Wes Craven
Awards & Honours
22
Awards Won
3
Honours
5
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Wes Craven received numerous lifetime achievement awards recognizing his impact on horror. He was honored by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, the Horror Writers Association, and film festivals in New York and Sitges. His film Scream won the Saturn Award for Best Director, and his creation Freddy Krueger was ranked #40 on AFI's list of greatest villains. Craven's work continues to be celebrated in retrospectives and documentaries.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Received a star for motion pictures.
Guinness World Record
Scream was briefly the highest-grossing slasher film of all time.
Cleveland International Film Festival Tribute
Honored with a retrospective and special tribute.
Rankings & Lists
100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
The 30 Best Slasher Movies of All Time
The 100 Best Movies of All Time
The 50 Best Slasher Movies
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Magazine Covers
Fangoria
1984-11
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Fangoria
1977-07
The Hills Have Eyes
Fangoria
1996-12
Scream
Rue Morgue
2015-09
Wes Craven: 1939-2015
American Cinematographer
1988-02
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Records & Feats
Created the highest-grossing slasher film of all time (at release)
Scream (1996) grossed over $173 million worldwide, briefly holding the record for highest-grossing slasher film.
First director to have two separate horror franchises with iconic villains
Craven created both Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and the Ghostface killer (Scream), two of horror's most recognizable antagonists.