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War of the Worlds
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Academy Awards, USA (3)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (7)
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Critics Choice Awards (1)
Cinema Audio Society, USA (1)
Satellite Awards (3)
Hollywood Film Awards (1)
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Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (1)
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (2)
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Empire Awards, UK (3)
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Golden Trailer Awards (2)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (1)
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
Scream Awards (6)
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) (1)
Online Film & Television Association (4)
Awards Circuit Community Awards (1)
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Golden Schmoes Awards (6)
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) (3)
GoldSpirit Awards (2)
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards (1)
Gold Derby Awards (2)
Russian National Movie Awards (1)
Cahiers du Cinéma (1)
16 wins & 49 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
2006 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Andy Nelson
Anna Behlmer
Ron Judkins
2006 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Richard King
2006 Nominee
Oscar
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Dennis Muren
Pablo Helman
Randal M. Dutra
Daniel Sudick
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2006 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Science Fiction Film
2006 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Actor
Tom Cruise
2006 Winner
Saturn Award
Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Dakota Fanning
2006 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
2006 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Writing
David Koepp
2 more
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BMI Film & TV Awards
2006 Winner
BMI Film Music Award
John Williams
Critics Choice Awards
2006 Winner
Critics Choice Award
Best Young Actress
Dakota Fanning
Cinema Audio Society, USA
2006 Nominee
C.A.S. Award
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures
Andy Nelson
(re-recording mixer)
Anna Behlmer
(re-recording mixer)
Ron Judkins
(production mixer)
Satellite Awards
2005 Nominee
Satellite Award
Outstanding Visual Effects
Dennis Muren
Pablo Helman
Randal M. Dutra
Daniel Sudick
2005 Nominee
Satellite Award
Outstanding Film Editing
Michael Kahn
2005 Nominee
Satellite Award
Outstanding Overall DVD
(2-Disc Limited Edition).
Hollywood Film Awards
2005 Winner
Hollywood Film Award
Visual Effects of the Year
Dennis Muren
Irish Film and Television Awards
2005 Nominee
Audience Award
Best International Actress
Dakota Fanning
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2005 Winner
Sierra Award
Youth in Film
Dakota Fanning
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2006 Nominee
Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement
Richard King
(supervising sound editor)
R.J. Kizer
(supervising adr editor)
Hugo Weng
(dialogue editor)
Michael Magill
(dialogue editor)
Laura Graham
(adr editor)
Linda Folk
(adr editor)
2006 Winner
Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Sound Effects & Foley
Richard King
(sound designer)
Christopher Flick
(supervising foley editor)
Michael Babcock
(sound editor)
Aaron Glascock
(sound editor)
Hamilton Sterling
(sound editor)
Michael W. Mitchell
(sound editor)
Piero Mura
(sound editor)
Mark Pappas
(sound editor)
Jonathan Klein
(sound editor)
Gary A. Hecker
(foley artist)
Michael Broomberg
(foley artist)
MTV Movie + TV Awards
2006 Nominee
MTV Movie Award
Best Frightened Performance
Dakota Fanning
Razzie Awards
2006 Nominee
Razzie Award
Worst Actor
Tom Cruise
Teen Choice Awards
2005 Nominee
Teen Choice Award
Choice Summer Movie
World Soundtrack Awards
2005 Nominee
World Soundtrack Award
Soundtrack Composer of the Year
John Williams
2005 Winner
World Soundtrack Award
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year
John Williams
Empire Awards, UK
2006 Nominee
Empire Award
Scene of the Year
For the arrival.
2006 Nominee
Empire Award
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
2006 Nominee
Empire Award
Best Film
Visual Effects Society Awards
2006 Winner
VES Award
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
Dennis Muren
Pablo Helman
Sandra Scott
Marshall Richard Krasser
For the "fleeing the neighborhood".
2006 Winner
VES Award
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Edward Hirsh
Steve Gawley
Joshua Ong
Russell Paul
2006 Winner
VES Award
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
Marshall Richard Krasser
Mike Jamieson
Jeff Saltzman
W. Regan McGee
Golden Trailer Awards
2005 Winner
Golden Trailer
Best Action
2005 Winner
Golden Trailer
Summer 2005 Blockbuster
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
2006 Winner
COFCA Award
Best Sound Design
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
2005 Nominee
SLFCA Award
Best Cinematography or Visual/Special Effects
Dennis Muren
Pablo Helman
Randal M. Dutra
Daniel Sudick
Scream Awards
2006 Nominee
Scream Award
Best Science Fiction Movie
2006 Nominee
Scream Award
Best Remake
2006 Nominee
Scream Award
Most Memorable Mutilation
(for 'Vaporized by Aliens')
2006 Nominee
Scream Award
The "Holy Sh%t!/Jump From Your Seat" Award
for 'Alien pods emerge from the Earth'
2006 Nominee
Scream Award
Best F/X
1 more
All
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2005 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film
John Williams
Online Film & Television Association
2006 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Youth Performance
Dakota Fanning
2006 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Sound Mixing
Anna Behlmer
Andy Nelson
Ron Judkins
2006 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Sound Effects Editing
Richard King
2006 Nominee
OFTA Film Award
Best Visual Effects
Dennis Muren
Pablo Helman
Randal M. Dutra
Daniel Sudick
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2005 Nominee
ACCA
Best Visual Effects
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)
2006 Nominee
IOMA
Best Special Effects (Migliori effetti speciali)
Golden Schmoes Awards
2005 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Most Overrated Movie of the Year
2005 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year
2005 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Special Effects of the Year
2005 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Biggest Disappointment of the Year
2005 Nominee
Golden Schmoes
Best Supporting Actress of the Year
Dakota Fanning
1 more
All
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
2006 Nominee
INOCA
Best Visual Effects
2006 Nominee
INOCA
Best Sound Mixing
Andy Nelson
Anna Behlmer
Ron Judkins
2006 Winner
INOCA
Best Sound Editing
Richard King
GoldSpirit Awards
2005 Winner
GoldSpirit Awards
Most Dissonant Soundtrack
John Williams
2005 Winner
GoldSpirit Awards
Best Horror Theme
John Williams
for "The Ferry Scene'. Tied with
Corpse Bride (2005)
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
2005 Nominee
Rondo Statuette
Best Film
Steven Spielberg
Gold Derby Awards
2006 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Sound Editing/Mixing
Richard King
Andy Nelson
Anna Behlmer
Ron Judkins
2006 Nominee
Gold Derby Film Award
Visual Effects
Dennis Muren
Pablo Helman
Randal M. Dutra
Daniel Sudick
Russian National Movie Awards
2006 Nominee
Georges Award
Best Blockbuster Movie
Steven Spielberg
Cahiers du Cinéma
2010 Nominee
Best Film of the 2000s
Best Film
Steven Spielberg
Eighth Place
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