List of accolades received by District 9
Introduction ''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 ===Organizations=== Awards Ceremony Award Category Name Outcome'''82nd Academy Awards'''OscarBest PicturePeter Jackson & Carolynne CunninghamBest Adapted ScreenplayNeill Blomkamp and Terri TatchellBest Film EditingJulian ClarkeBest Visual EffectsDan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken'''Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films''' Saturn AwardBest International FilmBest DirectorNeill BlomkampBest WritingNeill Blomkamp, Terri TatchellBest Make-UpJoe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Frances RichardsonBest Production DesignPhilip IveyBest Special EffectsDan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken''' British Academy Film Awards'''David Lean AwardBest DirectorNeill BlomkampBaftaBest Adapted ScreenplayNeill Blomkamp, Terri TatchellBest CinematographyTrent OpalochBest EditingJulian ClarkeBest Production DesignPhilip Ivey, Guy PoltgieterBest SoundBrent Burge, Chris Ward, Dave Whitehead, Michael Hedges, Ken SavilleBest Special Visual EffectsDan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken''' Golden Globe Awards'''Golden GlobeBest ScreenplayNeill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell'''Hugo Award'''Hugo AwardHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long FormNeill Blomkamp'''IGN Movie Awards'''IGN AwardBest Summer MovieBest Sci-Fi MovieBest MovieFavorite Summer HeroSharlto CopleyBest PerformanceSharlto Copley''' People's Choice Awards'''People's Choice AwardFavorite Independent Movie''' Satellite Awards''' Satellite AwardBest DirectorNeill BlomkampBest Film EditingJulian ClarkeBest Screenplay, AdaptedNeill Blomkamp, Terri TatchellBest Visual EffectsRobert Habros, Charlie Bradbury, Stephen Pepper, Winston Helgason '''Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America'''Bradbury AwardThe Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic PresentationNeill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell'''USC Scripter Award'''USC Scripter AwardNeill Blomkamp (screenwriter/author), Terri Tatchell (screenwriter)===Guild awards=== Awards Ceremony Award Category Name Outcome'''American Cinema Editors'''ACE EddieBest Edited Feature Film - DramaticJulian Clarke''' Art Directors Guild'''ADG AwardExcellence in Production Design for a Fantasy FilmPhilip Ivey''' Cinema Audio Society'''C.A.S AwardOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion PicturesMichael Hedges, Gilbert Lake, Ken Saville'''Motion Picture Sound Editors'''Golden Reel AwardBest Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature FilmBrent Burge, Chris Ward''' Producers Guild of America'''Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year AwardBest Theatrical Motion PicturesCarolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson'''Visual Effects Society'''VES Award Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion PictureStefanie Boose, Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, James StewartOutstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion PictureSteve Nichols, Jeremy Mesana, Vera Zivny, Brett InesonOutstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion PictureShervin Shogian, Hamish Schumacher, Janeen Elliott, Simon Hughes===Critics groups=== Awards Ceremony Award Category Name Outcome''' Austin Film Critics Association'''AFCA AwardTop 10 filmBest First FilmNeill Blomkamp''' Boston Society of Film Critics'''BSFC AwardBest New FilmmakerNeill Blomkamp''' Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards'''Critics Choice AwardBest Action MovieBest MakeupSarah RubanoBest Adapted ScreenplayNeill Blomkamp, Terri TatchellBest SoundBest Visual Effects'''Central Ohio Film Critics Association'''COFCA AwardBreakthrough Film ArtistNeill Blomkamp'''Chicago Film Critics Association'''CFCA AwardMost Promising FilmmakerNeill BlomkampMost Promising PerformerSharlto Copley'''Kansas City Film Critics Circle'''Vincent Koehler AwardOutstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film'''Los Angeles Film Critics Association'''LAFCA AwardBest Production DesignPhilip IveyNew Generation AwardNeill Blomkamp''' National Board of Review Awards'''NBR AwardTop 10 Independent Films''' Online Film Critics Society'''OFCS AwardBest DirectorNeill BlomkampBest ActorSharlto CopleyBest Adapted ScreenplayNeill Blomkamp, Terri TatchellBest CinematographyTrent OpalochBest EditingJulian Clarke'''Phoenix Film Critics Society'''PFCS AwardBreakout Behind the CameraNeill Blomkamp'''St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association'''SLGFCA AwardMost Original, Innovative or Creative FilmBest Visual Effects
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