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The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979)
TV Special | Documentary

Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
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Director
Writers
Buz Kohan (written by) | Tony Thomas (written by) | Rod Warren (written by) | Michael Barrie (special material written by) & 4 more
Editors
Terry M. Pickford | Mike Wenig (as Michael L. Wenig)
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Updated Apr 9, 1979

Release date
Apr 9, 1979 (United States)

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Cast

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100 cast members
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Johnny Carson
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Néstor Almendros
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Lauren Bacall
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Warren Beatty
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Robby Benson
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Ray Bolger
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Debby Boone
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Yul Brynner
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George Burns
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Ellen Burstyn
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Gary Busey
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Dyan Cannon
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Michael Cimino
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Jill Clayburgh
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James Coburn
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Denys N. Coop
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Francis Ford Coppola
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Sammy Davis Jr.
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Michael Deeley
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Dom DeLuise
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Bruce Dern
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Richard Dreyfuss
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Richard Farnsworth
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Mia Farrow
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Roy Field
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Jane Fonda
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George Gaines
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Robert Gottschalk
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Cary Grant
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Jack Haley
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Jerome Hellman
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Audrey Hepburn
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John Hurt
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Paul Jabara
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Leo Jaffe
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Shirley Jones
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Diane Keaton
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Ruby Keeler
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Margot Kidder
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C. Darin Knight
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Kris Kristofferson
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Stefan Kudelski
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Walter Lantz
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Steve Lawrence
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Carol Lynley
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Ali MacGraw
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Shirley MacLaine
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Barry Manilow
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Dean Martin
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Steve Martin
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Johnny Mathis
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Paul Mazursky
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William L. McCaughey
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Derek Meddings
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Penelope Milford
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Giorgio Moroder
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Olivia Newton-John
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Kim Novak
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Edwin O'Donovan
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Laurence Olivier
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Jane Olivor
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Geraldine Page
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Alan Parker
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Gregory Peck
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Zoran Perisic
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Valerie Perrine
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Richard Portman
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Anthony Powell
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Anthony Ray
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Christopher Reeve
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Joe Renzetti
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Aaron Rochin
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Ginger Rogers
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Diana Ross
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Telly Savalas
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Ricky Schroder
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Brooke Shields
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Maggie Smith
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Barry Spikings
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Maureen Stapleton
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Meryl Streep
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Donna Summer
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Paul Sylbert
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Danny Thomas
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Jack Valenti
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King Vidor
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Jon Voight
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Christopher Walken
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John Wayne
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Raquel Welch
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Robin Williams
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David L. Wolper
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Natalie Wood
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Peter Zinner
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Armand Assante
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Troy Garity
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Tom Hayden
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Robert Stack
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Grace Stafford
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Robert Wagner
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