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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nominated | Oscar |
Best Achievement in Directing for: Avatar (2009). |
Best Achievement in Film Editing for: Avatar (2009). Shared with: Stephen E. Rivkin John Refoua |
Best Motion Picture of the Year for: Avatar (2009). Shared with: Jon Landau |
| 1998 | Won | Oscar |
Best Director for: Titanic (1997). |
Best Film Editing for: Titanic (1997). Shared with: Conrad Buff IV Richard A. Harris |
Best Picture for: Titanic (1997). Shared with: Jon Landau |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: Avatar (2009). |
Best Writing for: Avatar (2009). |
| 2003 | Won | President's Award |
The Oscar-winning filmmaker and auteur that helped develop the face of modern genre filmmaking. His classic works include: The Terminator (1984), The Abyss (1989), Aliens (1986), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and producer of the recent film Solaris (2002). He took mainstream film by storm with his monumental blockbuster Titanic (1997), which is the all-time box office champ. Mr. Cameron receives this award in recognition of his continued devotion to quality filmmaking much in the spirit of our founder Dr. Donald A. Reed. |
| 1998 | Won | President's Award |
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| 1996 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Writing for: Strange Days (1995). Shared with: Jay Cocks |
| 1995 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: True Lies (1994). |
| 1992 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). |
| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Writing for: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Shared with: William Wisher Jr. |
|
| 1991 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: The Abyss (1989). |
| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Writing for: The Abyss (1989). |
|
| 1987 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: Aliens (1986). |
Best Writing for: Aliens (1986). |
| 1985 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Writing for: The Terminator (1984). Shared with: Gale Anne Hurd |
| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Director for: The Terminator (1984). |
|
| Amanda Awards, Norway | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Amanda |
Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) for: Titanic (1997). |
| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) for: Avatar (2009). Shared with: Stephen E. Rivkin John Refoua |
| 2000 | Won | Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award |
|
| 1998 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film for: Titanic (1997). Shared with: Conrad Buff IV Richard A. Harris |
| Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Grand Prize |
for:
The Terminator (1984). |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Director for: Avatar (2009). |
Best Editing for: Avatar (2009). Shared with: Stephen E. Rivkin John Refoua |
Best Film for: Avatar (2009). Shared with: Jon Landau |
| 1998 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Editing for: Titanic (1997). Shared with: Conrad Buff IV Richard A. Harris |
Best Film for: Titanic (1997). Shared with: Jon Landau |
| David Lean Award for Direction |
for:
Titanic (1997). |
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| Blue Ribbon Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Blue Ribbon Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Titanic (1997). |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Critics Choice Award |
Best Director for: Avatar (2009). |
| 1998 | Won | Critics Choice Award |
Best Director for: Titanic (1997). |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | CFCA Award |
Best Director for: Titanic (1997). |
| Cinema Brazil Grand Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Audience Award |
Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) for: Avatar (2009). USA/UK. |
| Nominated | Cinema Brazil Grand Prize |
Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) for: Avatar (2009). USA/UK. |
|
| César Awards, France | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Avatar (2009). USA. |
| 1999 | Nominated | César |
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Titanic (1997). USA. |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | DVDX Award |
Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD) for: Aliens (1986). Shared with: Michael Biehn Jenette Goldstein Carrie Henn Christopher Henn Lance Henriksen Gale Anne Hurd Pat McClung Bill Paxton Dennis Skotak Robert Skotak Stan Winston (Alien Quadrilogy). |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | DFWFCA Award |
Best Director for: Titanic (1997). |
| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | David |
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) for: Avatar (2009). |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Avatar (2009). |
| 1998 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Titanic (1997). Shared with: Grant Hill (unit production manager) (plaque) Anna Roth (unit production manager) (plaque) Sharon Mann (unit production manager) (plaque) Jon Landau (unit production manager) (plaque) Josh McLaglen (first assistant director) (plaque) Sebastián Silva (second assistant director) (plaque) Kathleen 'Bo' Bobak (second assistant director) (plaque) |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Directing for Non-Fiction Programming for: Expedition: Bismarck (2002) (TV). Shared with: Gary Johnstone (director) (Discovery Channel). |
| Empire Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Empire Award |
Best Director for: Avatar (2009). |
| Fantasporto | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1983 | Nominated | International Fantasy Film Award |
Best Film for: Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981). |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Avatar (2009). |
| 1998 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture for: Titanic (1997). |
| Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Titanic (1997). |
|
| Hochi Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Hochi Film Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Titanic (1997). |
| Hugo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1990 | Nominated | Hugo |
Best Dramatic Presentation for: The Abyss (1989). |
| International Monitor Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Monitor |
Theatrical Releases - Color Correction for: Titanic (1997). Shared with: David Bernstein |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Silver Ribbon |
Best 3D Film Director (Regista del Miglior Film in 3D) for: Avatar (2009). |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | KCFCC Award |
Best Director for: Titanic (1997). |
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Aliens (1986). |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Won | Sierra Award |
Best Director for: Titanic (1997). |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year for: Avatar (2009). |
| 1999 | Nominated | ALFS Award |
Director of the Year for: Titanic (1997). |
| Mainichi Film Concours | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Titanic (1997). |
| 1992 | Won | Readers' Choice Award |
Best Foreign Language Film for: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). |
| Malibu Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1999 | Won | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1997 | Won | Special Citation |
for:
Titanic (1997). For the use of special effects technology. |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | OFCS Award |
Best Director for: Avatar (2009). |
| 1998 | Won | OFCS Award |
Best Director for: Titanic (1997). |
| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
Theatrical Motion Pictures for: Avatar (2009). Shared with: Jon Landau |
| 2004 | Won | Vanguard Award |
|
| 1998 | Won | Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award |
for:
Titanic (1997). Shared with: Jon Landau |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | Won | PFCS Award |
Best Film Editing for: Avatar (2009). Shared with: John Refoua Stephen E. Rivkin |
| Razzie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Razzie Award |
Worst Screenplay for: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). Shared with: Sylvester Stallone Kevin Jarre (story) |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Aries |
Best Foreign Film for: Titanic (1997). |
| SFX Awards, UK | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | SFX Award |
Best Film for: Avatar (2009). |
Best Film Director for: Avatar (2009). |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2009 | 2nd place | SDFCS Award |
Best Director for: Avatar (2009). |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2004 | Won | Nicola Tesla Award |
|
| 1998 | Won | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Director of a Motion Picture for: Titanic (1997). |
Best Motion Picture - Drama for: Titanic (1997). Shared with: Jon Landau |
| Nominated | Golden Satellite Award |
Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original for: Titanic (1997). |
|
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Won | Bradbury Award |
for:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). |
| ShoWest Convention, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Won | ShoWest Award |
Producer of the Year |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Original Screenplay for: Avatar (2009). |
| 1998 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Titanic (1997). |
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