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Oscars 1980 Winners & Nominees

The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) took place on April 14, 1980. Kramer vs. Kramer won Best Picture and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 20 categories is below.

All 20 categories Most wins
categories
20
nominations
83
films nominated
31
winners
19
Held on
Best Picture
Kramer vs. Kramer
Headline winners

Oscars 1980: The Winners

Kramer vs. Kramer won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Robert Benton (Best Director), Dustin Hoffman (Best Actor) and Sally Field (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979 · Drama · $106M worldwide

5 wins from 9 nominations at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Director
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

After his wife unexpectedly leaves, advertising executive Ted Kramer finds himself a single parent, navigating the challenges of raising their young son, Billy. He develops a close relationship with Billy as they adjust to their new life, but the unexpected return of Joanna throws everything into turmoil. A difficult custody battle ensues, forcing Ted and Joanna to confront their feelings and examine the complexities of love, sacrifice, and what truly defines a family.

About Kramer vs. Kramer
Scoreboard

Oscars 1980: Which Films Won the Most

Kramer vs. Kramer won 5 awards from 9 nominations. 10 films won at least once, while Wild Rose went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) movie poster
    Kramer vs. Kramer 5 / 9
    1979 · Drama · 5 wins from 9 nominations
  2. All That Jazz (1979) movie poster
    All That Jazz 4 / 9
    1979 · Drama, Fantasy · 4 wins from 9 nominations
  3. Apocalypse Now (1979) movie poster
    Apocalypse Now 2 / 8
    1979 · Action, Drama · 2 wins from 8 nominations
  4. Norma Rae (1979) movie poster
    Norma Rae 2 / 4
    1979 · Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  5. Breaking Away (1979) movie poster
    Breaking Away 1 / 5
    1979 · Drama, Sport · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. The Black Stallion (1979) movie poster
    The Black Stallion 1 / 3
    1979 · Adventure, Sport · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) movie poster
    Memory: The Origins of Alien 1 / 2
    2019 · Documentary · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Being There (1979) movie poster
    Being There 1 / 2
    1979 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. A Little Romance (1979) movie poster
    A Little Romance 1 / 2
    1979 · Adventure, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  10. The Tin Drum (1980) movie poster
    The Tin Drum 1 / 1
    1980 · Drama, War · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 20 Oscars 1980 Categories: Winners & Nominees

20 categories and 83 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.

20 categories · 83 nominations

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Oscars 1980 Best Foreign Language Film

Official name: Foreign Language Film

1 nominee

Oscars 1980 Best Documentary Feature

Official name: Documentary (Feature)

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1980 Best Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)

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

3 nominees
Movie marathon

The Oscars 1980 Best Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Picture nominees at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980), back to back: 9 hours 56 minutes.

Total running time 9h 56m 9 hours 56 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Apocalypse Now 2h 33m
Shortest
Breaking Away 1h 41m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1980 Winners

Drama led with 58 nominations across 19 films and won 16. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 16 wins · 58 nominations · 28%
  2. Comedy 3 wins · 23 nominations · 13%
  3. Action 2 wins · 15 nominations · 13%
  4. Romance 2 wins · 15 nominations · 13%
  5. Music 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  6. War 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  7. Musical 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  8. Adventure 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  9. Thriller 0 wins · 11 nominations · 0%
  10. Fantasy 4 wins · 10 nominations · 40%
1980 season

How the Rest of the 1980 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1980, with the winner of each top prize. Kramer vs. Kramer also won the top prize at one of them.

All 1980 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 1980: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 52nd Academy Awards (1980), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980)?

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) won Best Picture. The other nominees were All That Jazz, Apocalypse Now, Breaking Away and Norma Rae.

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Which film won the most awards at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980)?

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) won the most: 5 awards from 9 nominations. All That Jazz was next with 4 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980)?

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and All That Jazz (1979) led with 9 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980)?

Best Director: Robert Benton for Kramer vs. Kramer. Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman for Kramer vs. Kramer. Best Actress: Sally Field for Norma Rae. Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas for Being There. Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer.

When was the 52nd Academy Awards (1980)?

The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) took place on April 14, 1980. The database has 20 categories and 83 nominations for it.