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Academy Awards, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1978 |
Won |
Oscar |
Best Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
|
| Special Achievement Award |
Frank E. Warner
For sound effects editing.
|
| Nominated |
Oscar |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Melinda Dillon
|
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Joe Alves
Daniel A. Lomino
Phil Abramson
|
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
|
Best Effects, Visual Effects
Roy Arbogast
Douglas Trumbull
Matthew Yuricich
Gregory Jein
Richard Yuricich
|
Best Film Editing
Michael Kahn
|
Best Music, Original Score
John Williams
|
Best Sound
Robert Knudson
Robert Glass
Don MacDougall
Gene S. Cantamessa
|
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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
2008 |
Nominated |
Saturn Award |
Best DVD Special Edition Release
30th Anniversary.
|
| |
|
2002 |
Nominated |
Saturn Award |
Best DVD Classic Film Release
|
| |
|
1978 |
Won |
Saturn Award |
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Tied with George Lucas for Star Wars (1977).
|
Best Music
John Williams
Tied with John Williams for Star Wars (1977).
|
Best Writing
Steven Spielberg
|
| Nominated |
Saturn Award |
Best Actor
Richard Dreyfuss
|
Best Actress
Melinda Dillon
|
Best Science Fiction Film
|
Best Special Effects
unknown
|
| |
|
American Cinema Editors, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1978 |
Nominated |
Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film
Michael Kahn
|
| |
|
Awards of the Japanese Academy |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1979 |
Nominated |
Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Language Film
|
| |
|
BAFTA Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1979 |
Won |
BAFTA Film Award |
Best Production Design/Art Direction
Joe Alves
|
| Nominated |
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
John Williams
|
| BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
|
Best Direction
Steven Spielberg
|
Best Film
|
Best Film Editing
Michael Kahn
|
Best Screenplay
Steven Spielberg
|
Best Sound
Gene S. Cantamessa
Robert Knudson
Don MacDougall
Robert Glass
Stephen Katz
Frank E. Warner
Richard Oswald
David M. Horton
Sam Gemette
Gary S. Gerlich
Chester Slomka
Neil Burrow
|
Best Supporting Actor
François Truffaut
|
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David di Donatello Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1978 |
Won |
David |
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Julia Phillips (producer)
Michael Phillips (producer)
|
| |
|
Directors Guild of America, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1978 |
Nominated |
DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Steven Spielberg
|
| |
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Golden Globes, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1978 |
Nominated |
Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg
|
Best Motion Picture - Drama
|
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
John Williams
|
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg
|
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Golden Screen, Germany |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1979 |
Won |
Golden Screen | |
| |
|
Grammy Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1979 |
Won |
Grammy |
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
John Williams
|
| |
|
Hugo Awards |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1978 |
Nominated |
Hugo |
Best Dramatic Presentation
|
| |
|
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1978 |
Won |
Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects
unknown
|
| |
|
National Board of Review, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1977 |
Won |
Special Citation |
For the special effects.
|
| |
|
National Film Preservation Board, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
2007 |
|
National Film Registry | |
| |
|
Writers Guild of America, USA |
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|
1978 |
Nominated |
WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Steven Spielberg
|
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