Editing John Cleese (section)

== Awards and nominations == 
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! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
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| 1988 || [[Academy Award]] || [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Original Screenplay]] || rowspan=4|''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'' || {{nom}} 
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|1988 || [[Golden Globe Award]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy of Musical]] || {{nom}} 
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|rowspan=2|1988 || rowspan=2|[[BAFTA Film Award]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || {{won}}
|-
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] || {{nom}}
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|1970
| rowspan="5" |[[BAFTA Television Award]]
| rowspan="5" |[[British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance|Best Light Entertainment Performance]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[Monty Python’s Flying Circus]]''
| {{nom}}
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|1971 || {{nom}}
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|1973
| {{nom}}
|-
|1976 || rowspan=2|''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' || {{nom}}
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|1980 || {{won}}
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|1987 || rowspan=4|[[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy Awards]] || rowspan=2|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]] || ''[[Cheers (TV series)|Cheers]]'' ||{{won}} 
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|1998 || ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' || {{nom}}
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|2002 || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special|Outstanding Non-Fiction Special]] || ''[[The Human Face]]'' || {{nom}}
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|2004 || Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series || ''[[Will & Grace]]'' || {{nom}}
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|1976 || rowspan=5|[[Grammy Awards]] || rowspan=3|[[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Album]] || ''[[The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief]]'' || {{nom}}
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|1981 || ''[[Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album]]'' || {{nom}}
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|1984 || ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (album)|Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life]]'' || {{nom}}
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|1989 || [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Best Spoken Word Album]] || ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]'' || {{nom}}
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|1994 || [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]] || ''[[Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?]]'' || {{nom}} 
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