Skyfall is a 2012 spy film based on the Ian Fleming character James Bond, produced by Eon Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the twenty-third Eon-produced James Bond film. Directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan, it stars Daniel Craig as Bond, alongside Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, and Judi Dench. In the film, Bond investigates a series of targeted data leaks and co-ordinated attacks on MI6 led by cyberterrorist Raoul Silva (Bardem).
Skyfall debuted at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012, and was released on 26 October in the United Kingdom and on 9 November in the United States. Produced on a budget of $150–200million, Skyfall grossed $1.109billion worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the second-highest-grossing film of 2012 and the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time; it ranked as Sony Pictures' highest-grossing film from December 2012 to August 2019. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews.
Skyfall garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for Craig, Bardem, and Dench's performances as well as its cinematography, sound effects, and musical score. It received five nominations at the 85th Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography. The film won Best Sound Editing and Best Original Song ("Skyfall"). At the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Skyfall was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Bardem), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Dench), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, and Best Sound; and won Best British Film and Best Film Music. It received seven nominations at the 18th Critics' Choice Awards and won Best Supporting Actress (Dench), Best Song ("Skyfall"), Best Action Movie, and Best Actor in an Action Movie (Craig). Adele and Paul Epworth won Best Original Song at the 70th Golden Globe Awards for the title song.
Accolades
+ Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Academy Awards Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Best Original Score Thomas Newman Best Original Song Adele and Paul Epworth for "Skyfall" Best Sound Editing Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers Best Sound Mixing Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan, and Greg P. Russell Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Actress Defying Age and Ageism Judi Dench Award for Humanitarian Activism – Female Icon Award Judi Dench American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic Stuart Baird American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Roger Deakins Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film Dennis Gassner Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actress Naomie Harris BMI Film & TV Awards BMI Film Music Awards Thomas Newman British Academy Film Awards Best British Film Sam Mendes, Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan Best Actor in a Supporting Role Javier Bardem Best Actress in a Supporting Role Judi Dench Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Best Editing Stuart Baird Best Production Design Dennis Gassner and Anna Pinnock Best Film Music Thomas Newman Best Sound Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Best Editing Stuart Baird Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action Stuart Baird, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Simon Rhodes, Peter Gleaves, James Ashwill Costume Designers Guild Awards Excellence in Contemporary Film Jany Temime Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Best Song Adele and Paul Epworth for "Skyfall" Best Action Movie Skyfall Best Actor in an Action Movie Daniel Craig Best Actress in an Action Movie Judi Dench Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Film Skyfall Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Empire Awards Best Film Skyfall Best British Film Skyfall Best Director Sam Mendes Best Actor Daniel Craig Best Actress Judi Dench Best Thriller Skyfall Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Film Skyfall Blockbuster of the Year Skyfall Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song Adele and Paul Epworth for "Skyfall" Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Skyfall Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film Skyfall Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore Skyfall Golden Trailer Awards Best Action "Domestic" (Picture Production Company) Best Thriller "Domestic" (Picture Production Company) Best Original Score "Teaser Trailer" (Picture Production Company) Most Action TV Spot "Bond is Back – Men" (Create Advertising Group) Best Music TV Spot "Adele" (Create Advertising Group) Best International Poster Skyfall (Empire Design) Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Thomas Newman for Skyfall Best Song Written for Visual Media Adele for "Skyfall" Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Best Original Score Thomas Newman Best Original Song Adele and Paul Epworth for "Skyfall" ICG Publicists Awards Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award Skyfall International Cinephile Society Awards Best Cinematography Roger Deakins International Film Music Critics Association Awards Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Thomas Newman Japan Academy Film Prize Outstanding Foreign Language Film Skyfall London Film Critics' Circle Awards Supporting Actor of the Year Javier Bardem Supporting Actress of the Year Judi Dench British Film of the Year Skyfall British Actor of the Year Daniel Craig British Actress of the Year Judi Dench Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Movieguide Awards Best Movie for Mature Audiences Skyfall MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Javier Bardem Best Shirtless Performance Daniel Craig Best Fight Daniel Craig vs. Ola Rapace Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Javier Bardem National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Cinematography Roger Deakins NME Awards Best Film Skyfall Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Best Editing Stuart Baird Producers Guild of America Awards Best Theatrical Motion Picture Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson Satellite Awards Best Film Skyfall Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Best Original Score Thomas Newman Best Original Song Adele and Paul Epworth for "Skyfall" Best Visual Effects Steve Begg, Arundi Asregadoo, and Andrew Whitehurst Saturn Awards Best Action or Adventure Film Skyfall Best Actor Daniel Craig Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Best Editing Stuart Baird and Kate Baird Best Music Thomas Newman Best Make-up Naomi Donne, Donald Mowat, and Love Larson Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Javier Bardem Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Skyfall Screen Nation Film and Television Awards Female Performance in Film Naomie Harris St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards Best Cinematography Roger Deakins Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Action Skyfall Choice Movie Actor: Action Daniel Craig Choice Movie: Villain Javier Bardem Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem Best Cinematography Roger Deakins World Soundtrack Awards Soundtrack Composer of the Year Thomas Newman Best Original Score of the Year Thomas Newman Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Adele and Paul Epworth for "Skyfall"
See also List of accolades received by No Time to Die
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