List of awards and nominations received by David Fincher

American director David Fincher has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Director: for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), and Mank (2020). He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for The Social Network.

David Fincher awards and nominations
Fincher in 2010
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He is also known for having directed the psychological thrillers Seven (1995), The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), and Gone Girl (2014) and the mystery thrillers Zodiac (2007) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), as well as being instrumental in the creation of the U.S. television series House of Cards.

His films Zodiac and The Social Network are ranked in BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000.[1]

Major associations edit

Academy Awards edit

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [2]
2011 The Social Network Nominated [3]
2021 Mank Nominated [4]

British Academy Awards edit

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Best Direction The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2011 The Social Network Won [5]
2014 Best International Programme House of Cards Nominated [6]
2015 Nominated [7]

Golden Globe Awards edit

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [8]
2011 The Social Network Won [9]
2015 Gone Girl Nominated [10]
2021 Mank Nominated

Grammy Awards edit

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1991 Best Music Video "Oh Father", Madonna Nominated [11]
1995 "Love Is Strong", The Rolling Stones Won
2014 "Suit & Tie", Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z Won

Primetime Emmy Awards edit

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series House of Cards Won [12]
Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated [13]
2016 Nominated [14]
2017 Nominated
2019 Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Love, Death & Robots Won
2021 Won
2022 Won

Miscellaneous awards edit

Cannes Film Festival edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2007 Palme d'Or Zodiac Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2007 Best Director Zodiac Nominated
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [15]

Critics' Choice Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2011 The Social Network Won
2015 Gone Girl Nominated [16]
2021 Mank Nominated

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [17]
2020 Mank Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2009 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [18]
2011 The Social Network Nominated [18]
2012 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated [18]
2013 Outstanding Directing – Drama Series House of Cards Nominated [18]
2021 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Mank Nominated [18]

Empire Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2008 Best Director Zodiac Nominated
2011 The Social Network Nominated

Hugo Award edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
1992 Best Dramatic Presentation Alien 3 Nominated

London Film Critics' Circle edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2007 Best Director Zodiac Nominated
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Won
2010 The Social Network Won
2020 Mank Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
1989 Best Direction in a Video "Express Yourself" (by Madonna) Won
"Real Love" (by Jody Watley) Nominated
"Roll with It" (by Steve Winwood) Nominated
1990 "Vogue" (by Madonna) Won
"The End of the Innocence" (by Don Henley) Nominated
"Janie's Got a Gun" (by Aerosmith) Nominated
1991 "Freedom! '90" (by George Michael) Nominated
2013 "Suit & Tie" (by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z) Won

National Board of Review edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Won
2010 The Social Network Won

New York Film Critics Circle edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won

Online Film Critics Society Award edit

Year Category Work Result Ref
1999 Best Director Fight Club Nominated
2007 Zodiac Nominated
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Best Director The Social Network Nominated
2014 Gone Girl Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Best Episodic Drama House of Cards Nominated [19]
2014 Nominated [20]
2015 Nominated [21]
2016 Nominated [22]

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Best Director The Social Network Nominated
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [23]

Satellite Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Best Director Gone Girl Nominated [24]
2021 Mank Nominated

Saturn Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
1992 Best Director Alien 3 Nominated [25]
1995 Seven Nominated [26]
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated

St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [27]

Toronto Film Critics Association edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2007 Best Director Zodiac Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won

Vancouver Film Critics Circle edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Won
2010 The Social Network Won
2020 Mank Nominated

Venice Film Festival edit

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2023 The Killer Golden Lion Nominated [28]

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards edit

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [29]

Other awards edit

Year Work Award Result
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button SFX Award for Best Director Nominated
2010 The Social Network Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Won
César Award for Best Foreign Film Won
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Nominated
Film Critics Circle of Australia for Best Foreign Film Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Won
Nastro d'Argento for Best Non-European Director Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Won
Robert Festival for Best American Film Nominated
Russian Guild of Film Critics for Best Foreign Film Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Won
2013 House of Cards Peabody Award[30] Won
2014 Gone Girl Iowa Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Runner-up
Dorian Award for Film Director of the Year Nominated

Summary edit

Awards and nominations received by Fincher's films
Year Title Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards
Nominations Wins Nominations Wins Nominations Wins
1992 Alien 3 1 1
1995 Seven 1 1
1999 Fight Club 1
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 13 3 11 3 5
2010 The Social Network 8 3 6 3 6 4
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 5 1 2 2
2014 Gone Girl 1 2 4
2020 Mank 10 2 6 1 6
Total 40 9 29 7 23 4

Directed Academy Award performances

Year Performer Film Result
Academy Award for Best Actor
2008 Brad Pitt The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 Jesse Eisenberg The Social Network Nominated
2020 Gary Oldman Mank Nominated
Academy Award for Best Actress
2011 Rooney Mara The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated
2014 Rosamund Pike Gone Girl Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2008 Taraji P. Henson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2020 Amanda Seyfried Mank Nominated

References edit

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