5th Saturn Awards (1978)
· 9 categories · 23 nominations
Awards season
1978 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
5 award ceremonies from January to April 1978, with 164 nominations and 35 winners. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope won the most, 13 awards at 3 ceremonies. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1978
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope won 13 awards from 24 nominations at the 1978 ceremonies. Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Julia followed with 5 wins each. The logos show where each film won.
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1977 · Action, Adventure · 13 wins from 24 nominations -
1977 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 5 wins from 21 nominations -
Julia 5 / 191977 · Drama · 5 wins from 19 nominations -
A Bridge Too Far 4 / 81977 · Drama, History · 4 wins from 8 nominations -
The Goodbye Girl 3 / 101977 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 10 nominations -
The Turning Point 2 / 181977 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 18 nominations -
Network 1 / 91976 · Drama · 1 win from 9 nominations -
Oh, God! 1 / 31977 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations -
1977 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 3 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1978
Richard Dreyfuss and Vanessa Redgrave each won 2 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1978 Award Ceremony
5 ceremonies in date order from January to April 1978. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1978 Award Ceremonies
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35th Golden Globe Awards (1978)· 12 categories · 46 nominations
Best Picture – Drama: The Turning Point
March 1978 Award Ceremonies
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30th Directors Guild of America Awards (1978)· 1 category · 4 nominations · Winners not recorded
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31st British Academy Film Awards (1978)· 12 categories · 29 nominations
April 1978 Award Ceremony
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50th Academy Awards (1978)· 19 categories · 62 nominations
1 ceremony has no winners in the database yet.
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Movie Awards by Year
98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1978 has 5. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1978 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person and every ceremony of 1978, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1978?
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) won the most awards at the 1978 ceremonies: 13 wins from 24 nominations, at the Golden Globes, the Oscars and the Saturn Awards. Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Julia followed with 5 wins each.
About Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Who won the most awards in 1978?
Richard Dreyfuss and Vanessa Redgrave each won 2 awards in 1978, the most of anyone named in a category.
Richard Dreyfuss's awards Which award ceremonies took place in 1978?
The database has 5 ceremonies for 1978: 5th Saturn Awards, 35th Golden Globe Awards, 30th Directors Guild of America Awards, 31st British Academy Film Awards and 50th Academy Awards.