1978
The 50th Academy Awards | 1978
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, April 3, 1978
Honoring movies released in 1977
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Richard Dreyfuss
The Goodbye Girl
Nominees
Marcello Mastroianni
A Special Day
John Travolta
Saturday Night Fever
Woody Allen
Annie Hall
Richard Burton
Equus
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jason Robards
Julia
Nominees
Mikhail Baryshnikov
The Turning Point
Peter Firth
Equus
Alec Guinness
Star Wars
Maximilian Schell
Julia
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Diane Keaton
Annie Hall
Nominees
Anne Bancroft
The Turning Point
Jane Fonda
Julia
Shirley MacLaine
The Turning Point
Marsha Mason
The Goodbye Girl
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Vanessa Redgrave
Julia
Nominees
Tuesday Weld
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Leslie Browne
The Turning Point
Quinn Cummings
The Goodbye Girl
Melinda Dillon
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Best Picture
Winner
Annie Hall
Charles H. Joffe, Producer
Nominees
The Goodbye Girl
Ray Stark, Producer
Julia
Richard Roth, Producer
Star Wars
Gary Kurtz, Producer
The Turning Point
Herbert Ross and Arthur Laurents, Producers
Cinematography
Winner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Vilmos Zsigmond
Nominees
Islands in the Stream
Fred J. Koenekamp
Julia
Douglas Slocombe
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
William A. Fraker
The Turning Point
Robert Surtees
Costume Design
Winner
Star Wars
John Mollo
Nominees
Airport '77
Edith Head, Burton Miller
Julia
Anthea Sylbert
A Little Night Music
Florence Klotz
The Other Side of Midnight
Irene Sharaff
Directing
Winner
Annie Hall
Woody Allen
Nominees
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Steven Spielberg
Julia
Fred Zinnemann
Star Wars
George Lucas
The Turning Point
Herbert Ross
Film Editing
Winner
Star Wars
Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew
Nominees
Julia
Walter Murch
Smokey and the Bandit
Walter Hannemann, Angelo Ross
The Turning Point
William Reynolds
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Michael Kahn
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Madame Rosa
France
Nominees
Iphigenia
Greece
Operation Thunderbolt
Israel
A Special Day
Italy
That Obscure Object of Desire
Spain
Visual Effects
Winner
Star Wars
John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, Robert Blalack
Nominees
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich
Art Direction
Winner
Star Wars
Art Direction: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Roger Christian
Nominees
Airport '77
Art Direction: George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Mickey S. Michaels
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Art Direction: Joe Alves, Dan Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
The Spy Who Loved Me
Art Direction: Ken Adam, Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
The Turning Point
Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Walter Mirisch
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Star Wars
John Williams
Nominees
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
John Williams
Julia
Georges Delerue
Mohammad - Messenger of God
Maurice Jarre
The Spy Who Loved Me
Marvin Hamlisch
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Gravity Is My Enemy
John Joseph and Jan Stussy, Producers
Nominees
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
Moctesuma Esparza, Producer
First Edition
Helen Whitney and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr., Producers
Of Time, Tombs and Treasure
James R. Messenger and Paul N. Raimondi, Producers
The Shetland Experience
Douglas Gordon, Producer
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Who Are the Debolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
John Korty, Dan McCann and Warren L. Lockhart, Producers
Nominees
The Children of Theatre Street
Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack, Producers
High Grass Circus
Bill Brind, Torben Schioler and Tony Ianzelo, Producers
Homage to Chagall--The Colours of Love
Harry Rasky, Producer
Union Maids
James Klein, Julia Reichert and Miles Mogulescu, Producers
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Charlton Heston
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
Winner
Julia
Alvin Sargent
Nominees
Equus
Peter Shaffer
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Gavin Lambert, Lewis John Carlino
Oh, God!
Larry Gelbart
That Obscure Object of Desire
Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Sound
Winner
Star Wars
Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, Derek Ball
Nominees
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
The Deep
Walter Goss, Dick Alexander, Tom Beckert, Robin Gregory
Sorcerer
Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Richard Tyler, Jean-Louis Ducarme
The Turning Point
Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas O. Williams, Jerry Jost
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
The Sand Castle
Co Hoedeman, Producer
Nominees
The Bead Game
Ishu Patel, Producer
The Doonesbury Special
John Hubley, Faith Hubley and Garry Trudeau, Producers
Jimmy the C
James Picker, Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker, Producers
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
I'll Find a Way
Beverly Shaffer and Yuki Yoshida, Producers
Nominees
Floating Free
Jerry Butts, Producer
Notes on the Popular Arts
Saul Bass, Producer
Spaceborne
Philip Dauber, Producer
The Absent-Minded Waiter
William E. McEuen, Producer
Music (Original Song)
Winner
You Light Up My Life
You Light Up My Life in "You Light Up My Life" Music and Lyrics by Joseph Brooks
Nominees
Pete's Dragon
Candle On The Water in "Pete's Dragon" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
The Spy Who Loved Me
Nobody Does It Better in "The Spy Who Loved Me" Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
The Slipper and the Rose--The Story of Cinderella
The Slipper And The Rose Waltz (He Danced With Me/She Danced With Me) in "The Slipper and the Rose--The Story of Cinderella" Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
The Rescuers
Someone's Waiting For You in "The Rescuers" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)
Winner
A Little Night Music
Adaptation Score by Jonathan Tunick
Nominees
The Slipper and the Rose--The Story of Cinderella
Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley
Pete's Dragon
Song Score by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn; Adaptation Score by Irwin Kostal
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)
Winner
Annie Hall
Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
Nominees
The Goodbye Girl
Neil Simon
The Late Show
Robert Benton
Star Wars
George Lucas
The Turning Point
Arthur Laurents
Special Achievement Award
Winner
Star Wars
Special Award
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
Winner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Frank E. Warner
A
The Absent-Minded Waiter
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - William E. McEuen, Producer
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Moctesuma Esparza, Producer
Airport '77
2 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Mickey S. Michaels
Costume Design - Edith Head, Burton Miller
Annie Hall
5 Nominations, 4 Wins* Best Picture - Charles H. Joffe, Producer
* Actress in a Leading Role - Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall"
* Directing - Woody Allen
* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
Actor in a Leading Role - Woody Allen in "Annie Hall"
B
The Bead Game
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Ishu Patel, Producer
C
The Children of Theatre Street
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack, Producers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9 Nominations, 2 WinsArt Direction - Art Direction: Joe Alves, Dan Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
Music (Original Score) - John Williams
Actress in a Supporting Role - Melinda Dillon in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
Film Editing - Michael Kahn
Sound - Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
Visual Effects - Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich, Gregory Jein, Richard Yuricich
Directing - Steven Spielberg
* Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) - Frank E. Warner
* Cinematography - Vilmos Zsigmond
D
The Deep
1 NominationSound - Walter Goss, Dick Alexander, Tom Beckert, Robin Gregory
The Doonesbury Special
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - John Hubley, Faith Hubley and Garry Trudeau, Producers
E
Equus
3 NominationsActor in a Supporting Role - Peter Firth in "Equus"
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Peter Shaffer
Actor in a Leading Role - Richard Burton in "Equus"
F
First Edition
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Helen Whitney and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr., Producers
Floating Free
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Jerry Butts, Producer
G
The Goodbye Girl
5 Nominations, 1 WinActress in a Leading Role - Marsha Mason in "The Goodbye Girl"
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Neil Simon
Actress in a Supporting Role - Quinn Cummings in "The Goodbye Girl"
Best Picture - Ray Stark, Producer
* Actor in a Leading Role - Richard Dreyfuss in "The Goodbye Girl"
Gravity Is My Enemy
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - John Joseph and Jan Stussy, Producers
H
High Grass Circus
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Bill Brind, Torben Schioler and Tony Ianzelo, Producers
Homage to Chagall--The Colours of Love
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Harry Rasky, Producer
I
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Gavin Lambert, Lewis John Carlino
I'll Find a Way
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Live Action) - Beverly Shaffer and Yuki Yoshida, Producers
Iphigenia
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Greece
Islands in the Stream
1 NominationCinematography - Fred J. Koenekamp
J
Jimmy the C
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - James Picker, Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker, Producers
Julia
11 Nominations, 3 Wins* Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Alvin Sargent
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Jason Robards in "Julia"
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Vanessa Redgrave in "Julia"
Costume Design - Anthea Sylbert
Cinematography - Douglas Slocombe
Directing - Fred Zinnemann
Music (Original Score) - Georges Delerue
Actress in a Leading Role - Jane Fonda in "Julia"
Actor in a Supporting Role - Maximilian Schell in "Julia"
Best Picture - Richard Roth, Producer
Film Editing - Walter Murch
L
The Late Show
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Robert Benton
A Little Night Music
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Adaptation Score by Jonathan Tunick
Costume Design - Florence Klotz
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Tuesday Weld in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar"
Cinematography - William A. Fraker
M
Madame Rosa
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Foreign Language Film - France
Mohammad - Messenger of God
1 NominationMusic (Original Score) - Maurice Jarre
N
Notes on the Popular Arts
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Saul Bass, Producer
O
Of Time, Tombs and Treasure
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - James R. Messenger and Paul N. Raimondi, Producers
Oh, God!
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Larry Gelbart
Operation Thunderbolt
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Israel
The Other Side of Midnight
1 NominationCostume Design - Irene Sharaff
P
Pete's Dragon
2 NominationsMusic (Original Song) - Candle On The Water in "Pete's Dragon" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Song Score by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn; Adaptation Score by Irwin Kostal
R
The Rescuers
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - Someone's Waiting For You in "The Rescuers" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
S
The Sand Castle
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Animated) - Co Hoedeman, Producer
Saturday Night Fever
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever"
The Shetland Experience
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Douglas Gordon, Producer
The Slipper and the Rose--The Story of Cinderella
2 NominationsMusic (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley
Music (Original Song) - The Slipper And The Rose Waltz (He Danced With Me/She Danced With Me) in "The Slipper and the Rose--The Story of Cinderella" Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Smokey and the Bandit
1 NominationFilm Editing - Walter Hannemann, Angelo Ross
Sorcerer
1 NominationSound - Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Richard Tyler, Jean-Louis Ducarme
Spaceborne
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Philip Dauber, Producer
A Special Day
2 NominationsForeign Language Film - Italy
Actor in a Leading Role - Marcello Mastroianni in "A Special Day"
The Spy Who Loved Me
3 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Ken Adam, Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
Music (Original Score) - Marvin Hamlisch
Music (Original Song) - Nobody Does It Better in "The Spy Who Loved Me" Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Star Wars
11 Nominations, 7 WinsActor in a Supporting Role - Alec Guinness in "Star Wars"
Best Picture - Gary Kurtz, Producer
Directing - George Lucas
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - George Lucas
* Art Direction - Art Direction: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Roger Christian
* Sound - Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler, Derek Ball
* Costume Design - John Mollo
* Visual Effects - John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, Robert Blalack
* Music (Original Score) - John Williams
* Film Editing - Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew
* Special Achievement Award - Special Award
T
That Obscure Object of Desire
2 NominationsWriting (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Foreign Language Film - Spain
The Turning Point
11 NominationsActress in a Leading Role - Anne Bancroft in "The Turning Point"
Art Direction - Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Arthur Laurents
Directing - Herbert Ross
Best Picture - Herbert Ross and Arthur Laurents, Producers
Actress in a Supporting Role - Leslie Browne in "The Turning Point"
Actor in a Supporting Role - Mikhail Baryshnikov in "The Turning Point"
Cinematography - Robert Surtees
Actress in a Leading Role - Shirley MacLaine in "The Turning Point"
Sound - Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas O. Williams, Jerry Jost
Film Editing - William Reynolds
U
Union Maids
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - James Klein, Julia Reichert and Miles Mogulescu, Producers
W
Who Are the Debolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - John Korty, Dan McCann and Warren L. Lockhart, Producers
Y
You Light Up My Life
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Music (Original Song) - You Light Up My Life in "You Light Up My Life" Music and Lyrics by Joseph Brooks