The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Marty Pasetta

Writers:

Michael Barrie (writer)
Jim Mulholland (writer)

Release Date:

14 April 1980 (USA)

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | Awards Show | TV Special | Live Performance | Theme Song

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Johnny Carson	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann-Margret	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Barbara Barrie	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Robert Benton	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay
Candice Bergen	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jill Clayburgh	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
Bo Derek	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
Kirk Douglas	...	Himself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Hal Elias	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.	...	Himself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Farrah Fawcett	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Sally Field	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jane Fonda	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Gere	...	Himself - Presenter: Medal of Commendation
Alec Guinness	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
George Hamilton	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
Goldie Hawn	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Director
Robert Hays	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design
Mariel Hemingway	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jim Henson	...	Himself - Performer (as Kermit the Frog)
Charlton Heston	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Dustin Hoffman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Presenter: Honorary Award to Alec Guinness
Lauren Hutton	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action
Stanley R. Jaffe	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Fay Kanin	...	Herself - Academy President
Gene Kelly	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
Persis Khambatta	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary, Short Subjects & Features
Cloris Leachman	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Supporting Actress
Jack Lemmon	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Melissa Manchester	...	Herself - Performer
Marsha Mason	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Walter Matthau	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Supporting Actor
Kristy McNichol	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design
Bette Midler	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Ann Miller	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Walter Mirisch	...	Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Hal Elias
Dudley Moore	...	Himself - Performer
Olivia Newton-John	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
Donald O'Connor	...	Himself - Performer: 'Dancin' on the Silver Screen'
Dolly Parton	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Music Awards
Helen Reddy	...	Herself - Performer
Christopher Reeve	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
Mickey Rooney	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Harold Russell	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Telly Savalas	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action
Volker Schlöndorff	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
William Shatner	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary, Short Subjects & Features
Neil Simon	...	Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Director
Meryl Streep	...	Herself - Best Supporting Actress Winner
Steve Tesich	...	Himself - Best Original Screenplay Winner
Jack Valenti	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Ben Vereen	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Music Awards
Dionne Warwick	...	Herself - Performer
Ira Wohl	...	Himself - Winner: Best Documentary, Features

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Quotes:

[Johnny Carson and "Miss Piggy" are at the podium. Frank Oz is out of camera range, manipulating the "Miss Piggy" puppet]
Himself - Performer: [as Miss Piggy] I'll tell you why they didn't nominate me! It's because I'm a pig!
[to Johnny Carson:]
Himself - Performer: Jonathan, you saw "The Muppet Movie." Can you stand there, in your rented tuxedo, and tell me that I am not Oscar material?
Himself - Host: Oscar MAYER, maybe!

Movie Connections:

References Portnoy's Complaint (1972)

Soundtrack:

Song from 10 (It's Easy to Say)

Marvelous Meryl Streep wins her first Oscar!!

Meryl Streep wins her first Oscar for "Kramer vs. Kramer", and the film itself ends up with five of those little gold men!! The others being for-- Picture, Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Director and Screenplay. Sally Field wins Best Actress for "Norma Rae". I wonder how Jane Fonda, Jill Clayburgh or Faye Dunaway felt after seeing Sally Field take home the Oscar after they turned the part down. An upset in the supporting actor catagory, as many predicted that Mickey Rooney would win for "The Black Stallion", only to see Melvyn Douglas win for "Being There". A good program, and although Sally Field did a great job as "Norma Rae', I was hoping to see Bette Midler win for "The Rose"--now that was a great performance. But at least Miss Midler got nominated!!