1980 in awards
7 ceremonies · 7 awards bodies · 519 nominations · 136 winners
Most awarded of 1980
Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.
- 10 Kramer vs. Kramer Academy Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes
- 6 Apocalypse Now Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes
- 6 Evita Tonys
- 4 All That Jazz Academy Awards
- 3 Breaking Away Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes
- 3 Alien Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 3 Being There Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 3 Lou Grant Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 M*A*S*H Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 Alice Golden Globes
37th Golden Globes
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · Kramer vs. Kramer · Stanley R. Jaffe
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Dustin Hoffman · Kramer vs. Kramer
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Sally Field · Norma Rae
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Peter Sellers · Being There
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Bette Midler · The Rose
22nd Grammys
- Winner Album of the Year · 52nd Street · Billy Joel
- Winner Record of the Year · What a Fool Believes · The Doobie Brothers
- Winner Song of the Year · What a Fool Believes · Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald
- Winner Best New Artist · Rickie Lee Jones
- Winner Best Children's Music Album · The Muppet Movie · Jim Henson, Paul Williams, The Muppets
32nd DGA Awards
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Robert Benton · Kramer vs. Kramer
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Roger Young · Cop from Lou Grant
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · Charles S. Dubin · Period of Adjustment from M*A*S*H
33rd BAFTA Film Awards
- Winner Best Film · Manhattan · Woody Allen
- Winner Best Direction · Francis Ford Coppola · Apocalypse Now
- Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · Jack Lemmon · The China Syndrome
- Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Jane Fonda · The China Syndrome
- Winner Best Actor in a Supporting Role · Robert Duvall · Apocalypse Now
52nd Academy Awards
- Winner Best Picture · Kramer vs. Kramer · Stanley R. Jaffe
- Winner Best Actor · Dustin Hoffman · Kramer vs. Kramer
- Winner Best Actress · Sally Field · Norma Rae
- Winner Best Supporting Actor · Melvyn Douglas · Being There
- Winner Best Supporting Actress · Meryl Streep · Kramer vs. Kramer
34th Tonys
- Winner Best Play · Children of a Lesser God · Mark Medoff
- Winner Best Musical · Evita
- Winner Best Actor in a Play · John Rubinstein · Children of a Lesser God
- Winner Best Actress in a Play · Phyllis Frelich · Children of a Lesser God
- Winner Best Actor in a Musical · Jim Dale · Barnum
32nd Emmys
- Winner Outstanding Drama Series · Lou Grant · Gene Reynolds
- Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · Taxi · James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger, Glen Charles, Les Charles
- Winner Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series · Edward & Mrs. Simpson
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · Ed Asner · Lou Grant
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · Barbara Bel Geddes · Dallas