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Best Picture - Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, Producers Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr. O
The 52nd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1979 and took place on April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST.
1. Ordinary People. 1980 2h 4m R. 7.7 (57K) Rate. 86 Metascore. The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son. Director Robert Redford Stars Donald Sutherland Mary Tyler Moore Judd Hirsch. 2. Chariots of Fire.
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929.
7 Oscars. 2. The French Connection. 1971 1h 44m R. 7.7 (137K) Rate. 94 Metascore. A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal. Director William Friedkin Stars Gene Hackman Roy Scheider Fernando Rey. 5 Oscars. 3.
Apr 1, 1981 · ''Ordinary People,'' the story of a family shattered by a catastrophe, was named the best picture of 1980 tonight at an Academy Award ceremony delayed for 24 hours by the assassination attempt...
May 15, 2024 · Winfrey. The biggest movies of the 1980s captured audiences' imaginations thanks to outstanding performances by some of Hollywood's biggest stars. These are the 1980s movies nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. These prize-winning films took viewers around the globe, from the rivers of India to the rural Pennsylvania countryside.
