List of accolades received by The Matrix film series

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This is a list of awards and nominations received by The Matrix franchise . The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film. It spawned three sequels, two of them filmed and released in the same year, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions . A third sequel, The Matrix Resurrections , was released on December 22, 2021. The first three films were written and directed by The Wachowskis and starred Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. The fourth film was written by Lana Wachowski, David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon, was directed by Lana Wachowski and starred Reeves and Moss.

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The Matrix (1999)

AwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Academy Awards [1] Best Film Editing [2] [3] Zach Staenberg Won
Best Sound [2] [3] Won
Best Sound Editing [2] [3] Dane A. Davis Won
Best Visual Effects [2] [3] Won
Amanda Best Foreign Feature Film [4] The Wachowskis Nominated
American Cinema Editors Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic [5] Zach StaenbergWon
Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Award for a Feature Film [6] Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects [7] Won
Best Sound Won
Best Cinematography Bill Pope Nominated
Best Editing Zach StaenbergNominated
Best Production Design Owen PatersonNominated
BMI Film & TV Awards BMI Film Music Award Don Davis Won
Black Reel Awards Theatrical: Best Actor Laurence Fishburne Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actor: Action/Science Fiction Keanu Reeves Won
Favorite Supporting Actor: Action/Science-FictionLaurence FishburneWon
Favorite Actress: Newcomer (Internet Only) Carrie-Anne Moss Nominated
Favorite Villain Hugo Weaving Nominated
Bogey AwardsIn GoldWon
Brit Awards Best SoundtrackDon DavisNominated
Cinema Audio Society awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature FilmWon
Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Period/Fantasy Kym Barrett Nominated
Csapnivalo AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleKeanu ReevesWon
Best Actress in a Leading RoleCarrie-Anne MossWon
Best Visual EffectsWon
DVD Exclusive Awards 2003 Artistic Achievement AwardWon
2001 Video Premiere Award- Best Original Retrospective DocumentaryJosh OreckNominated
Empire Awards Best DebutCarrie-Anne MossWon
Best FilmWon
Golden Screen Golden Screen AwardWon
Golden Trailer Awards Best ActionWon
Best Art and CommerceWon
Best EditWon
Best of ShowWon
Grammy Awards Best Soundtrack Album Nominated
Hugo Awards [8] Best Dramatic Presentation The WachowskisNominated
Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureLaurence FishburneNominated
Outstanding Motion PictureNominated
Japan Academy Prize Best Foreign FilmNominated
Key Art Awards Best of Show - AudiovisualWon
Las Vegas Film Critics SocietyBest Visual EffectsJohn GaetaWon
Best EditingZach StaenbergNominated
Best Production DesignOwen PatersonNominated
Best Original ScreenplayThe WachowskisNominated
MTV Movie Awards Best FightKeanu Reeves
Laurence Fishburne
Won
Best Male PerformanceKeanu ReevesWon
Best MovieWon
Best Action Sequence- For the rooftop/helicopter sequenceNominated
Best On-Screen DuoKeanu Reeves
Laurence Fishburne
Nominated
Breakthrough Female PerformanceCarrie-Anne MossNominated
Mainichi Film ConcoursBest Foreign Language FilmThe WachowskisWon
Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing - Effects & FoleyWon
Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADRNominated
Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic)Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Overall DVD (for Trilogy boxset)Nominated
Best Visual EffectsNominated
Saturn Award Best Director The Wachowskis Won
Best Science Fiction FilmWon
Best Actor Keanu Reeves Nominated
Best Actress Carrie-Anne Moss Nominated
Best Costumes Kym Barrett Nominated
Best Make-UpNominated
Best Special EffectsNominated
Best Supporting Actor Laurence Fishburne Nominated
Best Writer The WachowskisNominated
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America [9] Nebula Best Script The WachowskisNominated

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

AwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films 2004 Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award- Male Clayton Watson Nominated
2003 Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award- Female Monica Bellucci Nominated
BMI Film & TV Awards BMI Film Music Award Don Davis Won
Black Reel Awards Film- Best Supporting Actress Gloria Foster Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards Best ActionNominated
Best Voice-overNominated
MTV Movie Awards Best FightKeanu Reeves
Hugo Weaving
Nominated
Best KissKeanu Reeves
Monica Bellucci
Nominated
MTV Movie Awards, MexicoSexiest HeroKeanu ReevesNominated
Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & FoleyNominated
Razzie Awards Worst DirectorThe WachowskisNominated
Satellite Awards Best Overall DVDNominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Action Movie Won
Choice Action Movie ActorKeanu ReevesNominated
Choice Action Movie Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith Nominated
Choice Breakout Movie Actress Monica Bellucci Nominated
Choice Movie FightKeanu Reeves
Hugo Weaving
Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in Any MediumWon
Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion PictureNominated
World Stunt Awards Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman Debbie Evans Won
Best FightNominated
Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt WomanDebby Lynn RossNominated
Best Stunt Coordination Feature FilmNominated

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

AwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Saturn Awards Best CostumesKym BarrettNominated
Best Science Fiction FilmNominated
Best Special EffectsNominated
BMI Film & TV Awards BMI Film Music Award Don Davis Won
Black Reel Awards Film: Best Supporting Actress Mary Alice Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Laurence Fishburne Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nona Gaye Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Jada Pinkett-Smith Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Visual EffectsNominated
Razzie Awards Worst DirectorThe WachowskisNominated
Satellite Awards Best Overall DVDNominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Action Movie Nominated
Choice Action Movie ActorKeanu ReevesNominated
Choice Action Movie Actress Carrie-Anne Moss Nominated
Choice Movie FightKeanu Reeves
Hugo Weaving
Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion PictureNominated

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

AwardDate of the ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef(s)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards March 13, 2022 Best Visual Effects The Matrix ResurrectionsNominated [10]
Houston Film Critics Society February 19, 2022 Best Stunt CoordinationThe Matrix ResurrectionsNominated [11]
Best Visual EffectsNominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards February 27, 2022 Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture The Matrix ResurrectionsNominated [12]
Seattle Film Critics Society January 17, 2022 Best Visual EffectsDan Glass, Huw J. Evans, Tom Debenham, and J. D. Schwalm Nominated [13] [14]
Visual Effects Society March 8, 2022 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Dan Glass, Nina Fallon, Tom Debenham, Huw J Evans, James SchwalmNominated [15]
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project JD Schwalm, Brendon O'Dell, Michael Kay, Pau Costa MoellerNominated

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