Academy Awards archive
Arrival Oscar Nominations & Wins
Arrival has 8 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 1 win.
Wins recorded in the archive
All 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 year2016 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientBradford Young | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientDenis Villeneuve | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientJoe Walker | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientShawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientProduction Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Paul Hotte | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryLa La Land Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco |
| Film year2016 | Sound Editing Credited nominee / recipientSylvain Bellemare | Win recorded |
| Film year2016 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientBernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2016 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientScreenplay by Eric Heisserer | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryMoonlight Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Arrival 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.
Cinematography 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
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Best Director 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
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Film Editing 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
- Arrival This filmNominee
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- MoonlightNomineeNat Sanders and Joi McMillon
Best Picture 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
- Arrival This filmNomineeShawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers
- FencesNomineeScott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black, Producers
- Hacksaw RidgeNomineeBill Mechanic and David Permut, Producers
- Hell or High WaterNomineeCarla Hacken and Julie Yorn, Producers
- Hidden FiguresNomineeDonna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers
- La La LandNomineeFred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers
- LionNomineeEmile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers
- Manchester by the SeaNomineeMatt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Walsh, Producers
- Moonlight★ WinnerAdele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Art Direction 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
- Arrival This filmNomineeProduction Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Paul Hotte
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemNomineeProduction Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- Hail, Caesar!NomineeProduction Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- La La Land★ WinnerProduction Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
- PassengersNomineeProduction Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
Sound Editing 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
- Arrival This film★ Winner
- Deepwater HorizonNomineeWylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli
- Hacksaw RidgeNomineeRobert Mackenzie and Andy Wright
- La La LandNomineeAi-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
- SullyNomineeAlan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Adapted Screenplay 2016 film year · Ceremony 89
- Arrival This filmNomineeScreenplay by Eric Heisserer
- FencesNomineeScreenplay by August Wilson
- Hidden FiguresNomineeScreenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
- LionNomineeScreenplay by Luke Davies
- Moonlight★ WinnerScreenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney
About these award records
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