‘Being John Malkovich’: 3 Oscar noms
Posted: September 2026
List of Oscar nominations for “Being John Malkovich” (1999). “Being John Malkovich” received 3 Academy Award nominations. Below are the nominees and respective winners. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
Spike Jonze (Best Director) — lost to Sam Mendes (American Beauty)
Catherine Keener (Best Supporting Actress) — lost to Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted)
Charlie Kaufman (Best Original Screenplay) — lost to American Beauty (Alan Ball)
John Malkovich himself is a two-time Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee: for Places in the Heart (1984, lost to
Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields), and In the Line of Fire (1993, lost to Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive)
