Warren Beatty was the co-writer, producer, and director of an epic drama movie.
Henry Warren Beatty -LRB- nee Beaty ; born March 30 , 1937 -RRB- , better known as Warren Beatty , is an American actor and filmmaker .. nee. nee. He has been nominated for fourteen Academy Awards -- four for Best Actor , four for Best Picture , two for Best Director , three for Original Screenplay , and one for Adapted Screenplay -- winning Best Director for Reds -LRB- 1981 -RRB- .. Best Actor. Academy Award for Best Actor. Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Picture. Best Director. Academy Award for Best Directing. Original Screenplay. Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Adapted Screenplay. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Reds. Reds ( film ). Beatty is the first and only person to have been twice nominated for acting in , directing , writing , and producing the same film -- first with Heaven Can Wait -LRB- 1978 -RRB- , which was co-written by Elaine May and co-directed by Buck Henry , and again with Reds , which he co-wrote with Trevor Griffiths .. Reds. Reds ( film ). Heaven Can Wait. Heaven Can Wait ( 1978 film ). Elaine May. Elaine May. Buck Henry. Buck Henry. Trevor Griffiths. Trevor Griffiths. In 1999 , he was awarded the Academy 's highest honor , the Irving G. Thalberg Award .. Irving G. Thalberg Award. Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Beatty has been nominated for eighteen Golden Globe Awards , winning six , including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award , which he was honored with in 2007 .. Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Among his Golden Globe-nominated films are Splendor in the Grass -LRB- 1961 -RRB- , his screen debut , and Bonnie and Clyde -LRB- 1967 -RRB- , Shampoo -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , Dick Tracy -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , Bugsy -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , Bulworth -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and Rules Do n't Apply -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , all of which he also produced .. Shampoo. Shampoo ( film ). Splendor in the Grass. Splendor in the Grass. Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie and Clyde ( film ). Dick Tracy. Dick Tracy ( 1990 film ). Bugsy. Bugsy. Bulworth. Bulworth. Arthur Penn , who directed Bonnie and Clyde , described Beatty as `` the perfect producer '' , adding , `` He makes everyone demand the best of themselves .. Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie and Clyde ( film ). Arthur Penn. Arthur Penn. Warren stays with a picture through editing , mixing and scoring .. He plain works harder than anyone else I have ever seen . ''