美国作家协会1967 Edmund J. North Award (获奖)1957 Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement (获奖) 劳雷尔奖1961 Top Producer (提名)1960 Top Producer (提名)1958 Top Producer (提名) 奥斯卡金像奖1958 奥斯卡终身成就奖 (获奖)
Charles Brackett, born in Saratoga Springs, New York, of Scottish ancestry, followed in his attorney-father's footsteps and graduated with a law degree from Harvard University in 1920. He practised law for several years, before commencing work as drama critic for The New Yorker (1925-29), in addition to submitting short stories to The Saturday Evening Post. In 1932, Brackett left for Hollywood as a screenwriter. He was signed by Paramount primarily on the strength of his novel "Week-End". Brackett remained at the studio until 1950, doubling up as producer from 1945.
During his tenure at Paramount, Brackett became part of one of the most celebrated screenwriting partnerships in the motion picture business, alongside 比利·怀德. They were eventually dubbed by Life Magazine as "the happiest couple in Hollywood". Despite having very different personalities and arguing incessantly -- Wilder being the more extroverted and cynical, while Bracket was, to quote 葛洛丽亚·斯旺森, 'quieter, more refined' -- their collaboration endured until 1951, spanning fourteen motion pictures. Many of their most popular hits, such as 妮诺契卡 (1939), 火球 (1941) and 失去的周末 (1945), were noted for their intricate scripting and witty, sardonic dialogue. The culmination of their efforts was 日落大道 (1950), which won an Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay. Following this, the team split up at the peak of their success, each going their separate ways.
Brackett moved on to work under contract at 20th Century Fox for the next eight years. With 沃尔特·瑞奇, he co-wrote the screenplays for 飞瀑怒潮 (1953) and 铁达尼邮轮沉浸记 (1953), winning his third Oscar for the latter. He also produced the superior western Garden of Evil (1954), the historical drama 情后顽将 (1955) and the lavish musical 国王与我 (1956). Brackett retired due to illness after producing State Fair (1962).
Replaced Herman J. Mankiewicz as the theater critic at "The New Yorker" in 1925, only to leave for Hollywood, as his predecessor had done, in 1929. Worked with director/writer Billy Wilder as his collaborator on 13 movies, including Sunset Boulevard (1950).
(1938-39) President of the Screen Writers Guild.
President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1949-55.
Wrote or contributed to the screenplay of six Best Picture Oscar nominees: 小妇人 (1933), 妮诺契卡 (1939), 良宵苦短 (1941), 失去的周末 (1945), 仁慈天使 (1947) and 日落大道 (1950). The Lost Weekend was the only one which won Best Picture.
His second wife, Lillian, was the younger sister of his first wife, Elizabeth.