1979 (52nd Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1979. The
symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.
Best Picture
All That Jazz, Columbia/20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Robert Alan Aurthur, Producer.Apocalypse Now, Omni Zoetrope Production; United Artists. Francis Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, Co-Producers.Actor in a Leading Role
Peter Sellers in Being There, Lorimar Film-und Fernsehproduktion GmbH Production; United Artists. (USA, West Germany)Actress in a Leading Role
Actor in a Supporting Role
Melvyn Douglas in Being There, Lorimar Film-und Fernsehproduktion GmbH Production; United Artists. (USA, West Germany)Actress in a Supporting Role
Directing
La Cage Aux Folles, Les Productions Artistes Associes/Da Ma Produzione SPA Production; United Artists. (France, Italy) Edouard Molinaro.Art Direction-Set Decoration
Alien, 20th Century-Fox Productions, Ltd.; 20th Century-Fox. (UK, USA) Art direction by Michael Seymour, Les Dilley and Roger Christian; set decoration by Ian Whittaker.All That Jazz, Columbia/20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Philip Rosenberg and Tony Walton; set decoration by Edward Stewart and Gary Brink.Apocalypse Now, Omni Zoetrope Production; United Artists. Art direction by Dean Tavoularis and Angelo Graham; set decoration by George R. Nelson.The China Syndrome, Michael Douglas/IPC Films Production; Columbia. Art direction by George Jenkins; set decoration by Arthur Jeph Parker.Star Trek—The Motion Picture, Century Associates Production; Paramount. Art direction by Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris and John Vallone; set decoration by Linda DeScenna.Cinematography
1941, A-Team/Steven Spielberg Film Production; Universal-Columbia Presentation; Universal. William A. Fraker.Costume Design
Agatha, Sweetwall Production in association with Casablanca Filmworks; First Artists Presentation; Warner Bros. (UK) Shirley Russell.Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. William Ware Theiss.La Cage Aux Folles, Les Productions Artistes Associes/Da Ma Produzione SPA Production; United Artists. (France, Italy) Piero Tosi and Ambra Danon.Documentary
(Feature)
Going the Distance, National Film Board of Canada. (Canada) Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet, Producers.The War at Home, Catalyst Films/Madison Film Production Company. Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown, Producers.(Short Subject)
Film Editing
Apocalypse Now, Omni Zoetrope Production; United Artists. Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman.Foreign Language Film
The Maids of Wilko, Polish Corporation for Film Production. (Poland, France)Mama Turns a Hundred, Elias Querejeta P.C. Production. (Spain, France)A Simple Story, Renn Productions/Sara Films/F.R. 3/Rialto Films Production. (France, West Germany)The Tin Drum, Franz Seitz Film/Bioskop Film/Artemis Film/Hallelujah Film/GGB 14.KG/Argos Films Production. (West Germany, France, Poland, Yugoslavia)To Forget Venice, Rizzoli Film/Action Film Production. (Italy, France)Music
(Original Score)
The Amityville Horror, American International/Professional Films Production; American International Pictures. Lalo Schifrin.A Little Romance, Pan Arts Associates Production; Orion Pictures Company. (France, USA) Georges Delerue.(Original Song)
I’ll Never Say “Goodbye” from The Promise, Fred Weintraub-Paul Heller Present/Universal Production; Universal. Music by David Shire; lyric by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.It Goes Like It Goes from Norma Rae, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Music by David Shire; lyric by Norman Gimbel.It’s Easy to Say from 10, Geoffrey Productions; Orion Pictures Company. Music by Henry Mancini; lyric by Robert Wells.The Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson Productions; Lord Grade/Martin Starger Presentation; AFD (Associated Film Distribution). (UK, USA) Music and lyric by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher.Through the Eyes of Love from Ice Castles, International Cinemedia Centre, Ltd. Production; Columbia. Music by Marvin Hamlisch; lyric by Carole Bayer Sager.(Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
All That Jazz, Columbia/20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Adaptation score by Ralph Burns.The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson Productions; Lord Grade/Martin Starger Presentation; AFD (Associated Film Distribution). (UK, USA) Song score by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; adaptation score by Paul Williams.Short Films
(Animated)
Dream Doll, Bob Godfrey Films/Zagreb Films/Halas and Batchelor; FilmWright. (UK, Yugoslavia) Bob Godfrey and Zlatko Grgic, Producers.It’s So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House, AR & T Productions for Learning Corporation of America. Paul Fierlinger, Producer.(Live Action)
Bravery in the Field, National Film Board of Canada. (Canada) Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky, Producers.Oh Brother, My Brother, Ross Lowell Productions; Pyramid Films, Inc. Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell, Producers.Solly’s Diner, Mathias/Zuckerman/Hankin Productions. Harry Mathias, Jay Zuckerman and Larry Hankin, Producers.Sound
Apocalypse Now, Omni Zoetrope Production; United Artists. Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs and Nat Boxer.The Electric Horseman, Rastar Films/Wildwood Enterprises/S. Pollack Productions; Columbia. Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Al Overton.Meteor, Meteor Productions; American International Pictures. (USA, Hong Kong) William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut and Jack Solomon.1941, A-Team/Steven Spielberg Film Production; Universal-Columbia Presentation; Universal. Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene S. Cantamessa.The Rose, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells and Jim Webb.Special Achievement Award
(Sound Editing)
Visual Effects
Alien, 20th Century-Fox Productions, Ltd.; 20th Century-Fox. (UK, USA) H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Denys Ayling.The Black Hole, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe Hale.Moonraker, Eon Productions Ltd.; United Artists. (UK, France) Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson and John Evans.1941, A-Team/Steven Spielberg Film Production; Universal-Columbia Presentation; Universal. William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers and Gregory Jein.Star Trek—The Motion Picture, Century Associates Production; Paramount. Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart and Grant McCune.Writing
(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
La Cage Aux Folles, Les Productions Artistes Associes/Da Ma Produzione SPA Production; United Artists. (France, Italy) Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon and Jean Poiret.A Little Romance, Pan Arts Associates Production; Orion Pictures Company. (France, USA) Allan Burns.(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
All That Jazz, Columbia/20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox. Robert Alan Aurthur and Bob Fosse.. . . And Justice for All, Malton Films Limited Production; Columbia. Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson.The China Syndrome, Michael Douglas/IPC Films Production; Columbia. Mike Gray, T. S. Cook and James Bridges.Manhattan, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; United Artists. Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman.Honorary Award
To Alec Guinness for advancing the art of screen acting through a host of memorable and distinguished performances. [ [Statuette]]To Hal Elias for his dedication and distinguished service to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [ [Statuette]]To John O. Aalberg, Charles G. Clarke and John G. Frayne in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [ [Medal of Commendation]]Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Scientific or Technical Award
(Academy Award of Merit)
To Mark Serrurier for the progressive development of the Moviola from the 1924 invention of his father, Iwan Serrurier, to the present Series 20 sophisticated film editing equipment.(Scientific and Engineering Award)
To Neiman-Tillar Associates for the creative development and to Mini-Micro Systems, Incorporated, for the design and engineering of an Automated Computer-Controlled Editing Sound System (ACCESS) for motion picture post-production.(Technical Achievement Award)
To Michael V. Chewey, Walter G. Eggers and Allen Hecht of M-G-M Laboratories for the development of a Computer-controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory.To Irwin Young, Paul Kaufman and Fredrik Schlyter of Du Art FilmLaboratories, Incorporated, for the development of a Computer-controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory.To James S. Stanfield and Paul W. Trester for the development and manufacture of a device for the repair or protection of sprocket holes in motion picture film.To Zorin Perisic of Courier Films, Limited, for the Zoptic Special Optical Effects Device for motion picture photography.To A. D. Flowers and Logan R. Frazee for the development of a device to control flight patterns of miniature airplanes during motion picture photography.To Photo Research Division of Kollmorgen Corporation for the development of the Spectra Series II Cine Special Exposure Meter for motion picture photography.To Bruce Lyon and John Lamb for the development of a Video Animation System for testing motion picture animation sequences.To Ross Lowell of Lowel-Light Manufacturing, Incorporated, for the development of compact lighting equipment for motion picture photography.NOTE: The Scientific or Technical Awards were presented at their own ceremony on April 11, 1980, in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.