Awards for
Aaron Sorkin

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Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2008	Nominated	Critics Choice Award	Best Writer for: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1993	Nominated	Edgar	Best Motion Picture for: A Few Good Men (1992)

Emmy Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2003	Won	Emmy	Outstanding Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Thomas Schlamme (executive producer) John Wells (executive producer) Chris Misiano (co-executive producer) Alex Graves (co-executive producer) Kevin Falls (co-executive producer) Llewellyn Wells (co-executive producer) Paul Redford (supervising producer) Kristin Harms (producer) Neal Ahern Jr. (producer)
2003	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) For episode "Twenty Five".

2002	Won	Emmy	Outstanding Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Thomas Schlamme (executive producer) John Wells (executive producer) Kevin Falls (co-executive producer) Chris Misiano (supervising producer) Alex Graves (supervising producer) Llewellyn Wells (producer) Michael Hissrich (producer) Kristin Harms (producer)
	Won	Emmy	Outstanding Special Class Program for: The West Wing Documentary Special (2002) (TV) Shared with: Thomas Schlamme (executive producer) John Wells (executive producer) Kevin Falls (co-executive producer) Michael Hissrich (producer) Llewellyn Wells (produced by) Anne Sandkuhler (produced by) Bill Couturié (director/interview materials by) Eli Attie (interview materials by) Felicia Willson (interview materials by)
	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) For episode "Posse Comitatus".

2001	Won	Emmy	Outstanding Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Thomas Schlamme (executive producer) John Wells (executive producer) Kevin Falls (co-executive producer) Michael Hissrich (producer) Lawrence O'Donnell (producer) Kristin Harms (producer) Llewellyn Wells (produced by)
2001	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) For episode "In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen", parts I and II.

2000	Won	Emmy	Outstanding Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Thomas Schlamme (executive producer) John Wells (executive producer) Kristin Harms Llewellyn Wells (produced by)
	Won	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Rick Cleveland For episode "In Excelsis Deo".
	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) For the pilot.

1999	Nominated	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for: "Sports Night" (1998) For episode "The Apology".

Golden Globes, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

1996	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: The American President (1995)

1993	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: A Few Good Men (1992)

Humanitas Prize
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2002	Won	Humanitas Prize	60 Minute Category for: "The West Wing" (1999) For episode "Two Cathedrals". Tied with Lukas Reiter and David E. Kelley for "The Practice" (1997), episode "Honor Code".

2000	Won	Humanitas Prize	60 Minute Category for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Lawrence O'Donnell (story) Paul Redford (story) For episode "Take This Sabbath Day".
2000	Nominated	Humanitas Prize	60 Minute Category for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Rick Cleveland For episode "In Excelsis Deo".

1999	Won	Humanitas Prize	30 Minute Category for: "Sports Night" (1998) Shared with: Matt Tarses David Walpert Bill Wrubel For episode "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee".
1999	Nominated	Humanitas Prize	30 Minute Category for: "Sports Night" (1998) Shared with: Bill Wrubel For episode "The Quality Of Mercy At 29K".

PGA Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2004	Nominated	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic	Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Thomas Schlamme John Wells Alex Graves Chris Misiano Llewellyn Wells Neal Ahern Jr.

2003	Nominated	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic	Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Thomas Schlamme John Wells Michael Hissrich Alex Graves Chris Misiano Llewellyn Wells

2002	Won	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic	Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: John Wells Thomas Schlamme Llewellyn Wells Chris Misiano Alex Graves Michael Hissrich

2001	Won	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic	Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: John Wells Thomas Schlamme Llewellyn Wells Michael Hissrich

2000	Won	Nova Award	Most Promising Producer in Television for: "Sports Night" (1998) Also for "The West Wing" (1999).
	Nominated	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic	for: "Sports Night" (1998) Shared with: Brian Grazer (executive) Ron Howard (executive) Tony Krantz (executive) Thomas Schlamme (executive) Rob Scheidlinger (executive)
	Nominated	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic	for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: John Wells (executive) Thomas Schlamme (executive)

Television Critics Association Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2000	Nominated	TCA Award	Individual Achievement in Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999)

Writers Guild of America, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2007	Nominated	WGA Award (TV)	Episodic Drama for: "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006)
2007	Nominated	WGA Award (TV)	New Series for: "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) Shared with: Eli Attie Christina Booth Jessica Brickman Dana Calvo Mark Goffman David Handelman Cinque Henderson Mark McKinney Melissa Myers Amy Turner

2006	Nominated	WGA Award (TV)	Dramatic Series for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Eli Attie Debora Cahn Carol Flint Mark Goffman Alex Graves Peter Noah Lawrence O'Donnell Lauren Schmidt Josh Singer John Wells Bradley Whitford John Sacret Young

2003	Nominated	WGA Award (TV)	Episodic Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Paul Redford For episode "Game On".

2002	Nominated	WGA Award (TV)	Episodic Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Paul Redford For episode "Somebody's Going To Emergency, Somebody's Going To Jail".
2002	Nominated	WGA Award (TV)	Episodic Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) For episode "Two Cathedrals".

2001	Won	WGA Award (TV)	Episodic Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Rick Cleveland For episode "In Excelsis Deo".
	Nominated	WGA Award (TV)	Episodic Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Lawrence O'Donnell (story) Paul Redford (story) Aaron Sorkin (story) For episode "Take This Sabbath Day".
	Nominated	WGA Award (TV)	Episodic Drama for: "The West Wing" (1999) Shared with: Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Lawrence O'Donnell (story) Paul Redford (story) For episode "Take This Sabbath Day".

1996	Nominated	WGA Award (Screen)	Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: The American President (1995)

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