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Best Picture winners Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and Barry Spikings, with presenter John Wayne. Christopher Walken.
The 51st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1978 and took place on April 9, 1979, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 7:00 p.m. PST / 10:00 p.m. EST.
His work includes THX 1138, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather I, II, and III, American Graffiti, The Conversation, Ghost and The English Patient, with three Academy Award wins (from nine nominations: six for picture editing and three for sound mixing).
The 51st Annual Academy Awards were hosted by Tonight Show host Johnny Carson on Monday, April 9th, 1979. Carson wasted no time skewering the proceedings, opening with the line “Welcome to two hours of sparkling entertainment spread out over a four-hour show.”
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1979. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song.
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.
Feb 24, 2015 · Check winners and nominees of 1979 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 1980 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 52nd Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)
