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The 51st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1978 and took place on April 9, 1979, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 7:00 p.m. PST / 10:00 p.m. EST.
Best Picture winners Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and Barry Spikings, with presenter John Wayne. Christopher Walken.
Feb 5, 2014 · 52nd Academy Awards (1979): Nominees and Winners – Cinema Sight by Wesley Lovell. BEST PICTURE. All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur. Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, Tom Sternberg. Breaking Away – Peter Yates. Kramer vs. Kramer – Stanley R. Jaffe. Norma Rae – Tamara Asseyev, Alex Rose. DIRECTING.
The Best Director award was presented to Robert Benton (with his first directorial nomination and win) - it was a double win for Benton - he also won the Best Screenplay award for his screenplay adapted from Corman's novel.
David Lean holds the record for the director with the most films that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the Oscars with five wins out of six nominations for Great Expectations, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and Ryan's Daughter.
The Opening of the Academy Awards in 1979. Robin Williams presents an Honorary Award to Walter Lantz: 1979 Oscars. Christopher Walken winning an Oscar® for "The Deer Hunter". Maggie Smith and Maureen Stapleton present Sci-Tech Awards.
The 51st Annual Academy Awards were hosted by Tonight Show host Johnny Carson on Monday, April 9th, 1979. Carson wasted no time skewering the proceedings, opening with the line “Welcome to two hours of sparkling entertainment spread out over a four-hour show.”
