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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1978 | Won | Oscar |
Best Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Special Achievement Award |
Frank E. Warner For sound effects editing. |
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| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Melinda Dillon |
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Joe Alves Daniel A. Lomino Phil Abramson |
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Best Director Steven Spielberg |
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Best Effects, Visual Effects Roy Arbogast Douglas Trumbull Matthew Yuricich Gregory Jein Richard Yuricich |
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Best Film Editing Michael Kahn |
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Best Music, Original Score John Williams |
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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). |
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Best Music John Williams Tied with John Williams for Star Wars (1977). |
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Best Writing Steven Spielberg |
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| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor Richard Dreyfuss |
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Best Actress Melinda Dillon |
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Best Science Fiction Film |
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Best Special Effects unknown |
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| 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 |
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| BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond |
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Best Direction Steven Spielberg |
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Best Film |
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Best Film Editing Michael Kahn |
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Best Screenplay Steven Spielberg |
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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 |
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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 |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Director - Motion Picture Steven Spielberg |
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Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Original Score - Motion Picture John Williams |
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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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