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Academy Award Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) 1979 · Winner
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles 1979 · Winner
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Supporting Actor 1979 · Nominated
Academy Award Sound 1979 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Production Design 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Cinematography 1979 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Soundtrack 1979 · Nominated
Academy Award Film Editing 1979 · Nominated
Academy Award Music (Original Score) 1979 · Nominated
- 1978's Superman was the first DC Comics film to be nominated for an Academy Award, paving the way for other superhero movies. Superman won the Special Achievement Award for its visual effects and was nominated for Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound.
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IMDbPro. All topics. Awards. Superman. Jump to. 19 wins & 23 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1979 Nominee Oscar. Best Sound. Gordon K. McCallum. Graham V. Hartstone. Nicolas Le Messurier. Roy Charman. 1979 Nominee Oscar. Best Film Editing. Stuart Baird. 1979 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Original Score. John Williams.
Superman was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Film Editing (Stuart Baird), Best Original Score (John Williams) and Best Sound (Gordon K. McCallum, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier and Roy Charman) and received a Special Achievement Academy Award for its visual effects.
- $300.5 million
- John Williams
- $55 million
- Pierre Spengler
Dec 15, 1978 · Superman: Directed by Richard Donner. With Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
- (184K)
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Richard Donner
- 1978-12-15
Jan 20, 2024 · Summary. 1978's Superman was the first DC Comics film to be nominated for an Academy Award, paving the way for other superhero movies. Superman won the Special Achievement Award for its visual effects and was nominated for Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound.
Nov 4, 2010 · The first time we see Superman in his red, blue and yellow uniform is nearly an hour into "Superman." Perhaps the filmmakers agreed with Spielberg's famous statement that "Jaws" would work better the longer he kept the shark off the screen. That means the film doesn't open like most superhero movies or James Bonds with a sensational pre-title sequence. To be sure, it opens on the planet ...
Dec 10, 2021 · The Christopher Reeve-starring film launched a big screen franchise and went on to be nominated for three Oscars (for film editing, original score and sound) at the 51st Academy Awards. The...