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Prometheus
2012
· Movie
· 124 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2706
- IMDb #2098
- Google retired #2558
- Rotten Tomatoes #2382
- Metacritic #2370
- Letterboxd #2856
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2509
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2709
- Metacritic Critics #2008
- Metacritic Audience #2966
- Criticker #2160
- Douban #887
- Kinopoisk #2525
- AlloCiné #2523
- Trakt #2255
Every rating
44–80
out of 100
A team of explorers embarks on a deep-space mission, following ancient star maps to a distant moon. They seek to discover the origins of humanity but instead find a terrifying advanced civilization and a looming biological threat that could spell doom for the entire human race.
Details
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Writers
- Damon Lindelof, Jon Spaihts
- Released
- 30 May 2012
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $130.0M
- Box office
- $403.4M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 22 →3 wins from 22 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Visual Effects | Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2013 | Special Visual Effects | Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Trevor Wood, Paul Butterworth | Nominee |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Award 2013 | Fantasy Film | Arthur Max | Nominee |
| Critic's Choice Award 2013 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Prometheus | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 2013 | Best Sound Editing — Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Prometheus | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2013 | Supporting Actor of the Year | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2013 | Best Science Fiction Film | Prometheus | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Special Visual Effects | Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Trevor Wood, Paul Butterworth | Nominee |
Key Art Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Digital | "Weyland Industries" website | Winner |
| Innovative Media | Prometheus | Winner |
Sierra Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Art Direction | Alex Cameron | Winner |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Movie: Breakout | Noomi Rapace | Nominee |
| Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | Charlize Theron (also for Snow White & the Huntsman ) | Nominee |
| Choice Summer Movie: Action | Prometheus | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society
3 nominations
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Xavier Bourque, Sam Cole, Simone Riginelli, Denis Scolan for "Engineers & the Orrery" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Julien Bolbach, Marco Genovesi, Martin Riedel, Marco Rolandi for "LV-233" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | Paul Butterworth, Charley Henley, Allen Maris, Richard Stammers for Prometheus | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing | Prometheus, 20th Century Fox, Skip Film | Nominee |
| Summer 2012 Blockbuster Trailer | Prometheus / "Not Alone", 20th Century Fox, Wild Card | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Sound (Editing and Mixing) | Victor Ray Ennis, Ann Scibelli, John Cucci and Mark P. Stoeckinger | Nominee |
| Visual Effects | Richard Stammers, Charley Henley and Martin Hill | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Science Fiction Film | Prometheus | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Award
1 nomination
| Fantasy Film | Arthur Max | Nominee |
Critic's Choice Award
1 nomination
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Prometheus | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing — Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Prometheus | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Michael Fassbender | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Richard Stammers, Charley Henley and Martin Hill | Nominee |