This is a list of awards and nominations received by American film director

Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film '' Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, ...

Awards

* 1994 Sundance Film Festival. Co-winner of the Filmmakers Trophy for ''Clerks''. * 1994

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

. Won the Prix de la Jeunesse Award ("Prize of the Youth") for ''Clerks'' and won the Mercedes Benz-sponsored International Critics Week Prize. * 1994

Deauville Film Festival The Deauville American Film Festival (french: Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville, link=no) is a yearly film festival devoted to American cinema, which has taken place since 1975 in Deauville, France. It was established by Lionel Cho ...

. Won the Audience Award for ''Clerks''. * 1997 Independent Spirit Awards. Won Best Screenplay for ''Chasing Amy''. * 1997

Humanitas Prize The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing, and is given to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist P ...

. Won (with

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) for "Good Will Hunting" as executive producers. * 1999

Harvey Awards The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be the successor to the Kirby Awards that we ...

. Won Best New Talent for ''Daredevil/Bullseye: Target'', ''Clerks: The Comic Book'' and the ''Jay & Silent Bob'' series. * 1999 People for the American Way’s Defender of Democracy Award. * 1999 Festival Internacional de Cine Cinema Jove. Lifetime Achievement Award. * 2000

Wizard Fan Awards ''Wizard'' or ''Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture'' (previously titled ''Wizard: The Guide to Comics'' and ''Wizard: The Comics Magazine'') was a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wi ...

. Won Best Writer. * 2005

Empire Awards The Empire Awards was an annual British awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the local and global film industry. Winners were awarded the Empire Award statuette. The awards, first presented in 1996, were presented by the British f ...

. UK. Won the Independent Spirit Award. * 2006

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

. UK - Standard Life Audience Award chosen by audience votes from the Gala and British Gala sections of the Film Festival for ''Clerks II''. * 2006

Hawaii International Film Festival The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii. HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is ...

. Maverick Award. * 2006

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

. Jack Benny Award for Comedy. * 2007

MTV Movie Awards The MTV Movie & TV Awards (formerly the MTV Movie Awards) is a film and television awards show presented annually on MTV. The first MTV Movie Awards were presented in 1992. The ceremony was renamed the MTV Movie & TV Awards for its 26th editio ...

. Won 'The Orbit Dirtiest Mouth Moment' award along with Jason Mewes for their work for "Clerks II." They received the Golden Bucket of Popcorn award as well as a lifetime supply of

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. * 2008

Woodstock Film Festival The Woodstock Film Festival is an American film festival that was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto with the goal to bring high quality independent film to the Hudson Valley region. The festival takes place each fa ...

Maverick Award * 2008 Visionfest Vision Award * 2009

Vail Film Festival The Vail Film Festival is an independent film festival that has taken place annually in Vail, Colorado since 2004. The 19th annual Vail Film Festival will take place virtually from December 1 to 4, 2022. The festival was founded by Sean Cross and ...

Renegade Award * 2010

Provincetown International Film Festival The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) is an annual film festival founded in 1999 and held on Cape Cod in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The festival presents American and international narrative features, documentaries and short films f ...

Filmmaker on the Edge Award * 2011 Sitges Film Festival Best Film for ''Red State''

Honorary degrees

* 2000, Doctor of Humane Letters from

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* 2004, Doctor of Humane Letters from

Montclair State University Montclair State University (MSU) is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public university in New ...

* 2005, Honorary Degree from

Vancouver Film School Vancouver Film School (VFS) is a private entertainment arts school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1987, it has achieved international recognition. The Vancouver Film School has campus locations around Downtown Vancouver ...

* 2007, Honorary Associate of Letter from

Brookdale Community College Brookdale Community College is a public community college in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1967, the college also has regional locations in Neptune Township, ...

(Lincroft, New Jersey)

Nominations

* 1994 Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for "Clerks". * 1994

Nominated for the Critic's Award for "Clerks". * 1994

Nominated for Camera d'Or for "Clerks". * 1995 Independent Spirit Awards. Nominated (with

) for Best First Feature and for Best First Screenplay for ''Clerks''. * 1997 Independent Spirit Awards. Nominated for Best Film (with

) for ''Chasing Amy''. * 1997

Butaca Awards The Butaca Theater Awards of Catalonia (full Catalan name: ''Premis Butaca de teatre de Catalunya'', short form: Butaca Awards, i.e. ''Premis Butaca'') are annual theater awards judged by popular vote existing since 1995 in Catalonia Cataloni ...

. Nominated for Best Art House Film for ''Chasing Amy''. * Nominated for the 1999

Comics Buyer's Guide ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG''; ), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry. It awarded its annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The publ ...

Award for Favorite Writer * 2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards. Nominated for Best Screenplay, Original for ''Dogma''. * 2000 Independent Spirit Awards. Nominated for Best Screenplay for ''Dogma''. * Nominated for the 2000

Award for Favorite Writer. * 2001

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, doing business as Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, commonly known as SFWA ( or ) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of professional science fiction and fantasy writers. Whil ...

Awards. Nominated for Best Script for ''Dogma''.

Other honors

*A street was named after him in

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, where he filmed ''Jersey Girl'', "Kevin Smith Way". The road leads to

Paulsboro High School Paulsboro High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the sole secondary school of t ...

. *In 2019, Smith's film ''

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'' was selected by the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...

for preservation in the

National Film Registry The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation, each selected for its historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions since the NFPB’s inception ...

for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

References

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