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| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1986 | Won | Oscar |
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing Charles L. Campbell Robert R. Rutledge |
| Nominated | Oscar |
Best Music, Original Song Chris Hayes (music) Johnny Colla (music) Huey Lewis (lyrics) For the song "The Power of Love". |
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Best Sound Bill Varney B. Tennyson Sebastian II Robert Thirlwell William B. Kaplan |
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Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale |
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best DVD Classic Film Release Also for Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). |
| 1986 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Actor Michael J. Fox |
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Best Science Fiction Film |
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Best Special Effects Kevin Pike |
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| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Costumes Deborah Lynn Scott |
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Best Director Robert Zemeckis |
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Best Music Alan Silvestri |
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Best Supporting Actor Crispin Glover |
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Best Supporting Actor Christopher Lloyd |
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Best Supporting Actress Lea Thompson |
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| Awards of the Japanese Academy | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1987 | Won | Award of the Japanese Academy |
Best Foreign Language Film |
| BAFTA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | BAFTA Film Award |
Best Editing Arthur Schmidt Harry Keramidas |
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Best Film Bob Gale Neil Canton Robert Zemeckis |
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Best Production Design Lawrence G. Paull |
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Best Screenplay - Original Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale |
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Best Special Visual Effects Kevin Pike Ken Ralston |
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| Casting Society of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Artios |
Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy Mike Fenton Jane Feinberg Judy Taylor |
| DVD Exclusive Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | Won | AOL Movies DVD Premiere Award |
Best Special Edition of the Year - Classic Movie Also for Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). For the Trilogy. |
| Nominated | DVD Premiere Award |
Original Retrospective Documentary, Library Release Laurent Bouzereau Also for Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). For Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy (2002) (V), parts 1, 2 and 3. For the Trilogy. |
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| David di Donatello Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | David |
Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero) Steven Spielberg |
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Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera) Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale |
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| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical |
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Best Original Song - Motion Picture Johnny Colla (music) Chris Hayes (music) Huey Lewis (lyrics) For the song "The Power of Love". |
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical Michael J. Fox |
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Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Bob Gale Robert Zemeckis |
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| Golden Screen, Germany | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Golden Screen |
(UIP
(distributor)
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| Grammy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | Grammy |
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Johnny Colla Chris Hayes Huey Lewis Lindsey Buckingham Alan Silvestri Eric Clapton Sean Hopper |
| Hugo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Hugo |
Best Dramatic Presentation Robert Zemeckis (written by/director) Bob Gale (written by) |
| National Board of Review, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Nominated | NBR Award |
Top Ten Films |
| National Film Preservation Board, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2007 | Won | National Film Registry | |
| People's Choice Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | People's Choice Award |
Favorite Motion Picture |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1985 | Won | Young Venice Award - Special Mention |
Robert Zemeckis
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| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Nominated | WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale |
| Young Artist Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1986 | Won | Young Artist Award |
Best Family Motion Picture - Adventure |
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