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The Abyss

  • August 9, 1989
  • 140 min.
  • Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
  • United States
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

Original title: The Abyss

4

nominations

25%

winning rate

1

win

Academy Awards #62 - 1990

Award People Status
Best Cinematography Mikael Salomon
Best Sound Mixing Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, Lee Orloff
Best Production Design Leslie Dilley, Anne Kuljian
Best Special Effects Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak Winner

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