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51th Academy Awards (1979) - Movies from 1978

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Most awarded films
The Deer Hunter
5
Coming Home
3
Midnight Express
2
California Suite
1
Scared Straight!
1
Special Delivery (S)
1
Most nominated movies
The Deer Hunter
9
Heaven Can Wait
9
Coming Home
8
Midnight Express
6
Interiors
5
Same Time, Next Year
4
Best Picture
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The Deer Hunter
Winner
9 nominations 5 awards
Coming Home
8 nominations 3 awards
Heaven Can Wait
9 nominations 1 award
Midnight Express
6 nominations 2 awards
An Unmarried Woman
3 nominations
Best Director
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Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino
Winner
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Buck Henry
Buck Henry
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Alan Parker
Alan Parker
Best Leading Actress
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Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Winner
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh
Best Leading Actor
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Jon Voight
Jon Voight
Winner
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Gary Busey
Gary Busey
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Best Supporting Actor
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Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
Winner
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
John Hurt
John Hurt
Best Supporting Actress
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Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Winner
Penelope Milford
Penelope Milford
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon
Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton
Best International Film
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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Winner
White Bim Black Ear
The Glass Cell
Hungarians
The New Monsters
Best Original Screenplay
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Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones
Winners
Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn , Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker
Ingmar Bergman
Woody Allen
Paul Mazursky
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Oliver Stone
Winner
Walter Newman
Neil Simon
Warren Beatty, Elaine May
Bernard Slade
Best Film Editing
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Peter Zinner
Winner
Robert Swink
Don Zimmerman
Gerry Hambling
Stuart Baird
Best Cinematography
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Néstor Almendros
Winner
Vilmos Zsigmond
William A. Fraker
Robert Surtees
Oswald Morris
Best Music (Score)
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Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder
Winner
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
John Williams
John Williams
Best Song
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Paul Jabara (Last Dance)
Winner
Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel (Ready to Take a Chance Again)
John Farrar (Hopelessly Devoted to You)
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman (When You're Loved)
Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman (The Last Time I Felt Like This)
Best Music, Original Song Score
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Joe Renzetti
Winner
Jerry Wexler
Quincy Jones
Best Production Design
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Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, George Gaines
Winners
Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson
Albert Brenner, Marvin March
Mel Bourne, Daniel Robert
Tony Walton, Philip Rosenberg, Edward Stewart, Robert Drumheller
Best Costume Design
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Anthony Powell
Winner
Renié
Patricia Norris
Paul Zastupnevich
Tony Walton
Best Sound Mixing
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Richard Portman, William L. McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, C. Darin Knight
Winners
Tex Rudloff, Joel Fein, Curly Thirlwell, Willie D. Burton
John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., John T. Reitz, Barry Thomas
Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall, Jack Solomon
Gordon K. McCallum, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Roy Charman
Best Short Film - Animated
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Special Delivery (S)
Winner
Oh My Darling (S)
Rip Van Winkle
Best Documentary Feature
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Scared Straight!
Winner
Best Short Film
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Teenage Father (S)
Winner
Honorary Award
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Walter Lantz
Walter Lantz
Winner
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Winner
King Vidor
King Vidor
Winner
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Winner
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