Directed by:
James CameronScreenplay:
James CameronCinematography:
Mauro FioreComposer:
James HornerCast:
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi, Laz Alonso, Sigourney Weaver (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
AVATAR takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a newcomer from Earth embarks on an epic adventure, ultimately fighting to save the alien world he has learned to call home. We enter the alien world through the eyes of Jake Sully, a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth’s energy crisis. Because Pandora’s atmosphere is toxic, they have created the Avatar Program, in which human “drivers” have their consciousness linked to an avatar, a remotely-controlled biological body that can survive in the lethal air. These avatars are genetically engineered hybrids of human DNA mixed with DNA from the natives of Pandora… the Na’vi.
Reborn in his avatar form, Jake can walk again. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na’vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na’vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake’s life, and this changes everything. Jake is taken in by her clan, and learns to become one of them, which involves many tests and adventures. As Jake’s relationship with his reluctant teacher Neytiri deepens, he learns to respect the Na’vi way and finally takes his place among them. Soon he will face the ultimate test as he leads them in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire world. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2010 - Mauro Fiore (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 2010 - Rick Carter (Best Achievement in Production Design)
- 2010 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 2010 - James Cameron, Jon Landau (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
- 2010 - James Cameron (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2010 - James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin (Best Achievement in Film Editing)
- 2010 - James Horner (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 2010 - Best Sound Mixing
- 2010 - Best Sound Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2010 - Best Production Design
- 2010 - Best Special Visual Effects
- 2010 - Best Film
- 2010 - James Cameron (Best Director)
- 2010 - Mauro Fiore (Best Cinematography)
- 2010 - Best Editing
- 2010 - James Horner (Best Music)
- 2010 - Best Sound
César Awards
- 2010 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 2010 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2010 - James Cameron (Best Director)
- 2010 - James Horner (Best Original Score)
- 2010 - James Horner (Best Original Song)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2010 - Mauro Fiore (Best Cinematography)
- 2010 - James Cameron, John Refoua, Stephen E. Rivkin (Best Editing)
- 2010 - Best Sound
- 2010 - Kim Sinclair, Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg (Best Art Direction)
- 2010 - Best Visual Effects
- 2010 - Best Action Movie
- 2010 - Best Picture
- 2010 - James Cameron (Best Director)
- 2010 - Best Hair and Makeup
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2009 - Mauro Fiore (Best Cinematography)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2009 - Best Production Design
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2009 - Mauro Fiore (Best Cinematographer)
The Saturn Awards
- 2011 - Best DVD Special Edition Release
- 2010 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 2010 - James Cameron (Best Director)
- 2010 - James Cameron (Best Writing)
- 2010 - Sam Worthington (Best Actor)
- 2010 - Zoe Saldana (Best Actress)
- 2010 - Stephen Lang (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2010 - Sigourney Weaver (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2010 - Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg (Best Production Design)
- 2010 - Andrew R. Jones, Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Stephen Rosenbaum (Best Special / Visual Effects)