The Martian accolades | |
Image1: | Ridley Scott by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
Alt1: | A picture of Ridley Scott smiling towards the camera |
Alt2: | A picture of Matt Damon smiling towards the camera |
Image3: | Drew Goddard, "The Cabin in the Woods" World Premiere (cropped).jpg |
Alt3: | A picture of Drew Goddard smiling towards the camera |
Wins: | 25 |
Nominations: | 132 |
The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Drew Goddard adapted the screenplay from the 2011 novel The Martian by Andy Weir. The film depicts an astronaut's lone struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind and the efforts of NASA to rescue him and bring him home to Earth. It also stars Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.[1]
The Martian debuted at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015,[2] and was released on September 30 in the United Kingdom and on October 2 in the United States.[3] [4] Produced on a budget of $108million,[5] The Martian grossed $630.6million worldwide,[6] finishing its theatrical run as Scott's highest-grossing film and the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2015.[7] [8] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews.[9]
The Martian garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for Scott's direction, Damon's performance, and Goddard's writing, as well as its visual and sound effects, editing, and production design. It garnered seven nominations at the 88th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Damon. At the 69th British Academy Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best Direction (Scott), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Damon), Best Editing, Best Special Visual Effects, Best Production Design, and Best Sound. It received nine nominations at the 21st Critics' Choice Awards. The film won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Damon), and received a nomination for Best Director (Scott) at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards. In addition to four National Board of Review Awards, The Martian was named one of the top-ten films of 2015 by the American Film Institute.
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |||
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3D Creative Arts Awards | Best Stereoscopic Feature Film – Live Action | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [10] | |||
Best Use of Native 3D | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
AACTA International Awards | Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | [11] | |||
Best Direction | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | [12] | |||
Academy Awards | Best Picture | data-sort-value="Kinberg, Simon; Scott, Ridley; Schaefer, Michael; and Huffam, Mark" | Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, and Mark Huffam | [13] | |||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Best Production Design | data-sort-value="Max, Arthur and Bobak, Celia" | Arthur Max and Celia Bobak | |||||
Best Sound Editing | data-sort-value="Tarney, Oliver" | Oliver Tarney | |||||
Best Sound Mixing | data-sort-value="Massey, Paul; Taylor, Mark; and Ruth, Mac" | Paul Massey, Mark Taylor, and Mac Ruth | |||||
Best Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Stammers, Richard; Langlands, Anders; Lawrence, Chris; and Warner, Steven" | ||||||
African-American Film Critics Association Awards | Top Ten Films | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [14] | |||
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | Best Film | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | [15] [16] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | [17] [18] | |||
American Film Institute Awards | Top 10 Films of the Year | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [19] | |||
Art Directors Guild Awards | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | data-sort-value="Max, Arthur" | Arthur Max | [20] | |||
Australian Film Critics Association Awards | Best International Film (English Language) | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [21] | |||
Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | data-sort-value="Ejiofor, Chiwetel" | Chiwetel Ejiofor | [22] [23] | |||
British Academy Film Awards | Best Direction | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | [24] | |||
Best Actor in a Leading Role | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Editing | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | |||||
Best Special Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Lawrence, Chris; Ledbury, Tim; Stammers, Richard; and Warner, Steven" | Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, and Steven Warner | |||||
Best Production Design | data-sort-value="Max, Arthur and Bobak, Celia" | Arthur Max and Celia Bobak | |||||
Best Sound | data-sort-value="Massey, Paul; Tarney, Oliver; and Taylor, Mark" | ||||||
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Editing | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | [25] [26] | |||
Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Contemporary Film | data-sort-value="Yates, Janty" | Janty Yates | [27] [28] | |||
Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Film | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [29] | |||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
data-sort-value="Wolski, Dariusz" | Dariusz Wolski | ||||||
data-sort-value="Max, Arthur and Bobak, Celia" | Arthur Max and Celia Bobak | ||||||
Best Editing | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | |||||
Best Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2015 | Top 10 Films of the Year | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [30] | ||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | [31] | |||
Dorian Awards | Film Performance of the Year – Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | [32] [33] | |||
Visually Striking Film of the Year | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Dragon Awards | September 2–5, 2016 | Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [34] | ||
Empire Awards | Best Film | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [35] | |||
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Soundtrack | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Best Production Design | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Film | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [36] [37] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [38] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore | data-sort-value="Lewis, Tony and Whitfield, Richard" | Tony Lewis and Richard Whitfield | [39] | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | data-sort-value="Tarney, Oliver; Fentum, Michael; and Adams, Hugo" | Oliver Tarney, Michael Fentum, and Hugo Adams | |||||
Golden Trailer Awards | Best Drama | data-sort-value="Martian, The Trailer" | "The Martian Trailer" (Giaronomo Productions) | [40] [41] | |||
Best Drama TV Spot | data-sort-value="Alive" | "Alive" (Wild Card) | |||||
Best Viral Campaign | data-sort-value="Viral – The Right Stuff" | "Viral – The Right Stuff" (Wild Card) | |||||
Best Drama Poster | data-sort-value="Bring Him Home" | "Bring Him Home" (Ignition) | |||||
Best Thriller Poster | data-sort-value="Bring Him Home" | "Bring Him Home" One-Sheet (Ignition) | |||||
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | Best Music Supervision in a Film Trailer | data-sort-value="Griffin, Maura Duvall and Pistoresi, Ali" | Maura Duvall Griffin and Ali Pistoresi (Motive) | [42] [43] | |||
Hollywood Film Awards | Hollywood Producer Award | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | [44] | |||
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Score in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | data-sort-value="Gregson-Williams, Harry" | Harry Gregson-Williams | [45] [46] | |||
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | Outstanding Color Grading – Feature Film | data-sort-value="Nakamura, Stephen" | Stephen Nakamura | [47] | |||
Outstanding Sound – Feature Film | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | |||||
Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film | data-sort-value="Lawrence, Chris; Weatherley, Neil; Edwards, Bronwyn; and Newton, Dale" | Chris Lawrence, Neil Weatherley, Bronwyn Edwards, and Dale Newton | |||||
Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Picture | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [48] [49] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Best Cinematography | data-sort-value="Wolski, Dariusz" | Dariusz Wolski | |||||
Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew and Scott, Ridley" | Drew Goddard and Ridley Scott | [50] | |||
London Film Critics Circle Awards | Film of the Year | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [51] [52] | |||
Director of the Year | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
MTV Movie Awards | Best Male Performance | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | [53] | |||
National Board of Review Awards | Top Ten Films | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [54] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Picture | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [55] [56] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Best Editing | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | |||||
Palm Springs International Film Festival | January 1–11, 2016 | Chairman's Award | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | [57] | ||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Dramatic Movie | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [58] | |||
Producers Guild of America Awards | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | data-sort-value="Kinberg, Simon; Scott, Ridley; Schaefer, Michael; and Huffam, Mark" | Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, and Mark Huffam | [59] | |||
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | [60] | |||
Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew and Weir, Andy" | Drew Goddard and Andy Weir | |||||
Best Editing | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | |||||
Best Cinematography | data-sort-value="Wolski, Dariusz" | Dariusz Wolski | |||||
Best Production Design | data-sort-value="Max, Arthur" | Arthur Max | |||||
Best Sound Design | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Best Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | [61] | |||
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards | Variety Artisans Award – Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Max, Arthur" | Arthur Max | [62] | |||
Satellite Awards | Best Film | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [63] [64] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Actor – Motion Picture | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Best Cinematography | data-sort-value="Wolski, Dariusz" | Dariusz Wolski | |||||
Best Film Editing | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | |||||
Best Sound | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Best Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Saturn Awards | Best Science Fiction Film | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [65] [66] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Writing | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Actress | data-sort-value="Chastain, Jessica" | Jessica Chastain | |||||
Best Special Effects | data-sort-value="Langlands, Anders; Lawrence, Chris; Stammers, Richard; and Warner, Steven" | Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence, Richard Stammers, and Steven Warner | |||||
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | Best Picture | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [67] [68] | |||
Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | |||||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Best Editing | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | |||||
Best Visual Effects | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Best Soundtrack | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | |||||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Drama | data-sort-value="Martian, The" | The Martian | [69] | |||
Choice Movie Actor: Drama | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Choice Movie Actress: Drama | data-sort-value="Chastain, Jessica" | Jessica Chastain | |||||
USC Scripter Awards | Best Film | data-sort-value="Weir, Andy and Goddard, Drew" | Andy Weir and Drew Goddard | [70] | |||
Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | data-sort-value="Stammers, Richard; Hemsley, Barrie; Sloan, Matt; Lawrence, Chris; and Warner, Steven" | Richard Stammers, Barrie Hemsley, Matt Sloan, Chris Lawrence, and Steven Warner | [71] | |||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | data-sort-value="Scott, Ridley" | Ridley Scott | [72] [73] | |||
Best Actor | data-sort-value="Damon, Matt" | Matt Damon | |||||
Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | |||||
Best Editing | data-sort-value="Scalia, Pietro" | Pietro Scalia | |||||
Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | data-sort-value="Goddard, Drew" | Drew Goddard | [74] |