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- 51st Oscars Highlights
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- 51st Oscars Highlights
The 51st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1978 and took place on April 9, 1979, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 7:00 p.m. PST / 10:00 p.m. EST.
- Best Picture
- Directing
- Actor in A Leading Role
- Actress in A Leading Role
- Actor in A Supporting Role
- Actress in A Supporting Role
- Writing
- Music
- Film Editing
- Cinematography
All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, Tom Sternberg Breaking Away – Peter Yates Kramer vs. Kramer – Stanley R. Jaffe Norma Rae– Tamara Asseyev, Alex Rose
All That Jazz – Bob Fosse Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola Breaking Away – Peter Yates Kramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton La Cage aux Folles– Edouard Molinaro
Dustin Hoffman – Kramer vs. Kramer Jack Lemmon – The China Syndrome Al Pacino – …And Justice for All Roy Scheider – All That Jazz Peter Sellers – Being There
Jill Clayburgh – Starting Over Sally Field – Norma Rae Jane Fonda – The China Syndrome Marsha Mason – Chapter Two Bette Midler – The Rose
Melvyn Douglas – Being There Robert Duvall – Apocalypse Now Frederic Forrest – The Rose Justin Henry – Kramer vs. Kramer Mickey Rooney – The Black Stallion
Jane Alexander – Kramer vs. Kramer Barbara Barrie – Breaking Away Candice Bergen – Starting Over Mariel Hemingway – Manhattan Meryl Streep – Kramer vs. Kramer
Apocalypse Now – John Milius, Francis Coppola Kramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton La Cage aux Folles – Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Jean Poiret A Little Romance – Allan Burns Norma Rae– Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr.
“I’ll Never Say ‘Goodbye” – The Promise – Music by David Shire; Lyric by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman “It Goes Like It Goes” – Norma Rae – Music by David Shire; Lyric by Norman Gimbel “It’s Easy To Say” – 10 – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Robert Wells “The Rainbow Connection” – The Muppet Movie – Music, Lyric by Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher “Th...
All That Jazz – Alan Heim Apocalypse Now – Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman The Black Stallion – Robert Dalva Kramer vs. Kramer – Jerry Greenberg The Rose– Robert L. Wolfe, C. Timothy O’Meara
All That Jazz – Giuseppe Rotunno Apocalypse Now – Vittorio Storaro The Black Hole – Frank Phillips Kramer vs. Kramer – Nestor Almendros 1941– William A. Fraker
The winning picture won five awards out of its nine nominations - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay Adaptation (Robert Benton). All four major cast members (Hoffman, Streep, Henry, and Alexander) were nominated, with the two lead stars both winning in their categories.
Sep 6, 2013 · Michael Cimino wins the Oscar for Directing and Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall win the Oscar for Best Picture for The Deer Hunter at the 51st Academy Awards....
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Mar 13, 2022 · 1979 Best Picture Winner The intimate drama about the ravages of divorce and child custody earned honors for adapted screenplay, director (both Robert Benton), actor (Dustin Hoffman), and...
Laurence Olivier and John Wayne each made a special appearance at the Awards ceremony and each brought the audience to its feet. John Wayne presented the Best Picture award. He had recently had two major surgeries and did not appear well. He passed away on June 11, 1979, just under two months later.
