E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Awards

Academy

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Nominated	Academy	Best Cinematography Allen Daviau
1982	Nominated	Academy	Best Director Steven Spielberg
1982	Nominated	Academy	Best Editing Carol Littleton
1982	Nominated	Academy	Best Original Screenplay Melissa Mathison
1982	Nominated	Academy	Best Picture Steven Spielberg Kathleen Kennedy
1982	Won	Academy	Best Original Score John Williams
1982	Won	Academy	Best Sound Don Digirolamo Robert Knudson Robert Glass Gene S. Cantamessa
1982	Won	Academy	Best Sound Effects Charles L. Campbell Ben Burtt
1982	Won	Academy	Best Visual Effects Kenneth Smith Dennis Muren Carlo Rambaldi

Golden Globe

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Director Steven Spielberg
1982	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Screenplay Melissa Mathison
1982	Nominated	Golden Globe	New Star of the Year - Male Henry Thomas
1982	Won	Golden Globe	Best Original Score John Williams
1982	Won	Golden Globe	Best Picture - Drama

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Nominated	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Cinematography Allen Daviau
1982	Nominated	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Director Steven Spielberg
1982	Nominated	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Editing Carol Littleton
1982	Nominated	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Original Screenplay Melissa Mathison
1982	Nominated	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Picture Steven Spielberg
1982	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Original Score John Williams
1982	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Sound Don Digirolamo Gene S. Cantamessa Robert Glass Robert Knudson
1982	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Sound Effects Charles L. Campbell Ben Burtt
1982	Won	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Best Visual Effects Kenneth Smith Dennis Muren Carlo Rambaldi

American Film Institute

Year	Result	Award	Category
1998	Won	American Film Institute	100 Greatest American Movies

British Academy of Film and Television

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Won	British Academy of Film and Television	Anthony Asquith Award John Williams

Directors Guild of America

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Nominated	Directors Guild of America	Best Director Steven Spielberg

L.A. Film Critics Association

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Won	L.A. Film Critics Association	Best Director Steven Spielberg
1982	Won	L.A. Film Critics Association	Best Picture
1982	Won	L.A. Film Critics Association	New Generation Award Melissa Mathison

Library of Congress

Year	Result	Award	Category
1993	Won	Library of Congress	U.S. National Film Registry
1994	Won	Library of Congress	U.S. National Film Registry

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Won	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Director Steven Spielberg
1982	Won	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Picture
1982	Won	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	New Generation Award Melissa Mathison

National Board of Review

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Nominated	National Board of Review	Best Picture

New York Film Critics Circle

Year	Result	Award	Category
1982	Nominated	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Direction Steven Spielberg
1982	Nominated	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Film Steven Spielberg

PEO

Year	Result	Award	Category
1983	Nominated	PEO	Best Film

People's Choice Awards

Year	Result	Award	Category
1983	Won	People's Choice Awards	Best Film