52nd Academy Awards

The 52nd Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson who, in noting the long duration of the production, joked that President Jimmy Carter was working hard for their "release" from the ceremonies, a clear reference to the Iranian hostage crisis.

Among the nominees for Best Supporting Actor were 8 year-old Justin Henry—the youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee ever—and 79 year-old Melvyn Douglas. This was the largest age difference between two competing actors in Oscar history until 2013.

Awards

Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor winner

Sally Field, Best Actress winner

Melvyn Douglas, Best Supporting Actor winner

Meryl Streep, Best Supporting Actress winner

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[1]^[2]

Best Picture	Best Director
*Kramer vs. Kramer* All That Jazz Apocalypse Now Breaking Away Norma Rae	Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer Bob Fosse – All That Jazz Francis Ford Coppola – Apocalypse Now Peter Yates – Breaking Away Édouard Molinaro – La Cage aux Folles
Best Actor	Best Actress
Dustin Hoffman – Kramer vs. Kramer Jack Lemmon – The China Syndrome Al Pacino – ...And Justice for All Roy Scheider – All That Jazz Peter Sellers – Being There	Sally Field – Norma Rae Jill Clayburgh – Starting Over Jane Fonda – The China Syndrome Marsha Mason – Chapter Two Bette Midler – The Rose
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Melvyn Douglas – Being There Robert Duvall – Apocalypse Now Frederic Forrest – The Rose Justin Henry – Kramer vs. Kramer Mickey Rooney – The Black Stallion	Meryl Streep – Kramer vs. Kramer Jane Alexander – Kramer vs. Kramer Barbara Barrie – Breaking Away Candice Bergen – Starting Over Mariel Hemingway – Manhattan
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Breaking Away – Steve Tesich ...And Justice for All – Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur and Bob Fosse The China Syndrome – Mike Gray, T. S. Cook and James Bridges Manhattan – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman	Kramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton Apocalypse Now – Francis Ford Coppola and John Milius La Cage aux Folles – Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon and Jean Poiret A Little Romance – Allan Burns Norma Rae – Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr.
Best Foreign Language Film
The Tin Drum (Federal Republic of Germany - West) The Maids of Wilko (Poland) Mama Turns a Hundred (Spain) A Simple Story (France) To Forget Venice (Italy)
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short
Best Boy – Ira Wohl Generation on the Wind – David A. Vassar Going the Distance – Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet The Killing Ground – Steve Singer and Tom Priestley The War at Home – Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown	Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist – Saul J. Turell Dae – Risto Teofilovski Koryo Celadon – Donald A. Connolly and James R. Messenger Nails – Phillip Borsos Remember Me – Dick Young
Best Live Action Short	Best Animated Short
Board and Care – Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis Bravery in the Field – Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky Oh Brother, My Brother – Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell The Solar Film – Saul Bass and Michael Britton Solly's Diner – Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin	Every Child – Derek Lamb Dream Doll – Bob Godfrey It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House – Paul Fierlinger
Best Original Score	Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score
A Little Romance – Georges Delerue Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Jerry Goldsmith The Champ – Dave Grusin 10 – Henry Mancini The Amityville Horror – Lalo Schifrin	All That Jazz – Ralph Burns Breaking Away – Patrick Williams The Muppet Movie – Song by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation by Paul Williams
Best Sound Editing	Best Sound Mixing
The Black Stallion – Alan Splet	Apocalypse Now – Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs and Nat Boxer 1941 – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa Meteor – William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut and Jack Solomon The Electric Horseman – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Al Overton, Jr. The Rose – Theodore Soderberg, Douglas O. Williams, Paul Wells and Jim Webb
Best Art Direction	Best Cinematography
All That Jazz – Art Direction: Philip Rosenberg and Tony Walton; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart and Gary Brink The China Syndrome – Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Art Direction: Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris and John Vallone; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna Alien – Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Les Dilley and Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker Apocalypse Now – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson	Apocalypse Now – Vittorio Storaro Kramer vs. Kramer – Nestor Almendros 1941 – William A. Fraker The Black Hole – Frank Phillips All That Jazz – Giuseppe Rotunno
Best Costume Design	Best Original Song
All That Jazz – Albert Wolsky The Europeans – Judy Moorcroft Agatha – Shirley Russell Butch and Sundance: The Early Days – William Ware Theiss La Cage aux Folles – Piero Tosi and Ambra Danon	*"It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae* – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel** "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from The Promise – Music by David Shire; Lyric by Alan and Marilyn Bergman "It's Easy to Say" from 10 – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Robert Wells "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie – Music and Lyric by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher "Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager
Best Film Editing	Best Visual Effects
All That Jazz – Alan Heim The Black Stallion – Robert Dalva Kramer vs. Kramer – Jerry Greenberg Apocalypse Now – Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman The Rose – Robert L. Wolfe and C. Timothy O'Meara	Alien – H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Dennis Ayling The Black Hole – Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe Hale 1941 – William A. Fraker, A. D. Flowers and Gregory Jein Moonraker – Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson and John Evans Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart and Grant McCune

Presenters

Name	Role
Wayne, PatrickPatrick Wayne	Explains the voting rules to the public
Leachman, ClorisCloris Leachman	Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Lemmon, JackJack Lemmon	Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Miller, AnnAnn Miller	Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction and Best Set Decoration
Rooney, MickeyMickey Rooney
Parton, DollyDolly Parton	Presenters of the Music Awards
Vereen, BenBen Vereen	Presenters of the Music Awards
Fairbanks Jr., DouglasDouglas Fairbanks Jr.	Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Hays, RobertRobert Hays	Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design
McNichol, KristyKristy McNichol	Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design
Fawcett, FarrahFarrah Fawcett	Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Russell, HaroldHarold Russell	Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Khambatta, PersisPersis Khambatta	Presenters of the Documentary Awards
Shatner, WilliamWilliam Shatner	Presenters of the Documentary Awards
Hutton, LaurenLauren Hutton	Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards
Savalas, TellyTelly Savalas	Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards
Gere, RichardRichard Gere	Presenter of the Medal of Commendation
Ann-Margret !Ann-Margret	Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Valenti, JackJack Valenti	Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Steiger, RodRod Steiger	Presenters of the award for Best Sound Mixing
Kellerman, SallySally Kellerman	Presenters of the award for Best Sound Mixing
Douglas, KirkKirk Douglas	Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Curtis, Jamie LeeJamie Lee Curtis	Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Hamilton, GeorgeGeorge Hamilton	Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Kelly, GeneGene Kelly	Presenters of the award for Best Original Song
Newton-John, OliviaOlivia Newton-John	Presenters of the award for Best Original Song
Derek, BoBo Derek	Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing
Reeve, ChristopherChristopher Reeve	Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing
Matthau, WalterWalter Matthau	Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Minnelli, LizaLiza Minnelli	Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Hoffman, DustinDustin Hoffman	Presenter of the Honorary Award to Alec Guinness
Hawn, GoldieGoldie Hawn	Presenters of the award for Best Director
Spielberg, StevenSteven Spielberg	Presenters of the award for Best Director
Simon, NeilNeil Simon	Presenter of the Writing Awards
Mirisch, WalterWalter Mirisch	Presenter of the Honorary Award to Hal Elias
Fonda, JaneJane Fonda	Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Dreyfuss, RichardRichard Dreyfuss	Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Heston, CharltonCharlton Heston	Presenter of the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name	Role	Performed
Mancini, HenryHenry Mancini	Musical arranger Conductor	Instrumental
Kermit the Frog !Kermit the Frog	Performers	"Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie
Miss Piggy !Miss Piggy
Williams, PaulPaul Williams
Moore, DudleyDudley Moore	Performers	"Song from 10 (It's Easy to Say)" from 10
Reddy, HelenHelen Reddy	Performers	"Song from 10 (It's Easy to Say)" from 10
Manchester, MelissaMelissa Manchester	Performer	"Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles and "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from The Promise
O'Connor, DonaldDonald O'Connor	Performer	"Dancin' on the Silver Screen"
Warwick, DionneDionne Warwick	Performer	"It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae
Academy Award Chorus	Performers	"That's Entertainment"

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations:

9 nominations: All That Jazz, Kramer vs. Kramer
8 nominations: Apocalypse Now
5 nominations: Breaking Away
4 nominations: The China Syndrome, Norma Rae, The Rose
3 nominations: 1941, La Cage aux Folles, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
2 nominations: 10, Alien, ...And Justice for All, Being There, The Black Hole, The Black Stallion, A Little Romance, Manhattan, The Muppet Movie, Starting Over

The following films received multiple awards.

5 wins: Kramer vs. Kramer
4 wins: All That Jazz
2 wins: Apocalypse Now, Norma Rae

Academy Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Records Most wins per ceremony Oscar season History of film

Merit awards	Best Picture Directing Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Adapted Screenplay Original Screenplay Animated Feature Documentary Feature Foreign Language Film Animated Short Film Documentary Short Subject Live Action Short Film Cinematography Costume Design Film Editing Makeup and Hairstyling Original Score Original Song Best Original Musical Production Design Sound Editing Sound Mixing Visual Effects

Special awards	Academy Honorary Award Academy Scientific and Technical Award Gordon E. Sawyer Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Special Achievement Academy Award Student Academy Award

Retired awards	Assistant Director Dance Direction Director of a Comedy Picture Engineering Effects Short Subject, Two-reel Short Subject, Comedy Short Subject, Novelty Original Story Title Writing Unique and Artistic Quality of Production Academy Juvenile Award

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