Academy Awards archive
Inception Oscar Nominations & Wins
Inception has 8 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 4 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
2010 film yearPaul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
2010 film yearAll 8 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 year2010 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientProduction Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryAlice in Wonderland Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara |
| Film year2010 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientWally Pfister | Win recorded |
| Film year2010 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientHans Zimmer | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2010 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientEmma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe King's Speech Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers |
| Film year2010 | Sound Editing Credited nominee / recipientRichard King | Win recorded |
| Film year2010 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientLora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick | Win recorded |
| Film year2010 | Visual Effects Credited nominee / recipientPaul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb | Win recorded |
| Film year2010 | Original Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientWritten by Christopher Nolan | Nomination recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Inception 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 2010 film year · Ceremony 83
- Alice in Wonderland★ WinnerProduction Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1NomineeProduction Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
- Inception This filmNomineeProduction Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
- The King's SpeechNomineeProduction Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
- True GritNomineeProduction Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Cinematography 2010 film year · Ceremony 83
- Nominee
- Inception This film★ Winner
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- Nominee
- Nominee
Original Score 2010 film year · Ceremony 83
- Nominee
- Inception This filmNominee
- Nominee
- Nominee
- The Social Network★ WinnerTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Best Picture 2010 film year · Ceremony 83
- Black SwanNomineeMike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
- The FighterNomineeDavid Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
- Inception This filmNomineeEmma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- The Kids Are All RightNomineeGary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
- The King's Speech★ WinnerIain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
- 127 HoursNomineeChristian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
- The Social NetworkNomineeScott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- Toy Story 3NomineeDarla K. Anderson, Producer
- True GritNomineeScott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
- Winter's BoneNomineeAnne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Sound Editing 2010 film year · Ceremony 83
- Inception This film★ Winner
- Toy Story 3NomineeTom Myers and Michael Silvers
- Tron: LegacyNomineeGwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
- True GritNomineeSkip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
- Nominee
Sound Mixing 2010 film year · Ceremony 83
- Inception This film★ WinnerLora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
- The King's SpeechNomineePaul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
- SaltNomineeJeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
- The Social NetworkNomineeRen Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
- True GritNomineeSkip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Visual Effects 2010 film year · Ceremony 83
- Alice in WonderlandNomineeKen Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1NomineeTim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
- HereafterNomineeMichael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell
- Inception This film★ WinnerPaul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
- Iron Man 2NomineeJanek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Original Screenplay 2010 film year · Ceremony 83
- Another YearNomineeWritten by Mike Leigh
- The FighterNomineeScreenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
- Inception This filmNomineeWritten by Christopher Nolan
- The Kids Are All RightNomineeWritten by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
- The King's Speech★ WinnerScreenplay by David Seidler
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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