1978 ceremony · films of 1977
The 50th Oscars
104 nominations in 22 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
3 of 11- 0 of 11
6 of 10
1 of 8
4 of 5
1 of 5
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
- Charles H. Joffe, Producer
- Ray Stark, Producer
- Herbert Ross and Arthur Laurents, Producers
Best Director
Best Actor
- Richard Dreyfuss · Elliot Garfield
- Marcello Mastroianni · Gabriele
- Woody Allen · Alvy Singer
- Richard Burton · Dr. Martin Dysart
- John Travolta · Tony Manero
Best Actress
- Diane Keaton · Annie Hall
- Jane Fonda · Lillian Hellman
- Marsha Mason · Paula McFadden
- Shirley MacLaine · Deedee Rodgers
- Anne Bancroft · Emma Jacklin
Best Supporting Actor
- Jason Robards · Dashiell Hammett
- Peter Firth · Alan Strang
- Maximilian Schell · Johann
- Alec Guinness · Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
- Mikhail Baryshnikov · Yuri Kopeikine
Best Supporting Actress
- Vanessa Redgrave · Julia
- Melinda Dillon · Jillian Guiler
- Tuesday Weld · Katherine Dunn
- Quinn Cummings · Lucy McFadden
- Leslie Browne · Emilia Rodgers
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)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium)
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
- France
Italy- Greece
- Israel
Best Documentary Feature
- John Korty, Dan McCann and Warren L. Lockhart, Producers
- Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack, Producers
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Art Direction: George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Mickey S. Michaels- Art Direction: Joe Alves, Dan Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
- Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
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 Jonathan Tunick
Best Original Song
- You Light Up My Life · You Light Up My LifeMusic and Lyrics by Joseph Brooks
- Pete's Dragon · Candle On The WaterMusic and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
The Rescuers · Someone's Waiting For You- The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella · The Slipper And The Rose Waltz (He Danced With Me/She Danced With Me)Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- The Spy Who Loved Me · Nobody Does It BetterMusic by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
Best Visual Effects
Best Documentary Short
- Douglas Gordon, Producer
Best Animated Short
- Co Hoedeman, Producer
- Ishu Patel, Producer
Best Live Action Short
- Beverly Shaffer and Yuki Yoshida, Producers
- Jerry Butts, Producer
- Saul Bass, Producer
- Philip Dauber, Producer
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Margaret Booth
To Margaret Booth for her exceptional contribution to the art of film editing in the motion picture industry.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Walter Mirisch
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Charlton Heston
Special Achievement Award
- Benjamin Burtt Jr.
To Benjamin Burtt, Jr. for the creation of the alien, creature and robot voices featured in Star Wars.
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
Medal of Commendation
- Gordon E. Sawyer
To Gordon E. Sawyer in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Sidney Paul Solow
To Sidney Paul Solow in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.