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Presenters Harold Russell, left, and Farah Fawcett with, Visual Effects winners from second from left: HR Geiger, Carlo Rambaldi, and Brian Johnson. Alec Guinness. Honorary Award recipient. View More Memorable Moments.
12 Feb 2014 · Sally Kellerman and Rod Steiger present the Oscar® for Sound for "Apocalypse Now" to Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs and Nat Boxer at the 52nd Academy Awards in 1980. Hosted by...
The nominees for the 52nd Academy Awards were announced on February 25, 1980, by Academy president Fay Kanin and actors Ed Asner and Yvette Mimieux. All That Jazz and Kramer vs. Kramer tied for the most nominations, with nine each. The winners were announced at the awards ceremony on April 14.
The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it should be awarded to the specific technicians.
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.
Individuals and films that have been awarded the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
[The biggest box-office film of 1980 was producer George Lucas' The Empire Strikes Back (with only three nominations and one win - Best Sound, and an additional Special Award for Visual Effects), the second in the Star Wars (1977) trilogy.]
