List of accolades received by How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film)

How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American animated action fantasy film loosely based on the 2003 book of the same name by Cressida Cowell; the film was produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3] It was directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois from a screenplay they co-wrote with Will Davies, and stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and Kristen Wiig.[1] The film follows a young Viking teenager named Hiccup (Baruchel), who befriends a Night Fury dragon after capturing it.[2][4]

How to Train Your Dragon accolades
A picture of John Powell smiling towards the camera
Composer John Powell received multiple awards and nominations for his work.
Totals[a]
Wins25
Nominations65
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

How to Train Your Dragon premiered in Los Angeles on March 21, 2010,[5] and was released in the United States on March 26.[6] Produced on a budget of $165 million, How to Train Your Dragon grossed $494.9 million worldwide,[7] finishing its theatrical run as the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2010.[8] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 99% based on 214 reviews.[9]

How to Train Your Dragon garnered awards and nominations in various categories with particular recognition for John Powell's musical score. At the 83rd Academy Awards, it received nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. The film won ten Annie Awards out of fourteen nominations. How to Train Your Dragon also received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

Accolades

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Accolades received by How to Train Your Dragon (film)
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
3D Creative Arts Awards February 9, 2011 Best Feature Film – Animation How to Train Your Dragon Won [10]
Best Stereoscopic Feature Film – Animation How to Train Your Dragon Won
3D Talent Award Jay Baruchel Won
Academy Awards February 27, 2011 Best Animated Feature Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois Nominated [11]
[12]
Best Original Score John Powell Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards December 24, 2010 Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [13]
[14]
Best Animated Female America Ferrara Won
American Cinema Editors Awards February 19, 2011 Best Edited Animated Feature Film Maryann Brandon and Darren T. Holmes Nominated [15]
[16]
Annie Awards February 5, 2011 Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon Won [17]
[18]
Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production Brett Miller Won
Jason Mayer Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Feature Production Gabe Hordos Won
Jakob Hjort Jensen Nominated
David Torres Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production Nico Marlet Won
Outstanding Achievement for Directing in a Feature Production Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders Won
Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production John Powell Won
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Pierre Olivier Vincent Won
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in a Feature Production Tom Owens Won
Alessandro Carloni Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Jay Baruchel Won
Gerard Butler Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production William Davies, Dean DeBlois, and Chris Sanders Won
ASCAP Awards June 23, 2011 Top Box Office Films John Powell Won [19]
British Academy Film Awards February 13, 2011 Best Animated Film Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois Nominated [20]
[21]
Best Original Music John Powell Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards December 20, 2010 Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [22]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 14, 2011 Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [23]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards December 17, 2010 Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [24]
Genesis Awards March 19, 2011 Best Feature Film How to Train Your Dragon Won [25]
Golden Globe Awards January 16, 2011 Best Animated Feature Film How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [26]
Golden Reel Awards February 20, 2011 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical for Feature Film Randy Thom, Jonathan Null, Al Nelson, Pascal Garneau, Chris Gridley, Colette D. Dahanne, Josh Gold, Pete Horner, Sue Fox, Andrea Gard, Richard Quinn, Dennie Thorpe, and Jana Vance Won [27]
Golden Trailer Awards June 10, 2010 Best Animation/Family "Prepare" (Aspect Ratio) Nominated [28]
Houston Film Critics Society Awards December 18, 2010 Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [29]
Best Original Score John Powell Nominated
Hugo Awards August 20, 2011 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form William Davies, Dean DeBlois, and Chris Sanders Nominated [30]
[31]
International Cinephile Society Awards February 18, 2011 Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [32]
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International Film Music Critics Association Awards February 24, 2011 Film Score of the Year John Powell Won [34]
[35]
Best Original Score for an Animated Film John Powell Won
Film Music Composition of the Year John Powell for "Forbidden Friendship" Nominated
John Powell for "Test Drive" Nominated
February 18, 2021 Best New Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording John Powell Nominated [36]
[37]
Ivor Novello Awards May 19, 2011 Best Original Film Score John Powell Won [38]
Movieguide Awards February 18, 2011 Best Movies for Families How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [39]
[40]
Nebula Awards May 21, 2011 Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois, and Will Davies Nominated [41]
[42]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (Australia) October 8, 2010 Fave Movie How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [43]
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Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (United States) April 2, 2011 Favorite Animated Movie How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [45]
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Online Film Critics Society Awards January 3, 2011 Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [47]
[48]
People's Choice Awards January 5, 2011 Favorite Family Movie How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [49]
[50]
Producers Guild of America Awards January 22, 2011 Best Animated Motion Picture Bonnie Arnold Nominated [51]
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San Diego Film Critics Society Awards December 14, 2010 Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [53]
[54]
Satellite Awards December 19, 2010 Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [55]
[56]
Saturn Awards June 23, 2011 Best Music John Powell Nominated [57]
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Best Production Design Kathy Altieri Nominated
Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 20, 2010 Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [24]
Teen Choice Awards August 8, 2010 Choice Animated Movie How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [59]
[60]
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards December 14, 2010 Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon Won [61]
Venice Film Festival September 1–11, 2010 Most Creative 3D Film of the Year How to Train Your Dragon Won[a] [62]
Visual Effects Society Awards February 1, 2011 Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Simon Otto, Craig Ring, and Bonnie Arnold Won [63]
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Gabe Hordos, Cassidy Curtis, Mariette Marinus, and Brent Watkins Won
Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Andy Hayes, Laurent Kermel, Jason Mayer, and Brett Miller Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards December 6, 2010 Best Animated Feature How to Train Your Dragon Nominated [64]
World Soundtrack Awards August 23, 2010 Soundtrack Composer of the Year John Powell[b] Nominated [65]
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Jónsi for "Sticks & Stones" Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Tied with Avatar (2009)
  2. ^ Also for Green Zone (2010) and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

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