The Matrix

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

• 2000Academy AwardsSound — John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee
• 2000Academy AwardsFilm Editing — Zach Staenberg
• 2000Academy AwardsSound Effects Editing — Dane A. Davis
• 2000Academy AwardsVisual Effects — John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
• 2000British Academy Film AwardsBest Special Visual Effects — John Gaeta, Steve Courtley, Janek Sirrs, Jon Thum
• 2000British Academy Film AwardsBest Sound — David Lee, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, Dane A. Davis
• 2000Hugo AwardsBest Dramatic Presentation — The Wachowskis · nominated
• 2000Saturn Awards · FilmBest Director — The Wachowskis
• 2000Saturn Awards · FilmBest Science Fiction Film
• 2000Saturn Awards · FilmBest Writing — The Wachowskis · nominated

Set in The Matrix, an unnamed simulated late-20th-century city (fictional), 1999 · Real world: ruined Earth; Zion and the hovercraft Nebuchadnezzar (fictional), 2199

• Filmed at Disney Studios Australia (Fox Studios Australia at time of production), Sydney, New South Wales — Most production was filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney.
• Sydney, New South Wales — Sydney city proper supplied exterior filming locations while avoiding recognizable landmarks to suggest a generic American city.
• Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales — Scenes included Martin Place's fountain area and the adjacent Colonial Building.
• Campbell Street train bridge at Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales — Identified as one of the Sydney filming locations.
• Culver Studios, Culver City, California — Some filming occurred at Culver Studios.