The 51st Academy Awards | 1979
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1979. We have had 21 different categories and 48 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 14 distinct movies awarded. The Deer Hunter is the most-awarded movie of this year with 9 Oscars nominations and 5 awards. The Deer Hunter won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 21
- Nominees
- 48
- Winners
- 14
1979 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 21 categories in 1979.
- California Suite
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Coming Home
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Coming Home
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Coming Home
- Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Days of Heaven
- Best Cinematography
- Death on the Nile
- Best Costume Design
- Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Heaven Can Wait
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Midnight Express
- Best Music, Original Score
- Midnight Express
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- Scared Straight!
- Best Documentary, Features
- Special Delivery
- Best Short Film, Animated
- Teenage Father
- Best Short Film, Live Action
- Thank God It's Friday
- Best Music, Original Song
- The Buddy Holly Story
- Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score
- The Deer Hunter
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The Deer Hunter
- Best Director
- The Deer Hunter
- Best Film Editing
- The Deer Hunter
- Best Picture
- The Deer Hunter
- Best Sound
- The Flight of the Gossamer Condor
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19787.3/10·85%+
- 19787.2/10·100%
- 19787.0/10·69%
- 19788.1/10·91%+
- 19786.9/10·89%+
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19788.1/10·91%+
- 19787.3/10·85%+
- 19786.9/10·89%+
- 19787.6/10·93%+
- 19786.3/10·70%
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19787.3/10·85%+
- 19787.2/10·40%
- 19787.3/10·80%
- 19788.2/10·86%
- 19787.2/10·90%
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19786.2/10·54%
- 19786.9/10·89%+
- 19787.3/10·80%
- 19788.1/10·91%+
- 19787.3/10·85%+
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- 19786.9/10·89%+
- 19786.2/10·54%
- 19787.3/10·80%
- 19786.5/10·75%
- 19785.5/10·41%
Best Cinematography
- 19787.8/10·92%
- 19786.9/10·89%+
- 19787.2/10·40%
- 19788.1/10·91%+
- 19785.5/10·41%
Best Costume Design
- 19787.3/10·78%
- 19786.1/10
- 19787.8/10·92%
- 19784.5/10·9%
- 19785.5/10·41%
Best Director
- 19788.1/10·91%+
- 19787.6/10·93%+
- 19787.3/10·85%+
- 19786.9/10·89%+
- 19787.3/10·80%
Best Documentary, Features
- 19787.8/10
- 1978
- 19786.2/10
- 19788.5/10
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 1978
- 19786.7/10
- 19784.2/10
- 19787.0/10
Best Film Editing
- 19788.1/10·91%+
- 19787.3/10·85%+
- 19787.6/10·93%+
- 19787.3/10·94%
- 19787.0/10·69%
Best Foreign Language Film
- 19786.9/10·88%
- 19778.2/10
- 19787.0/10
- 19786.8/10
- 19777.0/10
Best Music, Original Score
- 19787.6/10·93%+
- 19787.8/10·92%
- 19786.9/10·89%+
- 19787.3/10·94%
- 19787.0/10·69%
Best Music, Original Song
- 19785.4/10·30%
- 19786.8/10·74%
- 19787.2/10·76%
- 19787.2/10·40%
- 19785.6/10
Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score
- 19787.2/10·100%
- 19786.6/10·71%
- 19785.5/10·41%
Best Picture
- 19788.1/10·91%+
- 19787.2/10·90%
- 19787.3/10·85%+
- 19786.9/10·89%+
- 19787.6/10·93%+
Best Short Film, Animated
- 19787.3/10
- 19786.4/10
- 19786.6/10
Best Short Film, Live Action
- 19787.3/10
- 19787.4/10
- 19796.7/10
- 19795.3/10
Best Sound
- 19788.1/10·91%+
- 19787.8/10·92%
- 19786.4/10·69%
- 19787.3/10·94%
- 19787.2/10·100%
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- 19787.6/10·93%+
- 19785.8/10
- 19786.2/10·54%
- 19786.9/10·89%+
- 19787.2/10·40%
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- 19787.3/10·85%+
- 19787.2/10·90%
- 19788.2/10·86%
- 19787.3/10·80%
- 19788.1/10·91%+