Academy Award 1979 (april 9, 1979)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 51 of the event; awards assigned:

Migliore film

for the movie The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
John Peverall, Michael Cimino, Michael Deeley, Barry Spikings

nominations for the movie :

midnight express
Assigned to
Alan Marshall, David Puttnam

Coming Home
Assigned to
Jerome Hellman

heaven can wait
Assigned to
Warren Beatty

An Unmarried Woman
Assigned to
Tony Ray, Paul Mazursky

Best Foreign Language Film

poster del film Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

for the movie Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

nominations for the movie :

i nuovi mostri
Assigned to
Adriano Demicheli, Pio Angeletti

die glaseme zelle

white bim black ear

hungarians

Best director

for the movie The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Michael Cimino

nominations for the movie :

interiors
Assigned to
Woody Allen

midnight express
Assigned to
Alan Parker

Coming Home
Assigned to
Hal Ashby

heaven can wait
Assigned to
Buck Henry, Warren Beatty

Best original screenplay

for the movie Coming Home
Assigned to
Waldo Salt, Nancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones

nominations for the movie :

The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Quinn K. Redeker, Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle

interiors
Assigned to
Woody Allen

hostsonaten
Assigned to
Ingmar Bergman

An Unmarried Woman
Assigned to
Paul Mazursky

Best non-original screenplay

for the movie midnight express
Assigned to
Oliver Stone

nominations for the movie :

bloodbrothers
Assigned to
Walter Newman

heaven can wait
Assigned to
Warren Beatty, Elaine May

California Suite
Assigned to
Neil Simon

same time, next year
Assigned to
Bernard Slade

best actor

for the movie Coming Home
Assigned to
Jon Voight

nominations for the movie :

The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Robert De Niro

the boys from brazil
Assigned to
Laurence Olivier

heaven can wait
Assigned to
Warren Beatty

the buddy holly story
Assigned to
Gary Busey

best actress

for the movie Coming Home
Assigned to
Jane Fonda

nominations for the movie :

interiors
Assigned to
Geraldine Page

hostsonaten
Assigned to
Ingrid Bergman

An Unmarried Woman
Assigned to
Jill Clayburgh

same time, next year
Assigned to
Ellen Burstyn

best supporting actor

for the movie The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Christopher Walken

nominations for the movie :

midnight express
Assigned to
John Hurt

Coming Home
Assigned to
Bruce Dern

Comes a Horseman
Assigned to
Richard Farnsworth

heaven can wait
Assigned to
Jack Warden

best supporting actress

for the movie California Suite
Assigned to
Maggie Smith

nominations for the movie :

The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Meryl Streep

interiors
Assigned to
Maureen Stapleton

Coming Home
Assigned to
Penelope Milford

heaven can wait
Assigned to
Dyan Cannon

best photography

for the movie days of heaven
Assigned to
Nestor Almendros

nominations for the movie :

The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Vilmos Zsigmond

heaven can wait
Assigned to
William A. Fraker

same time, next year
Assigned to
Robert Surtees

i'm magic
Assigned to
Oswald Morris

best musical adaptation

for the movie the buddy holly story
Assigned to
Joe Renzetti

nominations for the movie :

pretty baby
Assigned to
Jerry Wexler

i'm magic
Assigned to
Quincy Jones

best original score

for the movie midnight express
Assigned to
Giorgio Moroder

nominations for the movie :

the boys from brazil
Assigned to
Jerry Goldsmith

Superman
Assigned to
John T. Williams

heaven can wait
Assigned to
Dave Grusin

days of heaven
Assigned to
Ennio Morricone

best editing

for the movie The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Peter Zinner

nominations for the movie :

the boys from brazil
Assigned to
Robert E.swink

midnight express
Assigned to
Gerry Hambling

Superman
Assigned to
Stuart Baird

Coming Home
Assigned to
Don Zimmerman

best costumes

for the movie Death on the Nile
Assigned to
Anthony Powell

nominations for the movie :

swarm
Assigned to
Paul Zastupnevich

days of heaven
Assigned to
Patricia Norris

i'm magic
Assigned to
Tony Walton

caravans
Assigned to
Renié

Best production design

for the movie heaven can wait
Assigned to
Edwin O'donovan, George Gaines, Paul Sylbert

nominations for the movie :

interiors
Assigned to
Daniel Robert, Mel Bourne

the brink's job
Assigned to
Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson

California Suite
Assigned to
Albert Brenner, Marvin March

i'm magic
Assigned to
Robert Drumheller, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, Philip Rosenberg

Best sound

for the movie The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Aaron Rochin, William Mccaughey, Darrin Knight, Richard Portman

nominations for the movie :

hooper
Assigned to
Jack Solomon, Robert Knudson, Robert J.glass, Don Mcdougall

Superman
Assigned to
Gordon K.mccallum, Roy Charman, Graham V.hartstone, Nicolas Lemessurier

days of heaven
Assigned to
John K.wilkinson, Robert W.jr.glass, John T.reitz, Barry Thomas

the buddy holly story
Assigned to
Tex Rudloff, Curly Thirwell, Willie D.burton, Joel Fein

best visual special effects

for the movie Superman
Assigned to
Les Bowie, Roy Field, Denys N. Coop, Zoran Perisic, Derek Meddings, Colin Chilvers

best song

for the movie Thank God It's Friday
Assigned to
Paul Jabara

nominations for the movie :

Grease

foul play
Assigned to
Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel

the magic of lassie
Assigned to
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman

same time, next year
Assigned to
Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch, Marilyn Bergman

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Academy Award 1979 (april 9, 1979)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 51 of the event; awards assigned: