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David Fincher awards and nominations
Fincher in 2012
Fincher in 2012
Totals[a]
Wins32
Nominations86
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

David Fincher is an American film director. He started his career directing music videos before transitioning his career in film becoming known for making stylish thrillers and Neo-noirs. He has received several awards including a BAFTA Award, a Critics' Choice Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Peabody Award as well as nomination for three Academy Awards. His films Zodiac and The Social Network are ranked in BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000.[1]

Fincher made his feature length directorial debut with the science-fiction horror film Alien 3, the third film in the Alien film franchise, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Director. He established himself as director of acclaimed mystery thriller neo-noirs films with Se7en (1995), The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), and Zodiac (2007), the later of which earned him nominations for the Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Director. The film also competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

He earned attention for directing the romantic fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) for which he was nominated for his first Academy Award for Best Director along with the British Academy Film Award, the Directors Guild of America, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Director. He gained widespread critical acclaim when he directed the biographical drama The Social Network (2010) for which he won the BAFTA Award, the Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Award with his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. With psychological thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) he was nominated for the Directors Guild Award, and the thriller Gone Girl (2014) he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award. He earned his third Academy Award for Best Director with the Netflix drama Mank (2020).

On television, he was instrumental in the creation of Netflix political drama series House of Cards (2013–2018). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "Chapter 1" of House of Cards at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. He was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series and two British Academy Television Awards for Best International Programme. For the Netflix animated series Love, Death & Robots (2019–), he won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program.

Also known for his work on music videos, he won two Grammy Awards for Best Music Video for "Love Is Strong" (1995) by The Rolling Stones at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards and "Suit & Tie" (2014) by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. He was Grammy-nominated for "Oh Father" (1991) by Madonna at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. He also won three MTV Video Music Awards for Best Direction for "Express Yourself" in 1989 and "Vogue" in 1991 both by Madonna as well as and "Suit & Tie" by Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z in 2013.

Major associations

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Academy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [2]
2010 The Social Network Nominated [3]
2020 Mank Nominated [4]

BAFTA Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
2008 Best Direction The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [5]
2010 The Social Network Won [6]
British Academy Television Awards
2014 Best International Programme House of Cards Nominated [7]
2015 Nominated [8]

Critics' Choice Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [9]
2010 The Social Network Won [10]
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [11]
2020 Mank Nominated [12]

Emmy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2013 Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series House of Cards (episode: "Chapter One") Won [13]
Outstanding Drama Series House of Cards (season one) Nominated
2014 House of Cards (season two) Nominated [14]
2015 House of Cards (season three) Nominated [15]
2016 House of Cards (season four) Nominated [16]
2017 House of Cards (season five) Nominated [17]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2019 Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Love, Death & Robots Won [18]
2021 Won [19]
2022 Won [20]
2025 Outstanding Animated Program Love, Death & Robots Pending [21]


Golden Globe Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [22]
2010 The Social Network Won [23]
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [24]
2020 Mank Nominated [25]

Grammy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1991 Best Music Video "Oh Father", Madonna Nominated [26]
1995 "Love Is Strong", The Rolling Stones Won [27]
2014 "Suit & Tie", Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z Won [28]

Critics awards

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Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Boston Society of Film Critics 2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
Chicago Film Critics Association 2007 Best Director Zodiac Nominated
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [29]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [30]
2020 Mank Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle 2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
Iowa Film Critics Association 2014 Best Director Gone Girl Runner-up
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
London Film Critics' Circle 2007 Best Director Zodiac Nominated
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Won
2010 The Social Network Won
2020 Mank Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
National Board of Review 2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Won
2010 The Social Network Won
National Society of Film Critics 2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
New York Film Critics Circle 2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won
Online Film Critics Society 1999 Best Director Fight Club Nominated
2007 Zodiac Nominated
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society 2010 Best Director The Social Network Nominated
2014 Gone Girl Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
San Diego Film Critics Society 2010 Best Director The Social Network Nominated
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [31]
St. Louis Film Critics Association 2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [32]
Toronto Film Critics Association 2007 Best Director Zodiac Nominated
2010 The Social Network Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2008 Best Director The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Won
2010 The Social Network Won
2020 Mank Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2010 Best Director The Social Network Won
2014 Gone Girl Nominated [33]

Miscellaneous awards

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Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 2007 Palme d'Or Zodiac Nominated
César Awards 2010 Best Foreign Film The Social Network Won
David di Donatello 2010 Best Foreign Film The Social Network Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards 2009 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated [34]
2011 The Social Network Nominated [34]
2012 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated [34]
2013 Outstanding Directing – Drama Series House of Cards Nominated [34]
2021 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Mank Nominated [34]
Empire Awards 2008 Best Director Zodiac Nominated
2011 The Social Network Nominated
Hugo Award 1992 Best Dramatic Presentation Alien 3 Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards 1989 Best Direction in a Video "Express Yourself" (by Madonna) Won
"Real Love" (by Jody Watley) Nominated
"Roll with It" (by Steve Winwood) Nominated
1990 "Vogue" (by Madonna) Won
"The End of the Innocence" (by Don Henley) Nominated
"Janie's Got a Gun" (by Aerosmith) Nominated
1991 "Freedom! '90" (by George Michael) Nominated
2013 "Suit & Tie" (by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z) Won
Peabody Awards 2013 House of Cards Peabody Award Won [35]
Producers Guild of America Awards 2013 Best Episodic Drama House of Cards Nominated [36]
2014 Nominated [37]
2015 Nominated [38]
2016 Nominated [39]
Satellite Awards 2015 Best Director Gone Girl Nominated [40]
2021 Mank Nominated
Saturn Awards 1992 Best Director Alien 3 Nominated [41]
1995 Seven Nominated [42]
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Nominated
Venice Film Festival 2023 The Killer Golden Lion Nominated [43]

Awards and nominations received by Fincher's films

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Awards and nominations received by Fincher's films
Year Title Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards
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 40 9 29 7 23 4

Directed Academy Award performances

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Under Fincher's direction, these actors have received Academy Award nominations for their performances in the 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

See also

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References

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  4. ^ "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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  20. ^ "Nominees / Winners 2022 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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  23. ^ "Glee and The Social Network dominate Golden Globes". BBC News. 2011-01-17. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
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  28. ^ "56th Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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  31. ^ "2014 San Diego Film Critics Award Nominations". San Diego Film Critics Society. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
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  41. ^ 19th Saturn Awards at IMDb.
  42. ^ 22nd Saturn Awards at IMDb.
  43. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (July 25, 2023). "Venice Lineup Includes Films by Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, David Fincher and More". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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