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Academy awards [1979 year (52 th)]


1979 year (52 th)


Best motion picture of the year

Kramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

Norma Rae
Apocalypse Now
All That Jazz
Breaking Away


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Dustin HoffmanKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

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


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Sally FieldNorma Rae

Nomination :

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


Best Supporting Actor

Melvyn DouglasBeing There

Nomination :

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


Best Supporting Actress

Meryl StreepKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

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


Achievement in cinematic direction

Robert BentonKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

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


Writing Original Screenplay

Steve TesichBreaking Away

Nomination :

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


Best Cinematography

Vittorio StoraroApocalypse Now

Nomination :

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


Best Original Song

David ShireNorma Rae

Nomination :

Henry Mancini10
Marvin HamlischIce Castles
Carole Bayer SagerIce Castles


Original Dramatic Score

Georges DelerueA Little Romance

Ralph BurnsAll That Jazz

Nomination :

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


Visual Effects

H.R. GigerAlien

Carlo RambaldiAlien

Nomination :

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


Best Sound

Walter MurchApocalypse Now

Nomination :

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


Best Production Design

Philip RosenbergAll That Jazz

Tony WaltonAll That Jazz

Nomination :

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


Costume Design

Albert WolskyAll That Jazz

Nomination :

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


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Robert BentonKramer vs. Kramer

Nomination :

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


Film Editing

Alan HeimAll That Jazz

Nomination :

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


Best Foreign Language Film

The Tin Drum[米]

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