King Kong (2005)/Awards

Subject 	Nominee 	Result
Academy Awards 	Best Art Direction 	Grant Major, Dan Hennah, and Simon Bright 	Nominated
Academy Awards 	Best Sound Editing 	Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Sound Mixing 	Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, and Hammond Peek 	Won
Academy Awards 	Best Visual Effects 	Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, and Richard Taylor 	Won
American Film Institute 	Top Ten Films 	King Kong 	Won
American Society of Cinematographers Award 	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases	Andrew Lesnie 	Nominated
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 	Top Box Office Films 	James Newton Howard 	Won
Art Directors Guild 	Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film 	Grant Major, Dan Hennah, Joe Bleakley, Simon Bright, Simon Harper, David A. Cook, and Jacqui Allen 	Nominated
British Academy Film Awards 	Best Special Visual Effects 	Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, and Richard Taylor 	Won
British Academy Film Awards 	Best Production Design 	Grant Major 	Nominated
British Academy Film Awards 	Best Sound 	Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Mike Hopkins, and Ethan Van der Ryn 	Nominated
Critics Choice Awards 	Best Picture 	King Kong 	Nominated
Critics Choice Awards 	Best Director 	Peter Jackson 	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 	Best Director 	Peter Jackson 	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 	Best Actress 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 	Best Cinematography 	Andrew Lesnie 	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 	Best Original Score 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
Cinema Audio Society 	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture 	Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek 	Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 	Best Picture 	King Kong 	Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association 	Best Director 	Peter Jackson 	Nominated
Empire Awards 	Best Sci-Fi/Superhero 	King Kong 	Nominated
Empire Awards 	Best Director 	Peter Jackson 	Nominated
Empire Awards 	Best Actor 	Andy Serkis 	Nominated
Empire Awards 	Best Actress 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
Empire Awards 	Best Film 	King Kong 	Won
Georges Award 	Best Blockbuster Movie 	King Kong 	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards 	Best Director 	Peter Jackson 	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards 	Best Original Score 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
Golden Reel Awards 	Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign 	Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Brent Burge, David Farmer, Dave Whitehead, John Simpson, Hayden Collow, Melanie Graham, Matthew Lambourn, Justin Webster, Katy Wood, Peter Mills, Craig Tomlinson, Ray Beentjes, Jason Canovas, Martin Kwok, Polly McKinnon, Chris Ward, Jenny T. Ward, Robyn McFarlane, and Carolyn McLaughlin	Nominated
Golden Reel Awards 	Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Foreign 	Matt Stutter 	Nominated
Golden Reel Awards 	Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Music 	Jim Weidman and Peter Myles 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year 	'Deluxe Edition' 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Favorite Movie of the Year 	King Kong 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Best Director of the Year 	Peter Jackson 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Most Overrated Movie of the Year 	King Kong 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Best Special Effects of the Year 	King Kong 	Won
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Best Actress of the Year 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Coolest Character of the Year 	'Kong' 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Best Music in a Movie 	King Kong 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Best Trailer of the Year 	King Kong 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Best Action Sequence of the Year 	'Kong vs. T-Rexes' 	Won
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Most Memorable Scene in a Movie 	'Kong vs. T-Rexes' 	Nominated
Golden Schmoes Awards 	Most Memorable Scene in a Movie 	'Kong on top of the Empire State Building' 	Nominated
Hollywood Professional Association 	Outstanding Color Grading Feature Film in a DI Process 	David Cole 	Nominated
Hollywood Professional Association 	Outstanding Compositing - Feature Film 	Erik Winquist, Charles Tait, Johan Åberg, and G.G. Heitmann Demers 	Nominated
International Cinephile Society 	Best Actress 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
International Cinephile Society 	Best Production Design 	Grant Major 	2nd place
International Film Music Critics Association	Film Score of the Year 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association	Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure Film 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
Jupiter Awards 	Best International Director 	Peter Jackson 	Won
Jupiter Awards 	Best International Actress 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 	Best Cinematography 	Andrew Lesnie 	Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 	Best Editing 	Jamie Selkirk 	Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 	Best Costume Design 	Terry Ryan 	Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 	Best Art Direction 	Simon Bright and Dan Hennah 	Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 	Best Visual Effects 	King Kong 	Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society 	Best Picture 	King Kong 	3rd place
London Critics Circle Film Awards 	Film of the Year 	King Kong 	Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards 	Actress of the Year 	Naomi Watts 	Won
London Critics Circle Film Awards 	Director of the Year 	Peter Jackson 	Won
MTV Russia Movie Awards 	Best Foreign Movie 	King Kong 	Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards 	Best Movie 	King Kong 	Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards 	Best Fight 	Kong vs the planes 	Nominated
National Board of Review 	Special Achievement Award 	 	Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards 	Best Director 	Peter Jackson 	Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards 	Best Actress 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards 	Best Original Score 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Actress 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Music, Original Score 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Cinematography 	Andrew Lesnie 	Nominated
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Production Design 	Grant Major, Joe Bleakley, Simon Bright, and Dan Hennah 	Won
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Costume Design 	Terry Ryan 	Nominated
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Makeup and Hairstyling 	Gino Acevedo, Rick Findlater, Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Dominie Till 	Nominated
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Sound Mixing 	Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, and Hammond Peek 	Won
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Sound Effects Editing 	Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn 	Won
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Visual Effects 	Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, and Richard Taylor 	Won
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Titles Sequence 	King Kong 	Nominated
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Cinematic Moment 	T-Rex Fight 	Nominated
Online Film & Television Association 	Best Official Film Website 	King Kong 	Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society 	Best Production Design 	Grant Major 	Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society 	Best Visual Effects 	King Kong 	Won
Huabiao Award 	Outstanding Translated Foreign Film 	King Kong 	Nominated
Rondo Award 	Best Film 	King Kong 	Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 	Best Picture 	King Kong 	Won
Saturn Award 	Best DVD Special Edition Release 	"Deluxe Extended Edition" release. 	Nominated
Saturn Award 	Best Fantasy Film 	King Kong 	Nominated
Saturn Award 	Best Director 	Peter Jackson 	Won
Saturn Award 	Best Writing 	Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, and Peter Jackson 	Nominated
Saturn Award 	Best Actress 	Naomi Watts 	Won
Saturn Award 	Best Costume 	Terry Ryan 	Nominated
Saturn Award 	Best Make-Up 	Richard Taylor, Gino Acevedo, Dominie Till, and Peter King 	Nominated
Saturn Award 	Best Special Effects 	Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, and Richard Taylor 	Won
Scream Awards 	Best Remake 	King Kong 	Won
Scream Awards 	Scream Queen 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
Scream Awards 	Best Fantasy Movie 	King Kong 	Nominated
Scream Awards 	Best F/X 	King Kong 	Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association 	Best Picture 	King Kong 	9th place
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 	Most Intrusive Musical Score 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards 	Most Overrated Film 	King Kong 	Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association 	Best Director 	Peter Jackson 	Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association 	Best Cinematography or Visual/Special Effects 	Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, and Richard Taylor 	Won
Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Action Adventure 	King Kong 	Nominated
Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Rumble 	King Kong vs. T-Rex 	Nominated
Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Sleazebag 	Jack Black 	Nominated
Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Hissy Fit 	King Kong 	Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association 	Special Citation 	Andy Serkis 	Won
Visual Effects Society 	Outstanding Visual Effects in an
Effects Driven Motion Picture 	Joe Letteri, Eileen Moran, Christian Rivers, and Eric Saindon 	Won
Visual Effects Society 	Outstanding Performance by an Animated
Character in a Live Action Motion Picture	Andy Serkis, Christian Rivers, Atsushi Sato, and Guy Williams 	Won
Visual Effects Society 	Outstanding Created Environment in a
Live Action Motion Picture 	Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Matt Aitken, and Charles Tait 	Won
Visual Effects Society 	Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture 	Erik Winquist, Michaell Pangrazio, Steve Cronin, and Suzanne Jandu 	Nominated
World Soundtrack Awards 	Soundtrack Composer of the Year 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
World Soundtrack Awards 	Best Original Soundtrack of the Year 	James Newton Howard 	Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 	Best Actress 	Naomi Watts 	Nominated
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