1979 (52nd Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1979 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 1979 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1979 to December 31, 1979 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1979 Ceremony
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Monday, April 14, 1980 6:00 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 1979 Winners
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Best Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer Stanley Jaffe Productions; Columbia Stanley R. Jaffe, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer in the film Kramer vs. Kramer |
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Best Actress: Sally Field as Norma Rae Webster in the film Norma Rae |
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Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas as Benjamin Rand in the film Being There |
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Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer in the film Kramer vs. Kramer |
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Best Song: It Goes Like It Goes from the film Norma Rae Music by David Shire; lyric by Norman Gimbel Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1979 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees (Version 1) |
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Best Picture Nominees (Version 2) |
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actor Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actress Nominees |
The 1979 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |