The Impossible (Spanish: Lo Imposible) is a 2012 English-language Spanish disaster drama directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and written by Sergio G. Sánchez. It is based on the experience of María Belón and her family in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The cast includes Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Holland.
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The film received positive reviews from critics for its direction and its acting, especially for Watts who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
Accolades
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| Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Recipients | Outcome |
| Academy Awards[1] | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards[2] | Best International Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild[3] | Best Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Eugenio Caballero | Nominated |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[4] | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Best Young Actor | Tom Holland | Nominated | |
| Capri Awards[5][6] | Capri Director Award | Juan Antonio Bayona | Won |
| Capri European Director Award | Juan Antonio Bayona | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[7] | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Most Promising Performer | Tom Holland | Nominated | |
| Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain[8] | Best Picture | The Impossible | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Won | |
| Best New Actor | Tom Holland | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Juan Antonio Bayona | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sergio G. Sánchez | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Óscar Faura | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Bernat Vilaplana, Elena Ruiz | Nominated | |
| Columbus Film Critics Association Awards[9] | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards[10] | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Detroit Film Critics Society[11] | Best Film | The Impossible | Nominated |
| Best Director | Juan Antonio Bayona | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ewan McGregor | Nominated | |
| Empire Awards[12][13] | Empire Award for Best Newcomer | Tom Holland | Won |
| Empire Award for Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated | |
| Gaudí Awards[14] | Best Director | Juan Antonio Bayona | Won |
| Best Editing | Elena Ruiz and Bernart Vilaplana | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Óscar Faura | Won | |
| Best Sound | Oriol Tarragó and Marc Orts | Won | |
| Best Hair/Make-up | David Martí and Montse Ribé | Won | |
| Best European Film | The Impossible | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards[15] | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Goya Awards[16] | Best Film | The Impossible | Nominated |
| Best Director | Juan Antonio Bayona | Won | |
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ewan McGregor | Nominated | |
| Best New Actor | Tom Holland | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sergio G. Sánchez and María Belón | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Óscar Faura | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Elena Ruiz and Bernat Villaplana | Won | |
| Best Art Direction | Eugenio Caballero | Nominated | |
| Best Production Supervision | Sandra Hermida Muñiz | Won | |
| Best Sound | Peter Glossop, Marc Orts and Oriol Tarragó | Won | |
| Best Special Effects | Pau Costa and Félix Bergés | Won | |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Alessandro Bertolazzi, David Martí and Montse Ribé | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Fernando Velázquez | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Film Festival[17] | Spotlight Award | Tom Holland | Won |
| Houston Film Critics Society[18] | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society[19] | Sierra Award for Best Picture | The Impossible | Nominated |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards[20] | Young British Performer of the Year | Tom Holland | Won |
| National Board of Review USA[21] | Best Breakthrough Actor | Tom Holland | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival[22] | Desert Palm Achievement Award | Naomi Watts | Won |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society[23] | Best Youth Performance in a Lead or Supporting Role – Male | Tom Holland | Won |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards[24] | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Sant Jordi Awards[25] | Best Spanish Film | The Impossible | Won |
| Saturn Awards[26] | Best Horror or Thriller Film | The Impossible | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominated | |
| Best Young Actor | Tom Holland | Nominated | |
| Best Make-up | David Martin, Montse Ribé and Vasit Suchitta | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards[27] | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Naomi Watts | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards[28] | Choice Movie Drama | The Impossible | Nominated |
| Choice Movie Actress Drama | Naomi Watts | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards[29] | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | Pau Costa, Sandra Hermida, Félix Bergés | Won |
| Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture: | The Orchid Hotel | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards[30] | Best Youth Performance | Tom Holland | Nominated |
| Young Artist Awards[31] | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor | Tom Holland | Won |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor | Samuel Joslin | Nominated | |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under | Oaklee Pendergast | Nominated | |
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- ^ Arnold Wayne Jones (18 December 2012). "DFW Film Critics bestow 2012 awards". Dallas Voice. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Long, Tom (10 December 2012). "Detroit Film Critics nominations". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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- ^ Knegt, Peter (6 January 2013). "'Argo' Leads Houston Film Critics' Society Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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- ^ "33rd Critics' Circle Film Awards winners". The Critics' Circle. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "National Board of Review Current Awards". Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
- ^ "Watts Receives Award Distinction from Palm Springs International Film Festival". Palm Springs Life. November 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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