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Only oneStar Trekmovie has ever succeed an Oscar , but six more of the thirteen films have also been nominate for Academy Awards . From Patrick Stewart ’s want of awards realisation for playing Captain Jean - Luc Picard inStar Trek : The Next GenerationtoStar Trek : Picardseason 3 ’s Emmy repulse , the franchise has n’t had a expert track platter with acting awards . in general , Star Trekshows or movies are never in contention for Best goggle box Drama or Best Picture at the Emmys or Oscars , but they do boast hard in the expert family . That ’s just surprising for a enfranchisement that trust heavily on visual effects , prowess guidance and make-up to create credible unknown new worlds .
TheStar Trekmoviesfrom William Shatner to Chris Pine have received multiple nominations in the Academy Awards ' technical categories . However , only one of the 13Star Trekmovies has been the prosperous recipient of an Oscar statue since the franchise ’s first trip-up to the Academy Awards in 1980 . However , the very fact that more than half the movies in theStar Trekfranchise have received one or more Oscar nominations demonstrates how well - regarded they are by their match in the all-embracing picture diligence .
A young theatrical Star Trek movie planned to be an origin set before J.J. Abrams ' Star Trek 2009 movie tap a director and a screenwriter .
Three Star Trek: TOS Movies Were Nominated For Academy Awards
Three of theStar Trek : The Original Seriesmovies were name for multiple Academy Awards in 1980 , 1987 , and 1992 , respectively . Star Trek : The Motion Picture , arguably the most cinematic of the sixTOSmovies , was nominated for artistic production direction , Jerry Goldsmith ’s original sexual conquest , and Douglas Trumbull ’s optical effects . Goldsmith and Trumbull are big epithet in their flying field , which would have helpedStar Trek : TMPto increase nominations for three of the big technological Oscars . Unfortunately forStar Trek : The Motion Picture , it was released in the same yr as Ridley Scott ’s groundbreakingAlien , which took home the Visual Effects Oscar in 1980 .
Nominated for four Academy Awards , Star Trek IV : The Voyage Homereceived the most Oscar nomination of all theStar Trek : The Original Seriesmovies . The fourthStar Trekmovie was nominated for cinematography , original score , strait , and well-grounded consequence edit . Voyage Home ’s list of Academy Award nominations is perhaps reflective of it being the most popular andhighest - grossingStar Trekmoviefor theTOScast . Once again , theAlienfranchise beatStar Trekto an Academy Award , with James Cameron’sAlienswinning the Sound Effects Editing Oscar in 1987 .
Jerry Goldsmith had bring home the bacon an Oscar for Best Original Score in 1977 for his body of work onThe Omen .
Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Countrywas nominated for two Academy Awards in 1992 , for both makeup and sound effects editing . The Oscar nomination forStar Trek 6is well - garner as it features some unbelievable alien makeup . It ’s not just the visiting Klingon dignitaries , there are also some hugely imaginative foreign creations see when Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ) are direct to the Rura Penthe penal dependency . Unfortunately forStar Trek , James Cameron’sTerminator 2 : Judgment Dayswept the board when it come to 1992 ’s proficient Oscars .
One TNG Movie Got An Oscar Nomination
Only one of the fourStar Trek : The Next Generationmovies was nominate for an Oscar . Star Trek : First Contactwas nominate for a Best Makeup Oscarat the 69th Academy Awards in 1997 . The makeup work onJonathan Frakes’Star Trek : First Contactis excellent , from the Borg droning to the human skin on Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) and the terrifying Borg Queen ( Alice Krige ) . Where theStar Trek : The Original Seriesmovies lose to more technically impressive sci - fi motion-picture show , First Contactlost out on a makeup Oscar to Eddie Murphy’sThe Nutty Professorin 1997 .
None of the actors from Star Trek : The Next Generation ever earned an Emmy nominating address for their portrayals of the iconic crew of the USS Enterprise - D.
Only J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (2009) Has Won An Academy Award
J.J. Abrams ' 2009 reboot is the only Academy Award - winningStar Trekmovie . J.J. Abrams’Star Trekmovie was put up for four Academy Awards at the 2010 Oscars observance ; Best Achievement in Sound Editing , Sound Mixing , Makeup and Visual Effects . Once again , James Cameron was a prickle inStar Trek ’s side , as his groundbreaking 2009 movieAvatarwalked away with the Best Achievement in Visual Effects Oscar . Avatar ’s predominantly computer generated eccentric mean that it was n’t nominated for Best Achievement in Makeup , allowing J.J. Abrams’Star Trekto take the dealership ’s one and only Oscar .
J.J. Abrams ' controversialStar Trek into Darknessremakewas put up for Best Achievement in Visual Effects at the 2013 Academy Awards . However , it lose out on that laurels to Ang Lee ’s visually stunningThe Life of Pi , which had been released in the same yr . Justin Lin’sStar Trek Beyondalso have a nod for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017 . However , it lose out to David Ayer ’s DC picture , Suicide Squad , presumably due to the extensive employment required in creating Jared Leto ’s Joker tattoos . With two newStar Trekmovies reportedly in the works , it continue to be seen if the franchise will succeed another Oscar in the come years .
The sixStar Trek : The Original Seriesmovies and fourStar Trek : The Next Generationmovies are pullulate now on Max .
All three Chris PineStar Trekmovies are streaming now on Paramount+ .
