List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Nolan


British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan has received many awards and honours throughout his career. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards, five British Academy Film Awards and six Golden Globe Awards. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 New Year Honours for his services to film.
At the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, Nolan and his brother Jonathan won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for Memento, and in 2003 Nolan received the Sonny Bono Visionary Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Festival executive director Mitch Levine said, "Nolan had in his brief time as a feature film director, redefined and advanced the very language of cinema". He was named an Honorary Fellow of UCL in 2006, and conferred an honorary doctorate in literature in 2017. In 2009, the director received the Board of the Governors Award from the American Society of Cinematographers. In 2011 Nolan received the Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award from American Cinema Editors. That year he also received the Modern Master Award, the highest honour presented by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. In addition, Nolan was the recipient of the inaugural VES Visionary Award from the Visual Effects Society.
In 2012 he became the youngest director to be honoured with a hand-and-footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Nolan received the first-ever Founder's Award from Slamdance Film Festival in 2014. The Art Directors Guild selected Nolan as the recipient of its Cinematic Imagery Award in 2015, an honour bestowed upon those whose body of work has "richly enhanced the visual aspects of the movie-going experience". He was selected as the 2015 Class Day speaker at Princeton University and was awarded the Empire Inspiration Award at the 20th Empire Awards. In the following years he received the FIAF Award from the archival community, and the inaugural Vanguard Award from The Digital Entertainment Group. The director has been honoured with career retrospectives at the Walker Art Center and Institut Lumière.

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryWorkResult
AACTA Awards2017Best Film
Dunkirk
AACTA Awards2017Best Direction
Dunkirk
AACTA Awards2017Best Screenplay
Dunkirk
AARP Awards2018Best Time Capsule
Dunkirk
AARP Awards2018Readers' Choice Poll
Dunkirk
Academy Awards2001Best Original Screenplay
Memento
Academy Awards2010Best Picture
Inception
Academy Awards2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Academy Awards2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Academy Awards2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Alliance of Women Film Journalists2010Best Picture
Inception
Alliance of Women Film Journalists2010Best Director
Inception
Alliance of Women Film Journalists2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Alliance of Women Film Journalists2017Best Director
Dunkirk
African-American Film Critics Association2005Best Picture
Batman Begins
African-American Film Critics Association2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
African-American Film Critics Association2010Best Picture
Inception
African-American Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
Amanda Award2011Best Foreign Feature Film
Inception
Amanda Award2015Best Foreign Feature Film
Interstellar
American Cinema Editors2011Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award
American Film Institute-----
American Film Institute2001AFI Screenwriter of the Year
Memento
American Film Institute2008AFI Movies of the Year
The Dark Knight
American Film Institute2010AFI Movies of the Year
Inception
American Film Institute2012AFI Movies of the Year
The Dark Knight Rises
American Film Institute2014AFI Movies of the Year
Interstellar
American Film Institute2017AFI Movies of the Year
Dunkirk
American Screenwriters Association2002Discover Screenwriting Award
Memento
American Society of Cinematographers2009Board of the Governors Award
Art Directors Guild2015Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award
Atlanta Film Critics Circle2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Atlanta Film Critics Circle2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Austin Film Critics Association2006Best Film
The Prestige
Austin Film Critics Association2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
Austin Film Critics Association2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Austin Film Critics Association2008Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Austin Film Critics Association2009Best Movie of the Decade
Memento
Austin Film Critics Association2009Best Movie of the Decade
The Dark Knight
Austin Film Critics Association2010Best Film
Inception
Austin Film Critics Association2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Austin Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Awards Circuit Community Awards-----
Awards Circuit Community Awards2001Best Director
Memento
Awards Circuit Community Awards2001Best Original Screenplay
Memento
Awards Circuit Community Awards2006Best Adapted Screenplay
The Prestige
Awards Circuit Community Awards2008Best Motion Picture
The Dark Knight
Awards Circuit Community Awards2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Awards Circuit Community Awards2008Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Awards Circuit Community Awards2011Best Motion Picture
Inception
Awards Circuit Community Awards2011Best Achievement in Directing
Inception
Awards Circuit Community Awards2011Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Awards Circuit Community Awards2014Best Motion Picture
Interstellar
Awards Circuit Community Awards2014Best Original Screenplay
Interstellar
Awards Circuit Community Awards2017Best Motion Picture
Dunkirk
Awards Circuit Community Awards2017Best Director
Dunkirk
British Academy Film Awards2010Best Film
Inception
British Academy Film Awards2010Best Director
Inception
British Academy Film Awards2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
British Academy Film Awards2017Best Film
Dunkirk
British Academy Film Awards2017Best Director
Dunkirk
BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards2010Artistic Excellence in Directing
Blue Ribbon Awards2009Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight
Blue Ribbon Awards2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
Bram Stoker Award2002Best Screenplay
Memento
British Independent Film Awards2001Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language
Memento
Bodil Awards2009Best American Film
The Dark Knight
Bodil Awards2011Best American Film
Inception
Bodil Awards2018Best American Film
Dunkirk
Boston Society of Film Critics2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Boston Online Film Critics Association2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Broadcast Film Critics Association2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Broadcast Film Critics Association2001Best Picture
Memento
Broadcast Film Critics Association2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Broadcast Film Critics Association2008Best Action Movie
The Dark Knight
Broadcast Film Critics Association2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Broadcast Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
Broadcast Film Critics Association2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Broadcast Film Critics Association2010Best Action Movie
Inception
Broadcast Film Critics Association2010Best Picture
Inception
Broadcast Film Critics Association2012Best Action Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
Broadcast Film Critics Association2014Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
Interstellar
Broadcast Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Broadcast Film Critics Association2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Central Ohio Film Critics Association2005Best Picture
Batman Begins
Central Ohio Film Critics Association2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Central Ohio Film Critics Association2010Best Picture
Inception
Central Ohio Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
Central Ohio Film Critics Association2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Central Ohio Film Critics Association2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Central Ohio Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Chicago Film Critics Association2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Chicago Film Critics Association2001Most Promising Director
Memento
Chicago Film Critics Association2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Chicago Film Critics Association2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Chicago Film Critics Association2008Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Chicago Film Critics Association2010Best Picture
Inception
Chicago Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
Chicago Film Critics Association2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Chicago Film Critics Association2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Chicago Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Chicago Indie Critics2017Best Studio Film
Dunkirk
Chicago Indie Critics2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Chicago International Film Festival2008Career Achievement Award
Chlotrudis Awards2002Best Director
Memento
Chlotrudis Awards2002Best Film
Memento
Chlotrudis Awards2002Best Adapted Screenplay
Memento
Cinema Bloggers Awards2015Best Director – International Competition
Interstellar
Cinema Bloggers Awards2015Best Screenplay – International Competition
Interstellar
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro2011Best Foreign-Language Film
Inception
Cinema Writers Circle Awards2009Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight
Cinema Writers Circle Awards2011Best Foreign Film
Inception
Cinema Writers Circle Awards2015Best Foreign Film
Interstellar
Cinema Writers Circle Awards2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
CinEuphoria Awards2011Best Film – Audience Award
Inception
CinEuphoria Awards2011Top Ten of the Year – Audience Award
Inception
CinEuphoria Awards2011Best Screenplay – International Competition
Inception
CinEuphoria Awards2013Top Ten of the Year – Audience Award
The Dark Knight Rises
Czech Lion Awards2010Best Foreign Language Film
Inception
César Award2011Best Foreign Film
Inception
César Award2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2001Russell Smith Award
Memento
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2001Best Picture
Memento
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2010Best Picture
Inception
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2010Best Screenplay
Inception
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
David di Donatello2011Best Foreign Film
Inception
David di Donatello2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
Dorian Awards2014Visually Striking Film of the Year
Interstellar
Dorian Awards2017Director of the Year
Dunkirk
Dorian Awards2017Visually Striking Film of the Year
Dunkirk
Denver Film Critics Society2010Best Director
Inception
Denver Film Critics Society2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Denver Film Critics Society2014Best Science Fiction/Horror Film
Interstellar
Denver Film Critics Society2014Best Director
Interstellar
Denver Film Critics Society2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Denver Film Critics Society2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Detroit Film Critics Society2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
Detroit Film Critics Society2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Detroit Film Critics Society2010Best Film
Inception
Detroit Film Critics Society2010Best Director
Inception
Detroit Film Critics Society2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Deauville American Film Festival2000Grand Jury Prize
Memento
Deauville American Film Festival2000CinéLive Award
Memento
Deauville American Film Festival2000Critics Award
Memento
Deauville American Film Festival2000Jury Special Prize
Memento
Dinard British Film Festival1999Golden Hitchcock
Following
Dinard British Film Festival1999Silver Hitchcock
Following
Directors Guild of America Award2001Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Memento
Directors Guild of America Award2008Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
The Dark Knight
Directors Guild of America Award2010Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Inception
Directors Guild of America Award2017Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Dunkirk
Dublin Film Critics' Circle2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
Dublin Film Critics' Circle2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Dublin Film Critics' Circle2010Best Film
Inception
Dublin Film Critics' Circle2010Best Director
Inception
Dublin Film Critics' Circle2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Dublin Film Critics' Circle2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Dublin Film Critics' Circle2017Best Screenplay
Dunkirk
Edgar Award2002Best Motion Picture
Memento
Empire Awards2001Best Director
Memento
Empire Awards2006Best Director
Batman Begins
Empire Awards2007Best Director
The Prestige
Empire Awards2009Best Film
The Dark Knight
Empire Awards2009Best Director
The Dark Knight
Empire Awards2011Best Film
Inception
Empire Awards2011Best Director
Inception
Empire Awards2013Best Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Empire Awards2013Best Director
The Dark Knight Rises
Empire Awards2015Best Director
Interstellar
Empire Awards2015Inspiration Award
Evening Standard British Film Awards2011Alexander Walker Special Award for his contribution to film
Film Critics Circle of Australia2011Best Foreign Film – English Language
Inception
Florida Film Critics Circle2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Florida Film Critics Circle2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Florida Film Critics Circle2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Florida Film Critics Circle2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Fotogramas de Plata2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
Georgia Film Critics Association2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Georgia Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Golden Globe Award2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Golden Globe Award2010Best Motion Picture – Drama
Inception
Golden Globe Award2010Best Director
Inception
Golden Globe Award2010Best Screenplay
Inception
Golden Globe Award2017Best Motion Picture – Drama
Dunkirk
Golden Globe Award2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Heartland International Film Festival2014Truly Moving Picture Award
Interstellar
Gaudí Awards2011Best European Film
Inception
Gaudí Awards2018Best European Film
Dunkirk
Globes de Cristal Award2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
Gold Derby Awards2009Best Motion Picture
The Dark Knight
Gold Derby Awards2009Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Gold Derby Awards2009Best Director
The Dark Knight
Gold Derby Awards2010Director of the Decade
The Dark Knight
Gold Derby Awards2010Original Screenplay of the Decade
The Dark Knight
Gold Derby Awards2010Creative Person of the Decade
The Dark Knight
Gold Derby Awards2011Best Motion Picture
Inception
Gold Derby Awards2011Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Gold Derby Awards2011Best Director
Inception
Gold Derby Awards2020Director of the Decade
Inception
Gold Derby Awards2020Original Screenplay of the Decade
Inception
Gold Derby Awards2020Best Motion Picture of the Decade
Inception
Gold Derby Awards2015Best Motion Picture
Interstellar
Gold Derby Awards2018Best Motion Picture
Dunkirk
Gold Derby Awards2018Best Director
Dunkirk
Golden Eagle Awards2013Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Golden Eagle Awards2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
Golden Schmoes Awards2005Best Director of the Year
Batman Begins
Golden Schmoes Awards2005Best Screenplay of the Year
Batman Begins
Golden Schmoes Awards2005Favorite Movie of the Year
Batman Begins
Golden Schmoes Awards2006Best Director of the Year
The Prestige
Golden Schmoes Awards2006Best Screenplay of the Year
The Prestige
Golden Schmoes Awards2008Best Director of the Year
The Dark Knight
Golden Schmoes Awards2008Best Screenplay of the Year
The Dark Knight
Golden Schmoes Awards2008Favorite Movie of the Year
The Dark Knight
Golden Schmoes Awards2010Best Director of the Year
Inception
Golden Schmoes Awards2010Best Screenplay of the Year
Inception
Golden Schmoes Awards2010Favorite Movie of the Year
Inception
Golden Schmoes Awards2012Best Director of the Year
The Dark Knight Rises
Golden Schmoes Awards2012Favorite Movie of the Year
The Dark Knight Rises
Golden Schmoes Awards2014Best Director of the Year
Interstellar
Golden Schmoes Awards2014Favorite Movie of the Year
Interstellar
Golden Schmoes Awards2017Favorite Movie of the Year
Dunkirk
Golden Schmoes Awards2017Best Director of the Year
Dunkirk
Goya Awards2009Best European Film
The Dark Knight
Hollywood Film Festival2008Hollywood Movie of the Year
The Dark Knight
Hollywood Film Festival2010Hollywood Movie of the Year
Inception
Houston Film Critics Society2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
Houston Film Critics Society2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Houston Film Critics Society2008Best Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Houston Film Critics Society2010Best Film
Inception
Houston Film Critics Society2010Best Director
Inception
Houston Film Critics Society2010Best Screenplay
Inception
Houston Film Critics Society2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Houston Film Critics Society2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Hochi Film Award2009Best Foreign Language Film
The Dark Knight
Hugo Award2006Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form
Batman Begins
Hugo Award2007Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form
The Prestige
Hugo Award2009Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form
The Dark Knight
Hugo Award2011Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form
Inception
Hugo Award2015Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form
Interstellar
Indiana Film Journalists Association2010Best Film
Inception
Indiana Film Journalists Association2010Best Director
Inception
Indiana Film Journalists Association2010Best Screenplay
Inception
Indiana Film Journalists Association2012Best Director
The Dark Knight Rises
Indiana Film Journalists Association2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Indiana Film Journalists Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Indiana Film Journalists Association2017Best Original Screenplay
Dunkirk
Indiana Film Journalists Association2017Original Vision
Dunkirk
Iowa Film Critics Awards2011Best Director
Inception
Iowa Film Critics Awards2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Iowa Film Critics Awards2017Best Director
Dunkirk
IGN Awards2010Best Film
Inception
IGN Awards2010Best Director
Inception
IGN Awards2010Best Sci-Fi Movie
Inception
IGN Awards2017People's Choice Award for Best Drama Movie
Dunkirk
IGN Awards2017People's Choice Award for Best Director
Dunkirk
IGN Awards2017Best Movie Director
Dunkirk
IGN Awards2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Independent Spirit Awards2001Best Feature
Memento
Independent Spirit Awards2001Best Director
Memento
Independent Spirit Awards2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Irish Film & Television Academy2006Best International Film
Batman Begins
Irish Film & Television Academy2011Best International Film
Inception
Irish Film & Television Academy2018Best International Film
Dunkirk
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists2011Best Non-European Director
Inception
Italian Online Movie Awards 2007Best Adapted Screenplay
The Prestige
Italian Online Movie Awards 2011Best Film
Inception
Italian Online Movie Awards 2011Best Director
Inception
Italian Online Movie Awards 2011Best Original Screenplay
Inception
International Cinephile Society Awards2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
International Cinephile Society Awards2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
International Cinephile Society Awards2008Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
International Cinephile Society Awards2010Best Film
Inception
International Federation of Film Archives2017FIAF Award
International Online Film Critics Poll2009Best Director
The Dark Knight
International Online Film Critics Poll2009Best Film
The Dark Knight
International Online Film Critics Poll2010Best Director
Inception
International Online Film Critics Poll2010Best Film
Inception
International Online Film Critics Poll2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Japan Academy Film Prize-----
Japan Academy Film Prize2009Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight
Japan Academy Film Prize2011Best Foreign Film
Inception
Japan Academy Film Prize2013Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Japan Academy Film Prize2015Best Foreign Film
Interstellar
Japan Academy Film Prize2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
Kansas City Film Critics Circle2008Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
The Dark Knight
Kansas City Film Critics Circle2010Best Director
Inception
Kansas City Film Critics Circle2010Best Screenplay – Original
Inception
Kansas City Film Critics Circle2010Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
Inception
Kinema Junpo Awards2011Best Foreign Language Film
Inception
Las Vegas Film Critics Society2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Las Vegas Film Critics Society2010Best Picture
Inception
Las Vegas Film Critics Society2010Best Director
Inception
Las Vegas Film Critics Society2010Best Screenplay
Inception
Las Vegas Film Critics Society2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Las Vegas Film Critics Society2017Best Director
Dunkirk
London Film Critics' Circle2000Film of the Year
Memento
London Film Critics' Circle2000British Director of the Year
Memento
London Film Critics' Circle2000British Screenwriter of the Year
Memento
London Film Critics' Circle2002British Director of the Year
Insomnia
London Film Critics' Circle2005British Director of the Year
Batman Begins
London Film Critics' Circle2006British Director of the Year
The Prestige
London Film Critics' Circle2008British Director of the Year
The Dark Knight
London Film Critics' Circle2010Director of the Year
Inception
London Film Critics' Circle2010British Director of the Year
Inception
London Film Critics' Circle2017Film of the Year
Dunkirk
London Film Critics' Circle2017Best British or Irish Film of the Year
Dunkirk
London Film Critics' Circle2017Director of the Year
Dunkirk
Los Angeles Film Critics Association2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Los Angeles Film Critics Association2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Los Angeles Film Critics Association2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society2017Best Male Director
Dunkirk
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society2017Best Blockbuster
Dunkirk
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society2017Best Action/War Movie
Dunkirk
Mainichi Film Awards2009Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight
Mainichi Film Awards2018Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
MTV Movie & TV Awards2002Best New Filmmaker
Memento
MTV Movie & TV Awards2006Best Movie
Batman Begins
MTV Movie & TV Awards2009Best Movie
The Dark Knight
MTV Movie & TV Awards2011Best Movie
Inception
MTV Movie & TV Awards2013Best Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
National Society of Film Critics2002Best Screenplay
Memento
New York Film Critics Circle2001Best Screenplay
Memento
New York Film Critics Online2008Top 10 Films
The Dark Knight
New York Film Critics Online2010Top 10 Films
Inception
New York Film Critics Online2017Top 10 Films
Dunkirk
Newport International Film Festival1999Best Film
Following
Newport International Film Festival1999Best Director
Following
North Carolina Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
North Texas Film Critics Association2010Best Picture
Inception
North Texas Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
North Texas Film Critics Association2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
North Texas Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
National Board of Review2001
Memento
National Board of Review2008
The Dark Knight
National Board of Review2010
Inception
National Board of Review2017
Dunkirk
Nikkan Sports Film Award2017Best Foreign Film
Dunkirk
San Diego Film Critics Society2010Best Film
Inception
San Diego Film Critics Society2010Best Director
Inception
San Diego Film Critics Society2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
San Diego Film Critics Society2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
San Diego Film Critics Society2017Best Director
Dunkirk
San Diego Film Critics Society2017Best Original Screenplay
Dunkirk
San Francisco Film Critics Circle2017Best Director
Dunkirk
San Francisco International Film Festival1998Best First Feature
Following
Santa Barbara International Film Festival2011Modern Master Award
Santa Barbara International Film Festival2018Outstanding Director of the Year
Seattle Film Critics Society2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Seattle Film Critics Society2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Southeastern Film Critics Association2001Best Picture
Memento
Southeastern Film Critics Association2001Best Original Screenplay
Memento
Southeastern Film Critics Association2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Southeastern Film Critics Association2010Best Picture
Inception
Southeastern Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
Southeastern Film Critics Association2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Southeastern Film Critics Association2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Southeastern Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
St. Louis Film Critics Association2001Best Screenplay
Memento
St. Louis Film Critics Association2010Best Picture
Inception
St. Louis Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
St. Louis Film Critics Association2010Best Screenplay
Inception
Satellite Awards2002Best Original Screenplay
Memento
Satellite Awards2002Best Director
Memento
Satellite Awards2002Best Film
Memento
Satellite Awards2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Satellite Awards2011Best Director
Inception
Satellite Awards2011Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Satellite Awards2011Best Film
Inception
Satellite Awards2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Satellite Awards2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Satellite Awards2017Best Original Screenplay
Dunkirk
Saturn Award2001Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
Memento
Saturn Award2005Best Fantasy Film
Batman Begins
Saturn Award2005Best Director
Batman Begins
Saturn Award2005Best Writing
Batman Begins
Saturn Award2006Best Science Fiction Film
The Prestige
Saturn Award2008Best Action or Adventure Film
The Dark Knight
Saturn Award2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Saturn Award2008Best Writing
The Dark Knight
Saturn Award2010Best Science Fiction Film
Inception
Saturn Award2010Best Director
Inception
Saturn Award2010Best Writing
Inception
Saturn Award2012Best Action or Adventure Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Saturn Award2012Best Director
The Dark Knight Rises
Saturn Award
2013
Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture
Man of Steel
Saturn Award2014Best Science Fiction Film
Interstellar
Saturn Award2014Best Director
Interstellar
Saturn Award2014Best Writing
Interstellar
Saturn Award2017Best Action or Adventure Film
Dunkirk
Scream Awards2005Best Best Scream-Play
Batman Begins
Scream Awards2005Best Director
Batman Begins
Scream Awards2008Best Best Scream-Play
The Dark Knight
Scream Awards2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Scream Awards2008Best Comic Book Movie
The Dark Knight
Scream Awards2008The Ultimate Scream
The Dark Knight
Scream Awards2010Best Best Scream-Play
Inception
Scream Awards2010The Ultimate Scream
Inception
Scream Awards2010Best Sci-Fi Movie
Inception
Scream Awards2010Best Director
Inception
Screenwriters Choice Awards, Online2014Best Original Screenplay
Interstellar
SESC Film Festival2013Best Foreign Film
The Dark Knight Rises
ShoWest Convention2008Director of the Year
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle2010Best Film
Inception
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Online Film Critics Society2001Best Picture
Memento
Online Film Critics Society2001Best Director
Memento
Online Film Critics Society2001Best Adapted Screenplay
Memento
Online Film Critics Society2001Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
Memento
Online Film Critics Society2006Best Adapted Screenplay
The Prestige
Online Film Critics Society2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Online Film Critics Society2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Online Film Critics Society2008Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Online Film Critics Society2010Best Picture
Inception
Online Film Critics Society2010Best Director
Inception
Online Film Critics Society2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Online Film Critics Society2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Online Film Critics Society2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Online Film & Television Association2001Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Memento
Online Film & Television Association2001Best Director
Memento
Online Film & Television Association2009Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Online Film & Television Association2009Best Director
The Dark Knight
Online Film & Television Association2011Best Picture
Inception
Online Film & Television Association2011Best Director
Inception
Online Film & Television Association2011Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Inception
Online Film & Television Association2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Online Film & Television Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Palm Springs International Film Festival2003Sonny Bono Visionary Award
Phoenix Critics Circle2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Phoenix Critics Circle2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Phoenix Critics Circle2001Best Picture
Memento
Phoenix Critics Circle2001Best Director
Memento
Phoenix Critics Circle2001Best Original Screenplay
Memento
Phoenix Critics Circle2001Best Newcomer
Memento
Phoenix Critics Circle2008Best Picture
The Dark Knight
Phoenix Critics Circle2010Best Picture
Inception
Phoenix Critics Circle2010Best Director
Inception
Phoenix Critics Circle2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Phoenix Critics Circle2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Phoenix Critics Circle2017Best Director
Dunkirk
People's Choice Awards2006Favorite Movie
Batman Begins
People's Choice Awards2006Favorite Movie Drama
Batman Begins
People's Choice Awards2009Favorite Movie
The Dark Knight
People's Choice Awards2009Favorite Action Movie
The Dark Knight
People's Choice Awards2011Favorite Movie
Inception
People's Choice Awards2011Favorite Movie Drama
Inception
People's Choice Awards2013Favorite Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
People's Choice Awards2013Favorite Action Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
Producers Guild of America Award2008Best Theatrical Motion Picture
The Dark Knight
Producers Guild of America Award2010Best Theatrical Motion Picture
Inception
Producers Guild of America Award2017Best Theatrical Motion Picture
Dunkirk
Rotterdam International Film Festival1999Best Film
Following
Rembrandt Award2009Best International Film
The Dark Knight
Rembrandt Award2010Best International Film
Inception
Robert Festival2003Best American Film
Insomnia
Robert Festival2009Best American Film
The Dark Knight
Robert Festival2011Best American Film
Inception
Robert Festival2013Best American Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Robert Festival2015Best American Film
Interstellar
Robert Festival2018Best Non-American Film
Dunkirk
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards2005Best Film
Batman Begins
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards2006Best Film
The Prestige
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards2010Best Film
Inception
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards2012Best Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards2014Best Film
Interstellar
Russian National Movie Awards2008Best Blockbuster Movie
The Prestige
Russian National Movie Awards2009Best Blockbuster Movie
The Dark Knight
Russian National Movie Awards2011Best Foreign Action Movie
Inception
Russian National Movie Awards2011Best Foreign Drama Movie
Inception
Russian National Movie Awards2011True Movie – People's Choice
Inception
Russian National Movie Awards2013Best Foreign Action of the Year
The Dark Knight Rises
Russian National Movie Awards2013Best Foreign Drama of the Year
The Dark Knight Rises
Russian National Movie Awards2015Best Foreign Drama of the Year
Interstellar
SFX Awards2005Best Director
Batman Begins
SFX Awards2006Best Director
The Prestige
SFX Awards2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
SFX Awards2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
SFX Awards2010Best Film
Inception
SFX Awards2010Best Director
Inception
SFX Awards2012Best Director
The Dark Knight Rises
Sitges Film Festival2000Catalan Screenwriter's Critic and Writer's Association Prize
Memento
Slamdance Film Festival1999Grand Jury Prize
Following
Slamdance Film Festival1999Black & White Award
Following
Slamdance Film Festival2014Founder's Award
Sundance Film Festival2001Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic
Memento
Sundance Film Festival2001Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Memento
The Digital Entertainment Group2018Vanguard Award
Toronto Film Critics Association2001Best Picture
Memento
Toronto Film Critics Association2001Best Screenplay
Memento
Toronto Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
Utah Film Critics Association Awards2008Best Film
The Dark Knight
Utah Film Critics Association Awards2008Best Director
The Dark Knight
Utah Film Critics Association Awards2010Best Film
Inception
Utah Film Critics Association Awards2010Best Director
Inception
Utah Film Critics Association Awards2010Best Screenplay
Inception
Utah Film Critics Association Awards2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Utah Film Critics Association Awards2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Vancouver Film Critics Circle2001Best Film
Memento
Vancouver Film Critics Circle2011Best Screenplay
Inception
Vancouver Film Critics Circle2017Best Picture
Dunkirk
Vancouver Film Critics Circle2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Visual Effects Society2011Visionary Award
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2010Best Film
Inception
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2010Best Director
Inception
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2017Best Film
Dunkirk
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association2017Best Director
Dunkirk
Writers Guild of America Award2008Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dark Knight
Writers Guild of America Award2010Best Original Screenplay
Inception