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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Academy Awards, USA (9)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (11)
American Cinema Editors, USA (1)
BAFTA Awards (9)
David di Donatello Awards (1)
Directors Guild of America, USA (1)
Golden Globes, USA (4)
Golden Screen, Germany (1)
Grammy Awards (1)
Hugo Awards (1)
Awards of the Japanese Academy (1)
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (1)
National Board of Review, USA (2)
National Film Preservation Board, USA (1)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2)
Photoplay Awards (1)
Writers Guild of America, USA (1)
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) (2)
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards (1)
Online Film & Television Association (2)
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (1)
16 wins & 40 nominations
Academy Awards, USA
1978 Nominee
Oscar
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Melinda Dillon
1978 Nominee
Oscar
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
1978 Winner
Oscar
Best Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
1978 Nominee
Oscar
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Joe Alves
Daniel A. Lomino
Phil Abramson
1978 Nominee
Oscar
Best Sound
Robert Knudson
Robert Glass
Don MacDougall
Gene S. Cantamessa
4 more
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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2008 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best DVD Special Edition Release
For the "30th Anniversary" release.
2002 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best DVD Classic Film Release
1978 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Science Fiction Film
1978 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Actor
Richard Dreyfuss
1978 Nominee
Saturn Award
Best Actress
Melinda Dillon
6 more
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American Cinema Editors, USA
1978 Nominee
Eddie
Best Edited Feature Film
Michael Kahn
BAFTA Awards
1979 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
1979 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Direction
Steven Spielberg
1979 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film
1979 Nominee
BAFTA Film Award
Best Film Editing
Michael Kahn
1979 Winner
BAFTA Film Award
Best Production Design/Art Direction
Joe Alves
4 more
All
David di Donatello Awards
1978 Winner
David
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Steven Spielberg
Directors Guild of America, USA
1978 Nominee
DGA Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Steven Spielberg
Golden Globes, USA
1978 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Motion Picture - Drama
1978 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Director - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg
1978 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg
1978 Nominee
Golden Globe
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
John Williams
Golden Screen, Germany
1979 Winner
Golden Screen
Grammy Awards
1979 Winner
Grammy
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
John Williams
Hugo Awards
1978 Nominee
Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation
Steven Spielberg
(director, screenplay)
Awards of the Japanese Academy
1979 Nominee
Award of the Japanese Academy
Best Foreign Language Film
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
1978 Winner
Golden Reel Award
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects
National Board of Review, USA
1977 Winner
Special Citation
For the special effects.
1977 Winner
NBR Award
Top Ten Films
National Film Preservation Board, USA
2007 Winner
National Film Registry
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1977 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
1977 Nominee
NSFC Award
Best Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1977 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Film
1977 Nominee
NYFCC Award
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Photoplay Awards
1978 Nominee
Gold Medal
Favorite Movie
Richard Dreyfuss
Melinda Dillon
Writers Guild of America, USA
1978 Nominee
WGA Award (Screen)
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Steven Spielberg
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2018 Nominee
IFMCA Award
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
John Williams
(music)
Michael Matessino
(album producer, liner notes)
Jim Titus
(album art direction)
1998 Winner
FMCJ Award
Best Re-Release of a Previously Existing Score
Arista
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
1986 Nominee
SIYAD Award
Best Foreign Film
7th Place
Online Film & Television Association
2024 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Score
2010 Winner
OFTA Film Hall of Fame
Motion Picture
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1983 Winner
Korean Association of Film Critics Award
Best Foreign Film
Steven Spielberg
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