M. Night Shyamalan
Awards & Honours
19
Awards Won
4
Honours
3
Rankings
5
Covers
1
Records
Shyamalan's most celebrated achievement remains The Sixth Sense, which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. The film also won him two Saturn Awards, a Hugo, a Nebula, and a Bram Stoker Award. He is one of the few directors to have a film gross over $600 million while being nominated for an Oscar. His career comeback with The Visit and Split demonstrated his ability to adapt to changing industry trends. In 2000, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He received a lifetime achievement award from the Philadelphia Film Festival in 2022.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Time 100 Most Influential People
Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Honorary Doctorate
Received an honorary doctorate for his contributions to film.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Honored for his career achievements.
Guinness World Record
Highest-grossing supernatural horror film of all time (The Sixth Sense) at the time of its release.
Rankings & Lists
100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
Forbes Celebrity 100
Magazine Covers
Time
August 2000
The Man Who Sees Dead People
Entertainment Weekly
August 1999
The Sixth Sense Cover
Philadelphia Magazine
December 2000
The Genius of M. Night Shyamalan
Wired
June 2002
M. Night Shyamalan: The Next Spielberg?
Variety
2016
Shyamalan's Comeback
Records & Feats
Highest-grossing supernatural horror film at the time of release
The Sixth Sense held the record for the highest-grossing supernatural horror film upon its release in 1999.