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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9 nominations
·
2 wins
ACADEMY AWARDS
9 noms
2 wins
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50th Academy Awards
April 3, 1978
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9 noms
·
2 wins
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
,
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BEST ART DIRECTION
Joe Alves
,
Dan Lomino
,
Phil Abramson
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Vilmos Zsigmond
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BEST DIRECTOR
Steven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BEST FILM EDITING
Michael Kahn
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
John Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BEST SOUND
Robert Knudson
,
Robert J. Glass
,
Don MacDougall
,
Gene S. Cantamessa
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (SOUND EFFECTS EDITING)
Frank E. Warner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Roy Arbogast
,
Douglas Trumbull
,
Matthew Yuricich
,
Gregory Jein
,
Richard Yuricich
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Overall
Overall
Category
Category Group
Stat
Count
Rank
Nominations
9
108
Wins
2
199