E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info
2021 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame Score
2021 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame Scores (John Williams)
2017 GoldSpirit Awards Winner GoldSpirit Awards Best Edition of an Existing Score (John Williams, La-La Land Records)
2004 Online Film & Television Association Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame Motion Picture
2003 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best DVD Classic Film Release
2000 PGA Awards Winner PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures (Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg)
1994 Guinness World Record Award Winner Guinness World Record Most Oscars won for visual effects (Dennis Muren, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Innerspace)
1994 National Film Preservation Board, USA Winner National Film Registry
1984 Golden Screen, Germany Winner Golden Screen with 1 Star
1984 Grammy Awards Winner Grammy Best Recording for Children (Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson)
1983 Academy Awards, USA Winner Oscar Best Sound (Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene S. Cantamessa)
1983 Academy Awards, USA Winner Oscar Best Effects, Visual Effects (Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth Smith)
1983 Academy Awards, USA Winner Oscar Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt)
1983 Academy Awards, USA Winner Oscar Best Music, Original Score (John Williams)
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Science Fiction Film
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Writing (Melissa Mathison)
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Music (John Williams)
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Special Effects (Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren)
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Winner Saturn Award Best Poster Art (John Alvin)
1983 Awards of the Japanese Academy Winner Award of the Japanese Academy Best Foreign Language Film
1983 Awards of the Japanese Academy Winner Popularity Award Most Popular Performer
1983 BAFTA Awards Winner BAFTA Film Award Best Score (John Williams)
1983 Blue Ribbon Awards Winner Blue Ribbon Award Best Foreign Language Film (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Winner BSFC Award Best Film
1983 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Winner BSFC Award Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Winner BSFC Award Best Cinematography (Allen Daviau)
1983 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain Winner CEC Award Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
1983 David di Donatello Awards Winner David Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Fotogramas de Plata Winner Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Golden Globes, USA Winner Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture (John Williams)
1983 Golden Globes, USA Winner Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama
1983 Golden Screen, Germany Winner Golden Screen
1983 Grammy Awards Winner Grammy Best Instrumental Composition (John Williams)
1983 Grammy Awards Winner Grammy Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) (John Williams)
1983 Kinema Junpo Awards Winner Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Kinema Junpo Awards Winner Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA Winner Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects
1983 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Winner NSFC Award Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
1983 People's Choice Awards, USA Winner People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture
1983 Sant Jordi Awards Winner Sant Jordi Mejor Película Infantil (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Writers Guild of America, USA Winner WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen (Melissa Mathison)
1983 Young Artist Awards Winner Young Artist Award Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Drew Barrymore)
1983 Young Artist Awards Winner Young Artist Award Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Robert MacNaughton)
1983 Young Artist Awards Winner Young Artist Award Best Family Feature - Animated, Musical or Fantasy
1983 Young Artist Awards Winner Young Artist Award Best Young Motion Picture Actor (Henry Thomas)
1982 Heartland Film Winner Truly Moving Picture Award (Steven Spielberg)
1982 Jupiter Award Winner Jupiter Award Best International Film (Steven Spielberg)
1982 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Winner KCFCC Award Best Film
1982 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Winner KCFCC Award Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
1982 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner LAFCA Award Best Picture
1982 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner LAFCA Award Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
1982 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner New Generation Award (Melissa Mathison)
1982 National Board of Review, USA Winner NBR Award Top Ten Films
Year Category Subcategory Info
2018 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Nominee IFMCA Award Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score (John Williams, Michael Matessino, Bruce Botnick, Jim Titus)
2015 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best DVD/Blu-Ray Collection (Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, 1941, Always, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
2002 Golden Trailer Awards Nominee Golden Trailer Best Animation/Family (The Ant Farm)
2002 GoldSpirit Awards Nominee GoldSpirit Awards Best Edition of a Classic Soundtrack (John Williams)
1984 Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards Nominee SIYAD Award Best Foreign Film
1983 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Picture (Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy)
1983 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Melissa Mathison)
1983 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Cinematography (Allen Daviau)
1983 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Film Editing (Carol Littleton)
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Actor (Henry Thomas)
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress (Dee Wallace)
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
1983 American Cinema Editors, USA Nominee Eddie Best Edited Feature Film (Carol Littleton)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography (Allen Daviau)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Direction (Steven Spielberg)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Film (Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Film Editing (Carol Littleton)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Make Up Artist (Robert Sidell)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Drew Barrymore)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Henry Thomas)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Production Design/Art Direction (Jim Bissell)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay (Melissa Mathison)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Sound (Charles L. Campbell, Gene S. Cantamessa, Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo)
1983 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Special Visual Effects (Dennis Muren, Carlo Rambaldi)
1983 César Awards, France Nominee César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) (Steven Spielberg)
1983 David di Donatello Awards Nominee David Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) (Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg)
1983 Directors Guild of America, USA Nominee DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Golden Globes, USA Nominee Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture (Steven Spielberg)
1983 Golden Globes, USA Nominee Golden Globe New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male (Henry Thomas)
1983 Golden Globes, USA Nominee Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Melissa Mathison)
1983 Hugo Awards Nominee Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation (Steven Spielberg, Melissa Mathison)
1983 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Nominee NSFC Award Best Film
1982 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Nominee LAFCA Award Best Music (John Williams)
1982 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee NYFCC Award Best Director (Steven Spielberg)
1982 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee NYFCC Award Best Film