# List of awards and nominations received by David Fincher

American film director David Fincher has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Director: for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), and Mank (2020). He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for The Social Network.
He is also known for having directed the psychological and action thrillers Seven (1995), The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), Gone Girl (2014) and The Killer (2023) as well as the mystery thrillers Zodiac (2007) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), as well as being instrumental in the creation of the U.S. television series House of Cards.
His films Zodiac and The Social Network are ranked in BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000.

## Major associations
### Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Director | Mank | Nominated |

### British Academy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2009 | Best Direction | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Direction | The Social Network | Won |
| 2014 | Best International Programme | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best International Programme | House of Cards | Nominated |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2015 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Director | Mank | Nominated |

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1991 | Best Music Video | "Oh Father", Madonna | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Music Video | "Love Is Strong", The Rolling Stones | Won |
| 2014 | Best Music Video | "Suit & Tie", Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | Won |

### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2013 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | House of Cards | Won |
| 2013 | Outstanding Drama Series | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Drama Series | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Drama Series | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Drama Series | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Drama Series | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | Love, Death & Robots | Won |
| 2021 | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | Love, Death & Robots | Won |
| 2022 | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | Love, Death & Robots | Won |

## Miscellaneous awards
### Cannes Film Festival

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Palme d'Or | Zodiac | Nominated | |

### Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2007 | Best Director | Zodiac | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2014 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated |

### Critics' Choice Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2009 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2015 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best Director | Mank | Nominated |

### Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2014 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Director | Mank | Nominated |

### Directors Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2009 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | The Social Network | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2021 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Mank | Nominated |

### Empire Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | Best Director | Zodiac | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Director | The Social Network | Nominated | |

### Hugo Award

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 1992 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Alien 3 | Nominated | |

### London Film Critics' Circle

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2007 | Best Director | Zodiac | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2020 | Best Director | Mank | Nominated |

### MTV Video Music Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 1989 | Best Direction in a Video | "Express Yourself" (by Madonna) | Won |
| 1989 | Best Direction in a Video | "Real Love" (by Jody Watley) | Nominated |
| 1989 | Best Direction in a Video | "Roll with It" (by Steve Winwood) | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Direction in a Video | "Vogue" (by Madonna) | Won |
| 1990 | Best Direction in a Video | "The End of the Innocence" (by Don Henley) | Nominated |
| 1990 | Best Direction in a Video | "Janie's Got a Gun" (by Aerosmith) | Nominated |
| 1991 | Best Direction in a Video | "Freedom! '90" (by George Michael) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Direction in a Video | "Suit & Tie" (by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z) | Won |

### National Board of Review

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won | |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won | |

### New York Film Critics Circle

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won | |

### Online Film Critics Society Award

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 1999 | Best Director | Fight Club | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Director | Zodiac | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |

### Phoenix Film Critics Society Award

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated | |

### Producers Guild of America Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2013 | Best Episodic Drama | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Episodic Drama | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Episodic Drama | House of Cards | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Episodic Drama | House of Cards | Nominated |

### San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated | |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2015 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Best Director | Mank | Nominated | |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 1992 | Best Director | Alien 3 | Nominated |
| 1995 | Best Director | Seven | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |

### St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won | |
| 2014 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated | |

### Toronto Film Critics Association

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2007 | Best Director | Zodiac | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won | |

### Vancouver Film Critics Circle

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2008 | Best Director | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Won |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won |
| 2020 | Best Director | Mank | Nominated |

### Venice Film Festival

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | The Killer | Golden Lion | Nominated | |

### Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Best Director | The Social Network | Won | |
| 2014 | Best Director | Gone Girl | Nominated | |

### Other awards

| Year | Work | Award | Result |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | SFX Award for Best Director | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director | Won |
| 2010 | The Social Network | César Award for Best Foreign Film | Won |
| 2010 | The Social Network | David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Film Critics Circle of Australia for Best Foreign Film | Won |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | Won |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Director | Won |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | Won |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Nastro d'Argento for Best Non-European Director | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Social Network | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director | Won |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Robert Festival for Best American Film | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Russian Guild of Film Critics for Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Social Network | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | Won |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | Won |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Peabody Award | Won |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | Iowa Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | Dorian Award for Film Director of the Year | Nominated |

## Summary

Awards and nominations received by Fincher's films :
| Year | Title | Academy Awards | Academy Awards | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA Awards | Golden Globe Awards | Golden Globe Awards |
| Year | Title | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins |
| 1992 | Alien 3 | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 1995 | Seven | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| 1999 | Fight Club | 1 | | | | | |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 13 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2010 | The Social Network | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 5 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | 1 | | 2 | | 4 | |
| 2020 | Mank | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| Total | Total | 40 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 23 | 4 |
Directed Academy Award performances
Under Fincher's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations for their performances in their respective roles.
| Year | Performer | Film | Result |
| Academy Award for Best Actor ||||
| 2008 | Brad Pitt | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2010 | Jesse Eisenberg | The Social Network | Nominated |
| 2020 | Gary Oldman | Mank | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Actress ||||
| 2011 | Rooney Mara | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2014 | Rosamund Pike | Gone Girl | Nominated |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ||||
| 2008 | Taraji P. Henson | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Nominated |
| 2020 | Amanda Seyfried | Mank | Nominated |