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Awards for
The Matrix (1999) More at IMDbPro »

Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Oscar Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
Dane A. Davis
Best Effects, Visual Effects
John Gaeta
Janek Sirrs
Steve Courtley
Jon Thum
Best Film Editing
Zach Staenberg
Best Sound
John T. Reitz
Gregg Rudloff
David E. Campbell
David Lee
 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Saturn Award Best Director
Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
Best Science Fiction Film
Nominated Saturn Award Best Actor
Keanu Reeves
Best Actress
Carrie-Anne Moss
Best Costumes
Kym Barrett
Best Make-Up
Nikki Gooley
Bob McCarron
Wendy Sainsbury
Best Special Effects
John Gaeta
Janek Sirrs
Steve Courtley
Jon Thum
Best Supporting Actor
Laurence Fishburne
Best Writer
Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
 
Amanda Awards, Norway
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm)
Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Eddie Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic
Zach Staenberg
 
Art Directors Guild
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Excellence in Production Design Award Feature Film
Owen Paterson (production designer)
Michelle McGahey (art director)
Hugh Bateup (art director)
 
Awards of the Japanese Academy
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Film
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
John Gaeta
Steve Courtley
Janek Sirrs
Jon Thum
Best Sound
David Lee
John T. Reitz
Gregg Rudloff
David E. Campbell
Dane A. Davis
Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography
Bill Pope
Best Editing
Zach Staenberg
Best Production Design
Owen Paterson
 
BMI Film & TV Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won BMI Film Music Award Don Davis
 
Black Reel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Black Reel Theatrical - Best Actor
Laurence Fishburne
 
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Action/Science Fiction
Keanu Reeves
Favorite Supporting Actor - Action/Science-Fiction
Laurence Fishburne
Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Newcomer (Internet Only)
Carrie-Anne Moss
Favorite Villain
Hugo Weaving
 
Bogey Awards, Germany
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Bogey Award in Gold (Warner Bros. Filmverleih (distributor) ).
 
Brit Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Brit Best Soundtrack
 
Chlotrudis Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Chlotrudis Award Best Cinematography
Bill Pope
 
Cinema Audio Society, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film
John T. Reitz (re-recording mixer)
Gregg Rudloff (re-recording mixer)
David E. Campbell (re-recording mixer)
David Lee (production mixer)
 
Costume Designers Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated CDG Award Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film
Kym Barrett
 
Csapnivalo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Golden Slate Best Actor in a Leading Role
Keanu Reeves
Tied with Hugh Grant for Notting Hill (1999).
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Carrie-Anne Moss
Best Visual Effects
 
DVD Exclusive Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Won Artistic Achievement Award For the DVD release.
 
2001 Nominated Video Premiere Award Best Original Retrospective Documentary
Josh Oreck
For The Matrix Revisited (2001) (V).
 
Empire Awards, UK
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Empire Award Best Debut
Carrie-Anne Moss
Tied with Damien O'Donnell for East Is East (1999).
Best Film
 
Golden Screen, Germany
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Golden Screen (Warner Bros. (distributor) ).
 
Golden Trailer Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Golden Trailer Best Action
(Giaronomo Productions).
Best Art and Commerce
(Giaronomo Productions).
Best Edit
(Giaronomo Productions).
Best of Show
(Giaronomo Productions).
 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Grammy Best Soundtrack Album
 
Hugo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation
Lana Wachowski (written by/director)
Andy Wachowski (written by/director)
 
Image Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Laurence Fishburne
Outstanding Motion Picture
 
Key Art Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Key Art Award Best of Show - Audiovisual
(Giaronomo Productions).
For the trailer.
 
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Sierra Award Best Visual Effects
John Gaeta
Nominated Sierra Award Best Editing
Zach Staenberg
Best Production Design
Owen Paterson
Best Screenplay, Original
Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
Best Screenplay, Original
Lana Wachowski
 
MTV Movie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won MTV Movie Award Best Fight
Keanu Reeves
Laurence Fishburne
Best Male Performance
Keanu Reeves
Best Movie
Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Action Sequence
For the rooftop/helicopter sequence.
Best On-Screen Duo
Keanu Reeves
Laurence Fishburne
Breakthrough Female Performance
Carrie-Anne Moss
 
Mainichi Film Concours
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
 
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Won Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Effects & Foley
Dane A. Davis (supervising sound editor)
Thom Brennan (supervising foley editor)
Julia Evershade (sound editor)
Eric Lindemann (sound editor)
David Grimaldi (sound editor)
Susan Dudeck (sound editor)
Valerie Davidson (foley editor)
Nancy Barker (assistant sound editor)
David McRell (assistant sound editor)
Barbara Delpuech (assistant sound editor)
Frank Long (assistant sound editor)
Noel McIntosh (assistant sound editor)
John Roesch (foley artist)
Hilda Hodges (foley artist)
Eric Lindemann (sound effects designer)
John T. Reitz (re-recording mixer)
Gregg Rudloff (re-recording mixer)
David E. Campbell (re-recording mixer)
Kevin E. Carpenter (re-recording mixer)
Mary Jo Lang (foley mixer)
Carolyn Tapp (foley recordist)
Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADR
Dane A. Davis (supervising sound editor)
Charles W. Ritter (supervising dialogue editor)
Julia Evershade (supervising adr editor)
Susan Dudeck (dialogue editor)
Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic)
Lori L. Eschler (music/scoring editor)
Zigmund Gron (music editor)
Jordan Corngold (music editor)
 
National Film Preservation Board, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2012 Won National Film Registry
 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Overall DVD
Also for The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003) and The Animatrix (2003).
For the Matrix Collection.
 
2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Visual Effects
Steve Courtley
Brian Cox
John Gaeta
 
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Nebula Award Best Script
Lana Wachowski
Andy Wachowski
 

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