| List of accolades received by The Avengers | |
| Wins: | 22 |
| Nominations: | 75 |
Marvel's The Avengers (also known as Marvel Avengers Assemble in the UK and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film, scripted and directed by Joss Whedon, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson. In The Avengers, Nick Fury (Jackson), director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man (Downey), Captain America (Evans), the Hulk (Ruffalo), and Thor (Hemsworth) to form a team that must stop Thor's adoptive brother Loki (Hiddleston) from subjugating Earth.[1] [2]
The Avengers, produced on a budget of $220 million, was released theatrically in the United States on May 4, 2012, and grossed a worldwide total of over $1.5 billion. The film has garnered numerous awards and nominations with most nominations recognizing the film itself, the performances of the cast (particularly those of Downey, Johansson and Hemsworth) and the film's visual effects. The Avengers was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and a BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects. The film was also nominated for three Critics' Choice Movie Awards, five Empire Awards, six Kids' Choice Awards, six MTV Movie Awards (winning three), thirteen People's Choice Awards (winning three), six Saturn Awards (winning four), eleven Teen Choice Awards (winning two), and six VES Awards (winning two).
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 31, 2012 | Summer 2012 Blockbuster Trailer | ||||
| Best Action TV Spot | ||||||
| Teen Choice Awards | July 22, 2012 | Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | ||||
| Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | ||||||
| Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | ||||||
| Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | ||||||
| Choice Movie: Villain | ||||||
| Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer | ||||||
| Choice Summer Movie: Action | ||||||
| Choice Summer Movie Star: Male | ||||||
| Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | ||||||
| Hollywood Awards | October 10, 2012 | Visual Effects | ||||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2012 | Best Ensemble | ||||
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Visual Effects | ||||
| People's Choice Awards | January 9, 2013 | Favorite Movie | ||||
| Favorite Action Movie | ||||||
| Favorite Movie Franchise | ||||||
| Favorite Movie Actor | ||||||
| Favorite Movie Actress | ||||||
| Favorite Action Movie Star | ||||||
| Favorite Movie Superhero | ||||||
| Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | ||||||
| Favorite Face of Heroism | ||||||
| Critic's Choice Awards | January 10, 2013 | Best Action Movie | ||||
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | ||||||
| Best Visual Effects | ||||||
| Annie Award | February 2, 2013 | Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | ||||||
| VES Awards | February 5, 2013 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | ||||
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | ||||||
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Midtown Manhattan Richard Bluff, Giles Hancock, David Meny, and Andy Proctor | |||||
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Downtown Manhattan Colin Benoit, Jeremy Goldman, Tory Mercer, and Anthony Rispoli | |||||
| Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture | Helicarrier Rene Garcia, Bruce Holcomb, Polly Ing, and Aaron Wilson | |||||
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Hulk Punch: Chris Balog, Peter Demarest, Nelson Sepulveda, and Alan Travis | |||||
| British Academy Film Awards | February 10, 2013 | Best Special Visual Effects | ||||
| Golden Reel Awards | February 17, 2013 | Best Sound Editing — Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | ||||
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Visual Effects | ||||
| Kids' Choice Awards | March 23, 2013 | Favorite Movie | ||||
| Favorite Movie Actress | ||||||
| Favorite Male Buttkicker | ||||||
| Favorite Female Buttkicker | ||||||
| Favorite Villain | ||||||
| Empire Awards | March 24, 2013 | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | The Avengers | |||
| Best 3D | The Avengers | |||||
| Best Director | ||||||
| Best Actor | ||||||
| Best Film | The Avengers | |||||
| MTV Movie Awards | April 14, 2013 | Movie of the Year | ||||
| Best On-Screen Duo | ||||||
| Best Fight | ||||||
| Best Hero | ||||||
| Best Villain | ||||||
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 3, 2013 | GTA's Top of the Box Office Award for 2012 | ||||
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | May 11, 2013 | Best Fight | ||||
| Best High Work | ||||||
| Best Work With A Vehicle | ||||||
| Best Overall Stunt By A Stunt Woman | ||||||
| Hardest Hit | ||||||
| Best Stunt Coordinator And/Or Second Unit Director | ||||||
| Nebula Awards | May 19, 2013 | Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | ||||
| Saturn Awards | June 26, 2013 | Best Science Fiction Film | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | ||||||
| Best Director | ||||||
| Best Writing | ||||||
| Best Editing | ||||||
| Best Special Effects | ||||||
| Hugo Awards | September 1, 2013 | Best Dramatic Presentation — Long Form |