Directed by:
Steven SpielbergCinematography:
Vilmos ZsigmondComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, J. Patrick McNamara, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Philip Dodds (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Richard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who along with several other stunned bystanders experience a close encounter of the first kind - witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky. After this life-changing event, the inexplicable vision of a strange, mountain-like formation haunts him. He becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, much to the dismay of his wife and family. Meanwhile, bizarre occurrences are happening around the world. Government agents have close encounters of the second kind - discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors in the form of a lost fighter aircraft from World War II and a stranded military ship that disappeared decades earlier only to suddenly reappear in unusual places. Roy continues to chase his vision to a remote area where he and the agents follow the clues that have drawn them to reach a site where they will have a close encounter of the third kind - contact. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1978 - Vilmos Zsigmond (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1978 - Steven Spielberg (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1978 - Melinda Dillon (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1978 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1978 - John Williams (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1978 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1978 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1978 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1979 - Best Production Design
- 1979 - Best Film
- 1979 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
- 1979 - François Truffaut (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1979 - Steven Spielberg (Best Screenplay)
- 1979 - Vilmos Zsigmond (Best Cinematography)
- 1979 - Best Editing
- 1979 - John Williams (Best Music)
- 1979 - Best Soundtrack
Golden Globes
- 1978 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1978 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
- 1978 - Steven Spielberg (Best Screenplay)
- 1978 - John Williams (Best Original Score)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1977 - Best Film
- 1977 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
The Saturn Awards
- 2008 - Best DVD Special Edition Release
- 2002 - Best DVD Classic Film Release
- 1978 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
- 1978 - John Williams (Best Music)
- 1978 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1978 - Steven Spielberg (Best Writing)
- 1978 - Richard Dreyfuss (Best Actor)
- 1978 - Melinda Dillon (Best Actress)
- 1978 - Teri Garr (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1978 - Bob Westmoreland, Carlo Rambaldi, Thomas R. Burman (Best Make-Up)
- 1978 - Douglas Trumbull (Best Special / Visual Effects)