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District 9
2009
· Movie
· 112 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #617
- IMDb #399
- Google retired #1055
- Rotten Tomatoes #966
- Metacritic #371
- Letterboxd #1039
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #977
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1406
- Metacritic Critics #627
- Metacritic Audience #227
- Criticker #604
- Douban #339
- Kinopoisk #691
- AlloCiné #815
- Trakt #582
Every rating
62–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
See the most agreed on films →An alien race has been living in a slum-like camp in Johannesburg for decades. A bureaucract tasked with relocating the aliens is exposed to their biotechnology. He begins a horrifying physical transformation into one of them, becoming a fugitive hunted by his own company and the military.
Details
- Director
- Neill Blomkamp
- Writers
- Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
- Released
- 5 August 2009
- Country
- New Zealand, South Africa, United States
- Language
- English, Nyanja, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $210.9M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 42 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 59 →17 wins from 59 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| 82nd Academy Awards 2009 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
| 82nd Academy Awards 2009 | Best Visual Effects | Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken | Nominee |
| 82nd Academy Awards 2009 | Best Film Editing | Julian Clarke | Nominee |
| 82nd Academy Awards 2009 | Best Picture | Peter Jackson & Carolynne Cunningham | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2009 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Philip Ivey | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2009 | Best Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America 2009 | Best Theatrical Motion Pictures | Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson | Nominee |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 2009 | Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominee |
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82nd Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Julian Clarke | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Peter Jackson & Carolynne Cunningham | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Philip Ivey | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Pictures | Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson | Nominee |
IGN Movie Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Movie | Winner | |
| Best Performance | Sharlto Copley | Winner |
| Best Sci-Fi Movie | Winner | |
| Best Summer Movie | Winner | |
| Favorite Summer Hero | Sharlto Copley | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Production Design | Philip Ivey | Winner |
| New Generation Award | Neill Blomkamp | Winner |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Film | Winner | |
| Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up | Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Frances Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Philip Ivey | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup | Sarah Rubano | Winner |
| Best Action Movie | Nominee | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nominee | |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Shervin Shogian, Hamish Schumacher, Janeen Elliott, Simon Hughes | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Steve Nichols, Jeremy Mesana, Vera Zivny, Brett Ineson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Stefanie Boose, Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, James Stewart | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Neill Blomkamp | Winner |
| Most Promising Performer | Sharlto Copley | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Neill Blomkamp | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Neill Blomkamp | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film | Winner |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Brent Burge, Chris Ward | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakout Behind the Camera | Neill Blomkamp | Winner |
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
7 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Trent Opaloch | Nominee |
| Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Julian Clarke | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Philip Ivey, Guy Poltgieter | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Brent Burge, Chris Ward, Dave Whitehead, Michael Hedges, Ken Saville | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Sharlto Copley | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Trent Opaloch | Nominee |
| Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Julian Clarke | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | Neill Blomkamp | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Julian Clarke | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Habros, Charlie Bradbury, Stephen Pepper, Winston Helgason | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee | |
| Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic | Julian Clarke | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake, Ken Saville | Nominee |
Hugo Award
1 nomination
| Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Neill Blomkamp | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Independent Movie | Nominee |
USC Scripter Award
1 nomination
| — | Neill Blomkamp (screenwriter/author), Terri Tatchell (screenwriter) | Nominee |