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49 wins & 139 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

2021 Winner Oscar
- Best Achievement in Visual Effects
2021 Nominee Oscar
- Best Achievement in Production Design
- Nathan Crowley (production design)
- Kathy Lucas (set decoration)

Hugo Awards

2021 Nominee Hugo
- Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
- Christopher Nolan (writer/director)

Awards of the Japanese Academy

2021 Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy
- Best Foreign Language Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2021 Nominee ALFS Award
- Technical Achievement of the Year
- Jennifer Lame (film editing)

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

2021 Winner Golden Reel Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Underscore
- Alex Gibson (supervising music editor)
- Nicholas Fitzgerald (music editor)
2021 Nominee Golden Reel Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects and Foley
- Richard King (supervising sound editor)
- Michael W. Mitchell (sound effects editor)
- Joseph Fraioli (sound effects editor)
- Mark Larry (sound effects editor)
- Randy Torres (sound effects editor)
- Bruce Tanis (foley editor)
- Angela Ang (foley editor)
- Catherine Harper (foley artist)
- John Roesch (foley artist)
- Katherine Rose (foley artist)
- Alyson Dee Moore (foley artist)
- Christopher Moriana (foley artist)
- Shelley Roden (foley artist)
- Dan O'Connell (foley artist)
- John T. Cucci (foley artist)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Editing
- Jennifer Lame
2021 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Original Score
- Ludwig Göransson
2021 Winner OFCS Award
- Best Visual Effects

People's Choice Awards, USA

2020 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Favorite Action Movie Star
- John David Washington
2020 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Favorite Action Movie

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Nominee SDFCS Award
- Best Editing
- Jennifer Lame
2021 Nominee SDFCS Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee SDFCS Award
- Best Production Design
- Nathan Crowley
2021 Winner SDFCS Award
- Best Visual Effects

Art Directors Guild

2021 Winner Excellence in Production Design Award
- Fantasy Film
- Nathan Crowley
- Jenne Lee (supervising art director)
- Rory Bruen (supervising art director)
- Toby Britton (supervising art director)
- Eggert Ketilsson (supervising art director)
- Justin O'Neal Miller (art director)
- Erik Osusky (art director)
- Anthony D. Parrillo (art director)
- Liam Georgensen (art director)
- Tiiu-Ann Pello (art director)
- Benjamin Nowicki (art director)
- Steve Christensen (art director)
- Triin Valvas (art director)
- David Packard (art director)
- Kunal Sable (art director)
- Anni Lindal (art director)
- Arielle Ness-Cohn (assistant art director)
- Robert Aguirre (assistant art director)
- Travis Witkowski (assistant art director)
- Jessica Labarbera (assistant art director)
- Andrew Birdzell (set designer)
- Andrea Onorato (set designer)
- Martha Johnston (set designer)
- Luis G. Hoyos (set designer)
- Kil Won Yu (set designer)
- Walter Schneider (draughtsman)
- Richard Bennett (storyboard artist)
- Hugh Sicotte (concept artist)
- Romek Delmata (concept artist)
- Phillis Lehmer (graphic designer)
- Kaspar Sellin (graphic designer)
- Charis Theobald (graphic designer)
- Kathy Lucas (set decorator)
- Anna Pinnock (set decorator)
- Emmanuel Delis (set decorator)
- Shikha Velkar (set decorator)
- Fali Adi Unwala (set decorator)

Visual Effects Society Awards

2021 Nominee VES Award
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Black Reel Awards

2021 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee Black Reel
- Outstanding Production Design
- Nathan Crowley

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Winner PFCS Award
- Best Visual Effects

Austin Film Critics Association

2021 Nominee AFCA Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee AFCA Award
- Best Score
- Ludwig Göransson
2021 Nominee AFCA Award
- Best Film Editing
- Jennifer Lame
2021 Nominee AFCA Award
- Best Motion Capture/Special Effects Performance
- Andrew Jackson
2021 Nominee AFCA Award
- Best Stunts

Nikkan Sports Film Awards

2020 Nominee Nikkan Sports Film Award
- Best Foreign Film
- Christopher Nolan

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2021 Nominee WAFCA Award
- Best Production Design
- Nathan Crowley
- Kathy Lucas
2021 Nominee WAFCA Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Winner WAFCA Award
- Best Editing
- Jennifer Lame
2021 Nominee WAFCA Award
- Best Original Score
- Ludwig Göransson

Set Decorators Society of America, USA

2021 Winner SDSA Award
- Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Feature Film
- Kathy Lucas (set decoration)
- Nathan Crowley (production design)

International Cinephile Society Awards

2021 Nominee ICS Award
- Best Sound Design

North Texas Film Critics Association, US

2021 Winner NTFCA Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema

St. Louis Film Critics Association, US

2021 Winner SLFCA Award
- Best Action Film
2021 Winner SLFCA Award
- Best Visual Effects
2021 Nominee SLFCA Award
- Best Score
- Ludwig Göransson

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

2021 Winner EDA Special Mention Award
- Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest
- Elizabeth Debicki
- Kenneth Branagh
Elizabeth Debicki and Kenneth Branagh (30 years)

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Nominee DFCS Award
- Best Use of Music

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

2020 Winner IFJA Award
- Best Musical Score
- Ludwig Göransson

Location Managers Guild International Awards (LMGI)

2021 Winner LMGI Award
- Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film
2021 Nominee LMGI Award
- Outstanding Film Commission

Denver Film Critics Society

2021 Nominee DFCS Award
- Best Science-Fiction/Horror Film
2021 Winner DFCS Award
- Best Visual Effects
2021 Nominee DFCS Award
- Best Original Score
- Ludwig Göransson

The Webby Awards

2021 Nominee Webby Award
- Social - Television & Film

IGN Summer Movie Awards

2020 Winner IGN People's Choice Award
- Best Movie
2020 Winner IGN Award
- Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie

CinEuphoria Awards

2021 Nominee CinEuphoria
- Best Editing - International Competition
- Jennifer Lame
2021 Nominee CinEuphoria
- Best Original Music - International Competition
- Ludwig Göransson
2021 Nominee CinEuphoria
- Best Sound/Sound Efects - International Competition
2021 Nominee CinEuphoria
- Best Special Effects (Sound or Visual) - International Competition
- Andrew Jackson
2021 Nominee CinEuphoria
- Best Sequence - International Competition

Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)

2021 Nominee GAFCA Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee GAFCA Award
- Best Production Design
2021 Nominee GAFCA Award
- Best Original Score
- Ludwig Göransson

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)

2021 Nominee IFMCA Award
- Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
- Ludwig Göransson

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

2021 Nominee UFCA Award
- Best Original Score
- Ludwig Göransson
2021 Nominee UFCA Award
- Best Film Editing
- Jennifer Lame
Tied with Mikkel E.G. Nielsen for Sound of Metal (2019) in 2nd place.

Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards

2021 Winner OFCC Award
- Most Disappointing Film

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

2021 Nominee HFCS Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee HFCS Award
- Best Original Score
- Ludwig Göransson
2021 Winner HFCS Award
- Best Visual Effects
2021 Winner HFCS Award
- Best Stunt Coordination

Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)

2021 Winner Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
- Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy
- Ludwig Göransson
2021 Nominee Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
- Best Original Song - Feature Film
For song "The Plan"

Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F.)

2020 Winner Golden Angel Award
- Most Popular U.S. Film in China
- Christopher Nolan

Online Film & Television Association

2021 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Original Score
- Ludwig Göransson
2021 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Film Editing
- Jennifer Lame
2021 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Production Design
- Nathan Crowley
2021 Nominee OFTA Film Award
- Best Sound

Huading Award

2021 Nominee Huading Award
- Best Global Director for a Motion Picture
- Christopher Nolan
2021 Winner Huading Award
- Best Global Motion Picture
- Christopher Nolan

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

2021 Nominee INOCA
- Best Sound Mixing
2021 Nominee INOCA
- Best Sound Editing
- Richard King
2021 Nominee INOCA
- Best Visual Effects

Indiewire Critics' Poll

2020 Nominee ICP Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
8th place

North Carolina Film Critics Association

2021 Nominee NCFCA Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Winner NCFCA Award
- Best Special Effects
2021 Nominee NCFCA Award
- Best Music

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

2021 Winner BFCC Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema

Phoenix Critics Circle

2021 Nominee PCC Award
- Best Science Fiction Film
2021 Nominee PCC Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee PCC Award
- Best Score
- Ludwig Göransson

Gold Derby Awards

2021 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
- Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
- Film Editing
- Jennifer Lame
2021 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
- Production Design
- Nathan Crowley
2021 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
- Original Score
- Ludwig Göransson
2021 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
- Visual Effects

Nevada Film Critics Society

2021 Winner NFCS Award
- Best Cinematography
- Hoyte Van Hoytema
2021 Winner NFCS Award
- Best Visual Effects

British Film Designers Guild Awards

2020 Winner BFDG Award
- Best Production Design International Studio Feature Film - Fantasy
- Nathan Crowley (Production Designer)
- Toby Britton (Supervising Art Director)
- Eggert Ketilsson (Supervising Art Director)
- Jenne Lee (Supervising Art Director)
- Kathy Lucas (Set Decorator)
- Emmanuel Delis (Set Decorator)
- Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator)