Editing Peter Shaffer (section)

==Awards and honours==
In 1989 the [[Hamburg]]-based [[Alfred Toepfer Foundation]] awarded Shaffer its annual [[Shakespeare Prize]] in recognition of his life's work. In 1993, he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Letters) by the [[University of Bath]].<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://www.bath.ac.uk/ceremonies/hongrads/  |title=Honorary Graduates 1989 to present  |publisher=[[University of Bath]]  |work=bath.ac.uk  |access-date=18 February 2012  |archive-date=19 December 2015  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219000643/http://www.bath.ac.uk/ceremonies/hongrads/  |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

Shaffer's play, ''Five Finger Exercise'' won the [[Evening Standard Theatre Awards|Evening Standard Drama Award]] when it premiered in London and then won the [[New York Drama Critics' Circle Award]] for Best Foreign Play when it moved to New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/five-finger-exercise-music-box-theatre-vault-0000002632|title=Five Finger Exercise Broadway @ Music Box Theatre |magazine=Playbill|access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref>

Shaffer's play, ''Equus'' won the [[Tony Award for Best Play]] and the [[New York Drama Critics' Circle]] that year as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/pastwinners/index.html|title=Search Past Tony Awards Winners and Nominees|website=TonyAwards.com|language=EN|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dramacritics.org/dc_pastawards.html#1975|title=Past Awards|website=www.dramacritics.org|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> His screenplay adaptation of the play was nominated for a [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar]] in [[50th Academy Awards|1978]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978|title=The 50th Academy Awards {{!}} 1978|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=5 October 2014 |language=en|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref>

Shaffer's play ''Amadeus'' won the [[Evening Standard Theatre Awards|Evening Standard Drama Award]] and the Theatre Critics' Award for its initial London production. Upon moving to Broadway, ''Amadeus'' won the [[35th Tony Awards|1981]] Tony Award for Best Play.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/history/pastwinners/index.html|title=Search Past Tony Awards Winners and Nominees|website=TonyAwards.com|language=EN|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> His screenplay adaptation of the play won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar as well as the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Golden Globe for Best Screenplay]] in 1984.

Shaffer's play ''Lettice and Lovage'' was nominated for another Tony Award, and for her performance in it, Dame Maggie Smith won the [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Tony Award for Best Leading Actress]] after three nominations in [[44th Tony Awards|1990]]. ''Lettice and Lovage'' also won [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play|Best Featured Actress]] for Margaret Tyzack and was nominated for [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play|Best Direction of a Play]] at the 1990's ceremony .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardsyear.cfm?year=1990#|title=1990 Tony Award Winners |website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref>

Shaffer was appointed a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1987 and named [[Knight Bachelor]] in the 2001 New Year's Honours. In 2007, he was inducted into the [[American Theater Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2008/01/30/Hall-of-Fame-theater-veterans-get-a-night-in-limelight/stories/200801300249|title=Hall of Fame: theater veterans get a night in limelight|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref>