| The Matrix | |
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| 4 Nominations / 4 Wins | |
| Year | 1999 |
| Director | Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski |
| Writer | Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski |
| Starring | Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss |
| 72nd Academy Awards | |
The Matrix is a 1999 American science fiction action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving. The film is an example of the cyberpunk science fiction genre. It contains numerous references to philosophical and religious ideas, and prominently pays homage to works such as Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation and Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Wins
- Best Film Editing — Zach Staenberg
- Best Sound Editing — Dane A. Davis
- Best Sound Mixing — John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, David Lee
- Best Visual Effects — John Gaeta
Nominations
- Best Film Editing — Zach Staenberg
- Best Sound Editing — Dane A. Davis
- Best Sound Mixing — John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, David Lee
- Best Visual Effects — John Gaeta
Plot[]
Thomas A. Anderson is a man living two lives. By day he is an average computer programmer and by night a hacker known as Neo. Neo has always questioned his reality, but the truth is far beyond his imagination. Neo finds himself targeted by the police when he is contacted by Morpheus, a legendary computer hacker branded a terrorist by the government. Morpheus awakens Neo to the real world, a ravaged wasteland where most of humanity have been captured by a race of machines that live off of the humans' body heat and electrochemical energy and who imprison their minds within an artificial reality known as the Matrix. As a rebel against the machines, Neo must return to the Matrix and confront the agents: super-powerful computer programs devoted to snuffing out Neo and the entire human rebellion.
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