwood]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[61st Academy Awards|1989]]
| [[Melanie Griffith]]
| ''[[Working Girl]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[63rd Academy Awards|1991]]
| Meryl Streep 
| ''[[Postcards from the Edge (film)|Postcards from the Edge]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#DDDAFE; text-align:center;"|'''[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]'''
|-
| [[39th Academy Awards|1967]]
| [[George Segal]]
| ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[77th Academy Awards|2005]]
| [[Clive Owen]]
| ''[[Closer (film)|Closer]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[80th Academy Awards|2008]]
| [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]]
| ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#DDDAFE; text-align:center;"|'''[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]'''
|-
| [[39th Academy Awards|1967]]
| [[Sandy Dennis]]
| ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[40th Academy Awards|1968]]
| [[Katharine Ross]]
| ''The Graduate''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[44th Academy Awards|1972]]
| [[Ann-Margret]]
| ''[[Carnal Knowledge (film)|Carnal Knowledge]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[56th Academy Awards|1984]]
| [[Cher]]
| ''Silkwood''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[61st Academy Awards|1989]]
| [[Joan Cusack]]
| rowspan="2"|''Working Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Sigourney Weaver]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[71st Academy Awards|1999]]
| [[Kathy Bates]]
| ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[77th Academy Awards|2005]]
| [[Natalie Portman]]
| ''Closer''
| {{nom}}
|-
|}