Transformers (film)
Award Category Recipient Result
80th Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Scott Benza , Russell Earl , Scott Farrar and John Knoll Nominated
80th Academy Awards Best Sound Editing Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins Nominated
80th Academy Awards Best Sound Mixing Kevin O'Connell , Greg P. Russell and Peter J. Devlin Nominated
2007 MTV Movie Awards Best Summer Movie You Have n't Seen Yet Won
2008 MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Won
2008 Kids ' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Nominated
2007 Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival Best Special Effects ( Jury Merit Award ) Won
Hollywood Film Festival Visual Effects Supervisor of the Year Scott Farrar Won
6th Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture Scott Farrar , Shari Hanson , Russell Earl , Scott Benza Won
6th Visual Effects Society Awards Best Single Visual Effect of the Year Desert Highway Sequence - Scott Farrar , Shari Hanson , Shawn Kelly , Michael Jamieson Won
6th Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture Optimus Prime - Rick O'Connor , Doug Sutton , Keiji Yamaguchi , Jeff White Nominated
6th Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture Dave Fogler , Ron Woodall , Alex Jaeger , Brain Gernand Won
BMI Awards BMI Film Music Award Steve Jablonsky Won
28th Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actor Jon Voight ( also for Bratz : The Movie , September Dawn and National Treasure : Book of Secrets ) Nominated
34th Saturn Awards Best Science Fiction Film Nominated
34th Saturn Awards Best Special Effects Won
Reception -- Accolades
Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line. The film, which combines computer animation with live-action filming, was directed by Michael Bay, with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. It was produced by Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto, and is the first installment in the live-action Transformers film series. The film stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery, primarily vehicles. The Autobots intend to retrieve and use the AllSpark, the object that created their robotic race that is on Earth, to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war, while the Decepticons have the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth. Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, Rachael Taylor, John Turturro, and Jon Voight also star, while voice actors Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. Murphy and DeSanto developed the project in 2003, and DeSanto wrote a treatment. Steven Spielberg came on board the following year, hiring Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman to write the screenplay. The U.S. Armed Forces and General Motors (GM) loaned vehicles and aircraft during filming, which saved money for the production and added realism to the battle scenes. Hasbro's promotional campaign for the film included deals with various companies; advertising included a viral marketing campaign, coordinated releases of prequel comic books, toys, and books, as well as product placement deals with companies such as GM, Burger King, and eBay. Transformers received mixed reviews from critics and a positive response from audiences. It became the 87th highest-grossing film of all-time and was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2007, grossing $709 million worldwide, with an estimated 46 million tickets sold in the US.