E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, following a young boy who befriends an alien stranded on Earth and helps him find a way home before government researchers can capture him. The film combined Spielberg's suburban, child's-eye framing with a then-innovative animatronic creature designed by Carlo Rambaldi, and its emotional story of childhood friendship and loss became a defining example of the family-oriented blockbuster. E.T. became the highest-grossing film in history at the time of its release, a position it held for over a decade, and it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1994.
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Original Language AwardAcademy Award for Best Original Score 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Sound 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Sound Editing 1 AwardAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects 1 AwardDavid di Donatello for Best Foreign Director 1 AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama 1 AwardJapan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film 1 AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director 1 AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film 1 AwardNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1 AwardNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director 1 AwardSaturn Award for Best Music 1 AwardSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film 1 Release Year FAQs
Did E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
It was nominated for Best Picture in 1983 but lost to Gandhi, winning four of its nine Academy Award nominations.
No. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was nominated for Best Picture at the 55th Academy Awards, held on April 11, 1983 and honoring films released in 1982, but Gandhi won the award, and Richard Attenborough won for Directing. E.T. still left the ceremony with four wins from nine nominations: Music (Original Score) for John Williams, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, and Visual Effects.
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the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, following a young boy who befriends an alien stranded on Earth and helps him find a way home before government researchers can capture him.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Wikipedia)
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (or simply E.T.) is a 1982 American science fantasy film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison.
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