Editing Independence Day (1996 film) (section)

===Accolades===
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|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Award
! Subject
! Nominee
! Result
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Cinema Audio Society Awards|CAS Awards]]
|Best Sound
|rowspan=2|[[Chris Carpenter (sound engineer)|Chris Carpenter]], [[Bob Beemer]], [[Bill W. Benton]] and [[Jeff Wexler]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[69th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]
|[[Volker Engel]], [[Douglas Smith (special effects artist)|Douglas Smith]], [[Clay Pinney]] and [[Joe Viskocil]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Czech Lion Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=DRŽITELÉ CENY ČFTA|url=http://www.filmovaakademie.cz/cz/1996/drz-itele-ceny-cfta|website=www.filmovaakademie.cz|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821214259/http://www.filmovaakademie.cz/cz/1996/drz-itele-ceny-cfta|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Den nezávislosti zbořil Bílý dům. Co zničí Emmerich v druhém dílu?|url=http://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/den-nezavislosti-2-03q-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A160617_090406_filmvideo_spm|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=August 21, 2017|date=June 18, 2016|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821213807/http://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/den-nezavislosti-2-03q-/filmvideo.aspx?c=A160617_090406_filmvideo_spm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| The most successful movie in Cinemas.
| [[Roland Emmerich]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=11|[[Saturn Awards]]
|[[Saturn Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]]
|[[Volker Engel]], [[Douglas Smith (special effects artist)|Douglas Smith]], [[Clay Pinney]] and [[Joe Viskocil]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|Best Science Fiction Film]]
|[[Dean Devlin]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|[[Roland Emmerich]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Writer]]
|Roland Emmerich and [[Dean Devlin]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costumes]]
|Joseph A. Porro
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Brent Spiner]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Vivica A. Fox]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|Best Young Actor]]
|[[James Duval]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
|[[David Arnold]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Jeff Goldblum]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Will Smith]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]]
|Favorite Movie Actor
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie|Favorite Movie]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Hugo Award]]s
|[[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Young Artist Award]]s
|Best Young Actor – Age 10 or Under
|[[Ross Bagley]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[People's Choice Awards]]
|Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture
|{{n/a}}
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=5|[[MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence|Best Action Sequence]]
|Aliens blow up cities
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year|Best Movie]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Male Performance]]
|Will Smith
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Breakthrough Performance
|Vivica A. Fox
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]]
|Will Smith and Vivica A. Fox
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Grammy Awards]]
|[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television]]
|David Arnold
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Satellite Awards]]
|[[Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects|Outstanding Visual Effects]]
|Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Editing|Outstanding Film Editing]]
|[[David Brenner (film editor)|David Brenner]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Mainichi Film Awards]]
|rowspan=3|Best Foreign Language Film
|{{n/a}}
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Japan Academy Film Prize|Japanese Academy Awards]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Amanda Award]]
|{{n/a}}
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
|Favorite Actor – Sci-Fi
|rowspan=2|Will Smith
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=8|Universe Reader's Choice Awards
|Best Actor
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actress
|Vivica A. Fox
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Science Fiction Film
|{{n/a}}
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Special Effects
|Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Director
|Roland Emmerich
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Score
|David Arnold
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|[[Karl Walter Lindenlaub]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Writing
|rowspan=4|Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
|Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]]
|Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing Over $100 Million
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Worst Picture
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |Online Film & Television Association Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/1st-annual-film-awards-1996/|title=1st Annual Film Awards (1996) - Online Film & Television Association|website=www.oftaawards.com|access-date=June 2, 2018|archive-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707212600/http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/1st-annual-film-awards-1996/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Horror Picture
|Dean Devlin
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Horror Actor
|Will Smith
|{{Nominated}}}
|-
|Best Film Editing
|David Brenner
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Sound
|Chris Carpenter<br />Bill W. Benton<br />Bob Beemer<br />Jeff Wexler
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Sound Effects
|Sandy Gendler & Val Kuklowsky
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Visual Effects
|Volker Engel<br />Douglas Smith<br />Clay Pinney<br />Joe Viskocil
|{{Nominated}}
|-
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