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* Best Picture - Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall, Producers * Sound - Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darin Knight Actor in a Leading Role - Robert De Niro
April 9, 1979: Site: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California, U.S. Hosted by: Johnny Carson: Produced by: Jack Haley Jr. Directed by: Marty Pasetta: Highlights; Best Picture: The Deer Hunter: Most awards: The Deer Hunter (5) Most nominations: The Deer Hunter and Heaven Can Wait (9) TV in the United States; Network: ABC: Duration: 3 ...
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.
The winning picture won five awards out of its nine nominations - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay Adaptation (Robert Benton). All four major cast members (Hoffman, Streep, Henry, and Alexander) were nominated, with the two lead stars both winning in their categories.
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade. Anne Bohlen, Lyn Goldfarb, Lorraine Gray.
1. Alien (1979) R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi. 8.5. Rate. 89 Metascore. The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission. Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright. Votes: 907,618 | Gross: $78.90M. 2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
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.
