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The 51st Annual Academy Awards

Year:

1979

Genres:

Documentary

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Marty Pasetta

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1979-04-09

Filming Locations: California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Johnny Carson

Himself - Host

Néstor Almendros

Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography (as Nestor Almendros)

Lauren Bacall

Herself - Co-Presenter: Writing Awards

Warren Beatty

Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role & Best Adapted Screenplay

Robby Benson

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action

Ray Bolger

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design

Debby Boone

Herself - Performer

Yul Brynner

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film

George Burns

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Ellen Burstyn

Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Gary Busey

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Dyan Cannon

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Michael Cimino

Himself - Winner: Best Picture, Best Director & Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

Jill Clayburgh

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

James Coburn

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography

Denys N. Coop

Himself - Winner: Special Achievement Award

Francis Ford Coppola

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Director

Sammy Davis Jr.

Himself - Performer

Michael Deeley

Himself - Winner: Best Picture

Dom DeLuise

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Editing

Bruce Dern

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Richard Dreyfuss

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Richard Farnsworth

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Mia Farrow

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary, Short Subjects & Features

Roy Field

Himself - Winner: Special Achievement Award

Jane Fonda

Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role

George Gaines

Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Robert Gottschalk

Himself - Winner: Academy Award of Merit

Cary Grant

Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Laurence Olivier

Jack Haley

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design

Jerome Hellman

Himself - Nominee: Best Picture

Audrey Hepburn

Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award to King Vidor

John Hurt

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Paul Jabara

Himself - Winner: Best Original Song

Leo Jaffe

Himself - Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Recipient

Shirley Jones

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Diane Keaton

Herself - Audience Member

Ruby Keeler

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song

Margot Kidder

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound

C. Darin Knight

Himself - Best Sound Winner

Kris Kristofferson

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song

Stefan Kudelski

Himself - Winner: Academy Award of Merit

Steve Lawrence

Himself - Performer

Carol Lynley

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action

Ali MacGraw

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Director

Shirley MacLaine

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Barry Manilow

Himself - Performer

Dean Martin

Himself - Co- Presenter: Music Awards

Steve Martin

Himself - Presenter: Special Achievement Award

Johnny Mathis

Himself - Performer

Paul Mazursky

Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Original Screenplay

William L. McCaughey

Himself - Best Sound Winner

Derek Meddings

Himself - Winner: Special Achievement Award

Penelope Milford

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Giorgio Moroder

Himself - Winner: Best Original Score

Olivia Newton-John

Herself - Performer

Kim Novak

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography

Edwin O'Donovan

Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Laurence Olivier

Himself - Honorary Award Recipient & Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Jane Olivor

Herself - Performer

Geraldine Page

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Alan Parker

Himself - Nominee: Best Director

Gregory Peck

Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to the Museum of Modern Art, Dept. of Film

Zoran Perisic

Himself - Winner: Special Achievement Award

Valerie Perrine

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Editing

Richard Portman

Himself - Winner: Best Sound

Anthony Powell

Himself - Winner: Best Costume Design

Anthony Ray

Himself - Nominee: Best Picture

Christopher Reeve

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound

Joe Renzetti

Himself - Winner: Best Adaptation Score

Aaron Rochin

Himself - Winner: Best Sound

Ginger Rogers

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Diana Ross

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Telly Savalas

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Ricky Schroder

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Brooke Shields

Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Maggie Smith

Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Sci-Tech Awards

Barry Spikings

Himself - Winner: Best Picture

Maureen Stapleton

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Sci-Tech Awards

Meryl Streep

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Donna Summer

Herself - Performer

Paul Sylbert

Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Jack Valenti

Himself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

King Vidor

Himself - Winner: Honorary Award

Jon Voight

Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Writing Awards

Robert Wagner

Himself - Audience Member (uncredit)

Christopher Walken

Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

John Wayne

Himself - Presenter: Best Picture

Raquel Welch

Herself - Co- Presenter: Music Awards

Robin Williams

Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Walter Lantz

David L. Wolper

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Documentary: Short Subjects & Features

Natalie Wood

Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film

Peter Zinner

Himself - Winner: Best Editing

Armand Assante

Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)

Troy Garity

Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)

Tom Hayden

Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)

Robert Stack

Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)

Grace Stafford

Woody Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Although Johnny Carson ultimately proved a popular Oscar host, there was some initial criticism of his selection since he had only made one movie, the 1964 high-budget failure Looking for Love (1964). He took the criticism lightly and joked about his motion picture debut (and farewell) on this and several subsequent Oscar broadcasts for which he was host.

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John Wayne, who had missed the previous year's ceremony because he was undergoing heart valve replacement surgery, accepted an invitation from his friend Bob Hope to show up for this one and present the Best Picture Oscar. It would be his final public appearance, as he died from stomach cancer two months later.

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Laurence Olivier received and honorary Oscar for his body of work. This was the first time he attended the ceremony since being nominated for Wuthering Heights (1939) in 1939.

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Quotes

George Burns: Look, just because I happen to be up here with this lovely young lady, I don't want you to think she's my date.

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Johnny Carson: I see a lot of new faces. Especially on the old faces.

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Johnny Carson: I would like to say, for the record, that I am in favor of using more American Indians and other minorities in motion pictures, I am against polluting the oceans of the world, I am for every nationality having its own homeland, I am against whacking baby seals on the head, and I am for saving the whales.

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