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- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.BEST PICTURE
The Deer Hunter
Midnight Express
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Days of Heaven
Grease
Superman
Halloween
Heaven Can Wait
Death on the Nile
Eyes of Laura Mars - DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
Ingmar Bergman - Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Alan Parker - Midnight Express
Terrence Malick - Days of Heaven
John Carpenter - Halloween
Randal Kleiser - Grease - DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.BEST ACTOR
Robert De Niro - The Deer Hunter
Peter Ustinov - Death on the Nile
Gregory Peck - The Boys from Brazil
Laurence Olivier - The Boys from Brazil
Warren Beatty - Heaven Can Wait
Brad Davis - Midnight Express - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena NymanA devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.BEST ACTRESS
Liv Ullmann - Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Ingrid Bergman - Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Faye Dunaway - Eyes of Laura Mars
Olivia Newton-John - Grease
Jamie Lee Curtis - Halloween
Diana Ross - The Wiz - DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
John Hurt - Midnight Express
John Savage - The Deer Hunter
John Cazale - The Deer Hunter
Gene Hackman - Superman
Sam Shepard - Days of Heaven - DirectorHerbert RossStarsJane FondaAlan AldaMaggie SmithMisadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maggie Smith - California Suite
Stockard Channing - Grease
Meryl Streep - The Deer Hunter
Angela Lansbury - Death on the Nile
Dyan Cannon - Heaven Can Wait
Maggie Smith - Death on the Nile
Didi Conn - Grease - DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.BEST CASTING
The Deer Hunter
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Death on the Nile
Heaven Can Wait
California Suite
The Boys from Brazil - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena NymanA devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
The Deer Hunter
Days of Heaven
Halloween - DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBrad DavisIrene MiracleBo HopkinsBilly Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Midnight Express
Heaven Can Wait
California Suite
Death on the Nile
The Boys from Brazil
Grease - DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Grease
Thank God It's Friday
Superman
The Wiz
Halloween
Days of Heaven
Watership Down - DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.BEST EDITING
The Deer Hunter
Midnight Express
The Boys from Brazil
Superman
Heaven Can Wait
Halloween - DirectorTerrence MalickStarsRichard GereBrooke AdamsSam ShepardA hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Days of Heaven
Superman
Midnight Express
The Deer Hunter
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
The Wiz
Halloween - DirectorSidney LumetStarsDiana RossMichael JacksonNipsey RussellAn adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Wiz
Superman
Death on the Nile
Grease
Days of Heaven
Heaven Can Wait
Thank God It's Friday - DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPeter UstinovMia FarrowSimon MacCorkindaleAs Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Death on the Nile
The Wiz
Grease
Days of Heaven
Superman
California Suite
Thank God It's Friday - DirectorSidney LumetStarsDiana RossMichael JacksonNipsey RussellAn adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
The Wiz
Midnight Express
The Deer Hunter
Grease
Death on the Nile
The Boys from Brazil
Halloween - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Superman
Heaven Can Wait
The Wiz - DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBrad DavisIrene MiracleBo HopkinsBilly Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.BEST SCORE
Midnight Express
Days of Heaven
Superman
Halloween
Heaven Can Wait
The Boys from Brazil - DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Grease
Thank God It's Friday
The Wiz - DirectorRobert KlaneStarsDonna SummerValerie LandsburgTerri NunnA Friday in the life of the disco club The Zoo, where the staff and clients meet and dance their lives away.BEST SONG
Thank God It's Friday - "With Your Love"
Thank God It's Friday - "Last Dance"
Grease - "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Grease - "You're the One That I Want"
Watership Down - "Bright Eyes"
Eyes of Laura Mars - "Prisoner"
The Wiz - "Is This What Feeling Gets?" - DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Grease
The Wiz
Thank God It's Friday - DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.BEST SOUND
The Deer Hunter
Superman
The Boys from Brazil
Grease
Midnight Express
The Wiz
Days of Heaven - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.BEST SOUND EDITING
Superman
The Deer Hunter
The Boys from Brazil
Midnight Express
Watership Down
Heaven Can Wait
The Wiz - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.BEST STUNTS
Superman
Midnight Express
The Deer Hunter
The Boys from Brazil
Halloween
Death on the Nile - DirectorMartin RosenJohn HubleyStarsJohn HurtRichard BriersRalph RichardsonHoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Watership Down - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena NymanA devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.BEST FOREIGN FILM
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)