M. Night Shyamalan is Indian American film director, screenwriter, author, producer, and actor. Throughout his career he has received several awards including nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Awards.
Shyamalan gained acclaim and a career breakthrough for his third directorial feature, the psychological thriller The Sixth Sense (1999) and earned nominations for two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He was also nominated for BAFTA Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay as well as nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and also received the Empire Award for Best Director.
Since the release of The Sixth Sense (1999), he has received career fluctuations with his critical reception leaning towards mixed to negative, receiving several Golden Raspberry Awards or also known as "Razzie Awards".
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2000 Best Director The Sixth Sense Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2000 Best Direction The Sixth Sense Best Original Screenplay
Directors Guild of America Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1999 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film The Sixth Sense
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2000 Best Screenplay The Sixth Sense
Writers Guild of America Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2000 Best Original Screenplay The Sixth Sense
Others
Razzie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2007 Worst Picture Lady in the Water Worst Director Worst Screenplay Worst Supporting Actor 2009 Worst Picture The Happening Worst Director Worst Screenplay 2011 Worst Picture The Last Airbender Worst Director Worst Screenplay Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel 2014 Worst Picture After Earth Worst Director Worst Screenplay 2016 Razzie Redeemer Award The Visit
Miscellaneous awards
Organizations Year Category Work Result Amanda Awards 1999 Best Foreign Feature Film The Sixth Sense Annie Awards 1999 Writing in a Feature Production Stuart Little Bram Stoker Awards 1999 Best Screenplay The Sixth Sense 2000 Unbreakable 2002 Signs Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1999 Best Screenplay The Sixth Sense Chlotrudis Awards 1999 Best Screenplay The Sixth Sense Christopher Awards 2002 Best FilmShared with Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer & Kathleen Kennedy Signs Empire Awards 1999 Best Director The Sixth Sense 2002 Signs 2004 The Village Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2015 Best Wide-Release Film The Visit Hugo Awards 1999 Best Dramatic Presentation The Sixth Sense Nebula Awards 1999 Best Script The Sixth Sense 2000 Unbreakable Online Film Critics Society 1999 Best Screenplay The Sixth Sense 2002 Signs Palm Springs International Film Festival 2000 Sonny Bono Visionary Award Himself Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards 2002 Best Genre Film Signs 2015 Best Movie The Visit Satellite Awards 1999 Best Screenplay, Original The Sixth Sense Saturn Awards 1999 Best Writing The Sixth Sense SFX Awards 2002 Best SF or Fantasy Film Director Signs ShoWest Convention2006 Director of the Year Himself Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 2006 Worst Director Lady in the Water Worst Screenplay
Directed Academy Award performancesUnder Shyamalan's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles. +YearPerformerFilmResultAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor2000Haley Joel OsmentThe Sixth SenseAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress2000Toni ColletteThe Sixth Sense
See also List of accolades received by The Sixth Sense Unbreakable (film series), superhero series by Shyamalan Blinding Edge Pictures, film and television production company founded by M. Night Shyamalan
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