List of accolades received by The Sixth Sense
 Haley Joel Osment, nominated for over a dozen awards for his performance as Cole Sear | ||
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The Sixth Sense is an American supernatural thriller film, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film was released on August 6, 1999, grossing over $26,600,000 on its opening weekend and ranking first place at the box office. Overall the film grossed over $293,500,000 domestically and $672,800,000 worldwide, which is approximately 16.8 times its budget of $40 million.[1] The Sixth Sense was well received by critics, with an approval rating of 85% from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
The film has received numerous awards and nominations, with nomination categories ranging from those honoring the film itself (Best Film), to its writing, editing, and direction (Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay), to its cast's performance (Best Actor / Actress). Especially lauded was the supporting role of actor Haley Joel Osment, whose nominations include an Academy Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Overall, The Sixth Sense was nominated for six Academy Awards and four British Academy Film Awards, but won none. The film received three nominations from the People's Choice Awards and won all of them, with lead actor Bruce Willis being honored for his role. The Satellite Awards nominated the film in four categories, with awards given for writing (M. Night Shyamalan) and editing (Andrew Mondshein). Supporting actress Toni Collette was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Satellite award for her role in the film. James Newton Howard was honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for his composition of the music for the film.
Awards and nominations
[edit]References
[edit]- General
- "The Sixth Sense (2000) Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "The Sixth Sense". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "The Sixth Sense (1999)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "The Sixth Sense – 1999 Academy Awards Profile". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "14th Annual ASC Awards". American Society of Cinematographers. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ Don Heckman (April 27, 2000). "Howard, Donen Honored by ASCAP". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "1999 Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners". Bram Stoker Awards. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Awards Database". British Academy Film Awards. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Ellen A. Kim (December 22, 1999). "Another Day, Another Movie Award". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Oscar hopeful Caine honoured". BBC News. BBC. February 17, 2000. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ "FFCC Award Winners". Florida Film Critics Circle. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "The Sixth Sense". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "2000 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Hugo Awards". Chicon 2000. August 23, 2000. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ "KCFCC Award Winners: 1990–1999". Kansas City Film Critics Circle. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "1999 Sierra Award winners". Las Vegas Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "2000 MTV Movie Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "SFWA Nebula Awards: 1999 Winners". Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. Archived from the original on February 12, 2002. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "1999 Year-End Award Nominees". Online Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ "The OFCS 1999 Year End Awards". Online Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ "'Sixth Sense' tops People's Choice Awards". Associated Press. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. January 10, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "2000 4th Annual SATELLITE Awards". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "The 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ King, Susan (February 10, 2000). "Writer's Guild announces screenplay nominees". Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. Retrieved December 24, 2010.