Awards/Nominations for 1978 Academy Awards View for other years: 1978 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928

Best Picture Win: The Deer Hunter Runner-Up: An Unmarried Woman Runner-Up: Coming Home Runner-Up: Heaven Can Wait (1978) Runner-Up: Midnight Express Best Director Win: Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter Runner-Up: Hal Ashby, Coming Home Runner-Up: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry , Heaven Can Wait (1978) Runner-Up: Woody Allen, Interiors Runner-Up: Alan Parker, Midnight Express Best Actor Win: Jon Voight, Coming Home Runner-Up: Warren Beatty, Heaven Can Wait (1978) Runner-Up: Laurence Olivier, The Boys from Brazil Runner-Up: Gary Busey, The Buddy Holly Story Runner-Up: Robert DeNiro, The Deer Hunter Best Actress Win: Jane Fonda, Coming Home Runner-Up: Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman Runner-Up: Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata Runner-Up: Geraldine Page, Interiors Runner-Up: Ellen Burstyn, Same Time, Next Year Best Supporting Actor Win: Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter Runner-Up: Richard Farnsworth, Comes a Horseman Runner-Up: Bruce Dern, Coming Home Runner-Up: Jack Warden, Heaven Can Wait (1978) Runner-Up: John Hurt, Midnight Express Best Supporting Actress Win: Maggie Smith, California Suite Runner-Up: Penelope Milford, Coming Home Runner-Up: Dyan Cannon, Heaven Can Wait (1978) Runner-Up: Maureen Stapleton, Interiors Runner-Up: Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter Best Adapted Screenplay Win: Oliver Stone, Midnight Express Runner-Up: Walter Newman, Bloodbrothers Runner-Up: Neil Simon, California Suite Runner-Up: Elaine May, Warren Beatty , Heaven Can Wait (1978) Runner-Up: Bernard Slade, Same Time, Next Year Best Original Screenplay Win: Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones , Coming Home Runner-Up: Paul Mazursky, An Unmarried Woman Runner-Up: Ingmar Bergman, Autumn Sonata Runner-Up: Woody Allen, Interiors Runner-Up: Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker , The Deer Hunter

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