36th Golden Globe Awards (1979)
· 14 categories · 52 nominations
Best Picture – Drama: Midnight Express
Awards season
1979 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
5 award ceremonies from January to April 1979, with 215 nominations and 51 winners. Midnight Express won the most, 11 awards at 3 ceremonies. At the Oscars, The Deer Hunter won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1979 Ceremony
The Deer Hunter took the top prize at 2 ceremonies (DGA Awards and Oscars). The other 3 went to 3 films.
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Best Picture – Drama: Golden Globes Midnight Express Best Picture – Drama -
Best Science Fiction Film: Saturn Awards Superman II Best Science Fiction Film -
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: DGA Awards The Deer Hunter Outstanding Directing – Feature Film -
Best Film: BAFTA Julia Best Film - Best Picture: Oscars The Deer Hunter Best Picture
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1979
Midnight Express won 11 awards from 21 nominations at the 1979 ceremonies. The Deer Hunter was next with 6 wins. The logos show where each film won.
- Midnight Express 11 / 211978 · Biography, Drama · 11 wins from 21 nominations
- The Deer Hunter 6 / 161978 · Drama, War · 6 wins from 16 nominations
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Coming Home 5 / 141978 · Drama, Romance · 5 wins from 14 nominations -
Heaven Can Wait 4 / 181978 · Sport, Fantasy · 4 wins from 18 nominations - Julia 4 / 101977 · Drama · 4 wins from 10 nominations
- Superman II 4 / 91981 · Action, Adventure · 4 wins from 9 nominations
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Superman 3 / 101978 · Action, Adventure · 3 wins from 10 nominations -
1977 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 6 nominations -
Grease 2 / 51978 · Romance, Musical · 2 wins from 5 nominations -
Death on the Nile 2 / 51978 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 5 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1979
Jane Fonda won 3 awards at the BAFTAs, the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1979 Award Ceremony
5 ceremonies in date order from January to April 1979. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1979 Award Ceremony
February 1979 Award Ceremony
March 1979 Award Ceremonies
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31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979)· 1 category · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: The Deer Hunter
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April 1979 Award Ceremony
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Movie Awards by Year
98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1979 has 5. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1979 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1979, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1979?
Midnight Express (1978) won the most awards at the 1979 ceremonies: 11 wins from 21 nominations, at the BAFTAs, the Golden Globes and the Oscars. The Deer Hunter was next with 6 wins.
About Midnight Express Who won the most awards in 1979?
Jane Fonda won 3 awards in 1979, at the BAFTAs, the Golden Globes and the Oscars: the most of anyone named in a category.
Jane Fonda's awards What won Best Picture at the 1979 Oscars?
The Deer Hunter (1978) won Best Picture at the 51st Academy Awards (1979) on April 9, 1979.
1979 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1979?
The database has 5 ceremonies for 1979: 36th Golden Globe Awards, 6th Saturn Awards, 31st Directors Guild of America Awards, 32nd British Academy Film Awards and 51st Academy Awards.