comparable sequel" that "is without wit, which is not to say that it is witless. A lot of care has gone into it, but it has no satirical substructure to match that of the Kubrick film, and which was eventually responsible for that film's continuing popularity." Colin Greenland reviewed 2010 for Imagine magazine, calling it "a tense space drama with excellent performances from Helen Mirren and John Lithgow, and glorious special effects. For everyone who was mystified by 2001." Awards and nominations 2010: The Year We Make Contact was nominated for five Academy Awards: Best Art Direction (Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson) Best Costume Design (Patricia Norris) Best Makeup (Michael Westmore) Best Sound (Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios and Gene Cantamessa) Best Visual Effects (Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson) The film was also nominated for three Saturn Awards; Best Science Fiction Film, Best Costumes (Patricia Norris), and Best Special Effects (Richard Edlund). It won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1985. See also The Bamboo Saucer, a 1968 film where Soviet and American teams collaborate on the recovery of a flying saucer. References External links Space Odyssey Adaptations of works by Arthur C. Clarke 1984 films 1984 drama films 1980s science fiction adventure films American science fiction adventure films American science fiction drama films American sequel films American space adventure films 1980s English-language films Fiction set on Europa (moon) Films about astronauts Films adapted into comics Films directed by Peter Hyams Films based on science fiction novels Films set in 2010 Films set in the future Films shot in Los Angeles County, California Films shot in New Mexico Films shot in Washington, D.C. Films scored by David Shire Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation winning works Fiction set on Io (moon) Jupiter in film Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Fiction set on Jupiter's moons Films with screenplays by Peter Hyams Hard science fiction films 1980s American films