# List of accolades received by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Kirk Acevedo. It is the sequel to the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which began 20th Century Fox's reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series. The film grossed $208,545,589 in the US & Canada and $500,290,000 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $708,835,589.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| 4th AACTA International Awards | Best International Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic | Won |
| Art Directors Guild | Best Fantasy Film | James Chinlund | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Visual Effects | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Won |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Film | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Director | Matt Reeves | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Actor | Andy Serkis | Won |
| Empire Awards | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominated |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Technical Achievement | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Science Fiction Film | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Director | Matt Reeves | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Kodi Smit-McPhee | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Music | Michael Giacchino | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Production Design | James Chinlund | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Make-up | Bill Terezakis, Lisa Love | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Joe Letteri, Ryan Stafford, Matt Kutcher, Dan Lemmon, Hannah Blanchini | Won |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Andrea Merlo, Emiliano Padovani (for Caesar) | Won |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Daniel Barrett, Alessandro Bonora, Mark Edward Allen, Masaya Suzuki (for Koba) | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Keith Miller, Jonathan Paquin, Alessandro Sapono, David Houghton Williams | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society | Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Christoph Salzmann, Florian Schroeder, Quentin Hema, Simone Riginelli | Nominated |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominated |
| World Soundtrack Academy | Film Composer of the Year | Michael Giacchino (also for Inside Out, Jupiter Ascending, Jurassic World, Tomorrowland) | Won |