Oscars - Season 27 / Year 1979

Oscars - Season 27 / Year 1979

Season 27 / Year 1979

51st Academy Awards

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DatesApr. 9, 1979 - Apr. 9, 1979
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The 51st Annual Academy Awards
Year 1979Episode 1150 min

The 51st Annual Academy Awards

The 51st Academy Awards were broadcast on ABC and hosted by Johnny Carson. The Deer Hunter won five awards at the main awards ceremony, including Best Picture.[7] Other winners included Coming Home with three awards, Midnight Express with two, and The Buddy Holly Story, California Suite, Days of Heaven, Death on the Nile, The Flight of the Gossamer Condor, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Heaven Can Wait, Scared Straight!, Special Delivery, Superman, Teenage Father, and Thank God It's Friday with one. The telecast was watched by 46.3 million viewers and earned a 34.6 Nielsen rating in the United States.

Apr. 9, 1979

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