# List of accolades received by the Pirates of the Caribbean film series

The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is a fantasy-adventure film series consisting of The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Man's Chest (2006), At World's End (2007), On Stranger Tides (2011) and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). The first three films were directed by Gore Verbinski, while the fourth was by Rob Marshall; the series was written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The Pirates films have featured such characters as Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin McNally), Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), Angelica (Penélope Cruz), Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Philip Swift (Sam Claflin) and Syrena (Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey). Hans Zimmer composed the score primarily, although Klaus Badelt composed for the first film.
The Curse of the Black Pearl was 2003's fourth highest-grossing film worldwide (behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Finding Nemo and The Matrix Reloaded). Dead Man's Chest was 2006's highest-grossing film worldwide, and the sixth highest-grossing film of all time (originally third), behind Avatar, Titanic, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. At World's End was 2007's highest-grossing film worldwide and the twelfth highest ever (originally sixth), and On Stranger Tides was 2011's third highest-grossing film and is the twelfth highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.
Pirates of the Caribbean has received reviews ranging from positive to negative. The Curse of the Black Pearl received 78% positive reviews of 197 sampled critics on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes and garnered an average rating of 7.1/10. Dead Man's Chest received a 54% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. At World's End has a "Rotten" rating of 45% on Rotten Tomatoes and 50% at Metacritic, although opinions differed from positive to negative. On Stranger Tides has received generally mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 33% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 232 reviews, with an average score of 5/10.
It has won a plethora of prestigious awards and has gathered 11 Academy Award nominations (five for The Curse of the Black Pearl, four for Dead Man's Chest and two for At World's End), with one win for Best Visual Effects in 2006 for Dead Man's Chest. Pirates has also won two BAFTA awards, 17 Teen Choice Awards, and has been nominated for two Golden Globes, two Eddie awards (winning one), one Grammy, nine MTV Movie Awards (winning four), 17 Saturn Awards (winning four), seven Satellites (winning one) and two Artios Awards.

## The Curse of the Black Pearl

The franchise's first film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, was released in 2003 to a high gross, and positive reviews, with Empire magazine claiming it to be "the best blockbuster of the summer" and Roger Ebert praising Johnny Depp's performance for its "originality". It was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The story follows a blacksmith, Will Turner, (Orlando Bloom) and a pirate, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), as they rescue a kidnapped Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) from the cursed crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush).
It was nominated for five Academy Awards, but did not win in any of its categories. It was also nominated for five BAFTA Awards (winning one), five Empire Awards (winning one), one Golden Globe, three Golden Reel Awards (winning one), six MTV Movie Awards (winning one), five Online Film Critics Society Awards, eight Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, six Satellite Awards, 11 Saturn Awards (winning one), five Teen Choice Awards (winning four), eight Visual Effects Society Award (winning two) and two Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards (winning one), with multiple other awards.
| Award | Category | Recipients | Outcome |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Makeup | Ve Neill, Martin Samuel | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Sound Editing | Christopher Boyes, George Watters II | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David E. Campbell, Lee Orloff | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Visual Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Terry D. Frazee | Nominated |
| American Choreography Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Choreography – Fight | George Marshall Ruge | Won |
| Art Directors Guild | Excellence in Production Design – Period or Fantasy Film | Brian Morris, Derek R. Hill, Donald B. Woodruff, James E. Tocci, William Ladd Skinner, Robert Woodruff | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy | Ronna Kress | Nominated |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Klaus Badelt | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Makeup and Hair | Ve Neill, Martin Samuel | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Special Visual Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Terry D. Frazee, Charles Gibson | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Costume Design | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, George Watters II, Lee Orloff, David Parker, David E. Campbell | Nominated |
| Bram Stoker Awards | Best Screenplay | Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Family Film | — | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Christopher Boyes, David Parker, David E. Campbell, Lee Orloff | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| Eddie Awards | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Craig Wood, Stephen E. Rivkin, Arthur Schmidt | Won |
| Empire Awards | Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Empire Awards | Best British Actress | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Film | — | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Newcomer | Mackenzie Crook | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Scene of the Year – "The rum scene" | — | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Dialogue & ADR | George Watters II, Christopher Boyes, Teri E. Dorman, Jessica Gallavan, Ulrika Akander, David A. Arnold, Gloria D'Alessandro, Lisa J. Levine, Victoria Rose Sampson, Karen Spangenberg | Won |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features – Sound Effects & Foley | George Watters II, Christopher Boyes, Victoria Martin, Addison Teague, Timothy Nielsen, Ken Fischer, Matthew Harrison, James Likowski, Christine Danelski, Valerie Davidson, Solange S. Schwalbe | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in a Feature – Music – Feature Film | Jeanette Surga, Christopher Brooks, Kenneth Karman | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Action | Giaronomo Productions | Nominated |
| Hollywood Film Festival | Hollywood Movie of the Year | Gore Verbinski | Won |
| Hollywood Film Festival | Hollywood Breakthrough Acting Awards | Orlando Bloom | Won |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards | Best Character Hair Styling – Feature | Martin Samuel, Lucia Mace | Won |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards | Best Period Makeup – Feature | Ve Neill, Joel Harlow, Douglas Noe, David DeLeon, Ken Diaz, David Dupuis, Deborah Patino Rutherford, Jene Fielder | Won |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards | Best Character Makeup – Feature | Ve Neill, Joel Harlow | Nominated |
| Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form | — | Nominated |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | Best International Actor | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Irish Film and Television Awards | Best International Actress | Keira Knightley | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Male Performance | Johnny Depp | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Comedic Performance | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Movie | — | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Duo | Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards Mexico | Best Look (Mejor Look) | Johnny Depp | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards Mexico | Sexiest Hero (Héroe más Sexy) | Orlando Bloom | Won |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Costume Design | — | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Score | Klaus Badelt | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Sound | — | Nominated |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Visual Effects | — | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Motion Picture | — | Won |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Costume Design | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Gore Verbinski | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Makeup | Ve Neill, Martin Samuel | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Picture | — | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Production Design | Brian Morris | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Visual Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Terry D. Frazee | Nominated |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Breakout Performance – On Screen | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Costume Design | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Film – Musical or Comedy | — | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Overall DVD | — | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | Best Visual Effects | John Knoll | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Costume | Penny Rose | Won |
| Saturn Awards | Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award – Female | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best DVD Special Edition Release | — | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Direction | Gore Verbinski | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Fantasy Film | — | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Make-up | Ve Neill, Martin Samuel | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Music | Klaus Badelt | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Special Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Terry D. Frazee, Charles Gibson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Chemistry | Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence | — | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Liar | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Liplock | Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout Movie Star – Female | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture | Yannick Dusseault, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jonathan Harb | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | Geoff Heron, Robbie Clot, Jason Brackett, John McLeod | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture | Sue Campbell, James Tooley, Geoff Campbell, Dugan Beach | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture | Charles Bailey, Peter Bailey, Robert Edwards, Don Bies | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture | Geoff Campbell, James Tooley, Steve Walton, Dugan Beach | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture | Carl Miller, Michael Conte, Tami Carter | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Award | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture | John Knoll, Patrick T. Myers, Hal T. Hickel, Jill Brooks | Nominated |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Guilty Pleasure | — | Won |
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | Klaus Badelt | Nominated |
| World Stunt Awards | Best Fight | Tony Angelotti, Mark Aaron Wagner | Won |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Family Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | — | Nominated |

## Dead Man's Chest

The franchise's second film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was released in 2006 to a high gross of over $1 billion, but received mixed reviews, with BBC critic Paul Arendt negatively comparing it to The Matrix Reloaded, as "a complex film that merely led onto the next film" but Michael Booth of The Denver Post called it "two hours and 20 minutes of escapism that once again makes the movies safe for guilt-free fun". It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It was shot back-to-back with the franchise's third film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The film's plot follows Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) as he discovers his debt to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) is due, and the marriage of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander), who wants Turner to acquire Sparrow's compass.
It received four Academy Award nominations, of which it won one for Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for five BAFTA Awards (winning one), one Eddie Award, four Empire Awards, one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Johnny Depp, one Grammy Award, three Kids' Choice Awards (winning one), four MTV Movie Awards (winning two), five Saturn Awards (winning one), 10 Teen Choice Awards (winning seven) and won all three People's Choice Award nominations, six Visual Effects Society Awards and a Satellite Award.
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
| Academy Awards | Best Art Direction | Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl Carasik | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Sound Editing | Christopher Boyes, George Watters II | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Sound Mixing | Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes, Lee Orloff | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Visual Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charlie Gibson, Allen Hall | Won |
| Art Directors Guild | Feature Film – Fantasy Film | Rick Heinrichs, John Dexter, William Ladd Skinner, Bruce Crone, William Hawkins, Nick Navarro, Domenic Silvestri, Robert Woodruff, Eric Sundahl, Darrell L. Wight, Gary Diamond, Clint Wallace | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | Best Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Denise Chamian | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Special Visual Effects | John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal T. Hickel, Allen Hall | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Costume Design | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Makeup and Hair | Ve Neill, Martin Samuel | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Production Design | Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl Carasik | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, George Watters II, Paul Massey, Lee Orloff | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Family Film | — | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes, Lee Orloff | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Period Film | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| Eddie Awards | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Craig Wood, Stephen E. Rivkin | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Actress | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | — | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Scene of the Year – "The waterwheel swordfight" | — | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Music | Melissa Muik, Julie Pearce | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | George Watters II, Christopher Boyes, Teri E. Dorman, Jessica Gallavan, David A. Arnold, Michelle Pazer, Gloria D'Alessandro, Ulrika Akander, Lisa J. Levine, Julie Feiner, Howell Gibbens | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film: Sound Effects and Foley | Christopher Boyes, George Watters II, Victoria Martin, Ken Fischer, Addison Teague, Timothy Nielsen, Shannon Mills, Brent Burge, Melanie Graham, Dee Selby, Matthew Harrison, James Likowski, F. Hudson Miller, Dan O'Connell, John T. Cucci | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Summer 2006 Blockbuster | Buena Vista Pictures, The Ant Farm | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Hans Zimmer | Nominated |
| Hollywood Film Festival | Visual Effects of the Year | John Knoll | Won |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie | — | Won |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Male Movie Star | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female Movie Star | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Movie | — | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Male Performance | Johnny Depp | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Female Performance | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Bill Nighy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie | — | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Drama | — | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite On-Screen Match-Up | Keira Knightley, Johnny Depp | Won |
| Satellite Awards | Best Visual Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel | Won |
| Saturn Awards | Best Special Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall | Won |
| Saturn Awards | Best Costume | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Fantasy Film | — | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Make-up | Ve Neill, Joel Harlow | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actor | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer Movie | — | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Scream | Keira Knightley | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie | — | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Rumble | Orlando Bloom, Jack Davenport | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Hissy Fit | Keira Knightley | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Villain | Bill Nighy | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Male Hottie | Orlando Bloom | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actress | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | John Knoll, Ned Gorman, Jakub Pistecky, Tom Fejes | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture | Steve Walton, Jung Seung Hong, Marc Chu, James Tooley | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | Eddie Pasquarello, François Lambert, Jeff Sutherland, Tory Mercer | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture | Chris Stoski, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jack Mongovan, Greg Salter | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture | Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, Charlie Bailey, Carl Miller | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture | John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson | Won |
| World Stunt Awards | Best Fight | Mark Aaron Wagner, Thomas DuPont, Tony Angelotti, Lisa Hoyle, Jeff Wolfe, Kirk Maxwell, Buddy Sosthand, Phil Culotta, Jeremy Fry, Tom Morga | Won |
| World Stunt Awards | Best High Work | Theo Kypri | Nominated |
| World Stunt Awards | Best High Work | Theo Kypri(nominated twice in the same category) | Nominated |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Family Feature Film – Drama | — | Nominated |

## At World's End

The franchise's third film, At World's End, similarly to Dead Man's Chest, received a high gross, but mixed reviews, with Total Film magazine praising the performances but complaining that the "twists and exposition made it hard to care for the characters", and James Berardinelli found it to be the weakest of the trilogy as "the last hour offers adventure as rousing as anything provided in either of the previous installments... which doesn't account for the other 108 minutes of this gorged, self-indulgent, and uneven production". Gore Verbinski directed the film and the script was written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. The plot follows Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and the crew of the Black Pearl rescuing Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), from Davy Jones's Locker, and then preparing to fight the East India Trading Company, led by Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander) and Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), who plan to extinguish piracy.
It was nominated for two Academy Awards, of which it won neither. It was also nominated for a BAFTA Award, a Costume Designers Guild Award, an Eddie Award, three Kids' Choice Awards (winning one), three MTV Movie Awards (winning one), four National Movie Awards, four Saturn Awards (winning one), one Screen Actors Guild Award, six Teen Choice Awards (winning five), seven Visual Effects Society Awards (winning two), and won two People's Choice Awards.
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
| Academy Awards | Best Makeup | Ve Neill, Martin Samuel | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Visual Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charlie Gibson, John Frazier | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild | Feature Film – Fantasy Film | John Dexter, Bruce Crone, William Hawkins, William Ladd Skinner, Nick Navarro, Eric Sundahl, Clint Wallace, Darrell L. Wight | Nominated |
| ASCAP | Film Music Composition of the Year – “Up Is Down” | Hans Zimmer | Won |
| ASCAP | Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Feature Film | Hans Zimmer | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Special Visual Effects | John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal T. Hickel, John Frazier | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Fantasy Film | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| Eddie Awards | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Craig Wood, Stephen E. Rivkin | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | George Watters II, Christopher Boyes, Teri E. Dorman, Kimberly Harris, David A. Arnold, Gloria D'Alessandro, Lucy Coldsnow-Smith, Julie Feiner, Laura Graham, Michele Perrone | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film | Melissa Muik, Katie Greathouse, Barbara McDermott | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film | Christopher Boyes, George Watters II, Victoria Martin, Ken Fischer, Shannon Mills, J.R. Grubbs, Addison Teague, David C. Hughes, Matthew Harrison, James Likowski, Thomas W. Small, Timothy Nielsen, Christopher Scarabosio | Nominated |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Male Movie Star | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female Movie Star | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie | — | Nominated |
| Mainichi Film Concours | Best Foreign Film | — | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Comedic Performance | Johnny Depp | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Female Performance | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Movie | — | Nominated |
| National Movie Awards | Best Family Film | — | Nominated |
| National Movie Awards | Best Performance by a Female | Keira Knightley | Nominated |
| National Movie Awards | Best Performance by a Male | Orlando Bloom | Nominated |
| National Movie Awards | Best Performance by a Male | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Foreign Film | — | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | Best Movie | — | Won |
| People's Choice Awards | Best Threequel | — | Won |
| Razzie Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | Orlando Bloom | Nominated |
| Rembrandt Awards | Best International Actor (Beste Buitenlandse Acteur) | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Rembrandt Awards | Best International Film (Beste Buitenlandse Film) | Jerry Bruckheimer | Won |
| Satellite Awards | Best Sound | Christopher Boyes, Paul Massey, Lee Orloff, George Watters II | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Make-up | Ve Neill, Martin Samuel | Won |
| Saturn Awards | Best Costume | Penny Rose | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Fantasy Film | — | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Special Effects | John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charles Gibson, John Frazier | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actor | — | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actor | Johnny Depp | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actress | Keira Knightley | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Liplock | Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Rumble | Orlando Bloom | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Villain | Bill Nighy | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action Movie Actor | Orlando Bloom | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture | Hal T. Hickel, Marc Chu, Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture | Frank Losasso Petterson, Paul Sharpe, Joakim Arnesson, David Meny | Won |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | John Knoll, Jill Brooks, François Lambert, Philippe Rebours | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | Eddie Pasquarello, Katrin Klaiber, Jen Howard, Shawn Hillier | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | Lou Pecora, Joel Behrens, Ted Andre, Kevin Lingenfelser | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Models or Miniatures in a Motion Picture | Kenneth Bailey, Bruce Holcomb, Carl Miller, Geoff Heron | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture | John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal T. Hickel, Charlie Gibson | Nominated |
    ^"Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture" Nominees : George Marshall Ruge, Tsuyoshi Abe, Kevin Abercrombie, Joey Anaya, Tony Angelotti, Greg Anthony, Noby Arden, Sala Baker, Daniel W. Barringer, Brian Bennett, Richard L. Blackwell, Ben Bray, Dan Brown, Joe Bucaro III, Richard Bucher, Keith Campbell, Jay Caputo, Darryl Chan, Alex Chansky, Eric Chen, Fernando Chien, Ilram Choi, Arnold Chon, Brian Patrick Collins, Geovanny Corvera, Brycen Counts, Shawn Crowder, Phil Culotta, Mark De Alessandro, John Dixon, J. Mark Donaldson, John Donohue, Brian Duffy, Jayson Dumenigo, Thomas DuPont, Andy Dylan, Greg Wayne Elam, Kofi Elam, Paul Eliopoulos, Robert Elmore, Masaaki Endo, Jonathan Eusebio, Roel Failma, Dane Farwell, Jeremy Fry, Darin Fujimori, Richie Gaona, Mickey Giacomazzi, Erica Grace, Dean Grimes, Charles Grisham, Al Goto, Sam Hargrave, Zac Henry, Steven Ho, Lisa Hoyle, Randall Huber, Zach Hudson, Alex Huynh, Yoshio Iizuka, Keii Johnston, John Koyama, Anthony Kramme, Theo Kypri, Reuben Langdon, Danny Le Boyer, Don Lee, Michelle Lee, Will Leong, Christopher Leps, James Lew, Michael Li, Sam Looc, Kurt D. Lott, Ray Lykins, Rob Mars, Kirk Maxwell, Mark McDaniels, Lee McDermott, Angela Meryl, Norman Mora, Tom Morga, Marty Murray, Tadahiro Nakamura, Mark Norby, Phi-Long Nguyen, Hugh Aodh O'Brien, Casey O'Neill, Lin Oeding, Brad Orrison, Jen Sung Outerbridge, Jim Palmer, Norb Phillips, Víctor Quintero, Denney Pierce, J.P. Romano, Thomas Rosales Jr., Bill M. Ryusaki, Gregg Sargeant, Liane Schmidt, Marc Schaffer, Craig Frosty Silva, Lincoln Simonds, Buddy Sosthand, Gary Ray Stearns, Jim Stephan, Don Tai, Lewis Tan, Philip Tan, Steve Tartalia, Bryan Thompson, Trampas Thompson, Aaron Toney, Russell Towery, Steve Upton, Xuyen Valdivia, Jon Valera, Mark Vanselow, David Wald, Mike Watson, Ryan Watson, Jack West, Webster Whinery, Webster P. Whinery Jr., Brian J. Williams, Jeff Wolfe, Adrienne Wong, Kerry Wong, Phillip Wong, Emily Wu, Kofi Yiadom, Marcus Young

## On Stranger Tides

The franchise's fourth film, On Stranger Tides received a high gross, but mixed reviews, with Mark Kermode giving the film an overwhelmingly negative review on his BBC Radio 5 Live show, saying "it's not as staggeringly misjudged as the third part, because it is just nothing, it is just a big empty nothing". However, Box Office Magazine's Pete Hammond called it "The Best Pirate Outing Yet!" and praised the director for bringing "an almost lyrical grace to the mayhem". It was directed by Rob Marshall, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. In the film, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is joined by Angelica (Penélope Cruz) in his search for the Fountain of Youth, confronting the infamous pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane).
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Summer 2011 Blockbuster Trailer | Create Advertising Group | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Summer Blockbuster 2011 TV Spot | Create Advertising Group | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie | — | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Villain | Ian McShane | Nominated |
| Peoples Choice Awards | Favorite Movie | — | Nominated |
| Peoples Choice Awards | Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast | — | Nominated |
| Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Sam Claflin | Nominated |

## Dead Men Tell No Tales

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | March 3, 2018 | Worst Actor | Johnny Depp | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | March 3, 2018 | Worst Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | March 3, 2018 | Worst Screen Combo | Johnny Depp and his worn-out drunk routine | Nominated |
| Hollywood Professional Association Awards | November 16, 2017 | Outstanding Visual Effects: Feature Film | Gary Brozenich, Sheldon Stopsack, Patrick Ledda, Richard Clegg, Richard Little | Nominated |
| Movieguide Awards | 2018 | Best Movie for Mature Audiences | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Nominated |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | 2018 | Best Stunt Rigging | Brycen Counts, Chris Daniels, David Hugghins, Michael Hansen, Andy Owen | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 13, 2017 | Choice Movie: Action | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 13, 2017 | Choice Movie Actor: Action | Brenton Thwaites | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 13, 2017 | Choice Movie Actress: Action | Kaya Scodelario | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 13, 2017 | Choice Movie: Villain | Javier Bardem | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 13, 2017 | Choice Movie: Summer | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 13, 2017 | Choice Liplock | Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley | Nominated |