District 9 is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp. The National Board of Review has named it one of the top 10 independent film of 2009. It received four Academy Awards nominations, seven British Academy Film Awards nominations, five Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations, and one Golden Globe nomination. It is the fourth film ever nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards for TriStar Pictures.
Awards and nominations edit
Organizations edit
| Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
| 82nd Academy Awards[1] | Oscar | Best Picture | Peter Jackson & Carolynne Cunningham | Nominated |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell | |||
| Best Film Editing | Julian Clarke | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken | |||
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films [2] | Saturn Award | Best International Film | Won | |
| Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | |||
| Best Make-Up | Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Frances Richardson | |||
| Best Production Design | Philip Ivey | |||
| Best Special Effects | Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken | |||
| British Academy Film Awards[3] | David Lean Award | Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominated |
| Bafta | Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | ||
| Best Cinematography | Trent Opaloch | |||
| Best Editing | Julian Clarke | |||
| Best Production Design | Philip Ivey, Guy Poltgieter | |||
| Best Sound | Brent Burge, Chris Ward, Dave Whitehead, Michael Hedges, Ken Saville | |||
| Best Special Visual Effects | Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken | |||
| Golden Globe Awards[4] | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominated |
| Hugo Award | Hugo Award | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Neill Blomkamp | Nominated |
| IGN Movie Awards[5] | IGN Award | Best Summer Movie | Won | |
| Best Sci-Fi Movie | ||||
| Best Movie | ||||
| Favorite Summer Hero | Sharlto Copley | |||
| Best Performance | Sharlto Copley | |||
| People's Choice Awards | People's Choice Award | Favorite Independent Movie | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards [6] | Satellite Award | Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Julian Clarke | |||
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Habros, Charlie Bradbury, Stephen Pepper, Winston Helgason | |||
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America[7] | Bradbury Award | The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Won |
| USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | Neill Blomkamp (screenwriter/author), Terri Tatchell (screenwriter) | Nominated | |
Guild awards edit
| Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
| American Cinema Editors[8] | ACE Eddie | Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic | Julian Clarke | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild[9] | ADG Award | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Philip Ivey | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society | C.A.S Award | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake, Ken Saville | Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors[10] | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Brent Burge, Chris Ward | Won |
| Producers Guild of America[11] | Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award | Best Theatrical Motion Pictures | Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society[12] | VES Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Stefanie Boose, Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, James Stewart | Nominated |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Steve Nichols, Jeremy Mesana, Vera Zivny, Brett Ineson | |||
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Shervin Shogian, Hamish Schumacher, Janeen Elliott, Simon Hughes | Won | ||
Critics groups edit
| Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
| Austin Film Critics Association | AFCA Award | Top 10 film | ||
| Best First Film | Neill Blomkamp | Won | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics | BSFC Award | Best New Filmmaker | Neill Blomkamp | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[13] | Critics Choice Award | Best Action Movie | Nominated | |
| Best Makeup | Sarah Rubano | Won | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | ||||
| Best Visual Effects | ||||
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | COFCA Award | Breakthrough Film Artist | Neill Blomkamp | Runner-up |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | CFCA Award | Most Promising Filmmaker | Neill Blomkamp | Won |
| Most Promising Performer | Sharlto Copley | Nominated | ||
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Vincent Koehler Award | Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | LAFCA Award | Best Production Design | Philip Ivey | Won |
| New Generation Award | Neill Blomkamp | |||
| National Board of Review Awards[14] | NBR Award | Top 10 Independent Films | ||
| Online Film Critics Society | OFCS Award | Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Sharlto Copley | |||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | |||
| Best Cinematography | Trent Opaloch | |||
| Best Editing | Julian Clarke | |||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | PFCS Award | Breakout Behind the Camera | Neill Blomkamp | Won |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | SLGFCA Award | Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | ||||
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