List of accolades received by WALL-E

WALL-E awards and nominations
Andrew Stanton and Victor Navone holding the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Totals[a]
Wins43
Nominations78
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

WALL-E (promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E) is an American animation film released in 2008 and directed by Andrew Stanton. Walt Disney Pictures released it in the United States and Canada on June 27, 2008, grossing $23.1 million on its opening day, and $63 million during its opening weekend in 3,992 theaters, ranking number 1 at the box office.[1] It eventually grossed $223 million domestically and $533 million worldwide.[2] WALL-E received critical acclaim, with an approval rating of 95% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[3]

The film was nominated for several awards, including seven Annie Awards, six Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. WALL-E did not win any of the Annie Awards, all of them awarded to categories competitor Kung Fu Panda.[4] It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for Best Original Song, Best Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Best Original Screenplay at the 81st Academy Awards.[5] Walt Disney Pictures pushed for an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination,[6] but it was not nominated, sparking controversy over whether the academy deliberately restricted WALL-E to the Best Animated Feature category.[7] Film critic Peter Travers remarked, "If there was ever a time where an animated feature deserved to be nominated for best picture it's Wall-E."[8]

The feature has won Best Picture from the Boston Society of Film Critics,[9] the Chicago Film Critics Association,[10] the Online Film Critics Society,[11] and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, where it became the first animated feature to win that award.[12] It also became the first animated film to win Best Editing for a Comedy or Musical from the American Cinema Editors.[13] The character WALL-E was listed at #63 on Empire's 2008 online poll of the 100 greatest movie characters.[14] Time listed WALL-E number 1 in its top 10 movies of 2008, praising the directors' achievement in connecting with a large audience even though the characters have nearly no dialogue.[15] In early 2010, Time ranked WALL-E number 1 in "Best Movies of the Decade."[16] In 2016, the film was voted 29th out of 100 films regarded as the best of the 21st century by 117 film critics from around the world.

Accolades

Accolades received by WALL-E
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result
Academy Awards[17] February 22, 2009 Best Original Screenplay Andrew Stanton (screenplay/story), Jim Reardon (screenplay), Pete Docter (story) Nominated
Best Animated Feature Andrew Stanton Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Original Song Peter Gabriel (music and lyrics), Thomas Newman (music) ("Down to Earth") Nominated
Best Sound Editing Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood Nominated
Best Sound Mixing Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt Nominated
American Cinema Editors[13] February 15, 2009 Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Stephen Schaffer Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards December 15, 2008 Best Original Screenplay Andrew Stanton (story/screenplay), Jim Reardon (screenplay), Pete Docter (story) Won
The 14th Animation Kobe October 18, 2009 Theatrical Film Award Andrew Stanton Won
Annie Awards[4] January 30, 2009 Animated Effects Enrique Vila Nominated
Best Animated Feature Jim Morris Nominated
Character Animation in a Feature Production Victor Navone Nominated
Directing in an Animated Feature Production Andrew Stanton Nominated
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Ralph Eggleston Nominated
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Ronnie del Carmen Nominated
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Ben Burtt (as WALL-E) Nominated
Art Directors Guild Awards[18][19] February 14, 2009 Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film Ralph Eggleston Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics[20] February 8, 2009 Best Film Won[a]
Best Animated Film Won
British Academy of Film and Television Arts[21] February 8, 2009 Best Animated Film Andrew Stanton Won
Best Film Music Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Sound Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Matthew Wood Nominated
British Academy Children's Awards[22] 2008 Best Feature Film Jim Morris, Andrew Stanton Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association[23] January 8, 2009 Best Animated Feature Andrew Stanton Won
Best Picture Jim Morris Nominated
Best Song Thomas Newman, Peter Gabriel (for "Down to Earth") Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association[10] December 18, 2008 Best Picture Won
Best Animated Feature Won
Best Director Andrew Stanton Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Won
Cinema Audio Society Awards[24] February 14, 2009 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award[25] December 17, 2008 Best Animated Film Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Award December 18, 2008 Best Animated Feature Won
Golden Globe Awards[26] January 11, 2009 Best Original Song Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman (for "Down to Earth") Nominated
Best Animated Film Andrew Stanton Won
Grammy Awards[27] February 8, 2009 Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Thomas Newman, Peter Gabriel (for "Down to Earth") Won
Best Instrumental Arrangement Thomas Newman, Peter Gabriel (for "Define Dancing") Won
Hollywood Film Festival[28] October 27, 2008 Animation of the Year Andrew Stanton Won
Hugo Awards[29] August 8, 2009 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter (story), Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon (screenplay), Andrew Stanton (director) Won
International Film Music Critics Association February 20, 2009 Film Score of the Year Thomas Newman Nominated
Film Composer of the Year Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Thomas Newman Won
Film Composition of the Year Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel (for Define Dancing) Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards[30] March 28, 2009 Favorite Animated Movie Andrew Stanton Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics[31] December 9, 2008 Best Film Won
Motion Picture Sound Editors[32][33] February 21, 2009 Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR Animation in a Feature Film Won
National Board of Review[34] December 4, 2008 Top Ten Films Won
Best Animated Feature Won
National Movie Awards[35] 2008 Best Family Film Won
Special Honorary Award Pixar Won
Nebula Awards[36] April 25, 2009 Best Script Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon Won
New York Film Critics[37] December 10, 2008 Best Animated Film Won
Online Film Critics Society[38] January 19, 2009 Best Picture Won
Best Animated Feature Won
Best Director Andrew Stanton Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Editing Stephen Schaffer Nominated
People's Choice Awards[39] January 7, 2009 Favorite Family Movie Won
Producers Guild of America[40] January 24, 2009 Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Jim Morris Won
San Diego Film Critics Society[41] December 15, 2008 Best Animated Feature Won
Satellite Awards[42] December 14, 2008 Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Won
Best Original Score Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Original Song Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman (for "Down to Earth") Nominated
Best Sound Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood Nominated
Saturn Awards[43][44] June 25, 2009 Best Animated Film Won
Best Director Andrew Stanton Nominated
Scream Awards[45][46] October 21, 2008 Best Science Fiction Movie Nominated
Breakout Performance WALL-E Won
Best Scream-Play Andrew Stanton (story/screenplay), Jim Reardon (screenplay), and Pete Docter (story) Nominated
Teen Choice Awards[47] August 3, 2008 Best Summer Comedy Movie Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association[48] December 17, 2008 Best Picture Nominated
Best Animated Film Won
Best Director Andrew Stanton Nominated
Visual Effects Society[49] February 21, 2009 Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture Ben Burtt, Victor Navone, William Austin Lee, Jay Shuster (WALL-E) Won
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Motion Picture Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins, Nigel Hardwidge Won
Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Jason Johnston, Keith Daniel Klohn, Enrique Vila, Bill Watral Won
Women Film Critics Circle January 8, 2009 Best Family Film Won
Best Animated Female Elissa Knight (EVE) Won
World Soundtrack Awards[50] 2008 Best Original Score of the Year Thomas Newman Nominated
Best Original Song Written Directly for Film Thomas Newman, Peter Gabriel (for "Down to Earth") Won

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with Slumdog Millionaire

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