Passengers (2016 film)
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Passengers is a 2016 American science fiction romance film directed by Morten Tyldum, written by Jon Spaihts and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. The supporting cast includes Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, and Andy Garcia. The film follows two passengers on an interstellar spacecraft carrying thousands of people to a colony 120-years-traveling-distance from Earth, when the two are awakened 90 years early from their suspended hibernation. The script was written by Spaihts in 2007, but languished in development, with multiple actors attached to it over the years until Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired the rights in late 2014. Lawrence, Pratt and Tyldum joined the project shortly thereafter, and filming took place from September 2015 to February 2016 in Atlanta. Passengers premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on December 14, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States by Columbia Pictures on December 21. The film received mixed reviews from critics, although the performances of Lawrence and Pratt were praised, and grossed $303 million. It was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Production Design at the 89th Academy Awards.
Infobox
Directed by
Morten Tyldum
Written by
Jon Spaihts
Produced by
mw- Stephen Hamel Michael Maher Neal H. Moritz Ori Marmur
Starring
Jennifer Lawrence Chris Pratt Michael Sheen Laurence Fishburne Andy Garcia
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by
Maryann Brandon
Music by
Thomas Newman
Productioncompanies
Columbia Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures Start Motion Pictures Original Film Company Films LStar Capital Wanda Pictures
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14) (Regency Village Theater) December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$110–150 million
Box office
$303.1 million
Tables
List of awards and nominations · Reception › Accolades
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Date of ceremony
February 26, 2017
Category
Best Original Score
Recipients
Thomas Newman
Result
Nominated
Best Production Design
Best Production Design
Award
Best Production Design
Date of ceremony
Guy Hendrix Dyas and Gene Serdena
Art Directors Guild Awards
Art Directors Guild Awards
Award
Art Directors Guild Awards
Date of ceremony
February 11, 2017
Category
Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film
Recipients
Guy Hendrix Dyas
Result
Won
Golden Trailer Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
Award
Golden Trailer Awards
Date of ceremony
June 6, 2017
Category
Best Action
Recipients
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Result
Nominated
Best Motion Poster
Best Motion Poster
Award
Best Motion Poster
Saturn Awards
Saturn Awards
Award
Saturn Awards
Date of ceremony
June 28, 2017
Category
Best Science Fiction Film
Recipients
Passengers
Result
Nominated
Best Actor
Best Actor
Award
Best Actor
Date of ceremony
Chris Pratt
Best Actress
Best Actress
Award
Best Actress
Date of ceremony
Jennifer Lawrence
Best Music
Best Music
Award
Best Music
Date of ceremony
Thomas Newman
Best Production Design
Best Production Design
Award
Best Production Design
Date of ceremony
Guy Hendrix Dyas
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | February 26, 2017 | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominated | |
| Best Production Design | Guy Hendrix Dyas and Gene Serdena | ||||
| Art Directors Guild Awards | February 11, 2017 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Guy Hendrix Dyas | Won | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | June 6, 2017 | Best Action | Sony Pictures Entertainment | Nominated | |
| Best Motion Poster | |||||
| Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Science Fiction Film | Passengers | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Chris Pratt | ||||
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lawrence | ||||
| Best Music | Thomas Newman | ||||
| Best Production Design | Guy Hendrix Dyas |
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