Up to 2009, ten native-format IMAX format films have received Academy Awards nomination with one win: the animated short, The Old Man dan the Sea. Here is the list of films that were nominated:

• Dolphins, 2000 Documentary (Short Subject)
• More, 1998 Short Film (Animated)
• Alaska: Spirit of the Wild, 1997 Documentary (Short Subject)
• Amazon, 1997 Documentary (Short Subject)
• Cosmic Voyage, 1996 Documentary (Short Subject)
• Special Effects: Anything Can Happen, 1996 Documentary (Short Subject)
• The Living Sea, 1995 Documentary (Short Subject)
• Fires of Kuwait, 1992 Documentary (Feature)
• The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!, 1980 Documentary (Short Subject)

Many IMAX films have been remastered into HDTV format (but cropped in height to fit into 16:9 aspect ratio) for the MOJO HD channel with limited commercial interruption. They can also occasionally be shown commercial free on HDNet dan with limited commercials on HD Theater.

Kecemerlangan Teknikal

In 1996 IMAX was awarded the only Oscar given for Scientific dan Technical Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts dan Sciences.[31] The award cites IMAX's innovations in creating dan developing a method of filming dan exhibiting large-format, wide-angle motion pictures.[32]