# List of accolades received by The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the sequel to 2005's Batman Begins and the second installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy. In the film, Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale) forms an alliance with Police Lieutenant James Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City, but are thwarted by a criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger) who seeks to undermine Batman's influence and create chaos in Gotham. The film also stars Michael Caine as Bruce Wayne's butler (Alfred Pennyworth), Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. It was released in Australia on July 16, 2008.
The Dark Knight grossed over a billion dollars worldwide, becoming the fourth film in history to gross more than $1 billion worldwide and the highest-grossing film of 2008. It is currently the 47th highest-grossing film of all time. The Dark Knight also received a high critical acclaim, accumulating an approval rating of 94% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
The Dark Knight garnered numerous awards and nominations with particular praise for Heath Ledger's performance of the Joker. The film received eight Academy Award nominations at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, winning two for Best Sound Editing and Best Supporting Actor (posthumously awarded to Ledger). Notably, the film's Best Sound Editing win prevented Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire from having a clean category-sweep.
At the People's Choice Awards—in which the winners are determined by the choices of the people (audience) in the Gallup polls—The Dark Knight won five awards, including: Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Superhero (Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman), Favorite On Screen Match-Up (Christian Bale and Heath Ledger), and Favourite Cast. The film was included in top-ten films of 2008 lists by multiple publications, including the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review.
In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Best Art Direction | Nathan Crowley and Peter Lando | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Best Makeup | John Caglione Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Best Sound Editing | Richard King | Won | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Best Sound Mixing | Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2009 | Best Visual Effects | Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin | Nominated | |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards | December 19, 2008 | Best Picture | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| African-American Film Critics Association Awards | December 19, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | – | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards | – | Special Mention Award | The Dark Knight – Joker's first scene | Won | |
| American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | February 15, 2009 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| American Film Institute Awards | N/A | Movies of the Year | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | February 15, 2009 | Outstanding Achievement Award – Theatrical Release | Wally Pfister | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 14, 2009 | Excellence in Production Design – Fantasy Films | Nathan Crowley | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2008 | Best Picture | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2008 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2008 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2008 | Best Original Score | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Won | |
| Australian Film Critics Association | – | Commendation for Best Overseas Film | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Australian Film Institute Awards | December 5–6, 2008 | International Award for Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Costume Design | Linda Hemming | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Film Music | Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Makeup and Hair | Peter Robb-King | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Production Design | Nathan Crowley and Peter Lando | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Sound | Lora Hirschberg, Richard King, Ed Novick and Gary Rizzo | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Special Visual Effects | Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin and Tim Webber | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 14, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards | January 8, 2009 | Top 10 Film of the Year (#4) | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Acting Ensemble | Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman | Won | |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Picture | The Dark Knight | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Original Score | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan | Nominated | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 14, 2009 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing | Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo | Nominated | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 17, 2009 | Excellence in Fantasy Film | Lindy Hemming | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Picture | The Dark Knight | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | [21] [22] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Dark Knight cast | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Action Movie | The Dark Knight | Won | [21] [22] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 8, 2009 | Best Composer | Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2008 | Top 10 Film of the Year (#3) | The Dark Knight | Won | [23] [24] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | [23] [24] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Won | [23] [24] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2008 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Runner-up | [23] [24] |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | January 31, 2009 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2009 | Best Film | The Dark Knight | Won | [27] [28] |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2009 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Won | [27] [28] |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2009 | Best Actor | Christian Bale | Won | [27] [28] |
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2009 | Best Sci-Fi/Superhero | The Dark Knight | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 11, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | – | Best in Show | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | – | Best Action Trailer | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | – | "Batman Teaser" Poster | The Dark Knight | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | – | Best Summer 2008 Blockbuster Poster (teaser) | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | – | Best Motion Title/Graphics | The Dark Knight | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | February 8, 2009 | Best Score Soundtrack Album | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Won | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 17, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | – | Film Score of the Year | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Nominated | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | – | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Nominated | |
| Iowa Film Critics Awards | January 12, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Japan Academy Prize | February 20, 2009 | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | – | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | – | Best Fantasy or Horror Film | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Awards | December 18, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 4, 2009 | Actor of the Year | Heath Ledger | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards | February 4, 2009 | British Director of the Year | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2008 | Best Film | The Dark Knight | Runner-up | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2008 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Runner-up | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | December 9, 2008 | Best Production Design | Nathan Crowley | Runner-up | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | February 21, 2009 | Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film | Alex Gibson and Daniel Pinder | Won | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | February 21, 2009 | Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Richard King, Hugo Weng, Linda Folk, and Michael Magill | Nominated | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards | February 21, 2009 | Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Richard King, Christopher Flick, John Roesch, Alyson Dee Moore, Michael W. Mitchell, Hamilton Sterling and Michael Babcock | Won | |
| MTV Movie Awards | May 31, 2009 | Best Movie | The Dark Knight | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | May 31, 2009 | Best Male Performance | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
| MTV Movie Awards | May 31, 2009 | Best Villain | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| MTV Movie Awards | May 31, 2009 | Best Fight | Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review Awards | January 14, 2009 | Top 10 Films of the Year | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| National Movie Awards | September 8, 2008 | Best Superhero Film | The Dark Knight | Won | [42] [43] |
| National Movie Awards | September 8, 2008 | Best Performance – Male | Christian Bale | Nominated | [42] [43] |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | January 3, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Runner-up | |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 28, 2009 | Favorite Movie | The Dark Knight | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards | December 23, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards | December 23, 2008 | Top Ten Film of the Year | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 19, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 19, 2009 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 19, 2009 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 19, 2009 | Best Picture | The Dark Knight | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 19, 2009 | Best Original Score | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 19, 2009 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | January 19, 2009 | Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2009 | Favorite Movie | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2009 | Favorite Action Movie | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2009 | Favorite Cast | Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2009 | Favorite Male Action Star | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2009 | Favorite Leading Man | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2009 | Favorite On-Screen Match Up | Christian Bale and Heath Ledger | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2009 | Favorite Superhero | Christian Bale as Batman | Won | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 24, 2009 | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas | Nominated | |
| Project Fanboy Awards | March 1, 2009 | Best Comic Book to Movie Adaptation | Batman: The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Project Fanboy Awards | March 1, 2009 | Best Comic Book to Movie Adaptation: Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | [52] [53] |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Film | The Dark Knight | Runner-up | [52] [53] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 14, 2008 | Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) | Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, and Gary Rizzo | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 14, 2008 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 14, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 14, 2008 | Best Visual Effects | Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul Franklin | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 14, 2008 | Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Action, Adventure, or Thriller Film | The Dark Knight | Won | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Writing | Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan | Won | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Actress | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Aaron Eckhart | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Music | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Won | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Costume | Lindy Hemming | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Make-Up | John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullian | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2009 | Best Special Effects | Nick Davis, Chis Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul Franklin | Won | [56] [57] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | The Ultimate Scream | The Dark Knight | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Screenplay | Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Sequel | The Dark Knight | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best F/X | The Dark Knight | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Comic Book Movie | The Dark Knight | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Fantasy Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Superhero | Christian Bale | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Villain | Heath Ledger | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Gary Oldman | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | The Holy Sh!t Scene of the Year | Big Rig Flips over | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Line | Heath Ledger – "I believe that whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger!" | Won | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Fantasy Movie | The Dark Knight | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Fantasy Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Fantasy Actress | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Villain | Aaron Eckhart | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Michael Caine | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Line | Heath Ledger – "Why So Serious?" | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | Best Line | Heath Ledger – "I'm gonna make this pencil disappear!" | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Scream Awards | October 18, 2008 | The Holy Sh!t Scene of the Year | The Batmobile/Batpod Chase | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 25, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 25, 2009 | Best Stunt Ensemble | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2008 | Top Ten Film of the Year (#4) | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Special Effects | Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul Franklin | Won | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Music | James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Picture | The Dark Knight | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2008 | Best Cinematography | Wally Pfister | Nominated | |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | May 12, 2009 | Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director | Paul Jennings, Rick LeFevour, Tom Struthers | Won | |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | May 12, 2009 | Best Fight | Rob Cooper, Richard Hansen, Mark Mottram, Andy Pilgrim, Dominic Preece, Marvin Stewart-Campbell, Buster Reeves, Steen Young | Won | |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | May 12, 2009 | Best High Work | Mark Harper, Luke Kearney, Tom Lowell, Mark Mottram, Brian A. Peters | Won | |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | May 12, 2009 | Best Specialty Stunt | Jim Wilkey | Won | |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | May 12, 2009 | Best Work With a Vehicle | Rick Avery, Richard Burden, Gillie, McKenzie, George Cottle, Tobiasz Daszkiewicz, James Fierro, Terry Jackson, Tom Lowell, Rick Mille, Jean-Pierre Goy, Jim Wilkey | Won | |
| TEC Awards | October 10, 2009 | Film Sound Production | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 4, 2008 | Choice Movie: Summer – Action | The Dark Knight | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 4, 2008 | Choice Movie: Rumble | Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 4, 2008 | Choice Movie: Summer Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 4, 2008 | Choice Movie: Summer Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 4, 2008 | Choice Movie: Summer Actress | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | December 17, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Utah Film Critics Association Awards | – | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Utah Film Critics Association Awards | – | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Runner-up | |
| Utah Film Critics Association Awards | – | Best Picture | The Dark Knight | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards | January 13, 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 10, 2009 | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture (Garbage Truck Crash Models and Miniature) | Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Branden Seifert, Adam Gelbart | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 10, 2009 | Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture (IMAX Gotham City Scapes) | Peter Bebb, David Vickery, Philippe Leprince, Andrew Lockley | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 10, 2009 | Outstanding Special Effects in a Motion Picture | Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| World Soundtrack Academy Awards | October 17, 2009 | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Hans Zimmer (also for (Frost/Nixon and Angels & Demons)) | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 7, 2009 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; Story by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer | Nominated | |