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AFI Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won AFI Award Movie of the Year
for: The Wrestler (2008).
Shared with:
Scott Franklin
THE WRESTLER is a cinematic smackdown that slams audiences head first into the harsh and harrowing world of professional wrestling. Director Darren Aronofsky and writer Robert D. Siegel transcend the sports genre, and fearlessly explore the dream-ravaged landscape of a performer whose time has come and gone. Mickey Rourke's towering performance as "Randy 'The Ram' Robinson" stands firmly in the pantheon of great American performances on film - and his tag team of Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood prove once again that they are among the finest actors of their generation.
 
Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated Oscar Best Achievement in Directing
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Won Award of the Argentinean Academy Best Foreign Film
for: Black Swan (2010).
USA.
 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated Saturn Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Amanda Awards, Norway
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm)
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
American Film Institute, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Franklin J. Schaffner Award
 
Austin Film Critics Association
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Won Austin Film Critics Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Blue Ribbon Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Won Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Film
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
2010 Nominated Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 2nd place BSFC Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Bram Stoker Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Bram Stoker Award Screenplay
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Shared with:
Hubert Selby Jr.

 
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated COFCA Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated CFCA Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
2001 Nominated CFCA Award Best Director
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).

 
Chicago International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won Emerging Visionary Award
 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Director
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).

Best Screenplay - Adapted
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Shared with:
Hubert Selby Jr.

 
1999 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Director
for: Pi (1998).

 
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)
for: Black Swan (2010).
USA
 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 3rd place DFWFCA Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
David di Donatello Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
2009 Nominated David Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
Deauville Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Grand Special Prize for: Pi (1998).

 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Fant-Asia Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 3rd place Best International Film for: Pi (1998).

 
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated FCCA Award Best Foreign Film - English Language
for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won FFCC Award Newcomer of the Year
for: Pi (1998).

 
Ghent International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Nominated Grand Prix for: The Fountain (2006).

 
Gijón International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Nominated Grand Prix Asturias Best Feature
for: Pi (1998).

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Gotham Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Won Tribute Award Shared with:
Robert Duvall
James Schamus
Hilary Swank

Nominated Best Film for: Black Swan (2010).
Shared with:
Mike Medavoy (producer)
Brian Oliver (producer)
Arnold Messer (producer)
Scott Franklin (producer)

 
2008 Nominated Best Film for: The Wrestler (2008).
Shared with:
Scott Franklin (producer)

 
1998 Won Open Palm Award for: Pi (1998).

 
Hamptons International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won Feature Film Prize in Science and Technology for: The Fountain (2006).

 
Independent Spirit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Won Independent Spirit Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
2009 Won Independent Spirit Award Best Feature
for: The Wrestler (2008).
Shared with:
Scott Franklin

 
2001 Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best Director
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).

 
1999 Won Independent Spirit Award Best First Screenplay
for: Pi (1998).

Nominated Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature
for: Pi (1998).
Shared with:
Eric Watson (producer)

 
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo)
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
2009 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo)
for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 Won KCFCC Award Best Director
for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Sierra Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated ALFS Award Director of the Year
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
2009 Nominated ALFS Award Director of the Year
for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Special Mention for: Pi (1998).
For the screenplay.
 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
2009 Nominated OFCS Award Best Director
for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
2001 Won OFCS Award Best Director
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).

 
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated PFCS Award Best Director
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).

Best Screenplay - Adaptation
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Shared with:
Hubert Selby Jr.

 
Robert Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Nominated Robert Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film)
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Won SDFCS Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Won SFFCC Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).
Tied with David Fincher for The Social Network (2010).
 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Satellite Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 2nd place SEFCA Award Best Director
for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).

 
Stockholm Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2006 Won Visionary Award
 
2000 Nominated Bronze Horse for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).

 
Sundance Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won Directing Award Dramatic
for: Pi (1998).

Nominated Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
for: Pi (1998).

 
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2008 Won Audience Award for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
Thessaloniki Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1998 Won FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention International Competition
for: Pi (1998).
For its forceful, expressionist use of film language to reflect the hero's paranoia about the modern world.
Nominated Golden Alexander for: Pi (1998).

 
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated TFCA Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Valladolid International Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Golden Spike for: Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Tied with The Town Is Quiet (2000).
 
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2011 Nominated VFCC Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated Golden Lion for: Black Swan (2010).

 
2008 Won Golden Lion for: The Wrestler (2008).

 
2006 Nominated Golden Lion for: The Fountain (2006).

 
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2010 Nominated WAFCA Award Best Director
for: Black Swan (2010).

 
Young Hollywood Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Young Hollywood Award Hottest Young Filmmaker

 

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