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The 49th Academy Awards
| 1977
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 28, 1977
Honoring movies released in 1976
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Highlights
Original Score
The Omen
Jerry Goldsmith
Visual Effects
Logan's Run and King Kong
presented by Roy Scheider
Best Picture
Rocky
Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff with Sylvester Stallone
Memorable Moments
Muhammad Ali and Sylvester Stallone
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The presenters take a moment to spar on stage
Eletha Barret
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The widow of Best Actor winner Peter Finch accepts his posthumous award
Beatrice Straight
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Supporting Actress winner for Network
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Peter Finch
Network
Nominees
Robert De Niro
Taxi Driver
Nominees
Giancarlo Giannini
Seven Beauties
Nominees
William Holden
Network
Nominees
Sylvester Stallone
Rocky
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jason Robards
All the President's Men
Nominees
Ned Beatty
Network
Nominees
Burgess Meredith
Rocky
Nominees
Laurence Olivier
Marathon Man
Nominees
Burt Young
Rocky
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Faye Dunaway
Network
Nominees
Marie-Christine Barrault
Cousin, Cousine
Nominees
Talia Shire
Rocky
Nominees
Sissy Spacek
Carrie
Nominees
Liv Ullmann
Face to Face
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Beatrice Straight
Network
Nominees
Jane Alexander
All the President's Men
Nominees
Jodie Foster
Taxi Driver
Nominees
Lee Grant
Voyage of the Damned
Nominees
Piper Laurie
Carrie
Art Direction
Winner
All the President's Men
Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: George Gaines
Nominees
The Incredible Sarah
Art Direction: Elliot Scott, Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
Nominees
The Last Tycoon
Art Direction: Gene Callahan, Jack Collis; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Nominees
Logan's Run
Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Robert de Vestel
Nominees
The Shootist
Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Cinematography
Winner
Bound for Glory
Haskell Wexler
Nominees
King Kong
Richard H. Kline
Nominees
Logan's Run
Ernest Laszlo
Nominees
Network
Owen Roizman
Nominees
A Star Is Born
Robert Surtees
Costume Design
Winner
Fellini's Casanova
Danilo Donati
Nominees
Bound for Glory
William Theiss
Nominees
The Incredible Sarah
Anthony Mendleson
Nominees
The Passover Plot
Mary Wills
Nominees
The Seven-per-cent Solution
Alan Barrett
Directing
Winner
Rocky
John G. Avildsen
Nominees
All the President's Men
Alan J. Pakula
Nominees
Face to Face
Ingmar Bergman
Nominees
Network
Sidney Lumet
Nominees
Seven Beauties
Lina Wertmuller
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Harlan County, U.S.A.
Barbara Kopple, Producer
Nominees
Hollywood on Trial
James Gutman and David Helpern, Jr., Producers
Nominees
Off the Edge
Michael Firth, Producer
Nominees
People of the Wind
Anthony Howarth and David Koff, Producers
Nominees
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Donald Brittain and Robert Duncan, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Number Our Days
Lynne Littman, Producer
Nominees
American Shoeshine
Sparky Greene, Producer
Nominees
Blackwood
Tony Ianzelo and Andy Thomson, Producers
Nominees
The End of the Road
John Armstrong, Producer
Nominees
Universe
Lester Novros, Producer
Film Editing
Winner
Rocky
Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad
Nominees
All the President's Men
Robert L. Wolfe
Nominees
Bound for Glory
Robert Jones, Pembroke J. Herring
Nominees
Network
Alan Heim
Nominees
Two-Minute Warning
Eve Newman, Walter Hannemann
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Black and White in Color
Ivory Coast
Nominees
Cousin, Cousine
France
Nominees
Jacob, the Liar
German Democratic Republic
Nominees
Nights and Days
Poland
Nominees
Seven Beauties
Italy
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Pandro S. Berman
Music (Original Score)
Winner
The Omen
Jerry Goldsmith
Nominees
Obsession
Bernard Herrmann
Nominees
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Jerry Fielding
Nominees
Taxi Driver
Bernard Herrmann
Nominees
Voyage of the Damned
Lalo Schifrin
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)
Winner
Bound for Glory
Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
Nominees
Bugsy Malone
Song Score and Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
Nominees
A Star Is Born
Adaptation Score by Roger Kellaway
Music (Original Song)
Winner
A Star Is Born
Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born) in "A Star Is Born" Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams
Nominees
The Omen
Ave Satani in "The Omen" Music and Lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith
Nominees
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Come To Me in "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Don Black
Nominees
Rocky
Gonna Fly Now in "Rocky" Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
Nominees
Half a House
A World That Never Was in "Half a House" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Best Picture
Winner
Rocky
Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers
Nominees
All the President's Men
Walter Coblenz, Producer
Nominees
Bound for Glory
Robert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal, Producers
Nominees
Network
Howard Gottfried, Producer
Nominees
Taxi Driver
Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Leisure
Suzanne Baker, Producer
Nominees
Dedalo
Manfredo Manfredi, Producer
Nominees
The Street
Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover, Producers
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
In the Region of Ice
Andre Guttfreund and Peter Werner, Producers
Nominees
Kudzu
Marjorie Anne Short, Producer
Nominees
The Morning Spider
Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
Nominees
Nightlife
Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers
Nominees
Number One
Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon, Producers
Sound
Winner
All the President's Men
Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Jim Webb
Nominees
King Kong
Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Jack Solomon
Nominees
Rocky
Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge, Bud Alper
Nominees
Silver Streak
Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler, Hal Etherington
Nominees
A Star Is Born
Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass, Tom Overton
Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)
Winner
King Kong
Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, Frank Van der Veer
Winner
Logan's Run
L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, Matthew Yuricich
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)
Winner
Network
Paddy Chayefsky
Nominees
Cousin, Cousine
Story and Screenplay by Jean-Charles Tacchella; Adaptation by Daniele Thompson
Nominees
The Front
Walter Bernstein
Nominees
Rocky
Sylvester Stallone
Nominees
Seven Beauties
Lina Wertmüller
Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)
Winner
All the President's Men
William Goldman
Nominees
Bound for Glory
Robert Getchell
Nominees
Fellini's Casanova
Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
Nominees
The Seven-per-cent Solution
Nicholas Meyer
Nominees
Voyage of the Damned
Steve Shagan, David Butler
A
All the President's Men
8 NOMINATIONS,
4 WINS
- * Actor in a Supporting Role - Jason Robards
- * Art Direction - Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: George Gaines
- * Sound - Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Jim Webb
- * Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - William Goldman
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Jane Alexander
- Directing - Alan J. Pakula
- Film Editing - Robert L. Wolfe
- Best Picture - Walter Coblenz, Producer
American Shoeshine
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Sparky Greene, Producer
B
Black and White in Color
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Foreign Language Film - Ivory Coast
Blackwood
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Tony Ianzelo and Andy Thomson, Producers
Bound for Glory
6 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Cinematography - Haskell Wexler
- * Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
- Costume Design - William Theiss
- Film Editing - Robert Jones, Pembroke J. Herring
- Best Picture - Robert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal, Producers
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Robert Getchell
Bugsy Malone
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Song Score and Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
C
Carrie
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Sissy Spacek
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Piper Laurie
Cousin, Cousine
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Marie-Christine Barrault
- Foreign Language Film - France
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Story and Screenplay by Jean-Charles Tacchella; Adaptation by Daniele Thompson
D
Dedalo
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Manfredo Manfredi, Producer
E
The End of the Road
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - John Armstrong, Producer
F
Face to Face
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Liv Ullmann
- Directing - Ingmar Bergman
Fellini's Casanova
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Costume Design - Danilo Donati
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
The Front
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Walter Bernstein
H
Half a House
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - A World That Never Was in "Half a House" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Harlan County, U.S.A.
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Feature) - Barbara Kopple, Producer
Hollywood on Trial
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - James Gutman and David Helpern, Jr., Producers
I
The Incredible Sarah
2 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Elliot Scott, Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
- Costume Design - Anthony Mendleson
J
Jacob, the Liar
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - German Democratic Republic
K
King Kong
3 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) - Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, Frank Van der Veer
- Cinematography - Richard H. Kline
- Sound - Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Jack Solomon
Kudzu
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Marjorie Anne Short, Producer
L
The Last Tycoon
1 NOMINATION
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Gene Callahan, Jack Collis; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Leisure
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Animated) - Suzanne Baker, Producer
Logan's Run
3 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) - L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, Matthew Yuricich
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Robert de Vestel
- Cinematography - Ernest Laszlo
M
Marathon Man
1 NOMINATION
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Laurence Olivier
The Morning Spider
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
N
Network
10 NOMINATIONS,
4 WINS
- * Actor in a Leading Role - Peter Finch
- * Actress in a Leading Role - Faye Dunaway
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Beatrice Straight
- * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Paddy Chayefsky
- Actor in a Leading Role - William Holden
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Ned Beatty
- Cinematography - Owen Roizman
- Directing - Sidney Lumet
- Film Editing - Alan Heim
- Best Picture - Howard Gottfried, Producer
Nightlife
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers
Nights and Days
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Poland
Number One
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon, Producers
Number Our Days
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Short Subject) - Lynne Littman, Producer
O
Obsession
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Score) - Bernard Herrmann
Off the Edge
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Michael Firth, Producer
The Omen
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Music (Original Score) - Jerry Goldsmith
- Music (Original Song) - Ave Satani in "The Omen" Music and Lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Score) - Jerry Fielding
P
The Passover Plot
1 NOMINATION
- Costume Design - Mary Wills
People of the Wind
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Anthony Howarth and David Koff, Producers
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - Come To Me in "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Don Black
R
Rocky
9 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Directing - John G. Avildsen
- * Film Editing - Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad
- * Best Picture - Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers
- Actor in a Leading Role - Sylvester Stallone
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Burgess Meredith, Burt Young
- Actress in a Leading Role - Talia Shire
- Music (Original Song) - Gonna Fly Now in "Rocky" Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
- Sound - Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge, Bud Alper
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Sylvester Stallone
In the Region of Ice
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Live Action) - Andre Guttfreund and Peter Werner, Producers
S
Seven Beauties
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Giancarlo Giannini
- Directing - Lina Wertmuller
- Foreign Language Film - Italy
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Lina Wertmüller
The Seven-per-cent Solution
2 NOMINATIONS
- Costume Design - Alan Barrett
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Nicholas Meyer
The Shootist
1 NOMINATION
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Silver Streak
1 NOMINATION
- Sound - Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler, Hal Etherington
A Star Is Born
4 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Music (Original Song) - Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born) in "A Star Is Born" Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams
- Cinematography - Robert Surtees
- Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Adaptation Score by Roger Kellaway
- Sound - Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass, Tom Overton
The Street
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover, Producers
T
Taxi Driver
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Robert De Niro
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Jodie Foster
- Music (Original Score) - Bernard Herrmann
- Best Picture - Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
Two-Minute Warning
1 NOMINATION
- Film Editing - Eve Newman, Walter Hannemann
U
Universe
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Lester Novros, Producer
V
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Donald Brittain and Robert Duncan, Producers
Voyage of the Damned
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Lee Grant
- Music (Original Score) - Lalo Schifrin
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Steve Shagan, David Butler
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