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The Black Hole
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The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.
Details
- Director
- Gary Nelson
- Writers
- Bob Barbash, Gerry Day, Jeb Rosebrook, Richard H. Landau
- Studio
- Walt Disney Productions
- Released
- 19 December 1979
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $35.8M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 10 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1979 | Best Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1979 | Best Visual Effects | Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, and Joe Hale | Nominee |
| Hugo Awards 1979 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Gary Nelson, Jeb Rosebrook, Gerry Day, Bob Barbash, and Richard H. Landau | Nominee |
| International Film Music Critics Association Awards 1979 | Best Archival Release of an Existing Score | John Barry, Randy Thornton, Douglass Fake, Jeff Bond, and Steve Sterling | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1979 | Best Science Fiction Film | Nominee | |
| Saturn Awards 1979 | Best Writing | Gerry Day and Jeb Rosebrook | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1979 | Best Music | John Barry | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1979 | Best Special Effects | Peter Ellenshaw | Nominee |
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10 awards — The Black Hole
×| Best Cinematography | Frank V. Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, and Joe Hale | Nominee |
| Best Music | John Barry | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Nominee | |
| Best Special Effects | Peter Ellenshaw | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Gerry Day and Jeb Rosebrook | Nominee |
| Most Annoying Non-Human Character | Old BO.B. LF-28 (voice by Slim Pickens ) | Nominee |
| Most Annoying Non-Human Character | V.I.N.CENT. LF-396 (voice by Roddy McDowall ) | Nominee |
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Gary Nelson, Jeb Rosebrook, Gerry Day, Bob Barbash, and Richard H. Landau | Nominee |
| Best Archival Release of an Existing Score | John Barry, Randy Thornton, Douglass Fake, Jeff Bond, and Steve Sterling | Nominee |