Production Design: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
2009 film yearAcademy Awards archive
Avatar Oscar Nominations & Wins
Avatar has 9 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 3 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
2009 film yearAll 9 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year2009 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientProduction Design: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair | Win recorded |
| Film year2009 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientMauro Fiore | Win recorded |
| Film year2009 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientJames Cameron | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2009 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientStephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2009 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientJames Horner | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2009 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientJames Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers |
| Film year2009 | Sound Editing Credited nominee / recipientChristopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2009 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientChristopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2009 | Visual Effects Credited nominee / recipientJoe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Avatar with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Art Direction 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
- Avatar This film★ WinnerProduction Design: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
- The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusNomineeProduction Design: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
- NineNomineeProduction Design: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
- Sherlock HolmesNomineeProduction Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
- The Young VictoriaNomineeProduction Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Cinematography 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
- Avatar This film★ Winner
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Nominee
Best Director 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
- Avatar This filmNominee
- ★ Winner
- Nominee
- Nominee
- Nominee
Film Editing 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
- Avatar This filmNomineeStephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
- Nominee
- The Hurt Locker★ WinnerBob Murawski and Chris Innis
- Nominee
- Nominee
Original Score 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
- Avatar This filmNominee
- Nominee
- The Hurt LockerNomineeMarco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
- Nominee
- ★ Winner
Best Picture 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
- Avatar This filmNomineeJames Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
- The Blind SideNomineeGil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
- District 9NomineePeter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
- An EducationNomineeFinola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
- The Hurt Locker★ WinnerKathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
- Inglourious BasterdsNomineeLawrence Bender, Producer
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by SapphireNomineeLee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
- A Serious ManNomineeJoel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
- UpNomineeJonas Rivera, Producer
- Up in the AirNomineeDaniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
Sound Editing 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
Sound Mixing 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
- Avatar This filmNomineeChristopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
- The Hurt Locker★ WinnerPaul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
- Inglourious BasterdsNomineeMichael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
- Star TrekNomineeAnna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
- Transformers: Revenge of the FallenNomineeGreg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Visual Effects 2009 film year · Ceremony 82
- Avatar This film★ WinnerJoe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
- District 9NomineeDan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
- Star TrekNomineeRoger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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