"Logan's Run" released 1976

Logan's Run, the Saul David production based on the novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, was released June 23, 1976. It starred Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Peter Ustinov, and Farrah Fawcett(-Majors) and was directed by Michael Anderson.  

It depicts a utopian, hedonistic society where every wish can be fulfilled, but at a cost.  When a person reaches the age of 30, they are executed.  

Reviews were all over the place when Logan's Run was released.  Roger Ebert gave it 3 out of 4 stars, but Gene Siskel gave it 0 out of 4 stars.  However, it was a success at the box office, earning $2.5M in its first 5 days of release, which was substantial for that time.  

It was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.  There were no visual effects nominations that year, because the committee didn't consider any of the movies to attain the level needed for accolades.  The Academy reversed the decision and awarded Special Achievement Awards in Visual Effects to Logan's Run and King Kong.  The visual effects committee resigned in protest.

It won 6 Saturn Awards (see my post from Jan 15, 2025).

"Bambi" "Miracle on 34th Street" win Golden Globes 1948

 

Miracle on 34th Street won two Golden Globe awards at the fifth annual ceremony held March 10, 1948. Edmund Gwenn won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance as Kris Kringle. George Seaton won for Best Screenplay.

Bambi, released in 1942, was given a Special Achievement Award. It was the first time Walt Disney was honored with a Golden Globe.

Max Steiner won Best Music, Original Score - Motion Picture for his composition for Life With Father.

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"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" wins two Academy Awards 1978

Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a Steven Spielberg blockbuster released in December 1977, won two Academy Awards at the 50th ceremony April 3, 1978.   It won Best Cinematography for Vilmos Zsigmond, and a Special Achievement Award for sound effects editing for Frank Warner.

It was nominated for Best Director for Spielberg, Best Supporting Actress for Melinda Dillon, Best Original Score for John Williams (he lost to himself), Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.  It lost out to Star Wars in every category except Cinematography.