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Academy Awards

49th edition

  • March 28, 1977
  • United States

The 49th Academy Awards were presented Monday, March 28, 1977, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, hosted by Richard Pryor, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, and Warren Beatty. Both Network and All the President's Men won four Oscars, the most of the evening, but lost Best Picture and Best Director, as well as Best Editing, to Rocky.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Rocky Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler - as producer(s) Winner
All the President's Men Walter Coblenz - as producer(s)
Bound for Glory Robert F. Blumofe, Harold Leventhal - as producer(s)
Network Howard Gottfried - as producer(s)
Taxi Driver Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips - as producer(s)
Best Director
Rocky John G. Avildsen Winner
All the President's Men Alan J. Pakula
Face to Face Ingmar Bergman
Network Sidney Lumet
Seven Beauties Lina Wertmüller
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Network Peter Finch Winner
Taxi Driver Robert De Niro
Seven Beauties Giancarlo Giannini
Network William Holden
Rocky Sylvester Stallone
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Network Faye Dunaway Winner
Cousin, Cousine Marie-Christine Barrault
Rocky Talia Shire
Carrie Sissy Spacek
Face to Face Liv Ullmann
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
All the President's Men Jason Robards Winner
Network Ned Beatty
Rocky Burgess Meredith
Rocky Burt Young
Marathon Man Laurence Olivier
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Network Beatrice Straight Winner
All the President's Men Jane Alexander
Taxi Driver Jodie Foster
Voyage of the Damned Lee Grant
Carrie Piper Laurie
Best Original Screenplay
Network Paddy Chayefsky Winner
Cousin, Cousine Jean-Charles Tacchella, Danièle Thompson
The Front Walter Bernstein
Rocky Sylvester Stallone
Seven Beauties Lina Wertmüller
Best Adapted Screenplay
All the President's Men William Goldman Winner
Bound for Glory Robert Getchell
Fellini's Casanova Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Nicholas Meyer
Voyage of the Damned David Butler, Steve Shagan
Best International Feature Film
Black and White in Color Winner
Cousin, Cousine
Jacob the Liar
Nights and Days
Seven Beauties
Best Documentary Feature Film
Harlan County U.S.A. Barbara Kopple Winner
Hollywood on Trial David Helpern
Off the Edge Michael Firth
People of the Wind Anthony Howarth, David Koff
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry Donald Brittain, John Kramer
Best Original Score
The Omen Jerry Goldsmith Winner
Obsession Bernard Herrmann
The Outlaw Josey Wales Jerry Fielding
Taxi Driver Bernard Herrmann
Voyage of the Damned Lalo Schifrin
Best Cinematography
Bound for Glory Haskell Wexler Winner
King Kong Richard H. Kline
Logan's Run Ernest Laszlo
Network Owen Roizman
A Star Is Born Robert Surtees
Best Film Editing
Rocky Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad Winner
All the President's Men Robert L. Wolfe
Bound for Glory Robert C. Jones, Pembroke J. Herring
Network Alan Heim
Two-Minute Warning Eve Newman, Walter Hannemann
Best Sound
All the President's Men Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Jim Webb Winner
King Kong Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Jack Solomon
Rocky Harry Warren Tetrick, William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge, Bud Alper
Silver Streak Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler, Hal Etherington
A Star Is Born Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass, Tom Overton
Best Original Song Score
Bound for Glory Leonard Rosenman Winner
Bugsy Malone Paul Williams
A Star Is Born Roger Kellaway
Best Original Song
A Star Is Born Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams - "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" Winner
The Omen Jerry Goldsmith - "Ave Satani"
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Henry Mancini, Don Black - "Come to Me"
Rocky Bill Conti, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins - "Gonna Fly Now"
Half a House Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster - "A World That Never Was"
Best Production Design
All the President's Men George Jenkins, George Gaines Winner
The Incredible Sarah Elliot Scott, Norman Reynolds, Peter Howitt
The Last Tycoon Gene Callahan, Jack T. Collis, Jerry Wunderlich
Logan's Run Dale Hennesy, Robert De Vestel
The Shootist Robert F. Boyle, Arthur Jeph Parker
Best Costume Design
Fellini's Casanova Danilo Donati Winner
Bound for Glory William Ware Theiss
The Incredible Sarah Anthony Mendleson
The Passover Plot Mary Wills
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Alan Barrett
Best Short Film (Live Action)
In the Region of Ice Andre R. Guttfreund, Peter Werner Winner
Kudzu Marjorie Anne Short
The Morning Spider Julian Chagrin, Claude Chagrin
Nightlife Claire Wilbur, Robin Lehman
Number One Dyan Cannon, Vince Cannon
Best Documentary Short Film
Number Our Days Lynne Littman, Barbara Myerhoff Winner
American Shoeshine Sparky Greene
Blackwood Tony Ianzelo, Andy Thomson
The End of the Road John Armstrong
Universe Lester Novros
Best Animated Short Film
Leisure Suzanne Baker Winner
Labyrinth Manfredo Manfredi
The Street Caroline Leaf, Guy Glover
Special Achievement Award
King Kong Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, Frank Van der Veer - for visual effects. Winner
Logan's Run L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, Matthew Yuricich - for visual effects. Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Pandro S. Berman Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • All the President's Men 4
  • Network 4
  • Rocky 3
  • Bound for Glory 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Network 10
  • Rocky 10
  • All the President's Men 8
  • Bound for Glory 6
  • Seven Beauties 4
  • A Star Is Born 4
  • Taxi Driver 4
  • Cousin, Cousine 3
  • King Kong 3
  • Logan's Run 3
  • Voyage of the Damned 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Rocky 3 / 10
  • Network 4 / 10
  • All the President's Men 4 / 8
  • Bound for Glory 2 / 6
  • Seven Beauties 0 / 4
  • Taxi Driver 0 / 4
  • A Star Is Born 1 / 4
  • Cousin, Cousine 0 / 3
  • Voyage of the Damned 0 / 3
  • King Kong 1 / 3
  • Logan's Run 1 / 3

Only one nomination

33 movies:
  • American Shoeshine
  • Black and White in Color
  • Blackwood
  • Bugsy Malone
  • The End of the Road
  • The Front
  • Half a House
  • Harlan County U.S.A.
  • Hollywood on Trial
  • In the Region of Ice
  • Jacob the Liar
  • Kudzu
  • Labyrinth
  • The Last Tycoon
  • Leisure
  • Marathon Man
  • The Morning Spider
  • Nightlife
  • Nights and Days
  • Number One
  • Number Our Days
  • Obsession
  • Off the Edge
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales
  • The Passover Plot
  • People of the Wind
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again
  • The Shootist
  • Silver Streak
  • The Street
  • Two-Minute Warning
  • Universe
  • Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry

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