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Academy Awards, USA
1978
Nominated
Oscar
(Best Actress in a Supporting Role)
Nominated
Oscar
(Best Art Direction-Set Decoration)
Won
Oscar
(Best Cinematography)
Nominated
Oscar
(Best Director)
Nominated
Oscar
(Best Effects, Visual Effects)
Nominated
Oscar
(Best Film Editing)
Nominated
Oscar
(Best Music, Original Score)
Nominated
Oscar
(Best Sound)
Won
Special Achievement Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2008
Nominated
Saturn Award
(Best DVD Special Edition Release)
2002
Nominated
Saturn Award
(Best DVD Classic Film Release)
1978
Nominated
Saturn Award
(Best Actor - Science Fiction)
Nominated
Saturn Award
(Best Actress - Science Fiction)
Won
Saturn Award
(Best Director)
Won
Saturn Award
(Best Music)
Nominated
Saturn Award
(Best Science Fiction Film)
Nominated
Saturn Award
(Best Special Effects)
Won
Saturn Award
(Best Writing)
American Cinema Editors, USA
1978
Nominated
Eddie
(Best Edited Feature Film)
Awards of the Japanese Academy
1979
Nominated
Award of the Japanese Academy
(Best Foreign Language Film)
BAFTA Awards
1979
Nominated
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Cinematography)
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Direction)
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Film)
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Film Editing)
Won
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Production Design/Art Direction)
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Screenplay)
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Sound)
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
(Best Supporting Actor)
David di Donatello Awards
1978
Won
David
(Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero))
Directors Guild of America, USA
1978
Nominated
DGA Award
(Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures)
Golden Globes, USA
1978
Nominated
Golden Globe
(Best Director - Motion Picture)
Nominated
Golden Globe
(Best Motion Picture - Drama)
Nominated
Golden Globe
(Best Original Score - Motion Picture)
Nominated
Golden Globe
(Best Screenplay - Motion Picture)
Golden Screen, Germany
1979
Won
Golden Screen
Grammy Awards
1979
Won
Grammy
(Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special)
Hugo Awards
1978
Nominated
Hugo
(Best Dramatic Presentation)
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
1978
Won
Golden Reel Award
(Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects)
National Board of Review, USA
1977
Won
Special Citation
National Film Preservation Board, USA
2007
Won
National Film Registry
Writers Guild of America, USA
1978
Nominated
WGA Award (Screen)
(Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen)
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