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Oscars 1980 winners and nominees

The 1980 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89
Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86
Norma Rae
Norma Rae (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

Directing

Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

Actress in a Leading Role

Norma Rae
Norma Rae (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Chapter Two
Chapter Two (1979)
GoodWatch score 51
Starting Over
Starting Over (1979)
GoodWatch score 60
The Rose
The Rose (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

Actor in a Supporting Role

Being There
Being There (1979)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89
The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion (1979)
GoodWatch score 81
The Rose
The Rose (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

Actor in a Leading Role

Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All (1979)
GoodWatch score 72
Being There
Being There (1979)
GoodWatch score 85

Actress in a Supporting Role

Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86
Manhattan
Manhattan (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Starting Over
Starting Over (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All (1979)
GoodWatch score 72
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Manhattan
Manhattan (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
GoodWatch score 67
A Little Romance
A Little Romance (1979)
GoodWatch score 61
Norma Rae
Norma Rae (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

Visual Effects

Alien
Alien (1979)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
GoodWatch score 55
Moonraker
Moonraker (1979)
GoodWatch score 59
1941
1941 (1979)
GoodWatch score 45
The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

Music (Original Score)

A Little Romance
A Little Romance (1979)
GoodWatch score 61
All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86
10
10 (1979)
GoodWatch score 63
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror (1979)
GoodWatch score 45
The Champ
The Champ (1979)
GoodWatch score 48
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

Foreign Language Film

The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum (1979)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Mama Turns 100
Mama Turns 100 (1979)
GoodWatch score 66
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
To Forget Venice
To Forget Venice (1979)
GoodWatch score 59
The Maids of Wilko
The Maids of Wilko (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

Music (Original Song)

Norma Rae
Norma Rae (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Promise
The Promise (1979)
GoodWatch score 42
10
10 (1979)
GoodWatch score 63
Ice Castles
Ice Castles (1978)
GoodWatch score 50
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

Documentary Feature Film

Best Boy
Best Boy (1979)
GoodWatch score 90
Won
The Killing Ground
The Killing Ground (1979)
GoodWatch score 60
The War at Home
The War at Home (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
Generation on the Wind
Generation on the Wind (1979)
GoodWatch score 87
Going the Distance
Going the Distance (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

Documentary Short Film

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Koryo Celadon
Koryo Celadon (1979)
GoodWatch score 58
Mother
Mother (1979)
GoodWatch score 69
Remember Me
Remember Me (1979)
GoodWatch score 62
Nails
Nails (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

International Feature Film

The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum (1979)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Mama Turns 100
Mama Turns 100 (1979)
GoodWatch score 66
A Simple Story
A Simple Story (1978)
GoodWatch score 69
The Maids of Wilko
The Maids of Wilko (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
To Forget Venice
To Forget Venice (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

Costume Design

All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Agatha
Agatha (1979)
GoodWatch score 62
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
GoodWatch score 43
The Europeans
The Europeans (1979)
GoodWatch score 56
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

Production Design

All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89
Alien
Alien (1979)
GoodWatch score 86
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

Sound

Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
1941
1941 (1979)
GoodWatch score 45
The Rose
The Rose (1979)
GoodWatch score 71
The Electric Horseman
The Electric Horseman (1979)
GoodWatch score 63
Meteor
Meteor (1979)
GoodWatch score 29

Short Film (Live Action)

Board and Care
Board and Care (1980)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
The Solar Film
The Solar Film (1980)
GoodWatch score 62
Solly’s Diner
Solly’s Diner (1980)
GoodWatch score 65
Oh Brother, My Brother
Oh Brother, My Brother (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
Bravery in the Field
Bravery in the Field (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

Cinematography

Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
1941
1941 (1979)
GoodWatch score 45
All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

Short Film (Animated)

Every Child
Every Child (1979)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House (1979)
GoodWatch score 59
Dream Doll
Dream Doll (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

Best Original Song Score

All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86

Film Editing

All That Jazz
All That Jazz (1979)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
GoodWatch score 82
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89
The Rose
The Rose (1979)
GoodWatch score 71
The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion (1979)
GoodWatch score 81