Media2009

'District 9' released

When: 14 Aug 2009
Sources: 2 public sources

Director Neill Blomkamp promoting District 9 at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2009 Natasha Baucas at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdnatasha, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

TriStar released Neill Blomkamp's District 9 in the U.S., a film about stranded aliens confined to a Johannesburg camp. It received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

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OtherDistrict 9 (2009) (opens in a new tab)Box Office Mojo
OtherThe 82nd Academy Awards (2010) (opens in a new tab)Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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