Marvel's The Avengers (also known as Marvel Avengers Assemble in the UK and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film, scripted and directed by Joss Whedon, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson. In The Avengers, Nick Fury (Jackson), director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man (Downey), Captain America (Evans), the Hulk (Ruffalo), and Thor (Hemsworth) to form a team that must stop Thor's adoptive brother Loki (Hiddleston) from subjugating Earth.[1][2]
 Robert Downey Jr. received the most acting nominations for The Avengers with a total of ten. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wins | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Avengers, produced on a budget of $220 million, was released theatrically in the United States on May 4, 2012, and grossed a worldwide total of over $1.5 billion.[3] The film has garnered numerous awards and nominations with most nominations recognizing the film itself, the performances of the cast (particularly those of Downey, Johansson and Hemsworth) and the film's visual effects. The Avengers was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and a BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects. The film was also nominated for three Critics' Choice Movie Awards, five Empire Awards, six Kids' Choice Awards, six MTV Movie Awards (winning three), thirteen People's Choice Awards (winning three), six Saturn Awards (winning four), eleven Teen Choice Awards (winning two), and six VES Awards (winning two).
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| Golden Trailer Awards | May 31, 2012 | Summer 2012 Blockbuster Trailer | "Personal" (MOCEAN) | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| Best Action TV Spot | "Become" (MOCEAN) | Nominated | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | July 22, 2012 | Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | The Avengers | Nominated | [6] [7] [8] |
| Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Chris Hemsworth | Nominated | |||
| Robert Downey Jr. | Nominated | ||||
| Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
| Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | Mark Ruffalo | Nominated | |||
| Choice Movie: Villain | Tom Hiddleston | Nominated | |||
| Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer | Chris Evans | Nominated | |||
| Choice Summer Movie: Action | The Avengers | Won | |||
| Choice Summer Movie Star: Male | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominated | |||
| Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman) | Won | ||||
| Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
| Hollywood Awards | October 10, 2012 | Visual Effects | Jeff White | Won | [9] |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | December 14, 2012 | Best Ensemble | Marvel's The Avengers | Nominated | [10] |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | December 17, 2012 | Best Visual Effects | The Avengers | Nominated | [11] |
| People's Choice Awards | January 9, 2013 | Favorite Movie | The Avengers | Nominated | [12] |
| Favorite Action Movie | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Movie Franchise | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Movie Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Won | |||
| Favorite Movie Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Action Movie Star | Chris Evans | Nominated | |||
| Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman) | Won | ||||
| Robert Downey Jr. | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Movie Superhero | Chris Evans as Captain America | Nominated | |||
| Chris Hemsworth as Thor | Nominated | ||||
| Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man | Won | ||||
| Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Face of Heroism | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
| Critic's Choice Awards | January 10, 2013 | Best Action Movie | The Avengers | Nominated | [13] |
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominated | |||
| Best Visual Effects | The Avengers | Nominated | |||
| Annie Award | February 2, 2013 | Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | Jerome Platteaux, John Sigurdson, Ryan Hopkins, Raul Essig, and Mark Chataway The Avengers – Industrial Light & Magic | Won | [14] |
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser, Scott Benza, Steve King, and Kiran Bhat The Avengers – Industrial Light & Magic | Nominated | |||
| VES Awards | February 5, 2013 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | The Avengers: Susan Pickett, Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, and Guy Williams | Nominated | [15] |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | The Hulk: Marc Chu, John Doublestein, Cyrus Jam, and Jason Smith | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Midtown Manhattan: Richard Bluff, Giles Hancock, David Meny, and Andy Proctor | Won | |||
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Downtown Manhattan: Colin Benoit, Jeremy Goldman, Tory Mercer, and Anthony Rispoli | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture | Helicarrier: Rene Garcia, Bruce Holcomb, Polly Ing, and Aaron Wilson | Won | |||
| Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Hulk Punch: Chris Balog, Peter Demarest, Nelson Sepulveda, and Alan Travis | Nominated | |||
| British Academy Film Awards | February 10, 2013 | Best Special Visual Effects | The Avengers | Nominated | [16] |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 17, 2013 | Best Sound Editing — Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | The Avengers | Nominated | [17] |
| Academy Awards | February 24, 2013 | Best Visual Effects | Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick | Nominated | [18] |
| Kids' Choice Awards | March 23, 2013 | Favorite Movie | The Avengers | Nominated | [19] |
| Favorite Movie Actress | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Male Buttkicker | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominated | |||
| Chris Hemsworth | Nominated | ||||
| Favorite Female Buttkicker | Scarlett Johansson | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Villain | Tom Hiddleston | Nominated | |||
| Empire Awards | March 24, 2013 | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | The Avengers | Nominated | [20] |
| Best 3D | The Avengers | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Joss Whedon | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominated | |||
| Best Film | The Avengers | Nominated | |||
| MTV Movie Awards | April 14, 2013 | Movie of the Year | The Avengers | Won | [21] [22] [23] |
| Best On-Screen Duo | Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo | Nominated | |||
| Best Fight | Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston | Won | |||
| Best Hero | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominated | |||
| Mark Ruffalo | Nominated | ||||
| Best Villain | Tom Hiddleston | Won | |||
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 3, 2013 | GTA's Top of the Box Office Award for 2012 | The Avengers | Won | [24] |
| Taurus World Stunt Awards | May 11, 2013 | Best Fight | The Avengers | Won | [25] |
| Best High Work | The Avengers | Won | |||
| Best Work With A Vehicle | The Avengers | Nominated | |||
| Best Overall Stunt By A Stunt Woman | The Avengers | Won | |||
| Hardest Hit | The Avengers | Won | |||
| Best Stunt Coordinator And/Or Second Unit Director | The Avengers | Nominated | |||
| Nebula Awards | May 19, 2013 | Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | The Avengers: Joss Whedon (director and writer), and Zak Penn (writer) | Nominated | [26] |
| Saturn Awards | June 26, 2013 | Best Science Fiction Film | The Avengers | Won | [27] [28] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Clark Gregg | Won | |||
| Best Director | Joss Whedon | Won | |||
| Best Writing | Joss Whedon | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Jeffrey Ford, and Lisa Lassek | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, and Dan Sudick | Won | |||
| Hugo Awards | September 1, 2013 | Best Dramatic Presentation — Long Form | The Avengers | Won | [29] |
