United 93 is a 2006 British docudrama and action film written and directed by Paul Greengrass, who co-produced it with Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Lloyd Levin. The film largely chronicles the events aboard the United Airlines Flight 93, one of the four hijacked flights during the September 11 attacks; It is said that Flight 93 was the only plane to not hit its intended target, due to the intervention of its passengers and crew. The film also covers the experiences of government officials and air traffic controllers, many of whom are played by themselves, as they witness the other events of the attacks unfold that day. The film made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 25 April 2006, and Universal Pictures released it theatrically on 28 April. The film grossed $76.7 million on a $15 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 209 reviews and judged 90% to be positive.
United 93 garnered awards and nominations with recognition for its direction, screenplay, cinematography, and film editing. The film garnered two nominations at the 79th Academy Awards for Best Director (Greengrass) and Best Film Editing (Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson). At the 60th British Academy Film Awards, it received six nominations and won two awards for Best Direction and Outstanding British Film. Several critics groups including the London Film Critics' Circle, National Society of Film Critics, and New York Film Critics Circle awarded it Best Film. The American Film Institute named United 93 one of the Top Ten Films of 2006.
Accolades + Award Date of ceremony Category Nominee(s) Result AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 6 February 2007 Best Director Academy Awards 25 February 2007 Best Director Best Film Editing , Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson American Cinema Editors Awards 18 February 2007 Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic , Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson American Film Institute Awards 12 January 2007 Top 10 Films of the Year United 93 Austin Film Critics Association 3 January 2007 Best Picture United 93 Best Original Screenplay Boston Society of Film Critics 11 December 2006 Best Film United 93 Best Director Best Cast United 93 British Academy Film Awards11 February 2007 Best Direction Outstanding British Film , Lloyd Levin, and Paul Greengrass Best Original Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing , Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson Best Sound , Mike Prestwood Smith, Douglas Cooper, Oliver Tarney, and Eddy Joseph Bodil Awards 25 February 2007 Best American Film Chicago Film Critics Association 28 December 2006 Best Film United 93 Best Director Best Original Screenplay Critics' Choice Awards 14 January 2007 Best Picture United 93 Best Director Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 19 December 2006 Best Film United 93 Best Director Empire Awards 27 March 2007 Best Film United 93 Best British Film United 93 Evening Standard British Film Awards 4 February 2007 Best Film United 93 Golden Reel Awards 24 January 2007 Best Sound Editing for Sound Effects and Foley in a Foreign Film , Eddy Joseph, Harry Barnes, Richard Fordham, Paul Conway , Jack Whittaker, Martin Cantwell, Tony Currie, Simon Chase, Stuart Morton, and Alex Joseph Irish Film & Television Awards 10 February 2007 Best International Film United 93 London Film Critics' Circle 24 February 2007 Film of the Year United 93 Director of the Year British Producer of the Year , Lloyd Levin, and Paul Greengrass Los Angeles Film Critics Association 10 December 2006 Best Director National Society of Film Critics 6 January 2007 Best Director New York Film Critics Circle 11 December 2006 Best Film United 93 Online Film Critics Society 7 January 2007 Best Picture United 93 Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Editing , Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson St. Louis Film Critics Association 7 January 2007 Best Film United 93 Best Director Top 10 Films United 93 Most Original, Innovative or Creative Film United 93 San Diego Film Critics Society 19 December 2006 Best Editing , Christopher Rouse, and Richard Pearson Toronto Film Critics Association 19 December 2006 Best Film United 93 Best Director Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 11 December 2006 Best Film United 93 Writers Guild of America Awards 11 February 2007 Best Original Screenplay
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