Academy Awards > 1980

BEST PICTURE
PictureStudioBox Office
Coal Miner's DaughterUniversal$67,182,787
Ordinary PeopleParamount$54,766,923
The Elephant ManParamount$26,010,864
Raging BullMGM$23,334,953
TessColumbia$20,093,330
Total Gross: $191,388,857
Average Gross: $38,277,771


 
BEST DIRECTOR
PictureNomineesStudioBox Office
Ordinary PeopleRobert RedfordParamount$54,766,923
The Elephant ManDavid LynchParamount$26,010,864
Raging BullMartin ScorseseMGM$23,334,953
TessRoman PolanskiColumbia$20,093,330
The Stunt ManRichard RushFox$7,063,886
Total Gross: $131,269,956
Average Gross: $26,253,991


 
BEST ACTOR
PictureNomineesStudioBox Office
The Elephant ManJohn HurtParamount$26,010,864
Raging BullRobert DeNiroMGM$23,334,953
TributeJack LemmonFox$9,000,000
The Stunt ManPeter O'TooleFox$7,063,886
The Great SantiniRobert DuvallWarner Bros.$4,702,575
Total Gross: $70,112,278
Average Gross: $14,022,456


 
BEST ACTRESS
PictureNomineesStudioBox Office
Private BenjaminGoldie HawnWarner Bros.$69,847,348
Coal Miner's DaughterSissy SpacekUniversal$67,182,787
Ordinary PeopleMary Tyler MooreParamount$54,766,923
GloriaGena RowlandsColumbia$4,059,673
ResurrectionEllen BurstynUniversal$3,910,019
Total Gross: $199,766,750
Average Gross: $39,953,350


 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
PictureNomineesStudioBox Office
Ordinary PeopleTimothy HuttonParamount$54,766,923
Ordinary PeopleJudd HirschParamount$54,766,923
Raging BullJoe PesciMGM$23,334,953
The Great SantiniMichael O'KeefeWarner Bros.$4,702,575
Melvin and HowardJason RobardsUniversal$4,309,490
Total Gross: $141,880,864
Average Gross: $28,376,173


 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
PictureNomineesStudioBox Office
Private BenjaminEileen BrennanWarner Bros.$69,847,348
Raging BullCathy MoriatyMGM$23,334,953
Melvin and HowardMary SteenburgenUniversal$4,309,490
ResurrectionEva LeGallienneUniversal$3,910,019
Inside MovesDiana ScarwidAssociated Film Dist.n/a
Total Gross: $101,401,810
Average Gross: $20,280,362


 
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
PictureStudioBox Office
Private BenjaminWarner Bros.$69,847,348
BrubakerFox$37,121,708
Fame (1980)MGM$21,202,829
Melvin and HowardUniversal$4,309,490
Mon Oncle D'AmeriqueNew Worldn/a
Total Gross: $132,481,375
Average Gross: $26,496,275


 
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
PictureStudioBox Office
Coal Miner's DaughterUniversal$67,182,787
Ordinary PeopleParamount$54,766,923
Ordinary PeopleParamount$54,766,923
The Elephant ManParamount$26,010,864
The Stunt ManFox$7,063,886
Total Gross: $209,791,383
Average Gross: $41,958,277


 
BEST EDITING
PictureStudioBox Office
Coal Miner's DaughterUniversal$67,182,787
The Elephant ManParamount$26,010,864
Raging BullMGM$23,334,953
Fame (1980)MGM$21,202,829
The CompetitionColumbia$14,287,755
Total Gross: $152,019,188
Average Gross: $30,403,838


 
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
PictureStudioBox Office
Coal Miner's DaughterUniversal$67,182,787
The Blue LagoonColumbia$58,853,106
Raging BullMGM$23,334,953
TessColumbia$20,093,330
The FormulaMGM$8,894,289
Total Gross: $178,358,465
Average Gross: $35,671,693


 
BEST ART DIRECTION
PictureStudioBox Office
The Empire Strikes BackFox$209,398,025
Coal Miner's DaughterUniversal$67,182,787
The Elephant ManParamount$26,010,864
TessColumbia$20,093,330
KagemushaFox$4,000,000
Heaven's GateUnited Artists$3,484,331
Total Gross: $330,169,337
Average Gross: $55,028,223


 
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
PictureStudioBox Office
The Elephant ManParamount$26,010,864
TessColumbia$20,093,330
Somewhere in TimeUniversal$9,709,597
When Time Ran OutWarner Bros.$3,763,988
My Brilliant CareerAnalysis Film Rel.n/a
Total Gross: $59,577,779
Average Gross: $11,915,556


 
BEST SOUND
PictureStudioBox Office
The Empire Strikes BackFox$209,398,025
Coal Miner's DaughterUniversal$67,182,787
Raging BullMGM$23,334,953
Fame (1980)MGM$21,202,829
Altered StatesWarner Bros.$19,853,892
Total Gross: $340,972,486
Average Gross: $68,194,497


 
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
PictureNomineesStudioBox Office
The Empire Strikes BackJohn WilliamsFox$209,398,025
The Elephant ManJohn MorrisParamount$26,010,864
Fame (1980)Michael GoreMGM$21,202,829
TessPhilippe SardeColumbia$20,093,330
Altered StatesJohn CoriglianoWarner Bros.$19,853,892
Total Gross: $296,558,940
Average Gross: $59,311,788


 
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
PictureNomineesStudioBox Office
9 to 5"Nine to Five"Fox$103,290,500
Fame (1980)"Fame"MGM$21,202,829
Fame (1980)"Out Here on My Own"MGM$21,202,829
Honeysuckle Rose"On the Road Again"Warner Bros.$17,815,212
The Competition"People Alone"Columbia$14,287,755
Total Gross: $177,799,125
Average Gross: $35,559,825


 
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
PictureNomineesStudioBox Office
BizalomHungary--
El NidoSpain--
KagemushaJapan--
Le Dernier metroFrance--
Moskva slezam ne veritSoviet Union--


 
BEST DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE
PictureStudioBox Office
Agee--
Der Gelbe Stern--
From Maeo to Mozard: Isaac Stern in China--
Front Line--
The Day After Trinity--


 
BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT
PictureStudioBox Office
Don't Mess with Bill--
It's the Same World--
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty--
Luther Mtke at 94--
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!--


 
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
PictureStudioBox Office
A Legy--
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat--
Tout rien--


 
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
PictureStudioBox Office
A Jury of Her Peers--
Fall Line--
The Dollar Bottom--