Prêmios de "Contatos Imediatos de Terceiro Grau"

Ao todo o filme recebeu 17 prêmios e foi indicado à outros 33. Confira:

Oscar

• Fotografia
• Special Achievement Award - Frank E. Warner - For sound effects editing

Indicado Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Melinda Dillon, Best Director, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Effects, Visual Effects,Best Music, Original Score

Globo de Ouro
Indicado Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Best Original Score - Motion Picture

BAFTA

• Best Production Design/Art Direction

Nomeado Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music - John Williams, Best Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Film, Best Film Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor - François Truffaut

Saturn Award (1978)

• Best Director - Steven Spielberg empatado com George Lucas for Guerra nas Estrelas (1977).
• Best Music - John Williams empatado com John William(!) for Guerra nas Estrelas (1977).

Nomeado Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actor - Richard Dreyfuss, Best Actress - Melinda Dillon, Best Writing, Best Supporting Actress - Teri Garr, Best Make-Up, Best Special Effects

Saturn Award (2002)
Nomeado Best DVD Classic Film Release

Saturn Award (2008)
Nomeado Best DVD Special Edition Release - 30th Anniversary.

Eddie
Nomeado Best Edited Feature Film

Award of the Japanese Academy
Nomeado Best Foreign Language Film

David di Donatello Awards

• Miglior Film Straniero

Directors Guild of America
Nomeado Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

• Golden Screen - Alemanha

Grammy Awards

• Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special

Hugo Awards
Nomeado Best Dramatic Presentation

Motion Picture Sound Editors

• Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects

National Board of Review

• Top Ten Films
• Special Citation - For the special effects.

National Society of Film Critics Awards
2nd place - Best Director
3rd place - Best Film

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3rd place - Best Film, Best Director

Online Film Television Association
Motion Picture

Writers Guild of America
Nomeado Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen