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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Director
Steven Spielberg
Year
1977
Content Rating
TV-14
Stars
Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon
Languages
🇬🇧 English
Origin Countries
🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Synopsis
An Indiana electric lineman finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Major Awards
Overall
1 win — 7 nominations
Wins (1)
Best Picture
David di Donatello Awards (1978)
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Nominations (7)
Best Picture
BAFTA Awards (1979)
Best Film Editing
BAFTA Awards (1979)
Best Film
Golden Globes, USA (1978)
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Director
Golden Globes, USA (1978)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Academy Awards, USA (1978)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1979)
Best Screenplay
Golden Globes, USA (1978)
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture