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Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)

Awards

Blue Velvet

18 wins & 18 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • David Lynch
    1987 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Director
    • David Lynch

Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival

  • David Lynch
    1987 Winner Grand Prize
    • David Lynch

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
    1987 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Film
  • Dennis Hopper in Crash (2008)
    1987 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Dennis Hopper
    Tied with Ray Liotta for Something Wild (1986).
  • David Lynch
    1987 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • David Lynch
    Tied with Oliver Stone for Platoon (1986).
  • Frederick Elmes
    1987 Winner BSFC Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Frederick Elmes

Casting Society of America, USA

  • Johanna Ray
    1987 Nominee Artios Award
    • Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama
    • Johanna Ray
    • Pat Golden

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival

  • David Lynch
    1986 Winner Caixa de Catalunya
    • Best Film
    • David Lynch
  • Frederick Elmes
    1986 Winner Caixa de Catalunya
    • Best Cinematography
    • Frederick Elmes

Fotogramas de Plata

  • David Lynch
    1987 Winner Fotogramas de Plata
    • Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
    • David Lynch

Golden Globes, USA

  • Dennis Hopper in Crash (2008)
    1987 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Dennis Hopper
  • David Lynch
    1987 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • David Lynch

Satellite Awards

  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
    2011 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best DVD Extras

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • 1987 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Feature
    • Fred C. Caruso
  • David Lynch
    1987 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Director
    • David Lynch
  • Frederick Elmes
    1987 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Frederick Elmes
  • Isabella Rossellini
    1987 Winner Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Female Lead
    • Isabella Rossellini
  • Laura Dern
    1987 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Female Lead
    • Laura Dern

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Dennis Hopper in Crash (2008)
    1986 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Dennis Hopper
    Shared with: Hoosiers
  • David Lynch
    1986 Winner LAFCA Award
    • Best Director
    • David Lynch
  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
    1986 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Picture
  • David Lynch
    1986 Nominee LAFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • David Lynch

Montréal World Film Festival

  • Dennis Hopper in Crash (2008)
    1986 Winner Best Actor
    • Dennis Hopper

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
    1987 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Film
  • Dennis Hopper in Crash (2008)
    1987 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Dennis Hopper
  • David Lynch
    1987 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Director
    • David Lynch
  • Frederick Elmes
    1987 Winner NSFC Award
    • Best Cinematography
    • Frederick Elmes

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
    1986 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Film
  • David Lynch
    1986 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Director
    • David Lynch
  • Frederick Elmes
    1986 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Cinematographer
    • Frederick Elmes

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • David Lynch
    1987 Nominee WGA Award (Screen)
    • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • David Lynch

Joseph Plateau Awards

  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
    1987 Winner Joseph Plateau Award
    • Best Foreign Film

Online Film & Television Association

  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)
    2009 Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame
    • Motion Picture

Cahiers du Cinéma

  • David Lynch
    1987 Nominee Top 10 Film Award
    • Best Film
    • David Lynch
    Tenth Place; tied with The Color of Money (1986), King Lear (1987), Um Adeus Português (1985), and Wedding in Galilee (1987)

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