The Matrix won four Academy Awards. At the 72nd Academy Awards, it won Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
The ceremony took place in 2000, honoring films released in 1999. The film won every Oscar for which it was nominated, an especially notable achievement for a science-fiction action movie competing against more established prestige titles.
The film’s visual-effects victory recognized the groundbreaking “bullet time” sequences, while its three sound-related wins reflected the precision of its action design and post-production work. A common mix-up is confusing its four Oscars with its many other nominations and wins from organizations such as BAFTA and the Saturn Awards.