51th Academy Awards (1979) - Movies from 1978
1978
9 nominations - 5 awards
Nominations - The Deer Hunter
- Best Picture Winner
- Best Director (Michael Cimino) Winner
- Best Leading Actor (Robert De Niro)
- Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken) Winner
- Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep)
- Best Original Screenplay (Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn , Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker)
- Best Film Editing (Peter Zinner) Winner
- Best Cinematography (Vilmos Zsigmond)
- Best Sound Mixing (Richard Portman, William L. McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, C. Darin Knight) Winner