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Nominees & Winners for the 52nd Academy Awards
Actor in a Leading Role
- Dustin Hoffman in “Kramer vs. Kramer”
- Jack Lemmon in “The China Syndrome”
- Al Pacino in “...And Justice for All”
- Roy Scheider in “All That Jazz”
- Peter Sellers in “Being There”
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Melvyn Douglas in “Being There”
- Robert Duvall in “Apocalypse Now”
- Frederic Forrest in “The Rose”
- Justin Henry in “Kramer vs. Kramer”
- Mickey Rooney in “The Black Stallion”
Actress in a Leading Role
- Jill Clayburgh in “Starting Over”
- Sally Field in “Norma Rae”
- Jane Fonda in “The China Syndrome”
- Marsha Mason in “Chapter Two”
- Bette Midler in “The Rose”
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Jane Alexander in “Kramer vs. Kramer”
- Barbara Barrie in “Breaking Away”
- Candice Bergen in “Starting Over”
- Mariel Hemingway in “Manhattan”
- Meryl Streep in “Kramer vs. Kramer”
Art Direction
- “Alien” Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Les Dilley, Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
- “All That Jazz” Art Direction: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton; Set
Decoration: Edward Stewart, Gary Brink
- “Apocalypse Now” Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
- “The China Syndrome” Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
- “Star Trek - The Motion Picture” Art Direction: Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris, John Vallone; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Cinematography
- “All That Jazz” Giuseppe Rotunno
- “Apocalypse Now” Vittorio Storaro
- “The Black Hole” Frank Phillips
- “Kramer vs. Kramer” Nestor Almendros
- “1941” William A. Fraker
Costume Design
- “Agatha” Shirley Russell
- “All That Jazz” Albert Wolsky
- “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days” William Ware Theiss
- “The Europeans” Judy Moorcroft
- “La Cage aux Folles” Piero Tosi, Ambra Danon
Directing
- “All That Jazz” Bob Fosse
- “Apocalypse Now” Francis Coppola
- “Breaking Away” Peter Yates
- “Kramer vs. Kramer” Robert Benton
- “La Cage aux Folles” Edouard Molinaro
Documentary (Feature)
- “Best Boy” Ira Wohl, Producer
- “Generation on the Wind” David A. Vassar, Producer
- “Going the Distance” Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet, Producers
- “The Killing Ground” Steve Singer and Tom Priestley, Producers
- “The War at Home” Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
- “Dae” Risto Teofilovski, Producer
- “Koryo Celadon” Donald A. Connolly and James R. Messenger, Producers
- “Nails” Phillip Borsos, Producer
- “Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist” Saul J. Turell, Producer
- “Remember Me” Dick Young, Producer
Film Editing
- “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
Foreign Language Film
- “The Maids of Wilko” Poland
- “Mama Turns a Hundred” Spain
- “A Simple Story” France
- “The Tin Drum” Federal Republic of Germany
- “To Forget Venice” Italy
Music (Original Score)
- “The Amityville Horror” Lalo Schifrin
- “The Champ” Dave Grusin
- “A Little Romance” Georges Delerue
- “Star Trek - The Motion Picture” Jerry Goldsmith
- “10” Henry Mancini
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
- “All That Jazz” Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
- “Breaking Away” Adaptation Score by Patrick Williams
- “The Muppet Movie” Song Score by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
Music (Original Song)
- “I'll Never Say 'Goodbye'” from “The Promise” Music by David Shire; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
- “It Goes Like It Goes” from “Norma
Rae” Music by David Shire; Lyric by Norman Gimbel
- “It's Easy To Say” from “10” Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Robert Wells
- “The Rainbow Connection” from “The Muppet Movie” Music and Lyric by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
- “Through the Eyes of Love” from “Ice Castles” Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager
Best Picture
- “All That Jazz” Robert Alan Aurthur, Producer
- “Apocalypse Now” Francis Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, Co-Producers
- “Breaking Away” Peter Yates, Producer
- “Kramer vs. Kramer” Stanley R. Jaffe, Producer
- “Norma Rae” Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
- “Dream Doll” Bob Godfrey and Zlatko Grgic, Producers
- “Every Child” Derek Lamb, Producer
- “It's So Nice to Have a Wolf around the House” Paul Fierlinger, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
- “Board and Care” Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis, Producers
- “Bravery in the Field” Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky, Producers
- “Oh Brother, My Brother” Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell, Producers
- “The Solar Film” Saul Bass and Michael Britton, Producers
- “Solly's Diner” Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin, Producers
Sound
- “Apocalypse Now” Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat
Boxer
- “The Electric Horseman” Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler, Al Overton
- “Meteor” William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut, Jack Solomon
- “1941” Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
- “The Rose” Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells, Jim Webb
Visual Effects
- “Alien” H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder,
Denys Ayling
- “The Black Hole” Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale
- “Moonraker” Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans
- “1941” William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers, Gregory Jein
- “Star Trek - The Motion Picture” Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, Grant McCune
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
- “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.
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
- “All That Jazz” Robert Alan Aurthur, Bob Fosse
- “...And Justice for All” Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson
- “Breaking Away” Steve Tesich
- “The China Syndrome” Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges
- “Manhattan” Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman