The Elephant Man
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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
John Hurt

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Stuart Craig
Robert Cartwright
Hugh Scaife

Best Costume Design
Patricia Norris

Best Director
David Lynch

Best Film Editing
Anne V. Coates

Best Music, Original Score
John Morris

Best Picture
Jonathan Sanger

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Christopher De Vore
Eric Bergren
David Lynch

 
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won Grand Prize
David Lynch

 
Awards of the Japanese Academy
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Nominated Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Actor
John Hurt

Best Film
Jonathan Sanger

Best Production Design/Art Direction
Stuart Craig

Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography
Freddie Francis

Best Direction
David Lynch

Best Editing
Anne V. Coates

Best Screenplay
Christopher De Vore
Eric Bergren
David Lynch

 
British Society of Cinematographers
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1980 Won Best Cinematography Award
Freddie Francis

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
David Lynch

 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
David Lynch

 
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Critics Award Best Foreign Film
David Lynch
USA.
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
David Lynch

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
John Hurt

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Eric Bergren
Christopher De Vore

 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Nominated Grammy Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
John Morris

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Jonathan Tunick
Lionel Richie
Thomas McClary

 
London Critics Circle Film Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Special Achievement Award
Freddie Francis
For the cinematography.
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Christopher De Vore
Eric Bergren
David Lynch

 

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