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.

52nd Academy Awards
DateApril 14, 1980 (1980-04-14)
SiteDorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted byJohnny Carson
Produced byHoward W. Koch
Directed byMarty Pasetta
Highlights
Best PictureKramer vs. Kramer
Most awardsKramer vs. Kramer (5)
Most nominationsAll That Jazz and Kramer vs. Kramer (9)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
Duration3 hours, 12 minutes

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. Their age difference was partially the reason why Douglas did not attend the Oscars that night,[1] despite winning the award. Henry was nominated for Kramer vs. Kramer, which out of its eight other nominations, finished with five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Benton, and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman.

Awards

Robert Benton, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay winner
Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor winner
Sally Field, Best Actress winner
Melvyn Douglas, Best Supporting Actor winner
Meryl Streep, Best Supporting Actress winner
Vittorio Storaro, Best Cinematography winner
H. R. Giger, Best Visual Effects co-winner
Carlo Rambaldi, Best Visual Effects co-winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().[2][3]

Best Picture Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Best Foreign Language Film Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short Subject Best Live Action Short Film
Best Animated Short Film Best Original Score
Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score Best Original Song
Best Sound Best Costume Design
Best Art Direction Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing Best Visual Effects

Special Achievement Awards

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Academy Honorary Awards

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Medal of Commendation

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Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

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Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

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Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

NameRole
Hank SimmsAnnouncer for the 52nd Academy Awards
Fay Kanin (AMPAS president)Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony
Patrick WayneExplains the voting rules to the public
Cloris Leachman
Jack Lemmon
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Ann Miller
Mickey Rooney
Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction
Dolly Parton
Ben Vereen
Presenters of the Music Awards
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Robert Hays
Kristy McNichol
Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design
Farrah Fawcett
Harold Russell
Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Persis Khambatta
William Shatner
Presenters of the Documentary Awards
Lauren Hutton
Telly Savalas
Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards
Richard GerePresenter of the Medal of Commendation
Ann-Margret
Jack Valenti
Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Sally Kellerman
Rod Steiger
Presenters of the award for Best Sound
Kirk DouglasPresenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Jamie Lee Curtis
George Hamilton
Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Gene Kelly
Olivia Newton-John
Presenters of the award for Best Original Song
Bo Derek
Christopher Reeve
Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing
Walter Matthau
Liza Minnelli
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Dustin HoffmanPresenter of the Honorary Award to Alec Guinness
Goldie Hawn
Steven Spielberg
Presenters of the award for Best Director
Neil SimonPresenter of the Writing Awards
Walter MirischPresenter of the Honorary Award to Hal Elias
Jane FondaPresenter of the award for Best Actor
Richard DreyfussPresenter of the award for Best Actress
Charlton HestonPresenter of the award for Best Picture

Performers

NameRolePerformed
Henry ManciniMusical arranger and ConductorOrchestral
Kermit the FrogPerformer"Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie
Dudley Moore
Helen Reddy
Performers"Song from 10 (It's Easy to Say)" from 10
Melissa ManchesterPerformer"Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles and "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from The Promise
Donald O'ConnorPerformer"Dancin' on the Silver Screen"
Dionne WarwickPerformer"It Goes Like It Goes" from Norma Rae
Academy Awards ChorusPerformers"That's Entertainment" during the closing credits

Multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

  1. Burstein, Patricia (14 April 1980). "Oscar Nominee Melvyn Douglas Recalls 49 Years in Hollywood—and Reagan as a Democrat". People. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. "The Official Academy Awards Database". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Select "1979" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search".
  3. "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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