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Oscars 1979 winners and nominees

The 1979 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
GoodWatch score 77
Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978)
GoodWatch score 75
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

Directing

The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978)
GoodWatch score 75
Interiors
Interiors (1978)
GoodWatch score 72
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata (1978)
GoodWatch score 85

Actress in a Leading Role

Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
GoodWatch score 77
Same Time, Next Year
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
GoodWatch score 56
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Interiors
Interiors (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

Actor in a Supporting Role

The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman (1978)
GoodWatch score 51
Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

Actor in a Leading Role

Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 80
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
GoodWatch score 62
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

Actress in a Supporting Role

California Suite
California Suite (1978)
GoodWatch score 53
Won
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Interiors
Interiors (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Interiors
Interiors (1978)
GoodWatch score 72
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
GoodWatch score 77
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Same Time, Next Year
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
GoodWatch score 56
Bloodbrothers
Bloodbrothers (1978)
GoodWatch score 45
California Suite
California Suite (1978)
GoodWatch score 53

Music (Original Score)

Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978)
GoodWatch score 75
The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
GoodWatch score 62
Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 78
Days of Heaven
Days of Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 87

Foreign Language Film

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
The New Monsters
The New Monsters (1977)
GoodWatch score 69
White Bim Black Ear
White Bim Black Ear (1977)
GoodWatch score 82
Hungarians
Hungarians (1978)
GoodWatch score 67
The Glass Cell
The Glass Cell (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

Music (Original Song)

Thank God It's Friday
Thank God It's Friday (1978)
GoodWatch score 41
Won
Foul Play
Foul Play (1978)
GoodWatch score 63
Grease
Grease (1978)
GoodWatch score 71
Same Time, Next Year
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
GoodWatch score 56
The Magic of Lassie
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
GoodWatch score 57
Ice Castles
Ice Castles (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

Documentary Feature Film

Scared Straight!
Scared Straight! (1978)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Mysterious Castles of Clay
Mysterious Castles of Clay (1978)
GoodWatch score 72
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade (1978)
GoodWatch score 68
Raoni
Raoni (1978)
GoodWatch score 62
The Lovers' Wind
The Lovers' Wind (1978)
GoodWatch score 79

Documentary Short Film

The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
An Encounter with Faces
An Encounter with Faces (1978)
GoodWatch score 68
Goodnight Miss Ann
Goodnight Miss Ann (1978)
GoodWatch score 65
The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey
The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey (1977)
GoodWatch score 64
Squires of San Quentin
Squires of San Quentin (1978)
GoodWatch score 81

International Feature Film

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Hungarians
Hungarians (1978)
GoodWatch score 67
The New Monsters
The New Monsters (1977)
GoodWatch score 69
White Bim Black Ear
White Bim Black Ear (1977)
GoodWatch score 82
The Glass Cell
The Glass Cell (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

Costume Design

Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile (1978)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
Days of Heaven
Days of Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 87
Caravans
Caravans (1978)
GoodWatch score 59
The Wiz
The Wiz (1978)
GoodWatch score 55
The Swarm
The Swarm (1978)
GoodWatch score 29

Production Design

Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Interiors
Interiors (1978)
GoodWatch score 72
The Wiz
The Wiz (1978)
GoodWatch score 55
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job (1978)
GoodWatch score 57
California Suite
California Suite (1978)
GoodWatch score 53

Sound

The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Days of Heaven
Days of Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 87
Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 78
The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 80
Hooper
Hooper (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

Short Film (Live Action)

Teenage Father
Teenage Father (1978)
GoodWatch score 66
Won
A Different Approach
A Different Approach (1978)
GoodWatch score 66
Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit (1979)
GoodWatch score 59
Mandy's Grandmother
Mandy's Grandmother (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

Cinematography

Days of Heaven
Days of Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Same Time, Next Year
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
GoodWatch score 56
The Wiz
The Wiz (1978)
GoodWatch score 55

Short Film (Animated)

Special Delivery
Special Delivery (1978)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle (1978)
GoodWatch score 61
Oh My Darling...
Oh My Darling... (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Original Song Score

The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby (1978)
GoodWatch score 64
The Wiz
The Wiz (1978)
GoodWatch score 55

Film Editing

The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
GoodWatch score 62
Coming Home
Coming Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 73
Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978)
GoodWatch score 75
Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 78