Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
The Goodbye Girl

Nominated

John Travolta
John Travolta
Saturday Night Fever
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Annie Hall
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
A Special Day
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Equus
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
Julia

Nominated

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov
The Turning Point
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell
Julia
Peter Firth
Peter Firth
Equus
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton
Annie Hall

Nominated

Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Julia
Marsha Mason
Marsha Mason
The Goodbye Girl
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
The Turning Point
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
The Turning Point
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Julia

Nominated

Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Quinn Cummings
Quinn Cummings
The Goodbye Girl
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Leslie Browne
Leslie Browne
The Turning Point
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Winner
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
John Barry
Norman Reynolds
Leslie Dilley
Roger Christian

Nominated

The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Albert Brenner
Marvin March
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
Ken Adam
Peter Lamont
Hugh Scaife
Airport '77
Airport '77
George C. Webb
Mickey S. Michaels
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Joe Alves
Daniel A. Lomino
Phil Abramson
Best Cinematography
Winner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Vilmos Zsigmond

Nominated

Julia
Julia
Douglas Slocombe
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
William A. Fraker
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Robert Surtees
Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream
Fred J. Koenekamp
Best Costume Design
Winner
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
John Mollo

Nominated

A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music
Florence Klotz
Airport '77
Airport '77
Edith Head
Burton Miller
The Other Side of Midnight
The Other Side of Midnight
Irene Sharaff
Julia
Julia
Anthea Sylbert
Best Director
Winner
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Annie Hall

Nominated

George Lucas
George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann
Julia
Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross
The Turning Point
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
John Korty
Dan McCann
Warren Lockhart

Nominated

Union Maids
Union Maids
Jim Klein
Julia Reichert
Miles Mogulescu
High Grass Circus
High Grass Circus
Bill Brind
Torben Schioler
Tony Ianzelo
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
Harry Rasky
The Children of Theatre Street
The Children of Theatre Street
Robert Dornhelm
Earle Mack
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
Gravity Is My Enemy
Gravity Is My Enemy
John C. Joseph
Jan Stussy

Nominated

Of Time, Tombs and Treasures
Of Time, Tombs and Treasures
James R. Messenger
Paul Raimondi
The Shetland Experience
The Shetland Experience
Douglas Gordon
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
Moctesuma Esparza
First Edition
First Edition
Helen Whitney
DeWitt Sage
Best Effects, Visual Effects
Winner
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
John Stears
John Dykstra
Richard Edlund
Grant McCune
Robert Blalack

Nominated

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy Arbogast
Douglas Trumbull
Matthew Yuricich
Gregory Jein
Richard Yuricich
Best Film Editing
Winner
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Paul Hirsch
Marcia Lucas
Richard Chew

Nominated

The Turning Point
The Turning Point
William Reynolds
Julia
Julia
Walter Murch
Marcel Durham
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit
Walter Hannemann
Angelo Ross
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Michael Kahn
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Madame Rosa
Madame Rosa

Nominated

That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire
Iphigenia
Iphigenia
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt
A Special Day
A Special Day
Best Music, Original Score
Winner
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
John Williams

Nominated

Mohammad: Messenger of God
Mohammad: Messenger of God
Maurice Jarre
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
John Williams
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
Marvin Hamlisch
Julia
Julia
Georges Delerue
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
You Light Up My Life
You Light Up My Life
Joseph Brooks

Nominated

The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
Marvin Hamlisch
Carole Bayer Sager
Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon
Al Kasha
Joel Hirschhorn
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
The Rescuers
The Rescuers
Sammy Fain
Carol Connors
Ayn Robbins
Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score
Winner
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music
Jonathan Tunick

Nominated

The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
Angela Morley
Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon
Al Kasha
Joel Hirschhorn
Irwin Kostal
Best Picture
Winner
Annie Hall
Annie Hall
Charles H. Joffe

Nominated

The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl
Ray Stark
Julia
Julia
Richard A. Roth
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Gary Kurtz
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Herbert Ross
Arthur Laurents
Best Short Film, Animated
Winner
Le château de sable
Le château de sable
Co Hoedeman

Nominated

The Bead Game
The Bead Game
Ishu Patel
A Doonesbury Special
A Doonesbury Special
John Hubley
Faith Hubley
Garry Trudeau
Jimmy the C
Jimmy the C
Jimmy Picker
Robert Grossman
Craig Whitaker
Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner
I'll Find a Way
I'll Find a Way
Beverly Shaffer
Yuki Yoshida

Nominated

The Absent-Minded Waiter
The Absent-Minded Waiter
William E. McEuen
Floating Free
Floating Free
Jerry Butts
Notes on the Popular Arts
Notes on the Popular Arts
Saul Bass
Spaceborne
Spaceborne
Philip Dauber
Best Sound
Winner
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Don MacDougall
Ray West
Bob Minkler
Derek Ball

Nominated

The Deep
The Deep
Walter Goss
Rick Alexander
Tom Beckert
Robin Gregory
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Robert Knudson
Robert Glass
Richard Tyler
Jean-Louis Ducarme
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Robert Knudson
Robert Glass
Don MacDougall
Gene S. Cantamessa
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Theodore Soderberg
Paul Wells
Douglas O. Williams
Jerry Jost
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Winner
Julia
Julia
Alvin Sargent

Nominated

Oh, God!
Oh, God!
Larry Gelbart
Equus
Equus
Peter Shaffer
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Gavin Lambert
Lewis John Carlino
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire
Luis Buñuel
Jean-Claude Carrière
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner
Annie Hall
Annie Hall
Woody Allen
Marshall Brickman

Nominated

The Late Show
The Late Show
Robert Benton
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
George Lucas
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Arthur Laurents
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl
Neil Simon