Academy Awards, USA
1978
Winner
Frank E. Warner
1978
Nominee
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Melinda Dillon ,
Best Director
Steven Spielberg ,
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Joe Alves ,
Daniel A. Lomino ,
Phil Abramson ,
Best Sound
Robert Knudson ,
Robert Glass ,
Don MacDougall ,
Gene S. Cantamessa ,
Best Film Editing
Michael Kahn ,
Best Effects, Visual Effects
Roy Arbogast ,
Douglas Trumbull ,
Matthew Yuricich ,
Gregory Jein ,
Richard Yuricich ,
Best Music, Original Score
John Williams ,
BAFTA Awards
1979
Winner
Best Production Design/Art Direction
Joe Alves ,
1979
Nominee
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 ,
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2008
Nominee
Best DVD Special Edition Release
2002
Nominee
Best DVD Classic Film Release
1978
Winner
Best Director
Steven Spielberg ,
Best Music
John Williams ,
1978
Nominee
Best Science Fiction Film
Best Actor
Richard Dreyfuss ,
Best Actress
Melinda Dillon ,
Best Writing
Steven Spielberg ,
Best Supporting Actress
Teri Garr ,
Best Make-Up
Bob Westmoreland ,
Thomas R. Burman ,
Carlo Rambaldi ,
Best Special Effects
Douglas Trumbull ,
American Cinema Editors, USA
1978
Nominee
Best Edited Feature Film
Michael Kahn ,
Awards of the Japanese Academy
1979
Nominee
Best Foreign Language Film
David di Donatello Awards
1978
Winner
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Steven Spielberg ,
Directors Guild of America, USA
1978
Nominee
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Steven Spielberg ,
Golden Globes, USA
1978
Nominee
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Director - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg ,
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg ,
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
John Williams ,
Golden Screen, Germany
1979
Winner
Grammy Awards
1979
Winner
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
John Williams ,
Hugo Awards
1978
Nominee
Best Dramatic Presentation
Steven Spielberg (director, screenplay) ,
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2018
Nominee
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
Best Re-Release of a Previously Existing Score
Arista ,
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1983
Winner
Best Foreign Film
Steven Spielberg ,
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
1978
Winner
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects
National Board of Review, USA
1977
Winner
National Film Preservation Board, USA
2007
Winner
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
1977
Nominee
Best Director
Steven Spielberg ,
Best Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1977
Nominee
Best Film
Best Director
Steven Spielberg ,
Online Film & Television Association
2010
Winner
Motion Picture
Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards
1986
Nominee
Best Foreign Film
Writers Guild of America, USA
1978
Nominee
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen
Steven Spielberg ,
