Independence Day
Independence Day: Awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info
2017 20/20 Awards Winner Felix Best Visual Effects
2017 20/20 Awards Winner Felix Best Sound Design
1997 Academy Awards, USA Winner Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects (Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Science Fiction Film
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Director (Roland Emmerich)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Special Effects (Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil)
1997 Amanda Awards, Norway Winner Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) (Roland Emmerich)
1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Science Fiction (Will Smith)
1997 BMI Film & TV Awards Winner BMI Film Music Award (David Arnold)
1997 Czech Lions Winner Box Office Award
1997 Grammy Awards Winner Grammy Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television (David Arnold)
1997 International Monitor Awards Winner Monitor Theatrical Releases - Electronic Visual Effects (Andrea D'Amico, Greg Kimble, Lawrence Littleton, Kenneth Littleton, Jennifer German, Michael Peterson)
1997 Kids' Choice Awards, USA Winner Blimp Award Favorite Movie
1997 Mainichi Film Concours Winner Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film (Roland Emmerich)
1997 MTV Movie + TV Awards Winner MTV Movie Award Best Kiss (Will Smith, Vivica A. Fox)
1997 People's Choice Awards, USA Winner People's Choice Award Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture
1997 Publicists Guild of America Winner Maxwell Weinberg Award Motion Picture
1997 Satellite Awards Winner Golden Satellite Award Best Film Editing (David Brenner)
1997 Satellite Awards Winner Golden Satellite Award Best Visual Effects (Volker Engel, Douglas Smith)
1997 Yoga Awards Winner Yoga Award Worst Foreign Director (Roland Emmerich)
1996 Awards Circuit Community Awards Winner ACCA Best Sound
1996 Awards Circuit Community Awards Winner ACCA Best Visual Effects
1996 Golden Screen, Germany Winner Golden Screen
1996 Golden Screen, Germany Winner Golden Screen with 1 Star
1996 Golden Screen, Germany Winner Golden Screen with 2 Stars
1996 Jupiter Award Winner Jupiter Award Best International Film (Roland Emmerich)
1996 Jupiter Award Winner Jupiter Award Best International Director (Roland Emmerich)
1996 Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Science Fiction Film
1996 Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Director for a Genre Motion Picture (Roland Emmerich)
1996 Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Writing for a Genre Motion Picture (Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich)
1996 Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Actor in a Genre Motion Picture (Will Smith)
1996 Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Supporting Actress in a Genre Motion Picture (Vivica A. Fox)
1996 Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Cinematography for a Genre Motion Picture (Karl Walter Lindenlaub)
1996 Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Score for a Genre Motion Picture (David Arnold)
1996 Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, USA Winner Universe Reader's Choice Award Best Special Effects in a Genre Motion Picture (Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil)
Year Category Subcategory Info
2011 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Nominee IFMCA Award Best Archival Release of an Existing Score (David Arnold, Nick Redman, Michael Matessino, Didier Deutsch, M.V. Gerhard, Matt Verboys, Dan Goldwasser, Mark Banning)
1997 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Sound (Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Actor (Jeff Goldblum)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Actor (Will Smith)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor (Brent Spiner)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress (Vivica A. Fox)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor (James Duval)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Writer (Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Costumes (Joseph A. Porro)
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Music (David Arnold)
1997 Awards of the Japanese Academy Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film
1997 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Sound (Bob Beemer, Bill W. Benton, Chris Carpenter, Sandy Gendler, Val Kuklowsky, Jeff Wexler)
1997 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects (Tricia Henry Ashford, Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil)
1997 Cinema Audio Society, USA Nominee C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films (Chris Carpenter, Bob Beemer, Bill W. Benton, Jeff Wexler)
1997 Hugo Awards Nominee Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation (Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin)
1997 Kids' Choice Awards, USA Nominee Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor (Will Smith)
1997 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Nominee Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Effects & Foley, Domestic Feature Film (Mark R. La Pointe)
1997 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Nominee Golden Reel Award Best Sound Effects & Sound Design Editor (Jonathan Miller)
1997 MTV Movie + TV Awards Nominee MTV Movie Award Best Movie
1997 MTV Movie + TV Awards Nominee MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance (Will Smith)
1997 MTV Movie + TV Awards Nominee MTV Movie Award Best Breakthrough Performance (Vivica A. Fox)
1997 MTV Movie + TV Awards Nominee MTV Movie Award Best Action Sequence
1997 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Picture (Dean Devlin)
1997 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Actor (Jeff Goldblum)
1997 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Actor (Bill Pullman)
1997 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Actor (Will Smith)
1997 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Film Editing (David Brenner)
1997 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sound Mixing (Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler)
1997 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sound Effects Editing (Sandy Gendler, Val Kuklowsky)
1997 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Visual Effects (Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil)
1997 Razzie Awards Nominee Razzie Award Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million (Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich)
1997 Young Artist Awards Nominee Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Actor Age Ten or Under (Ross Bagley)
1996 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Film Editing (David Brenner)
1996 The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Nominee Stinker Award Worst Picture
1996 The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Nominee Stinker Award Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million Using Hollywood Math (Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich)