| In 2004, he was awarded an honorary D.F.A. from Occidental College and an honorary doctorate from the Wimbledon School of Art in London. |
| His 1991 drama The Fisher King was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Screenplay. |
| The only non-British member of Monty Python, and created the animation for all of their projects. |
| While directing the 1985 classic Brazil, he clashed with movie producers and execs over the film's length and tone. When he won Best Director and Best Screenplay (with |
| Started filming The Man Who Killed Don Quixote in 2001, but never completed the movie; its troubled production became the subject of the 2002 documentary Lost in La Mancha. |
| Nominated for the Saturn Awards' Best Director three times: the fantasy-comedy 1981 Time Bandits, the 1991 drama The Fisher King and the 1995 sci-fi thriller |