This is a list of awards and nominations received by The Matrix franchise. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film. It spawned three sequels, two of them filmed and released in the same year, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. A third sequel, The Matrix Resurrections, was released on December 22, 2021. The first three films were written and directed by The Wachowskis and starred Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. The fourth film was written by Lana Wachowski, David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon, was directed by Lana Wachowski and starred Reeves and Moss.
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards[1] | Best Film Editing[2] [3] | Zach Staenberg | ||
| Best Sound | ||||
| Best Sound Editing | Dane A. Davis | |||
| Best Visual Effects | ||||
| Amanda | Best Foreign Feature Film[4] | The Wachowskis | ||
| American Cinema Editors | Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic[5] | Zach Staenberg | ||
| Art Directors Guild | Excellence in Production Design Award for a Feature Film[6] | |||
| BAFTA Awards | Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects[7] | |||
| Best Sound | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Bill Pope | |||
| Best Editing | Zach Staenberg | |||
| Best Production Design | Owen Paterson | |||
| BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Film Music Award | Don Davis | ||
| Black Reel Awards | Theatrical: Best Actor | Laurence Fishburne | ||
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor: Action/Science Fiction | Keanu Reeves | ||
| Favorite Supporting Actor: Action/Science-Fiction | Laurence Fishburne | |||
| Favorite Actress: Newcomer (Internet Only) | Carrie-Anne Moss | |||
| Favorite Villain | Hugo Weaving | |||
| Bogey Awards | In Gold | — | ||
| Brit Awards | Best Soundtrack | Don Davis | ||
| Cinema Audio Society awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film | |||
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Period/Fantasy | Kym Barrett | ||
| Csapnivalo Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Keanu Reeves | ||
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Carrie-Anne Moss | |||
| Best Visual Effects | — | |||
| DVD Exclusive Awards | 2003 Artistic Achievement Award | — | ||
| 2001 Video Premiere Award- Best Original Retrospective Documentary | Josh Oreck | |||
| Empire Awards | Best Debut | Carrie-Anne Moss | ||
| Best Film | — | |||
| Golden Screen | Golden Screen Award | — | ||
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Action | — | ||
| Best Art and Commerce | — | |||
| Best Edit | — | |||
| Best of Show | — | |||
| Grammy Awards | Best Soundtrack Album | — | ||
| Hugo Awards[8] | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Wachowskis | ||
| Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Laurence Fishburne | ||
| Outstanding Motion Picture | — | |||
| Japan Academy Prize | Best Foreign Film | — | ||
| Key Art Awards | Best of Show - Audiovisual | — | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Visual Effects | John Gaeta | ||
| Best Editing | Zach Staenberg | |||
| Best Production Design | Owen Paterson | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | The Wachowskis | |||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne | ||
| Best Male Performance | Keanu Reeves | |||
| Best Movie | — | |||
| Best Action Sequence- For the rooftop/helicopter sequence | — | |||
| Best On-Screen Duo | Keanu Reeves Laurence Fishburne | |||
| Breakthrough Female Performance | Carrie-Anne Moss | |||
| Mainichi Film Concours | Best Foreign Language Film | The Wachowskis | ||
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing - Effects & Foley | |||
| Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADR | ||||
| Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic) | ||||
| Satellite Awards | Best Overall DVD (for Trilogy boxset) | — | ||
| Best Visual Effects | ||||
| Saturn Award | Best Director | The Wachowskis | ||
| Best Science Fiction Film | — | |||
| Best Actor | Keanu Reeves | |||
| Best Actress | Carrie-Anne Moss | |||
| Best Costumes | Kym Barrett | |||
| Best Make-Up | ||||
| Best Special Effects | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Laurence Fishburne | |||
| Best Writer | The Wachowskis | |||
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America[9] | Nebula Best Script | The Wachowskis |
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | 2004 Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award- Male | Clayton Watson | |
| 2003 Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award- Female | Monica Bellucci | ||
| BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Film Music Award | Don Davis | |
| Black Reel Awards | Film- Best Supporting Actress | Gloria Foster | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Action | — | |
| Best Voice-over | — | ||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Keanu Reeves Hugo Weaving | |
| Best Kiss | Keanu Reeves Monica Bellucci | ||
| MTV Movie Awards, Mexico | Sexiest Hero | Keanu Reeves | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley | ||
| Razzie Awards | Worst Director | The Wachowskis | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Overall DVD | — | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie | — | |
| Choice Action Movie Actor | Keanu Reeves | ||
| Choice Action Movie Actress | Jada Pinkett-Smith | ||
| Choice Breakout Movie Actress | Monica Bellucci | ||
| Choice Movie Fight | Keanu Reeves Hugo Weaving | ||
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in Any Medium | ||
| Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture | |||
| World Stunt Awards | Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman | Debbie Evans | |
| Best Fight | |||
| Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman | Debby Lynn Ross | ||
| Best Stunt Coordination Feature Film | |||
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn Awards | Best Costumes | Kym Barrett | |
| Best Science Fiction Film | — | ||
| Best Special Effects | |||
| BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Film Music Award | Don Davis | |
| Black Reel Awards | Film: Best Supporting Actress | Mary Alice | |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Laurence Fishburne | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Nona Gaye | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Jada Pinkett-Smith | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Visual Effects | ||
| Razzie Awards | Worst Director | The Wachowskis | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Overall DVD | — | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie | — | |
| Choice Action Movie Actor | Keanu Reeves | ||
| Choice Action Movie Actress | Carrie-Anne Moss | ||
| Choice Movie Fight | Keanu Reeves Hugo Weaving | ||
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture | ||
| Award | Date of the ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | March 13, 2022 | Best Visual Effects | The Matrix Resurrections | [10] | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Stunt Coordination | The Matrix Resurrections | [11] | ||
| Best Visual Effects | |||||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | The Matrix Resurrections | [12] | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Visual Effects | Dan Glass, Huw J. Evans, Tom Debenham, and J. D. Schwalm | [13] [14] | ||
| Visual Effects Society | March 8, 2022 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Dan Glass, Nina Fallon, Tom Debenham, Huw J Evans, James Schwalm | [15] | |
| Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project | JD Schwalm, Brendon O'Dell, Michael Kay, Pau Costa Moeller | ||||