Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind is the Oscar nomination recognizing Melinda Dillon’s acclaimed supporting performance in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 science-fiction film.
All labels observed (1)
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| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12756671 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind Context triple: [Melinda Dillon, nominatedFor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind]
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come Back, Little Sheba
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Come Back, Little Sheba" is the Oscar nomination recognizing Terry Moore’s acclaimed supporting performance in the 1952 film adaptation of the stage play.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for MASH
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for MASH is the Oscar nomination Sally Kellerman received for her acclaimed performance as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s 1970 satirical war film "MASH."
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D.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon is the Oscar nomination recognizing Madeline Kahn’s acclaimed comedic performance in the 1973 film "Paper Moon."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep recognizes her Oscar-winning performance as Joanna Kramer in the 1979 film "Kramer vs. Kramer."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind is the Oscar nomination recognizing Melinda Dillon’s acclaimed supporting performance in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 science-fiction film.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for American Graffiti
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for American Graffiti is the Oscar nomination Candy Clark received for her acclaimed supporting performance in George Lucas's 1973 coming-of-age film "American Graffiti."
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come Back, Little Sheba
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Come Back, Little Sheba" is the Oscar nomination recognizing Terry Moore’s acclaimed supporting performance in the 1952 film adaptation of the stage play.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for MASH
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for MASH is the Oscar nomination Sally Kellerman received for her acclaimed performance as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s 1970 satirical war film "MASH."
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D.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon is the Oscar nomination recognizing Madeline Kahn’s acclaimed comedic performance in the 1973 film "Paper Moon."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep recognizes her Oscar-winning performance as Joanna Kramer in the 1979 film "Kramer vs. Kramer."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award nomination
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film award nomination ⓘ |
| associatedAward |
Oscars
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linked to:
Academy Award
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| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyNumber | 50th Academy Awards ⓘ |
| ceremonyYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Jillian Guiler ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| directorOfWork | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| forWork | Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | science fiction film ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| nominee | Melinda Dillon ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing Melinda Dillon’s supporting performance in Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| result | did not win ⓘ |
| status | nomination ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind is the Oscar nomination recognizing Melinda Dillon’s acclaimed supporting performance in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 science-fiction film.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Melinda Dillon
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nominatedFor
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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