Academy Awards®
Awards for 1979
Picture
Robert Alan Aurthur - Producer, ALL THAT JAZZ
Francis Ford Coppola - Producer, Fred Roos - Co-producer, Gray Frederickson - Co-producer, Tom Sternberg - Co-producer, APOCALYPSE NOW
Peter Yates - Producer, BREAKING AWAY
* Stanley R. Jaffe - Producer, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Tamara Asseyev - Producer, Alex Rose - Producer, NORMA RAE
Actor
Roy Scheider, ALL THAT JAZZ
* Dustin Hoffman, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Jack Lemmon, THE CHINA SYNDROME
Al Pacino, …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Peter Sellers, BEING THERE
Actress
Jill Clayburgh, STARTING OVER
* Sally Field, NORMA RAE
Jane Fonda, THE CHINA SYNDROME
Marsha Mason, CHAPTER TWO
Bette Midler, THE ROSE
Supporting Actor
* Melvyn Douglas, BEING THERE
Robert Duvall, APOCALYPSE NOW
Frederic Forrest, THE ROSE
Justin Henry, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Mickey Rooney, THE BLACK STALLION
Supporting Actress
Jane Alexander, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Barbara Barrie, BREAKING AWAY
Candice Bergen, STARTING OVER
Mariel Hemingway, MANHATTAN
* Meryl Streep, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Director
Bob Fosse, ALL THAT JAZZ
Francis Ford Coppola, APOCALYPSE NOW
Peter Yates, BREAKING AWAY
* Robert Benton, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Edouard Molinaro, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Writing - Screenplay (Written Directly For The Screen)
Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson, …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Robert Alan Aurthur, Bob Fosse, ALL THAT JAZZ
* Steve Tesich, BREAKING AWAY
Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges, THE CHINA SYNDROME
Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman, MANHATTAN
Writing - Screenplay (Based on Material from Another Medium)
John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, APOCALYPSE NOW
* Robert Benton, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Jean Poiret, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Allan Burns, A LITTLE ROMANCE
Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr., NORMA RAE
Foreign Film
THE MAIDS OF WILKO
(Poland)
MAMA TURNS A HUNDRED
(Spain)
A SIMPLE STORY
(France)
* THE TIN DRUM
(Federal Republic of Germany)
TO FORGET VENICE
(Italy)
Art Direction
Michael Seymour - Art Direction, Les Dilley - Art Direction, Roger Christian - Art Direction, Ian Whittaker - Set Decoration, ALIEN
* Philip Rosenberg - Art Direction, Tony Walton - Art Direction, Edward Stewart - Set Decoration, Gary Brink - Set Decoration, ALL THAT JAZZ
Dean Tavoularis - Art Direction, Angelo Graham - Art Direction, George R. Nelson - Set Decoration, APOCALYPSE NOW
George Jenkins - Art Direction, Arthur Jeph Parker - Set Decoration, THE CHINA SYNDROME
Harold Michelson - Art Direction, Joe Jennings - Art Direction, Leon Harris - Art Decoration, John Vallone - Art Decoration, Linda DeScenna - Set Decoration, STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno, ALL THAT JAZZ
* Vittorio Storaro, APOCALYPSE NOW
Frank Phillips, THE BLACK HOLE
Nestor Almendros, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
William A. Fraker, 1941
Costume Design
Shirley Russell, AGATHA
* Albert Wolsky, ALL THAT JAZZ
William Ware Theiss, BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS
Judy Moorcroft, THE EUROPEANS
Piero Tosi, Ambra Danon, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Documentary Feature
* Ira Wohl - Producer, BEST BOY
David A. Vassar - Producer, GENERATION ON THE WIND
Paul Cowan - Producer, Jacques Bobet - Producer, GOING THE DISTANCE
Steve Singer - Producer, Tom Priestley - Producer, THE KILLING GROUND
Glenn Silber - Producer, Barry Alexander Brown - Producer, THE WAR AT HOME
Documentary Short Subject
Risto Teofilovski - Producer (Vardar Film/Skopje), DAE
Donald A. Connolly, James R. Messenger - Producers (Charlie/Papa Productions, Inc.), KORYO CELADON
Phillip Borsos - Producer (National Film Board of Canada), NAILS
* Saul J. Turrell - Producer (Janus Films, Inc.), PAUL ROBESON: TRIBUTE TO AN ARTIST
Dick Young - Producer, REMEMBER ME
Film Editing
* Alan Heim, ALL THAT JAZZ
Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman, APOCALYPSE NOW
Robert Dalva, THE BLACK STALLION
Jerry Greenberg, KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Robert L. Wolfe, C. Timothy O'Meara, THE ROSE
Music - Original Score
Lalo Schifrin, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
Dave Grusin, THE CHAMP
* Georges Delerue, A LITTLE ROMANCE
Jerry Goldsmith, STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE
Henry Mancini, 10
Music - Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
This award was discontinued after 1979.
* Ralph Burns, ALL THAT JAZZ
Patrick Williams, BREAKING AWAY
Paul Williams - Song Score, Kenny Ascher - Song Score, THE MUPPET MOVIE
Music - Original Song
* David Shire - Music, Norman Gimbel - Lyrics, NORMA RAE
"It Goes Like It Goes"
Paul Williams - Music & Lyrics, Kenny Ascher - Music & Lyrics, THE MUPPET MOVIE
"The Rainbow Connection"
Henry Mancini - Music, Robert Wells - Lyrics, 10
"Song from 10 (It's Easy to Say)"
Marvin Hamlisch - Music, Carole Bayer Sager - Lyrics, ICE CASTLES
"Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love)"
David Shire - Music, Alan Bergman - Lyrics, Marilyn Bergman - Lyrics, THE PROMISE
"I'll Never Say Goodbye"
Short Films - Animated
Bob Godfrey - Producer, Zlatko Grgic - Producer, DREAM DOLL
* Derek Lamb - Producer, EVERY CHILD
Paul Fierlinger - Producer, IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE A WOLF AROUND THE HOUSE
Short Films - Live Action
* Sarah Pillsbury - Producer, Ron Ellis - Producer, BOARD AND CARE
Roman Kroitor - Producer, Stefan Wodoslawsky - Producer, BRAVERY IN THE FIELD
Carol Lowell - Producer, Ross Lowell - Producer, OH BROTHER, MY BROTHER
Saul Bass - Producer, Michael Britton - Producer, THE SOLAR FILM
Harry Mathias - Producer, Jay Zuckerman - Producer, Larry Hankin - Producer, SOLLY'S DINER
Sound
* Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat Boxer, APOCALYPSE NOW
Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler, Al Overton, THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN
William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut, Jack Solomon, METEOR
Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa, 1941
Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells, Jim Webb, THE ROSE
Sound Effects
This award discontinued 1968-1981.
Visual Effects
* H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Denys Ayling, ALIEN
Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale, THE BLACK HOLE
Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans, MOONRAKER
William A. Fraker, A.D. Flowers, Gregory Jein, 1941
Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, Grant McCune, STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE
Special Achievement
* Alan Splet - Sound Editing, THE BLACK STALLION
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
* Mark Serrurier, For the progressive development of the Moviola from the 1924 invention of his father, Ivan Serrurier, to the present Series 20 sophisticated film editing equipment.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
* Neiman-Tillar Associates, Mini-Micro Systems Inc.
For the the design and engineering of an Automated Computer-Controlled Editing Sound System (ACCESS) for motion picture post-production.
Technical Achievement Award (Citation)
* Michael V. Chewey (M-G-M Laboratories)
Walter G. Eggers (M-G-M Laboratories)
Allen Hecht (M-G-M Laboratories)
For the development of a Computer-controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory.
* Irwin Young (Du Art Film Laboratories Inc.)
Paul Kaufman (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.
* 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.
* Zoran Perisic (Courier Films Ltd.)
For the Zoptic Special Optical Effects Device for motion picture photography.
* A.D. Flowers, Logan R. Frazee, For the development of a device to control flight patterns of miniature airplanes during motion picture photography.
* Kollmorgen Corporation Photo Research Division, For the development of the Spectra Series II Cine Special Exposure Meter for motion picture photography.
* Bruce Lyon, John Lamb, For the development of a Video Animation System for testing motion picture animation sequences.
* Ross Lowell (Lowel-Light Manufacturing Inc.)
For the development of compact lighting equipment for motion picture photography.
Honorary and Other Awards
* Sir Alec Guinness, For advancing the art of screen acting through a host of memorable and distinguished performances. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Hal Elias, For his dedication and distinguished service to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winner presented a Statuette.
* John O. Aalberg, Charles G. Clarke, John G. Frayne, Presented in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winners presented Medals of Commendation.
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
* Ray Stark,
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
* Robert Benjamin,