Did Inception win any awards?

Last Modified Jan 22, 2025 06:52 EST
Did Inception win any awards?
Inception Title Card (Source: Screengrab from the trailer)


In its time on the big screen, Christopher Nolan’s Inception has won various awards and accolades in the industry. The movie has listed famous actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. The science fiction action heist film was released in 2010 and revolves around the main character Dom Cobb who is working in corporate espionage using experimental dream-sharing techniques on their targets to reveal sensitive information.


The characters are seen taking on the difficult challenge of performing "Inception" on Robert Fischer, the son of Saito's competitor Maurice Fischer, in exchange for clearing Cobb's criminal records and letting him live a peaceful life. For the mission, Cobb ensembles his team of unique personalities to get the job done. The movie includes various highly versatile action sequences and Christopher Nolan-style storytelling.


Did Inception win any awards?


Inception has won 4 Academy awards under Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects. The movie also has been honored with 3 British Academy Film Awards, 2 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Crime Thriller Awards, 6 Critics' Choice Movie Awards, 2 Golden Reel Awards, 3 Hollywood Film Awards, 3 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 5 Saturn Awards, and 3 Satellite Awards.


The movie was also presented with 6 Scream Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, 4 Visual Effects Society Awards, 4 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award along with various other awards. Apart from this, Inception had various nominations - for 4 Golden Globes, Grammy Awards, multiple MTV Movie Awards, People's Choice Awards, Producers Guild of America Awards, 3 Empire Awards, and AFCA Film Awards among others.


Did Inception win any awards?
Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie (Source: Screengrab from the trailer)


How much did Inception make in the Box Office?


According to Forbes, Christopher Nolan’s Inception made $824 million at the box office. The movie was made on a budget of $160 million and made an opening collection of $62.7 million, making it the second highest-grossing movie at that time under the science fiction category falling behind Avatar, which made an opening of $77 million during its release. Inception was known to be released in both conventional and IMAX theaters during its release back on July 16, 2010. The movie got its world premiere in the prestigious Leicester Square in London and was later aired across 3,792 conventional theaters and 195 IMAX theaters in the United States of America and Canada as a whole. With its entire collection, the movie was titled the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2010 in North America, standing behind movies like Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.


Also read: Inception ending explained

FAQs on Awards won by Inception

A. The character of Cobb was played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

A. Inception has a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes.

A. The movie has been produced by Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan.

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