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Academy awards [1979 year (52 th)]


1979 year (52 th)


Best motion picture of the year

Kramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

All That Jazz
Breaking Away
Apocalypse Now
Norma Rae


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Dustin HoffmanKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

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


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Sally FieldNorma Rae

Nomination :

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


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 :

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


Achievement in cinematic direction

Robert BentonKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

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


Writing Original Screenplay

Steve TesichBreaking Away

Nomination :

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


Best Cinematography

Vittorio StoraroApocalypse Now

Nomination :

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


Best Original Song

David ShireNorma Rae

Nomination :

Marvin HamlischIce Castles
Carole Bayer SagerIce Castles
Henry Mancini10


Original Dramatic Score

Georges DelerueA Little Romance

Ralph BurnsAll That Jazz

Nomination :

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


Visual Effects

Carlo RambaldiAlien

H.R. GigerAlien

Nomination :

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


Best Sound

Walter MurchApocalypse Now

Nomination :

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


Best Production Design

Tony WaltonAll That Jazz

Philip RosenbergAll That Jazz

Nomination :

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


Costume Design

Albert WolskyAll That Jazz

Nomination :

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


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Robert BentonKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

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


Film Editing

Alan HeimAll That Jazz

Nomination :

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


Best Foreign Language Film

The Tin Drum[米]

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