2009 · 2h 42m · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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7.9

1.52M votes

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Rotten Tomatoes

81%

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Box office

$2.85B

12.0x its $237M budget

Released Dec 18, 2009 by 20th Century Studios and Ingenious Media

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Critics (Metacritic)83

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11 nominations, 5 wins

Best Production Design · Academy Awards 2010
Production Design: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
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Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 2010
Mauro Fiore
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Best Visual Effects · Academy Awards 2010
Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
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Best Picture · Academy Awards 2010
James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 2010
James Cameron
Nominated
Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 2010
Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
Nominated
Best Original Score · Academy Awards 2010
James Horner
Nominated
Best Sound · Academy Awards 2010
Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
Nominated
Best Sound Editing · Academy Awards 2010
Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
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Best Motion Picture, Drama · Golden Globe Awards 2010
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Best Director · Golden Globe Awards 2010
James Cameron
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