Awards – The Official John Carpenter

AAPAA 1988 – Jimmie Award – “Prince of Darkness” – winner

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1975 – Golden Scroll – Best Special Effects, “Dark Star” – winner 1981 – Saturn Award – Best Director, “Escape From New York” – nominated 1986 – Saturn Award – Best Music, “Big Trouble in Little China” – nominated 1987 – Saturn Award – Best Music, “Prince of Darkness” – nominated 1988 – Saturn Award – Best Music, “They Live” – nominated 1996 – George Pal Memorial Award – winner 1998 – Saturn Award – Best Music, “Vampires” – winner

AIDS Research Alliance of America 1999 – James Whale Award

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Science 1970 – Oscar – Best Short Subject (live action), “The Resurrection of Bronco Billy” – winner

ASCAP Screen Music Awards 2016 – Top Television Series, “Zoo” 2019 – Top Box Office Film, “Halloween (2018)” 2022 – Top Box Office Film, “Halloween Kills” 2023 – Top Box Office Film, “Halloween Ends”

American Institute for Public Service 1980 – Jefferson Award, outstanding public service benefitting local communities

The Association of Film Critics of Rio de Janeiro 2012 – Lifetime Achievement Award

Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival 1979 – Grand Prize, “Halloween” – nominated 1980 – Critics award, “The Fog” – winner 1980 – Grand Prize, “The Fog” – nominated 1984 – Grand Prize, “Christine” – nominated 1988 – Critics award, “Prince of Darkness” – winner 1988 – Grand Prize, “Prince of Darkness” – nominated 1989 – Grand Prize, “They Live” – nominated

Bram Stoker Awards 1999 – Bram Stoker Award – Other Media, “Vampires” – nominated 2008 – Lifetime Achievement Award

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2016 – Festival Prize – Best Score Short Film, “The Puppet Man” – winner

Cable Ace Award 1991 – Best Writing in a Movie or Mini-Series, “El Diablo” – winner

Cahiers du Cinema 1995 – Top 10 Film Award – Best Film – 10th place, “In the Mouth of Madness”

Cannes Film Festival 2019 – Le Carrosse d’Or

Chicago International Film Festival 1977 – Gold Hugo – Best Feature, “Assault on Precinct 13” – nominated 1978 – Gold Hugo – Best Feature “Halloween” – nominated

CINE Competition 1971 – CINE Golden Eagle – Student Film, “The Resurrection of Broncho Billy” – winner

Cineuphoria Awards 2017 – The Cineuphooria – Career Honorary Award

Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1979 – Edgar – Best Television Feature or Mini Series, “Someone’s Watching Me” – nominated

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 1996 – Chainsaw Award – Best Soundtrack, “Village of the Damned” – nominated 1999 – Chainsaw Award – Best Score, “Vampires” – winner 2022 – Chainsaw Award – Best Score, “Halloween Kills” – winner 2023 – Chainsaw Award – Best Score, “Halloween Ends” – winner