List of awards and nominations received by M. Night Shyamalan
| M. Night Shyamalan awards | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | |
| Awards won | 13 | |
| Nominations | 34 | |
This is a list of awards and nominations received by Indian American film director, screenwriter, author, producer, and actor M. Night Shyamalan.
Major associations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Director | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Direction | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Screenplay | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
Other awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Foreign Feature Film | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Writing in a Feature Production | Stuart Little | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Screenplay | The Sixth Sense | Won |
| 2000 | Unbreakable | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Signs | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Screenplay | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Screenplay | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Film Shared with Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer & Kathleen Kennedy |
Signs | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Director | The Sixth Sense | Won |
| 2002 | Signs | Nominated | |
| 2004 | The Village | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Best Wide-Release Film | The Visit | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Worst Director | Lady in the Water | Won |
| Worst Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Worst Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| 2008 | Worst Director | The Happening | Nominated |
| Worst Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Worst Director | The Last Airbender | Won |
| Worst Screenplay | Won | ||
| 2013 | Worst Director | After Earth | Nominated |
| Worst Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | The Razzie Redeemer Award From Perennial RAZZIE nominee & "winner" to director of The Visit. |
The Visit | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Script | The Sixth Sense | Won |
| 2000 | Unbreakable | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Screenplay | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| 2002 | Signs | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sonny Bono Visionary Award | — | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Genre Film | Signs | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Movie | The Visit | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Screenplay, Original | The Sixth Sense | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Writing | The Sixth Sense | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best SF or Fantasy Film Director | Signs | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Director of the Year | — | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Worst Director | Lady in the Water | Nominated |
| Worst Screenplay | Nominated |