Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won ASCAP Award Top Box Office Films
Klaus Badelt
 
Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role
Johnny Depp
Best Makeup
Ve Neill
Martin Samuel
Best Sound Editing
Christopher Boyes
George Watters II
Best Sound Mixing
Christopher Boyes
David Parker
David E. Campbell
Lee Orloff
Best Visual Effects
John Knoll
Hal T. Hickel
Charles Gibson
Terry D. Frazee
 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Saturn Award Best Costumes
Penny Rose
Nominated Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award Female
Keira Knightley
Saturn Award Best Actor
Johnny Depp
Best DVD Special Edition Release
Best Director
Gore Verbinski
Best Fantasy Film
Best Make Up
Ve Neill
Martin Samuel
Best Music
Klaus Badelt
Best Special Effects
John Knoll
Hal T. Hickel
Terry D. Frazee
Charles Gibson
Best Supporting Actor
Geoffrey Rush
Best Supporting Actress
Keira Knightley
 
Amanda Awards, Norway
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske kinofilm)
Gore Verbinski
 
American Choreography Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won American Choreography Award Outstanding Achievment in Choreography - Fight
George Marshall Ruge
Tied with Keith Adams, Sonny Chiba, 'Quentin Tarantino' and Woo-ping Yuen for Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004).
 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Eddie Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
Craig Wood
Stephen E. Rivkin
Arthur Schmidt
 
Art Directors Guild
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Excellence in Production Design Award Period or Fantasy Film
Brian Morris (production designer)
Donald B. Woodruff (art director)
William Ladd Skinner (art director)
Robert Woodruff (assistant art director)
James E. Tocci (art director)
Derek R. Hill (art director)
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Make Up/Hair
Ve Neill
Martin Samuel
Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
John Knoll
Hal T. Hickel
Terry D. Frazee
Charles Gibson
Best Costume Design
Penny Rose
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Johnny Depp
Best Sound
Christopher Boyes
George Watters II
Lee Orloff
David Parker
David E. Campbell
 
Bram Stoker Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Bram Stoker Award Screenplay
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio
 
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Critics Choice Award Best Family Film - Live Action
Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Actor
Johnny Depp
 
Casting Society of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Artios Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy
Ronna Kress
 
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actor
Johnny Depp
 
Cinema Audio Society, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures
Christopher Boyes (re-recording mixer)
David Parker (re-recording mixer)
David E. Campbell (re-recording mixer)
Lee Orloff (production mixer)
 
Costume Designers Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated CDG Award Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film
Penny Rose
 
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated DFWFCA Award Best Actor
Johnny Depp
 
Empire Awards, UK
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Empire Award Best Actor
Johnny Depp
Nominated Empire Award Best British Actress
Keira Knightley
Best Film
Best Newcomer
Mackenzie Crook
Scene of the Year
For the rum scene.
 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Johnny Depp
 
Golden Trailer Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Golden Trailer Best Action
(Giaronomo Productions).
 
Hollywood Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Won Hollywood Movie of the Year Gore Verbinski
 
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Character Hair Styling - Feature
Martin Samuel
Lucia Mace
Best Period Makeup - Feature
Ve Neill
Joel Harlow
Douglas Noe
David DeLeon
Ken Diaz
David Dupuis
Deborah Rutherford
Jene Fielder
Nominated Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Character Makeup - Feature
Ve Neill
Joel Harlow
Best Period Hair Styling - Feature
Martin Samuel
Lucia Mace
Nina Paskowitz
 
Hugo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
Stuart Beattie (story)
Ted Elliott (story/screenplay)
Terry Rossio (story/screenplay)
Gore Verbinski (director)
Jay Wolpert (story)
 
Irish Film and Television Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Audience Award Best International Actor
Johnny Depp
Best International Actress
Keira Knightley
Also for King Arthur (2004).
 
MTV Movie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance
Johnny Depp
Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
Johnny Depp
Best Movie
Best On-Screen Team
Johnny Depp
Orlando Bloom
Best Villain
Geoffrey Rush
Breakthrough Female Performance
Keira Knightley
 
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won MTV Movie Award Best Look (Mejor Look)
Johnny Depp
Sexiest Hero (Héroe más Sexy)
Orlando Bloom
 
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Dialogue & ADR
George Watters II (supervising sound editor)
Christopher Boyes (supervising sound editor)
Teri E. Dorman (supervising dialogue editor)
Jessica Gallavan (supervising adr editor)
Ulrika Akander (dialogue/adr editor)
David A. Arnold (dialogue/adr editor)
Gloria D'Alessandro (dialogue/adr editor)
Lisa J. Levine (dialogue/adr editor)
Victoria Rose Sampson (dialogue/adr editor)
Karen Spangenberg (dialogue/adr editor)
Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley
George Watters II (supervising sound editor)
Christopher Boyes (supervising sound editor)
Victoria Martin (supervising foley editor)
Addison Teague (sound effects editor)
Timothy Nielsen (sound effects editor)
Ken Fischer (sound effects editor)
Matthew Harrison (foley editor)
James Likowski (foley editor)
Christine Danelski (foley editor)
Valerie Davidson (foley editor)
Solange S. Schwalbe (foley editor)
Best Sound Editing in a Feature - Music - Feature Film
Jeanette Surga (music editor)
Christopher Brooks (music editor/scoring editor)
Kenneth Karman (music editor)
 
Online Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actor
Johnny Depp
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Klaus Badelt
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects
 
People's Choice Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2013 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Move Fan Following
Also for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
Rum Runners
 
2004 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture
 
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated PFCS Award Best Costume Design
Penny Rose
Best Director
Gore Verbinski
Best Makeup
Ve Neill
Martin Samuel
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Johnny Depp
Best Picture
Best Production Design
Brian Morris
Best Visual Effects
John Knoll
Hal T. Hickel
Charles Gibson
Terry D. Frazee
Breakout Performance - On Screen
Keira Knightley
 
SFX Awards, UK
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won SFX Award Best Actor
Johnny Depp
Best Actress
Keira Knightley
 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Overall DVD
For the 3 DVD Set.
 
2004 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Costume Design
Penny Rose
Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Best Overall DVD
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Johnny Depp
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
Geoffrey Rush
Best Visual Effects
John Knoll
 
Screen Actors Guild Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Johnny Depp
 
Teen Choice Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Chemistry
Keira Knightley
Orlando Bloom
Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence
Orlando Bloom
Johnny Depp
Choice Movie Liar
Johnny Depp
Choice Movie Liplock
Keira Knightley
Orlando Bloom
Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female
Keira Knightley
Also for King Arthur (2004).
 
2003 Won Teen Choice Award Choice Summer Movie
 
Visual Effects Society Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won VES Award Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
Yanick Dusseault
Susumu Yukuhiro
Jonathan Harb
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Geoff Heron
Robbie Clot
Jason Brackett
John McLeod
Nominated VES Award Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
Sue Campbell
James Tooley
Geoff Campbell
Dugan Beach
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Charles Bailey
Peter Bailey
Robert Edwards
Don Bies
For "The Interceptor".
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Geoff Campbell
James Tooley
Steve Walton
Dugan Beach
For "Captain Barbossa".
Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film
Keira Knightley
Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
Carl Miller
Michael Conte
Tami Carter
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
John Knoll
Patrick T. Myers
Hal T. Hickel
Jill Brooks
 
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Nominated WAFCA Award Best Actor
Johnny Depp
 
World Soundtrack Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated World Soundtrack Award Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
Klaus Badelt
 
World Stunt Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Taurus Award Best Fight
Tony Angelotti
Mark Aaron Wagner
Two stunt men engage in a sword fight in a blacksmith shop. Using acrobatics to maneuver around the shop, they balance on exposed beams and carts while fighting with their swords.
 
Young Artist Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Family Feature Film - Comedy or Musical
 

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