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Oscars 1978 winners and nominees

The 1978 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

Directing

Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87

Actress in a Leading Role

Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
GoodWatch score 72
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Actor in a Supporting Role

Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66
Equus
Equus (1977)
GoodWatch score 71
Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87

Actor in a Leading Role

The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Equus
Equus (1977)
GoodWatch score 71
Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
A Special Day
A Special Day (1977)
GoodWatch score 92
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
GoodWatch score 74

Actress in a Supporting Role

Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
GoodWatch score 72
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Annie Hall
Annie Hall (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
GoodWatch score 72
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66
The Late Show
The Late Show (1977)
GoodWatch score 82

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
GoodWatch score 85
Equus
Equus (1977)
GoodWatch score 71
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
GoodWatch score 49
Oh, God!
Oh, God! (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

Music (Original Score)

Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Message
The Message (1976)
GoodWatch score 80
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

Foreign Language Film

Madame Rosa
Madame Rosa (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Iphigenia
Iphigenia (1977)
GoodWatch score 77
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
A Special Day
A Special Day (1977)
GoodWatch score 92
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
GoodWatch score 85

Music (Original Song)

You Light Up My Life
You Light Up My Life (1977)
GoodWatch score 29
Won
The Rescuers
The Rescuers (1977)
GoodWatch score 72
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69
The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
GoodWatch score 74
Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

Documentary Feature Film

Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
Union Maids
Union Maids (1976)
GoodWatch score 68
High Grass Circus
High Grass Circus (1976)
GoodWatch score 63
The Children of Theatre Street
The Children of Theatre Street (1977)
GoodWatch score 66
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

Documentary Short Film

Gravity Is My Enemy
Gravity Is My Enemy (1977)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country (1977)
GoodWatch score 84
Of Time, Tombs and Treasures
Of Time, Tombs and Treasures (1977)
GoodWatch score 56
First Edition
First Edition (1977)
GoodWatch score 62
The Shetland Experience
The Shetland Experience (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

International Feature Film

Madame Rosa
Madame Rosa (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
A Special Day
A Special Day (1977)
GoodWatch score 92
Iphigenia
Iphigenia (1977)
GoodWatch score 77
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
GoodWatch score 85

Costume Design

Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Other Side of Midnight
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
GoodWatch score 44
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Airport '77
Airport '77 (1977)
GoodWatch score 48
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music (1977)
GoodWatch score 32

Production Design

Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
Airport '77
Airport '77 (1977)
GoodWatch score 48
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

Sound

Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
Sorcerer
Sorcerer (1977)
GoodWatch score 78
The Deep
The Deep (1977)
GoodWatch score 49

Short Film (Live Action)

I'll Find a Way
I'll Find a Way (1977)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
Floating Free
Floating Free (1978)
GoodWatch score 66
Notes on the Popular Arts
Notes on the Popular Arts (1978)
GoodWatch score 59
The Absent-Minded Waiter
The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
GoodWatch score 70
Spaceborne
Spaceborne (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

Cinematography

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream (1977)
GoodWatch score 77
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

Short Film (Animated)

The Sand Castle
The Sand Castle (1977)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
The Bead Game
The Bead Game (1977)
GoodWatch score 69
Jimmy the C
Jimmy the C (1977)
GoodWatch score 51
A Doonesbury Special
A Doonesbury Special (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

Best Original Song Score

A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music (1977)
GoodWatch score 32
Won
Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon (1977)
GoodWatch score 56
The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

Film Editing

Star Wars
Star Wars (1977)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 83
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
GoodWatch score 67
The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66