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Encyclopedia > 52nd Academy Awards
52nd Academy Awards
Date Monday, April 14, 1980
Site Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Host Johnny Carson
Producer Howard W. Koch
Director Marty Pasetta

The 52nd Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1980 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson. April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105 in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... For other people named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... Howard Winchel Koch (April 11, 1916 - February 16, 2001) was an American director and producer of motion pictures and television. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105 in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... For other people named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ...

Contents

Winners

Feature Films

Category Winner
Best motion picture Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton
Best foreign language film The Tin Drum Federal Republic of Germany
Best documentary feature Best Boy Ira Wohl
Best animated feature

Kramer vs. ... Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... The Tin Drum (German: Die Blechtrommel) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass. ... Best Boy is a 1979 documentary made by Ira Wohl. ...

Acting

Category Winner Movie
Best actor in a leading role Dustin Hoffman Kramer vs. Kramer
Best actress in a leading role Sally Field Norma Rae
Best actor in a supporting role Melvyn Douglas Being There
Best actress in a supporting role Meryl Streep Kramer vs. Kramer

This does not cite its references or sources. ... Kramer vs. ... Sally Margaret Field Mahoney (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress who is a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe winner; she is also a two-time Emmy Award winner who became a household name at age 20 as Sister Bertrille in the 1960s sitcom, The Flying Nun. ... Norma Rae is a 1979 film which tells the story of a woman from a small town in the Southern United States who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. ... Image:MelvynDouglas. ... Being There is a political, satirical 1971 novel by Jerzy Kosiński and a 1979 film directed by Hal Ashby. ... Meryl Streep (born Mary Louise Streep on June 22, 1949) is a two-time Academy Award winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. ... Kramer vs. ...

Screenplay & Direction

Category Winner Movie
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Steve Tesich Breaking Away
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Robert Benton Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Director Robert Benton Kramer vs. Kramer

Trivia

Host Johnny Carson, noting the long duration of the Academy Awards production, joked that President Jimmy Carter was working hard for their "release" from the ceremonies, a clear reference to the Iranian hostage crisis. For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... The Iran hostage crisis was a 444-day period during which the new government of Iran after the Iranian Revolution held hostage 66 diplomats and citizens of the United States. ...


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