| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 2010 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Film Editing Julian Clarke |
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Best Achievement in Visual Effects Dan Kaufman Peter Muyzers Robert Habros Matt Aitken |
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Best Motion Picture of the Year Peter Jackson Carolynne Cunningham |
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Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell |
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best International Film |
| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best DVD Special Edition For the "Two-Disc Edition". |
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Best Director Neill Blomkamp |
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Best Make-Up Joe Dunckley Sarah Rubano Frances Richardson |
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Best Production Design Philip Ivey |
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Best Special Effects Dan Kaufman Peter Muyzers Robert Habros Matt Aitken |
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Best Writing Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) Julian Clarke |
| Art Directors Guild | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Excellence in Production Design Award |
Fantasy Films Philip Ivey (production designer) Emilia Roux (art director) Mike Berg (art director) Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson (set designer) Nick Connor (set designer) Trevor Paul (graphic designer) Gabriel Metcalfe (illustrator) Guy Potgieter (set decorator) |
| Austin Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | Austin Film Critics Award |
Best First Film Neill Blomkamp |
| Nominated | Austin Film Critics Award |
Best Film |
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| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography Trent Opaloch |
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Best Director Neill Blomkamp |
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Best Editing Julian Clarke |
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Best Production Design Philip Ivey Guy Potgieter |
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Best Screenplay - Adapted Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell |
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Best Sound Brent Burge Chris Ward Dave Whitehead Michael Hedges Ken Saville |
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Best Special Visual Effects Dan Kaufman Peter Muyzers Robert Habros Matt Aitken |
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| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | BSFC Award |
Best New Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Makeup |
| Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Action Movie |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell |
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Best Sound |
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Best Visual Effects |
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| Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | CSC Award |
Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature Trent Opaloch |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | 2nd place | COFCA Award |
Breakthrough Film Artist Neill Blomkamp for directing and screenwriting |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | CFCA Award |
Most Promising Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp |
| Nominated | CFCA Award |
Most Promising Performer Sharlto Copley |
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| Cinema Audio Society, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | C.A.S. Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Michael Hedges (re-recording mixer) Gilbert Lake (re-recording mixer) Ken Saville (production mixer) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | DFWFCA Award |
Best Picture |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Empire Award |
Best Director Neill Blomkamp |
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Best Film |
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Best Newcomer Sharlto Copley |
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Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film | |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Kinema Junpo Award |
Best Foreign Language Film Neill Blomkamp |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | LAFCA Award |
Best Production Design Philip Ivey |
| New Generation Award |
Neill Blomkamp
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| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | MTV Movie Award |
Best Scared-As-S**t Performance Sharlto Copley |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Independent Films |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Actor Sharlto Copley |
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Best Cinematography Trent Opaloch |
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Best Director Neill Blomkamp |
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Best Editing Julian Clarke |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell |
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| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Theatrical Motion Pictures Carolynne Cunningham Peter Jackson |
| People's Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Independent Movie |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | PFCS Award |
Breakout Behind the Camera Neill Blomkamp |
| SFX Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | SFX Award |
Best Director Neill Blomkamp |
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Best Film |
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| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Director Neill Blomkamp |
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Best Film Editing Julian Clarke |
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Best Screenplay, Adapted Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell |
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Best Visual Effects Robert Habros Charlie Bradbury Stephen Pepper Winston Helgason |
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| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Bradbury Award |
Terri Tatchell
(writer)
Neill Blomkamp (writer/director) |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | SEFCA Award |
Best Picture |
| Teen Choice Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Teen Choice Award |
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi Sharlto Copley |
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Choice Movie: Sci-Fi |
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| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Nominated | TFCA Award |
Best First Feature Neill Blomkamp |
| USC Scripter Award | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | USC Scripter Award |
Terri Tatchell
(screenwriter)
Neill Blomkamp (screenwriter/author) |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | VES Award |
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture Janeen Elliott (senior compositor) Simon Hughes (senior compositor) Hamish Schumacher (lead compositor) Shervin Shoghian (compositing supervisor) |
| Nominated | VES Award |
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Brett Ineson (motion capture supervisor) Jeremy Mesana (animation lead) Steve Nichols (animation supervisor) Vera Zivny (senior vfx coordinator) For Christopher Johnson. |
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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture Stefanie Boose (vfx producer) Dan Kaufman (vfx supervisor) Peter Muyzers (on-set vfx plate supervisor) James Stewart (creature supervisor) |
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| World Soundtrack Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | World Soundtrack Award |
Discovery of the Year Clinton Shorter |
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| Main details | IMDb awards section |