Writing · 1915 to 2005

Ernest Lehman

Best rated: North by Northwest (8.2)

Films: 17
Avg rating: 7.36
Peak run: 1954’59
7+ run: 6 films

Films: 17
Avg rating: 7.36
Peak run: 1954’59
7+ run: 6 films

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The career

Ernest Lehman, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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194817 films1995

Current formLast 5: 7.02 vs career 7.36 (−0.34)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Ernest by the numbers

Average

7.36

15 rated films

Vote weighted

7.41

bigger films count more

Median

7.4

half are better

Consistency

±0.57

rating spread

Career

48y

1948 to 1995

Total votes

1.16M

across every film

Best

8.2

North by Northwest

Worst

6.4

Sabrina

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

1972	Portnoy's Complaint	·	693

Better together?

Ernest Lehman's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Ernest Lehman

7 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Honorary Award · Academy Awards 2001
Ernest Lehman
Won
Best Picture · Academy Awards 1970
Ernest Lehman, Producer
Nominated
Best Picture · Academy Awards 1967
Ernest Lehman, Producer
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1967
Ernest Lehman
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1962
Ernest Lehman
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1960
Ernest Lehman
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1955
Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor, Ernest Lehman
Nominated

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