| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: | 
|  | Best Picture | 
|  | Best Director: James Cameron | 
| ★ | Best Cinematography: Mauro Fiore | 
| ★ | Best Art Direction: Rick Carter; Robert Stromberg & Kim Sinclair | 
|  | Best Film Editing: Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua, and James Cameron | 
|  | Best Original Score: James Horner | 
|  | Best Sound: Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, and Tony Johnson | 
|  | Best Sound Effects: Christopher Boyes & Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | 
| ★ | Best Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andy Jones | 
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| Golden Globe Nominations and Winners: | 
| ★ | Best Picture (Drama) | 
| ★ | Best Director: James Cameron | 
|  | Best Original Score: James Horner | 
|  | Best Original Song: "I See You" |