Tenet
Tenet: Awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info
2021 Academy Awards, USA Winner Oscar Best Achievement in Visual Effects (Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher)
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Actor (John David Washington)
2021 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Winner EDA Special Mention Award Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest (Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh)
2021 Allywood Film Critics Association Awards Winner Golden Elm Award Top Ten Foreign Language Film
2021 Art Directors Guild Winner Excellence in Production Design Award Fantasy Film (Nathan Crowley, Jenne Lee, Rory Bruen, Toby Britton, Eggert Ketilsson, Justin O'Neal Miller, Erik Osusky, Anthony D. Parrillo, Liam Georgensen, Tiiu-Ann Pello, Benjamin Nowicki, Steve Christensen, Triin Valvas, David Packard, Kunal Sable, Anni Lindal, Arielle Ness-Cohn, Robert Aguirre, Travis Witkowski, Jessica Labarbera, Andrew Birdzell, Andrea Onorato, Martha Johnston, Luis G. Hoyos, Kil Won Yu, Walter Schneider, Richard Bennett, Hugh Sicotte, Romek Delmata, Phillis Lehmer, Kaspar Sellin, Charis Theobald, Kathy Lucas, Anna Pinnock, Emmanuel Delis, Shikha Velkar, Fali Adi Unwala)
2021 BAFTA Awards Winner BAFTA Film Award Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects (Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley)
2021 Black Film Critics Circle Awards Winner BFCC Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 BMI Film & TV Awards Winner BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award Theatrical Film Award (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Winner Critics Choice Award Best Visual Effects
2021 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Winner Jury Award Best Film Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Winner Jury Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Gold Derby Awards Winner Gold Derby Award Visual Effects (Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley)
2021 Hawaii Film Critics Society Winner HFCS Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Hawaii Film Critics Society Winner HFCS Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Hawaii Film Critics Society Winner HFCS Award Best Stunts
2021 Hawaii Film Critics Society Winner HFCS Award Best Sci-Fi Film
2021 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Winner Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Best Original Score - Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Winner HFCS Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Winner HFCS Award Best Stunt Coordination
2021 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards Winner LEJA Award Best Stunt Design
2021 Location Managers Guild International Awards (LMGI) Winner LMGI Award Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film (Janice Polley, Julie Hannum, Klaus Große Darrelmann)
2021 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Winner Golden Reel Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Underscore (Alex Gibson, Nicholas Fitzgerald)
2021 Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Winner MCFCA Award Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Nevada Film Critics Society Winner NFCS Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Nevada Film Critics Society Winner NFCS Award Best Visual Effects
2021 North Carolina Film Critics Association Winner NCFCA Award Best Special Effects
2021 North Texas Film Critics Association, US Winner NTFCA Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards Winner OFCC Award Most Disappointing Film
2021 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Award Best Stunt Coordination
2021 Online Film Critics Society Awards Winner OFCS Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Winner PFCS Award Best Visual Effects
2021 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Winner SDFCS Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Satellite Awards Winner Satellite Award Best Visual Effects (Andrew Jackson, Scott R. Fisher)
2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Winner SFCS Award Best Visual Effects (Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher, Mike Chambers)
2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Winner SFCS Award Best Action Choreography
2021 Set Decorators Society of America, USA Winner SDSA Award Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Fantasy or Science Fiction Feature Film (Kathy Lucas, Nathan Crowley)
2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Winner SLFCA Award Best Action Film
2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Winner SLFCA Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Winner WAFCA Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2020 British Film Designers Guild Awards Winner BFDG Award Best Production Design International Studio Feature Film - Fantasy (Nathan Crowley, Toby Britton, Eggert Ketilsson, Jenne Lee, Kathy Lucas, Emmanuel Delis, Anna Pinnock)
2020 Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F.) Winner Golden Angel Award Most Popular U.S. Film in China (Christopher Nolan)
2020 Hochi Film Awards Winner Hochi Film Award Best Foreign Language Film (Christopher Nolan)
2020 IGN Summer Movie Awards Winner IGN Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie
2020 IGN Summer Movie Awards Winner IGN People's Choice Award Best Movie
2020 Indiana Film Journalists Association, US Winner IFJA Award Best Musical Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2020 Sunset Film Circle Awards Winner SFC Award Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)
Year Category Subcategory Info
2021 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Achievement in Production Design (Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas)
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Science Fiction Film
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor (Robert Pattinson)
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Director (Christopher Nolan)
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Writing (Christopher Nolan)
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley)
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Music (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Special Effects (Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher, Mike Chambers)
2021 Austin Film Critics Association Nominee AFCA Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Austin Film Critics Association Nominee AFCA Award Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Austin Film Critics Association Nominee AFCA Award Best Film Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Austin Film Critics Association Nominee AFCA Award Best Motion Capture/Special Effects Performance (Andrew Jackson)
2021 Austin Film Critics Association Nominee AFCA Award Best Stunts
2021 Awards of the Japanese Academy Nominee Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film (Warner Bros. Pictures)
2021 Black Reel Awards Nominee Black Reel Outstanding Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Black Reel Awards Nominee Black Reel Outstanding Production Design (Nathan Crowley)
2021 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas)
2021 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Nominee Critics Choice Award Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Bruin Film Society Awards Nominee BFS Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Bruin Film Society Awards Nominee BFS Award Best Original Score/Soundtrack (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) Nominee CIC Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) Nominee CIC Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) Nominee CIC Award Best Visual Effects (Andrew Jackson, Scott R. Fisher)
2021 Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) Nominee CIC Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC) Nominee CIC Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley)
2021 CinEuphoria Awards Nominee CinEuphoria Best Editing - International Competition (Jennifer Lame)
2021 CinEuphoria Awards Nominee CinEuphoria Best Original Music - International Competition (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 CinEuphoria Awards Nominee CinEuphoria Best Sound/Sound Efects - International Competition
2021 CinEuphoria Awards Nominee CinEuphoria Best Special Effects (Sound or Visual) - International Competition (Andrew Jackson)
2021 CinEuphoria Awards Nominee CinEuphoria Best Sequence - International Competition
2021 CinEuphoria Awards Nominee CinEuphoria Best Trailer - International Competition
2021 Columbus Film Critics Association Nominee COFCA Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Critics Choice Super Awards Nominee CCA Super Award Best Action Movie
2021 Critics Choice Super Awards Nominee CCA Super Award Best Actor in an Action Movie (John David Washington)
2021 Denver Film Critics Society Nominee DFCS Award Best Science-Fiction/Horror Film
2021 Denver Film Critics Society Nominee DFCS Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Denver Film Critics Society Nominee DFCS Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Nominee DFCS Award Best Use of Music
2021 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Nominee Jury Award Best Motion Picture
2021 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Nominee Jury Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Nominee Jury Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Nominee Jury Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley)
2021 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Nominee Jury Award Best Sound
2021 DiscussingFilm Critics Awards Nominee Jury Award Best Original Song
2021 Dragon Awards Nominee Dragon Award Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie (Christopher Nolan)
2021 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominee GAFCA Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominee GAFCA Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley, Rory Bruen, Steve Christensen, Eggert Ketilsson, Jenne Lee, Justin O'Neal Miller, Benjamin Nowicki, Erik Osusky, Anthony D. Parrillo)
2021 Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominee GAFCA Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Film Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Production Design (Nathan Crowley)
2021 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Sound (Willie D. Burton, Richard King, Kevin O'Connell, Gary A. Rizzo)
2021 Golden Globes, USA Nominee Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Hawaii Film Critics Society Nominee HFCS Award Best Art Direction (Rory Bruen, Jenne Lee, Benjamin Nowicki, Erik Osusky, Justin O'Neal Miller, Steve Christensen, Anthony D. Parrillo)
2021 Hawaii Film Critics Society Nominee HFCS Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Hollywood Critics Association Nominee HCA Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Hollywood Critics Association Nominee HCA Award Best Action Film
2021 Hollywood Critics Association Nominee HCA Award Best Blockbuster Film
2021 Hollywood Critics Association Nominee HCA Award Best Stunt Work
2021 Hollywood Critics Association Nominee HCA Award Best Visual Effects (Andrew Jackson)
2021 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Nominee Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Best Original Song - Feature Film (Travis Scott, Wonda Gurl, Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Nominee HFCS Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Nominee HFCS Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Hugo Awards Nominee Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Christopher Nolan)
2021 International Cinephile Society Awards Nominee ICS Award Best Sound Design (Willie D. Burton, Richard King, Kevin O'Connell, Gary A. Rizzo)
2021 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Nominee IFMCA Award Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Sound Mixing (Willie D. Burton, Kevin O'Connell, Gary A. Rizzo)
2021 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Sound Editing (Richard King)
2021 International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominee INOCA Best Visual Effects (Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley, Scott R. Fisher, Mark Chambers)
2021 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards Nominee LEJA Award Best Sound
2021 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards Nominee LEJA Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards Nominee LEJA Award Best Musical Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 London Critics Circle Film Awards Nominee ALFS Award Technical Achievement of the Year (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Nominee Golden Reel Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Effects and Foley (Richard King, Michael W. Mitchell, Joseph Fraioli, Mark Larry, Randy Torres, Bruce Tanis, Angela Ang, Catherine Harper, John Roesch, Katherine Rose, Alyson Dee Moore, Christopher Moriana, Shelley Roden, Dan O'Connell, John T. Cucci)
2021 Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Nominee MCFCA Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Nominee MCFCA Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Music City Film Critics' Association Awards Nominee MCFCA Award Best Song (Travis Scott, Wonda Gurl, Ludwig Göransson)
2021 North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominee NCFCA Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominee NCFCA Award Best Music
2021 North Dakota Film Society Nominee NDFS Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 North Dakota Film Society Nominee NDFS Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 North Dakota Film Society Nominee NDFS Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Film Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley)
2021 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sound
2021 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Sound Effects
2021 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Visual Effects
2021 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Movie Trailer
2021 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominee OFCS Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Phoenix Critics Circle Nominee PCC Award Best Science Fiction Film
2021 Phoenix Critics Circle Nominee PCC Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Phoenix Critics Circle Nominee PCC Award Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Prémios Fantastic Nominee Fantastic Award (Prémios Fantastic) Best International Film (Melhor Filme Internacional) (Christopher Nolan)
2021 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee SDFCS Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee SDFCS Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee SDFCS Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley)
2021 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Nominee SFBAFCC Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Nominee SFBAFCC Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas)
2021 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Nominee SFBAFCC Award Best Film Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Drama
2021 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Satellite Awards Nominee Satellite Award Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) (Willie D. Burton, Richard King, Kevin O'Connell, Gary A. Rizzo)
2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominee SFCS Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominee SFCS Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas)
2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominee SFCS Award Best Film Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards Nominee SCL Award Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 The Webby Awards Nominee Webby Award Social - Television & Film (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
2021 Utah Film Critics Association Awards Nominee UFCA Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2021 Utah Film Critics Association Awards Nominee UFCA Award Best Film Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2021 Visual Effects Society Awards Nominee VES Award Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature (Andrew Jackson, Mike Chambers, Andrew Lockley, David Lee, Scott R. Fisher)
2021 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Nominee WAFCA Award Best Production Design (Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas)
2021 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Nominee WAFCA Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2021 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Nominee WAFCA Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2020 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2020 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Use of Visual Effects
2020 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Editing (Jennifer Lame)
2020 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee FFCC Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2020 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee FFCC Award Best Visual Effects (Andrew Jackson)
2020 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee FFCC Award Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)
2020 Indiewire Critics' Poll Nominee ICP Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
2020 Nikkan Sports Film Awards Nominee Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Foreign Film (Christopher Nolan)
2020 People's Choice Awards, USA Nominee People's Choice Award Favorite Action Movie Star (John David Washington)
2020 People's Choice Awards, USA Nominee People's Choice Award Favorite Action Movie
2020 Sunset Film Circle Awards Nominee SFC Award Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema)