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Academy awards [1979 year (52 th)]


1979 year (52 th)


Best motion picture of the year

Kramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

Breaking Away
Norma Rae
All That Jazz
Apocalypse Now


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Dustin HoffmanKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

Jack LemmonThe China Syndrome
Roy ScheiderAll That Jazz
Peter SellersBeing There
Al Pacino...And Justice for All


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Sally FieldNorma Rae

Nomination :

Bette MidlerThe Rose
Jane FondaThe China Syndrome
Marsha MasonCHAPTER TWO
Jill ClayburghStarting Over


Best Supporting Actor

Melvyn DouglasBeing There

Nomination :

Robert DuvallApocalypse Now
Justin HenryKramer vs. Kramer
Mickey RooneyTHE BLACK STALLION
Frederic ForrestThe Rose


Best Supporting Actress

Meryl StreepKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

Mariel HemingwayManhattan
Jane AlexanderKramer vs. Kramer
Barbara BarrieBreaking Away
Candice BergenStarting Over


Achievement in cinematic direction

Robert BentonKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

Edouard MolinaroLA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Peter YatesBreaking Away
Bob FosseAll That Jazz
Francis Ford CoppolaApocalypse Now


Writing Original Screenplay

Steve TesichBreaking Away

Nomination :

Woody AllenManhattan
Barry Levinson...And Justice for All
James BridgesThe China Syndrome
Mike GrayThe China Syndrome
Bob FosseAll That Jazz
Robert Alan AurthurAll That Jazz


Best Cinematography

Vittorio StoraroApocalypse Now

Nomination :

Giuseppe RotunnoAll That Jazz
Frank Philips/Frank V. PhillipsThe Black Hole
Néstor Almendros/Nestor AlmendrosKramer vs. Kramer
William A. Fraker1941


Best Original Song

David ShireNorma Rae

Nomination :

Carole Bayer SagerIce Castles
Henry Mancini10
Marvin HamlischIce Castles


Original Dramatic Score

Ralph BurnsAll That Jazz

Georges DelerueA Little Romance

Nomination :

Patrick WilliamsBreaking Away
Lalo SchifrinThe Amityville Horror
Jerry GoldsmithStar Trek: The Motion Picture
Henry Mancini10
Dave GrusinThe Champ


Visual Effects

Carlo RambaldiAlien

H.R. GigerAlien

Nomination :

Richard YuricichStar Trek: The Motion Picture
John DykstraStar Trek: The Motion Picture
Douglas Trumbull/Doug TrumbullStar Trek: The Motion Picture
Derek MeddingsMoonraker
Art CruickshankThe Black Hole
William A. Fraker1941


Best Sound

Walter MurchApocalypse Now

Nomination :

Michael J. Kohut /Michael J. CohutMeteor
Douglas O. Williams /Douglas WilliamsThe Rose
Theodore SoderbergThe Rose
Michael MinklerThe Electric Horseman
Les Fresholtz / Lester FresholtzThe Electric Horseman
Robert Knudson/Buzz Knudsen1941
Don MacDougall1941
Jack SolomonMeteor


Best Production Design

Philip RosenbergAll That Jazz

Tony WaltonAll That Jazz

Nomination :

Roger ChristianAlien
Arthur Jeph ParkerThe China Syndrome
Ian WhittakerAlien
Leslie DilleyAlien
Angelo P. GrahamApocalypse Now
Dean TavoularisApocalypse Now
John ValloneStar Trek: The Motion Picture
Linda DeScennaStar Trek: The Motion Picture
George JenkinsThe China Syndrome
George R. NelsonApocalypse Now


Costume Design

Albert WolskyAll That Jazz

Nomination :

Shirley RussellAgatha
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Piero TosiLA CAGE AUX FOLLES


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Robert BentonKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

Edouard MolinaroLA CAGE AUX FOLLES
A Little Romance
Harriet Frank Jr.Norma Rae
Irving RavetchNorma Rae
Francis VeberLA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Jean PoiretLA CAGE AUX FOLLES
John MiliusApocalypse Now
Francis Ford CoppolaApocalypse Now


Film Editing

Alan HeimAll That Jazz

Nomination :

Walter MurchApocalypse Now
Richard MarksApocalypse Now
Gerald B. GreenbergApocalypse Now
Robert DalvaTHE BLACK STALLION
Gerald B. GreenbergKramer vs. Kramer
Robert L. WolfeThe Rose


Best Foreign Language Film

The Tin Drum[米]

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