awards for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial on AllMovie

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Nominated	Best Cinematography Allen Daviau	1982
Nominated	Best Director Steven Spielberg	1982
Nominated	Best Editing Carol Littleton	1982
Won	Best Original Score John Williams	1982
Nominated	Best Original Screenplay Melissa Mathison	1982
Nominated	Best Picture Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg	1982
Won	Best Sound Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene S. Cantamessa, Robert Knudson	1982
Won	Best Sound Effects Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt	1982
Won	Best Visual Effects Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth Smith	1982

American Film Institute

Won

100 Greatest American Movies

1998

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Won

Anthony Asquith Award John Williams

1982

Directors Guild of America

Nominated

Best Director Steven Spielberg

1982

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Nominated	Best Director Steven Spielberg	1982
Won	Best Original Score John Williams	1982
Won	Best Picture - Drama	1982
Nominated	Best Screenplay Melissa Mathison	1982
Nominated	New Star of the Year - Male Henry Thomas	1982

Library of Congress

Won

U.S. National Film Registry

1993

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Won	Best Director Steven Spielberg	1982
Won	Best Picture	1982
Won	New Generation Award Melissa Mathison	1982

National Board of Review

Nominated

Best Picture

1982

People's Choice Awards

Won

Best Picture

1983