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Portrait of Kenneth Lonergan

Writing

Kenneth Lonergan

Career

Active from 1991 to 2025, busiest in 2000 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Manchester by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    2017 · Won · 89th Academy Awards

    Manchester by the Sea

    Source: Wikidata

  • Writers Guild of America Awards · Best Original Screenplay

    2001 · Won

    You Can Count on Me

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Directing

    2017 · Nominated · 89th Academy Awards

    Manchester by the Sea

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    2003 · Nominated · 75th Academy Awards

    Gangs of New York

    Source: Wikidata

  • Writers Guild of America Awards · Best Original Screenplay

    2003 · Nominated

    Gangs of New York

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Original Screenplay

    2003 · Nominated

    Gangs of New York

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Original Screenplay)

    2001 · Nominated · 73rd Academy Awards

    You Can Count on Me

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Screenplay

    2000 · Nominated

    You Can Count on Me

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Kenneth Lonergan played, best-known titles first.

Kenneth Lonergan as Herbert Greenleaf

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenneth Lonergan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 3.9
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Tomorrow Is a Drag
Tomorrow Is a Drag

Director, Screenplay

2020s

5 titles · average score 68
Debaters
Debaters (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ted

RIPLEY
RIPLEY (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Herbert Greenleaf

My Friends
My Friends (2023)

as River's Dad

White Noise
White Noise (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Hookstratten

This Is Our Youth
This Is Our Youth (2020)

Writer

2010s

3 titles · average score 69
Manchester by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
GoodWatch score 87

as Manchester Pedestrian

Margaret
Margaret (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Karl

I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

Thanks

2000s

5 titles · average score 55
Marie and Bruce
Marie and Bruce (2004)
GoodWatch score 38

as Herb

Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Analyze That
Analyze That (2002)
GoodWatch score 42

Characters

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer

You Can Count on Me
You Can Count on Me (2000)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ron

1990s

1 title · average score 65
Analyze This
Analyze This (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Story