Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


1976 (49th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview

Shown below is an overview of the 1976 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)

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The 1976 Preliminaries

1976 (49th) Reminder List of Eligible Releases

1976 (49th) Voting Rules
Eligibility Period:
January 1, 1976 to December 31, 1976

Reminder List of Eligible Releases

Text of Voting Rules

The 1976 Ceremony

1976 (49th) Academy Award Ceremony Poster

1976 (49th) Academy Award Ceremony Program
Monday, March 28, 1977
7:00 PM

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,
Los Angeles County Music Center


Ceremony Poster

Ceremony Program

Nominations & Winners
Winners Only
Nominations by Film
Nomination Statistics by Film

See Also:
    Nominations & Winners by Category
    Winners Only by Category

The 1976 Winners

1976 (49th) Best Picture Poster: “Rocky”

1976 (49th) Best Picture Home Page Background: “Rocky”


Best Picture:
Rocky
Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production;
United Artists

Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers

Best Picture Poster

Best Picture Home Page Background

1976 (49th) Best Actor: Peter Finch Best Actor:
Peter Finch
as Howard Beale
in the film
Network

1976 (49th) Best Actress: Faye Dunaway Best Actress:
Faye Dunaway
as Diana Christensen
in the film
Network

1976 (41st) Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards Best Supporting Actor:
Jason Robards
as Ben Bradlee
in the film
All the President’s Men

1976 (41st) Best Supporting Actress: Beatrice Straight Best Supporting Actress:
Beatrice Straight
as Louise Schumacher
in the film
Network

1976 (43rd) Best Song: “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” Best Song:
Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)
from the film
A Star Is Born

Music by Barbra Streisand;
lyrics by Paul Williams

Best Song Lyrics

Other 1976 Nominees

1976 (49th) Best Picture Nominees

Best Picture Nominees
1976 (49th) Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees

Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees
1976 (49th) Best Actor Nominees

Best Actor Nominees
1976 (49th) Best Actress Nominees

Best Actress Nominees