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
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1976 to December 31, 1976 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1976 Ceremony
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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
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Best Picture: Rocky Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; United Artists Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Peter Finch as Howard Beale in the film Network |
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Best Actress: Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen in the film Network |
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Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards as Ben Bradlee in the film All the President’s Men |
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Best Supporting Actress: Beatrice Straight as Louise Schumacher in the film Network |
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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
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Best Picture Nominees |
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees |
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |