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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1990 Nominated Saturn Award Best Writing
for: Dead Ringers (1988).
Shared with:
Norman Snider

 
1987 Nominated Saturn Award Best Director
for: The Fly (1986).

 
1984 Nominated Saturn Award Best Director
for: The Dead Zone (1983).

 
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Silver Scream Award for: eXistenZ (1999).

 
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won C.S.T. Award for: Dead Ringers (1988).

Grand Prize for: Dead Ringers (1988).

 
1987 Won Special Jury Award for: The Fly (1986).

 
1984 Won Antennae II Award for: The Dead Zone (1983).

Critics Award for: The Dead Zone (1983).

Suspense Award for: The Dead Zone (1983).

Nominated Grand Prize for: The Dead Zone (1983).

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best British Film
for: Eastern Promises (2007).
Shared with:
Paul Webster
Robert Lantos
Steven Knight

 
Berlin International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Silver Berlin Bear Outstanding Artistic Achievement
for: eXistenZ (1999).

Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: eXistenZ (1999).

 
1992 Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for: Naked Lunch (1991).

 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Bodil Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
2006 Won Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1991 Won BSFC Award Best Screenplay
for: Naked Lunch (1991).

 
British Independent Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated British Independent Film Award Best Director
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won Best Science-Fiction Film for: Videodrome (1983).
Tied with Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984).
 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Palme d'Or for: Cosmopolis (2012).

 
2006 Won Golden Coach
 
2005 Nominated Palme d'Or for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
2002 Nominated Palme d'Or for: Spider (2002).

 
1996 Won Jury Special Prize for: Crash (1996).

Nominated Palme d'Or for: Crash (1996).

 
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won COFCA Award Best Direction
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won CFCA Award Best Director
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Screenplay
for: eXistenZ (1999).

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
2006 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: A History of Violence (2005).
USA.
 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Directors Guild of Canada
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won DGC Craft Award Direction - Feature Film
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

DGC Team Award Feature Film
for: Eastern Promises (2007).
Shared with:
Walter Gasparovic (first assistant director)
Catherine Currie (post production accountant)
Madeleine Wazana (post production accountant)
Carol Spier (production designer)
Ronald Sanders (picture editor)
Tad Seaborn (first assistant picture editor)
Wayne Griffin (supervising sound editor)
Michael O'Farrell (supervising sound editor)
Tony Currie (dialogue editor)
Rob Bertola (sound effects editor)
Alastair Gray (adr editor)
Matthew Hussey (first assistant sound editor)
Gren-Erich Zwicker (first assistant sound editor)

 
2006 Won DGC Craft Award Outstanding Direction - Feature Film
for: A History of Violence (2005).

DGC Team Award Outstanding Feature Film
for: A History of Violence (2005).
Shared with:
Gordon Lebredt (Set Designer)
Jae Pak (1st Assistant Art Director)
Tyler Delben (3rd Assistant Director)
Steve Sheridan (Assistant Accountant Trainee)
Aaron Marshall (1st Assistant Picture Editor)
Rob Bertola (Sound Editor)
Michael O'Farrell (Supervising Sound Editor)
Wayne Griffin (Supervising Sound Editor)
J. Ryan Halpenny (2nd Assistant Art Director)
Carol Spier (Production Designer)
Justis Greene (Production Manager)
Sandy Pereira (2nd Assistant Picture Editor)
Alex Kontsalakis (Payroll Accountant)
Gordon White (Set Designer)
Alastair Gray (Dialogue Editor)
Ronald Sanders (Editor)
Walter Gasparovic (1st Assistant Director)
Clive Turner (SFX Editor)
Robin Greavette (Assistant Location Manager)
Debra Beers (Location Manager)
James McAteer (Art Director)
Itsuko Kurono (Art Department Apprentice)
Heather Meehan (Unit Production Manager)
Julie Paquin (1st Assistant Accountant)
Gren-Erich Zwicker (1st Assistant Sound Editor)
Matthew Hussey (1st Assistant Sound Editor)
Andre Paquin (2nd Assistant Accountant)
Tad Seaborn (1st Assistant Picture Editor)
Bob Warwick (2nd Assistant Director)
Warner Strauss (Assistant Location Manager)
Fernando DaSilva (Assistant Location Manager)
Darren J. Biro (Location Production Assistant)
Elizabeth Parker (Trainee Assistant Director)
Aric Dupere (Trainee Assistant Director)
Jennifer Stock (Trainee Assistant Director)
Kyle O'Connor (Location Production Assistant)

 
2003 Won DGC Craft Award Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Feature Film
for: Spider (2002).

DGC Team Award Outstanding Achievement in a Feature Film
for: Spider (2002).
Shared with:
Ronald Sanders (picture editor)
Marilyn Stonehouse (unit production manager)
Walter Gasparovic (first assistant director)
Penny Charter (second assistant director)
Arvinder Grewal (art director)
Jon Hunter (second assistant art director)
Abbie Weinberg (third assistant art director)
Barbara Pullan (location manager)
George Ploszczansky (assistant location manager)
John Rakich (location production assistant)
Anna Beben (production coordinator)
John Roy (accountant)
Sue Sparling (first assistant accountant)
Rachel Clarke (second assistant accountant)
Jody K. MacPherson (construction accountant)
Jennifer Cote (third assistant director)
Mike Manzato (trainee assistant director)
Lynda McKenzie (post production supervisor)
Tad Seaborn (assistant picture editor)
David Evans (supervising sound editor)
Wayne Griffin (sound editor)
Tony Currie (dialogue editor)
Gren-Erich Zwicker (assistant dialogue editor)
Joanne McLeish (assistant sound effects editor)

 
European Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Screen International Award for: Spider (2002).
Canada.
 
Fantafestival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1984 Won Audience Award for: The Dead Zone (1983).

Best Film for: The Dead Zone (1983).

 
Fantasporto
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1992 Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film
for: Naked Lunch (1991).

 
1989 Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film
for: Dead Ringers (1988).

 
1987 Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film
for: The Fly (1986).

 
1983 Won International Fantasy Film Award Best Film
for: Scanners (1981).

 
Fotogramas de Plata
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Genie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: A Dangerous Method (2011).

 
2008 Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
2003 Won Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Spider (2002).

 
2002 Nominated Genie Best Live Action Short Drama
for: Camera (2000/III).
Shared with:
Jody Shapiro

 
2000 Nominated Genie Best Motion Picture
for: eXistenZ (1999).
Shared with:
Robert Lantos
Andras Hamori

 
1996 Won Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Crash (1996).

Best Screenplay, Adapted
for: Crash (1996).

Golden Reel Award for: Crash (1996).
Shared with:
Robert Lantos
Jeremy Thomas

Nominated Genie Best Motion Picture
for: Crash (1996).

 
1992 Won Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Naked Lunch (1991).

 
1989 Won Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Dead Ringers (1988).

Best Motion Picture
for: Dead Ringers (1988).
Shared with:
Marc Boyman

Best Screenplay, Adapted
for: Dead Ringers (1988).
Shared with:
Norman Snider

 
1984 Won Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Videodrome (1983).
Tied with Bob Clark A Christmas Story (1983).
Nominated Genie Best Screenplay
for: Videodrome (1983).

 
1982 Nominated Genie Best Achievement in Direction
for: Scanners (1981).

Best Screenplay, Original
for: Scanners (1981).

 
Ghent International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Special Jury Prize For his whole work as a film maker.
Nominated Grand Prix for: Spider (2002).

 
Golden Horse Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Won Golden Horse Award Best Foreign Director
for: Dead Ringers (1988).

 
Gotham Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Won Tribute Award
 
2005 Nominated Best Film for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated ALFS Award Director of the Year
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 2nd place LAFCA Award Best Director
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
1988 Won LAFCA Award Best Director
for: Dead Ringers (1988).

 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Billy Wilder Award
 
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won NSFC Award Best Director
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
1992 Won NSFC Award Best Director
for: Naked Lunch (1991).

Best Screenplay
for: Naked Lunch (1991).

 
1989 2nd place NSFC Award Best Screenplay
for: Dead Ringers (1988).
Shared with:
Norman Snider

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 2nd place NYFCC Award Best Director
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
1991 Won NYFCC Award Best Screenplay
for: Naked Lunch (1991).

 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
2006 Won OFCS Award Best Director
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Palm Springs International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won Sonny Bono Visionary Award
 
Sant Jordi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Sant Jordi Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
2006 Won Sant Jordi Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated Satellite Award Best Director
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Won Best Director for: Spider (2002).

Time-Machine Honorary Award
Nominated Best Film for: Spider (2002).

 
1999 Nominated Best Film for: eXistenZ (1999).

 
1981 Won Prize of the International Critics' Jury - Special Mention for: The Brood (1979).

 
1977 Won Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley Best Screenplay
for: Rabid (1977).

 
1975 Won Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley Best Director
for: They Came from Within (1975).

 
Stockholm Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Lifetime Achievement Award
 
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won TFCA Award Best Director
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Toronto International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2007 Won People's Choice Award for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
2002 Won Best Canadian Feature Film for: Spider (2002).

 
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Won VFCC Award Best Director - Canadian Film
for: A Dangerous Method (2011).

Best Director in a Canadian Film
for: A Dangerous Method (2011).

 
2008 Won VFCC Award Best Director in a Canadian Film
for: Eastern Promises (2007).

 
2006 Nominated VFCC Award Best Director
for: A History of Violence (2005).

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated Golden Lion for: A Dangerous Method (2011).

 

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