David Cronenberg
20 credits on file—20 films, spanning 1975–2025.
66
Average MEANRANK
across 20 scored credits
across 20 scored credits
20
Credits
in the catalogue
in the catalogue
50
Years active
1975–2025
1975–2025
Also credited for acting (14), writing (13).
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On record for their credited titles
Cannes
3 nominations
- Nominated Cannes · Palme d'Or Maps to the Stars · 2014
- Nominated Cannes · Palme d'Or Cosmopolis · 2012
- Nominated Cannes · Palme d'Or A History of Violence · 2005
26
Wins
25
Nominations
51 awards — David Cronenberg
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Directors Guild of Canada Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Direction | A Dangerous Method · 2012 | Winner |
| Outstanding Direction – Feature Film | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
Directors Guild of Canada
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Direction in a Feature Film | Crimes of the Future · 2022 | Winner |
Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations
| Palme d'Or | Maps to the Stars · 2014 | Nominee |
| Palme d'Or | Cosmopolis · 2012 | Nominee |
| Palme d'Or | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
Genie Awards
6 nominations, 5 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Naked Lunch · 1992 | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Dead Ringers · 1989 | Winner |
| Best Direction | Naked Lunch · 1992 | Winner |
| Best Direction | Dead Ringers · 1989 | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Dead Ringers · 1989 | Winner |
| Best Direction | A Dangerous Method · 2012 | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Naked Lunch · 1992 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Naked Lunch · 1992 | Winner |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Rabid · 1977 | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best American Film | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Naked Lunch · 1991 | Winner |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
International Cinephile Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Dead Ringers · 1989 | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Naked Lunch · 1992 | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
SESC Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film (Audience Award) | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
Sitges Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Shivers · 1976 | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
Village Voice Film Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Winner |
Canadian Screen Awards
3 nominations
| Adapted Screenplay | Cosmopolis · 2013 | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Maps to the Stars · 2015 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Crimes of the Future · 2023 | Nominee |
Gold Derby Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
| Best Picture | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
15th European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-European Film | Spider · 2002 | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Feature | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
International Online Cinema Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
Italian Online Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Director of the Year | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Cosmopolis · 2013 | Nominee |
Scream Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Director – Canadian Film | Cosmopolis · 2013 | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | A History of Violence · 2005 | Nominee |
All credits
D
56
The Shrouds
D
55
Crimes of the Future
D
59
Maps to the Stars
D
51
Cosmopolis
C
63
A Dangerous Method
B
77
Eastern Promises
B
74
A History of Violence
C
68
Spider
C
68
eXistenZ
C
62
Crash
C
61
M. Butterfly
C
68
Naked Lunch
B
74
Dead Ringers
B
78
The Fly
B
74
The Dead Zone
B
72
Videodrome
C
66
Scanners
C
66
The Brood
D
58
Rabid
C
62
Shivers