USA,
1982, 115 min
Directed by:
Steven SpielbergScreenplay:
Melissa MathisonCinematography:
Allen DaviauComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, C. Thomas Howell, Erika Eleniak, K.C. Martel, Sean Frye, David M. O'Dell (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
An extra-terrestrial is accidentally left behind on Earth and is befriended by a young boy and his brother and sister. As Elliot attempts to help his extra-terrestrial companion contact his home planet so that he might be rescued, the children must elude scientists and government agents determined to apprehend the alien for their own purposes...which results in an adventure greater than any of them could have imagined. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1983 - John Williams (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1983 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1983 - Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
- 1983 - Best Sound
- 1983 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1983 - Steven Spielberg (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1983 - Melissa Mathison (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1983 - Allen Daviau (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1983 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1983 - John Williams (Best Music)
- 1983 - Best Film
- 1983 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
- 1983 - Melissa Mathison (Best Screenplay)
- 1983 - Allen Daviau (Best Cinematography)
- 1983 - Best Editing
- 1983 - Best Sound
- 1983 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1983 - Best Production Design
- 1983 - Best Special Visual Effects
- 1983 - Henry Thomas (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
- 1983 - Drew Barrymore (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
César Awards
- 1983 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 1983 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1983 - John Williams (Best Original Score)
- 1983 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
- 1983 - Melissa Mathison (Best Screenplay)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1982 - Best Film
- 1982 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
- 1982 - Melissa Mathison (New Generation Award)
- 1982 - Special Citation
- 1982 - John Williams (Best Music Score)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1982 - Best Film
- 1982 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
The Saturn Awards
- 2015 - Best DVD or Blu-ray Collection
- 2003 - Best DVD Classic Film Release
- 1983 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1983 - Melissa Mathison (Best Writing)
- 1983 - John Williams (Best Music)
- 1983 - Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren (Best Special / Visual Effects)
- 1983 - John Alvin (Best Poster Art)
- 1983 - Steven Spielberg (Best Director)
- 1983 - Henry Thomas (Best Actor)
- 1983 - Dee Wallace (Best Supporting Actress)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1982 - Steven Spielberg (Official Selection)