List of accolades received by Life of Pi

Life of Pi is a 2012 American 3D adventure drama film based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name. Directed by Ang Lee, the film is based on an adapted screenplay by David Magee, and stars Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Gérard Depardieu, Tabu, and Adil Hussain.

The film premiered on September 28, 2012 as the opening film of the 50th New York Film Festival at the Lincoln Center in New York City, and had its wide-release on November 21, 2012.

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations

Award	Category	Winner/Nominee	Result
Academy Awards[1]	Best Picture	Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark	Nominated
	Best Director	Ang Lee	Won
	Best Adapted Screenplay	David Magee	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
	Best Production Design	David Gropman (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Tim Squyres	Nominated
	Best Sound Editing	Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton	Nominated
	Best Sound Mixing	Ron Bartlett, D. M. Hemphill, Drew Kunin	Nominated
	Best Visual Effects	Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer and Donald R. Elliott	Won
	Best Original Score	Mychael Danna	Won
	Best Original Song	"Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi; music by Mychael Danna, lyrics by Bombay Jayashri	Nominated
Annie Awards[2]	Character Animation in a Live Action Production	Orangutan – Erik-Jan de Boer, Amanda Dague, Matt Brown, Mary Lynn Machado, Aaron Grey	Nominated
		Tiger – Erik-Jan de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl	Won
AACTA International Awards[3]	Best Film	Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark	Nominated
	Best Direction	Ang Lee	Nominated
American Cinema Editors Awards[4]	Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)	Tim Squyres	Nominated
Art Directors Guild[5]	Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film	David Gropman	Won
AFI Awards[6]	Movies of the Year	Ang Lee, Gil Netter and David Womark	Won
American Society of Cinematographers Awards[7]	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists[8]	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
British Academy Film Awards[9]	Best Picture	Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark	Nominated
	Director	Ang Lee	Nominated
	Adapted Screenplay	David Magee	Nominated
	Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
	Production Design	David Gropman, Anna Pinnock	Nominated
	Editing	Tim Squyres	Nominated
	Sound	Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton, Ron Bartlett, D. M. Hemphill	Nominated
	Special Visual Effects	Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, Donald R. Elliott	Won
	Original Music	Mychael Danna	Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2012[10]	Best Picture		Nominated
	Best Director	Ang Lee	Nominated
	Young Actor	Suraj Sharma	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	David Magee	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
	Best Art Direction	David Gropman/Production Designer; Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator	Nominated
	Best Editing	Tim Squyres	Nominated
	Best Visual Effects		Won
	Best Score	Mychael Danna	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association[11]	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association[12]	Top Ten Films		Won
	Best Director	Ang Lee	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
Directors Guild of America Awards[13]	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Ang Lee	Nominated
Dorian Awards[14][15]	Visually Striking Film of the Year		Won
Golden Globe Awards[16]	Best Motion Picture – Drama		Nominated
	Best Director	Ang Lee	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Mychael Danna	Won
Golden Reel Awards[17][18]	Filmmaker Award	Ang Lee	Won
	Best Sound Editing: Music in a Feature Film	Music Editor: Erich Stratmann Additional Music Editor: Mitch Bederman	Won
	Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film	Supervising Sound Editors: Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton Supervising ADR Editor: Kenton Jakub	Won
	Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film	Supervising Sound Editor: Philip Stockton Sound Designer: Eugene Gearty Supervising Foley Editor: Frank Kern Foley Artist: Marko Constanzo Editors: Kam Chan, Jamie Baker	Nominated
Grammy Awards[19]	Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media	Mychael Danna	Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society[20]	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Mychael Danna	Nominated
	Technical Achievement		Nominated
International Film Music Critics Association Awards[21]	Film Score of the Year	Mychael Danna	Won
	Film Composer of the Year		Nominated
	Best Original Score for a Drama Film		Nominated
	Film Music Composition of the Year – Pi's Lullaby	Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri	Nominated
International 3D Society[22][23]	Live Action 3D Feature		Won
	Stereography – Live Action		Won
	3D Moment of the Year	"Fish Flying Over Boat"	Won
	Harold Lloyd Award	Ang Lee	Won
Irish Film & Television Awards[24]	International Film		Nominated
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards[25]	Best Director	Ang Lee	Won
London Film Critics' Circle Awards[26]	Director Of The Year	Ang Lee	Won
	Technical Achievement	Bill Westenhofer	Won
MTV Movie Awards[27]	Breakthrough Performance	Suraj Sharma	Nominated
	Best Scared-As-S**T Performance	Suraj Sharma	Won
North Texas Film Critics Association[28]	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
12th New York Film Critics Online Awards[29]	Top 10 Films of 2012		Won
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
Online Film Critics Society[30]	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival[31]	Frederick Loewe Award	Mychael Danna	Won
Producers Guild of America Award[32]	Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures	Ang Lee, Gil Netter and David Womark	Nominated
17th Satellite Awards[33]	Best Picture		Nominated
	Adapted Screenplay	David Magee	Won
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
	Best Sound Mixing & Editing	Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton	Nominated
	Best Visual Effects	Bill Westenhofer	Nominated
Saturn Awards[34]	Best Fantasy Film		Won
	Best Director	Ang Lee	Nominated
	Best Writing	David Magee	Nominated
	Best Production Design	David Gropman	Nominated
	Best Editing	Tim Squyres	Nominated
	Best Visual Effects	Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer and Donald R. Elliott	Nominated
	Best Music	Mychael Danna	Nominated
	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Suraj Sharma	Won
San Diego Film Critics Society[35]	Best Director	Ang Lee	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	David Magee	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
	Best Editing	Tim Squyres	Nominated
	Best Score	Mychael Danna	Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle[36]	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
St. Louis Film Critics[37]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Ang Lee	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	David Magee	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Nominated
	Best Visual Effects		Won
USC Libraries Scripter Award[38]	Scripter Award	David Magee	Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards[39]	VES Visionary Award	Ang Lee	Won
	Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects – Driven Feature Motion Picture	Thomas Fisher, Susan Macleod, Guillaume Rocheron, Bill Westenhofer	Won
	Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture	Richard Parker – Erik-Jan de Boer, Sean Comer, Betsy Asher Hall, Kai-Hua Lan	Won
	Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture	Open Ocean – Jason Bayever, Sho Hasegawa, Jimmy Jewell, Walt Jones	Nominated
	Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture	Storm of God – Harry Mukhopadhyay, David Stopford, Mark Williams, Derek Wolfe	Won
		Ocean – Jason Bayever, David Horsley, Scott Townsend, Miles Vignol	Nominated
	Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture	Storm of God – Ryan Clarke, Jose Fernandez, Sean Oharas, Hamish Schumacher	Won
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association[40]	Best Adapted Screenplay	David Magee	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Claudio Miranda	Won
Women Film Critics Circle	Best Family Film	Life of Pi – Tied with Rise of the Guardians	Won
Writers Guild of America Award[41]	Adapted Screenplay	David Magee	Nominated

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External links

• Awards for Life of Pi at the Internet Movie Database