<P> The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 7.7 / 10 based on 268 reviews . The website's consensus reads, "Director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. make this smart, high impact superhero movie one that even non-comics fans can enjoy ." In May 2008, Rotten Tomatoes review aggregator Jen Yamato identified Iron Man as the "best - reviewed film of the year so far". On Metacritic, the film achieved an average score of 79 out of 100, based on 38 critics, signifying "generally favorable reviews". </P> <P> Among the major trade journals, Todd McCarthy of Variety called the film an "expansively entertaining special effects extravaganza" with "fresh energy and stylistic polish", while Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film, while nonetheless finding "disappointment (in) a climatic (sic) battle between different Iron Man prototypes (...) how did Tony's nemesis learn how to use the suit?" In one of the first major - daily newspaper reviews, Frank Lovece of Newsday lauded the film's "emotional truth (...) pitch - perfect casting and plausibly rendered super-science" that made it "faithful to the source material while updating it--and recognizing what's made that material so enduring isn't just the high - tech cool of a man in a metal suit, but the human condition that got him there". A.O. Scott of The New York Times called the film "an unusually good superhero picture . Or at least--since it certainly has its problems--a superhero movie that's good in unusual ways ." Among the specialty press, Garth Franklin of Dark Horizons commended the "impressive sets and mechanics that combine smoothly with relatively seamless CG", and said, "Robert Downey Jr., along with director Jon Favreau (...) help this rise above formula . The result is something that, whilst hardly original or groundbreaking, is nevertheless refreshing in its earnestness to avoid dark dramatic stylings in favor of an easy - going, crowd - pleasing action movie with a sprinkle of anti-war and redemption themes". </P> <P> Among major metropolitan weeklies, David Edelstein of New York magazine called the film "a shapely piece of mythmaking (...) Favreau doesn't go in for stylized comic - book frames, at least in the first half . He gets real with it--you'd think you were watching a military thriller", while conversely, David Denby of The New Yorker put forth a negative review, claiming "a slightly depressed, going - through - the - motions feel to the entire show (...) Gwyneth Paltrow, widening her eyes and palpitating, can't do much with an antique role as Stark's girl Friday, who loves him but can't say so; Terrence Howard, playing a military man who chases around after Stark, looks dispirited and taken for granted". IGN's Todd Gilchrist recognized Downey as "the best thing" in a film that "functions on autopilot, providing requisite story developments and character details to fill in this default' origin story' while the actors successfully breathe life into their otherwise conventional roles". Noting the cultural elements of the film, Cristobal Giraldez Catalan of Bright Lights Film Journal wrote, "Iron Man is far more than playboy fantasy; it is American foreign policy realized without context (... and) with narrative and directorial precision, once again provides the high - fidelity misogyny and anti-Muslim rhetoric Hollywood is known for ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Recipient (s) </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> MTV Movie Awards </Td> <Td> Best Summer Movie So Far </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Teen Choice Awards </Td> <Td> Choice Movie: Action </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Choice Movie Actor: Action </Td> <Td> Robert Downey Jr . </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Choice Movie Actress: Action </Td> <Td> Gwyneth Paltrow </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Choice Movie: Villain </Td> <Td> Jeff Bridges </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scream Awards </Td> <Td> Best Actress in a Science Fiction Movie or TV Show </Td> <Td> Gwyneth Paltrow </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> People's Choice Awards </Td> <Td> Favorite Movie </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Favorite Male Action Star </Td> <Td> Robert Downey Jr . </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Favorite Male Movie Star </Td> <Td> Robert Downey Jr . </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Favorite Superhero </Td> <Td> Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Screen Actors Guild Awards </Td> <Td> Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> USC Scripter Awards </Td> <Td> USC Libraries 21st Annual Scripter Award </Td> <Td> Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Academy Film Awards </Td> <Td> Best Special Visual Effects </Td> <Td> Shane Mahan, John Nelson, Ben Snow </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grammy Awards </Td> <Td> Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media </Td> <Td> Ramin Djawadi </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> VES Awards </Td> <Td> Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects - Driven Feature Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Single Visual Effect of the Year </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Suit Up Machine </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture </Td> <Td> HUD Compositing </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Academy Awards </Td> <Td> Best Visual Effects </Td> <Td> John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, and Shane Mahan </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Sound Editing </Td> <Td> Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards </Td> <Td> Favorite Movie </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Empire Awards </Td> <Td> Best Film </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> Robert Downey Jr . </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Sci - Fi / Fantasy / Superhero </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurus World Stunt Awards </Td> <Td> Hardest Hit </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Stunt Coordinator and / or 2nd Unit Director </Td> <Td> Thomas R. Harper, Phil Neilson, Keith Woulard </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Fire Stunt </Td> <Td> Mike Justus, Damien Moreno, Timothy P. Trella </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MTV Movie Awards </Td> <Td> Best Movie </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Male Performance </Td> <Td> Robert Downey Jr . </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saturn Awards </Td> <Td> Best Science Fiction Film </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> Robert Downey Jr . </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actress </Td> <Td> Gwyneth Paltrow </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Jeff Bridges </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> Jon Favreau </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Screenplay </Td> <Td> Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Score </Td> <Td> Ramin Djawadi </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Visual Effects </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hugo Awards </Td> <Td> Best Dramatic Presentation--Long Form </Td> <Td> Iron Man </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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