INDEPENDENCE DAY Awards

Won 1997 Oscar Award For Best Effects, Visual Effects - Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil

Won 1997 Saturn Award For Best Science Fiction Film

Won 1997 Saturn Award For Best Director - Roland Emmerich

Won 1997 Saturn Award For Best Special Effects - Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil

Won 1997 Amanda Award For Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) - Roland Emmerich

Won 1997 BMI Film Music Award - David Arnold

Won 1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Award For Favorite Actor - Science Fiction - Will Smith

Won 1997 Box Office Award

Won 1997 Golden Screen Award

Won 1997 Golden Screen with 1 Star Award

Won 1997 Golden Screen with 2 Stars Award

Won 1997 Grammy Award For Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television - David Arnold

Won 1997 Blimp Award For Favorite Movie

Won 1997 MTV Movie Award For Best Kiss - Will Smith, Vivica A. Fox

Won 1997 Readers' Choice Award For Best Foreign Language Film - Roland Emmerich

Won 1997 People's Choice Award For Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture

Won 1997 Golden Satellite Award For Outstanding Film Editing - David Brenner

Won 1997 Golden Satellite Award For Outstanding Visual Effects - Volker Engel, Douglas Smith

Won 1997 Universe Reader's Choice Award For Best Actor in a Genre Motion Picture - Will Smith

Won 1997 Universe Reader's Choice Award For Best Cinematography for a Genre Motion Picture - Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Won 1997 Universe Reader's Choice Award For Best Director for a Genre Motion Picture - Roland Emmerich

Won 1997 Universe Reader's Choice Award For Best Science Fiction Film

Won 1997 Universe Reader's Choice Award For Best Score for a Genre Motion Picture - David Arnold

Won 1997 Universe Reader's Choice Award For Best Special Effects in a Genre Motion Picture - Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil

Won 1997 Universe Reader's Choice Award For Best Supporting Actress in a Genre Motion Picture - Vivica A. Fox

Won 1997 Universe Reader's Choice Award For Best Writing for a Genre Motion Picture - Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich