List of accolades received by District 9

District 9 is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp. The National Board of Review has named it one of the top 10 independent film of 2009. It received four Academy Awards nominations, seven British Academy Film Awards nominations, five Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations, and one Golden Globe nomination. It is the fourth film ever nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards for TriStar Pictures.

Awards and nominations

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Organizations

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Awards
Ceremony Award Category Name Outcome
82nd Academy Awards[1] Oscar Best Picture Peter Jackson & Carolynne Cunningham Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
Best Film Editing Julian Clarke
Best Visual Effects Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films [2] Saturn Award Best International Film Won
Best Director Neill Blomkamp Nominated
Best Writing Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Best Make-Up Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Frances Richardson
Best Production Design Philip Ivey
Best Special Effects Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken
British Academy Film Awards[3] David Lean Award Best Director Neill Blomkamp Nominated
Bafta Best Adapted Screenplay Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Best Cinematography Trent Opaloch
Best Editing Julian Clarke
Best Production Design Philip Ivey, Guy Poltgieter
Best Sound Brent Burge, Chris Ward, Dave Whitehead, Michael Hedges, Ken Saville
Best Special Visual Effects Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken
Golden Globe Awards[4] Golden Globe Best Screenplay Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell Nominated
Hugo Award Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Neill Blomkamp Nominated
IGN Movie Awards[5] IGN Award Best Summer Movie Won
Best Sci-Fi Movie
Best Movie
Favorite Summer Hero Sharlto Copley
Best Performance Sharlto Copley
People's Choice Awards People's Choice Award Favorite Independent Movie Nominated
Satellite Awards [6] Satellite Award Best Director Neill Blomkamp Nominated
Best Film Editing Julian Clarke
Best Screenplay, Adapted Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Best Visual Effects Robert Habros, Charlie Bradbury, Stephen Pepper, Winston Helgason
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America[7] Bradbury Award The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell Won
USC Scripter Award USC Scripter Award Neill Blomkamp (screenwriter/author), Terri Tatchell (screenwriter) Nominated

Guild awards

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Awards
Ceremony Award Category Name Outcome
American Cinema Editors[8] ACE Eddie Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic Julian Clarke Nominated
Art Directors Guild[9] ADG Award Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film Philip Ivey Nominated
Cinema Audio Society C.A.S Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake, Ken Saville Nominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors[10] Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film Brent Burge, Chris Ward Won
Producers Guild of America[11] Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award Best Theatrical Motion Pictures Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson Nominated
Visual Effects Society[12] VES Award Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture Stefanie Boose, Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, James Stewart Nominated
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Steve Nichols, Jeremy Mesana, Vera Zivny, Brett Ineson
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture Shervin Shogian, Hamish Schumacher, Janeen Elliott, Simon Hughes Won

Critics groups

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Awards
Ceremony Award Category Name Outcome
Austin Film Critics Association AFCA Award Top 10 film
Best First Film Neill Blomkamp Won
Boston Society of Film Critics BSFC Award Best New Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[13] Critics Choice Award Best Action Movie Nominated
Best Makeup Sarah Rubano Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell Nominated
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects
Central Ohio Film Critics Association COFCA Award Breakthrough Film Artist Neill Blomkamp Runner-up
Chicago Film Critics Association CFCA Award Most Promising Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp Won
Most Promising Performer Sharlto Copley Nominated
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Vincent Koehler Award Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association LAFCA Award Best Production Design Philip Ivey Won
New Generation Award Neill Blomkamp
National Board of Review Awards[14] NBR Award Top 10 Independent Films
Online Film Critics Society OFCS Award Best Director Neill Blomkamp Nominated
Best Actor Sharlto Copley
Best Adapted Screenplay Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Best Cinematography Trent Opaloch
Best Editing Julian Clarke
Phoenix Film Critics Society PFCS Award Breakout Behind the Camera Neill Blomkamp Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association SLGFCA Award Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film Nominated
Best Visual Effects

References

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