37th Golden Globe Awards (1980)
· 15 categories · 60 nominations · Winners not recorded
Awards season
1980 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
5 award ceremonies from January to July 1980, with 217 nominations and 36 winners. Kramer vs. Kramer won the most, 6 awards at 2 ceremonies. At the Oscars, Kramer vs. Kramer 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 1980 Ceremony
Kramer vs. Kramer took the top prize at 2 ceremonies (DGA Awards and Oscars). The other went to Manhattan (BAFTA). 2 ceremonies have no top prize winner in the database.
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1980
Kramer vs. Kramer won 6 awards from 18 nominations at the 1980 ceremonies. Apocalypse Now and All That Jazz followed with 4 wins each. The logos show where each film won.
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Kramer vs. Kramer 6 / 181979 · Drama · 6 wins from 18 nominations -
Apocalypse Now 4 / 221979 · Action, Drama · 4 wins from 22 nominations -
All That Jazz 4 / 101979 · Drama, Fantasy · 4 wins from 10 nominations -
Manhattan 2 / 141979 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 14 nominations -
The China Syndrome 2 / 141979 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 14 nominations -
Breaking Away 2 / 111979 · Drama, Sport · 2 wins from 11 nominations -
The Deer Hunter 2 / 91978 · Drama, War · 2 wins from 9 nominations -
Yanks 2 / 91979 · Drama, War · 2 wins from 9 nominations -
Norma Rae 2 / 71979 · Drama · 2 wins from 7 nominations -
Time After Time 2 / 51979 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 5 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1980
Robert Benton won 3 awards at the DGA Awards and the Oscars. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1980 Award Ceremony
5 ceremonies in date order from January to July 1980. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1980 Award Ceremony
March 1980 Award Ceremonies
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32nd Directors Guild of America Awards (1980)· 1 category · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Kramer vs. Kramer
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April 1980 Award Ceremony
July 1980 Award Ceremony
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7th Saturn Awards (1980)· 7 categories · 22 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; 1980 has 5. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1980 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1980, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1980?
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) won the most awards at the 1980 ceremonies: 6 wins from 18 nominations, at the DGA Awards and the Oscars. Apocalypse Now and All That Jazz followed with 4 wins each.
About Kramer vs. Kramer Who won the most awards in 1980?
Robert Benton won 3 awards in 1980, at the DGA Awards and the Oscars: the most of anyone named in a category.
Robert Benton's awards What won Best Picture at the 1980 Oscars?
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) won Best Picture at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980) on April 14, 1980.
1980 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1980?
The database has 5 ceremonies for 1980: 37th Golden Globe Awards, 32nd Directors Guild of America Awards, 33rd British Academy Film Awards, 52nd Academy Awards and 7th Saturn Awards.