Full awards and nominations of Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Mystery
Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) becomes obsessed with meeting extraterrestrials after encountering a UFO on an abandoned road one night. Against the wishes of his wife (Teri Garr) and children, Neary, along with another witness to the sighting (Melinda Dillon), travels to a mysterious mountain where the government has built a landing strip hoping to attract the aliens. At the same time, a group of scientists led by Claude Lacombe (François ... [+]
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50th Academy Awards (1978) - Movies from 1977
- nom. Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon)
- nom. Best Film Editing (Michael Kahn)
- winner Best Cinematography (Vilmos Zsigmond)
- nom. Best Music (Score) (John Williams)
- nom. Best Production Design (Joe Alves, Daniel A. Lomino, Phil Abramson)
- nom. Best Sound Mixing (Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa)
- nom. Best Visual Effects (Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich)
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35th Golden Globes Awards (1978) - Movies from 1977
- nom. Best Picture - Drama
- nom. Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Steven Spielberg)
- nom. Best Original Score (John Williams)
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BAFTA 1979: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1978)
- nom. Best Film
- nom. Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (François Truffaut)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Steven Spielberg)
- nom. Best Cinematographer (Vilmos Zsigmond)
- nom. Best Editing (Michael Kahn)
- nom. Best Music Score (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)
- winner Best Production Design (Joe Alves)
- nom. Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (John Williams)
- Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1977
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1977 - http://nyfcc.com
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
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NSFC - National Society of Film Critics Awards 1977
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1977
- nom. Top Ten Films
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David di Donatello Awards 1978
- winner Best Foreign Film
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1977 Productions
- 2nd Japan Academy Film Prize