'' Avatar '' won the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Art Direction , Best Cinematography , and Best Visual Effects , and was nominated for a total of nine , including Best Picture and Best Director . '' Avatar '' also won the 67th Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director , and was nominated for two others . At the 36th Saturn Awards , '' Avatar '' won all ten awards it was nominated for : Best Science Fiction Film , Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor , Best Supporting Actress , Best Director , Best Writing , Best Music , Best Production Design and Best Special Effects
67th Golden Globe Awards
67th Golden Globe Awards
Avatar (2009 film)