The fifty-first Academy Awards ceremony was held on Monday, April 9, 1979 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. During the event, both John Wayne and Laurence Olivier made an appearance and both commanded standing ovations. The evening's program was hosted by Johnny Carson.
The 1978 Academy Award Winners
Picture: The Deer HunterActor: Jon Voight (Coming Home)
Actress: Jane Fonda (Coming Home)
Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter)
Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith (California Suite)
Director: Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter)
Adapted Screenplay: Oliver Stone (Midnight Express)
Original Screenplay: Nancy Dowd, story; Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones, screenplay (Coming Home)
Song: "Last Dance" (Thank God It's Friday)
Score: Midnight Express (Original) / The Buddy Holly Story (Adaptation)
Cinematography: Days of Heaven
Costume Design: Death on the Nile
Art / Set Decoration: Heaven Can Wait
Film Editing: The Deer Hunter
Foreign Language Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (France)
Sound: The Deer Hunter
Short Films: Special Delivery (Animated) / Teenage Father (Live Action)
Documentaries: The Flight of the Gossamer Condor (Short) / Scared Straight! (Feature)
