A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Victoria Burrows | Casting |
| Writing | James V. Hart | Screenplay |
| Camera | Don Burgess | Director of Photography |
| Production | Steve Starkey | Producer |
| Writing | Michael Goldenberg | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Zemeckis | Director |
| Editing | Arthur Schmidt | Editor |
| Writing | Carl Sagan | Novel |
| Production | Robert Zemeckis | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Johnston | Costume Design |
| Crew | Marzette Bonar | Special Effects |
| Art | Bruce Crone | Art Direction |
| Sound | Marian Wilde | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Debbie Denise | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Michael Noles | Video Assist Operator |
| Art | Mariko Braswell | Set Designer |
| Art | James F. Claytor Sr. | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Bercsi | Set Costumer |
| Crew | Jane E. Russell | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Jerrold F. Brooks | Construction Foreman |
| Visual Effects | Mark S. Miller | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | Robert LaBonge | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah La Mia Denaver | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roxanna Floyd | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret E. Elliott | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Doug J. Meerdink | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Easton Michael Smith | Set Designer |
| Art | Brad Ricker | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Michael McGovern | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Joe Matza | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Mark O'Kane | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Steven J. Winslow | Camera Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carolyn Elias | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Luc Russier | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Beth Bernstein | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Joel Marrow | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Luz Eneida Nuñez | Location Manager |
| Art | David Manhan | Leadman |
| Sound | Steve Boeddeker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Bud Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Gregory Lundsgaard | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Art | Dean Wolcott | Set Designer |
| Crew | Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn | Sequence Supervisor |
| Camera | Michael Douglas Middleton | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Brikowski | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | Luca Kouimelis | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Sally Thornton | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Josh Lusby | Set Designer |
| Art | Kristen Pratt | Set Designer |
| Crew | Kosta Saric | Visual Effects Editor |
| Crew | David Presley | Video Assist Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Mathias | Hairstylist |
| Art | Michael Diersing | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Scott E. Handt | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dennis S. Sands | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Laurence Treweek | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Heather J. Morrison | Visual Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Ellsworth | Set Costumer |
| Production | Peggy Pridemore | Location Manager |
| Art | Ed Verreaux | Production Design |
| Art | Lawrence A. Hubbs | Art Direction |
| Art | Hap Weaver | Greensman |
| Sound | Phil Benson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Eric Cook | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | David Jones | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Jay Redd | Sequence Supervisor |
| Lighting | Rand R. Vargas | Rigging Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taryn Weaver | Set Costumer |
| Art | Michael Taylor | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Jeremiah O'Driscoll | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey L. Anzures | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Designer |
| Art | Frank McEldowney | Greensman |
| Art | Evelyne Barbier | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Alexandra Ritchie | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Nick Phillips | Camera Operator |
| Production | Allen E. Taylor | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Douglas Murray | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Matt Aitken | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Julia Frey | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Ariel Velasco-Shaw | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Rosenbaum | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kenneth Jones | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Josh Bleibtreu | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenn Smiley | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Carin-Anne Strohmaier | First Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | C. Marie Davis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Sam Richards | Sequence Supervisor |
| Editing | R. Orlando Duenas | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Paul Pav | Location Manager |
| Production | Lynda Obst | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joan Bradshaw | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carl Sagan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Steven J. Boyd | Associate Producer |
| Production | Rick Porras | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Key Hair Stylist |
| Visual Effects | Allen Hall | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Carl Sagan | Story |
| Camera | Steve Smith | Key Grip |
| Crew | Dan Brizendine | Driver |
| Crew | Edward J. Ertel | Projection |
| Sound | Randolph Saucedo | Sound Recordist |
| Art | George Denes Suhayda | Conceptual Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith VanderLaan | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Thomas C. Mentzer | Carpenter |
| Visual Effects | Mark Marcum | 24 Frame Playback |
| Crew | Allen E. Taylor | Production Controller |
| Production | Ines Mongil-Echandi | Production Office Coordinator |
| Crew | David Diaz | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Production | Nannette Rosa Collazo | Unit Manager |
| Lighting | David Morton | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Tim Alexander | Digital Compositors |
| Sound | Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Production | Scot Boland | Casting Associate |
| Art | John B. Josselyn | Art Department Assistant |
| Crew | Jeff Johnson | Set Medic |
| Visual Effects | Theresa Corrao | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Kathleen Beall | Location Scout |
| Camera | James Conroy | Grip |
| Crew | Randy Cantor | Transportation Captain |
| Art | Robert E. Denne | Standby Painter |
| Crew | Michael Egan | Stand In |
| Camera | Michael Condro | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Jay Caputo | Stunts |
| Editing | Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer |
| Sound | Kent Brown | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | William Ross | Orchestrator |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Deyoe | Mechanical Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Fasman | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Michelle Vogler | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Kevin LaRosa | Aerial Coordinator |
| Crew | Victor Jimenez | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Wayne Eaton | Propmaker |
| Crew | Bill Feightner | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Joan Bradshaw | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Dawn Guinta | Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Harry Keramidas | Additional Editing |
| Production | Darcy Fray | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | William B. Kaplan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Timothy Wilcox | 3D Artist |
| Crew | Rob Engle | Software Engineer |
| Lighting | Dave Mikutsky | Electrician |
| Crew | Martin A. Kline | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Production | Ann Druyan | Co-Producer |
| Art | Robin L. Miller | Property Master |
| Sound | Sue Fox | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Writing | Ann Druyan | Story |
| Sound | Ewa Sztompke | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Barbara McBane | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Steve Starkey | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Bruce Moriarty | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lindakay Brown | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Michael Silvers | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Darryl Henley | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Richesson | Costume Illustrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nigel Boyd | Key Costumer |
| Sound | Cheryl Nardi | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Clyde Miller | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Doreen Austria | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Renton-Paul Medcalf | Best Boy Grip |
| Editing | Jana Lynn Gold | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | John Nicolard | Digital Color Timer |
| Lighting | Steven C. McGee | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Jeff 'Moose' Howery | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Judd Nissen | Travel Coordinator |
| Directing | Darin Rivetti | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Richard Kriegler | Conceptual Illustrator |
| Visual Effects | Michael L. Fink | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerardo Rosette | Tailor |
| Art | Steve Burg | Concept Artist |
| Crew | Charlie Bonilla | Special Effects Assistant |
| Production | Judith Bouley | Additional Casting |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Kevin Bowe | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Nick Booth | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Slepak | Costumer |
| Art | Christopher Casey | Swing |
| Production | Carley A. Berkman | Production Secretary |
| Visual Effects | Maura Alvarez | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Sound | Tony Eckert | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Peter Jackson | Additional Visual Effects |
| Production | Nikki Dalmau | Casting Coordinator |
| Art | Nina Saxon | Title Designer |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Crew | Roland Blancaflor | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Temp Sound Editor |
| Crew | J.W. Kompare | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Mimi Medel | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Production | Primrose Fukuchi | Location Assistant |
| Crew | Craig A. Mumma | Digital Effects Producer |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Lighting | William Cueto | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Bart Giovanetti | Compositing Supervisor |
| Camera | Frank D. Parrish | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Robert Cable | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Art | Carl Catanese | Set Buyer |
| Sound | Mary Works | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Kristin Dehnert | Assistant Location Manager |
| Directing | Cellin Gluck | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Clifton T. Cooper | Assistant Property Master |
| Visual Effects | Kelly Granite | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Charlie Clavadetscher | Matchmove Supervisor |
| Crew | Kim Robert Koscki | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Plum | Stunts |
| Crew | Lynn Salvatori | Stunts |
| Crew | Jill Stokesberry | Stunts |
| Directing | Lucille OuYang | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice Alexander | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hallie D'Amore | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lacy | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Alison C. Rosa | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andrew Cowitt | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Dresher | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Karen Harding | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Kearney | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Susan Popovic | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mary Works | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Peggy Names | Cableman |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Sara Bolder | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Lacey | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Mary Helen Leasman | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Tony Sereno | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Ira Toles | 24 Frame Playback |
| Visual Effects | Mark Wineman | 24 Frame Playback |
| Lighting | Douglas W. Smith | Electrician |
| Camera | Ned Martin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Chad Rivetti | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Sara Gardner-Gail | Set Dresser |
| Crew | John P. Cazin | Pyrotechnician |
| Visual Effects | Spencer Knapp | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Dylan Robinson | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Geoffrey Harvey | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Kennedy | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | M. Scott McKee | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Joel Aron | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Gregor Lakner | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Robert Weaver | CG Artist |
| Crew | Ron Brinkmann | CG Supervisor |
| Crew | Jerome Chen | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | John Rauh | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Doran | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Jean François Fontaine | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | David Stump | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Gimo Chanphianamvong | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Joanie Karnowski | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Smith | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Lisa Kahatriya | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Mary Nelson | Roto Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Ken Ralston | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Dawn Llewellyn | Visual Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Crew | Kirk A. Holland | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | John Wright | Craft Service |
