E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Director: Steven Spielberg. Cast: Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote. Screenplay: Melissa Mathison.

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Steven Spielberg
Best Original Screenplay: Melissa Mathison
Best Cinematography: Allen Daviau
Best Film Editing: Carol Littleton
Best Original Score: John Williams
Best Sound: Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, and Gene S. Cantamessa
Best Sound Effects: Charles L. Campbell & Ben Burtt
Best Visual Effects: Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, and Kenneth Smith

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Steven Spielberg
Best Screenplay: Melissa Mathison
Best Original Score: John Williams
Best New Star, Male: Henry Thomas

Other Awards:
Writers Guild of America: Best Original Screenplay (Drama)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture; Best Director
National Society of Film Critics: Best Director
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Cinematography
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Original Score: John Williams

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