The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) congratulated everyone involved in producing the film Gravity, particularly director Alfonso Cuarón, after the film won several Academy Awards at that year's ceremony, including the Oscar for Best Director.
Michael Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio of NASA and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)—all three astronauts then living aboard the International Space Station—also congratulated the crew and actors of Gravity on their Academy Award wins.
The Warner Bros. film Gravity tells the story of two astronauts struggling to survive after losing their shuttle following a collision with space debris.