List of accolades received by The Sixth Sense explained
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The Sixth Sense is an American supernatural
thriller film, written and directed by
M. Night Shyamalan. The film was released on August 6, 1999, grossing over
$26,600,000 on its opening weekend and ranking first place at the box office. Overall the film grossed over $293,500,000 domestically and $672,800,000 worldwide, which is approximately 16.8 times its budget of $40 million.
[1] The Sixth Sense was well received by critics, with an approval rating of 85% from review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes.
[2] The film has received numerous awards and nominations, with nomination categories ranging from those honoring the film itself (Best Film), to its writing, editing, and direction (Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay), to its cast's performance (Best Actor / Actress). Especially lauded was the supporting role of actor Haley Joel Osment, whose nominations include an Academy Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Overall, The Sixth Sense was nominated for six Academy Awards and four British Academy Film Awards, but won none. The film received three nominations from the People's Choice Awards and won all of them, with lead actor Bruce Willis being honored for his role. The Satellite Awards nominated the film in four categories, with awards given for writing (M. Night Shyamalan) and editing (Andrew Mondshein). Supporting actress Toni Collette was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Satellite award for her role in the film. James Newton Howard was honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for his composition of the music for the film.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
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| Academy Award[3] | March 26, 2000 | Best Picture | Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, and Barry Mendel | |
| Best Director | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Toni Collette | |
| Best Original Screenplay | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Best Film Editing | Andrew Mondshein | |
| American Society of Cinematographers[4] | February 20, 2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
in Theatrical Releases | Tak Fujimoto | |
| ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards[5] | April 25, 2000 | Top Box Office Films | James Newton Howard | |
| Bram Stoker Award[6] | 2000 | Best Screenplay | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| British Academy Film Awards[7] | April 9, 2000 | Best Film | | |
| Best Original Screenplay | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Best Editing | Andrew Mondshein | |
| The David Lean Award for achievement in Direction | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award[8] | January 24, 2000 | Best Picture | | |
| Top 10 Films | | |
| Best Young Performer | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Empire Awards[9] | February 17, 2000 | Best Director | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards[10] | January 9, 2000 | Best Supporting Actor | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Golden Globe Award[11] | January 23, 2000 | Best Supporting Actor | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Best Screenplay | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Hugo Award[12] | September 2, 2000[13] | Best Dramatic Presentation | | |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards[14] | January 19, 2000 | Best Supporting Actor | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards[15] | January 18, 2000 | Best Supporting Actor | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Most Promising Actor | |
| Youth in Film Award | |
| MTV Movie Awards[16] | June 3, 2000 | Best Movie | | |
| Best Male Performance | Bruce Willis | |
| Best Male Breakthrough Performance | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Best On-Screen Duo | Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment | |
| Nebula Award[17] | May 20, 2000 | Best Script | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards[18] [19] | January 2, 2000 | Best Original Screenplay | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Best Debut | |
| People's Choice Awards[20] | January 9, 2000 | Favorite Motion Picture | | |
| Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture | | |
| Favorite Motion Picture Actor | Bruce Willis | |
| Satellite Award[21] | January 16, 2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Toni Collette | |
| Best Original Screenplay | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Best Film Editing | Andrew Mondshein | |
| Best Sound | Allan Byer, Michael Kirchberger | |
| Saturn Award | June 6, 2000 | Best Horror Film | | |
| Best Writing | M. Night Shyamalan | |
| Best Actor | Bruce Willis | |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Screen Actors Guild Award[22] | March 12, 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor
in a Supporting Role | Haley Joel Osment | |
| Writers Guild of America Award[23] | March 5, 2000 | Best Original Screenplay | M. Night Shyamalan | | |
References
- General
- Web site: The Sixth Sense (2000) Awards . December 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130802055628/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/180403/The-Sixth-Sense/awards . August 2, 2013 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2013 . dead .
- Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: The Sixth Sense . Box Office Mojo . December 23, 2010.
- Web site: The Sixth Sense (1999) . Rotten Tomatoes . December 23, 2010.
- Web site: The Sixth Sense – 1999 Academy Awards Profile . Box Office Mojo . December 23, 2010.
- Web site: 14th Annual ASC Awards . . January 4, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229223539/http://www.theasc.com/news/awards/awards_history.php . December 29, 2010 .
- News: Howard, Donen Honored by ASCAP . Don Heckman . April 27, 2000 . Los Angeles Times.
- Web site: 1999 Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners . . December 13, 2021.
- Web site: Awards Database . British Academy Film Awards . December 23, 2010.
- News: Another Day, Another Movie Award . Hollywood.com . Ellen A. Kim . December 22, 1999 . December 23, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20071108225511/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Another_Day_Another_Movie_Award/311784. November 8, 2007.
- News: Oscar hopeful Caine honoured. February 17, 2000. BBC News. BBC. January 4, 2011.
- Web site: FFCC Award Winners . Florida Film Critics Circle . December 23, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111209013615/http://floridafilmcriticscircle.webs.com/awards.htm . December 9, 2011 .
- Web site: The Sixth Sense . Hollywood Foreign Press Association . December 23, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060929135546/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25569 . September 29, 2006 .
- Web site: 2000 Hugo Awards . World Science Fiction Society . December 23, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164748/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2000-hugo-awards/ . May 7, 2011 .
- Web site: Chicon 2000 . Hugo Awards . August 23, 2000 . December 28, 2010.
- Web site: KCFCC Award Winners: 1990–1999 . Kansas City Film Critics Circle . December 23, 2010.
- Web site: 1999 Sierra Award winners . Las Vegas Film Critics Society . December 23, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302235125/http://www.lvfcs.org/lvfcs/1999.html . March 2, 2012 .
- Web site: 2000 MTV Movie Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094855/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2000/ . dead . April 23, 2008 . MTV . December 23, 2010.
- Web site: SFWA Nebula Awards: 1999 Winners . Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America . December 23, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020212094401/http://sfwa.org/awards/2000/winners99.htm . February 12, 2002 .
- Web site: 1999 Year-End Award Nominees . Online Film Critics Society . December 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000302022122/http://www.ofcs.org/ . March 2, 2000.
- Web site: The OFCS 1999 Year End Awards . Online Film Critics Society . December 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000302022122/http://www.ofcs.org/ . March 2, 2000.
- Web site: 'Sixth Sense' tops People's Choice Awards . Associated Press . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . January 10, 2000 . December 23, 2010.
- Web site: 2000 4th Annual SATELLITE Awards . International Press Academy . December 23, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100106221121/http://pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2000.shtml . January 6, 2010 .
- Web site: The 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . Screen Actors Guild . December 24, 2010.
- News: Writer's Guild announces screenplay nominees. Susan. King. February 10, 2000. Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. December 24, 2010.
