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Academy Awards, USA

Winner, 1987

• Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing, Don Sharpe

• Best Effects, Visual Effects, Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson and Suzanne M. Benson

Nominee, 1987

• Best Actress in a Leading Role, Sigourney Weaver (Winner: Marlee Matlin, 'Children of a Lesser God')
• Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Peter Lamont and Crispian Sallis (Winners: Gianni Quaranta, Brian Ackland-Snow, Brian Savegar and Elio Altamura, 'A Room with a View')
• Best Sound, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael Carter, Roy Charman (Winners: John Wilkinson, Richard D. Rogers, Charles Grenzbach and Simon Kaye, 'Platoon')
  
• Best Film Editing, Ray Lovejoy (Winner: Claire Simpson, 'Platoon')
• Best Music, Original Score, James Horner (Winner: Herbie Hancock, ''Round Midnight')

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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

Winner, 2011

• Best DVD Collection, 'Alien Anthology' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection')

Nominee, 2004

• Best DVD Collection, 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection') (Winner: 'The Adventures of Indiana Jones Collection')

Winner, 1987

• Best Science Fiction Film
• Best Actress, Sigourney Weaver
• Best Supporting Actor, Bill Paxton
• Best Supporting Actress, Jenette Goldstein
• Best Performance by a Younger Actor, Carrie Henn
• Best Director, James Cameron
• Best Writing, James Cameron
• Best Special Effects, Stan Winston, Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak

Nominee, 1987

• Best Actor, Michael Biehn (Winner: Jeff Goldblum, 'The Fly')
• Best Costumes, Emma Porteous (Winner: Robert Fletcher, 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home')
• Best Make-Up, Peter Robb-King (Winner: Chris Walas, 'The Fly')
  

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ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

Winner, 1987

• Top Box Office Films, James Horner

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Awards of the Japanese Academy

Nominee, 1987

• Best Foreign Language Film (Winner: 'Back to the Future')
  

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BAFTA Awards

Winner, 1987

• Best Special Visual Effects, Robert Skotak, Brian Johnson, John Richardson and Stan Winston

Nominee, 1987

• Best Make Up Artist, Peter Robb-King (Winners: Tameyuki Aimi and Chihako Naito, 'Ran')
  

• Best Production Design, Peter Lamont (Winners: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow 'Room with a View')
  
• Best Sound, Don Sharpe, Roy Charman and Graham V. Hartstone (Winner: 'Back to the Future')

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Casting Society of America

Nominee, 1987

• Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama, Mike Fenton, Jane Feinberg and Judy Taylor (Winners: Pat Golden and Bob Morones, 'Platoon')
  

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DVD Exclusive Awards

Winner, 2003

• Best Overall DVD, Classic Movie (Including All Extra Features), Charles de Lauzirika, 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection')
• Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD), Ridley Scott, Ronald Shusett, Terry Rawlings, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt, 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection')

Nominee, 2003

• Best Menu Design, Matt Kennedy, 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection') (Winner: Billy Williams, 'Eagle's Wing')
• Best Behind-the-Scenes Program (New for DVD), Charles de Lauzirika for "The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003)," 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection') (Winner: Michael Arick for "West Side Memories (2003)," 'West Side Story')
  

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Golden Globes, USA

Nominee, 1987

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama, Sigourney Weaver (Winner: Marlee Matlin, 'Children of a Lesser God')
  

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Golden Schmoes Awards

Nominee, 2010

• Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year, 'Alien Anthology' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection') (Winner: 'Back to the Future Trilogy')

Nominee, 2003

• Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year, 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection') (Winner: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Special Edition')
  

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Hugo Awards

Winner, 1987

• Best Dramatic Presentation, James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill, Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett
  

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Jupiter Award

Nominee, 1987

• Best International Actress, Sigourney Weaver (Winner: Farrah Fawcett, 'Extremities')
• Best International Film, James Cameron (Winner, Jean-Jacques Annaud, 'The Name of the Rose')

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Kinema Junpo Awards

Winner, 1987

• Best Foreign Language Film, James Cameron
  

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Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

Winner, 2010

• Best DVD Collection, 'Alien Anthology' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection')

Winner, 2004

• Best DVD Collection, 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection')
  

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Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

Winner, 1987

• Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature
  

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Online Film & Television Association

Winner, 2017

• OFTA Film Hall of Fame, Motion Picture
  

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Satellite Awards

Nominee, 2004

• Best Overall DVD, 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection') (Winner: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Special Edition')
• Best DVD Extras, 'Alien Quadrilogy' (Shared with series up to and including 'Alien Resurrection') (Winner: 'Finding Nemo')
  

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Young Artist Awards

Nominee, 1987

• Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress, Supporting Role in a Feature Film - Comedy, Fantasy or Drama, Carrie Henn (Winner: Gennie James, 'Papa Was a Preacher')
  

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