USA / UK,
1979, 117 min
(Director's cut: 116 min)
Directed by:
Ridley ScottScreenplay:
Dan O'BannonCinematography:
Derek VanlintComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen HortonVOD (5)
Plots(1)
In the first chapter of the terrifying Alien saga, the crew of the spaceship Nostromo answers a distress signal from a desolate planet, only to discover a deadly life form that breeds within human hosts. Now the crew members must fight not only for their own survival, but for the survival of all mankind. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1980 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1980 - Best Achievement in Production Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1980 - Best Production Design
- 1980 - Best Soundtrack
- 1980 - John Hurt (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1980 - Best Editing
- 1980 - Jerry Goldsmith (Best Music)
- 1980 - Best Costume Design
- 1980 - Sigourney Weaver (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
Golden Globes
- 1980 - Jerry Goldsmith (Best Original Score)
The Saturn Awards
- 2011 - Best DVD Movie Collection
- 2004 - Best DVD Movie Collection
- 1980 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1980 - Ridley Scott (Best Director)
- 1980 - Veronica Cartwright (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1980 - Dan O'Bannon (Best Writing)
- 1980 - Sigourney Weaver (Best Actress)
- 1980 - Pat Hay (Best Make-Up)
- 1980 - Brian Johnson, Nick Allder (Best Special / Visual Effects)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1979 - Best Cinematography and Special Effects
- 1979 - Ridley Scott (Golden Shell for Best Film)