At the 56th Academy Awards in 1984 , Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , Ken Ralston , and Phil Tippett received the " Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects . " Norman Reynolds , Fred Hole , James L. Schoppe , and Michael Ford were nominated for " Best Art Direction/Set Decoration " . Ben Burtt received a nomination for " Best Sound Effects Editing " . John Williams received the nomination for " Best Music , Original Score " . Burtt , Gary Summers , Randy Thom and Tony Dawe all received the nominations for " Best Sound " . At the 1984 BAFTA Awards , Edlund , Muren , Ralston , and Kit West won for " Best Special Visual Effects " . Tippett and Stuart Freeborn were also nominated for " Best Makeup " . Reynolds received a nomination for " Best Production Design/Art Direction " . Burtt , Dawe , and Summers also received nominations for " Best Sound " . Williams was also nominated " Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special " . The film also won for " Best Dramatic Presentation " , the older award for science fiction and fantasy in film , at the 1984 Hugo Awards
56th Academy Awards
56th Academy Awards
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