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Avatar (2009)

Directed by James Cameron

Genres - Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Nature, Science Fiction  |   Sub-Genres - Sci-Fi Action  |   Release Date - Dec 18, 2009 (USA - 3D), Dec 18, 2009 (USA - IMAX 3D), Dec 18, 2009 (USA), Aug 27, 2010 (USA - Rerelease)  |   Run Time - 162 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom, United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG13

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Academy Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2009	Richard Carter, Kim Sinclair, Robert Stromberg	Best Achievement in Art Direction	Won
2009	Mauro Fiore	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Won
2009	James Cameron	Best Achievement in Directing	Nominated
2009	James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin	Best Achievement in Film Editing	Nominated
2009	James Horner	Best Achievement in Music (Original Score)	Nominated
2009	Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	Best Achievement in Sound Editing	Nominated
2009	Christopher Boyes, Tony Johnson, Andy Nelson, Gary Summers	Best Achievement in Sound Mixing	Nominated
2009	Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones, Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum	Best Achievement in Visual Effects	Won
2009	James Cameron, Jon Landau	Best Motion Picture of the Year	Nominated

American Cinema Editors Guild

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2009	James Cameron	Best Edited Feature - Drama	Nominated

Australian Film Institute Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2010	Sam Worthington	International Award for Best Actor	Won

BAFTA Film Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2010	Mauro Fiore	Best Cinematography	Nominated
2010	James Cameron	Best Director	Nominated
2010	James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin	Best Editing	Nominated
2010	James Cameron, Jon Landau	Best Film	Nominated
2010	James Horner	Best Music	Nominated
2010	Richard Carter, Kim Sinclair, Robert Stromberg	Best Production Design	Won
2010	Christopher Boyes, Tony Johnson, Andy Nelson, Gary Summers, Addison Teague	Best Sound	Nominated
2010	Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones, Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum	Best Special Visual Effects	Won

César Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2010	James Cameron	Best Foreign Film	Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2010		Best Action Movie	Won
2010	Richard Carter, Robert Stromberg	Best Art Direction	Won
2010	Mauro Fiore	Best Cinematography	Won
2010	James Cameron	Best Director	Nominated
2010	James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin	Best Editing	Won
2010		Best Makeup	Nominated
2010		Best Picture	Nominated
2010		Best Sound	Nominated
2010		Best Visual Effects	Won

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2009	Maria Battle Campbell, James Cameron, Josh McLaglen, Colin Wilson	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Nominated

Florida Film Critics

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2009	Mauro Fiore	Best Cinematography	Won

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2010	James Cameron	Best Director - Motion Picture	Won
2010		Best Motion Picture - Drama	Won
2010	James Horner	Best Original Score - Motion Picture	Nominated
2010	Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell, James Horner	Best Original Song - Motion Picture	Nominated

Producers Guild Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2010	James Cameron, Jon Landau	Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Nominated

Writers Guild Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
2010	James Cameron	Original Screenplay	Nominated