Richard Dreyfuss--Number Three Box Office Star (1978)/His Only Year on the List
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This ad is inaccurate because 1) this film was not nominated for Best Picture; 2) Richard Dreyfuss was not nominated for Best Actor for this film (he was nominated and won the same year for ‘The Goodbye Girl;“ 3)Francois Truffaut was not nominated for Best Supporting Actor; The film was not nominated for Best Original Screenplay. It is accurate that the film received eight Academy Award nominations. Source: Columbus Dispatch, February 22, 1978.
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The Academy Awards that recognized films released in 1977 proved to be a landmark year for science fiction films. For the first time two science fiction films received several nominations each and the two films: ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ received nominations for Best Director. The two films competed in the same category in several cases. One case was Best Film Editing–‘Star Wars won; another, Best Sound–'Star Wars’ won; Best Visual Effects–‘Star Wars’ won; Best Music (Score)–John Williams won for ‘Star Wars’ over his score for ‘Close Encounters…’ In the competitive categories: ‘Close Encounters…’ won only one–Best Cinematography. In addition, ‘Star Wars’ was presented a Special Achievement Award for an unspecified reason; ‘Close Encounters…’ was granted a Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing. It is especially impressive that these films received so many nominations since previously only three science fiction or horror films had been nominated for Best Picture. I asked AI to comment on which film ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Close Encounter of the Third Kind’ was better. AI did not make a choice but said to consider these points: 1) Cultural Impact; 2) Storytelling; 3) Visual Effects; 4) Character Development; 5) Franchise Potential; and 4) Themes. Lastly, I find it extremely interesting of the personal attachment that people have with ‘Star Wars’ characters, since these guys are not American or even from anywhere else on Earth, but live in a galaxy far…far…away!