Super 8
Super 8: Awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Joel Courtney)
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Director (J.J. Abrams)
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Music (Michael Giacchino)
2012 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Winner ASCAP Award Top Box Office Films (Michael Giacchino)
2012 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Winner IFMCA Award Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film (Michael Giacchino)
2012 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Winner Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film (Matthew Wood, Ben Burtt, Cheryl Nardi, Richard Quinn, Steve Slanec, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Brad Semenoff, Stuart McCowan)
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Winner ACCA Best Achievement in Sound
2011 Hollywood Film Awards Winner Spotlight Award (Elle Fanning)
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Winner PFCS Award Best Ensemble Acting (Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Ron Eldard, Zach Mills, Gabriel Basso, Glynn Turman, Noah Emmerich)
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Winner PFCS Award Breakthrough on Camera (Elle Fanning)
2011 Scream Awards Winner Scream Award Best Science Fiction Movie
Year Category Subcategory Info
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Science Fiction Film
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Elle Fanning)
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Writing (J.J. Abrams)
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Editing (Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey)
2012 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Special Effects (Steve Riley, Russell Earl, Kim Libreri, Dennis Muren)
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Young Actor/Actress (Elle Fanning)
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Visual Effects
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Sound
2012 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Action Movie
2012 Cinema Audio Society, USA Nominee C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures (Mark Ulano, Tom Johnson, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Dan Wallin)
2012 Empire Awards, UK Nominee Empire Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
2012 Empire Awards, UK Nominee Empire Award Best Female Newcomer (Elle Fanning)
2012 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Sound (Chris Strollo, Matthew Wood)
2012 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Visual Effects (Russell Earl, Kim Libreri, Sven Martin, Dennis Muren, Daniel P. Rosen, Stephan Trojansky)
2012 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominee GMS Award Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over 20 Million Dollars (George Drakoulias, Crazy, Stupid, Love., The Hangover Part II)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Sound Mixing (Chris Strollo)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Sound Editing (Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood)
2012 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Visual Effects
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Nominee IOMA Best Special Effects (Migliori effetti speciali)
2012 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Nominee Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Music in a Feature Film (Alex Levy, Paul Apelgren, Ramiro Belgardt, Will Kaplan)
2012 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Nominee Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film (Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood, Kevin Sellers, Sean England, Ronni Brown, David Acord, Dustin Cawood, Adam Kopald, Steve Slanec, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Malcolm Fife)
2012 MTV Movie + TV Awards Nominee MTV Movie Award Breakthrough Performance (Elle Fanning)
2012 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Youth Performance (Elle Fanning)
2012 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sound Effects Editing (Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood)
2012 SFX Awards, UK Nominee SFX Award Best Film
2012 SFX Awards, UK Nominee SFX Award Best Director (J.J. Abrams)
2012 Young Artist Awards Nominee Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor (Joel Courtney)
2012 Young Artist Awards Nominee Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor (Zach Mills)
2012 Young Artist Awards Nominee Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress (Elle Fanning)
2012 Young Artist Awards Nominee Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast (Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths, Gabriel Basso, Britt Flatmo)
2011 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Achievement in Visual Effects
2011 Cahiers du Cinéma Nominee Top 10 Film Award Best Film (J.J. Abrams)
2011 California on Location Awards Nominee COLA Location Team of the Year - Features (Paul Schreiber, Scott Trimble, Becky Brake, Manny Padilla)
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Director of the Year (J.J. Abrams)
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Supporting Actress of the Year (Elle Fanning)
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Music in a Movie
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Trailer of the Year
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year
2011 Golden Schmoes Awards Nominee Golden Schmoes Best Action Sequence of the Year
2011 Hollywood Film Awards Nominee Hollywood Movie Award
2011 Hollywood Post Alliance, US Nominee HPA Awards Outstanding Editing - Feature Film (Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey)
2011 IGN Summer Movie Awards Nominee IGN Award Best Movie Actress (Elle Fanning)
2011 IGN Summer Movie Awards Nominee IGN Award Best Sci-Fi Movie
2011 IGN Summer Movie Awards Nominee IGN Award Best Movie Poster
2011 IGN Summer Movie Awards Nominee IGN Award Best Movie Blu-Ray
2011 Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Nominee IFJA Award Best Picture
2011 Locarno International Film Festival Nominee Variety Piazza Grande Award (J.J. Abrams)
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female (Elle Fanning, Paramount Pictures)
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Picture
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Original Score (Michael Giacchino)
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Film Editing (Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey)
2011 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominee PFCS Award Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male (Joel Courtney)
2011 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Nominee Rondo Statuette Best Film (J.J. Abrams)
2011 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Elle Fanning)
2011 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Original Score (Michael Giacchino)
2011 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Visual Effects (Dennis Muren, Kim Libreri, Paul Kavanagh, Russell Earl)
2011 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) (Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ben Burtt, Mark Ulano, Matthew Wood)
2011 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best DVD Extras
2011 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award The Ultimate Scream
2011 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best Director (J.J. Abrams)
2011 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Best Scream-Play
2011 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Breakout Performance - Female (Elle Fanning)
2011 Scream Awards Nominee Scream Award Holy Sh*t Scene of the Year
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Visual Effects (Dennis Muren, Kim Libreri, Paul Kavanagh, Russell Earl)
2011 Teen Choice Awards Nominee Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
2011 Teen Choice Awards Nominee Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Chemistry (Gabriel Basso, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills)
2011 Teen Choice Awards Nominee Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer (Riley Griffiths)
2011 Teen Choice Awards Nominee Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Breakout: Male (Joel Courtney)
2011 Teen Choice Awards Nominee Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Elle Fanning)