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Deepwater Horizon
2016
· Movie
· 107 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1710
- IMDb #1915
- Google retired #766
- Rotten Tomatoes #1423
- Metacritic #1579
- Letterboxd #2438
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1814
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1456
- Metacritic Critics #1598
- Metacritic Audience #1520
- Criticker #1750
- Douban #1642
- Kinopoisk #1704
- AlloCiné #1196
- Trakt #1225
Every rating
49–92
out of 100
On April 20, 2010, the crew of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon are conducting routine operations when a sudden and catastrophic blowout occurs. The rig is engulfed in a massive fireball, and the workers must fight for their lives and navigate a crumbling structure to escape the burning platform.
Details
- Director
- Peter Berg
- Writers
- Matthew Michael Carnahan, Matthew Sand
- Based on
- Deepwater Horizon
- Released
- 28 September 2016
- Country
- United States, Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $110.0M
- Box office
- $121.8M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →4 wins from 12 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Sound Editing | Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Visual Effects | Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 7th ) 2017 | Best Visual Effects or Animation | Jason Billington, James Whitlam, Linda Luong | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2017 | Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | Raul Essig, Mark Chataway, George Kuruvilla and Mihai Cioroba | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2017 | Best Sound | Mike Prestwood Smith, Dror Mohar, Wylie Stateman and David Wyman | Nominee |
| MPSE Golden Reel Awards 2017 | Feature English Language – Effects/Foley | Wylie Stateman, Renée Tondelli, Gary Hecker, Rick Owens, Sylvain Lasseur, Dror Mohar and Kris Fenske | Nominee |
| National Board of Review 2017 | Spotlight Award | Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg (also for Patriots Day ) | Winner |
| People's Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Dramatic Movie | Deepwater Horizon | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing | Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project | Kelvin Lau, Jean Bolte, Kevin Sprout and Kim Vongbunyong | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Craig Hammack, Petra Holtorf-Stratton, Jason Snell, John Galloway and Burt Dalton | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Spotlight Award | Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg (also for Patriots Day ) | Winner |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Choice AnTEENcipated Movie Actor | Dylan O'Brien | Winner |
AACTA Awards ( 7th )
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects or Animation | Jason Billington, James Whitlam, Linda Luong | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | Raul Essig, Mark Chataway, George Kuruvilla and Mihai Cioroba | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound | Mike Prestwood Smith, Dror Mohar, Wylie Stateman and David Wyman | Nominee |
MPSE Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Feature English Language – Effects/Foley | Wylie Stateman, Renée Tondelli, Gary Hecker, Rick Owens, Sylvain Lasseur, Dror Mohar and Kris Fenske | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Dramatic Movie | Deepwater Horizon | Nominee |
Society of Camera Operators Awards
1 nomination
| Camera Operator of the Year – Film | Jacques Jouffret | Nominee |