List of awards and nominations received by Darren Aronofsky
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Darren Aronofsky is an American filmmaker known for directing several psychological thrillers and dramatic works. He has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award, three Independent Spirit Awards and the Golden Lion from the Venice International Film Festival as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Aronofsky directed his feature film debut, the conceptual psychological thriller Pi (1998) for which he won the Directing Prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director. He earned acclaim for his psychological drama Requiem for a Dream (2000) earning a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director.
For the sports drama The Wrestler (2008) he earned the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film. For the psychological horror film Black Swan (2010) he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Director, Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director and Golden Globe Award for Best Director. The film competed for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Aronofsky received positive reviews but controversy with the Biblical epic film Noah (2014). He then directed films which received polarized responses at the Venice International Film Festival, the psychological horror film Mother! (2017) and the psychological drama The Whale (2022) both of which competed for the Golden Lion at the 2017 ceremony and the 2022 ceremony respectively. For his work on television, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and the Peabody Award for the documentary film The Territory (2022).
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2010 | Best Director | Black Swan | Nominated | [1] |
BAFTA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| British Academy Film Awards | ||||
| 2010 | Best Direction | Black Swan | Nominated | [2] |
Critics' Choice Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Movie Award | ||||
| 2010 | Best Director | Black Swan | Nominated | [3] |
Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
| 2023 | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | The Territory | Won | [4] |
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best Director | Black Swan | Nominated | [5] |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Best First Screenplay | Pi | Won | |
| Best First Feature | Nominated | |||
| 2000 | Best Director | Requiem for a Dream | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Best Film | The Wrestler | Won | |
| 2010 | Best Director | Black Swan | Won | |
| 2016 | Best Film | Jackie | Nominated | |
Venice Film Festival
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Golden Lion | The Fountain | Nominated | |
| 2008 | The Wrestler | Won | ||
| 2010 | Black Swan | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2017 | Mother! | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | The Whale | Nominated | ||
Miscellaneous awards
References
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- ↑ "2011 Film Awards Winners and Nominees". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "The 16th Critics' Choice Movie Awards Nominees". Broadcast Film Critics Association. December 19, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "The Territory". Television Academy. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Darren Aronofsky (Person)". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ Child, Ben (August 1, 2010). "Venice film festival opens with Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Gotham Awards (1998)". Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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- ↑ "45th Valladolid International Film Festival – Seminci 2000". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Webby Award Winner". Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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- ↑ "10th Annual Golden Tomato Awards". Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ↑ Singh, Anita (February 23, 2009). "Oscar winners: Slumdog Millionaire and Kate Winslet lead British film sweep". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
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- ↑ "Awards Tour: 2011 Gotham Independent Film Awards Nominations". Rotten Tomatoes. November 30, 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
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- ↑ Soares, Andre (December 13, 2010). "The Social Network, Colin Firth, Michelle Williams: San Francisco Film Critics Winners". Alt Film Guide. Alternative Film Guide. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
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- ↑ Knegt, Peter (January 11, 2011). "'Social Network,' 'Incendies' Leads Vancouver Critics' Awards". indieWIRE. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "2010 WAFCA Winners". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 6, 2010. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Plus Camerimage 2010". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ Kilday, Gregg (January 10, 2011). "Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan Among Directors Guild Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Provincetown International Film Festival Filmmaker on the Edge Award". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ↑ Castillo, Michelle (October 17, 2011). "Scream Awards celebrates 2011's fan favorites". CBS News. CBS. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ↑ "2014 Maverick Awards". Woodstock Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ↑ "AWARD WINNERS 2015". Archived from the original on November 22, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Filmmaker Award". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015.
- ↑ Bhushan, Nyay (November 1, 2018). "Mumbai: Thailand's 'Manta Ray,' India's 'Bulbul Can Sing' Win Festival's Top Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ↑ Voyles, Blake (September 7, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Winners". Retrieved September 7, 2023.