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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Oscar Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Norman Reynolds
Leslie Dilley
Michael Ford

Best Effects, Visual Effects
Richard Edlund
Kit West
Bruce Nicholson
Joe Johnston

Best Film Editing
Michael Kahn

Best Sound
Bill Varney
Steve Maslow
Gregg Landaker
Roy Charman

Special Achievement Award
Ben Burtt
Richard L. Anderson
For sound effects editing.
Nominated Oscar Best Cinematography
Douglas Slocombe

Best Director
Steven Spielberg

Best Music, Original Score
John Williams

Best Picture
Frank Marshall

 
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Won Saturn Award Best DVD Collection
Also for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
For "The Adventures of Indiana Jones DVD Collection".
 
1982 Won Saturn Award Best Actor
Harrison Ford

Best Actress
Karen Allen

Best Director
Steven Spielberg

Best Fantasy Film

Best Music
John Williams

Best Special Effects
Richard Edlund

Best Writing
Lawrence Kasdan

Nominated Saturn Award Best Costumes
Deborah Nadoolman

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Freeman

 
American Cinema Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Eddie Best Edited Feature Film
Michael Kahn

 
American Movie Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Marquee Best Director
Steven Spielberg

Best Film

Best Screenplay

 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Production Design/Art Direction
Norman Reynolds

Nominated Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
John Williams

BAFTA Film Award Best Cinematography
Douglas Slocombe

Best Editing
Michael Kahn

Best Film

Best Sound
Roy Charman
Ben Burtt
Bill Varney

Best Supporting Artist
Denholm Elliott

 
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won BSFC Award Best Director
Steven Spielberg

 
César Awards, France
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Steven Spielberg

 
DVD Exclusive Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2003 Nominated DVDX Award Best Behind-the-Scenes Program (New for DVD)
Laurent Bouzereau
For "Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy" (The Adventures of Indiana Jones - The Complete DVD Movie Collection).
Also for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
Best Overall DVD, Classic Movie (Including All Extra Features)
Laurent Bouzereau
Jim Ward
John Lowry
Also for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
(The Adventures of Indiana Jones - The Complete DVD Movie Collection).
 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Steven Spielberg

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture
Steven Spielberg

 
Grammy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Grammy Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
John Williams

 
Hugo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation

 
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won KCFCC Award Best Film

 
Kinema Junpo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Readers' Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
Steven Spielberg

 
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Dialogue
unknown

Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects
unknown
Tied with Wolfen (1981).
 
National Film Preservation Board, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1999   National Film Registry 
 
People's Choice Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture

 
Satellite Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Classic DVD Release
Also for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
For "The Adventures of Indiana Jones" set.
Best DVD Extras
Also for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
For "The Adventures of Indiana Jones" set.
Best Overall DVD
Also for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
For "The Adventures of Indiana Jones" set.
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
Lawrence Kasdan
George Lucas
Philip Kaufman

 
Young Artist Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1982 Won Young Artist Award Best Motion Picture - Family Enjoyment

 

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