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List of accolades received by Avatar

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| title = Avatar accolades

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| alt = Cameron receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, December 2009

| caption = James Cameron received multiple awards and nominations for his direction in the film.

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| wins = 66

| nominations = 145

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{{Custom award|Academy Awards|3|9}}

{{Custom award|American Society of Cinematographers|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Art Directors Guild Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Artios Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Austin Film Critics Association|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Black Reel Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|British Academy Film Awards|2|8}}

{{Custom award|César Award|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Cinema Audio Society Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Cinema of Brazil|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Chicago Film Critics Association|0|2}}

{{Custom award|Costume Designers Guild|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Critics' Choice Movie Awards|6|9}}

{{Custom award|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Directors Guild of America Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Eddie Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Empire Awards|3|5}}

{{Custom award|Environmental Media Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Florida Film Critics Circle Award|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Golden Eagle Award|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Golden Globe Awards|2|4}}

{{Custom award|Golden Reel Awards|2|3}}

{{Custom award|Grammy Awards|0|2}}

{{Custom award|Hollywood Post Alliance Awards|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Houston Film Critics Society|0|4}}

{{Custom award|Hugo Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|International Film Music Critics Association Awards|0|4}}

{{Custom award|Irish Film and Television Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Japan Academy Prize|1|1}}

{{Custom award|London Film Critics' Circle|0|2}}

{{Custom award|MTV Movie Awards|0|5}}

{{Custom award|NAACP Image Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|National Movie Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|National Society of Film Critics|0|1}}

{{Custom award|New York Film Critics|2|2}}

{{Custom award|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|0|2}}

{{Custom award|Hugo Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Online Film Critics Society|0|2}}

{{Custom award|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|0|2}}

{{Custom award|People's Choice Awards|2|2}}

{{Custom award|Producers Guild of America Awards|0|1}}

{{Custom award|Proggy award|1|1}}

{{Custom award|San Diego Film Critics Society|0|2}}

{{Custom award|Santa Barbara International Film Festival|1|1}}

{{Custom award|Saturn Awards|11|11}}

{{Custom award|Scream Awards|3|9}}

{{Custom award|St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association|2|2}}

{{Custom award|Teen Choice Awards|3|6}}

{{Custom award|Visual Effects Society|7|12}}

{{Custom award|World Soundtrack Awards|0|2}}

{{Custom award|Writers Guild of America Awards|0|1}}

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Avatar is a 2009 epic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron.{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McCarthy |date=December 10, 2009 |title=Avatar |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/avatar-2-1200477897/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416040704/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/avatar-2-1200477897/ |archive-date=April 16, 2015 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=Yamato |first=Jen |date=December 16, 2022 |title=13 years ago, Avatar 2 was impossible. Inside the groundbreaking plan to pull it off |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-12-16/avatar-2-way-of-water-cast-crew-underwater-scenes-explained |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217052118/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-12-16/avatar-2-way-of-water-cast-crew-underwater-scenes-explained |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times}} Produced by Lightstorm Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, and Ingenious Film Partners, and distributed by 20th Century Fox,{{Cite web |title=Avatar (2009) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55800?sid=661491dd-58f6-4229-b4e2-708dfe2e063a&sr=0.8563489&cp=1&pos=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707091340/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55800?sid=661491dd-58f6-4229-b4e2-708dfe2e063a&sr=0.8563489&cp=1&pos=1 |archive-date=July 7, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films}} the film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. Avatar premiered in London on December 10,{{Cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |author-link=Nikki Finke |date=November 16, 2009 |title=Avatar World Premiere in London Dec. 10 |url=https://deadline.com/2009/11/avatar-world-premiere-in-london-dec-10-18787/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906183218/https://deadline.com/2009/11/avatar-world-premiere-in-london-dec-10-18787/ |archive-date=September 6, 2020 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} and was released in the United States on December 18.{{Cite web |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |last2=Fleming |first2=Michael |date=December 11, 2007 |title=Fox shifts Avatar, Museum |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/fox-shifts-avatar-museum-1117977544/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115014723/https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/fox-shifts-avatar-museum-1117977544/ |archive-date=January 15, 2016 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=Variety}} Made on a production budget of $237 million,{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=December 3, 2009 |title=Avatar{{'s}} True Cost – and Consequences |url=https://www.thewrap.com/avatars-true-cost-and-consequences-11206/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702133635/https://www.thewrap.com/avatars-true-cost-and-consequences-11206/ |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=TheWrap}} Avatar grossed $2.923 billion,{{Cite Box Office Mojo|title=Avatar|id=0499549|access-date=March 19, 2023}}{{cbignore}} breaking numerous box office records,{{Cite magazine |last=Coggan |first=Devan |date=June 21, 2015 |title=Box office report: Inside Out scores biggest original debut ever with $91 million |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/21/box-office-report-inside-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518125526/https://ew.com/article/2015/06/21/box-office-report-inside-out/ |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Kinsey |date=January 6, 2016 |title=Box Office Records Broken By Star Wars: The Force Awakens – The List |url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/star-wars-force-awakens-box-office-records-list-1201676689/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204202307/https://deadline.com/2016/01/star-wars-force-awakens-box-office-records-list-1201676689/ |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} including becoming the highest-grossing film of all time and the first film to gross $2 billion.{{Cite web |last=Segers |first=Frank |date=January 25, 2010 |title=Avatar breaks Titanic worldwide |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/avatar-breaks-titanic-worldwide-record-19914/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008101401/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/avatar-breaks-titanic-worldwide-record-19914/ |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=March 13, 2021 |title=Avatar Overtakes Avengers: Endgame As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313180044/https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ |archive-date=March 13, 2021 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |author-link=Nikki Finke |date=January 31, 2010 |title=#1 Avatar Rides Past $2 Billion Worldwide And Reigns For 7th Straight Weekend; Edge Of Darkness No Bright Spot For Mel; When In Rome Gets Lost At Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2010/01/friday-first-numbers-1-avatar-7m-2-edge-of-darkness-6-2m-3-when-in-rome-4-3m-23992/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513221820/https://deadline.com/2010/01/friday-first-numbers-1-avatar-7m-2-edge-of-darkness-6-2m-3-when-in-rome-4-3m-23992/ |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score|title=Avatar (2009 film)}} based on {{RT data|count|title=Avatar (2009 film)}} reviews.{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y|title=Avatar (2009 film)}} |type=m |title=Avatar |access-date={{RT data|access date|title=Avatar (2009 film)}} |publisher_hide=yes}}{{RT data|edit|title=Avatar (2009 film)}}{{cbignore}}

Avatar won the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects, and was nominated for a total of nine, including Best Picture and Best Director.{{cite web|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|title=The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html|access-date=August 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110009/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html|archive-date=October 6, 2014|df=mdy-all}} The film garnered four nominations at the 67th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, and received two awards for Best Film – Drama and Best Director. Avatar was nominated for eight British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Production Design and Best Special Visual Effects. The film's achievement in visual effects were praised by the Visual Effects Society, who honored it with six accolades during their annual awards ceremony. Avatar was also nominated for the Directors Guild of America Awards, the Producers Guild of America Awards, and the Writers Guild of America Awards. The film was nominated for ten Saturn Awards and it went on to win all ten at the 36th Saturn Awards ceremony. Zoe Saldana's win for the Saturn Award for Best Actress marked a rare occurrence for an all-CG character.{{cite news|first=David S.|last=Cohen|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118021047.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=bd_tv|title=Saturn Awards open Pandora's box |work=Variety|date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=June 24, 2010}}

Avatar received recognition from numerous North American critics' associations. The film garnered nine nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards of the Broadcast Film Critics Association where it won Best Action Film and several technical categories.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2009.php|title=The 15th Critics' Choice Awards Nominees|publisher=Broadcast Film Critics Association|access-date=March 8, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217044040/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2009.php|archive-date=February 17, 2013|df=mdy-all}} The Austin Film Critics Association and the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association placed the film on their lists of the year's top ten films.

Robinson, Anna (December 15, 2009). [http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/austin-film-critics-awards-2009-788/ "Austin Film Critics Awards 2009"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203204023/http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/austin-film-critics-awards-2009-788/ |date=February 3, 2010 }} . Alt Film Guide. Retrieved December 16, 2009.

{{cite news|last=Wilonsky|first=Robert|date=December 16, 2009|url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/12/dfw_crix_up_in_the_air_with_ye.php|title=DFW Crix Up in the Air With Year-End Tally|work=Dallas Observer|access-date=April 7, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322075509/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/12/dfw_crix_up_in_the_air_with_ye.php|archive-date=March 22, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Phoenix Film Critics Society honored the film with Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design and Best Visual Effect awards and also included it on its top ten films of the year list.

Boyd, Colin (December 22, 2009). [http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2009/12/22/basterds-dominates-phoenix-film-critics-awards.html "'Basterds' Dominates Phoenix Film Critics Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110153716/http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2009/12/22/basterds-dominates-phoenix-film-critics-awards.html |date=January 10, 2010 }} . Get the Big Picture. Retrieved December 22, 2009.

It won two of the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association awards for Best Visual Effects and Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film,Robinson, Anna (December 21, 2009). [http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/st-louis-film-critics-awards-2009-948/ "St. Louis Film Critics Awards 2009"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020174122/http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/st-louis-film-critics-awards-2009-948/ |date=October 20, 2012 }}. Alt Film Guide. Retrieved December 22, 2009. and the New York Film Critics Online honored the film with its Best Picture award.{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Don|date=December 14, 2009|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012762.html?categoryId=13&cs=1|title=N.Y. Online Critics like 'Avatar'|work=Variety|access-date=December 15, 2009}}

In December 2009, the American Film Institute recognized the film and Cameron's advances in CGI effects with their yearly "AFI Moments of Significance" award claiming it "will have profound effects on the future of the art form".{{cite web|title=AFI Moments Of Significance|date=December 2009|publisher=American Film Institute|url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards/moments.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217194857/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards/moments.aspx|archive-date=December 17, 2009|df=mdy-all}} In January 2010, it was announced that the Southern Sky Column, a {{convert|3544|ft|adj=on}} quartz-sandstone mountain in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China, had been renamed "Avatar Hallelujah Mountain" (阿凡达-哈利路亚山) by the city government in honor of the film.{{cite web|title="Avatar" inspires China province to rename mountain|date=January 26, 2010|work=China Daily|url=http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-01/26/content_9375209.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606043905/http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-01/26/content_9375209.htm|archive-date=June 6, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

Accolades

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scope="col" | Award / Film festival

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rowspan="6" scope="row" | 3D Creative Arts Awards

| rowspan="6"| February 23, 2010

| Live Action 3D Feature

| Avatar

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|{{Cite web |last=Stroud |first=Michael |date=February 24, 2010 |title=Avatar, Up, Katzenberg Top New 3D Society's Awards |url=https://www.thewrap.com/avatar-katzenberg-top-new-3d-societys-awards-14569/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427231505/https://www.thewrap.com/avatar-katzenberg-top-new-3d-societys-awards-14569/ |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |access-date=December 27, 2022 |website=TheWrap}}

Best 3D Character

| Neytiri

| {{won}}

Best 3D Scene

| Jake Sully's first flight

| {{won}}

Best 3D Stereography / Live Action

| Avatar

| {{won}}

Outstanding Achievement in 3D Visual Effects

| Avatar

| {{won}}

Outstanding Achievement for Marketing 3D Content / Live Action

| Avatar

| {{won}}

rowspan="9" scope="row" | Academy Awards

| rowspan="9"| March 7, 2010

| Best Picture

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

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Best Director

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

Best Art Direction

| Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg
Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

| {{Won}}

Best Cinematography

| Mauro Fiore

| {{Won}}

Best Film Editing

| Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron

| {{nom}}

Best Original Score

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

Best Sound Editing

| Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle

| {{nom}}

Best Sound Mixing

| Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Tony Johnson

| {{nom}}

Best Visual Effects

| Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones

| {{Won}}

scope="row" | American Society of Cinematographers

| February 27, 2010

| Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases

| Mauro Fiore

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/eddieNominees.html|title=ASC Names Feature Nominees|publisher=American Society of Cinematographers|date=January 11, 2010|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521181848/http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/eddieNominees.html|archive-date=May 21, 2008|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Art Directors Guild Awards

| February 13, 2010

| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film

| Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.artdirectors.org/?art=winners_09|title=14TH Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards|publisher=Art Directors Guild|access-date=February 14, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225182422/http://www.artdirectors.org/?art=winners_09|archive-date=February 25, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Artios Awards

| November 1, 2010

| Big Budget Feature – Drama

| Margery Simkin and Mali Finn

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Lehman |first=Daniel |date=June 19, 2019 |title=CDs Honored at Artios Awards |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/cds-honored-artios-awards-56686/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317223005/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/cds-honored-artios-awards-56686/ |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=Backstage}}

scope="row" | Austin Film Critics Association

| December 15, 2009

| Top 10 Films

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.austinfilmcritics.org/2009.html|title=Austin Film Critics Association 2009 Awards|publisher=Austin Film Critics Association|date=December 15, 2009|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317124809/http://www.austinfilmcritics.org/2009.html|archive-date=March 17, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

rowspan="8" scope="row" | British Academy Film Awards

| rowspan="8"| February 21, 2010

| Best Film

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="8"|{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominations,949,BA.html|title=Film Awards Winners|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|access-date=February 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228014651/http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominations,949,BA.html|archive-date=February 28, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

Best Director

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

Best Music

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

Best Cinematography

| Mauro Fiore

| {{nom}}

Best Editing

| Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron

| {{nom}}

Best Production Design

| Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair

| {{Won}}

Best Sound

| Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, and Addison Teague

| {{nom}}

Best Special Visual Effects

| Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew Jones

| {{Won}}

scope="row" | Black Reel Awards

| February 12, 2010

| Best Supporting Actress

| Zoe Saldana

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/precious-and-princess-top-black-reel-awards-nominations/#more-357|title="Precious" and "Princess" Top Black Reel Awards Nominations|date=December 16, 2009 |publisher=WordPress.com|access-date=January 14, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514212846/http://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/precious-and-princess-top-black-reel-awards-nominations/#more-357|archive-date=May 14, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Brazilian Film Academy

| June 8, 2010

| Best Foreign Film

| Avatar

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.academiabrasileiradecinema.com.br/gp2010/finalistas|title=Grand Prize of the Brazilian Cinema (2010): Finalists|publisher=Academiabrasileiradecinema.com|access-date=December 9, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810045258/http://academiabrasileiradecinema.com.br/gp2010/finalistas|archive-date=August 10, 2011|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://academiabrasileiradecinema.com.br/gp2010/filme/avatar|title=Grand Prize of the Brazilian Cinema (2010): Avatar|publisher=Academiabrasileiradecinema.com|access-date=May 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121222406/http://academiabrasileiradecinema.com.br/gp2010/filme/avatar|archive-date=November 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | César Awards

| February 27, 2010

| Best Foreign Film

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i23d773457742077c1efeccafe3f2c1af|title='A Prophet' scores nine Cesar Awards|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 27, 2010|access-date=February 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302161144/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i23d773457742077c1efeccafe3f2c1af|archive-date=March 2, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Chicago Film Critics Association

| rowspan="2"| December 21, 2009

| Best Cinematography

| Mauro Fiore

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60|title=2009 – Winners of the 22nd Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards|publisher=Chicago Film Critics Association|date=December 21, 2009|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522060400/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60|archive-date=May 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}}

Best Original Score

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | Cinema Audio Society Awards

| February 27, 2010

| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing

| Tony Johnson, Chris Boyes, Gary Summers, and Andy Nelson

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/casawards/cas2010nominees.php|title=2009 CAS Award Winners and Nominees|work=Cinema Audio Society|access-date=March 8, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001095235/http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/casawards/cas2010nominees.php|archive-date=October 1, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Costume Designers Guild Awards

| February 25, 2010

| Excellence in Fantasy Film

| Mayes Rubeo and Deborah Lynn Scott

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2010/01/costume-designers-guild-nominates-avatar-bruno-julie-julia.html|title=Costume Designers Guild nominates 'Avatar,' 'Bruno,' 'Julie & Julia'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 26, 2010|access-date=January 26, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129055706/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2010/01/costume-designers-guild-nominates-avatar-bruno-julie-julia.html|archive-date=January 29, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

rowspan="9" scope="row" | Critics' Choice Movie Awards

| rowspan="9"| January 15, 2010

| Best Action Movie

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"|

Best Art Direction

| Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg

| {{won}}

Best Cinematography

| Mauro Fiore

| {{won}}

Best Directing

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

Best Editing

| James Cameron, John Refoua, and Stephen Rivkin

| {{won}}

Best Picture

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

Best Makeup

| Avatar

| {{nom}}

Best Sound

| Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, and Addison Teague

| {{won}}

Best Visual Effects

| Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andy Jones

| {{won}}

scope="row" | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association

| December 16, 2009

| Top 10 Films

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.dfwfilmcritics.com/dfwfca2009awards.pdf|title=DFWFCA 2009 awards|publisher=Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association|date=December 16, 2009|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202143708/http://dfwfilmcritics.com/dfwfca2009awards.pdf|archive-date=February 2, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Directors Guild of America Awards

| January 30, 2010

| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.dga.org/index2.php3?chg=|title=DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for the year 2009|publisher=Directors Guild of America|date=January 7, 2010|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331234007/http://www.dga.org/index2.php3?chg=|archive-date=March 31, 2009|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Eddie Awards

| February 14, 2010

| American Cinema Editors for Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic

| James Cameron, John Refua, and Stephen Rivkin

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/eddieNominees.html|title=ACE Eddie awards|publisher=American Cinema Editors|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521181848/http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/eddieNominees.html|archive-date=May 21, 2008|df=mdy-all}}

rowspan="5" scope="row" | Empire Awards

| rowspan="5"| March 28, 2010

| Best Film

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"|{{cite web|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a211120/in-full-empire-awards-2010-winners.html|title=In Full: Empire Awards 2010 – Winners|publisher=Digital Spy|date=March 28, 2010|access-date=April 3, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113321/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a211120/in-full-empire-awards-2010-winners.html|archive-date=December 24, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

Best Actor

| Sam Worthington

| {{nom}}

Best Actress

| Zoe Saldana

| {{won}}

Best Director

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

scope="row" | Environmental Media Awards

| October 17, 2010

| Feature Film

| Avatar

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/10/avatar-30-rock-environmental-media-award/1|title='Avatar,' '30 Rock' win eco-tainment awards|work=USA Today|date=October 18, 2010|access-date=October 18, 2010}}

scope="row" | Florida Film Critics Circle

| December 21, 2009

| Best Cinematography

| Mauro Fiore

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://floridafilmcriticscircle.webs.com/|title=FFCC Winners Announcement – 2009|publisher=Florida Film Critics Circle|date=December 21, 2009|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227231113/http://floridafilmcriticscircle.webs.com/|archive-date=December 27, 2009|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Golden Eagle Award

| January 21, 2011

| Best Foreign Language Film

| Avatar

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://ruskino.ru/award/orel/2010|script-title=ru:Золотой Орел 2010|trans-title=Golden Eagle 2010|publisher=Ruskino.ru|access-date=6 March 2017|language=ru}}

rowspan="4" scope="row" | Golden Globe Awards

| rowspan="4"| January 17, 2010

| Best Director

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2010 |title=67th Annual Golden Globes winners list |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/awards/67th-annual-golden-globes-winners-list-1118013907/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309222053/https://variety.com/2010/film/awards/67th-annual-golden-globes-winners-list-1118013907/ |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=Variety }}

Best Film – Drama

| Avatar

| {{won}}

Best Original Score

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

Best Original Song

| James Horner, Simon Franglen, and Kuk Harrell for "I See You (Theme from Avatar)"

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" | Golden Reel Awards

| rowspan="3"| February 20, 2010

| Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film

| Jim Henrikson, Dick Bernstein, and Michael Bauer

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|{{cite web|url=http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2010awards/2010featurenominees.html|title=2010 Golden Reel Award Nominees: Feature Films|publisher=Motion Picture Sound Editors|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305031315/http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2010awards/2010featurenominees.html|archive-date=March 5, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film

| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Kim Foscato, Cheryl Nardi, Marshall Winn, Petra Bach, Richard Hymns, Stuart McCowan, and Steve Slanec

| {{nom}}

Best Sound Editing – Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film

| Addison Teague, Chris Boyes, Luke Dunn Glelmuda, Jim Likowski, Ken Fischer, Shannon Mills, Tim Nielsen, Chris Scarabosio, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance

| {{won}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Grammy Awards

| rowspan="2"| February 13, 2011

| Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2014 |title=Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards |url=https://www.latimes.com/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list-htmlstory.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215807/https://www.latimes.com/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list-htmlstory.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times}}

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

| "I See You" by Leona Lewis

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | Hollywood Post Alliance Awards

| November 11, 2010

| Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film

| Erik Winquist, Robin Hollander, Erich Eder and Giuseppe Tagliavini - Weta Digital

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |date=November 12, 2010 |title=Avatar, District 9 Nab Hollywood Post Alliance Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-district-9-nab-hollywood-44729/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224024115/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-district-9-nab-hollywood-44729/ |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

rowspan="4" scope="row" | Houston Film Critics Society

| rowspan="4"| December 19, 2009

| Best Picture

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonfilmcritics.com/home/awards|title=Las Vegas Film Critics Winners|publisher=Houston Film Critics Society|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217144306/http://houstonfilmcritics.com/home/awards|archive-date=February 17, 2009|df=mdy-all}}

Best Director of a Motion Picture

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

Best Cinematography

| Mauro Fiore and Vince Pace

| {{nom}}

Best Original Score

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | Hugo Awards

| September 2, 2010

| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/04/2010-hugo-award-nominees-details/|title=2010 Hugo Award Nominees – Details|publisher=World Science Fiction Society|date=April 4, 2010|access-date=April 6, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407014134/http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/04/2010-hugo-award-nominees-details/|archive-date=April 7, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

rowspan="4" scope="row" | International Film Music Critics Association Awards

| rowspan="4"| February 26, 2010

| Film Score of the Year

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|{{cite web|url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/2010/03/ifmca-announces-winners-of-2009-awards/|title=IFMCA announces winners of 2009 awards|publisher=International Film Music Critics Association|date=March 1, 2010|access-date=March 1, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315054801/http://filmmusiccritics.org/2010/03/ifmca-announces-winners-of-2009-awards/|archive-date=March 15, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

Film Composer of the Year

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

Film Music Composition of the Year, for "War"

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | Irish Film and Television Awards

| February 20, 2010

| Best International Film

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5a7bc96eb52f8d1047537a61735a6d68|title=Meryl Streep, 'Hurt Locker' win at IFTA|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 21, 2010|access-date=March 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224063751/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5a7bc96eb52f8d1047537a61735a6d68|archive-date=February 24, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

| June 19, 2010

| Best 3D Film Director

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegiornalisti.com/premi_new.asp|title=Nastri D'Argento|publisher=Cinegiornalisti.com|access-date=December 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620165643/http://www.cinegiornalisti.com/premi_new.asp|archive-date=June 20, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | Japan Academy Prize

| February 18, 2011

| Outstanding Foreign Language Film

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Blair |first=Gavin J. |date=December 17, 2010 |title=Villain Creeps to Top of Japan Academy Prize Noms |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/villain-creeps-top-japan-academy-61278/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425204234/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/villain-creeps-top-japan-academy-61278/ |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=February 18, 2011 |title=Arrietty Wins Japan Academy's Animation of the Year |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-18/arrietty-wins-japan-academy-animation-of-the-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220163344/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-18/arrietty-wins-japan-academy-animation-of-the-year |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=Anime News Network}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | London Film Critics' Circle

| rowspan="2"| February 18, 2010

| Director of the Year

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=http://www.criticscircle.org.uk/film/|title=The 30th Critics' Circle Awards|publisher=London Film Critics' Circle|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317051537/http://www.criticscircle.org.uk/film/|archive-date=March 17, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

Film of the Year

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

rowspan="5" scope="row" | MTV Movie Awards

| rowspan="5"| June 6, 2010

| Best Movie

| Avatar

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"|{{Cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |author-link=Nikki Finke |date=May 12, 2010 |title=2010 MTV Movie Awards: Avatar vs The Hangover vs Twilight Saga: New Moon |url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/2010-mtv-movie-awards-avatar-vs-the-hangover-vs-twilight-saga-new-moon-40243/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227225852/https://deadline.com/2010/05/2010-mtv-movie-awards-avatar-vs-the-hangover-vs-twilight-saga-new-moon-40243/ |archive-date=December 27, 2022 |access-date=December 27, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2010 |title=2010 MTV Movie Awards Winners |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2010-mtv-movie-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715112703/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2010-mtv-movie-awards-winners/ |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2022 |website=CBS News}}

Best Female Performance

| Zoe Saldana

| {{nom}}

Best Villain

| Stephen Lang

| {{nom}}

Best Fight

| Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang

| {{nom}}

Best Kiss

| Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | NAACP Image Awards

| February 26, 2010

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

| Zoe Saldana

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.naacp.org/news/press/2010-01-06/index.htm|title=Nominees for 41st NAACP Image Awards Announced Live at Press Conference|publisher=National Association for the Advancement of Colored People|date=January 6, 2010|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516053525/http://www.naacp.org/news/press/2010-01-06/index.htm|archive-date=May 16, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | National Movie Awards

| May 26, 2010

| Fantasy Film

| Avatar

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |date=April 19, 2010 |title=ITV to screen National Movie Awards 2010 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a215303/itv-to-screen-national-movie-awards-2010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630172703/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a215303/itv-to-screen-national-movie-awards-2010/ |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |website=Digital Spy}}{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2010 |title=Twilight saga dominates UK National Movie Awards |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30459304.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224214131/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30459304.html |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |website=Irish Examiner}}

scope="row" | National Society of Film Critics

| January 3, 2010

| Best Production Design

| Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/?p=15|title="Hurt Locker" leads 2009 awards|publisher=National Society of Film Critics|date=January 3, 2010|access-date=April 3, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011134613/http://www.nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/?p=15|archive-date=October 11, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | New York Online Film Critics

| rowspan="2"| December 13, 2009

| Best Film

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2010/critics_awards/nyfconline.html|title=New York Film Critics Online 2009 Awards|work=Movie City News|access-date=April 3, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327044114/http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2010/critics_awards/nyfconline.html|archive-date=March 27, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

Top 11 Films

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

| rowspan="2"| March 27, 2010

| Cutest Couple

| Neytiri and Jake (Zoe Saldana & Sam Worthington)

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2010 |title=In Full: Kids' Choice 2010 - Winners |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a211226/in-full-kids-choice-2010-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004022853/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a211226/in-full-kids-choice-2010-winners/ |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Digital Spy}}

Favorite Movie Actress

| Zoe Saldana

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Online Film Critics Society

| rowspan="2"| January 5, 2010

| Best Cinematography

| Mauro Fiore

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=http://ofcsnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/hurt-locker-named-best-picture-of-2009.html|title='Hurt Locker' named Best Picture of 2009 by Online Film Critics Society|publisher=Online Film Critics Society|date=January 6, 2010|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109193351/http://ofcsnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/hurt-locker-named-best-picture-of-2009.html|archive-date=January 9, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

Best Director

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | People's Choice Awards

| rowspan="2"| January 6, 2010

| Favorite 3D Live Action Movie

| Avatar

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|

Favorite 3D Animated Movie

| Avatar

| {{won}}

scope="row" | Producers Guild of America Awards

| January 24, 2010

| Theatrical Motion Picture – Producer of the Year

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/?page=pga_awards|title=Producers Guild Awards 2010 Winners|publisher=Producers Guild of America|access-date=March 19, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803012053/http://www.producersguild.org/?page=pga_awards|archive-date=August 3, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

scope="row" | PETA's Proggy award

| January 20, 2010

| Outstanding Feature Film

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2010/01/james-cameron-takes-home-petas-proggy-award-for-avatar/|title=James Cameron Takes Home PETA's Proggy Award for Avatar|work=OK!|date=January 20, 2010|access-date=February 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209004138/http://www.okmagazine.com/2010/01/james-cameron-takes-home-petas-proggy-award-for-avatar/|archive-date=February 9, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | San Diego Film Critics Society

| rowspan="2"| December 15, 2009

| Best Director

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=http://sdfcs.org/?page_id=19|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630154101/http://sdfcs.org/?page_id=19|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2012|title=2009 Awards|publisher=San Diego Film Critics Society|access-date=January 24, 2010}}

Best Production Design

| Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | Santa Barbara International Film Festival

| February 6, 2010

| Lucky Brand Modern Master Award

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.sbiff.org/press/SBIFF%202010%20Modern%20Master.pdf|title=SBIFF Modern Master – James Cameron|publisher=Santa Barbara International Film Festival|date=November 12, 2009|access-date=March 8, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

rowspan="11" scope="row" | Saturn Awards

| rowspan="11"| June 24, 2010

| Visionary Award for Avatar

| James Cameron

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="11"|{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html|title=The 36th Saturn Award nominations|publisher=Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films|access-date=February 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823203001/http://www.saturnawards.org/nominations.html|archive-date=August 23, 2011|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018136.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1|title=Saturn kudos for 'Avatar'|work=Variety|date=April 22, 2010|access-date=April 23, 2010 | first=Ashley | last=Reich}}

Best Science Fiction Film

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

Best Actor

| Sam Worthington

{{won}}
Best Actress

| Zoe Saldana

| {{won}}

Best Supporting Actor

| Stephen Lang

| {{won}}

Best Supporting Actress

| Sigourney Weaver

| {{won}}

Best Director

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

Best Writing

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

Best Music

| James Horner

| {{won}}

Best Production Design

| Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg

| {{won}}

Best Special Effects

| Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew Jones

| {{won}}

rowspan="9" scope="row" | Scream Awards

| rowspan="9"| October 16, 2010

| Best Director

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="9"|{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/40368/live-blogging-scream-2010-awards-tonight|title=Live Blogging the Scream 2010 Awards Tonight!|publisher=CraveOnline|date=October 16, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812225421/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/20172/live-blogging-the-scream-2010-awards-tonight/|archive-date=August 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

Best F/X

| Avatar

| {{won}}

The Ultimate Scream

| Avatar

| {{nom}}

Best Science Fiction Movie

| Avatar

| {{nom}}

Best Science Fiction Actress

| Zoe Saldana

| {{nom}}

Best Villain

| Stephen Lang

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actress

| Sigourney Weaver

| {{nom}}

Fight Scene of the Year

| "Final Battle: Na'vi vs Military"

| {{nom}}

3-D Top Three Award

| Avatar

| {{won}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards

| rowspan="2"| December 21, 2009

| Best Visual/Special Effects

| Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andy Jones

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=http://www.stlfilmcritics.com/awards.html|title=2009 St. Louis Film Critics' Awards|publisher=St. Louis Film Critics Association|date=December 21, 2009|access-date=January 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106092739/http://www.stlfilmcritics.com/awards.html|archive-date=January 6, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

Most Original/Innovative or Creative Film

| James Cameron and Jon Landau

| {{won}}

rowspan="6" scope="row" | Teen Choice Awards

| rowspan="6"| August 8, 2010

| Sci-Fi Movie

| Avatar

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2010 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2010: Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/zap-teen-choice-2010-nominees-winners-link-photogallery.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713184511/https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/zap-teen-choice-2010-nominees-winners-link-photogallery.html |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |website=The Morning Call}}{{Cite magazine |last=Stransky |first=Tanner |date=August 9, 2010 |title=2010 Teen Choice Awards winners announced |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/08/09/teen-choice-awards-winners-201/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008141357/https://ew.com/article/2010/08/09/teen-choice-awards-winners-201/ |archive-date=October 8, 2015 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}

Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actress

| Zoe Saldana

| {{won}}

Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor

| Sam Worthington

| {{won}}

Choice Movie Villain

| Stephen Lang

| {{nom}}

Choice Movie Fight

| Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang

| {{nom}}

Choice Movie Hissy Fit

| Giovanni Ribisi

| {{nom}}

rowspan="12" scope="row" | Visual Effects Society Awards

| rowspan="12"| February 28, 2010

| Lifetime Achievement, for Making of

| James Cameron

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="12"|{{cite news|first=Susan|last=King|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/la-et-cinematographers1-2010mar01,0,1257944.story|title=Visual effects, sound and cinematography awards|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 1, 2010|access-date=March 8, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305144644/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/la-et-cinematographers1-2010mar01,0,1257944.story|archive-date=March 5, 2010|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/system/files/15/files/ves-awards-nominees-2010-final.pdf|title=VES Awards-Nominees-2010|publisher=Visual Effects Society|date=January 19, 2010|access-date=March 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216004549/http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/system/files/15/files/ves-awards-nominees-2010-final.pdf|archive-date=February 16, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture

| Richard Baneham, Joyce Cox, Joe Letteri, and Eileen Moran

| {{won}}

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, for Quarich's Escape

| Jill Brooks, John Knoll, Frank Losasso Petterson, and Tory Mercer

| {{nom}}

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, for Neytiri Drinking

| Thelvin Cabezas, Joyce Cox, Joe Letteri, and Eileen Moran

| {{won}}

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture, for Neytiri

| Andrew Jones, Joe Letteri, Zoe Saldana, and Jeff Unay

| {{won}}

Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture, for Pandora

| Jean-Luc Azzis, Peter Baustaedter, Brenton Cottman, and Yvonne Muinde

| {{won}}

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture, for Samson, Home Tree, Floating Mountains, & Ampsuit

| Simon Cheung, Paul Jenness, John Stevenson-Galvin, and Rainer Zoettl

| {{won}}

Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Floating Mountains

| Dan Lemmon, Keith F. Miller, Jessica Cowley, and Cameron Smith

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Jungle / Biolume

| Shadi Almassizadeh, Dan Cox, Ula Rademeyer, and Eric Saindon

| {{won}}

Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, for Willow Glade

| Thelvin Cabezas, Miae Kang, Daniel Macarin, and Guy Williams

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

| Erich Eder, Robin Hollander, Giuseppe Tagliavini, and Erik Winquist

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture, for End Battle

| Jay Cooper, Beth D'Amato, Eddie Pasquarello, and Todd Vaziri

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | World Soundtrack Awards

| rowspan="2"| October 23, 2010

| Best Original Song

| "I See You" by Leona Lewis

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com/awards2.cgi?go=history&category=&year=2010&type=|title=World Soundtrack Academy 2010|work=World Soundtrack Awards|access-date=June 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130619205923/http://www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com/awards2.cgi?go=history&category=&year=2010&type=|archive-date=June 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

Best Original Soundtrack

| James Horner

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | Writers Guild of America Awards

| February 20, 2010

| Best Original Screenplay

| James Cameron

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite news|first=Susan|last=King|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/02/up-in-the-air-and-the-hurt-locker-win-writers-guild-of-america-awards.html|title='The Hurt Locker' and 'Up in the Air' win Writers Guild of America Awards|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 20, 2010|access-date=March 8, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225102055/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/02/up-in-the-air-and-the-hurt-locker-win-writers-guild-of-america-awards.html|archive-date=February 25, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

See also

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