For 'Freddy vs Jason', please refer to the 'Friday the 13th' Accolades page.

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('84)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 1985

Nominee, Saturn Award
  • Best Horror Film
  • Best Performance by a Young Actor, Jsu Garcia

Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, 1985

Winner, Critics Award
  • Wes Craven
Winner, Special Mention
  • Heather Langenkamp - Acting
Nominee, Grand Prize
  • Wes Craven

​Young Artist Awards, 1985

Nominee, Young Artist Award
  • Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama, Heather Langenkamp
  • Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama, Johnny Depp

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 2007

Nominee, Saturn Award
  • Best DVD Classic Film Release

Online Film & Television Association

Winner, OFTA Hall of Fame
  • Motion Picture (2019)
  • Character: Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger (2021)
  • Score: Charles Burnstein (2023)

National Film Preservation Board

Winner, National Film Registry

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 1986

Nominee, Saturn Award
  • Best Horror Film

Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, 1986

Nominee, Grand Prize
  • Jack Sholder

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 1988

Nominee, Saturn Award
  • Best Horror Film
  • Best supporting Actor, Robert Englund
  • Best Make-Up, Kevin Yagher, Mark Shostrom, R. Christopher Biggs

Fantasporto, 1988

Winner, Critic's Award - Special Mention
  • Chuck Russell
Nominee, International Fantasy Film Award
  • Best Film, Chuck Russell​

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

​Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 1990

Nominee, Saturn Award
  • Best Horror Film
  • Best Supporting Actor, Robert Englund
  • Best Director, Renny Harlin

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival, 1988

Nominee, Best Film
  • Renny Harlin
Winner, Best Special Effects

Fantasporto, 1989

Nominee, International Fantasy Film Award
  • Best Film, Renny Harlin

Razzie Awards, 1989

Nominee, Razzie Award
  • Worst Original Song, 'Therapist'

Young Artist Awards, 1989

Winner, Young Artist Award
  • Teen Choice for Best Horror Picture
Nominee, Young Artist Award
  • Best Young Actress in a Horror or Mystery Motion Picture, Brooke Theiss
  • Best Young Actor in a Horror or Mystery Motion Picture, Rodney Eastman
  • Best Young Actor in a Horror or Mystery Motion Picture, Andras Jones

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Fantasporto, 1990

Winner, Critics' Award
  • Stephen Hopkins
Nominee, International Fantasy Film Award
  • Best Film, Stephen Hopkins

Razzie Awards, 1990

Winner, Razzie Award
  • Worst Original Song, 'Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter', Bruce Dickinson
Nominee, Razzie Award
  • Worst Original Song, 'Let's Go!', Kool Moe Dee

Young Artist Awards, 1990

Winner, Young Artist Award
  • Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Whit Hertford

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival, 1991

Nominee, Best Film
  • Rachel Talalay​
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Razzie Awards, 1992

Nominee, Razzie Award
  • Worst Original Song, 'Why Was I Born (Freddy's Dead),' Iggy Pop

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, 1991

Winner, Chainsaw Award
  • Worst Film (won)
Nominee, Chainsaw Award
  • Best Supporting Actress, Lezlie Deane (nom)
  • Best Studio/Big-Budget Film (nom)

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

​Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 1995

Nominee, Saturn Award
  • Best Horror Film
  • Best Performance by a Younger Actor, Miko Hughes
  • ​Best Music, J. Peter Robinson

Fantasporto, 1995

Winner, International Fantasy Film Award
  • Best Screenplay, Wes Craven
Nominee, International Fantasy Film Award
  • Best Film, Wes Craven

Film Independent Spirit Awards, 1995

Nominee, Independent Spirit Award
  • Best Feature, Marianne Maddalena

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, 1994

Winner, Chainsaw Award
  • Best Actress, Heather Langenkamp
  • Best Screenplay, Wes Craven
Nominee, Chainsaw Award
  • Best Wide-Release Film
  • ​Best Supporting Actor, Miko Hughes

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

People's Choice Awards, USA, 2011

Winner, People's Choice Award
  • Favorite Horror Movie

Teen Choice Awards, 2010

Nominee, Teen Choice Award
  • Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller
  • Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller, Jackie Earle Hayley
  • Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller, Katie Cassidy

World Stunt Awards, 2011

Nominee, Taurus Award
  • Hardest Hit, Tarah Paige
  • Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman, ​Tarah Paige

Empire Awards, UK, 2011

Nominee, Empire Award
  • Best Horror

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, 2011

Winner, Chainsaw Award
  • Worst Film

Fright Meter Awards, 2010

Nominee, Fright Meter Award
  • Best Supporting Actress, Katie Cassidy

Scream Awards, 2010

Nominee, Scream Award
  • Best Villain, Jackie Earle Hayley
  • Best Horror Movie

Golden Schmoes Awards, 2010

Nominee, Golden Schmoes
  • Worst Movie of the Year
  • Biggest Disappointment of the Year