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Academy Awards, USA: 1980

Oscar

Date:	14 April
Host:	Johnny Carson (I)
Location:	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture


Winner:
	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Stanley R. Jaffe
Other Nominees:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Robert Alan Aurthur Apocalypse Now (1979) - Francis Ford Coppola; Fred Roos; Gray Frederickson; Tom Sternberg (I) Breaking Away (1979) - Peter Yates (I) Norma Rae (1979) - Tamara Asseyev; Alexandra Rose (I)

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Dustin Hoffman
Other Nominees:
	...And Justice for All. (1979) - Al Pacino All That Jazz (1979) - Roy Scheider Being There (1979) - Peter Sellers The China Syndrome (1979) - Jack Lemmon (I)

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Norma Rae (1979) - Sally Field
Other Nominees:
	Chapter Two (1979) - Marsha Mason Starting Over (1979) - Jill Clayburgh The China Syndrome (1979) - Jane Fonda The Rose (1979) - Bette Midler

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Being There (1979) - Melvyn Douglas - Melvyn Douglas was not present at the awards ceremony. Co-presenter Liza Minnelli accepted the award on his behalf.
Other Nominees:
	Apocalypse Now (1979) - Robert Duvall Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Justin Henry - At age 8, Justin Henry became the youngest nominee for a competitive award in Academy history. The Black Stallion (1979) - Mickey Rooney (I) The Rose (1979) - Frederic Forrest

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Meryl Streep
Other Nominees:
	Breaking Away (1979) - Barbara Barrie Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Jane Alexander (I) Manhattan (1979) - Mariel Hemingway Starting Over (1979) - Candice Bergen

Best Director


Winner:
	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Robert Benton (I)
Other Nominees:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Bob Fosse Apocalypse Now (1979) - Francis Ford Coppola Breaking Away (1979) - Peter Yates (I) La cage aux folles (1978) - Edouard Molinaro

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen


Winner:
	Breaking Away (1979) - Steve Tesich
Other Nominees:
	...And Justice for All. (1979) - Valerie Curtin; Barry Levinson (I) All That Jazz (1979) - Robert Alan Aurthur; Bob Fosse Manhattan (1979) - Woody Allen; Marshall Brickman The China Syndrome (1979) - Mike Gray (I); T.S. Cook; James Bridges (I)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium


Winner:
	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Robert Benton (I)
Other Nominees:
	A Little Romance (1979) - Allan Burns (I) Apocalypse Now (1979) - John Milius; Francis Ford Coppola La cage aux folles (1978) - Francis Veber; Edouard Molinaro; Marcello Danon; Jean Poiret Norma Rae (1979) - Irving Ravetch; Harriet Frank Jr.

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Apocalypse Now (1979) - Vittorio Storaro
Other Nominees:
	1941 (1979) - William A. Fraker All That Jazz (1979) - Giuseppe Rotunno Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Néstor Almendros The Black Hole (1979) - Frank V. Phillips

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration


Winner:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Philip Rosenberg (II); Tony Walton (I); Edward Stewart (I); Gary J. Brink
Other Nominees:
	Alien (1979) - Michael Seymour (I); Leslie Dilley; Roger Christian (I); Ian Whittaker (I) Apocalypse Now (1979) - Dean Tavoularis; Angelo P. Graham; George R. Nelson Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Harold Michelson; Joseph R. Jennings; Leon Harris (I); John Vallone (I); Linda DeScenna The China Syndrome (1979) - George Jenkins; Arthur Jeph Parker

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Albert Wolsky
Other Nominees:
	Agatha (1979) - Shirley Russell Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) - William Ware Theiss La cage aux folles (1978) - Piero Tosi; Ambra Danon The Europeans (1979) - Judy Moorcroft

Best Sound


Winner:
	Apocalypse Now (1979) - Walter Murch; Mark Berger (I); Richard Beggs; Nathan Boxer
Other Nominees:
	1941 (1979) - Robert Knudson; Robert Glass (I); Don MacDougall; Gene S. Cantamessa Meteor (1979) - William L. McCaughey; Aaron Rochin (I); Michael J. Kohut; Jack Solomon The Electric Horseman (1979) - Arthur Piantadosi; Les Fresholtz; Michael Minkler; Al Overton Jr. The Rose (1979) - Theodore Soderberg; Douglas O. Williams; Paul Wells (I); James E. Webb (I)

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Alan Heim
Other Nominees:
	Apocalypse Now (1979) - Richard Marks (I); Walter Murch; Gerald B. Greenberg; Lisa Fruchtman Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Gerald B. Greenberg The Black Stallion (1979) - Robert Dalva The Rose (1979) - Robert L. Wolfe; Carroll Timothy O'Meara

Best Effects, Visual Effects


Winner:
	Alien (1979) - H.R. Giger; Carlo Rambaldi; Brian Johnson (I); Nick Allder; Denys Ayling
Other Nominees:
	1941 (1979) - William A. Fraker; A.D. Flowers; Gregory Jein Moonraker (1979) - Derek Meddings; Paul Wilson (I); John Evans (III) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Douglas Trumbull; John Dykstra (I); Richard Yuricich; Robert Swarthe; David K. Stewart; Grant McCune The Black Hole (1979) - Peter Ellenshaw; Art Cruickshank; Eustace Lycett; Danny Lee (II); Harrison Ellenshaw; Joe Hale

Best Music, Original Song


Winner:
	Norma Rae (1979) - David Shire (music); Norman Gimbel (lyrics) - For the song "It Goes Like It Goes".
Other Nominees:
	10 (1979) - Henry Mancini (music); Robert Wells (I) (lyrics) - For the song "Song from 10 (It's Easy to Say)". Ice Castles (1978) - Marvin Hamlisch (music); Carole Bayer Sager (lyrics) - For the song "Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love)". The Muppet Movie (1979) - Paul Williams (III); Kenny Ascher - For the song "The Rainbow Connection". The Promise (1979) - David Shire (music); Alan Bergman (I) (lyrics); Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) - For the song "Theme from The Promise (I'll Never Say 'Goodbye')".

Best Music, Original Score


Winner:
	A Little Romance (1979) - Georges Delerue
Other Nominees:
	10 (1979) - Henry Mancini Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Jerry Goldsmith The Amityville Horror (1979) - Lalo Schifrin The Champ (1979) - Dave Grusin

Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score


Winner:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Ralph Burns
Other Nominees:
	Breaking Away (1979) - Patrick Williams (I) The Muppet Movie (1979) - Paul Williams (III); Kenny Ascher

Best Short Film, Animated


Winner:
	Every Child (1979) - Derek Lamb (I)
Other Nominees:
	Dream Doll (1979) - Bob Godfrey; Zlatko Grgic It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House (1979) - Paul Fierlinger

Best Short Film, Live Action


Winner:
	Board and Care (1979) - Sarah Pillsbury; Ron Ellis (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bravery in the Field (1979) - Roman Kroitor; Stefan Wodoslawsky Oh Brother, My Brother (1979) - Carol Lowell; Ross Lowell (I) Solly's Diner (1979) - Harry Mathias; Jay Zuckerman; Larry Hankin The Solar Film (1980) - Saul Bass; Michael Britton (I)

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979) - Saul J. Turell
Other Nominees:
	Dae (1979) - Risto Teofilovski Koryo Celadon (1979) - Donald A. Connolly; James R. Messenger Nails (1979) - Phillip Borsos Remember Me (1979) - Dick Young (I)

Best Documentary, Features


Winner:
	Best Boy (1979) - Ira Wohl
Other Nominees:
	Generation on the Wind (1979) - David Vassar Going the Distance (1979) - Paul Cowan (I); Jacques Bobet The Killing Ground (1979) - Steve Singer; Tom Priestley (IV) The War at Home (1979) - Glenn Silber (I); Barry Alexander Brown

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Die Blechtrommel (1979) - West Germany
Other Nominees:
	Dimenticare Venezia (1979) - Italy Mamá cumple cien años (1979) - Spain Panny z Wilka (1979) - Poland Une histoire simple (1978) - France

Special Achievement Award


Winner:
	The Black Stallion (1979) - Alan Splet - For sound editing.

Honorary Award


Awarded to:
	Hal Elias - For his dedication and distinguished service to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Alec Guinness - For advancing the art of screen acting through a host of memorable and distinguished performances.

Medal of Commendation


Awarded to:
	John Aalberg; Charles G. Clarke (I); John G. Frayne - In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award


Awarded to:
	Ray Stark

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


Awarded to:
	Robert Benj

Academy Award of Merit

Date:	11 April
Location:	Grand Ball Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA


Winner:
	Mark Serrurier - For the progressive development of the Moviola from the 1924 invention of his father, Iwan Serrurier, to the present Series 20 sophisticated film editing equipment.

Scientific and Engineering Award


Winner:
	Neiman-Tillar Associates; Mini-Micro Systems, Inc. - For the creative development (Neiman-Tiller) and for the design and engineering (Mini-Micro) of an Automated Computer-Controlled Editing Sound System (ACCESS) for motion picture post-production.

Technical Achievement Award


Winners:
	Photo Research Division of Kollmorgen Corp. - For the development of the Spectra Series II Cine Special Exposure Meter for motion picture photography. Michael V. Chewey (MGM Laboratories); Walter G. Eggers (MGM Laboratories); Allen Hecht (MGM Laboratories) - For the development of a Computer-Controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory. A.D. Flowers; Logan Frazee - For the development of a device to control flight patterns of miniature airplanes during motion picture photography. Ross Lowell (I) (Lowel-Light Manufacturing, Inc.) - For the development of compact lighting equipment for motion picture photography. Bruce Lyon (I); John Lamb (IV) - For the development of a Video Animation System for testing motion picture animation sequences. Zoran Perisic (Courier Films, Ltd.) - For the Zoptic Special Optical Effects Device for motion picture photography. James S. Stanfield; Paul W. Trester - For the development and manufacture of a device for the repair or protection of sprocket holes in motion picture film. Irwin Young (Du Art Film Laboratories, Inc.); Paul Kaufman (IV) (Du Art Film Laboratories, Inc.); Fredrik Schlyter (Du Art Film Laboratories, Inc.) - For the development of a Computer-Controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory.