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A Nightmare on Elm Street ('84)

Nominee, Saturn Awards, 1985
  • Best Horror Film (Winner: 'Gremlins')
  • Best Performance by a Young Actor, Jsu Garcia (Winner: Noah Hathaway 'The Neverending Story')
Nominee, Saturn Award, 2007
  • Best DVD Classic Film Release (Winner: 'Godzilla' [1954])
Nominee, Saturn Award, 2024
  • Best Film Home Media Collection Release ("Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary 25-Film Collection") (Winner: "Superman 1978-1987 4K Ultra HD 5-Film Collection")

Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

Nominee, Saturn Award, 1986
  • Best Horror Film (Winner: 'Fright Night')

Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Nominee, Saturn Awards, 1988
  • Best Horror Film (Winner: 'The Lost Boys')
  • Best supporting Actor, Robert Englund (Winner: Richard Dawson, 'The Running Man')
  • Best Make-Up, Kevin Yagher, Mark Shostrom, R. Christopher Biggs (Winners: Rob Bottin and Stephan Dupuis 'RoboCop')

Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Nominee, Saturn Award, 1990
  • Best Horror Film (Winner: 'Beetlejuice')
  • Best Supporting Actor, Robert Englund (Winner: Robert Loggia, 'Big')
  • Best Director, Renny Harlin (Winner: Robert Zemeckis, 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit')

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Nominee, Saturn Award, 1995
  • Best Horror Film (Winner: 'Interview with the Vampire')
  • Best Performance by a Younger Actor, Miko Hughes (Winner: Kirsten Dunst, 'Interview with the Vampire')
  • ​Best Music, J. Peter Robinson (Winner: Howard Shore, 'Ed Wood')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('84)

Winner, Critics Award, 1985
  • Wes Craven
Winner, Special Mention, 1985
  • Heather Langenkamp - Acting
Nominee, Grand Prize, 1985
  • Wes Craven (Winner: James Cameron, 'The Terminator')

Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

Nominee, Grand Prize, 1986
  • Jack Sholder (Winner: Alan J. Pakula, 'Dream Lover')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

Nominee, Empire Award, 2011
  • Best Horror (Winner: 'The Last Exorcism')

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Winner, Chainsaw Award, 1991
  • Worst Film
Nominee, Chainsaw Awards, 1991
  • Best Supporting Actress, Lezlie Deane (Winner: Christina Ricci, 'The Addams Family')
  • Best Studio/Big-Budget Film (Winner: 'The Silence of the Lambs')

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Winner, Chainsaw Awards, 1994
  • Best Actress, Heather Langenkamp
  • Best Screenplay, Wes Craven
Nominee, Chainsaw Awards, 1994
  • Best Wide-Release Film (Winner: 'The Crow')
  • ​Best Supporting Actor, Miko Hughes (Winner: Antonio Banderas, 'Interview with the Vampire')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

Winner, Chainsaw Award, 2011
  • Worst Film

Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Winner, Critic's Award - Special Mention, 1988
  • Chuck Russell
Nominee, International Fantasy Film Award, 1988
  • Best Film, Chuck Russell​ (Winner: Siu-Tung Ching, 'A Chinese Ghost Story')

Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

 Nominee, International Fantasy Film Award, 1989
  • Best Film, Renny Harlin (Winner: George A. Romero, 'Monkey Shines')

Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Winner, Critics' Award, 1990
  • Stephen Hopkins
Nominee, International Fantasy Film Award, 1990
  • Best Film, Stephen Hopkins (Winner: Mike Hodges, 'Black Rainbow')

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Winner, International Fantasy Film Award
  • Best Screenplay, Wes Craven
Nominee, International Fantasy Film Award
  • Best Film, Wes Craven (Winner: Danny Boyle, 'Shallow Grave')

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Nominee, Independent Spirit Award
  • Best Feature, Marianne Maddalena (Winner: Lawrence Bender, 'Pulp Fiction')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

Nominee, Fright Meter Award, 2010
  • Best Supporting Actress, Katie Cassidy (Winner: Sue Stevens, 'The Wrong House')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

Nominee, Golden Schmoes, 2010
  • Worst Movie of the Year (Winner: 'The Last Airbender')
  • Biggest Disappointment of the Year (Winner: 'Iron Man 2')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('84)

Winner, National Film Registry, 2021

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('84)

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

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

Winner, People's Choice Award, 2011
  • Favorite Horror Movie

Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Nominee, Razzie Award, 1989
  • Worst Original Song, 'Therapist,' Vigil (Winner: 'Jack Fresh,' Full Force, 'Caddyshack II')

Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Winner, Razzie Award, 1990
  • Worst Original Song, 'Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter,' Bruce Dickinson
Nominee, Razzie Award, 1990
  • Worst Original Song, 'Let's Go!,' Kool Moe Dee (Winner: 'Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter,' Bruce Dickinson, 'Elm Street 5: The Dream Child')

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Nominee, Razzie Award, 1992
  • Worst Original Song, 'Why Was I Born (Freddy's Dead),' Iggy Pop (Winner: 'Addams Groove,' MC Hammer and Felton Pilate, 'The Addams Family')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

Nominee, Scream Awards, 2010
  • Best Villain, Jackie Earle Hayley as Freddy Krueger (Winner: Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko, 'Iron Man 2')
  • Best Horror Movie (Winner: 'Zombieland')

Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Winner, CIFF, 1988
  • Best Special Effects
Nominee, CIFF, 1988
  • Best Film, Renny Harlin (Winner: Vincent Ward, 'The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey')

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Nominee, CIFF, 1991
  • Best Film, Rachel Talalay​ (Winner: Lars von Trier, 'Europa')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

Nominee, Taurus Award, 2011
  • Hardest Hit, Tarah Paige (Winner: Brian Machleit, 'The A-Team')
  • Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman, ​Tarah Paige (Winner: Janene Carleton, 'Salt')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('10)

Nominee, Teen Choice Awards, 2010
  • Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller (Winner: 'Paranormal Activity')
  • Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller, Jackie Earle Hayley (Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, 'Shutter Island')
  • Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller, Katie Cassidy (Winner: Megan Fox, 'Jennifer's Body')

A Nightmare on Elm Street ('84)

Nominee, Young Artist Award, 1985
  • Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama, Heather Langenkamp (Winner: Molly Ringwald, 'Sixteen Candles')
  • Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama, Johnny Depp (Winner: Ke Huy Quan, 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom')

Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Winner, Young Artist Award, 1989
  • Teen Choice for Best Horror Picture
Nominee, Young Artist Award, 1989
  • Best Young Actress in a Horror or Mystery Motion Picture, Brooke Theiss (Winner: Kristy Swanson, 'Flowers in the Attic')
  • Best Young Actor in a Horror or Mystery Motion Picture, Rodney Eastman (Winner: Lukas Hass, 'Lady in White')
  • Best Young Actor in a Horror or Mystery Motion Picture, Andras Jones (Winner: Lukas Hass, 'Lady in White')

Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Winner, Young Artist Award, 1990
  • Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Whit Hertford