Passengers is a unadapted novel.
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2016 , and took place on February 26 , 2017 , at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , at 5:30 p.m. PST . Passengers is a 2016 American science fiction film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Jon Spaihts . The film was released in the United States on December 21 , 2016 , in 2D and RealD 3D by Columbia Pictures . The film was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Production Design at the 89th Academy Awards .