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| 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 Film Nick Connor (draughtsman) Tony Bloemstein (storyboard artist) Mike Berg (art director) Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson (draughtsman) Michael Miller (draughtsman) Johnson Maipambe (graphic artist) Philip Ivey (production designer) Trevor Paul (graphic artist) Bradley De Gee (draughtsman) Kristy Tayler (scenic artist) Guy Potgieter (set decorator) Gabriel Metcalfe (illustrator/conceptual artist) Emilia Roux (art director) Marlizelle Oosthuizen (scenic artist) Petrus Strydom (draughtsman) Andrew Burdan (storyboard artist) |
| 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 |
| Hugo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Hugo |
Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form Terri Tatchell (screenplay) Neill Blomkamp (screenplay/director) |
| 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 Mark Franken (adr editor) Carolyn McLaughlin (foley artist) Craig Tomlinson (foley editor) Chris Ward (supervising sound editor) Robyn McFarlane (foley artist) Justin Webster (dialogue editor, adr editor) Dave Whitehead (sound designer) Brent Burge (supervising sound editor) Polly McKinnon (dialogue editor, adr editor) Jason Canovas (adr editor) Hayden Collow (sound effects editor) Melanie Graham (sound effects editor) |
| 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 | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of 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) |
| 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) |
| 2010 | 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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