THE BEST OF 1979

[Antonio]

BEST PICTURE/DIRECTOR
ALIEN (Ridley Scott)
APOCALYPSE NOW (Francis Ford Coppola)
BEING THERE (Hal Ashby)
KRAMER vs. KRAMER (Robert Benton)
MANHATTAN (Woody Allen)

BEST ACTOR
Dustin Hoffman in KRAMER vs. KRAMER
Al Pacino in ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
Roy Scheider in ALL THAT JAZZ
Peter Sellers in BEING THERE
Martin Sheen in APOCALYPSE NOW

BEST ACTRESS
Judy Davis in MY BRILLIANT CAREER
Sally Field in NORMA RAE
Diane Keaton in MANHATTAN
Shirley MacLaine in BEING THERE
Bette Midler in THE ROSE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Melvyn Douglas in BEING THERE
Robert Duvall in APOCALYPSE NOW
Frederic Forrest in APOCALYPSE NOW and THE ROSE
Justin Henry in KRAMER vs. KRAMER
Mickey Rooney in THE BLACK STALLION

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jane Alexander in KRAMER vs. KRAMER
Veronica Cartwright in ALIEN
Mariel Hemingway in MANHATTAN
Mary Steenburgen in TIME AFTER TIME
Meryl Streep in KRAMER vs. KRAMER

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola for APOCALYPSE NOW

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen for MANHATTAN

*Note: This is the only year in film history that my Best Supporting Actor choices were the exact same as the Academy's. Great minds sometimes do think alike, at least in 1979.

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Best Picture- Manhattan
Best Actor- Dustin Hoffman, Kramer V.S. Kramer
Best Actress- Diane Keaton, Manhattan
Best Director- Woody Allen, Manhattan
Best Supporting Actor- Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now
Best Supporting Actress- Meryl Streep, Kramer V.S. Kramer

[zeppelin]

Best Picture:
1. Apocalypse Now
2. Monty Python's Life of Brian
3. Manhattan
4. Being There
5. Alien

Best Director- Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now
Best Actor- Peter Sellers, Being There
Best Actress- Diane Keaton, Manhattan
Best Supporting Actor- Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now
Best Supporting Actress- Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Original Screenplay- Monty Python's Life of Brian
Best Adapted Screenplay- Apocalypse Now
Best Cinematography- Apocalypse Now
Best Film Editing- Apocalypse Now

[Hannibal21]

BEST PICTURE:
1. Apocalypse Now
2. Manhattan
3. Norma Rae
4. The China Syndrome
5. Kramer vs. Kramer

BEST DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola for Apocalypse Now (Runner-up: Woody Allen for Manhattan)

BEST ACTOR: Dustin Hoffman in Kramer vs. Kramer (Runner-up: Al Pacino in ...And Justice For All)

BEST ACTRESS: Sally Field in Norma Rae (Runner-up: Diane Keaton in Manhattan)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now (Runner-up: Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (Runner-up: Mariel Hemingway in Manhattan)

BEST SCREENPLAY: Manhattan

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BEST PICTURE
Apocalypse Now *
Being There
Vengeance is Mine
Manhattan
The Onion Field

BEST DIRECTOR
Francis Ford Copolla -Apocalypse Now *
Woody Allen -Manhattan
Andrei Tarkovsky -Stalker
Shohei Imamura -Vengeance is Mine
Werner Herzog -Nosferatu. The Vampyr

BEST ACTOR
Peter Sellers -Being There *
Martin Sheen -Apocalypse Now
Dustin Hoffman -Kramer Vs. Kramer
Jack Lemmon -The China Syndrome
Robert Duvall -The Great Santini

BEST ACTRESS
Hanna Schygulla -The Marriage of Maria Braun *
Sally Field -Norma Rae
Nastassja Kinski -Tess
Lisa Eichhorn -Yanks
Shirley MacLaine -Being There

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Duvall -Apocalypse Now *
James Woods -The Onion Field
Melvyn Douglas -Being There
Marlon Brando -Apocalypse Now
Denholm Elliot -Saint Jack

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mariel Hemmingway -Manhattan *
Meryl Streep -Kramer Vs. Kramer
Barbara Barrie -Breaking Away
Diane Keaton -Manhattan
Jane Alexander -Kramer Vs. Kramer

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Apocalypse Now *
Being There
The Onion Field
The Wanderers
The Warriors

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Manhattan *
Breaking Away
The Muppet Movie
Monty Python's Life of Brian
The China Syndrome

In a year of excellent movie music, I must also add best soundtrack:

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Rock 'n' Roll High School *
Apocalypse Now
Quadrophenia
The Muppet Movie
The Wanderers

[charliebobo]

Damn good year, possibly my all time favorite...

BEST PICTURE
1.Life Of Brian
2.Manhattan
3.Apocalypse Now
4.The China Syndrome
5.Kramer Vs. Kramer

BEST DIRECTOR
Francis Ford Coppola (Apocalypse Now)
- runner up: Woody Allen (Manhattan)

BEST ACTOR
Jack Lemmon (The China Syndrome)
- runner up: Dustin Hoffman (Kramer Vs. Kramer)

BEST ACTRESS
Diane Keaton (Manhattan)
- runner up: Jane Fonda (The China Syndrome)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Cleese (Life Of Brian)
- runner up: Robert Duvall (Apocalypse Now)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mariel Hemingway (Manhattan)
- runner up: Meryl Streep (Kramer Vs. Kramer)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Life Of Brian
- runner up: Manhattan

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Apocalypse Now
- runner up: The Warriors

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Manhattan

[The Other]

THE BEST OF 1979

Best Picture: Apocalypse Now
Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now
Best Actor: Peter Sellers - Being There
Best Actress: Sally Field - Norma Rae
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Original Screenplay: Manhattan
Best Adapted Screenplay: Kramer vs. Kramer