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The 52nd Academy Awards
| 1980
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, April 14, 1980
Honoring movies released in 1979
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Highlights
Adapted Screenplay
Midnight Express
Oliver Stone
Best Picture and Directing
Kramer vs. Kramer
Robert Benton
Best Actress
Norma Rae
Sally Field
Memorable Moments
"The Rainbow Connection"
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Kermit the Frog performs the nominated song from The Muppet Movie
Alien
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Presenters Harold Russell, left, and Farah Fawcett with, Visual Effects winners from second from left: HR Geiger, Carlo Rambaldi, and Brian Johnson
Alec Guinness
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Honorary Award recipient
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Dustin Hoffman
Kramer vs. Kramer
Nominees
Jack Lemmon
The China Syndrome
Nominees
Al Pacino
...And Justice for All
Nominees
Roy Scheider
All That Jazz
Nominees
Peter Sellers
Being There
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Melvyn Douglas
Being There
Nominees
Robert Duvall
Apocalypse Now
Nominees
Frederic Forrest
The Rose
Nominees
Justin Henry
Kramer vs. Kramer
Nominees
Mickey Rooney
The Black Stallion
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Sally Field
Norma Rae
Nominees
Jill Clayburgh
Starting Over
Nominees
Jane Fonda
The China Syndrome
Nominees
Marsha Mason
Chapter Two
Nominees
Bette Midler
The Rose
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Meryl Streep
Kramer vs. Kramer
Nominees
Jane Alexander
Kramer vs. Kramer
Nominees
Barbara Barrie
Breaking Away
Nominees
Candice Bergen
Starting Over
Nominees
Mariel Hemingway
Manhattan
Art Direction
Winner
All That Jazz
Art Direction: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart, Gary Brink
Nominees
Alien
Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Les Dilley, Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Nominees
Apocalypse Now
Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
Nominees
The China Syndrome
Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Nominees
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
Art Direction: Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris, John Vallone; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Cinematography
Winner
Apocalypse Now
Vittorio Storaro
Nominees
All That Jazz
Giuseppe Rotunno
Nominees
The Black Hole
Frank Phillips
Nominees
Kramer vs. Kramer
Nestor Almendros
Nominees
1941
William A. Fraker
Costume Design
Winner
All That Jazz
Albert Wolsky
Nominees
Agatha
Shirley Russell
Nominees
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
William Ware Theiss
Nominees
The Europeans
Judy Moorcroft
Nominees
La Cage aux Folles
Piero Tosi, Ambra Danon
Directing
Winner
Kramer vs. Kramer
Robert Benton
Nominees
All That Jazz
Bob Fosse
Nominees
Apocalypse Now
Francis Coppola
Nominees
Breaking Away
Peter Yates
Nominees
La Cage aux Folles
Edouard Molinaro
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Best Boy
Ira Wohl, Producer
Nominees
Generation on the Wind
David A. Vassar, Producer
Nominees
Going the Distance
Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet, Producers
Nominees
The Killing Ground
Steve Singer and Tom Priestley, Producers
Nominees
The War at Home
Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Saul J. Turell, Producer
Nominees
Dae
Risto Teofilovski, Producer
Nominees
Koryo Celadon
Donald A. Connolly and James R. Messenger, Producers
Nominees
Nails
Phillip Borsos, Producer
Nominees
Remember Me
Dick Young, Producer
Film Editing
Winner
All That Jazz
Alan Heim
Nominees
Apocalypse Now
Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman
Nominees
The Black Stallion
Robert Dalva
Nominees
Kramer vs. Kramer
Jerry Greenberg
Nominees
The Rose
Robert L. Wolfe, C. Timothy O'Meara
Foreign Language Film
Winner
The Tin Drum
Federal Republic of Germany
Nominees
The Maids of Wilko
Poland
Nominees
Mama Turns a Hundred
Spain
Nominees
A Simple Story
France
Nominees
To Forget Venice
Italy
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Ray Stark
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Robert Benjamin
Music (Original Score)
Winner
A Little Romance
Georges Delerue
Nominees
The Amityville Horror
Lalo Schifrin
Nominees
The Champ
Dave Grusin
Nominees
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
Jerry Goldsmith
Nominees
10
Henry Mancini
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
Winner
All That Jazz
Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
Nominees
Breaking Away
Adaptation Score by Patrick Williams
Nominees
The Muppet Movie
Song Score by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Norma Rae
It Goes Like It Goes in "Norma Rae" Music by David Shire; Lyric by Norman Gimbel
Nominees
The Promise
I'll Never Say 'Goodbye' in "The Promise" Music by David Shire; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Nominees
10
It's Easy To Say in "10" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Robert Wells
Nominees
The Muppet Movie
The Rainbow Connection in "The Muppet Movie" Music and Lyric by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
Nominees
Ice Castles
Through The Eyes Of Love in "Ice Castles" Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager
Best Picture
Winner
Kramer vs. Kramer
Stanley R. Jaffe, Producer
Nominees
All That Jazz
Robert Alan Aurthur, Producer
Nominees
Apocalypse Now
Francis Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, Co-Producers
Nominees
Breaking Away
Peter Yates, Producer
Nominees
Norma Rae
Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Every Child
Derek Lamb, Producer
Nominees
Dream Doll
Bob Godfrey and Zlatko Grgic, Producers
Nominees
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf around the House
Paul Fierlinger, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Board and Care
Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis, Producers
Nominees
Bravery in the Field
Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky, Producers
Nominees
Oh Brother, My Brother
Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell, Producers
Nominees
The Solar Film
Saul Bass and Michael Britton, Producers
Nominees
Solly's Diner
Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin, Producers
Sound
Winner
Apocalypse Now
Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat Boxer
Nominees
The Electric Horseman
Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler, Al Overton
Nominees
Meteor
William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut, Jack Solomon
Nominees
1941
Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
Nominees
The Rose
Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells, Jim Webb
Special Achievement Award (Sound Editing)
Winner
The Black Stallion
Alan Splet
Visual Effects
Winner
Alien
H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Denys Ayling
Nominees
The Black Hole
Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale
Nominees
Moonraker
Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans
Nominees
1941
William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers, Gregory Jein
Nominees
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)
Winner
Kramer vs. Kramer
Robert Benton
Nominees
Apocalypse Now
John Milius, Francis Coppola
Nominees
La Cage aux Folles
Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Jean Poiret
Nominees
A Little Romance
Allan Burns
Nominees
Norma Rae
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr.
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Breaking Away
Steve Tesich
Nominees
All That Jazz
Robert Alan Aurthur, Bob Fosse
Nominees
...And Justice for All
Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson
Nominees
The China Syndrome
Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges
Nominees
Manhattan
Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
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...And Justice for All
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Al Pacino
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson
10
2 NOMINATIONS
- Music (Original Score) - Henry Mancini
- Music (Original Song) - It's Easy To Say in "10" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Robert Wells
1941
3 NOMINATIONS
- Cinematography - William A. Fraker
- Sound - Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
- Visual Effects - William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers, Gregory Jein
A
Agatha
1 NOMINATION
- Costume Design - Shirley Russell
Alien
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Visual Effects - H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Denys Ayling
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Les Dilley, Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
All That Jazz
9 NOMINATIONS,
4 WINS
- * Art Direction - Art Direction: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart, Gary Brink
- * Costume Design - Albert Wolsky
- * Film Editing - Alan Heim
- * Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score) - Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
- Actor in a Leading Role - Roy Scheider
- Cinematography - Giuseppe Rotunno
- Directing - Bob Fosse
- Best Picture - Robert Alan Aurthur, Producer
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Robert Alan Aurthur, Bob Fosse
The Amityville Horror
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Score) - Lalo Schifrin
Apocalypse Now
8 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Cinematography - Vittorio Storaro
- * Sound - Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat Boxer
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Robert Duvall
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
- Directing - Francis Coppola
- Film Editing - Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman
- Best Picture - Francis Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, Co-Producers
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - John Milius, Francis Coppola
B
Being There
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Actor in a Supporting Role - Melvyn Douglas
- Actor in a Leading Role - Peter Sellers
Best Boy
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Feature) - Ira Wohl, Producer
The Black Hole
2 NOMINATIONS
- Cinematography - Frank Phillips
- Visual Effects - Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale
The Black Stallion
3 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Special Achievement Award (Sound Editing) - Alan Splet
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Mickey Rooney
- Film Editing - Robert Dalva
Board and Care
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Live Action) - Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis, Producers
Bravery in the Field
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky, Producers
Breaking Away
5 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Steve Tesich
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Barbara Barrie
- Directing - Peter Yates
- Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score) - Adaptation Score by Patrick Williams
- Best Picture - Peter Yates, Producer
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1 NOMINATION
- Costume Design - William Ware Theiss
C
The Champ
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Score) - Dave Grusin
Chapter Two
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Leading Role - Marsha Mason
The China Syndrome
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Jack Lemmon
- Actress in a Leading Role - Jane Fonda
- Art Direction - Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges
D
Dae
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Risto Teofilovski, Producer
Dream Doll
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Bob Godfrey and Zlatko Grgic, Producers
E
The Electric Horseman
1 NOMINATION
- Sound - Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler, Al Overton
The Europeans
1 NOMINATION
- Costume Design - Judy Moorcroft
Every Child
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Animated) - Derek Lamb, Producer
G
Generation on the Wind
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - David A. Vassar, Producer
Going the Distance
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet, Producers
I
Ice Castles
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - Through The Eyes Of Love in "Ice Castles" Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf around the House
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Paul Fierlinger, Producer
K
The Killing Ground
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Steve Singer and Tom Priestley, Producers
Koryo Celadon
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Donald A. Connolly and James R. Messenger, Producers
Kramer vs. Kramer
9 NOMINATIONS,
5 WINS
- * Actor in a Leading Role - Dustin Hoffman
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Meryl Streep
- * Directing - Robert Benton
- * Best Picture - Stanley R. Jaffe, Producer
- * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Robert Benton
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Justin Henry
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Jane Alexander
- Cinematography - Nestor Almendros
- Film Editing - Jerry Greenberg
L
La Cage aux Folles
3 NOMINATIONS
- Costume Design - Piero Tosi, Ambra Danon
- Directing - Edouard Molinaro
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Jean Poiret
A Little Romance
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Music (Original Score) - Georges Delerue
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Allan Burns
M
The Maids of Wilko
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Poland
Mama Turns a Hundred
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Spain
Manhattan
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Mariel Hemingway
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
Meteor
1 NOMINATION
- Sound - William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut, Jack Solomon
Moonraker
1 NOMINATION
- Visual Effects - Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans
The Muppet Movie
2 NOMINATIONS
- Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score) - Song Score by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
- Music (Original Song) - The Rainbow Connection in "The Muppet Movie" Music and Lyric by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
N
Nails
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Phillip Borsos, Producer
Norma Rae
4 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Actress in a Leading Role - Sally Field
- * Music (Original Song) - It Goes Like It Goes in "Norma Rae" Music by David Shire; Lyric by Norman Gimbel
- Best Picture - Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, Producers
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr.
O
Oh Brother, My Brother
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell, Producers
P
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Short Subject) - Saul J. Turell, Producer
The Promise
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - I'll Never Say 'Goodbye' in "The Promise" Music by David Shire; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
R
Remember Me
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Dick Young, Producer
The Rose
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Frederic Forrest
- Actress in a Leading Role - Bette Midler
- Film Editing - Robert L. Wolfe, C. Timothy O'Meara
- Sound - Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells, Jim Webb
S
A Simple Story
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - France
The Solar Film
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Saul Bass and Michael Britton, Producers
Solly's Diner
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin, Producers
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
3 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris, John Vallone; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
- Music (Original Score) - Jerry Goldsmith
- Visual Effects - Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, Grant McCune
Starting Over
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Jill Clayburgh
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Candice Bergen
T
The Tin Drum
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Foreign Language Film - Federal Republic of Germany
To Forget Venice
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Italy
W
The War at Home
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown, Producers
No Films Found