Awards and Nominations
- 2001 — Richard Kelly won with Donnie Darko for "Best Screenplay" at the Sitges film festival and at the San Diego Film Critics Society. Donnie Darko also won the "Audience Award" for Best Feature at the Sweden Fantastic Film Festival. The film was nominated for "Best Film" at the Catalonian International Film Festival and for the "Grand Jury Prize" at the Sundance Film Festival.
- 2002 — Donnie Darko won the "Special Award" at the Young Filmmakers Showcase at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The movie also won the "Silver Scream Award" at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival. Kelly was nominated for "Best First Feature" and "Best First Screenplay" with Donnie Darko, as well as Jake Gyllenhaal being nominated for "Best Male Lead," at the Independent Spirit Awards. The film was also nominated for the "Best Breakthrough Film" at the Online Film Critics Society Awards.
- 2003 — Jake Gyllenhaal won "Best Actor" and Richard Kelly "Best Original Screenplay" for Donnie Darko at the Chlotrudis Awards, where Kelly was also nominated for "Best Director" and "Best Movie".
- 2005 — Donnie Darko ranked in the top five on My Favourite Film, an Australian poll conducted by the ABC.
- 2006 — Donnie Darko ranks #9 in FilmFour's 50 Films to See Before You Die.
- Other awards
- #14 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.
- #2 in Empire's "50 Greatest Independent Films of All Time" list.
- #53 in Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time 2008 poll.
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