Awards/Nominations for 1979 Academy Awards View for other years: 1979 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928

Best Picture Win: Kramer vs. Kramer Runner-Up: All That Jazz Runner-Up: Apocalypse Now Runner-Up: Breaking Away Runner-Up: Norma Rae Best Director Win: Robert Benton, Kramer vs. Kramer Runner-Up: Bob Fosse, All That Jazz Runner-Up: Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now Runner-Up: Peter Yates, Breaking Away Runner-Up: Edouard Molinaro, La Cage aux Folles Best Actor Win: Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer Runner-Up: Al Pacino, ...And Justice for All Runner-Up: Roy Scheider, All That Jazz Runner-Up: Peter Sellers, Being There Runner-Up: Jack Lemmon, The China Syndrome Best Actress Win: Sally Field, Norma Rae Runner-Up: Marsha Mason, Chapter Two Runner-Up: Jill Clayburgh, Starting Over Runner-Up: Jane Fonda, The China Syndrome Runner-Up: Bette Midler, The Rose Best Supporting Actor Win: Melvyn Douglas, Being There Runner-Up: Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now Runner-Up: Justin Henry, Kramer vs. Kramer Runner-Up: Mickey Rooney, The Black Stallion Runner-Up: Frederic Forrest, The Rose Best Supporting Actress Win: Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer Runner-Up: Barbara Barrie, Breaking Away Runner-Up: Jane Alexander, Kramer vs. Kramer Runner-Up: Mariel Hemingway, Manhattan Runner-Up: Candice Bergen, Starting Over Best Adapted Screenplay Win: Robert Benton, Kramer vs. Kramer Runner-Up: Allan Burns, A Little Romance Runner-Up: John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola , Apocalypse Now Runner-Up: Edouard Molinaro, Francis Veber, Jean Poiret , La Cage aux Folles Runner-Up: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr. , Norma Rae Best Original Screenplay Win: Steve Tesich, Breaking Away Runner-Up: Barry Levinson, Valerie Curtin , ...And Justice for All Runner-Up: Bob Fosse, Robert Alan Arthur , All That Jazz Runner-Up: Marshall Brickman, Woody Allen , Manhattan Runner-Up: James Bridges, Mike Gray, T.S. Cook , The China Syndrome

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