Alien

Year: 1979
Country: UK, USA
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 116 min.
Age: 16+
After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, its landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform, and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.

The film was restored in 4K in 2018 by 20th Century Fox at Company 3/Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, supervised by Ridley Scott and Pam Dery, with the 4K scans were done at EFilm. The sound was restored by Audio Mechanics.

Awards & Festivals:

Academy Award – Best Visual Effects
San Sebastián International Film Festival – Silver Seashell (Best Cinematography and Special Effects)
BAFTA Award – Best Production Design
Golden Globe nomination – Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Saturn Award – Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress
Hugo Award – Best Dramatic Presentation
National Film Preservation Board – National Film Registry
Satellite Award nomination – Best Overall DVD
Grammy Award nomination – Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special