District 9
District 9: Awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info
2014 SOCAN Awards Winner SOCAN Award International Film Music Award (Clinton Shorter)
2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best International Film
2010 BMI Film & TV Awards Winner BMI Film Music Award Film Music (Clinton Shorter)
2010 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Winner Critics Choice Award Best Makeup
2010 Gold Derby Awards Winner Gold Derby Award Makeup/Hair (Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Leon von Solms)
2010 Hollywood Post Alliance, US Winner HPA Awards Outstanding Sound - Feature Film (Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake, Chris Ward, Brent Burge, Park Road Post Production)
2010 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Winner INOCA Best Makeup and Hairstyling
2010 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Winner Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film (Brent Burge, Chris Ward, Dave Whitehead, Hayden Collow, Melanie Graham, Polly McKinnon, Justin Webster, Jason Canovas, Mark Franken, Craig Tomlinson, Robyn McFarlane, Carolyn McLaughlin)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Award Best First Feature (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Award Best First Screenplay (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Award Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Joe Dunckley, Frances Richardson, Sarah Rubano, Leon von Solms, Linda Wall)
2010 Russian National Movie Awards Winner Georges Award Filmz.ru Special Prize
2010 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Winner Bradbury Award (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 SOCAN Awards Winner SOCAN Award Domestic Feature Film Award (Clinton Shorter)
2010 Visual Effects Society Awards Winner VES Award Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture (Janeen Elliott, Simon Hughes, Hamish Schumacher, Shervin Shoghian)
2009 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Winner EDA Special Mention Award Cultural Crossover Award
2009 Austin Film Critics Association Winner AFCA Award Best First Film (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Winner BSFC Award Best New Filmmaker (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Winner CFCA Award Most Promising Filmmaker (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Winner DFCC Breakthrough Artist (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Winner Golden Schmoes Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Winner Golden Schmoes Biggest Surprise of the Year
2009 IGN Summer Movie Awards Winner IGN Award Favorite Hero (Sharlto Copley)
2009 Internet Film Critic Society Winner IFCS Award Best Experimental Film
2009 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Winner Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
2009 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner LAFCA Award Best Production Design (Philip Ivey)
2009 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner New Generation Award (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 National Board of Review, USA Winner NBR Award Top Independent Films
2009 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards Winner OFCC Award Best First Film (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Winner PFCS Award Breakout Behind the Camera (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Winner Rondo Statuette Best Film (Neill Blomkamp)
Year Category Subcategory Info
2011 Kinema Junpo Awards Nominee Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Motion Picture of the Year (Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham)
2010 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Achievement in Film Editing (Julian Clarke)
2010 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Achievement in Visual Effects (Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken)
2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Writing (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Make-Up (Joe Dunckley, Sarah Rubano, Frances Richardson)
2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Production Design (Philip Ivey)
2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Special Effects (Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken)
2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best DVD/Blu-Ray Special Edition Release
2010 American Cinema Editors, USA Nominee Eddie Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic (Julian Clarke)
2010 Art Directors Guild Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award Fantasy Film (Philip Ivey, Emilia Roux, Mike Berg, Gabriel Metcalfe, Tony Bloemstein, Andrew Burdan, Nick Connor, Bradley De Gee, Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson, Michael Miller, Petrus Strydom, Johnson Maipambe, Trevor Paul, Marlizelle Oosthuizen, Kristy Tayler, Guy Potgieter)
2010 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay - Adapted (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography (Trent Opaloch)
2010 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Editing (Julian Clarke)
2010 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Production Design (Philip Ivey, Guy Potgieter)
2010 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Sound (Brent Burge, Chris Ward, Dave Whitehead, Michael Hedges, Ken Saville)
2010 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Special Visual Effects (Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken)
2010 BAFTA Awards Nominee David Lean Award for Direction Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Screenplay, Adapted (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Sound
2010 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Visual Effects
2010 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Action Movie
2010 Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards Nominee CSC Award Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature (Trent Opaloch)
2010 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Breakthrough Film Artist (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Cinema Audio Society, USA Nominee C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures (Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake, Ken Saville)
2010 Empire Awards, UK Nominee Empire Award Best Film
2010 Empire Awards, UK Nominee Empire Award Best Newcomer (Sharlto Copley)
2010 Empire Awards, UK Nominee Empire Award Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Empire Awards, UK Nominee Empire Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
2010 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Adapted Screenplay (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Film Editing (Julian Clarke)
2010 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Sound Editing/Mixing (Brent Burge, Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake, Chris Ward)
2010 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Visual Effects (Matt Aitken, Robert Habros, Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers)
2010 Golden Globes, USA Nominee Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Hugo Awards Nominee Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Picture
2010 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Actor (Sharlto Copley)
2010 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Adapted Screenplay (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Editing (Julian Clarke)
2010 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Film Editing (Julian Clarke)
2010 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Visual Effects
2010 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Art Direction (Philip Ivey)
2010 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Sound Mixing (Gilbert Lake, Michael Hedges, Ken Saville)
2010 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Sound Editing (Brent Burge, Chris Ward)
2010 MTV Movie + TV Awards Nominee MTV Movie Award Best Scared-As-S**t Performance (Sharlto Copley)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Picture (Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Breakthrough Performance: Male (Sharlto Copley)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Film Editing (Julian Clarke)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Cinematography (Trent Opaloch)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Production Design (Philip Ivey, Mike Berg, Emilia Roux, Guy Potgieter)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sound Mixing (Michael Hedges, Gilbert Lake, Dave Whitehead)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sound Effects Editing (Brent Burge, Chris Ward)
2010 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Visual Effects (Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken)
2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Actor (Sharlto Copley)
2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Adapted Screenplay (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Cinematography (Trent Opaloch)
2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Editing (Julian Clarke)
2010 People's Choice Awards, USA Nominee People's Choice Award Favorite Independent Movie
2010 PGA Awards Nominee PGA Award Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson)
2010 Russian National Movie Awards Nominee Georges Award Best Foreign Action Movie
2010 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best Science Fiction Actor (Sharlto Copley)
2010 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Breakout Performance - Male (Sharlto Copley)
2010 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award The Ultimate Scream
2010 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best Science Fiction Movie
2010 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best Scream-Play (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best F/X
2010 SFX Awards, UK Nominee SFX Award Best Film
2010 SFX Awards, UK Nominee SFX Award Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2010 Teen Choice Awards Nominee Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi (Sharlto Copley)
2010 Teen Choice Awards Nominee Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Sci-Fi
2010 USC Scripter Award Nominee USC Scripter Award (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2010 Visual Effects Society Awards Nominee VES Award Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture (Stefanie Boose, Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, James Stewart)
2010 Visual Effects Society Awards Nominee VES Award Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture (Brett Ineson, Jeremy Mesana, Steve Nichols, Vera Zivny)
2010 World Soundtrack Awards Nominee World Soundtrack Award Discovery of the Year (Clinton Shorter)
2009 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominee EDA Award Best Film Editing (Julian Clarke)
2009 Austin Film Critics Association Nominee AFCA Award Best Film
2009 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Motion Picture (Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson)
2009 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Adapted Screenplay (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2009 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Film Editing (Julian Clarke)
2009 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Visual Effects
2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Most Promising Performer (Sharlto Copley)
2009 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Nominee DFWFCA Award Best Picture
2009 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee DFCC Best Film
2009 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee DFCC Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Favorite Movie of the Year
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Director of the Year (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Screenplay of the Year (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Special Effects of the Year
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Actor of the Year (Sharlto Copley)
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Breakthrough Performance of the Year (Sharlto Copley)
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Favorite Movie Poster of the Year
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year
2009 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Action Sequence of the Year
2009 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Nominee HFCS Award Best Picture
2009 Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Nominee IFJA Award Best Picture
2009 Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Nominee Original Vision Award
2009 Indiewire Critics' Poll Nominee ICP Award Best First Feature (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee OFCC Award Best Film
2009 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Director (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Screenplay, Adapted (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
2009 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Film Editing (Julian Clarke)
2009 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Visual Effects (Robert Habros, Charlie Bradbury, Stephen Pepper, Winston Helgason)
2009 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Nominee SEFCA Award Best Picture
2009 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Visual Effects
2009 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film
2009 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Nominee TFCA Award Best First Feature (Neill Blomkamp)
2009 Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards Nominee SIYAD Award Best Foreign Film