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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. Supporting Actor winner for The Deer Hunter, with presenters Telly Savalas and Dyan Cannon. Best Actor and Best Actress winners for Coming Home. Scared Straight!
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.”
Néstor Almendros winning the Oscar® for Cinematography for "Days of Heaven". "Last Dance" winning Best Original Song Oscar®. Music Oscars® for "Midnight Express" and "The Buddy Holly Story". "Get Out Your Handkerchiefs" winning the Oscar® for Foreign Language Film.
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...
The 51st Academy Awards Memorable Moments. Best Picture: The Deer Hunter. The Deer Hunter also won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Directing (Michael Cimino), Film Editing (Peter Zinner), and Sound (Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, and Darin Knight).
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.
