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M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)

Awards

M. Night Shyamalan

16 wins & 50 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • The Sixth Sense
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Sixth Sense

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Writer
    • The Sixth Sense

Annie Awards

  • Michael J. Fox in Stuart Little (1999)
    2000 Nominee Annie
    • Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
    • Stuart Little
    Shared with: Greg Brooker

Bram Stoker Awards

  • Signs (2002)
    2002 Nominee Bram Stoker Award
    • Screenplay
    • Signs
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis in Unbreakable (2000)
    2000 Nominee Bram Stoker Award
    • Screenplay
    • Unbreakable
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    1999 Winner Bram Stoker Award
    • Screenplay
    • The Sixth Sense

BAFTA Awards

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee David Lean Award for Direction
    • The Sixth Sense
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • The Sixth Sense

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

  • M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)
    2018 Winner Honorary Grand Prize

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Sixth Sense

Christopher Awards

  • Signs (2002)
    2003 Winner Christopher Award
    • Film
    • Signs
    Shared with: Frank Marshall · Sam Mercer · Kathleen Kennedy

Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee DGA Award
    • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
    • The Sixth Sense

Philadelphia FirstGlance Film Festival

  • M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)
    2001 Winner FirstGlance Award

Golden Globes, USA

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • The Sixth Sense

Satellite Awards

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • The Sixth Sense

Hugo Awards

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee Hugo
    • Best Dramatic Presentation
    • The Sixth Sense

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee Sierra Award
    • Best Screenplay, Original
    • The Sixth Sense

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Signs (2002)
    2003 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • Signs
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • The Sixth Sense

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)
    2000 Winner Sonny Bono Visionary Award

People's Choice Awards, USA

  • Old (2021)
    2021 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • The Drama Movie of 2021
    • Old
    Shared with: Ashwin Rajan · Marc Bienstock

Razzie Awards

  • M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)
    2016 Nominee Redeemer Award
    From Perennial RAZZIE nominee & "winner" to director of The Visit.
  • Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
    2014 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Director
    • After Earth
  • Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
    2014 Nominee Razzie Award
    • Worst Screenplay
    • After Earth
    Shared with: Gary Whitta · Will Smith
  • The Last Airbender (2010)
    2011 Winner Razzie Award
    • Worst Director
    • The Last Airbender
  • The Last Airbender (2010)
    2011 Winner Razzie Award
    • Worst Screenplay
    • The Last Airbender
    Based on the TV series _Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series 2005-2008)_ created by 'Michael Dante DiMartino' and Bryan Konietzko.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

  • Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis in Unbreakable (2000)
    2001 Nominee Nebula Award
    • Best Script
    • Unbreakable
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Winner Nebula Award
    • Best Script
    • The Sixth Sense

SFX Awards, UK

  • Signs (2002)
    2003 Nominee SFX Award
    • Best SF or Fantasy Film Director
    • Signs

ShoWest Convention, USA

  • M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)
    2006 Winner ShoWest Award
    • Director of the Year

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Sixth Sense

Empire Awards, UK

  • The Village (2004)
    2005 Nominee Empire Award
    • Best Director
    • The Village
  • Signs (2002)
    2003 Nominee Empire Award
    • Best Director
    • Signs
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Winner Empire Award
    • Best Director
    • The Sixth Sense

Amanda Awards, Norway

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee Amanda
    • Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm)
    • The Sixth Sense

Chlotrudis Awards

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee Chlotrudis Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Sixth Sense

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

  • The Visit (2015)
    2016 Nominee Chainsaw Award
    • Best Wide-Release Film
    • The Visit
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Winner Chainsaw Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • The Sixth Sense

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

  • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Dave Bautista, and Abby Quinn in Knock at the Cabin (2023)
    2023 Nominee IFJA Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Knock at the Cabin
    Shared with: Steve Desmond · Michael Sherman

Fright Meter Awards

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and James McAvoy in Glass (2019)
    2019 Nominee Fright Meter Award
    • Best Director
    • Glass
  • James McAvoy in Split (2016)
    2017 Nominee Fright Meter Award
    • Best Director
    • Split

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)

  • M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)
    2024 Nominee IFMCA Award
    • Best Archival Release
    NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
    Shared with: James Newton Howard · Gavin Greenaway · Jean-Yves Thibaudet · Hilary Hahn · Maya Beiser · Michael Dean Parsons

Online Film & Television Association

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    2000 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • The Sixth Sense

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    1999 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Director
    • The Sixth Sense
  • Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999)
    1999 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Original Screenplay
    • The Sixth Sense

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • Signs (2002)
    2002 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Director of the Year
    • Signs
  • Signs (2002)
    2002 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Best Screenplay of the Year
    • Signs

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

  • Bryce Dallas Howard in Lady in the Water (2006)
    2006 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!)
    • Lady in the Water
  • Bryce Dallas Howard in Lady in the Water (2006)
    2006 Nominee Stinker Award
    • Worst Screenplay
    • Lady in the Water

Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards

  • The Visit (2015)
    2015 Nominee Rondo Statuette
    • Best Movie
    • The Visit
  • Signs (2002)
    2002 Nominee Rondo Statuette
    • Best Genre Film
    • Signs

Yoga Awards

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and James McAvoy in Glass (2019)
    2020 Winner Yoga Award
    • Worst Foreign Director
    • Glass
  • Bryce Dallas Howard in Lady in the Water (2006)
    2007 Winner Yoga Award
    • Worst Foreign Director
    • Lady in the Water

iHorror Awards

  • The Visit (2015)
    2016 Nominee iHorror Award
    • Best Horror Director
    • The Visit

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • Josh Hartnett in Trap (2024)
    2024 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Trap
    Ninth Place
  • James McAvoy in Split (2016)
    2017 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Split
    Eighth Place
  • Bryce Dallas Howard in Lady in the Water (2006)
    2006 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • Lady in the Water
    Sixth Place; tied with Capote (2005) and These Encounters of Theirs (2006)
  • The Village (2004)
    2004 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • The Village
    Second Place; tied with S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003) and Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002)

Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards

  • Nell Tiger Free in Servant (2019)
    2022 Nominee HCA Award
    • Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama
    • Servant
    S3.E1 Donkey (2022)

VHS Awards

  • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Dave Bautista, and Abby Quinn in Knock at the Cabin (2023)
    2023 Nominee VHS Award
    • Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Knock at the Cabin
    2nd place
    Shared with: Steve Desmond · Michael Sherman

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