| Guardians of the Galaxy accolades | |
| Wins: | 22 |
| Nominations: | 82 |
Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by James Gunn, who wrote the screenplay with Nicole Perlman, the film features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper as the titular Guardians, along with Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro. In the film, Peter Quill and a group of extraterrestrial criminals go on the run after stealing a powerful artifact.
Guardians of the Galaxy premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on July 21, 2014, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 1, as part of Phase Two of the MCU. Produced on a budget of $232.3million, Guardians of the Galaxy grossed $773.3million worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2014. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews.
Guardians of the Galaxy garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for its acting (mainly that of Pratt), make-up, and visual effects. It received two nominations at the 87th Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects. The film garnered a nomination Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production at the 42nd Annie Awards. At the 68th British Academy Film Awards, Guardians of the Galaxy was nominated for Best Makeup and Hair and Best Special Visual Effects. It received five nominations at the 20th Critics' Choice Awards and won two awards. The film won four of nine nominations at the 41st Saturn Awards.
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Creative Arts Awards | January 28, 2015 | Best Feature Film – Live Action | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Best Stereoscopic Feature Film – Live Action | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||||
| Academy Awards | February 22, 2015 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | data-sort-value="Yianni-Georgiou, Elizabeth and White, David" | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White | |||
| Best Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Ceretti, Stephane; Aithadi; Fawkner, Joanthan; and Corbould, Paul" | Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, and Paul Corbould | |||||
| American Cinema Editors Awards | January 30, 2015 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | data-sort-value="Raskin, Fred; Winborne, Hughes; and Wood, Craig" | Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, and Craig Wood | |||
| American Music Awards | November 23, 2014 | Top Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Annie Awards | January 31, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | data-sort-value="Spruce, Kevin; Newton, Dale; Kombo, Sidney; Mullins, Chris; and Silby, Brad" | Kevin Spruce, Dale Newton, Sidney Kombo, Chris Mullins, and Brad Silby | |||
| Art Directors Guild Awards | January 31, 2015 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | data-sort-value="Wood, Charles" | Charles Wood | |||
| Artios Awards | January 22, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Comedy) | data-sort-value="Finn, Sarah; Poerscout-Edgerton, Reg; and Hunter, Tamara" | Sarah Finn, Reg Poerscout-Edgerton, and Tamara Hunter | |||
| Billboard Music Awards | May 17, 2015 | Top Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | ||||
| May 22, 2016 | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | ||||||
| Black Reel Awards | February 19, 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | data-sort-value="Saldaña, Zoe" | Zoe Saldaña | |||
| Best Voice Performance | data-sort-value="Diesel, Vin" | Vin Diesel | |||||
| British Academy Film Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Special Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Ceretti, Stephane; Corbould, Paul; Fawkner, Joanthan; and Nicolas Aithadi" | Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, and Nicolas Aithadi | |||
| Best Makeup and Hair | data-sort-value="Yianni-Georgiou, Elizabeth and White, David" | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White | |||||
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 14, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action | data-sort-value="Hayes, Simon; Hirschberg, Lora; Boyes, Christopher; Borner, Gustavo; Kane, Doc; and Manning, Chris" | Simon Hayes, Lora Hirschberg, Christopher Boyes, Gustavo Borner, Doc Kane, and Chris Manning | |||
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | February 17, 2015 | Excellence in Fantasy Film | data-sort-value="Bryne, Alexandra" | Alexandra Byrne | |||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 15, 2015 | Best Action Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | data-sort-value="Saldaña, Zoe" | Zoe Saldaña | |||||
| Best Makeup | data-sort-value="White, David" | David White | |||||
| Best Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Ceretti, Stephane" | Stephane Ceretti | |||||
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Ensemble | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Breakthrough Performance | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| Empire Awards | March 29, 2015 | Best Female Newcomer | data-sort-value="Gillan, Karen" | Karen Gillan | |||
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 19, 2014 | Best Visual Effects | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Golden Reel Awards | February 15, 2015 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | data-sort-value="Boyes, Christopher; Wood, Matthew; Acord, David; Sellers, Kevin; Chrastka, David; Mate, Kyrsten; Gielmuda, Luke Dunn; Selby, Dee; Thorpe, Dennie; and Vance, Jana" | Christopher Boyes, Matthew Wood, David Acord, Kevin Sellers, David Chrastka, Kyrsten Mate, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Dee Selby, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance | |||
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore | data-sort-value="Durkee, Steve; Hall, Darrell; and Kaplan, Will" | Steve Durkee, Darrell Hall, and Will Kaplan | |||||
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 6, 2015 | Best Fantasy Adventure | data-sort-value="Outlaws" | "Outlaws" (MOCEAN) | |||
| Best Music | data-sort-value="Outlaws" | "Outlaws" (MOCEAN) | |||||
| Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot | data-sort-value="World" | "World" (MOCEAN) | |||||
| Grammy Awards | February 8, 2015 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | ||||
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | January 21, 2015 | Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 Million | data-sort-value="Jordan, Dave" | Dave Jordan | |||
| Hollywood Film Awards | November 14, 2014 | Hollywood Blockbuster Award | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 4, 2014 | Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | data-sort-value="Bates, Tyler" | Tyler Bates | |||
| Best Music Supervision – Film | data-sort-value="Jordan, Dave" | Dave Jordan | |||||
| Soundtrack Album | Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | ||||||
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | November 6, 2014 | Outstanding Editing – Feature Film | data-sort-value="Raskin, Fred and Wood, Craig" | Fred Raskin and Craig Wood | |||
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | January 10, 2015 | Best Picture | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Best Poster | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||||
| Hugo Awards | August 22, 2015 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | data-sort-value="Gunn, James and Perlman, Nicole" | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | |||
| ICG Publicists Awards | February 20, 2015 | Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | February 14, 2015 | Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | data-sort-value="Yianni-Georgiou, Elizabeth" | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | |||
| Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | data-sort-value="White, David" | David White | |||||
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | data-sort-value="Yianni-Georgiou, Elizabeth" | Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | |||||
| MTV Movie Awards | April 12, 2015 | Movie of the Year | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Best Male Performance | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| Best On-Screen Duo | data-sort-value="Cooper, Bradley and Diesel, Vin" | Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel | |||||
| Best Shirtless Performance | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| Best Musical Moment | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| Best Comedic Performance | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| Best On-Screen Transformation | data-sort-value="Saldaña, Zoe" | Zoe Saldaña | |||||
| Best Hero | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | December 7, 2014 | Top Films of the Year | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 28, 2015 | Favorite Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Favorite Male Action Star | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| Favorite Female Action Star | data-sort-value="Saldaña, Zoe" | Zoe Saldaña | |||||
| Favorite Villain | data-sort-value="Pace, Lee" | Lee Pace | |||||
| Nebula Awards | June 5, 2015 | Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | data-sort-value="Gunn, James and Perlman, Nicole" | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | |||
| People's Choice Awards | January 7, 2015 | Favorite Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Favorite Action Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||||
| Favorite Action Movie Actress | data-sort-value="Saldaña, Zoe" | Zoe Saldaña | |||||
| Satellite Awards | February 15, 2015 | data-sort-value="Ceretti, Stephane" | Stephane Ceretti | ||||
| Saturn Awards | June 25, 2015 | Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Best Director | data-sort-value="Gunn, James" | James Gunn | |||||
| Best Writing | data-sort-value="Gunn, James and Perlman, Nicole" | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | |||||
| Best Actor | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt | |||||
| Best Editing | data-sort-value="Raskin, Fred; Wood, Craig; and Winborne, Hughes" | Fred Raskin, Craig Wood, and Hughes Winborne | |||||
| Best Production Design | data-sort-value="Wood, Charles" | Charles Wood | |||||
| Best Costume | data-sort-value="Bryne, Alexandra" | Alexandra Byrne | |||||
| Best Make-up | data-sort-value="White, David and Yianni-Georgiou, Elizabeth" | David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | |||||
| Best Special Effects | data-sort-value="Ceretti, Stephane" | Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, and Paul Corbould | |||||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 15, 2014 | Best Comedy Film | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||
| Best Soundtrack | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||||
| Best Visual Effects | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||||||
| Best Scene | Prison Break | ||||||
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 4, 2015 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | data-sort-value="Ceretti, Stephane; Pickett, Susan; Fawkner, Jonathan; Aithadi, Nicolas; and Corbould, Paul" | Stephane Ceretti, Susan Pickett, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi, and Paul Corbould | |||
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | data-sort-value="Spruce, Kevin; Williams, Rachel; Burger, Laurie; and Wilson, Mark" | Kevin Spruce, Rachel Williams, Laurie Brugger, and Mark Wilson for "Rocket" | |||||
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 14, 2015 | Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Gunn, James and Perlman, Nicole" | James Gunn and Nicole Perlman | |||
| Young Hollywood Awards | July 28, 2014 | Super Superhero | data-sort-value="Pratt, Chris" | Chris Pratt |