List of accolades received by Avatar
Avatar is an American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron that was released in 2009. The film was premiered by 20th Century Fox in London, England on December 10, and was released in the United States and Canada on December 18, grossing $27 million on its opening day and $77 million during its opening weekend in 3,461 theaters, ranking number one at the box office.[1] Avatar grossed $2.7 billion worldwide, to become the highest-grossing film of all time,[lower-alpha 1][3] as well as in the United States and Canada.[lower-alpha 2] It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion worldwide.[5] Avatar was also well received and accumulated an approval rating of 83% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[6]
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Avatar won the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects, and was nominated for a total of nine, including Best Picture and Best Director.[7] The film garnered four nominations at the 67th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, and received two awards for Best Film – Drama and Best Director.[8] Avatar was nominated for eight British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Production Design and Best Special Visual Effects. The film's achievement in visual effects were praised by the Visual Effects Society, who honored it with six accolades during their annual awards ceremony. Avatar was also nominated for the Directors Guild of America Awards, the Producers Guild of America Awards, and the Writers Guild of America Awards. The film was nominated for ten Saturn Awards and it went on to win all ten at the 36th Saturn Awards ceremony. Zoe Saldana's win for the Saturn Award for Best Actress marked a rare occurrence for an all-CG character.[9]
Avatar received recognition from numerous North American critics' associations. The film garnered nine nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards of the Broadcast Film Critics Association where it won Best Action Film and several technical categories.[10] The Austin Film Critics Association and the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association placed the film on their lists of the year's top ten films.[11][12] Phoenix Film Critics Society honored the film with Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design and Best Visual Effect awards and also included it on its top ten films of the year list.[13] It won two of the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association awards for Best Visual Effects and Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film,[14] and the New York Film Critics Online honored the film with its Best Picture award.[15]
In December 2009, the American Film Institute recognized the film and Cameron's advances in CGI effects with their yearly "AFI Moments of Significance" award claiming it "will have profound effects on the future of the art form".[16] In January 2010, it was announced that the Southern Sky Column, a 3,544-foot (1,080 m) quartz-sandstone mountain in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China, had been renamed "Avatar Hallelujah Mountain" (阿凡达-哈利路亚山) by the city government in honor of the film.[17] Time ranked Avatar number 3 in their list of "The 10 Greatest Movies of the Millennium (Thus Far)"[18] also earning it a spot on the magazine's All-Time 100 list,[19] and IGN listed Avatar as number 22 on their list of the top 25 Sci-Fi movies of all time.[20]
Accolades
Date of ceremony | Award / Film festival | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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March 7, 2010 | Academy Awards | Best Picture | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | [7] |
Best Director | James Cameron | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair |
Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Won | |||
Best Film Editing | Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominated | |||
Best Sound Editing | Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | Nominated | |||
Best Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Tony Johnson | Nominated | |||
Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones | Won | |||
February 27, 2010 | American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases | Mauro Fiore | Nominated | [21] |
February 13, 2010 | Art Directors Guild Awards | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Won | [22] |
December 15, 2009 | Austin Film Critics Association | Top 10 Films | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | [23] |
February 21, 2010 | British Academy Film Awards | Best Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | [24] |
Best Director | James Cameron | Nominated | |||
Best Music | James Horner | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair | Won | |||
Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, and Addison Teague | Nominated | |||
Best Special Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew Jones | Won | |||
February 12, 2010 | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Zoe Saldana | Nominated | [25] |
June 8, 2010 | Brazilian Film Academy | Best Foreign Film | Avatar | Won | [26][27] |
January 15, 2010 | Broadcast Film Critics | Best Action Movie | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | [10] |
Best Art Direction | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Won | |||
Best Directing | James Cameron | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen Rivkin | Won | |||
Best Picture | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup | Avatar | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, and Addison Teague | Won | |||
Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andy Jones | Won | |||
February 27, 2010 | César Awards | Best Foreign Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | [28] |
December 21, 2009 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Nominated | [29] |
Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominated | |||
February 27, 2010 | Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing | Tony Johnson, Chris Boyes, Gary Summers, and Andy Nelson | Nominated | [30] |
February 25, 2010 | Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Fantasy Costume Design – Fantasy Film | Mayes Rubeo and Deborah Lynn Scott | Nominated | [31] |
December 16, 2009 | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Top 10 Films | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | [32] |
January 30, 2010 | Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | James Cameron | Nominated | [33] |
February 14, 2010 | Eddie Awards | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | James Cameron, John Refua, and Stephen Rivkin | Nominated | [34] |
March 28, 2010 | Empire Awards | Best Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | [35] |
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Sam Worthington | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Zoe Saldana | Won | |||
Best Director | James Cameron | Won | |||
October 17, 2010 | Environmental Media Awards | Feature Film | Avatar | Won | [36] |
December 21, 2009 | Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Won | [37] |
January 21, 2011 | Golden Eagle Award | Best Foreign Language Film | Avatar | Won | [38] |
January 17, 2010 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Director | James Cameron | Won | [8] |
Best Film – Drama | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | |||
Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominated | |||
Best Original Song | James Horner, Simon Franglen, and Kuk Harrell for "I See You (Theme from Avatar)" | Nominated | |||
February 20, 2010 | Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film | Jim Henrikson, Dick Bernstein, and Michael Bauer | Won | [39] |
Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Kim Foscato, Cheryl Nardi, Marshall Winn, Petra Bach, Richard Hymns, Stuart McCowan, and Steve Slanec | Nominated | |||
Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Addison Teague, Chris Boyes, Luke Dunn Glelmuda, Jim Likowski, Ken Fischer, Shannon Mills, Tim Nielsen, Chris Scarabosio, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance | Won | |||
February 13, 2011 | Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | James Horner | Nominated | [40] |
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "I See You" by Leona Lewis | Nominated | |||
November 11, 2010 | Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | Outstanding Compositing - Feature Film | Erik Winquist, Robin Hollander, Erich Eder and Giuseppe Tagliavini - Weta Digital | Won | [41] |
December 19, 2009 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Picture | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | [42] |
Best Director of a Motion Picture | James Cameron | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore and Vince Pace | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominated | |||
September 2, 2010 | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | James Cameron | Nominated | [43] |
February 26, 2010 | International Film Music Critics Association Awards | Film Score of the Year | James Horner | Nominated | [44] |
Film Composer of the Year | James Horner | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film | James Horner | Nominated | |||
Film Music Composition of the Year, for "War" | James Horner | Nominated | |||
February 20, 2010 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best International Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | [45] |
June 19, 2010 | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best 3D Film Director | James Cameron | Won | [46] |
February 18, 2011 | Japan Academy Prize | Outstanding Foreign Language Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | |
December 17, 2009 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Sierra Award (Best Art Direction) | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Won | [47] |
February 18, 2010 | London Film Critics' Circle | Director of the Year | James Cameron | Nominated | [48] |
Film of the Year | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | |||
February 23, 2010 | Lumière Awards | Live Action 3D Feature | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | [49] |
Best 3D Character | Neytiri | Won | |||
Best 3D Scene | Jake Sully's first flight | Won | |||
Best 3D Stereography / Live Action | Avatar | Won | |||
Outstanding Achievement in 3D Visual Effects | Avatar | Won | |||
Outstanding Achievement for Marketing 3D Content / Live Action | 20th Century Fox | Won | |||
June 6, 2010 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Movie | Avatar | Nominated | [50] |
Best Female Performance | Zoe Saldana | Nominated | |||
Best Villain | Stephen Lang | Nominated | |||
Best Fight | Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang | Nominated | |||
Best Kiss | Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington | Nominated | |||
February 26, 2010 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Zoe Saldana | Nominated | [51] |
May 26, 2010 | National Movie Awards[52] | Fantasy Film | Avatar | Nominated | |
January 3, 2010 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Nominated | [53] |
December 13, 2009 | New York Online Film Critics | Best Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | [54] |
Top 11 Films | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | |||
March 27, 2010 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Cutest Couple | Neytiri and Jake (Zoe Saldana & Sam Worthington) | Nominated | [55] |
Favorite Movie Actress | Zoe Saldana | Nominated | |||
December 22, 2009 | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle | Best Ten Films | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | [56] |
January 5, 2010 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Nominated | [57] |
Best Director | James Cameron | Nominated | |||
January 6, 2010 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite 3D Live Action Movie | Avatar | Won | [49] |
Favorite 3D Animated Movie | Avatar | Won | |||
December 22, 2009 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Won | [58] |
Best Film Editing | James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen Rivkin | Won | |||
Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Won | |||
Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andy Jones | Won | |||
July 15, 2010 | Premios Juventud | Actriz que se Roba la Pantalla | Zoe Saldana (also for Star Trek) | Won | |
Película Más Padre | Avatar | Won | |||
January 24, 2010 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Theatrical Motion Picture – Producer of the Year | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominated | [59] |
January 20, 2010 | PETA's Proggy award | Outstanding Feature Film | James Cameron | Won | [60] |
December 15, 2009 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Director | James Cameron | Nominated | [61] |
Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Nominated | |||
February 6, 2010 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Lucky Brand Modern Master Award | James Cameron | Won | [62] |
June 24, 2010 | Saturn Awards | Visionary Award for Avatar | James Cameron | Won | [9][63][64] |
Best Science Fiction Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | |||
Best Actor | Sam Worthington | Won | |||
Best Actress | Zoe Saldana | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Stephen Lang | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Won | |||
Best Director | James Cameron | Won | |||
Best Writing | James Cameron | Won | |||
Best Music | James Horner | Won | |||
Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Won | |||
Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew Jones | Won | |||
October 16, 2010 | Scream Awards | Best Director | James Cameron | Won | [65] |
Best F/X | Avatar | Won | |||
The Ultimate Scream | Avatar | Nominated | |||
Best Science Fiction Movie | Avatar | Nominated | |||
Best Science Fiction Actress | Zoe Saldana | Nominated | |||
Best Villain | Stephen Lang | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Nominated | |||
Fight Scene of the Year | "Final Battle: Na'vi vs Military" | Nominated | |||
3-D Top Three Award | Avatar | Won | |||
December 21, 2009 | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards | Best Visual/Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andy Jones | Won | [66] |
Most Original/Innovative or Creative Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Won | |||
August 8, 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Sci-Fi Movie | Avatar | Won | [67] |
Actress Sci-Fi | Zoe Saldana | Won | |||
Actor Sci-Fi | Sam Worthington | Won | |||
Choice Movie Villain | Stephen Lang | Nominated | |||
Choice Movie Fight | Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang | Nominated | |||
Hissy Fit | Giovanni Ribisi | Nominated | |||
February 28, 2010 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Lifetime Achievement, for Making of | James Cameron | Won | [68][69] |
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Richard Baneham, Joyce Cox, Joe Letteri, and Eileen Moran | Won | |||
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, for Quarich's Escape | Jill Brooks, John Knoll, Frank Losasso Petterson, and Tory Mercer | Nominated | |||
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, for Neytiri Drinking | Thelvin Cabezas, Joyce Cox, Joe Letteri, and Eileen Moran | Won | |||
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture, for Neytiri | Andrew Jones, Joe Letteri, Zoe Saldana, and Jeff Unay | Won | |||
Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture, for Pandora | Jean-Luc Azzis, Peter Baustaedter, Brenton Cottman, and Yvonne Muinde | Won | |||
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture, for Samson, Home Tree, Floating Mountains, & Ampsuit | Simon Cheung, Paul Jenness, John Stevenson-Galvin, and Rainer Zoettl | Won | |||
Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Floating Mountains | Dan Lemmon, Keith F. Miller, Jessica Cowley, and Cameron Smith | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Jungle / Biolume | Shadi Almassizadeh, Dan Cox, Ula Rademeyer, and Eric Saindon | Won | |||
Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Willow Glade | Thelvin Cabezas, Miae Kang, Daniel Macarin, and Guy Williams | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Erich Eder, Robin Hollander, Giuseppe Tagliavini, and Erik Winquist | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture, for End Battle | Jay Cooper, Beth D'Amato, Eddie Pasquarello, and Todd Vaziri | Nominated | |||
October 23, 2010 | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song | "I See You" by Leona Lewis | Nominated | [70] |
Best Original Soundtrack | James Horner | Nominated | |||
February 20, 2010 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Original Screenplay | James Cameron | Nominated | [71] |
Notes
- The worldwide box office record was held by the film till Avengers: Endgame surpassed it in 2019.[2]
- The North American box office record was held by the film till Star Wars: The Force Awakens surpassed it in 2016.[4]
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