| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1979 | Won | Special Achievement Award |
Les Bowie
Colin Chilvers Denys N. Coop Roy Field Derek Meddings Zoran Perisic For visual effects. |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Film Editing Stuart Baird |
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Best Music, Original Score John Williams |
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Best Sound Gordon K. McCallum Graham V. Hartstone Nicolas Le Messurier Roy Charman |
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best DVD Collection (Warner Bros.). Also for Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980), Superman II (2006) (V), Superman Returns (2006) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). For 'Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1978-2006' |
| 2002 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best DVD Classic Film Release |
| 1979 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Actress Margot Kidder |
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Best Music John Williams |
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Best Production Design John Barry |
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Best Science Fiction Film |
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Best Special Effects Colin Chilvers |
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| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor Christopher Reeve |
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Best Costumes Yvonne Blake Richard Bruno |
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Best Director Richard Donner |
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Best Supporting Actress Valerie Perrine |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited Feature Film Stuart Baird |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | BAFTA Film Award |
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Christopher Reeve |
| Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Cinematography Geoffrey Unsworth |
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Best Production Design/Art Direction John Barry |
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Best Sound Chris Greenham Gordon K. McCallum Peter Pennell Mike Hopkins Pat Foster Stan Fiferman John Foster Roy Charman Norman Bolland Brian Marshall Charles Schmitz Richard Raguse Chris Large |
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Best Supporting Actor Gene Hackman |
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| British Society of Cinematographers | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Nominated | Best Cinematography Award |
Geoffrey Unsworth
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| DVD Exclusive Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2001 | Nominated | Video Premiere Award |
Best Overall New Extra Features, Library Title Paul Hemstreet Jonathan Gaines Michael Thau |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Original Score - Motion Picture John Williams |
| Golden Screen, Germany | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Golden Screen |
(Warner/Columbia
(distributor)
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| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1980 | Won | Grammy |
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special John Williams |
| Hugo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Won | Hugo |
Best Dramatic Presentation Mario Puzo (story/screenplay) Robert Benton (screenplay) Jerry Siegel (story) Joe Shuster (story) Leslie Newman (screenplay) David Newman (screenplay) Richard Donner (director) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1978 | Won | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Overall DVD Also for Superman Returns (2006), Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983), Superman II (2006) (V) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). For the "Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition". |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1979 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium Mario Puzo David Newman Leslie Newman Robert Benton |
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| Main details | IMDb awards section |