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Christopher Nolan
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Academy Awards, USA (8)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (14)
American Cinema Editors, USA (1)
American Society of Cinematographers, USA (1)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (1)
Bodil Awards (4)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1)
Bram Stoker Awards (1)
BAFTA Awards (8)
British Independent Film Awards (1)
Critics Choice Awards (9)
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival (1)
César Awards, France (4)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (10)
Chicago International Film Festival (1)
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (2)
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain (5)
Czech Lions (1)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (6)
David di Donatello Awards (3)
Deauville Film Festival (4)
Dinard British Film Festival (2)
Directors Guild of America, USA (5)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards (1)
European Film Awards (1)
Evening Standard British Film Awards (1)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (5)
Fotogramas de Plata (1)
Golden Globes, USA (6)
Satellite Awards (9)
Goya Awards (1)
Hochi Film Awards (2)
Hollywood Film Awards (2)
Hugo Awards (6)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (2)
Irish Film and Television Awards (5)
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (1)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (3)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (7)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (11)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2)
MTV Movie + TV Awards (1)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island (2)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (11)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
PGA Awards (4)
Rembrandt Awards (2)
Danish Film Awards (Robert) (7)
Rotterdam International Film Festival (1)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (6)
San Francisco International Film Festival (1)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (1)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (5)
SFX Awards, UK (7)
ShoWest Convention, USA (1)
Slamdance Film Festival (3)
Art Directors Guild (1)
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (6)
Sundance Film Festival (3)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (2)
USC Scripter Award (1)
Venice Film Festival (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (3)
AFI Awards, USA (1)
Empire Awards, UK (10)
American Screenwriters Association, USA (1)
BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards (1)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle (1)
Visual Effects Society Awards (1)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (4)
Amanda Awards, Norway (3)
Kinema Junpo Awards (2)
Mainichi Film Concours (1)
Blue Ribbon Awards (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (7)
Chlotrudis Awards (2)
Capri, Hollywood (3)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2)
Association of Polish Filmmakers Critics Awards (1)
Austin Film Critics Association (5)
Nikkan Sports Film Awards (1)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (5)
Golden Eagle Awards, Russia (1)
Gopo Awards, Romania (1)
Cinema for Peace Awards (2)
Gaudí Awards (2)
DVD Exclusive Awards (1)
International Cinephile Society Awards (2)
Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online (1)
North Texas Film Critics Association, US (4)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (5)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (6)
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards (3)
New York Film Critics, Online (1)
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US (5)
Scream Awards (6)
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards (5)
Iowa Film Critics Awards (3)
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) (1)
Denver Film Critics Society (6)
IGN Summer Movie Awards (3)
Jupiter Award (1)
CinEuphoria Awards (11)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (3)
Boston Online Film Critics Association (1)
Globes de Cristal Awards, France (1)
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (2)
SESC Film Festival, Brazil (1)
Utah Film Critics Association Awards (6)
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (7)
Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal (2)
Kineo Awards, Italy (1)
Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F.) (1)
Online Film & Television Association (12)
Village Voice Film Poll (1)
Heartland Film (2)
International Online Film Critics' Poll (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (15)
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) (4)
Huading Award (3)
Golden Schmoes Awards (13)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (6)
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards (5)
North Carolina Film Critics Association (3)
Black Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Phoenix Critics Circle (2)
Gold Derby Awards (18)
Nevada Film Critics Society (2)
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (2)
ASECAN (1)
AACTA International Awards (4)
Hawaii Film Critics Society (2)
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Atlanta Film Critics Circle (3)
Prêmio Guarani (1)
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards (2)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (3)
Online Association of Female Film Critics (2)
Dragon Awards (1)
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards (2)
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards (2)
North Dakota Film Society (2)
Prémios Fantastic (1)
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) (3)
Columbus Film Critics Association (3)
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (2)
Seattle Film Critics Society (2)
Bandung Film Festival (2)
Portland Critics Association Awards (2)
Critics Association of Central Florida Awards (2)
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards (1)
UK Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Society of Filipino Film Reviewers (1)
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards (1)
Astra Film Awards (2)
VHS Awards (2)
Brazil Online Film Award (1)
230 wins & 298 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2024 Winner
Oscar
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
·
Charles Roven
2024 Winner
Oscar
Best Achievement in Directing
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
Oscar
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
Oscar
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Dunkirk
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2018 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Directing
Dunkirk
3 more
All
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2024 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Film Direction
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Film Writing
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
Visionary Award
2021 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Director
Tenet
2021 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Writing
Tenet
9 more
All
American Cinema Editors, USA
2011 Winner
Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
2009 Winner
Board of the Governors Award
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
2011 Nominee
FCCA Award
Best Foreign Film - English Language
Inception
Bodil Awards
2024 Nominee
Bodil
Best English Language Film (Bedste engelsksprogede film)
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
Bodil
Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
Bodil
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
Inception
2009 Nominee
Bodil
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
The Dark Knight
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2001 Winner
BSFC Award
Best Screenplay
Memento
Bram Stoker Awards
2001 Winner
Bram Stoker Award
Screenplay
Memento
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
BAFTA Awards
2024 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Charles Roven
·
Emma Thomas
2024 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Screenplay (Adapted)
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
David Lean Award for Direction
Dunkirk
2018 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film
Dunkirk
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
3 more
All
British Independent Film Awards
2001 Winner
British Independent Film Award
Best Foreign Independent Film - English Language
Memento
Critics Choice Awards
2024 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Director
Inception
2011 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Screenplay, Original
Inception
4 more
All
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
2000 Winner
Prize of the Catalan Screenwriter's Critic and Writer's Association
Memento
César Awards, France
2024 Winner
Honorary César
2024 Nominee
César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
César
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Inception
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2023 Winner
CFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Winner
CFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2014 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Director
Interstellar
2010 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
5 more
All
Chicago International Film Festival
2008 Winner
Career Achievement Award
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
2018 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
Dunkirk
USA.
2011 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
Inception
USA/UK
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
2024 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Dunkirk
2015 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Interstellar
2011 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Inception
2009 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
The Dark Knight
Czech Lions
2011 Winner
Czech Lion
Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film)
Inception
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2023 Winner
DFWFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2017 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
3rd place
2010 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Inception
2008 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight
1 more
All
David di Donatello Awards
2024 Nominee
David
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Oppenheimer
2018 Winner
David
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
David
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Inception
Deauville Film Festival
2000 Winner
Jury Special Prize
Memento
Tied with
Boiler Room (2000)
.
2000 Winner
Critics Award
Memento
2000 Winner
CinéLive Award
Memento
2000 Nominee
Grand Special Prize
Memento
Dinard British Film Festival
1999 Winner
Silver Hitchcock
Following
1999 Nominee
Golden Hitchcock
Following
Directors Guild of America, USA
2024 Winner
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Inception
2009 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
The Dark Knight
2002 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Memento
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
2002 Winner
Edgar
Best Motion Picture
Memento
European Film Awards
2018 Nominee
EFA People's Choice Award
Dunkirk
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2011 Winner
Special Award
Alexander Walker Special Award for his contribution to film
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2023 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2nd place
2023 Nominee
FFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
2002 Winner
FFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Memento
Fotogramas de Plata
2018 Winner
Fotogramas de Plata
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Dunkirk
Golden Globes, USA
2024 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
Golden Globe
Best Director, Motion Picture
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Inception
2011 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Inception
1 more
All
Satellite Awards
2024 Winner
Satellite Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Kai Bird
·
Martin Sherwin
2018 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2018 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Original
Dunkirk
2010 Nominee
Satellite Award
Best Screenplay, Original
Inception
4 more
All
Goya Awards
2009 Nominee
Goya
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)
The Dark Knight
Hochi Film Awards
2020 Winner
Hochi Film Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Tenet
2008 Winner
Hochi Film Award
Best Foreign Language Film
The Dark Knight
Hollywood Film Awards
2010 Winner
Hollywood Movie of the Year
Inception
2008 Winner
Hollywood Movie of the Year
The Dark Knight
Hugo Awards
2021 Nominee
Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
Tenet
2015 Nominee
Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
Interstellar
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
2011 Winner
Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
Inception
2009 Nominee
Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
David S. Goyer
·
Jonathan Nolan
·
Bob Kane
2007 Nominee
Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
The Prestige
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
·
Christopher Priest
1 more
All
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2002 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Director
Memento
2002 Winner
Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay
Memento
Irish Film and Television Awards
2024 Winner
IFTA Award
Best International Film
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2018 Nominee
IFTA Award
Best International Film
Dunkirk
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2011 Nominee
IFTA Award
Best International Film
Inception
2005 Nominee
IFTA Award
Best International Film
Batman Begins
2005 Nominee
Audience Award
Best International Film
Batman Begins
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
2011 Nominee
Silver Ribbon
Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo)
Inception
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2024 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2010 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Winner
KCFCC Award
Best Screenplay, Original
Inception
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2023 Winner
Sierra Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Screenplay
Inception
2 more
All
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2024 Nominee
ALFS Award
Director of the Year
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
ALFS Award
Screenwriter of the Year
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
ALFS Award
Director of the Year
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
ALFS Award
Director of the Year
Inception
2011 Nominee
ALFS Award
British Director of the Year
Inception
6 more
All
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2008 Nominee
LAFCA Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight
2001 Winner
LAFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Memento
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2002 Winner
MTV Movie Award
Best New Filmmaker
Memento
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2024 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
3rd place
2002 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Screenplay
Memento
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2023 Winner
NYFCC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2001 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Memento
Tied with
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
.
Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island
1999 Winner
Best Director Award
Following
1999 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Film
Following
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2024 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
OFCS Award
Best Director
Inception
2011 Winner
OFCS Award
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
6 more
All
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2003 Winner
Sonny Bono Visionary Award
PGA Awards
2024 Winner
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Charles Roven
·
Emma Thomas
2018 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Dunkirk
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2011 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Inception
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2009 Nominee
PGA Award
Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Charles Roven
·
Emma Thomas
Rembrandt Awards
2011 Winner
Rembrandt Award
Best International Film (Beste Buitenlandse Film)
Inception
2009 Nominee
Rembrandt Award
Best International Film (Beste Buitenlandse Film)
The Dark Knight
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
2024 Winner
Robert
Best English Language Film (Årets engelsksprogede film)
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
Robert
Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film)
Dunkirk
2015 Nominee
Robert
Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
Interstellar
2013 Nominee
Robert
Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
The Dark Knight Rises
2011 Winner
Robert
Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
Inception
2 more
All
Rotterdam International Film Festival
1999 Winner
Tiger Award
Following
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2023 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Kai Bird
·
Martin Sherwin
2017 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2017 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Original Screenplay
Dunkirk
2010 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Director
Inception
1 more
All
San Francisco International Film Festival
1998 Winner
SKYY Prize
Best First Feature
Following
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
·
Jeremy Theobald
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2011 Winner
Modern Master Award
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
2015 Nominee
Bradbury Award
Interstellar
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
2011 Winner
Bradbury Award
Inception
2009 Nominee
Nebula Award
Best Script
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
2008 Nominee
Nebula Award
Best Script
The Prestige
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
2007 Nominee
Nebula Award
Best Script
Batman Begins
Shared with:
David S. Goyer
SFX Awards, UK
2013 Nominee
SFX Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight Rises
2011 Nominee
SFX Award
Best Film Director
Inception
2011 Winner
SFX Award
Best Film
Inception
2008 Winner
SFX Award
Best Film Director
The Dark Knight
2008 Winner
SFX Award
Best Film
The Dark Knight
2 more
All
ShoWest Convention, USA
2008 Winner
ShoWest Award
Director of the Year
Slamdance Film Festival
2014 Winner
Founder's Award
1999 Winner
Black & White Award
Following
1999 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Following
Art Directors Guild
2015 Winner
Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2023 Winner
SEFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Winner
SEFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Nominee
SEFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
1 more
All
Sundance Film Festival
2024 Winner
Trailblazer Award
2001 Winner
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Memento
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
2001 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic
Memento
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2010 Nominee
TFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
2001 Winner
TFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Memento
USC Scripter Award
2024 Nominee
USC Scripter Award
Film
Oppenheimer
Based on the nonfiction book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Venice Film Festival
2000 Nominee
Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year
Memento
Writers Guild of America, USA
2024 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2011 Winner
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
2009 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
·
David S. Goyer
AFI Awards, USA
2002 Winner
AFI Award
Screenwriter of the Year
Memento
Empire Awards, UK
2015 Winner
Empire Award
Best Director
Interstellar
2015 Winner
Inspiration Award
2013 Nominee
Empire Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight Rises
2011 Nominee
Empire Award
Best Director
Inception
2011 Winner
Empire Award
Best Film
Inception
5 more
All
American Screenwriters Association, USA
2002 Nominee
Discover Screenwriting Award
Memento
BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
2010 Winner
Britannia Award
Artistic Excellence in Directing
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2017 Nominee
SFFCC Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
Visual Effects Society Awards
2011 Winner
Visionary Award
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2024 Winner
VFCC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
VFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Inception
Amanda Awards, Norway
2024 Nominee
Amanda
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
Oppenheimer
2015 Nominee
Amanda
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
Interstellar
USA
2011 Nominee
Amanda
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
Inception
Kinema Junpo Awards
2011 Nominee
Kinema Junpo Award
Best Foreign Language Film
Inception
2009 Nominee
Kinema Junpo Award
Best Foreign Language Film
The Dark Knight
Mainichi Film Concours
2009 Winner
Mainichi Film Concours
Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight
Blue Ribbon Awards
2009 Winner
Blue Ribbon Award
Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2023 Winner
PFCS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2017 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Winner
PFCS Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Winner
PFCS Award
Best Screenplay - Original
Inception
2002 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Director
Memento
2 more
All
Chlotrudis Awards
2002 Winner
Chlotrudis Award
Best Director
Memento
2002 Nominee
Chlotrudis Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Memento
Capri, Hollywood
2023 Winner
Capri Director Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Winner
Capri Adapted Screenplay Award
Oppenheimer
2017 Winner
Capri Director Award
Dunkirk
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2011 Winner
COFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
2011 Winner
COFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Association of Polish Filmmakers Critics Awards
2023 Winner
Honorable Mention
Best Foreign Film
Oppenheimer
Austin Film Critics Association
2024 Winner
AFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
AFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
AFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2008 Winner
AFCA Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight
2008 Winner
AFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
2020 Nominee
Nikkan Sports Film Award
Best Foreign Film
Tenet
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2023 Winner
WAFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Winner
WAFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Nominee
WAFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Winner
WAFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Golden Eagle Awards, Russia
2013 Nominee
Golden Eagle
Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Gopo Awards, Romania
2018 Nominee
Gopo Award
Best European Film (Cel mai bun film european)
Dunkirk
Cinema for Peace Awards
2024 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year
Dunkirk
Gaudí Awards
2018 Winner
Gaudí Award
Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea)
Dunkirk
UK
2011 Nominee
Gaudí Award
Best European Film (Millor Pel·lícula Europea)
Inception
USA/UK
DVD Exclusive Awards
2003 Nominee
DVD Premiere Award
Best Audio Commentary, New Release
Memento
For the Limited Edition.
International Cinephile Society Awards
2009 Winner
ICS Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight
Tied with
Gus Van Sant
for
Milk (2008)
2009 Nominee
ICS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
·
David S. Goyer
Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online
2014 Nominee
Screenplay Competition
Best Original Screenplay
Interstellar
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
North Texas Film Critics Association, US
2023 Winner
NTFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
NTFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Nominee
NTFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
3rd place
2011 Winner
NTFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2023 Winner
SLFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Winner
SLFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Based on the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin
2010 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
2008 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2024 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2021 Winner
EDA Special Mention Award
Hall of Shame
For insisting that TENET be screened exclusively in theaters during a pandemic.
2018 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Picture
Inception
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2011 Nominee
EDA Award
Best Director
Inception
1 more
All
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2017 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Director
Inception
2008 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight
New York Film Critics, Online
2023 Winner
NYFCO Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
2023 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2012 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight Rises
2010 Nominee
IFJA Award
Best Screenplay
Inception
2010 Winner
IFJA Award
Best Director
Inception
Scream Awards
2010 Nominee
Scream Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Nominee
Scream Award
Best Scream-Play
Inception
2008 Winner
Scream Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight
2008 Winner
Scream Award
Best Scream-Play
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
·
David S. Goyer
2006 Winner
Scream Award
Best Director
Batman Begins
1 more
All
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2023 Nominee
DFCC
Best Director
Oppenheimer
3rd place
2017 Nominee
DFCC
Best Screenplay
Dunkirk
7th place
2017 Winner
DFCC
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Nominee
DFCC
Best Director
Inception
4th place
2008 Nominee
DFCC
Best Director
The Dark Knight
5th place
Iowa Film Critics Awards
2024 Winner
IFC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
IFC Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
IFC Award
Best Director
Inception
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
2010 Winner
AAFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
Denver Film Critics Society
2024 Winner
DFCS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2018 Winner
DFCS Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2015 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Director
Interstellar
2011 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Director
Inception
1 more
All
IGN Summer Movie Awards
2017 Winner
IGN People's Choice Award
Best Movie Director
Dunkirk
2010 Winner
IGN Award
Best Director
Inception
2008 Winner
IGN Award
Best Summer Movie
The Dark Knight
Jupiter Award
2018 Winner
Jupiter Award
Best International Film
Dunkirk
CinEuphoria Awards
2024 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Film - International Competition
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Charles Roven
·
Emma Thomas
2024 Winner
CinEuphoria
Best Director - International Competition
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Screenplay - International Competition
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
CinEuphoria
Top Ten of the Year - International Competition
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
CinEuphoria
Best Film - Audience Award
Oppenheimer
6 more
All
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
2024 Winner
GAFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
GAFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
GAFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
Boston Online Film Critics Association
2023 Winner
BOFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
Globes de Cristal Awards, France
2018 Nominee
Globe de Cristal
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Dunkirk
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
2024 Nominee
Dorian Award
Director of the Year
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
Dorian Award
Director of the Year
Dunkirk
SESC Film Festival, Brazil
2013 Winner
Audience Award
Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
The Dark Knight Rises
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2024 Nominee
UFCA Award
Best Achievement in Directing
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
UFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Tied with
Cord Jefferson
for
American Fiction (2023)
in 2nd place
2017 Winner
UFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Winner
UFCA Award
Best Director
Inception
Tied with
David Fincher
for
The Social Network (2010)
.
2010 Nominee
UFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Inception
1 more
All
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
2024 Nominee
OFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2nd place
2010 Winner
OFCC Award
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2024 Winner
HFCS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Kai Bird
·
Martin Sherwin
2018 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
2010 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Director
Inception
2010 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Screenplay
Inception
2 more
All
Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal
2015 Nominee
Cinema Bloggers Award
Best Director - International Competition
Interstellar
2015 Nominee
Cinema Bloggers Award
Best Screenplay - International Competition
Interstellar
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
Kineo Awards, Italy
2024 Winner
Kineo Award
Best Foreign Film (Miglior film internazionale)
Oppenheimer
Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F.)
2020 Winner
Golden Angel Award
Most Popular U.S. Film in China
Tenet
Online Film & Television Association
2024 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2022 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Architect
2018 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Picture
Dunkirk
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2018 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
7 more
All
Village Voice Film Poll
2017 Nominee
VVFP Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
4th place.
Heartland Film
2023 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Truly Moving Picture Award
Oppenheimer
2014 Winner
Truly Moving Picture Award
Interstellar
International Online Film Critics' Poll
2009 Nominee
IOFCP Award
Best Director
The Dark Knight
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2017 Nominee
ACCA
Best Motion Picture
Dunkirk
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2017 Nominee
ACCA
Best Director
Dunkirk
2014 Nominee
ACCA
Best Motion Picture
Interstellar
Shared with:
Lynda Obst
·
Emma Thomas
2014 Nominee
ACCA
Best Original Screenplay
Interstellar
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
2010 Nominee
ACCA
Best Motion Picture
Inception
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
10 more
All
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2011 Winner
IOMA
Best Director (Miglior regia)
Inception
2011 Winner
IOMA
Best Picture (Miglior film)
Inception
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2011 Winner
IOMA
Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale)
Inception
2007 Winner
IOMA
Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale)
The Prestige
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
Huading Award
2021 Nominee
Huading Award
Best Global Director for a Motion Picture
Tenet
2021 Winner
Huading Award
Best Global Motion Picture
Tenet
2015 Nominee
Huading Award
Best Global Director for a Motion Picture
Interstellar
Golden Schmoes Awards
2024 Winner
Golden Schmoes
Best Director of the Year
Oppenheimer
2017 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Director of the Year
Dunkirk
2014 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Director of the Year
Interstellar
2012 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Director of the Year
The Dark Knight Rises
2010 Winner
Golden Schmoes
Best Director of the Year
Inception
8 more
All
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2024 Nominee
INOCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
INOCA
Best Director
Dunkirk
2011 Nominee
INOCA
Best Director
Inception
2011 Winner
INOCA
Best Original Screenplay
Inception
2009 Nominee
INOCA
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Shared with:
Jonathan Nolan
1 more
All
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
2014 Nominee
Rondo Statuette
Best Film
Interstellar
2012 Nominee
Rondo Statuette
Best Film
The Dark Knight Rises
2010 Nominee
Rondo Statuette
Best Film
Inception
2008 Winner
Rondo Statuette
Best Film
The Dark Knight
2005 Nominee
Rondo Statuette
Best Film
Batman Begins
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2024 Winner
NCFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
NCFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
NCFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
2023 Winner
BFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Tied with
Cord Jefferson
for
American Fiction (2023)
Phoenix Critics Circle
2023 Nominee
PCC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2017 Winner
PCC Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
Gold Derby Awards
2024 Winner
Gold Derby Film Award
Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
Gold Derby Film Award
Motion Picture
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
·
Charles Roven
2024 Winner
Gold Derby Film Award
Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2020 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Motion Picture of the Decade
Inception
3rd place
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2020 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Director of the Decade
Inception
3rd place
13 more
All
Nevada Film Critics Society
2023 Winner
NFCS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Winner
NFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Kai Bird
·
Martin Sherwin
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2024 Winner
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
Movies for Grownups Award
Best Screenwriter
Oppenheimer
ASECAN
2018 Nominee
ASECAN Award
Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
AACTA International Awards
2024 Winner
AACTA International Award
Best Direction in Film
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
AACTA International Award
Best Screenplay in Film
Oppenheimer
2018 Winner
AACTA International Award
Best Direction
Dunkirk
2018 Nominee
AACTA International Award
Best Screenplay
Dunkirk
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2024 Winner
HFCS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
HFCS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards
2023 Nominee
PFCC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
PFCC Award
Best Script
Oppenheimer
Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards
2017 Nominee
CIFCC Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
Atlanta Film Critics Circle
2023 Winner
AFCC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Winner
AFCC Award
Best Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2017 Winner
AFCC Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
Prêmio Guarani
2011 Nominee
Premio Guarani
Best Foreign Film
Inception
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards
2017 Nominee
LAOFCS Award
Best Male Director
Dunkirk
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards
2024 Winner
MCFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
MCFCA Award
Best Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2024 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
LEJA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Picture
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
·
Charles Roven
Online Association of Female Film Critics
2023 Nominee
OAFFC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2nd place
2023 Nominee
OAFFC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Dragon Awards
2021 Nominee
Dragon Award
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie
Tenet
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
2023 Winner
GWNYFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Winner
GWNYFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards
2024 Winner
DFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
DFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
North Dakota Film Society
2024 Winner
NDFS Award
Best Picture
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
·
Charles Roven
2024 Winner
NDFS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
Prémios Fantastic
2021 Nominee
Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic)
Best International Film (Melhor Filme Internacional)
Tenet
Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)
2024 Winner
Windie
Best Studio Film
Oppenheimer
Shared with:
Charles Roven
·
Emma Thomas
2024 Winner
Windie
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
Windie
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Columbus Film Critics Association
2024 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
2018 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2024 Nominee
SFBAFCC Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
SFBAFCC Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Seattle Film Critics Society
2024 Nominee
SFCS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2017 Winner
SFCS Award
Best Director
Dunkirk
Bandung Film Festival
2021 Winner
Jury Prize
Commendable Imported Film
Tenet
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
2013 Winner
Jury Prize
Commendable Imported Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Shared with:
Emma Thomas
·
Charles Roven
Portland Critics Association Awards
2024 Winner
PCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
PCA Award
Best Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Critics Association of Central Florida Awards
2024 Winner
CACF Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Winner
CACF Award
Best Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards
2024 Winner
MNFCA Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
UK Film Critics Association Awards
2023 Winner
FCA Award
Director of the Year
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
FCA Award
Screenplay of the Year
Oppenheimer
Society of Filipino Film Reviewers
2024 Nominee
Pinoy Rebyu Award
Best International Film
Oppenheimer
United States and United Kingdom
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards
2023 Nominee
MMCG Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
Astra Film Awards
2024 Winner
Astra Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2024 Nominee
Astra Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
VHS Awards
2023 Nominee
VHS Award
Best Director
Oppenheimer
2023 Nominee
VHS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Oppenheimer
Brazil Online Film Award
2018 Winner
BOFA
Best Director
Dunkirk
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