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2009
· Movie
· 162 min
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MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #741
- IMDb #392
- Google retired #570
- Rotten Tomatoes #1455
- Metacritic #664
- Letterboxd #1170
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1917
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1400
- Metacritic Critics #490
- Metacritic Audience #1302
- Criticker #1588
- Douban #108
- Kinopoisk #293
- AlloCiné #71
- Trakt #287
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See the films the platforms disagree about most →A paralyzed former marine is given a chance to walk again by controlling an engineered alien body, or "avatar," on the distant moon of Pandora. His mission is to infiltrate the native Na'vi people to facilitate the extraction of a valuable resource. As he learns their ways and forms a deep connection with the culture and a young woman, he finds his loyalties tested, caught between the destructive goals of his own species and preserving the vibrant world he has come to love.
Details
- Director
- James Cameron
- Writer
- James Cameron
- Released
- 16 December 2009
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 162 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $237.0M
- Box office
- $2.9B
- Awards
- 66 wins, 76 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 142 →12 major awards won · 66 wins from 142 nominations across 51 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2010 | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2010 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2010 | Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Winner |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2010 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2010 | Best Action Movie | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2010 | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andy Jones | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2010 | Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, and Addison Teague | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2010 | Best Editing | James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen Rivkin | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
9 nominations, 6 won
| Best Action Movie | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Winner |
| Best Editing | James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen Rivkin | Winner |
| Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, and Addison Teague | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andy Jones | Winner |
| Best Directing | James Cameron | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Avatar | Nominee |
| Best Picture | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
Academy Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones | Winner |
| Best Director | James Cameron | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Tony Johnson | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | James Cameron | Winner |
| Best Film – Drama | Avatar | Winner |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | James Horner, Simon Franglen, and Kuk Harrell for " I See You (Theme from Avatar) " | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Winner |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "I See You" by Leona Lewis | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | James Cameron | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Theatrical Motion Picture – Producer of the Year | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | James Cameron | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
11 nominations, 11 won
| Best Actor | Sam Worthington | Winner |
| Best Actress | Zoe Saldana | Winner |
| Best Director | James Cameron | Winner |
| Best Music | James Horner | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Winner |
| Best Science Fiction Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew Jones | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Stephen Lang | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Winner |
| Best Writing | James Cameron | Winner |
| Visionary Award for Avatar | James Cameron | Winner |
Visual Effects Society Awards
12 nominations, 7 won
| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, for Neytiri Drinking | Thelvin Cabezas, Joyce Cox, Joe Letteri, and Eileen Moran | Winner |
| Lifetime Achievement, for Making of | James Cameron | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture, for Neytiri | Andrew Jones, Joe Letteri, Zoe Saldana, and Jeff Unay | Winner |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Jungle / Biolume | Shadi Almassizadeh, Dan Cox, Ula Rademeyer, and Eric Saindon | Winner |
| Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture, for Pandora | Jean-Luc Azzis, Peter Baustaedter, Brenton Cottman, and Yvonne Muinde | Winner |
| Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture, for Samson, Home Tree, Floating Mountains, & Ampsuit | Simon Cheung, Paul Jenness, John Stevenson-Galvin, and Rainer Zoettl | Winner |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Richard Baneham, Joyce Cox, Joe Letteri, and Eileen Moran | Winner |
| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, for Quarich's Escape | Jill Brooks, John Knoll, Frank Losasso Petterson, and Tory Mercer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Erich Eder, Robin Hollander, Giuseppe Tagliavini, and Erik Winquist | Nominee |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture, for End Battle | Jay Cooper, Beth D'Amato, Eddie Pasquarello, and Todd Vaziri | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Floating Mountains | Dan Lemmon, Keith F. Miller, Jessica Cowley, and Cameron Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Willow Glade | Thelvin Cabezas, Miae Kang, Daniel Macarin, and Guy Williams | Nominee |
3D Creative Arts Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best 3D Character | Neytiri | Winner |
| Best 3D Scene | Jake Sully's first flight | Winner |
| Best 3D Stereography / Live Action | Avatar | Winner |
| Live Action 3D Feature | Avatar | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Marketing 3D Content / Live Action | Avatar | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in 3D Visual Effects | Avatar | Winner |
Scream Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| 3-D Top Three Award | Avatar | Winner |
| Best Director | James Cameron | Winner |
| Best F/X | Avatar | Winner |
| Best Science Fiction Actress | Zoe Saldana | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Movie | Avatar | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Stephen Lang | Nominee |
| Fight Scene of the Year | "Final Battle: Na'vi vs Military" | Nominee |
| The Ultimate Scream | Avatar | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor | Sam Worthington | Winner |
| Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actress | Zoe Saldana | Winner |
| Sci-Fi Movie | Avatar | Winner |
| Choice Movie Fight | Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Hissy Fit | Giovanni Ribisi | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Villain | Stephen Lang | Nominee |
Empire Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Zoe Saldana | Winner |
| Best Director | James Cameron | Winner |
| Best Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
| Best Actor | Sam Worthington | Nominee |
| Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair | Winner |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew Jones | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Nominee |
| Best Director | James Cameron | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron | Nominee |
| Best Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
| Best Music | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, and Addison Teague | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film | Jim Henrikson, Dick Bernstein, and Michael Bauer | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Addison Teague, Chris Boyes, Luke Dunn Glelmuda, Jim Likowski, Ken Fischer, Shannon Mills, Tim Nielsen, Chris Scarabosio, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Kim Foscato, Cheryl Nardi, Marshall Winn, Petra Bach, Richard Hymns, Stuart McCowan, and Steve Slanec | Nominee |
New York Online Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
| Top 11 Films | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite 3D Animated Movie | Avatar | Winner |
| Favorite 3D Live Action Movie | Avatar | Winner |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Visual/Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andy Jones | Winner |
| Most Original/Innovative or Creative Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
Brazilian Film Academy
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Avatar | Winner |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
Environmental Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film | Avatar | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Winner |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Avatar | Winner |
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film | Erik Winquist, Robin Hollander, Erich Eder and Giuseppe Tagliavini - Weta Digital | Winner |
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best 3D Film Director | James Cameron | Winner |
Japan Academy Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Winner |
PETA 's Proggy award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Feature Film | James Cameron | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Lucky Brand Modern Master Award | James Cameron | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
5 nominations
| Best Female Performance | Zoe Saldana | Nominee |
| Best Fight | Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang | Nominee |
| Best Kiss | Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Avatar | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Stephen Lang | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
4 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore and Vince Pace | Nominee |
| Best Director of a Motion Picture | James Cameron | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Picture | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film | James Horner | Nominee |
| Film Composer of the Year | James Horner | Nominee |
| Film Music Composition of the Year, for "War" | James Horner | Nominee |
| Film Score of the Year | James Horner | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| Director of the Year | James Cameron | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Cutest Couple | Neytiri and Jake (Zoe Saldana & Sam Worthington) | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie Actress | Zoe Saldana | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Mauro Fiore | Nominee |
| Best Director | James Cameron | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Director | James Cameron | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Song | "I See You" by Leona Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Original Soundtrack | James Horner | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases | Mauro Fiore | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Big Budget Feature – Drama | Margery Simkin and Mali Finn | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Zoe Saldana | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing | Tony Johnson, Chris Boyes, Gary Summers, and Andy Nelson | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Fantasy Film | Mayes Rubeo and Deborah Lynn Scott | Nominee |
Eddie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | James Cameron, John Refua, and Stephen Rivkin | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | James Cameron | Nominee |
Irish Film and Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | James Cameron and Jon Landau | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Zoe Saldana | Nominee |
National Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Fantasy Film | Avatar | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Production Design | Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg | Nominee |