Academy Awards, USA
1981
Nominee
Best Picture
Jonathan Sanger ,
Best Actor in a Leading Role
John Hurt ,
Best Director
David Lynch ,
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Christopher De Vore ,
Eric Bergren ,
David Lynch ,
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Stuart Craig ,
Robert Cartwright ,
Hugh Scaife ,
Best Costume Design
Patricia Norris ,
Best Film Editing
Anne V. Coates ,
Best Music, Original Score
John Morris ,
BAFTA Awards
1981
Winner
Best Film
Jonathan Sanger ,
Best Production Design/Art Direction
Stuart Craig ,
1981
Nominee
Best Cinematography
Freddie Francis ,
Best Direction
David Lynch ,
Best Editing
Anne V. Coates ,
Best Screenplay
Christopher De Vore ,
Eric Bergren ,
David Lynch ,
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
1981
Winner
David Lynch
Awards of the Japanese Academy
1982
Nominee
Best Foreign Language Film
British Society of Cinematographers
1980
Winner
Freddie Francis
César Awards, France
1982
Winner
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
David Lynch ,
Directors Guild of America, USA
1981
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
David Lynch ,
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1982
Winner
Best Foreign Film
David Lynch ,
Golden Globes, USA
1981
Nominee
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Director - Motion Picture
David Lynch ,
Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
John Hurt ,
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Eric Bergren ,
Christopher De Vore ,
Grammy Awards
1982
Nominee
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
John Morris ,
Grand Prix de l'UCC
1982
Winner
London Critics Circle Film Awards
1982
Winner
Freddie Francis
National Board of Review, USA
1980
Winner
Top Ten Films
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1981
Nominee
Best Cinematography
Freddie Francis ,
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
1982
Nominee
Best Foreign Film
Writers Guild of America, USA
1981
Nominee
Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
Christopher De Vore ,
Eric Bergren ,
David Lynch ,
