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| AFI Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Won | AFI Film Award |
AFI Screenwriter of the Year for: Memento (2000) |
| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Memento (2000) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan (story) |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Writing for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan |
| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
|
| 2006 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Writing for: Batman Begins (2005) Shared with: David S. Goyer |
| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: Batman Begins (2005) |
|
| American Screenwriters Association, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Discover Screenwriting Award |
for: Memento (2000) |
| American Society of Cinematographers, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | - | Board of the Governors Award | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Austin Film Critics Award |
Best Director for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan |
| Bodil Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Bodil |
Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Memento (2000) |
| Bram Stoker Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Bram Stoker Award |
Screenplay for: Memento (2000) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Director for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| 2002 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Screenplay for: Memento (2000) |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Director for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan |
| 2002 | Won | CFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Memento (2000) |
| Nominated | CFCA Award |
Most Promising Director |
|
| Chlotrudis Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Director for: Memento (2000) |
| Nominated | Chlotrudis Award |
Best Screenplay - Adapted for: Memento (2000) |
|
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | CEC Award |
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | DVD Premiere Award |
Best Audio Commentary, New Release for: Memento (2000) For the Limited Edition. |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Russell Smith Award |
for: Memento (2000) |
| Deauville Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | CinéLive Award |
for: Memento (2000) |
| Critics Award |
for: Memento (2000) |
||
| Jury Special Prize |
for: Memento (2000) Tied with Boiler Room (2000). |
||
| Nominated | Grand Special Prize |
for: Memento (2000) |
|
| Dinard British Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Silver Hitchcock |
for: Following (1998) |
| Nominated | Golden Hitchcock |
for: Following (1998) |
|
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| 2002 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Memento (2000) |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Edgar |
Best Motion Picture for: Memento (2000) |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Empire Award |
Best Director for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| 2007 | Won | Empire Award |
Best Director for: The Prestige (2006) |
| 2006 | Nominated | Empire Award |
Best Director for: Batman Begins (2005) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Empire Award |
Best Director for: Memento (2000) |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | FFCC Award |
Best Screenplay for: Memento (2000) |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Memento (2000) |
| Goya Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Goya |
Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea) for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| Hollywood Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Won | Hollywood Movie of the Year |
for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| Independent Spirit Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Independent Spirit Award |
Best Director for: Memento (2000) |
Best Screenplay for: Memento (2000) |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Screenplay for: Memento (2000) |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| 2007 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: The Prestige (2006) |
| 2006 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: Batman Begins (2005) |
| 2003 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: Insomnia (2002/I) |
| 2001 | Won | ALFS Award |
British Screenwriter of the Year for: Memento (2000) |
| Nominated | ALFS Award |
British Director of the Year for: Memento (2000) |
|
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Memento (2000) |
| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | MTV Movie Award |
Best New Filmmaker for: Memento (2000) |
| Newport International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Best Director Award |
for: Following (1998) |
| Nominated | Jury Award |
Best Film for: Following (1998) |
|
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Director for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan |
|
| 2007 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: The Prestige (2006) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan |
| 2002 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Breakthrough Filmmaker for: Memento (2000) |
Best Screenplay, Adapted for: Memento (2000) |
| Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Director for: Memento (2000) |
|
| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Theatrical Motion Pictures for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Charles Roven Emma Thomas |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | - | Sonny Bono Visionary Award | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2002 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Newcomer for: Memento (2000) |
Best Screenplay - Original for: Memento (2000) |
| Nominated | PFCS Award |
Best Director for: Memento (2000) |
|
| Robert Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Robert |
Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Robert |
Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film) for: Insomnia (2002/I) |
| Rotterdam International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Tiger Award |
for: Following (1998) |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Director for: The Dark Knight (2008) |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Director for: Memento (2000) |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Memento (2000) |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2008 | - | ShoWest Award |
Director of the Year |
| Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2000 | Won | Prize of the Catalan Screenwriter's Critic and Writer's Association |
for: Memento (2000) |
| Slamdance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Black & White Award |
for: Following (1998) |
| Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
for: Following (1998) |
|
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | SEFCA Award |
Best Screenplay, Original for: Memento (2000) |
| Sundance Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award |
for: Memento (2000) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan (story) |
| Nominated | Grand Jury Prize |
Dramatic for: Memento (2000) |
|
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Won | TFCA Award |
Best Screenplay for: Memento (2000) |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Adapted Screenplay for: The Dark Knight (2008) Shared with: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay) David S. Goyer (story) |
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