The Creator (2023 film)
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The Creator is a 2023 American science fiction action film produced and directed by Gareth Edwards, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz. It stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, and Allison Janney. Set in 2070, 15 years after artificial intelligence (AI) set off a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles, which started a war of humans against AI, a former special forces agent is recruited to hunt down and kill the "Creator", who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war. Development began in November 2019 when Edwards signed on to direct and write the project for New Regency and was officially announced in February 2020. Washington was hired in May 2021, and the rest of the cast joined over the next year. Filming began in January 2022 in Thailand with an $80 million production budget, and wrapped that May. The Creator was released in North America on September 29, 2023, by 20th Century Studios. The film grossed $104.3 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It had two nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound, and was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Film Visual / Special Effects at the 51st Saturn Awards.
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 15, 2023 | Best Original Score — Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Hans Zimmer | Nominated | |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | December 13, 2023 | Best Horror/Sci-Fi Movie | The Creator | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Won | ||||
| St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 17, 2023 | Best Visual Effects | Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould | Won | |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | December 18, 2023 | Best Visual Effects | The Creator | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | December 21, 2023 | Best Visual Effects | Runner-up | ||
| Nevada Film Critics Society | December 23, 2023 | Best Visual Effects | Won | ||
| Seattle Film Critics Society | January 8, 2024 | Best Cinematography | Greig Fraser and Oren Soffer | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould | Nominated | |||
| Denver Film Critics Society | January 12, 2024 | Best Sci-Fi Horror | The Creator | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Won | ||||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 14, 2024 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Madeleine Yuna Voyles | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | The Creator | Nominated | |||
| Houston Film Critics Society | January 22, 2024 | Best Visual Effects | Nominated | ||
| Saturn Awards | February 4, 2024 | Best Science Fiction Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Film Special / Visual Effects | Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould | Nominated | |||
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | February 10, 2024 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | James Clyne | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 14, 2024 | Best Special Visual Effects | Jonathan Bullock, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley and Jay Cooper | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | February 18, 2024 | Best Visual Effects | Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts, and Neil Corbould | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 21, 2024 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Jay Cooper, Julian Levi, Ian Comley, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould | Won | |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | John Seru, Guy Williams, Vincent Techer, Timothée Maron (for floating village) | Won | |||
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | Ludovic Ramisandraina, Raul Essig, Mathieu Chardonnet, Lewis Taylor | Won | |||
| Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Feature | Phil Prates, Min Kim, Nisarg Suthar, Toshiko Miura(for bar) | Won | |||
| Ben O-Brien, Juan Espigares Enriquez, Wesley Roberts, Hayes Brien (for spaceships) | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project | Roel Coucke, Christopher Potter, Amanda Johnstone-Batt, Jeremy Bloch | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project | Oliver Kane, Mat Monro, Florence Green, Serban Ungureanu (for nomad) | Won | |||
| Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards | February 26, 2024 | Best Visual Effects | The Creator | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 10, 2024 | Best Sound | Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean A. Zupancic | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | April 4, 2024 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | The Creator | Nominated | |
| Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Madeleine Yuna Voyles | Nominated |
References
- An intertitle states that nirmātā (Devanagari: निर्माता) is Nepalese for "the Creator".
- Tied with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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