‘I’d like to do a few seconds of silence in remembrance of the 1,500 men, women and children who died when the great ship died ... the only thing that we truly own is today’ — List of James Cameron Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: June 2026
List of Oscar nominations for James Cameron. James Cameron has been nominated for 7 Academy Awards, over 3 categories, and won 3. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2022: Avatar: The Way of Water (Best Picture) (shared with Jon Landau) — lost to Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang). Other nominees: All Quiet on the Western Front (Malte Grunert), The Banshees of Inisherin (Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh), Women Talking (Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Frances McDormand), Triangle of Sadness (Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober), The Fabelmans (Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner), Elvis (Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss), Tár (Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert), Top Gun: Maverick (Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison, Jerry Bruckheimer)
2009: Avatar (Best Picture) (shared with Jon Landau) — lost to The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro). Other nominees: Inglourious Basterds (Lawrence Bender), Precious (Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness), An Education (Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey), The Blind Side (Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson), A Serious Man (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen), District 9 (Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham), Up (Jonas Rivera), Up in the Air (Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman)
2009: Avatar (Best Director) — lost to Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). Other nominees: Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds), Lee Daniels (Precious), Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
2009: Avatar (Best Editing) (shared with Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua) — lost to The Hurt Locker (Bob Murawski, Chris Innis). Other nominees: Inglourious Basterds (Sally Menke), District 9 (Julian Clarke), Precious (Joe Klotz)
1997: WON: Titanic (Best Picture) (shared with Jon Landau) — Other nominees: Good Will Hunting (Lawrence Bender), As Good as It Gets (James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, Kristi Zea), The Full Monty (Uberto Pasolini), L.A. Confidential (Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael G. Nathanson)
1997: WON: Titanic (Best Director) — Other nominees: Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting), Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty), Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential)
1997: WON: Titanic (Best Editing) (shared with Conrad Buff IV, Richard A. Harris) — Other nominees: Good Will Hunting (Pietro Scalia), Air Force One (Richard Francis-Bruce), As Good as It Gets (Richard Marks), L.A. Confidential (Peter Honess)