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Apollo 13
1995
· Movie
· 140 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #622
- IMDb #682
- Google retired #436
- Rotten Tomatoes #576
- Metacritic #572
- Letterboxd #1047
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #764
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #855
- Metacritic Critics #826
- Metacritic Audience #398
- Criticker #868
- Douban #583
- Kinopoisk #795
- AlloCiné #844
- Trakt #332
Every rating
59–94
out of 100
What was planned as the third Moon landing mission becomes a desperate fight for survival when an oxygen tank explodes onboard the spacecraft. With their ship damaged and losing power, the astronauts are stranded hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth. NASA engineers on the ground race against time to invent a way to bring them home safely.
Details
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Writers
- Al Reinert, William Broyles Jr.
- Released
- 30 June 1995
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $52.0M
- Box office
- $355.2M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 29 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 42 →7 major awards won · 13 wins from 42 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Film Editing | Mike Hill and Daniel Hanley | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Sound | Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David MacMillan | Winner |
| BAFTA Film Awards 1996 | Best Production Design | Michael Corenblith | Winner |
| BAFTA Film Awards 1996 | Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Matt Sweeney, Leslie Ekker | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1996 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Ron Howard, Carl Clifford, Aldric La'Auli Porter, Jane Paul | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1996 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kathleen Quinlan, and Gary Sinise | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1996 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ed Harris | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1996 | Best Picture | Brian Grazer | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film Editing | Mike Hill and Daniel Hanley | Winner |
| Best Sound | Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David MacMillan | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Kathleen Quinlan | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Michael Corenblith ; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell | Nominee |
| Best Original Dramatic Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Brian Grazer | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney | Nominee |
BAFTA Film Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Production Design | Michael Corenblith | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Matt Sweeney, Leslie Ekker | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Dean Cundey | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Mike Hill, Daniel Hanley | Nominee |
| Best Sound | David MacMillan, Rick Dior, Scott Millan, Steve Pederson | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kathleen Quinlan, and Gary Sinise | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Ed Harris | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Ron Howard, Carl Clifford, Aldric La'Auli Porter, Jane Paul | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Apollo 13 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Kathleen Quinlan | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium | William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert | Nominee |
American Film Institute
2 nominations, 2 won
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers | Apollo 13 (#12) | Winner |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes | "Houston, we have a problem." (#50) | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Picture | Apollo 13 | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Dean Cundey | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kathleen Quinlan | Nominee |
Heartland Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Studio Crystal Heart Award | Jeffrey Kluger | Winner |
PGA Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award | Brian Grazer, Todd Hallowell | Winner |
Space Foundation's Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Family Feature – Drama | Apollo 13 | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Male Performance | Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Apollo 13 | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors (Eddies)
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Mike Hill, Daniel P. Hanley | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Dean Cundey | Nominee |
Casting Society of America (Artios)
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Apollo 13 | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie Actor | Tom Hanks | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film | Apollo 13 | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Family Feature – Drama | Apollo 13 | Nominee |