Awards and nominations
Association Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards Best Picture Frank Marshall Nominated [70]
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Art Direction Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Michael Ford Won
Best Cinematography Douglas Slocombe Nominated
Best Film Editing Michael Kahn Won
Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
Best Sound Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman Won
Best Sound Effects Editing Ben Burtt, Richard L. Anderson Won
Best Visual Effects Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated [71]
BAFTA Awards Best Film Frank Marshall Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Denholm Elliott Nominated
Best Film Music John Williams Nominated
Best Cinematography Douglas Slocombe Nominated
Best Editing Michael Kahn Nominated
Best Sound Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman Nominated
Hugo Awards Best Dramatic PresentationWon [72]
Saturn Awards Best Fantasy FilmWon
Best Director Steven Spielberg Won
Best Actor Harrison Ford Won
Best Actress Karen Allen Won
Best Supporting Actor Paul Freeman Nominated
Best Writing Lawrence Kasdan Won
Best Music John Williams Won
Best Costume Deborah Nadoolman Nominated
Best Special Effects Richard Edlund Won
American Film Institute
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies—No. 60
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills—No. 10
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:
Indiana Jones—No. 2 Hero
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
"Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?"—Nominated
AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores—Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)—No. 66