Editing James Cameron (section)

==Awards and recognition==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by James Cameron}}
[[File:JamesCameronStarDec09.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Cameron receiving a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], December 2009|alt=Cameron receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in December 2009]]

Cameron received the inaugural [[Ray Bradbury Award]] from the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] in 1992 for ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day''.<ref name="SFAwards" /> In recognition of "a distinguished career as a Canadian filmmaker", [[Carleton University]] awarded Cameron the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts on June 13, 1998.<ref name="Barkman-2019">{{Cite book|title=A critical companion to James Cameron| last1=Barkman | first1=Adam | last2=Sanna | first2=Antonio|year=2019|isbn=9781498572309|publisher=Lexington Books|location=Lanham|pages=xvii|oclc=1048935614}}</ref> Cameron received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] in 1998, presented by Awards Council member [[George Lucas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/|access-date=October 5, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215023909/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also received an honorary doctorate in 1998 from [[Brock University]] in St. Catharines, Ontario, for his accomplishments in the international film industry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/opinion-story/8184919-appreciating-cameron-s-amazing-run-now-that-it-s-over/|title=Appreciating Cameron's amazing run, now that it's over|last=Law|first=John|date=January 8, 2016|work=Niagara Falls Review|access-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307214749/https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/opinion-story/8184919-appreciating-cameron-s-amazing-run-now-that-it-s-over/|archive-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref> In 1998, Cameron attended a convocation to receive an honorary degree from [[Toronto Metropolitan University|Ryerson University]], Toronto.<ref name="Barkman-2019" /> The university awards its highest honor to those who have made extraordinary contributions in Canada or internationally. A year later, Cameron received the honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from [[California State University, Fullerton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calstate.edu/honorarydegrees/campus.shtml |title=Honorary Degrees Awarded by Campus &#124; CSU |publisher=Calstate.edu |access-date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810164041/http://www.calstate.edu/honorarydegrees/campus.shtml |archive-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref> He accepted the degree at the university's summer annual commencement exercise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-28-me-41947-story.html|title=FULLERTON|date=May 28, 1999|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025124950/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-28-me-41947-story.html|archive-date=October 25, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>

Cameron's work has been recognized by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]; as one of the few directors to have won three Academy Awards in a single year. For ''Titanic'', he won Best Director, Best Picture (shared with Jon Landau) and Best Film Editing (shared with [[Conrad Buff IV|Conrad Buff]] and [[Richard A. Harris]]). In 2009, he was nominated for awards in Best Film Editing (shared with [[John Refoua]] and [[Stephen E. Rivkin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/|title=67th Annual Golden Globe Awards|date=January 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108115828/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/|archive-date=January 8, 2010|access-date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> Best Director and Best Picture for ''Avatar.'' Cameron has won two Golden Globes: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for ''Titanic'' and ''Avatar''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Cameron|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/james-cameron|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=www.goldenglobes.com|language=en}}</ref>

In recognition of his contributions to underwater filming and remote vehicle technology, [[University of Southampton]] awarded Cameron the honorary degree of doctor of the university in July 2004. Cameron accepted the award at the [[National Oceanography Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noc.ac.uk/news/noc-heralds-cameron-achievement|title=National Oceanography Centre heralds Cameron achievement|date=March 26, 2012|publisher=National Oceanography Centre|access-date=July 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011014959/http://noc.ac.uk/news/noc-heralds-cameron-achievement|archive-date=October 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, Cameron received a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/|title=Canada's Walk of Fame|website=Canada's Walk of Fame|language=en-CA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903033801/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/james-cameron|archive-date=September 3, 2009|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> and a year later, received the 2,396th star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbs2.com/local/titanic.avatar.james.2.1377279.html |title='Avatar' Director Gets Star On Walk Of Fame |access-date=December 19, 2009 |date=December 18, 2009 |publisher=[[CBS]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202201530/http://cbs2.com/local/titanic.avatar.james.2.1377279.html |archive-date=February 2, 2010 }}</ref> On February 28, 2010, Cameron was honored with a [[Visual Effects Society]] (VES) Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/8th-annual-ves-awards|title=8th Annual VES Awards|date=March 24, 2015|website=www.visualeffectssociety.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515021400/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/8th-annual-ves-awards|archive-date=May 15, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> In June 2012, Cameron was inducted to The Science Fiction Hall of Fame at the [[Museum of Pop Culture]] for his contribution to the science fiction and fantasy field.<ref name="sfhof2012" /> Cameron collaborated with [[Walt Disney Imagineering]] and served as a creative consultant on [[Pandora – The World of Avatar|Pandora – The World of ''Avatar'']], an ''Avatar''-themed land at [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]] in [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida|Florida]] which opened to the public on May 27, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/just-announced-pandora-the-world-of-avatar-will-open-may-27-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|title=Just Announced: Pandora - The World of Avatar Will Open May 27 at Disney's Animal Kingdom|website=Disney Parks Blog|date=February 7, 2017 |language=en-US|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410210448/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2017/02/just-announced-pandora-the-world-of-avatar-will-open-may-27-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/|archive-date=April 10, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8782056/Disney-to-build-Avatar-attractions-at-its-theme-parks.html|title=Disney to build Avatar attractions at its theme parks|last=Cody|first=Anthony|date=September 22, 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329031751/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8782056/Disney-to-build-Avatar-attractions-at-its-theme-parks.html|archive-date=March 29, 2019|location=London}}</ref> A species of frog, ''[[Pristimantis jamescameroni]],'' was named after Cameron for his work in promoting environmental awareness and advocacy of [[veganism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-new-frog-species-venezuela-james-cameron-01515.html|title=Two New Frog Species Discovered in Venezuela, One Named after James Cameron|author=Sergio Prostak|date=November 4, 2013|work=Sci-News.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612211042/http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-new-frog-species-venezuela-james-cameron-01515.html|archive-date=June 12, 2018|access-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kok|first1=Philippe J.R.|year=2013|title=Two new charismatic Pristimantis species (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the tepuis of the "Lost World" (Pantepui region, South America)|url=http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/181|journal=European Journal of Taxonomy|issue=60|doi=10.5852/ejt.2013.60|doi-access=free|access-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105050228/http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/181|archive-date=November 5, 2013|url-status=live |issn = 2118-9773}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/04/12/director-james-cameron-on-vegan-diet-like-ive-set-the-clock-back-15-years/|title=Director James Cameron on Vegan Diet: Like I've Set the Clock Back 15 Years.|author=Michael Destries|date=April 12, 2014|work=Ecorazzi.com|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929090550/http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/04/12/director-james-cameron-on-vegan-diet-like-ive-set-the-clock-back-15-years/|archive-date=September 29, 2019|access-date=April 12, 2014}}</ref>

In 2010, ''Time'' magazine named Cameron one of the 100 most influential people in the world.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The 2010 TIME 100|language=en-US|magazine=Time|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html|access-date=May 8, 2018|issn=0040-781X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703021915/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0%2C29569%2C1984685%2C00.html|archive-date=July 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, he was ranked at the top of the list in ''[[The Guardian]]'' Film Power 100<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/24/film-power-100-full-list|title=The 2010 Guardian Film Power 100|last1=Bradshaw|first1=Peter|date=September 24, 2010|work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516022609/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/24/film-power-100-full-list|archive-date=May 16, 2019|last2=Kermode|first2=Mark|location=London}}</ref> and in 30th place in ''[[New Statesman]]'s'' list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/film/2010/09/james-cameron-cinema-blue|title=30th James Cameron – 50 People Who Matter 2010|website=NewStatesman|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701151455/http://www.newstatesman.com/film/2010/09/james-cameron-cinema-blue|archive-date=July 1, 2017|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, Cameron received the [[Nierenberg Prize|Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public]], which is annually awarded by the [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/5230|title=James Cameron Honored with Scripps Nierenberg Prize|date=May 15, 2013|publisher=Scripps Institution of Oceanography|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116215457/https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/5230|archive-date=November 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Cameron was appointed as a Companion of the [[Order of Canada]] by [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Julie Payette]], giving him the [[List of post-nominal letters in Canada|Post Nominal Letters]] "CC" for life.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/order-of-canada-january-2020-1.5409261 | title=Ex-PM, Oscar-winning director, Nobel laureate and Inuk actor and athlete among Order of Canada appointees &#124; CBC News | access-date=December 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227231052/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/order-of-canada-january-2020-1.5409261 | archive-date=December 27, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020, Cameron was the subject of the second season of the Epicleff Media dramatic [[podcast]] ''[[Blockbuster (podcast)|Blockbuster]]''. The audio drama, created and narrated by [[Emmy Award]]-winning journalist and filmmaker [[Matt Schrader]], chronicles Cameron's life and career (leading up to the creation and release of ''Titanic''), and stars actor [[Ross Marquand]] in the lead voice role as Cameron.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/the-director-becomes-the-story-as-blockbuster-tells-story-of-movie-great-james-cameron/article_d5d6877a-b0b9-11ea-847d-bb77ae55734f.html | title=The Director Becomes the Story as 'Blockbuster' Tells Story of Movie Great James Cameron &#124; InsideRadio | date=June 17, 2020 | access-date=August 23, 2020 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Awards and nominations received by Cameron's films
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" width=160| Academy Awards
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" width=160| BAFTA Awards
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" width=160| Golden Globe Awards
|-
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
|-
|1986
|''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''
|align=center|7
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|
|-
|1989
|''[[The Abyss]]''
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]''
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|
|
|-
|1994
|''[[True Lies]]''
|align=center|1
|
|align=center|1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
|1997
|''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''
|align=center|14
|align=center|11
|align=center|10
|
|align=center|8
|align=center|4
|-
|2009
|''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''
|align=center|9
|align=center|3
|align=center|8
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|align=center|2
|-
|2022
|''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]''
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!align=center|45
!align=center|22
!align=center|28
!align=center|6
!align=center|16
!align=center|7
|}