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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Production Design 1979 · Winner
Academy Award Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) 1978 · Winner
Academy Award Cinematography 1978 · Winner
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Screenplay 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Film 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Cinematography 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Film Editing 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Supporting Actor 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Direction 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Soundtrack 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Anthony Asquith Award 1979 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture 1978 · Nominated
Academy Award Directing 1978 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture 1978 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture 1978 · Nominated
Academy Award Actress in a Supporting Role 1978 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama 1978 · Nominated
Academy Award Music (Original Score) 1978 · Nominated
Academy Award Art Direction 1978 · Nominated
Academy Award Sound 1978 · Nominated
Academy Award Visual Effects 1978 · Nominated
Academy Award Film Editing 1978 · Nominated
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Cast & crew. User reviews. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Awards. Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Jump to. 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.
It received numerous awards and nominations at the 50th Academy Awards, 32nd British Academy Film Awards, the 35th Golden Globe Awards and the 5th Saturn Awards, and has been widely acclaimed by the American Film Institute.
- $19.4 million
- John Williams
- November 16, 1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)
Dec 14, 1977 · With Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon. Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
- (212K)
- Drama, Sci-Fi
- Steven Spielberg
- 1977-12-14
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