Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Ceremony Year: 1978Category: Best Visual EffectsReleased: 1977

Nominated Talent & Credits

Roy Arbogast— Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich

Douglas Trumbull— Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich

Matthew Yuricich— Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich

Gregory Jein— Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich

Richard Yuricich— Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich

Synopsis / Overview

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

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VISUAL EFFECTS — 50th Academy Awards (1978)

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