'Dunkirk' Movie review by Kenneth Turan

‘Dunkirk’

Syncopy / Warner Bros. Pictures

Dunkirk received 34 major nominations in 2018, winning 8 awards.

Review: Christopher Nolan puts audiences in the middle of WWII in the intimate and epic 'Dunkirk'

2018 Academy Awards 
8 nominations, 3 winners
Sound mixing
Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A. Rizzo
Winner
Sound editing
Richard King and Alex Gibson
Winner
Film editing
Lee Smith
Winner
Best picture
"Dunkirk"
Nominee
Directing
Christopher Nolan
Nominee
Production design
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Nominee
Original score
Hans Zimmer
Nominee
Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema
Nominee
2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts 
8 nominations, 1 winner
Sound
Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten
Winner
Editing
Lee Smith
Nominee
Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema
Nominee
Director
Christopher Nolan
Nominee
Best Film
"Dunkirk"
Nominee
Special Visual Effects
Andrew Jackson and Scott Fisher
Nominee
Production Design
Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis
Nominee
Original Music
Hans Zimmer
Nominee
2018 Directors Guild of America 
1 nomination
Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film
Christopher Nolan
Nominee
2018 Screen Actors Guild 
1 nomination
Outstanding Action Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture
"Dunkirk"
Nominee
2018 Producers Guild of America 
1 nomination
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas
Nominee
2018 Critics' Choice 
8 nominations, 1 winner
Best Editing
Lee Smith
Winner
Best Visual Effects
"Dunkirk"
Nominee
Best Picture
"Dunkirk"
Nominee
Best Production Design
Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis
Nominee
Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema
Nominee
Best Director
Christopher Nolan
Nominee
Best Score
Hans Zimmer
Nominee
Best Acting Ensemble
"Dunkirk"
Nominee
2018 Golden Globes 
3 nominations
Best Motion Picture - Drama
"Dunkirk"
Nominee
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Hans Zimmer
Nominee
Best Director - Motion Picture
Christopher Nolan
Nominee
2018 National Society of Film Critics 
1 nomination
Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema
Nominee
2018 American Film Institute 
1 nomination, 1 winner
AFI Movies of the Year
"Dunkirk"
Winner
2018 Boston Society of Film Critics 
1 nomination, 1 winner
Best Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema
Winner
2018 Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. 
1 nomination, 1 winner
Best Editing
Lee Smith
Winner