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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:




Best director

poster del film The Deer Hunter
  for the movie The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Michael Cimino
nominations for the movie :


Best non-original screenplay

poster del film midnight express
  for the movie midnight express
Assigned to
Oliver Stone
nominations for the movie :

best actor

poster del film Coming Home
  for the movie Coming Home
Assigned to
Jon Voight
nominations for the movie :

best actress

poster del film Coming Home
  for the movie Coming Home
Assigned to
Jane Fonda
nominations for the movie :

best supporting actor

poster del film The Deer Hunter
  for the movie The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Christopher Walken
nominations for the movie :

best supporting actress

poster del film California Suite
  for the movie California Suite
Assigned to
Maggie Smith
nominations for the movie :

Meilleure photographie

poster del film days of heaven
  for the movie days of heaven
Assigned to
Nestor Almendros
nominations for the movie :

best musical adaptation

poster del film the buddy holly story
  for the movie the buddy holly story
Assigned to
Joe Renzetti
nominations for the movie :
poster del film pretty baby
  pretty baby
Assigned to
Jerry Wexler
  i'm magic
Assigned to
Quincy Jones

best original score

poster del film midnight express
  for the movie midnight express
Assigned to
Giorgio Moroder
nominations for the movie :

best editing

poster del film The Deer Hunter
  for the movie The Deer Hunter
Assigned to
Peter Zinner
nominations for the movie :

best costumes

poster del film Death on the Nile
  for the movie Death on the Nile
Assigned to
Anthony Powell
nominations for the movie :
  swarm
Assigned to
Paul Zastupnevich
  i'm magic
Assigned to
Tony Walton
  caravans
Assigned to
Renié