1977 ceremony · films of 1976
The 49th Oscars
101 nominations in 21 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
4 of 10
3 of 10
4 of 8- 2 of 6
1 of 4- 0 of 4
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
- Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers
- Walter Coblenz, Producer
- Robert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal, Producers
- Howard Gottfried, Producer
Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
Best Director
Best Actor
- Peter Finch · Howard Beale
- William Holden · Max Schumacher
- Sylvester Stallone · Rocky Balboa
- Giancarlo Giannini · Pasqualino Frafuso
- Robert De Niro · Travis Bickle
Best Actress
- Faye Dunaway · Diana Christensen
- Sissy Spacek · Carrie White
- Liv Ullmann · Dr. Jenny Isaksson
- Talia Shire · Adrian
Best Supporting Actor
- Jason Robards · Ben Bradlee
- Laurence Olivier · Szell
- Ned Beatty · Arthur Jensen
- Burgess Meredith · Mickey
- Burt Young · Paulie
Best Supporting Actress
- Beatrice Straight · Louise Schumacher
- Jane Alexander · The Bookkeeper
- Piper Laurie · Margaret White
- Jodie Foster · Iris
- Lee Grant · Lilian Rosen
Best Original Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen--Based On Factual Material or On Story Material Not Previously Published or Produced)
- Story and Screenplay by Jean-Charles Tacchella; Adaptation by Daniele Thompson
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium)
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
- Ivory Coast
- France
- German Democratic Republic
- Poland
- Italy
Best Documentary Feature
- Barbara Kopple, Producer
- Michael Firth, Producer
- Anthony Howarth and David Koff, Producers
- Donald Brittain and Robert Duncan, Producers
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
- Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: George Gaines
Art Direction: Gene Callahan, Jack Collis; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)
- Adaptation Score by Leonard Rosenman
- Adaptation Score by Roger Kellaway
Song Score and Adaptation Score by Paul Williams
Best Original Song
- A Star Is Born · Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams
- Half a House · A World That Never WasMusic by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
- Rocky · Gonna Fly Now
The Omen · Ave SataniMusic and Lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith
The Pink Panther Strikes Again · Come To MeMusic by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Don Black
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
- Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Jim Webb
Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Jack Solomon- Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge, Bud Alper
Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler, Hal Etherington
Best Documentary Short
- Lynne Littman, Producer
- Sparky Greene, Producer
- Tony Ianzelo and Andy Thomson, Producers
- John Armstrong, Producer
- Lester Novros, Producer
Best Animated Short
- Suzanne Baker, Producer
- Manfredo Manfredi, Producer
- Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover, Producers
Best Live Action Short
- Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers
- Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon, Producers
- Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Pandro S. Berman