36th Golden Globe Awards
Held in 1979 · 20 categories
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Winner Midnight Express
- Nominee An Unmarried Woman
- Nominee Coming Home from Country Strong
- Nominee Days of Heaven
- Nominee The Deer Hunter
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Winner Heaven Can Wait
- Nominee California Suite
- Nominee Foul Play
- Nominee Grease from Grease
- Nominee Movie Movie
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
- Winner Coming Home from Country Strong · Jane Fonda
- Nominee An Unmarried Woman · Jill Clayburgh
- Nominee Autumn Sonata · Ingrid Bergman
- Nominee Interiors · Geraldine Page
- Nominee Stevie · Glenda Jackson
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Winner Heaven Can Wait · Warren Beatty
- Nominee Foul Play · Chevy Chase
- Nominee Grease from Grease · John Travolta
- Nominee Movie Movie · George C. Scott
- Nominee Same Time, Next Year · Alan Alda
- Nominee The Buddy Holly Story · Gary Busey
Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Winner Same Time, Next Year · Ellen Burstyn
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
- Winner Midnight Express · John Hurt
- Nominee Coming Home from Country Strong · Bruce Dern
- Nominee Foul Play · Dudley Moore
- Nominee The Deer Hunter · Christopher Walken
- Nominee Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? · Robert Morley
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- Winner Heaven Can Wait · Dyan Cannon
- Nominee A Wedding · Carol Burnett
- Nominee Interiors · Maureen Stapleton
- Nominee Stevie · Mona Washbourne
- Nominee The Deer Hunter · Meryl Streep
Best Director
- Winner The Deer Hunter · Michael Cimino
- Nominee An Unmarried Woman · Paul Mazursky
- Nominee Coming Home from Country Strong · Hal Ashby
- Nominee Days of Heaven · Terrence Malick
- Nominee Interiors · Woody Allen
- Nominee Midnight Express · Alan Parker
Best Screenplay
- Winner Midnight Express · Oliver Stone
- Nominee An Unmarried Woman · Paul Mazursky
- Nominee Coming Home from Country Strong · Robert C. Jones, Waldo Salt
- Nominee Foul Play · Colin Higgins
- Nominee Interiors · Woody Allen
- Nominee The Deer Hunter · Deric Washburn
Best Original Score
- Winner Midnight Express · Giorgio Moroder
- Nominee An Unmarried Woman · Bill Conti
- Nominee Superman · John Williams
- Nominee The Children of Sanchez · Chuck Mangione
- Nominee The Lord of the Rings · Leonard Rosenman
Best Original Song
- Winner Last Dance from Thank God It's Friday
- Nominee Better Than Ever from Starting Over
- Nominee Grease from Grease
- Nominee Ready to Take a Chance Again from Foul Play
- Nominee You're the One That I Want from Grease
Best Non-English Language Film
- Winner Autumn Sonata · Sweden
- Nominee A Dream of Passion · Greece
- Nominee Death on the Nile · England
- Nominee Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands · Brazil
- Nominee Get Out Your Handkerchiefs · France
- Nominee Lemon Popsicle · Israel
Best Television Series – Drama
- Winner 60 Minutes
- Nominee Battlestar Galactica
- Nominee Family
- Nominee Holocaust
- Nominee Lou Grant
Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
- Winner Taxi
- Nominee Alice
- Nominee All in the Family
- Nominee The Love Boat
- Nominee Three's Company
Best Actor – Television Series Drama
- Winner Holocaust · Michael Moriarty
- Nominee Battlestar Galactica · Richard Hatch
- Nominee Little House on the Prairie · Michael Landon
- Nominee Lou Grant · Ed Asner
- Nominee The Paper Chase · John Houseman
- Nominee The Rockford Files · James Garner
Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- Winner Holocaust · Rosemary Harris
- Nominee Charlie's Angels · Kate Jackson
- Nominee Family · Kristy McNichol
- Nominee Family · Sada Thompson
- Nominee Wheels · Lee Remick
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
- Winner Mork & Mindy · Robin Williams
- Nominee M*A*S*H · Alan Alda
- Nominee Taxi · Judd Hirsch
- Nominee The Love Boat · Gavin MacLeod
- Nominee Three's Company · John Ritter
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
- Winner Alice · Linda Lavin
- Nominee All in the Family · Jean Stapleton
- Nominee Laverne & Shirley · Penny Marshall
- Nominee The Carol Burnett Show · Carol Burnett
- Nominee Three's Company · Suzanne Somers
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
- Winner Three's Company · Norman Fell
- Nominee One Day at a Time · Pat Harrington Jr.
- Nominee Taxi · Jeff Conaway
- Nominee Taxi · Danny DeVito
- Nominee Taxi · Andy Kaufman
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
- Winner Alice · Polly Holliday
- Nominee Lou Grant · Linda Kelsey
- Nominee Rhoda · Julie Kavner
- Nominee Rhoda · Nancy Walker
- Nominee Taxi · Marilu Henner
- Nominee Three's Company · Audra Lindley