John Waters

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10 wins & 8 nominations

American Cinema Editors, USA

2024 Winner Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award

Chicago Underground Film Festival

1997 Winner Jack Smith Lifetime Achievement Award

Gijón International Film Festival

1998 Nominee Grand Prix Asturias
- Best Feature
- Pecker

GLAAD Media Awards

2004 Winner Stephen F. Kolzak Award

Grammy Awards

2020 Nominee Grammy
- Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
For "Mr. Know-It-All"
2015 Nominee Grammy
- Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
For the album "Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America."

Film Independent Spirit Awards

1989 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best Director
- Hairspray
1989 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
- Best Screenplay
- Hairspray

Locarno Film Festival

2019 Winner Pardo d'onore Manor Award

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2020 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award

Phoenix Film Festival

2003 Winner Copper Wing Tribute Award
- Phoenix Film Foundation Awards

Provincetown International Film Festival

1999 Winner Filmmaker on the Edge Award

Sundance Film Festival

1988 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- Dramatic
- Hairspray

Thessaloniki Film Festival

2019 Winner Honorary Golden Alexander

Walk of Fame

2023 Winner Star on the Walk of Fame
- Motion Picture
On September 18, 2023. At 6644 Hollywood Blvd.

ARIA Music Awards

1994 Nominee Fine Arts Award
- Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Recording
For "Looking Through a Glass Onion"
Shared with: John Lennon · Paul McCartney

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

2017 Winner Timeless Award

The Queerties

2024 Nominee Queerty
- Badass

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