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Oscars 1978 Winners & Nominees

The 50th Academy Awards (1978) took place on April 3, 1978. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope won the most, 7 of its 11 nominations. Winners include Richard Dreyfuss (Best Actor), Jason Robards (Best Supporting Actor) and Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress). Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

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Oscars 1978: The Winners

The 50th Academy Awards (1978) winners: Richard Dreyfuss (Best Actor), Jason Robards (Best Supporting Actor) and Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress), and 1 more category below.

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Oscars 1978: Which Films Won the Most

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope won 7 awards from 11 nominations. 4 films won at least once, while The Turning Point went home empty-handed from 11 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 7 / 11
    1977 · Action, Adventure · 7 wins from 11 nominations
  2. Julia (1977) movie poster
    Julia 3 / 11
    1977 · Drama · 3 wins from 11 nominations
  3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) movie poster
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind 2 / 9
    1977 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 9 nominations
  4. The Goodbye Girl (1977) movie poster
    The Goodbye Girl 1 / 5
    1977 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. The Turning Point (1977) movie poster
    The Turning Point 0 / 11
    1977 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 11 nominations
  6. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) movie poster
    The Spy Who Loved Me 0 / 3
    1977 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  7. Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) movie poster
    Looking for Mr. Goodbar 0 / 2
    1977 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  8. Airport '77 (1977) movie poster
    Airport '77 0 / 2
    1977 · Action, Drama · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  9. Pete's Dragon (1977) movie poster
    Pete's Dragon 0 / 2
    1977 · Adventure, Fantasy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. Saturday Night Fever (1977) movie poster
    Saturday Night Fever 0 / 1
    1977 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 19 Oscars 1978 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 62 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

19 categories · 62 nominations

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Oscars 1978 Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)

Official name: Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen—based on factual material or on story material not previously published or produced)

3 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1978 Best Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Official name: Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

2 nominees

Oscars 1978 Best Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)

Official name: Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1978 Winners

Drama led with 42 nominations across 8 films and won 6. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 6 wins · 42 nominations · 14%
  2. Adventure 9 wins · 27 nominations · 33%
  3. Sci-Fi 9 wins · 20 nominations · 45%
  4. Romance 1 win · 19 nominations · 5%
  5. Action 7 wins · 17 nominations · 41%
  6. Fantasy 7 wins · 15 nominations · 47%
  7. Comedy 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
  8. Thriller 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  9. Family 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  10. Musical 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
1978 season

How the Rest of the 1978 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1978, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1978 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1978: Questions & Answers

The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 50th Academy Awards (1978), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 50th Academy Awards (1978)?

The winners include Richard Dreyfuss (Best Actor), Jason Robards (Best Supporting Actor), Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress) and Julia (Best Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)).

Which film won the most awards at the 50th Academy Awards (1978)?

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) won the most: 7 awards from 11 nominations. Julia was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 50th Academy Awards (1978)?

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Julia (1977) and The Turning Point (1977) led with 11 nominations each.

Who won the acting awards at the 50th Academy Awards (1978)?

Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss for The Goodbye Girl. Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards for Julia. Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave for Julia.

When was the 50th Academy Awards (1978)?

The 50th Academy Awards (1978) took place on April 3, 1978. The database has 19 categories and 62 nominations for it.