List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Nolan

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This is a list of awards and nominations received by filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

Organizations

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, or "Oscars" are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.[1] Nolan has received three nominations.

Year Category Film Result Ref.
2001 Best Original Screenplay
Memento
Nominated [2]
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Nominated [3]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated

AFI Awards

The American Film Institute (AFI) is a film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the moving picture arts in the U.S. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership. Nolan has been awarded five times.

Year Category Film Result Ref.
2001 AFI Screenwriter of the Year
Memento
Won [4]
2008 AFI Movies of the Year
The Dark Knight
Won [5]
2010
Inception
Won [6]
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Won [7]
2014
Interstellar
Won [8]

British Academy Film Awards

The British Academy Film Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others.[9] Nolan has received three nominations.

Year Category Film Result Ref.
2010 Best Film
Inception
Nominated [10]
Best Director Nominated [11]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated [12]

Critics Choice Awards

The Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been presented annually since 1995 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for outstanding achievements in the film industry.[13] Nolan has received three awards from six nominations.

Year Category Film Result Ref.
2001 Best Screenplay
Memento
Won [14]
2008 Best Director
The Dark Knight
Nominated [15]
Best Action Movie Won
2010 Best Director
Inception
Nominated [16]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Best Action Movie Won

Golden Globe Award

The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.[17] Nolan has received four nominations.

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Screenplay
Memento
Nominated
2010 Best Motion Picture - Drama
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards (originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Nolan has been awarded thrice.

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Feature
Memento
Won
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay Won

Italian Online Movie Award

Italian Online Movie Awards is the name of the movie award assigned every year by a group of Italian movielovers to the best films of the season (from April to March). Nolan has been awarded thrice.

Year Category Film Result
2011 Best Film
Inception
Won
Best Director Won
Best Original Screenplay Won

Saturn Awards

The Saturn Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror films, television and home video. Nolan has received nine awards from fourteen nominations.

Year Category Film Result
2005 Best Fantasy Film
Batman Begins
Won
Best Director Nominated
Best Writing Won
2008 Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
The Dark Knight
Won
Best Director Nominated
Best Writing Won
2010 Best Science Fiction Film
Inception
Won
Best Director Won
Best Writing Won
2012 Best Action or Adventure Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
2014 Best Science Fiction Film
Interstellar
Won
Best Director Nominated
Best Writing Won

Guild Awards

Directors Guild of America

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merged with the Radio and Television Directors Guild in 1960 to become the modern Directors Guild of America. Nolan has received three nominations.

Year Category Film Result Ref.
2001 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Memento
Nominated [18]
2008
The Dark Knight
Nominated [19]
2010
Inception
Nominated [20]

Producers Guild of America

Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States.[21] The PGA's membership includes over 7,000 members of the producing establishment worldwide. Its co-presidents are Gary Lucchesi and Lori McCreary.[22] Nolan has received two nominations.

Year Category Film Result
2008 Best Theatrical Motion Picture
The Dark Knight
Nominated
2010
Inception
Nominated

Writers Guild of America

The Writers Guild of America Awards for outstanding achievements in film, television, radio, and videogames (added in 2008) writing, including both fiction and non-fiction categories, have been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949. Nolan has received one award from two nominations.

Year Category Film Result
2008 Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Nominated
2010 Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Won

Critics groups

African-American Film Critics Association

Year Category Film Result
2008 Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Won
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Won

Austin Film Critics Association

Year Category Film Result
2008 Best Film
The Dark Knight
Won
Best Director Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Won
2010 Best Film
Inception
Nominated

Boston Film Critics Society

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Screenplay
Memento
Won

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

Year Category Film Result
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Won
Best Director Won
Best Original Screenplay Won

Chicago Film Critics Associations

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Screenplay
Memento
Won
Most Promising Director Nominated
2008 Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association

Year Category Film Result
2001 Russell Smith Award
Memento
Won
2008 Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated

Denver Film Critics Society

Year Category Film Result
2010 Best Director
Inception
Nominated
Best Screenplay (Original) Won

Florida Film Critics Circle

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Screenplay
Memento
Won
2010 Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Won

Kansas City Film Critics Circle

Year Category Film Result
2008 Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
The Dark Knight
Won
2010 Best Director
Inception
Won
Best Screenplay - Original Won
Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film Won

Las Vegas Film Critics Society

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Screenplay
Memento
Won
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated

London Film Critics Critics' Circle

Year Category Film Result
2000 Film of the Year
Memento
Nominated
British Director of the Year Nominated
British Screenwriter of the Year Won
2002 British Director of the Year
Insomnia
Won
2005
Batman Begins
Nominated
2006
The Prestige
Nominated
2008
The Dark Knight
Nominated
2010 Director of the Year
Inception
Nominated
British Director of the Year Nominated

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Screenplay
Memento
Won
2008 Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Nominated
Best Director Nominated

North Texas Film Critics Association

Year Category Film Result
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Won
Best Director Won

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle

Year Category Film Result
2008 Best Film
The Dark Knight
Nominated
2010 Best Film
Inception
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won

Online Film Critics Society

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Picture
Memento
Won
Best Director Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Won
Best Breakthrough Filmmaker Won
2006 Best Adapted Screenplay
The Prestige
Nominated
2008 Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Nominated
Best Director Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won

Phoenix Film Critics Society

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Picture
Memento
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won
Best Newcomer Won
2008 Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Nominated
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Won
Best Original Screenplay Won

Southeastern Film Critics Association

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Picture
Memento
Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
2008 Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Nominated
2010 Best Picture
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated

Toronto Film Critics Associations

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Picture
Memento
Won
Best Screenplay Won
2010 Best Director
Inception
Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Year Category Film Result
2010 Best Film
Inception
Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won

Film Festivals

Deauville American Film Festival

Year Category Film Result
2000 Grand Jury Prize
Memento
Nominated
CinéLive Award Won
Critics Award Won
Jury Special Prize Won

Dinard British Film Festival

Year Category Film Result
1999 Golden Hitchcock
Following
Nominated
Silver Hitchcock Won

Hollywood Film Festival

Year Category Film Result
2008 Hollywood Movie of the Year
The Dark Knight
Won
2010
Inception
Won

Newport International Film Festival

Year Category Film Result
1999 Best Film
Following
Nominated
Best Director Won

Rotterdam International Film Festival

Year Category Film Result
1999 Best Film
Following
Won

Sitges Film Festival

Year Category Film Result
2000 Catalan Screenwriter's Critic and Writer's Association Prize
Memento
Won

Slamdance Film Festival

Year Category Film Result
1999 Grand Jury Prize
Following
Nominated
Black & White Award Won

Sundance Film Festival

Year Category Film Result
2001 Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic
Memento
Nominated
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award Won

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  21. London Academy of Media Film & TV "The Producers Guild of America"
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