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32 wins & 117 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

2010 Nominee Oscar
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Peter Jackson
- Carolynne Cunningham
2010 Nominee Oscar
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Neill Blomkamp
- Terri Tatchell
2010 Nominee Oscar
- Best Achievement in Film Editing
- Julian Clarke
2010 Nominee Oscar
- Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2010 Nominee Saturn Award
- Best Director
- Neill Blomkamp
2010 Nominee Saturn Award
- Best Writing
- Neill Blomkamp
- Terri Tatchell
2010 Nominee Saturn Award
- Best Make-Up
2010 Nominee Saturn Award
- Best Production Design
- Philip Ivey
2010 Nominee Saturn Award
- Best Special Effects

American Cinema Editors, USA

2010 Nominee Eddie
- Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic
- Julian Clarke

Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards

2010 Nominee CSC Award
- Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature
- Trent Opaloch

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominee CFCA Award
- Most Promising Performer
- Sharlto Copley
2009 Winner CFCA Award
- Most Promising Filmmaker
- Neill Blomkamp

Cinema Audio Society, USA

2010 Nominee C.A.S. Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures
- Michael Hedges (re-recording mixer)
- Gilbert Lake (re-recording mixer)
- Ken Saville (production mixer)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominee DFWFCA Award
- Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA

2010 Nominee Golden Globe
- Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- Neill Blomkamp
- Terri Tatchell

Satellite Awards

2009 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Director
- Neill Blomkamp
2009 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Screenplay, Adapted
- Neill Blomkamp
- Terri Tatchell
2009 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Film Editing
- Julian Clarke
2009 Nominee Satellite Award
- Best Visual Effects

Hugo Awards

2010 Nominee Hugo
- Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
- Neill Blomkamp (screenplay/director)
- Terri Tatchell (screenplay)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2009 Winner Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Winner LAFCA Award
- Best Production Design
- Philip Ivey
2009 Winner New Generation Award
- Neill Blomkamp

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

2010 Winner Golden Reel Award
- Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film
- Brent Burge (supervising sound editor)
- Chris Ward (supervising sound editor)
- Dave Whitehead (sound designer)
- Hayden Collow (sound effects editor)
- Melanie Graham (sound effects editor)
- Polly McKinnon (dialogue editor, adr editor)
- Justin Webster (dialogue editor, adr editor)
- Jason Canovas (adr editor)
- Mark Franken (adr editor)
- Craig Tomlinson (foley editor)
- Robyn McFarlane (foley artist)
- Carolyn McLaughlin (foley artist)

MTV Movie + TV Awards

2010 Nominee MTV Movie Award
- Best Scared-As-S**t Performance
- Sharlto Copley

National Board of Review, USA

2009 Winner NBR Award
- Top Independent Films

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2010 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Actor
- Sharlto Copley
2010 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Director
- Neill Blomkamp
2010 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Neill Blomkamp
- Terri Tatchell
2010 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Cinematography
- Trent Opaloch
2010 Nominee OFCS Award
- Best Editing
- Julian Clarke

People's Choice Awards, USA

2010 Nominee People's Choice Award
- Favorite Independent Movie

PGA Awards

2010 Nominee PGA Award
- Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Carolynne Cunningham
- Peter Jackson

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

2010 Winner Bradbury Award
- Neill Blomkamp (writer/director)
- Terri Tatchell (writer)

SFX Awards, UK

2010 Nominee SFX Award
- Best Film
2010 Nominee SFX Award
- Best Director
- Neill Blomkamp

Art Directors Guild

2010 Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award
- Fantasy Film
- Philip Ivey (production designer)
- Emilia Roux (art director)
- Mike Berg (art director)
- Gabriel Metcalfe (illustrator/conceptual artist)
- Tony Bloemstein (storyboard artist)
- Andrew Burdan (storyboard artist)
- Nick Connor (draughtsman)
- Bradley De Gee (draughtsman)
- Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson (draughtsman)
- Michael Miller (draughtsman)
- Petrus Strydom (draughtsman)
- Johnson Maipambe (graphic artist)
- Trevor Paul (graphic artist)
- Marlizelle Oosthuizen (scenic artist)
- Kristy Tayler (scenic artist)
- Guy Potgieter (set decorator)

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominee SEFCA Award
- Best Picture
10th place

Teen Choice Awards

2010 Nominee Teen Choice Award
- Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi
- Sharlto Copley
2010 Nominee Teen Choice Award
- Choice Movie: Sci-Fi

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominee TFCA Award
- Best First Feature
- Neill Blomkamp

USC Scripter Award

2010 Nominee USC Scripter Award
- Neill Blomkamp (screenwriter/author)
- Terri Tatchell (screenwriter)

World Soundtrack Awards

2010 Nominee World Soundtrack Award
- Discovery of the Year
- Clinton Shorter

Empire Awards, UK

2010 Nominee Empire Award
- Best Film
2010 Nominee Empire Award
- Best Newcomer
- Sharlto Copley
2010 Nominee Empire Award
- Best Director
- Neill Blomkamp
2010 Nominee Empire Award
- Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Visual Effects Society Awards

2010 Nominee VES Award
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture
- Stefanie Boose (vfx producer)
- Dan Kaufman (vfx supervisor)
- Peter Muyzers (on-set vfx plate supervisor)
- James Stewart (creature supervisor)
2010 Nominee VES Award
- Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- Brett Ineson (motion capture supervisor)
- Jeremy Mesana (animation lead)
- Steve Nichols (animation supervisor)
- Vera Zivny (senior vfx coordinator)
For Christopher Johnson.
2010 Winner VES Award
- Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture
- Janeen Elliott (senior compositor)
- Simon Hughes (senior compositor)
- Hamish Schumacher (lead compositor)
- Shervin Shoghian (compositing supervisor)