| Academy Award Nominations and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
| Best Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Best Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe |
| ★ | Best Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Leslie Dilley & Michael Ford |
| ★ | Best Film Editing: Michael Kahn |
| Best Original Score: John Williams |
| ★ | Best Sound: Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, and Roy Charman |
| ★ | Best Visual Effects: Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, and Joe Johnston |
| ★ | Special Achievement in Sound Effects Editing: Ben Burtt & Richard L. Anderson |
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| Golden Globe Nominations: |
| Best Director: Steven Spielberg |
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| Other Awards: |
| Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Director (Spielberg) |
| British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Production Design |
