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Best Picture winners Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and Barry Spikings, with presenter John Wayne
Best Picture winners Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and Barry Spikings, with presenter John Wayne. Christopher Walken. Supporting Actor winner for The Deer Hunter, with... Jon Voight and Jane Fonda. Best Actor and Best Actress winners for Coming Home. View More Memorable Moments.
The 51st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1978 and took place on April 9, 1979, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 7:00 p.m. PST / 10:00 p.m. EST.
Feb 5, 2014 · 52nd Academy Awards (1979): Nominees and Winners – Cinema Sight by Wesley Lovell. BEST PICTURE. All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur. Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, Tom Sternberg. Breaking Away – Peter Yates. Kramer vs. Kramer – Stanley R. Jaffe. Norma Rae – Tamara Asseyev, Alex Rose. DIRECTING.
Laurence Olivier and John Wayne each made a special appearance at the Awards ceremony and each brought the audience to its feet. John Wayne presented the Best Picture award. He had recently had two major surgeries and did not appear well. He passed away on June 11, 1979, just under two months later.
Mar 10, 2024 · The Oscar for best picture, as defined by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, or AMPAS, is awarded to the best motion picture each year. Some of the greatest films ever made have gone on to win best picture, beginning with "Wings" at the first Academy Awards and most recently with "Oppenheimer" at this year's 96th Academy Awards.
Academy Awards Summaries. Winners Charts: "Best Picture" Oscar®, "Best Director" Oscar®, "Best Actor" Oscar®, "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar®, "Best Actress" Oscar®, "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar®, "Best Screenplay/Writer" Oscar®. 1979. The winner is listed first, in CAPITAL letters.
