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.
+ List of accolades received by Life of Pi Accolades Award Won NominatedAcademy AwardsAnnie AwardsAACTA AwardsAmerican Cinema Editors AwardsArt Directors GuildAFI AwardsAmerican Society of Cinematographers AwardsAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBritish Academy Film Awards Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2012Chicago Film Critics AssociationDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDirectors Guild of America AwardsDorian AwardsGolden Globe AwardsGolden Reel AwardsGrammy AwardsHouston Film Critics SocietyInternational Film Music Critics Association AwardsInternational 3D SocietyIrish Film & Television AwardsKansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsLondon Film Critics' Circle AwardsMTV Movie AwardsNorth Texas Film Critics Association12th New York Film Critics Online AwardsOnline Film Critics SocietyPalm Springs International Film FestivalProducers Guild of America Award17th Satellite AwardsSaturn AwardsSan Diego Film Critics SocietySan Francisco Film Critics CircleSt. Louis Film CriticsUSC Libraries Scripter AwardVisual Effects Society AwardsWashington D. C. Area Film Critics AssociationWomen Film Critics CircleWriters Guild of America AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References
Awards and nominations +List of awards and nominations Award Category Recipient(s) ResultAcademy Awards Best Picture Ang Lee, Gil Netter and David WomarkBest DirectorAng LeeBest Adapted ScreenplayDavid MageeBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaBest Film EditingTim SquyresBest Original ScoreMychael DannaBest Original SongMychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri for "Pi's Lullaby"Best Production DesignProduction Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna PinnockBest Sound EditingEugene Gearty and Philip StocktonBest Sound MixingRon Bartlett, D. M. Hemphill and Drew KuninBest Visual Effects Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer and Donald R. ElliottAnnie Awards Character Animation in a Live Action ProductionOrangutan – Erik-Jan de Boer, Amanda Dague, Matt Brown, Mary Lynn Machado, Aaron GreyTiger – Erik-Jan de Boer, Matt Shumway, Brian Wells, Vinayak Pawar, Michael Holzl AACTA International AwardsBest Film Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David WomarkBest DirectionAng LeeAmerican Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)Tim SquyresArt Directors GuildExcellence in Production Design for a Feature FilmDavid GropmanAFI AwardsMovies of the YearAng Lee, Gil Netter, and David WomarkAmerican Society of Cinematographers AwardsOutstanding Achievement in CinematographyClaudio MirandaAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Cinematography British Academy Film AwardsBest PictureAng Lee, Gil Netter, David WomarkDirectorAng LeeAdapted ScreenplayDavid MageeCinematographyClaudio MirandaProduction DesignDavid Gropman, Anna PinnockEditingTim SquyresSoundDrew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton, Ron Bartlett, D. M. HemphillSpecial Visual EffectsBill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, Donald R. ElliottOriginal MusicMychael Danna Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2012Best PictureBest DirectorAng LeeYoung ActorSuraj SharmaBest Adapted ScreenplayDavid MageeBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaBest Art DirectionDavid Gropman/Production Designer; Anna Pinnock/Set DecoratorBest EditingTim SquyresBest Visual EffectsBest ScoreMychael DannaChicago Film Critics AssociationBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Top Ten FilmsBest Director Ang LeeBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaDirectors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature FilmAng LeeDorian AwardsVisually Striking Film of the Year Golden Globe AwardsBest Motion Picture – DramaBest DirectorAng LeeBest Original ScoreMychael DannaGolden Reel AwardsFilmmaker AwardAng LeeBest Sound Editing: Music in a Feature FilmMusic Editor: Erich Stratmann Additional Music Editor: Mitch Bederman Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature FilmSupervising Sound Editors: Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton Supervising ADR Editor: Kenton Jakub Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature FilmSupervising Sound Editor: Philip Stockton Sound Designer: Eugene Gearty Supervising Foley Editor: Frank Kern Foley Artist: Marko Constanzo Editors: Kam Chan, Jamie Baker Grammy AwardsBest Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaMychael Danna Houston Film Critics SocietyBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaBest Original ScoreMychael DannaTechnical Achievement International Film Music Critics Association Awards Film Score of the Year Mychael DannaFilm Composer of the YearBest Original Score for a Drama FilmFilm Music Composition of the Year – Pi's LullabyMychael Danna and Bombay JayashriInternational 3D Society,Live Action 3D FeatureStereography – Live Action3D Moment of the Year"Fish Flying Over Boat"Harold Lloyd AwardAng LeeIrish Film & Television Awards International FilmKansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsBest DirectorAng Lee London Film Critics' Circle Awards Director of the YearTechnical AchievementBill WestenhoferMTV Movie Awards Breakthrough PerformanceSuraj SharmaBest Scared-As-S**T PerformanceNorth Texas Film Critics Association Best CinematographyClaudio Miranda12th New York Film Critics Online AwardsTop 10 Films of 2012Best CinematographyClaudio MirandaOnline Film Critics SocietyBest CinematographyPalm Springs International Film FestivalFrederick Loewe AwardMychael DannaProducers Guild of America Award Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion PicturesAng Lee, Gil Netter, and David Womark17th Satellite AwardsBest PictureAdapted ScreenplayDavid MageeBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaBest Sound Mixing & EditingDrew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip StocktonBest Visual EffectsBill WestenhoferSaturn Awards Best Fantasy Film Best DirectorAng LeeBest WritingDavid MageeBest Production DesignDavid GropmanBest EditingTim SquyresBest Visual EffectsBill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, and Donald R. ElliottBest MusicMychael DannaBest Performance by a Younger ActorSuraj SharmaSan Diego Film Critics Society Best Director Ang LeeBest Adapted ScreenplayDavid MageeBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaBest EditingTim SquyresBest ScoreMychael DannaSan Francisco Film Critics Circle Best CinematographyClaudio Miranda St. Louis Film CriticsBest FilmBest DirectorAng LeeBest Adapted ScreenplayDavid MageeBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaBest Visual EffectsUSC Libraries Scripter Award Scripter AwardDavid Magee Visual Effects Society AwardsVES Visionary AwardAng LeeOutstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects – Driven Feature Motion PictureThomas Fisher, Susan Macleod, Guillaume Rocheron, Bill WestenhoferOutstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion PictureRichard Parker – Erik-Jan de Boer, Sean Comer, Betsy Asher Hall, Kai-Hua LanOutstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion PictureOpen Ocean – Jason Bayever, Sho Hasegawa, Jimmy Jewell, Walt JonesOutstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion PictureStorm of God – Harry Mukhopadhyay, David Stopford, Mark Williams, Derek WolfeOcean – Jason Bayever, David Horsley, Scott Townsend, Miles VignolOutstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion PictureStorm of God – Ryan Clarke, Jose Fernandez, Sean Oharas, Hamish Schumacher Washington D. C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Adapted ScreenplayDavid MageeBest CinematographyClaudio MirandaWomen Film Critics CircleBest Family FilmLife of Pi – Tied with Rise of the GuardiansWriters Guild of America AwardAdapted ScreenplayDavid Magee
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