1977
The 49th Academy Awards | 1977
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 28, 1977
Honoring movies released in 1976
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Peter Finch
Network
Nominees
Robert De Niro
Taxi Driver
Giancarlo Giannini
Seven Beauties
William Holden
Network
Sylvester Stallone
Rocky
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jason Robards
All the President's Men
Nominees
Ned Beatty
Network
Burgess Meredith
Rocky
Laurence Olivier
Marathon Man
Burt Young
Rocky
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Faye Dunaway
Network
Nominees
Marie-Christine Barrault
Cousin, Cousine
Talia Shire
Rocky
Sissy Spacek
Carrie
Liv Ullmann
Face to Face
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Beatrice Straight
Network
Nominees
Jodie Foster
Taxi Driver
Lee Grant
Voyage of the Damned
Piper Laurie
Carrie
Jane Alexander
All the President's Men
Best Picture
Winner
Rocky
Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers
Nominees
All the President's Men
Walter Coblenz, Producer
Bound for Glory
Robert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal, Producers
Network
Howard Gottfried, Producer
Taxi Driver
Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
Cinematography
Winner
Bound for Glory
Haskell Wexler
Nominees
King Kong
Richard H. Kline
Logan's Run
Ernest Laszlo
Network
Owen Roizman
A Star Is Born
Robert Surtees
Costume Design
Winner
Fellini's Casanova
Danilo Donati
Nominees
The Incredible Sarah
Anthony Mendleson
The Passover Plot
Mary Wills
The Seven-per-cent Solution
Alan Barrett
Bound for Glory
William Theiss
Directing
Winner
Rocky
John G. Avildsen
Nominees
All the President's Men
Alan J. Pakula
Face to Face
Ingmar Bergman
Network
Sidney Lumet
Seven Beauties
Lina Wertmuller
Film Editing
Winner
Rocky
Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad
Nominees
All the President's Men
Robert L. Wolfe
Bound for Glory
Robert Jones, Pembroke J. Herring
Network
Alan Heim
Two-Minute Warning
Eve Newman, Walter Hannemann
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Black and White in Color
Ivory Coast
Nominees
Cousin, Cousine
France
Jacob, the Liar
German Democratic Republic
Nights and Days
Poland
Seven Beauties
Italy
Art Direction
Winner
All the President's Men
Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: George Gaines
Nominees
The Incredible Sarah
Art Direction: Elliot Scott, Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
The Last Tycoon
Art Direction: Gene Callahan, Jack Collis; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Logan's Run
Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Robert de Vestel
The Shootist
Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Pandro S. Berman
Music (Original Score)
Winner
The Omen
Jerry Goldsmith
Nominees
Voyage of the Damned
Lalo Schifrin
Obsession
Bernard Herrmann
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Jerry Fielding
Taxi Driver
Bernard Herrmann
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Number Our Days
Lynne Littman, Producer
Nominees
Universe
Lester Novros, Producer
American Shoeshine
Sparky Greene, Producer
Blackwood
Tony Ianzelo and Andy Thomson, Producers
The End of the Road
John Armstrong, Producer
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Harlan County, U.S.A.
Barbara Kopple, Producer
Nominees
Hollywood on Trial
James Gutman and David Helpern, Jr., Producers
Off the Edge
Michael Firth, Producer
People of the Wind
Anthony Howarth and David Koff, Producers
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Donald Brittain and Robert Duncan, Producers
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
Winner
All the President's Men
William Goldman
Nominees
Bound for Glory
Robert Getchell
Fellini's Casanova
Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
The Seven-per-cent Solution
Nicholas Meyer
Voyage of the Damned
Steve Shagan, David Butler
Sound
Winner
All the President's Men
Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Jim Webb
Nominees
King Kong
Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Jack Solomon
Rocky
Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge, Bud Alper
Silver Streak
Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler, Hal Etherington
A Star Is Born
Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass, Tom Overton
Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)
Winner
King Kong
Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, Frank Van der Veer
Logan's Run
L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, Matthew Yuricich
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Leisure
Suzanne Baker, Producer
Nominees
The Street
Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover, Producers
Dedalo
Manfredo Manfredi, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
In the Region of Ice
Andre Guttfreund and Peter Werner, Producers
Nominees
Kudzu
Marjorie Anne Short, Producer
The Morning Spider
Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
Nightlife
Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers
Number One
Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon, Producers
Music (Original Song)
Winner
A Star Is Born
Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born) in "A Star Is Born" Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams
Nominees
The Omen
Ave Satani in "The Omen" Music and Lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Come To Me in "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Don Black
Rocky
Gonna Fly Now in "Rocky" Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
Half a House
A World That Never Was in "Half a House" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)
Winner
Bound for Glory
Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
Nominees
Bugsy Malone
Song Score and Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
A Star Is Born
Adaptation Score by Roger Kellaway
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)
Winner
Network
Paddy Chayefsky
Nominees
Cousin, Cousine
Story and Screenplay by Jean-Charles Tacchella; Adaptation by Daniele Thompson
The Front
Walter Bernstein
Rocky
Sylvester Stallone
Seven Beauties
Lina Wertmüller
A
All the President's Men
8 Nominations, 4 WinsDirecting - Alan J. Pakula
Actress in a Supporting Role - Jane Alexander in "All the President's Men"
Film Editing - Robert L. Wolfe
Best Picture - Walter Coblenz, Producer
* Art Direction - Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: George Gaines
* Sound - Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Jim Webb
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Jason Robards in "All the President's Men"
* Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - William Goldman
American Shoeshine
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Sparky Greene, Producer
B
Black and White in Color
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Foreign Language Film - Ivory Coast
Blackwood
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Tony Ianzelo and Andy Thomson, Producers
Bound for Glory
6 Nominations, 2 Wins* Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
* Cinematography - Haskell Wexler
Best Picture - Robert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal, Producers
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Robert Getchell
Film Editing - Robert Jones, Pembroke J. Herring
Costume Design - William Theiss
Bugsy Malone
1 NominationMusic (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Song Score and Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
C
Carrie
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Piper Laurie in "Carrie"
Actress in a Leading Role - Sissy Spacek in "Carrie"
Cousin, Cousine
3 NominationsForeign Language Film - France
Actress in a Leading Role - Marie-Christine Barrault in "Cousin, Cousine"
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Story and Screenplay by Jean-Charles Tacchella; Adaptation by Daniele Thompson
D
Dedalo
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Manfredo Manfredi, Producer
E
The End of the Road
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - John Armstrong, Producer
F
Face to Face
2 NominationsDirecting - Ingmar Bergman
Actress in a Leading Role - Liv Ullmann in "Face to Face"
Fellini's Casanova
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Costume Design - Danilo Donati
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
The Front
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Walter Bernstein
H
Half a House
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - A World That Never Was in "Half a House" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Harlan County, U.S.A.
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Barbara Kopple, Producer
Hollywood on Trial
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - James Gutman and David Helpern, Jr., Producers
I
In the Region of Ice
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Live Action) - Andre Guttfreund and Peter Werner, Producers
The Incredible Sarah
2 NominationsCostume Design - Anthony Mendleson
Art Direction - Art Direction: Elliot Scott, Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
J
Jacob, the Liar
1 NominationForeign Language Film - German Democratic Republic
K
King Kong
3 Nominations, 1 Win* Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) - Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, Frank Van der Veer
Sound - Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Jack Solomon
Cinematography - Richard H. Kline
Kudzu
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Marjorie Anne Short, Producer
L
The Last Tycoon
1 NominationArt Direction - Art Direction: Gene Callahan, Jack Collis; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Leisure
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Animated) - Suzanne Baker, Producer
Logan's Run
3 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction - Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Robert de Vestel
Cinematography - Ernest Laszlo
* Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) - L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, Matthew Yuricich
M
Marathon Man
1 NominationActor in a Supporting Role - Laurence Olivier in "Marathon Man"
The Morning Spider
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
N
Network
10 Nominations, 4 WinsFilm Editing - Alan Heim
Best Picture - Howard Gottfried, Producer
Actor in a Supporting Role - Ned Beatty in "Network"
Cinematography - Owen Roizman
Directing - Sidney Lumet
Actor in a Leading Role - William Holden in "Network"
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Beatrice Straight in "Network"
* Actress in a Leading Role - Faye Dunaway in "Network"
* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Paddy Chayefsky
* Actor in a Leading Role - Peter Finch in "Network"
Nightlife
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers
Nights and Days
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Poland
Number One
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon, Producers
Number Our Days
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Lynne Littman, Producer
O
Obsession
1 NominationMusic (Original Score) - Bernard Herrmann
Off the Edge
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Michael Firth, Producer
The Omen
2 Nominations, 1 WinMusic (Original Song) - Ave Satani in "The Omen" Music and Lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith
* Music (Original Score) - Jerry Goldsmith
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1 NominationMusic (Original Score) - Jerry Fielding
P
The Passover Plot
1 NominationCostume Design - Mary Wills
People of the Wind
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Anthony Howarth and David Koff, Producers
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - Come To Me in "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Don Black
R
Rocky
10 Nominations, 3 WinsActor in a Supporting Role - Burgess Meredith in "Rocky"
Actor in a Supporting Role - Burt Young in "Rocky"
Music (Original Song) - Gonna Fly Now in "Rocky" Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
Sound - Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge, Bud Alper
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Sylvester Stallone
Actor in a Leading Role - Sylvester Stallone in "Rocky"
Actress in a Leading Role - Talia Shire in "Rocky"
* Best Picture - Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers
* Directing - John G. Avildsen
* Film Editing - Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad
S
Seven Beauties
4 NominationsActor in a Leading Role - Giancarlo Giannini in "Seven Beauties"
Foreign Language Film - Italy
Directing - Lina Wertmuller
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced) - Lina Wertmüller
The Seven-per-cent Solution
2 NominationsCostume Design - Alan Barrett
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Nicholas Meyer
The Shootist
1 NominationArt Direction - Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Silver Streak
1 NominationSound - Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler, Hal Etherington
A Star Is Born
4 Nominations, 1 WinMusic (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) - Adaptation Score by Roger Kellaway
Sound - Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass, Tom Overton
Cinematography - Robert Surtees
* Music (Original Song) - Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born) in "A Star Is Born" Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams
The Street
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover, Producers
T
Taxi Driver
4 NominationsMusic (Original Score) - Bernard Herrmann
Actress in a Supporting Role - Jodie Foster in "Taxi Driver"
Best Picture - Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role - Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver"
Two-Minute Warning
1 NominationFilm Editing - Eve Newman, Walter Hannemann
U
Universe
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Lester Novros, Producer
V
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Donald Brittain and Robert Duncan, Producers
Voyage of the Damned
3 NominationsMusic (Original Score) - Lalo Schifrin
Actress in a Supporting Role - Lee Grant in "Voyage of the Damned"
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Steve Shagan, David Butler