1979 in awards

Most awarded of 1979

Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.

• 11 Midnight Express Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes
• 7 The Deer Hunter Academy Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes
• 6 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tonys
• 5 Coming Home Academy Awards · Golden Globes
• 4 Last Dance from Thank God It's Friday Academy Awards · Golden Globes · Grammys
• 4 Heaven Can Wait Academy Awards · Golden Globes
• 4 Julia BAFTA Film Awards
• 3 Taxi Golden Globes · Emmys
• 2 Death on the Nile Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
• 2 Alice Golden Globes

36th Golden Globes

• Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · Midnight Express · Alan Marshall
• Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Jon Voight · Coming Home
• Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Jane Fonda · Coming Home
• Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Warren Beatty · Heaven Can Wait
• Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Ellen Burstyn · Same Time, Next Year

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21st Grammys

• Winner Best New Artist · A Taste of Honey
• Winner Best Children's Music Album · The Muppet Show · Jim Henson, The Muppets
• Winner Best Comedy Album · A Wild and Crazy Guy · Steve Martin
• Winner Best Country Instrumental Performance · One O'Clock Jump · Asleep at the Wheel
• Winner Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal · Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys · Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

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31st DGA Awards

• Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Michael Cimino · The Deer Hunter
• Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Gene Reynolds · Prisoner from Lou Grant
• Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · Paul Bogart · California, Here We Are from All in the Family

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32nd BAFTA Film Awards

• Winner Best Film · Julia
• Winner Best Direction · Alan Parker · Midnight Express
• Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · Richard Dreyfuss · The Goodbye Girl
• Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Jane Fonda · Julia
• Winner Best Actor in a Supporting Role · John Hurt · Midnight Express

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51st Academy Awards

• Winner Best Picture · The Deer Hunter · Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino, John Peverall
• Winner Best Actor · Jon Voight · Coming Home
• Winner Best Actress · Jane Fonda · Coming Home
• Winner Best Supporting Actor · Christopher Walken · The Deer Hunter
• Winner Best Supporting Actress · Maggie Smith · California Suite

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33rd Tonys

• Winner Best Play · The Elephant Man · Bernard Pomerance, Bernard Pomerance
• Winner Best Musical · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Winner Best Actor in a Play · Tom Conti · Whose Life Is It Anyway?
• Winner Best Actress in a Play · Constance Cummings · Wings
• Winner Best Actor in a Musical · Len Cariou · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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31st Emmys

• Winner Outstanding Drama Series · Lou Grant · Gene Reynolds, Gary David Goldberg
• Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · Taxi · Glen Charles, Les Charles
• Winner Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series · Roots: The Next Generations · David L. Wolper
• Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · Ron Leibman · Kaz
• Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · Mariette Hartley · The Incredible Hulk

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