Mike Nichols is an American filmmaker, producer, comedian, and theatre director.

[1] He also received numerous honors including the Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala tribute in 1999, Peabody Award in 2001, Kennedy Center Honors in 2003, and AFI Life Achievement Award in 2010 Nichols received five Academy Award nominations, winning Best Director for The Graduate (1967).

Nichols is also known for his extensive work on Broadway, receiving 16 Tony Award nominations and winning 8 Tony Awards for Barefoot in the Park (1964), Luv/The Odd Couple (1965), Plaza Suite (1968), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1972), Annie (1977), The Real Thing (1984), Monty Python's Spamalot (2005), and Death of a Salesman (2012).

Nichols also received Primetime Emmy Awards for Wit (2001) and Angels in America (2003).

[2] For his collaborations with Elaine May, Nichols was nominated for three Grammy Awards, winning for Best Comedy Album in 1962.