Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters on Nov. 20 and is the sixth movie in The Hunger Games franchise. While no prior films have received nominations at the Oscars, the Hunger-verse does have several notable wins under its belt, including Jennifer Lawrence at the 2013 Critics Choice Awards and Taylor Swift at the 2013 Grammys.
Lawrence leads the franchise as Katniss Everdeen, a young tribute who fights in the annual death battles known as the Hunger Games. Between 2013 and 2016, she received four consecutive CCA nominations in the now-defunct Best Actress in an Action Movie category, winning on her first try. She was also a regular contender at audience-based groups like the Academy of Science Fiction Awards, Kids’ Choice Awards, MTV Movie + TV Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and Teen Choice Awards.
The original Hunger Games won a Grammy Award for Taylor Swift, T Bone Burnett, John Paul White, and Joy Williams in the category of Best Song Written for Visual Media for “Safe and Sound.” That was Swift’s seventh Grammy win at the time; she has since won 14. The original song also earned a nod at the Golden Globes.
“Safe and Sound” was not eligible at the Oscars because it was the second song to play during the film’s end credits. Academy rules require an eligible song to be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits. Arcade Fire’s “Abraham’s Daughter” was the first song in the credits, and while it did receive a Grammy bid, it was snubbed at the Oscars.
Sunrise on the Reaping is the second prequel following 2023’s The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Directed by Francis Lawrence, it stars Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, McKenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanus Snow, and Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle. The blockbuster movies are based on Suzanne Collins’ dystopian novels of the same name.
Here’s a closer look at The Hunger Games awards history:
The Hunger Games (2012)
34 wins from 51 nominations
The original movie was the franchise’s most-awarded film at the time. Swift and co. won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for “Safe and Sound,” while Arcade Fire was nominated in the same category for “Abraham’s Daughter.” Lawrence won the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie, and the movie won the BAFTA Children’s Award for Best Feature Film. The Hunger Games also contended at the Golden Globes (“Safe and Sound”), Casting Society, and Costume Designers Guild Awards, among others.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
24 wins from 70 nominations
Just like the prior year, the Best Song race turned out to be the franchise’s strongest shot at awards. “Atlas” from Coldplay received nominations at the Grammys, Golden Globes, Critics Choice, and Hollywood Film Awards, prevailing with the latter group. Catching Fire also scored CCA bids for Best Action Movie and Lawrence for Best Actress in an Action Movie. Among guilds, it won the Costume Designers Guild Award and was nominated at the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
22 wins from 32 nominations
For the first part of the massive two-film finale, Lawrence earned a Critics Choice Award bid for Best Actress in an Action Movie for the third time in a row. Lorde received Best Song bids at the Golden Globes and CCA for “Yellow Flicker Beat.” And it once again contended at the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
15 wins from 35 nominations
Lawrence’s fourth and final Critics Choice Award bid for Best Actress in an Action Movie came for Part 2 of the original finale. The movie received additional nods from the Costume Designers Guild Awards and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
7 wins from 29 nominations
The least lauded film in the franchise was also the first to call itself a prequel. Among industry guilds, the Casting Society, Costume Designers Guild Awards, and Set Decorators Society of America recognized the action flick. The People’s Choice Awards enjoyed it the most, honoring it with two wins: Action Movie of the Year and Action Movie Star of the Year (Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird).
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026)
Wins and nominations pending
The latest film is eligible at the upcoming winter awards and the 2027 Oscars. It’s already been nominated at the (for Best Motion/Title Graphics) and the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Song (“Draw You Out”) and Best Score for James Newton Howard.
According to the Gold Derby odds, Sunrise on the Reaping‘s best chances for an Oscar nomination are in Best Costume Design (10th place), Best Production Design (13th place), and Best Song (16th place for “Draw You Out”).
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
