Best Picture Winner
Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Picture
Director: Robert Benton
Studio: Columbia
A recently divorced man must learn to care for his young son while facing a bitter custody battle.
From the Worthy Podcast
Divorce Films and Divorce Rates: Art Holds a Mirror to Reality
How was divorce portrayed in early Hollywood?
Was it seen as a comedic misunderstanding (The Awful Truth (1937), The Philadelphia Story (1940)?
The Hays Code (started in 1934) affected its depiction, losing its sense of realism.
How did cultural shifts influence divorce films?
Post-WWII: Did movies reflect how war strained marriages (Mrs. Miniver)?
All Categories (29)
Best Picture
Kramer vs. Kramer— Stanley R. Jaffe, Producer
Winner
All That Jazz— Robert Alan Aurthur, Producer
Apocalypse Now— Francis Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, Co-Producers
Breaking Away— Peter Yates, Producer
Norma Rae— Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, Producers
Actor In A Leading Role
Al Pacino— ...And Justice for All {"Arthur Kirkland"}
Jack Lemmon— The China Syndrome {"Jack Godell"}
Peter Sellers— Being There {"John Chance, the gardener (aka Chauncey Gardiner)"}
Roy Scheider— All That Jazz {"Joe Gideon"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Frederic Forrest— The Rose {"Dyer"}
Justin Henry— Kramer vs. Kramer {"Billy Kramer"}
Mickey Rooney— The Black Stallion {"Henry Dailey"}
Robert Duvall— Apocalypse Now {"Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Bette Midler— The Rose {"Rose"}
Jane Fonda— The China Syndrome {"Kimberly Wells"}
Jill Clayburgh— Starting Over {"Marilyn Homberg"}
Marsha Mason— Chapter Two {"Jennie MacLaine"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Barbara Barrie— Breaking Away {"Mrs. Stohler"}
Candice Bergen— Starting Over {"Jessica Potter"}
Jane Alexander— Kramer vs. Kramer {"Margaret Phelps"}
Mariel Hemingway— Manhattan {"Tracy"}
Directing
All That Jazz— Bob Fosse
Apocalypse Now— Francis Coppola
Breaking Away— Peter Yates
La Cage aux Folles— Edouard Molinaro
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
Kramer vs. Kramer— Robert Benton
Winner
A Little Romance— Allan Burns
Apocalypse Now— John Milius, Francis Coppola
La Cage aux Folles— Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Jean Poiret
Norma Rae— Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr.
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Breaking Away— Steve Tesich
Winner
...And Justice for All— Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson
All That Jazz— Robert Alan Aurthur, Bob Fosse
Manhattan— Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
The China Syndrome— Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges
Cinematography
Apocalypse Now— Vittorio Storaro
Winner
1941— William A. Fraker
All That Jazz— Giuseppe Rotunno
Kramer vs. Kramer— Nestor Almendros
The Black Hole— Frank Phillips
Music (Original Score)
A Little Romance— Georges Delerue
Winner
10— Henry Mancini
Star Trek - The Motion Picture— Jerry Goldsmith
The Amityville Horror— Lalo Schifrin
The Champ— Dave Grusin
Music (Original Song)
"It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae— Music by David Shire; Lyric by Norman Gimbel
Winner
"I'll Never Say 'Goodbye'" from The Promise— Music by David Shire; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
"It's Easy To Say" from 10— Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Robert Wells
"The Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie— Music and Lyric by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
"Through The Eyes Of Love" from Ice Castles— Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager
Art Direction
All That Jazz— Art Direction: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart, Gary Brink
Winner
Alien— Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Les Dilley, Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Apocalypse Now— Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
Star Trek - The Motion Picture— Art Direction: Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris, John Vallone; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
The China Syndrome— Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Visual Effects
Alien— H.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Denys Ayling
Winner
1941— William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers, Gregory Jein
Moonraker— Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans
Star Trek - The Motion Picture— Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart, Grant McCune
The Black Hole— Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale
Film Editing
All That Jazz— Alan Heim
Winner
Apocalypse Now— Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman
Kramer vs. Kramer— Jerry Greenberg
The Black Stallion— Robert Dalva
The Rose— Robert L. Wolfe, C. Timothy O'Meara
Sound
Apocalypse Now— Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat Boxer
Winner
1941— Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
Meteor— William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut, Jack Solomon
The Electric Horseman— Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler, Al Overton
The Rose— Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells, Jim Webb
Costume Design
All That Jazz— Albert Wolsky
Winner
Agatha— Shirley Russell
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days— William Ware Theiss
La Cage aux Folles— Piero Tosi, Ambra Danon
The Europeans— Judy Moorcroft
Documentary (Feature)
Best Boy— Ira Wohl, Producer
Winner
Generation on the Wind— David A. Vassar, Producer
Going the Distance— Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet, Producers
The Killing Ground— Steve Singer and Tom Priestley, Producers
The War at Home— Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist— Saul J. Turell, Producer
Winner
Dae— Risto Teofilovski, Producer
Koryo Celadon— Donald A. Connolly and James R. Messenger, Producers
Nails— Phillip Borsos, Producer
Remember Me— Dick Young, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
Every Child— Derek Lamb, Producer
Winner
Dream Doll— Bob Godfrey and Zlatko Grgic, Producers
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf around the House— Paul Fierlinger, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Board and Care— Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis, Producers
Winner
Bravery in the Field— Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky, Producers
Oh Brother, My Brother— Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell, Producers
Solly's Diner— Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin, Producers
The Solar Film— Saul Bass and Michael Britton, Producers
Foreign Language Film
The Tin Drum— Federal Republic of Germany
Winner
A Simple Story— France
Mama Turns a Hundred— Spain
The Maids of Wilko— Poland
To Forget Venice— Italy
Honorary Award
To Alec Guinness for advancing the art of screen acting through a host of memorable and distinguished performances.
Winner
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
Ray Stark
To Hal Elias for his dedication and distinguished service to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Robert Benjamin
Winner
Medal Of Commendation
To John O. Aalberg in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Winner
To Charles G. Clarke in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
To John G. Frayne in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Music (Original Song Score And Its Adaptation Or Adaptation Score)
All That Jazz— Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
Winner
Breaking Away— Adaptation Score by Patrick Williams
The Muppet Movie— Song Score by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
Scientific Or Technical Award (Academy Award Of Merit)
To MARK SERRURIER for the progressive development of the Moviola from the 1924 invention of his father, Iwan Serrurier, to the present Series 20 sophisticated film editing equipment. [Editorial]
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To NEIMAN-TILLAR ASSOCIATES for the creative development and to MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, for the design and engineering of an Automated Computer-Controlled Editing Sound System (ACCESS) for motion picture post-production. [Sound]
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To MICHAEL V. CHEWEY, WALTER G. EGGERS and ALLEN HECHT of M-G-M Laboratories for the development of a Computer-controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory. [Laboratory]
Winner
To A. D. FLOWERS and LOGAN R. FRAZEE for the development of a device to control flight patterns of miniature airplanes during motion picture photography. [Stage Operations]
To BRUCE LYON and JOHN LAMB for the development of a Video Animation System for testing motion picture animation sequences. [Cartoon Process]
To IRWIN YOUNG, PAUL KAUFMAN and FREDRIK SCHLYTER of Du Art Film Laboratories, Incorporated, for the development of a Computer-controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory. [Laboratory]
To JAMES S. STANFIELD and PAUL W. TRESTER for the development and manufacture of a device for the repair or protection of sprocket holes in motion picture film. [Projection]
To PHOTO RESEARCH DIVISION OF KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION for the development of the Spectra Series II Cine Special Exposure Meter for motion picture photography. [Photography]
To ROSS LOWELL of Lowel-Light Manufacturing, Incorporated, for the development of compact lighting equipment for motion picture photography. [Lighting]
To ZORAN PERISIC of Courier Films, Limited, for the Zoptic Special Optical Effects Device for motion picture photography. [Special Photographic]
Special Achievement Award (Sound Editing)
The Black Stallion— Alan Splet
Winner