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Academy Awards, USA (1)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (4)
Critics Choice Awards (2)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2)
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain (7)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (1)
European Film Awards (2)
Golden Globes, USA (1)
Goya Awards (14)
Hollywood Film Awards (1)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (1)
London Critics Circle Film Awards (1)
National Board of Review, USA (1)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (1)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (1)
Art Directors Guild (1)
Teen Choice Awards (2)
Young Artist Awards (3)
Empire Awards, UK (2)
Visual Effects Society Awards (2)
Sant Jordi Awards (1)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2)
Capri, Hollywood (1)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (1)
Cinema for Peace Awards (1)
Gaudí Awards (6)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards (4)
CinEuphoria Awards (8)
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) (3)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Terenci Moix International Award (1)
Online Film & Television Association (6)
José María Forqué Awards (1)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
Golden Schmoes Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (2)
Nevada Film Critics Society (1)
ASECAN (1)
AACTA International Awards (1)
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards (1)
28 wins & 70 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2013 Nominee
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Naomi Watts
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2013 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Horror/Thriller Film
2013 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Tom Holland
2013 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
2013 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Make-Up
David Martí
Montse Ribé
Vasit Suchitta
Critics Choice Awards
2013 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
2013 Nominee
Critics Choice Award
Best Young Actor/Actress
Tom Holland
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2012 Nominee
CFCA Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
2012 Nominee
CFCA Award
Most Promising Performer
Tom Holland
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
2013 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Film (Mejor Película)
J.A. Bayona
2013 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Director (Mejor Director)
J.A. Bayona
2013 Winner
CEC Award
Best Actress (Mejor Actriz)
Naomi Watts
2013 Nominee
CEC Award
Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía)
Oscar Faura
2013 Nominee
CEC Award
Best New Actor (Mejor Actor Revelación)
Tom Holland
2 more
All
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2012 Nominee
DFWFCA Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
Tied with
Quvenzhané Wallis
for
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
.
European Film Awards
2013 Nominee
EFA People's Choice Award
J.A. Bayona
2013 Nominee
European Film Award
European Actress
Naomi Watts
Golden Globes, USA
2013 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Naomi Watts
Goya Awards
2013 Nominee
Goya
Best New Actor (Mejor Actor Revelación)
Tom Holland
2013 Nominee
Goya
Best Original Score (Mejor Música Original)
Fernando Velázquez
2013 Nominee
Goya
Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía)
Oscar Faura
2013 Winner
Goya
Best Sound (Mejor Sonido)
Peter Glossop
Marc Orts
Oriol Tarragó
2013 Winner
Goya
Best Special Effects (Mejores Efectos Especiales)
Pau Costa
Félix Bergés
9 more
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Hollywood Film Awards
2012 Winner
Spotlight Award
Tom Holland
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2012 Nominee
Sierra Award
Best Picture
7th place
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2013 Winner
ALFS Award
Young British Performer of the Year
Tom Holland
National Board of Review, USA
2012 Winner
NBR Award
Breakthrough Performance - Male
Tom Holland
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2013 Winner
Desert Palm Achievement Award
Naomi Watts
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
2012 Nominee
SDFCS Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2013 Nominee
Actor
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Naomi Watts
Art Directors Guild
2013 Nominee
Excellence in Production Design Award
Contemporary Film
Eugenio Caballero
(production designer)
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
(art director)
Dídac Bono
(art director)
Jaime Anduiza
(art director)
Gabriel Liste
(set designer)
Michael Guyett
(scenic artist)
Pilar Revuelta
(set decorator)
Joseph Diaz
(concept artist)
Teen Choice Awards
2013 Nominee
Teen Choice Award
Choice Movie: Drama
2013 Nominee
Teen Choice Award
Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Naomi Watts
Young Artist Awards
2013 Nominee
Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor
Samuel Joslin
2013 Nominee
Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under
Oaklee Pendergast
2013 Winner
Young Artist Award
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
Tom Holland
Empire Awards, UK
2013 Winner
Empire Award
Best Male Newcomer
Tom Holland
2013 Nominee
Empire Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
Visual Effects Society Awards
2013 Winner
VES Award
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Félix Bergés
Sandra Hermida
Pau Costa
2013 Nominee
VES Award
Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture
Markus Donhauser
Patrick Lehn
Angel Pedro Martinez
Jurgen Pirman
"Orchid Hotel"
Sant Jordi Awards
2013 Winner
Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award
Best Spanish Film (Mejor Película Española)
J.A. Bayona
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2012 Winner
PFCS Award
Best Youth Performance in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male
Tom Holland
2012 Nominee
PFCS Award
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Naomi Watts
Capri, Hollywood
2012 Winner
Capri European Director Award
J.A. Bayona
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2013 Nominee
COFCA Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
2013 Nominee
COFCA Award
Breakthrough Film Artist
Tom Holland
For acting.
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
2012 Nominee
Joe Barber Award
Best Youth Performance
Tom Holland
Cinema for Peace Awards
2013 Nominee
Cinema for Peace Award
Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year
J.A. Bayona
(director)
Gaudí Awards
2013 Winner
Gaudí Award
Best Director (Millor Director)
J.A. Bayona
2013 Winner
Gaudí Award
Best Make-Up and Hairstyles (Millor Maquillatge i Perruqueria)
David Martí
Montse Ribé
2013 Winner
Gaudí Award
Best Sound (Millor So)
Oriol Tarragó
Marc Orts
2013 Winner
Gaudí Award
Best Cinematography (Millor Fotografia)
Oscar Faura
2013 Winner
Gaudí Award
Best Film Editing (Millor Muntatge)
Elena Ruiz
Bernat Vilaplana
1 more
All
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2012 Winner
SLFCA Award
Special Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment)
Naomi Watts
Ewan McGregor
Tom Holland
Samuel Joslin
Oaklee Pendergast
For the opening tsunami scene. Tied with
Django Unchained (2012)
,
Hitchcock (2012)
, and
The Master (2012)
.
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2012 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Film
2012 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Director
J.A. Bayona
2012 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
2012 Nominee
DFCS Award
Best Supporting Actor
Ewan McGregor
CinEuphoria Awards
2014 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Film - International Competition
Belén Atienza
(producer)
Álvaro Augustin
(producer)
Ghislain Barrois
(producer)
J.A. Bayona
(director)
2014 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Actor - International Competition
Tom Holland
2014 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Supporting Actor - International Competition
Ewan McGregor
2014 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Director - International Competition
J.A. Bayona
2014 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Editing - International Competition
Elena Ruiz
Bernat Vilaplana
3 more
All
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2013 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Film Score of the Year
Fernando Velázquez
2013 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for a Drama Film
Fernando Velázquez
2013 Winner
IFMCA Award
Film Music Composition of the Year
Fernando Velázquez
Track: "The Impossible Main Title"
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2013 Nominee
HFCS Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
Terenci Moix International Award
2013 Winner
Terenci Moix Award
Best Film
J.A. Bayona
Online Film & Television Association
2013 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
2013 Winner
OFTA Film Award
Best Youth Performance
Tom Holland
2013 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Breakthrough Performance: Male
Tom Holland
2013 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Yago Partal
Marta Roggero
2013 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Visual Effects
Pau Costa
Félix Bergés
Sandra Hermida
1 more
All
José María Forqué Awards
2013 Nominee
José María Forqué Award
Best Picture
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2012 Nominee
ACCA
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Naomi Watts
Golden Schmoes Awards
2012 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Actress of the Year
Naomi Watts
Gold Derby Awards
2013 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Lead Actress
Naomi Watts
2013 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Breakthrough Performer
Tom Holland
Nevada Film Critics Society
2012 Winner
NFCS Award
Best Youth Performance
Tom Holland
ASECAN
2013 Nominee
ASECAN Award
Best Spanish Film
J.A. Bayona
AACTA International Awards
2013 Nominee
AACTA International Award
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
2013 Nominee
GMS Award
Best Music Supervision for a Trailer
Vanessa Jorge
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