Close Encounters of the Third Kind
50th Academy Awards
(Oscars 1978)
8 Nominations, 2 Awards*
| Nominations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Nominees | Result |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Melinda Dillon | Nominated |
| Directing | Steven Spielberg | Nominated |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond | Won |
| Film Editing | Michael Kahn | Nominated |
| Art Direction | Dan Lomino, Joe Alves, and Phil Abramson | Nominated |
| Visual Effects | Douglas Trumbull, Gregory Jein, Matthew Yuricich, Richard Yuricich, and Roy Arbogast | Nominated |
| Sound | Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa, Robert J. Glass, and Robert Knudson | Nominated |
| Music (Original Score) | John Williams | Nominated |
| Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) | Frank E. Warner | Won |