1978
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- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.*[BEST PICTURE]* *Top Rated Movies*
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Christopher Walken
DIRECTING -- Michael Cimino
FILM EDITING -- Peter Zinner
BEST PICTURE -- Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall, Producers
SOUND -- Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darin Knight - DirectorHal AshbyStarsJane FondaJon VoightBruce DernIn 1968 California, a woman whose husband is a Marine officer fighting in Vietnam falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.[BEST PICTURE]
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Jon Voight
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Jane Fonda
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -- Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones - DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBrad DavisIrene MiracleBo HopkinsBilly Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.[BEST PICTURE]
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Giorgio Moroder
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) -- Oliver Stone - DirectorWarren BeattyBuck HenryStarsWarren BeattyJames MasonJulie ChristieA Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.[BEST PICTURE]
ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan; Set Decoration: George Gaines - DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsJill ClayburghAlan BatesMichael MurphyA wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.[BEST PICTURE] Nominated for 3 Oscars.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects) -- Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsRichard GereBrooke AdamsSam ShepardA hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Nestor Almendros
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPeter UstinovMia FarrowSimon MacCorkindaleAs Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?COSTUME DESIGN -- Anthony Powell
- DirectorSteve RashStarsGary BuseyDon StroudCharles Martin SmithThe story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.MUSIC (Adaptation Score) -- Joe Renzetti
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsJane FondaAlan AldaMaggie SmithMisadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Maggie Smith
- DirectorBertrand BlierStarsGérard DepardieuCarole LaurePatrick DewaereA worried husband finds a lover for his depressed wife, but she falls in love with a bullied thirteen-year-old math prodigy and wants to have the boy's baby.FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- France
- DirectorRobert KlaneStarsDonna SummerValerie LandsburgTerri NunnA Friday in the life of the disco club The Zoo, where the staff and clients meet and dance their lives away.MUSIC (Original Song) -- "Last Dance," Music and Lyrics by Paul Jabara
- DirectorBen SheddStarsBryan AllenPaul B. MacCreadyTyler MacCreadyThe Flight of the Gossamer Condor tells the inspiring true story of history's first successful human-powered flight. Renowned inventor Dr. Paul MacCready and his team were filmed creating the world-famous pedal-powered airplane as it happened. Producing this film which documents the development of a man's dream into a scientific and historic achievement was, in itself, an extraordinary effort. There was an immense risk involved in making a commitment to film a scientist's effort at achieving something which had never done before successfully.DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) -- Jacqueline Phillips Shedd and Ben Shedd, Producers
- DirectorArnold ShapiroStarsPeter FalkMickie ColdDoug CroninThe filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life.DOCUMENTARY (Feature) -- Arnold Shapiro, Producer
- DirectorEunice MacaulayJohn WeldonStarsSandy SandersonJean MarchandA hapless husband neglects to clear the icy walk, which leads to the mailman slipping and breaking his neck. A comedy of errors results from his attempts to hide the body.SHORT FILM (Animated) -- Eunice Macaulay and John Weldon, Producers
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsDiane KeatonGeraldine PageKristin GriffithThree sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.Nominated for 5 Oscars.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsAlan AldaEllen BurstynIvan BonarA married man and a married woman end up sleeping with each other, and decide to meet at the same place every year on the anniversary of their one night stand. As the years go by, they observe changes in each other and their relationship.Nominated for 4 Oscars.
- DirectorÉdouard MolinaroStarsUgo TognazziMichel SerraultClaire MaurierThe manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.Nominated for 4 Oscars.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsDiana RossMichael JacksonNipsey RussellAn adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.Nominated for 4 Oscars.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGregory PeckLaurence OlivierJames MasonA Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.Nominated for 3 Oscars.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena NymanA devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsPaul SorvinoTony Lo BiancoRichard GereA young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsPeter FalkPeter BoyleAllen GarfieldA fictional retelling of the infamous Boston Brink's Company robbery on January 17th, 1950, of $2.7M, and cost the American taxpayers $29M to apprehend the culprits with only $58,000 recovered.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorJames FargoStarsAnthony QuinnMichael SarrazinChristopher LeeIn 1948, at the U.S. embassy in Zadestan, a young diplomat is ordered to find the missing daughter of an influential U.S. Senator.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsJames CaanJane FondaJason RobardsA brave and proud woman struggles for her land, finding help and something more in unexpected way.Nominated for 1 Oscar.