# List of accolades received by The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, and the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008). The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and Morgan Freeman. Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the revolutionary Bane forces Bruce Wayne to resume his role as Batman and save Gotham City from nuclear destruction.
The Dark Knight Rises premiered in New York City on July 16, 2012 and was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 20, 2012. The film grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the second film in the Batman film series to earn $1 billion, the highest-grossing Batman film, as well as Nolan's highest-grossing film to date. It was the third-highest-grossing film of 2012. It was named one of the top 10 films of 2012 by the American Film Institute and received numerous accolades including a nomination at the 66th British Academy Film Awards.

## Accolades

| Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Kick Ass Award for Best Female Action Star | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | [6] [7] |
| American Film Institute Awards | Top 10 Movies of the Year | Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven | Won | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | Excellence in Production Design Award | Nathan Crowley | Nominated | |
| ASCAP Awards | Top Box Office Films | Hans Zimmer | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | Special Honorary Award | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | Special Visual Effects | Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Peter Bebb, Andrew Lockley | Nominated | |
| BMI Film & TV Award | Film Music | Hans Zimmer | Won | |
| Brit Awards | Outstanding Contribution To Music | Hans Zimmer | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Visual Effects | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Action Film | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Christian Bale | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | |
| Denver Film Society | Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Won | |
| Empire Awards | Best Film | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Empire Awards | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Empire Awards | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Golden Eagle Award | Best Foreign Language Film | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best in Show | "Chant" | Won | [20] [21] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Summer 2012 Blockbuster Trailer | "Chant" | Won | [20] [21] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best International Poster | "UK Quad" | Won | [20] [21] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Summer 2012 Blockbuster Poster | "Teaser One Sheet – City" | Won | [20] [21] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Teaser Poster | "Teaser One Sheet – City" | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media | The Dark Knight Rises (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Film Festival | Cinematographer of the Year | Wally Pfister | Won | [23] [24] [25] |
| Hollywood Film Festival | Actress of the Year | Marion Cotillard (also for Rust and Bone) | Won | [23] [24] [25] |
| Hollywood Post Alliance Awards | Outstanding Editing – Feature Film | Lee Smith | Nominated | |
| IGN People's Choice Award | Best Movie | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | |
| IGN People's Choice Award | Best Comic Book Adaptation Movie | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | |
| IGN People's Choice Award | Best Movie Actress | Anne Hathaway (also for Les Misérables) | Won | |
| IGN People's Choice Award | Best Movie Trailer | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Hans Zimmer | Nominated | |
| Key Art Awards | Gold Key Art Award – Integrated Campaign | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | |
| Key Art Awards | Gold Key Art Award – Print Category | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | |
| Kids Choice Awards | Favorite Female Buttkicker | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Anne Hathaway (also for Les Misérables) | Runner-up | [32] [33] |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film | Alex Gibson and Ryan Rubin | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | Richard King, Kenneth L. Johnson, Christopher Flick, John Roesch, Alyson Dee Moore, Michael W. Mitchell, Jeff Sawyer, Michael Babcock, Randle Akerson and Bryan O. Watkins | Nominated | [34] [35] |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Movie | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Hero | Christian Bale | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Hero | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Marion Cotillard | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Tom Hardy | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Christian Bale and Tom Hardy | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Shirtless Performance | Christian Bale | Nominated | [36] [37] |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Anne Hathaway (also for Les Misérables) | Nominated | |
| NME Awards | Best Film | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [39] [40] |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Face of Heroism | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Action Movie | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Franchise | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| Rembrandt Awards | Best Foreign Film | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | |
| Rembrandt Awards | Best Foreign Actress | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | |
| Russian National Movie Awards | Best Foreign Drama of the Year | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | |
| Russian National Movie Awards | Best Foreign Action of the Year | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | |
| Sant Jordi Awards | Best Foreign Actress | Marion Cotillard (also for Rust and Bone) | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Visual Effects | Chris Corbould and Paul Franklin | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Art Direction and Production Design | Nathan Crowley, Kevin Kavanaugh, James Hambidge and Naaman Marshall | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | Best Action / Adventure Film | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [47] [48] [49] |
| Saturn Awards | Best Director | Christopher Nolan | Nominated | [47] [48] [49] |
| Saturn Awards | Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominated | [47] [48] [49] |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Nominated | [47] [48] [49] |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won | [47] [48] [49] |
| Saturn Awards | Best Music | Hans Zimmer | Nominated | [47] [48] [49] |
| Scream Awards | Most Anticipated Movie | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [51] [52] |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Music | Hans Zimmer | Nominated | [53] [54] |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Action | The Dark Knight Rises | Nominated | [55] [56] [57] |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Actor Action | Christian Bale | Nominated | [55] [56] [57] |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Actress Action | Anne Hathaway | Won | [55] [56] [57] |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Scene Stealer | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Nominated | [55] [56] [57] |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Best Villain | Tom Hardy | Nominated | [55] [56] [57] |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | Best Speciality Stunt | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | [58] [59] |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | Best Stunt Rigging | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | [58] [59] |
| TEC Awards | Film Sound Production | The Dark Knight Rises | Won | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture | Scott Beverly, Alan Faucher, Ian Hunter and Steve Newburn for "Airplane Heist" | Nominated | |
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress | Joey King | Nominated | |