Bogie56 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 I would point out that in 1980 two Australians films were nominated for relatively minor awards: Breaker Morant (adapted screenplay) and My Brilliant Career (costume design). My Brilliant Career is clearly a 1979 film. Breaker Morant appears to be a 1980 film: IMDB says it debuted that year. It's just that some websites, including TCM, have it as a 1979 film. If there's any evidence that it actually was a 1979 movie, it would be good to have it before tomorrow. Breaker Morant was no doubt shot in 1979 but was released in Australia in March 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Leading vs. Supporting Categories in 1979 … Oscar put Michael O’Keefe in the supporting category for The Great Santini in 1980. IMO O’Keefe was a co-lead with Robert Duvall in this film. This is another case of putting the younger newcomer in the supporting category. Blythe Danner is the lead actress in Santini. Alan Alda and Barbara Harris are the leads in The Seduction of Joe Tynan. Meryl Streep is supporting. Dustin Hoffman is the only lead in Kramer vs. Kramer. Diane Keaton is the lead actress in Manhattan. Mariel Hemingway is supporting. It appears I may be alone in thinking that Shirley MacLaine was a lead actress in Being There. It’s one I will have to see again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 It’s time for 1979. Here are Oscar’s choices for 1979. Winners in bold. Best Actor Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer* Jack Lemmon, The China Syndrome Al Pacino, …And Justice For All Roy Scheider, All That Jazz Peter Sellers, Being There Best Actress Sally Field, Norma Rae* Jill Clayburgh, Starting Over Jane Fonda, The China Syndrome Marsha Mason, Chapter Two Bette Midler, The Rose Best Supporting Actor Melvyn Douglas, Being There* Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now Frederic Forrest, The Rose Justin Henry, Kramer vs. Kramer Mickey Rooney, The Black Stallion Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer* Barbara Barrie, Breaking Away Candice Bergen, Starting Over Jane Alexander, Kramer vs. Kramer Mariel Hemingway, Manhattan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 My choice for the Juvenile Acting award for 1979 is… JUSTIN HENRY (Billy Kramer), Kramer vs Kramer* Runner-Ups … DIANE LANE (Lauren King), A Little Romance ERZSEBET FOLDI (Michelle Gideon), All That Jazz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 1979 BEST ACTOR Roy Scheider All That Jazz**** Peter Sellers Being There Brad Dourif Wise Blood Robert Duvall The Great Santini Dustin Hoffman Kramer vs Kramer James Woods The Onion Field Martin Sheen Apocalypse Now Steve Martin The Jerk Graham Chapman Monty Python's Life of Brian Albert Brooks Real Life Woody Allen Manhattan Al Pacino And Justice for All BEST ACTRESS Judy Davis My Brilliant Career**** Sigourney Weaver Alien Bernadette Peters The Jerk Sally Field Norma Rae Diane Keaton Manhattan BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Robert Duvall Apocalypse Now**** Ian Holm Alien Dennis Hopper Apocalypse Now Hugh Keays-Byrne Mad Max David Patrick Kelly The Warriors Angus Scrimm Phantasm Harry Dean Stanton Wise Blood Jack Warden Being There Franklyn Seales The Onion Field Frederic Forrest Apocalypse Now Yaphet Kotto Alien BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Meryl Streep Kramer vs Karmer**** Amy Wright Wise Blood Shirley MacLaine Being There Candice Bergen Starting Over Deborah Van Valkenburgh The Warriors BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE David Bennett The Tin Drum**** Laurence Fishburne Apocalypse Now (14/15 when the movie was filmed) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Here are my choices of the 99 films I've seen from 1979 for… Best Supporting Actress of 1979 1. MERYL STREEP (Joanna Kramer), Kramer vs. Kramer 2. MARIEL HEMINGWAY (Tracy), Manhattan 3. JANE ALEXANDER (Margaret Phelps), Kramer vs. Kramer 4. LELAND PALMER (Audrey Paris), All That Jazz 5. BARBARA BARRIE (Evelyn Stoller), Breaking Away 6. LISA JANE PERSKY (Mary Ann Meechum), The Great Santini 7. CANDICE BERGEN (Jessica Potter), Starting Over 8. MERYL STREEP (Karen Traynor), The Seduction of Joe Tynan 9. VERONICA CARTWRIGHT (Lambert), Alien 10. ANN REINKING (Kate Jagger), All That Jazz and ... CATHERINE DENEUVE (Eva), Courage Fuyons AMY WRIGHT (Sabbath Lilly), Wise Blood SLAWA KWASNIEWSKA (Malinka), Provincial Actors ERZSEBET FOLDI (Michelle Gideon), All that Jazz LAURA ANTONELLI (“the businesswoman”), Tigers In Lipstick FRANCES LEE MCCAIN (Jeanette Yeager), Real Life 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Here are my choices of the 99 films I've seen from 1979 for… Best Supporting Actor of 1979 1. FREDERIC FORREST (Engineman 3rd Class, Jay “Chef” Hicks), Apocalypse Now 2. ROBERT DUVALL (Lieutenant Colonel William ‘Bill’ Kilgore, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment), Apocalypse Now 3. FREDERIC FORREST (Dyer Houston), The Rose 4. JAMES WOODS (Greg Powell), The Onion Field 5. MICKEY ROONEY (Henry Dailey), The Black Stallion 6. ALBERT HALL (Chief Petty Officer George Phillips), Apocalypse Now 7. PAUL DOOLEY (Ray Stoller), Breaking Away 8. MICHAEL MURPHY (Yale Pollack), Manhattan 9. DANIEL STERN (Cyril), Breaking Away 10. MELVYN DOUGLAS (Benjamin Rand), Being There and ... YAPHET KOTTO (Parker), Alien DENNIS HOPPER ("Photo Journalist"), Apocalypse Now JUSTIN HENRY (Billy Kramer), Kramer vs. Kramer JAMES MASON (Dr. John Watson), Murder By Decree IAN HOLM (Ash), Alien LAURENCE FISHBURNE (Gunners Mate, 3rd Class, Tyrone Miller/”Mr. Clean”), Apocalypse Now NED BEATTY (Hoover Shoates), Wise Blood BEAU BRIDGES (Sonny Webster), Norma Rae PAT HINGLE (Vernon), Norma Rae CHARLES GRODIN (Warren Yeager), Real Life LEE STRASBERG (Willie), Going In Style JEFFREY TAMBOR (Jay Porter), ...And Justice For All SAM BOTTOMS (Gunners Mate, 3rd Class, Lance B. Johnson), Apocalypse Now 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlewis Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I don't even know how many movies I have seen from 1979, but would Jim Henson, Frank Oz and others be added for their vocal work and puppetry in The Muppet Movie? Orson Welles doesn't do much in that movie but he has a nice commanding presence as the movie studio head. Of course he had to make a cameo, being a huge fan of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r20EMNapmsY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I would point out that in 1980 two Australians films were nominated for relatively minor awards: Breaker Morant (adapted screenplay) and My Brilliant Career (costume design). My Brilliant Career is clearly a 1979 film. Breaker Morant appears to be a 1980 film: IMDB says it debuted that year. It's just that some websites, including TCM, have it as a 1979 film. If there's any evidence that it actually was a 1979 movie, it would be good to have it before tomorrow. The Australian films began to come into their own, as a major force internationally, in the late 1970s, with directors such as Peter Weir, Gillian Armstrong, et. al. My 1979 choices will include a couple of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KilgoreTrout Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Best Actor: Peter Sellers –Being There Best Actress: Barbara O. Jones -Bush Mama Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall –Apocalypse Now Best Supporting Actress: Mariel Hemingway -Manhattan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 The New York Film Critics Circle Awards for 1979 were … Best Actor Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer* Peter Sellers, Being There Nick Nolte, North Dallas Forty Best Actress Sally Field, Norma Rae* Bette Midler, The Rose Hanna Shygulla, the Marriage of Maria Braun Best Supporting Actor Melvyn Douglas, Being There* Frederic Forrest, The Rose James Woods, The Onion Field Melvyn Douglas, The Seduction of Joe Tynan Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep, Kramer vs Kramer and The Seduction of Joe Tynan* ————————————————————————————————— The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for 1979 were … Best Actor Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer* Best Actress Sally Field, Norma Rae* Best Supporting Actor Melvyn Douglas, Being There and The Seduction of Joe Tynan* Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep, Kramer vs Kramer and The Seduction of Joe Tynan* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) Here are my choices of the 99 films I've seen from 1979 for… Best Actress of 1979 1. BETTE MIDLER (Mary Rose Foster/”the Rose”), The Rose 2. SALLY FIELD (Norma Rae Wilson Webster), Norma Rae 3. BARBARA HARRIS (Ellie Tynan), The Seduction of Joe Tynan 4. SIGOURNEY WEAVER (Ellen Ripley) Alien 5. DIANE KEATON (Mary Wilkie), Manhattan 6. BLYTHE DANNER (Lillian Meechum), The Great Santini 7. NASTASSJA KINSKI (Tess Durbeyfield), Tess 8. BETTY FARIA (Salome, "Queen of the Rhumba"), Bye Bye Brazil 9. JANE FONDA (Kimberly Wells), The China Syndrome 10. HANNA SCHYGULLA (Maria Braun), The Marriage of Maria Braun and ... JILL CLAYBURGH (Marilyn Homberg), Starting Over SHIRLEY MACLAINE (Eve Rand), Being There VANESSA REDGRAVE (Agatha Christie/”Theresa Neele”), Agatha MARSHA MASON (Jennie MacLaine), Chapter Two JILL CLAYBURGH (Caterina Silveri), Luna Edited January 17, 2017 by Bogie56 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 Here are my choices of the 99 films I've seen from 1979 for… Best Actor of 1979 1. ROBERT DUVALL (Lt. Col. Wilbur P. "Bull" Meechum/"the Great Santini"/"Col. John J. Jones"), The Great Santini 2. ROY SCHEIDER (Joe Gideon), All That Jazz 3. MARTIN SHEEN (Captain Benjamin L. Willard), Apocalypse Now 4. DUSTIN HOFFMAN (Ted Kramer), Kramer vs. Kramer 5. JACK LEMMON (Jack Godell), The China Syndrome 6. AL PACINO (Arthur Kirkland), ...And Justice For All 7. JOSE WILKER (“Lorde Cigano”/“Lord Gypsy"), Bye Bye Brazil 8. DENNIS CHRISTOPHER (Dave Stoller), Breaking Away 9. DUDLEY MOORE (George Webber), 10 10. MICHAEL O'KEEFE (Ben Meechum), The Great Santini and... GEORGE BURNS (Joe Harris), Going In Style BEN GAZZARA (John “Jack” Flowers/Giovanni Fluery), Saint Jack PETER FALK (Vincent J. Ricardo), The In-Laws ALAN ARKIN (Dr. Sheldon “Shelly” Kornpett), The In-Laws RICHARD PRYOR (Richard Pryor), Richard Pryor Live in Concert WOODY ALLEN (Isaac "Ike" Mortimer Davis), Manhattan PETER FIRTH (Angel Clare), Tess ALBERT BROOKS (Albert Brooks), Real Life MATTHEW BARRY (Joe Silveri), Luna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 ACTOR:1. Graham Chapman - Life of Brian 2. Woody Allen - Manhattan 3. Jack Lemmon - The China Syndrome 4. Peter Falk - The In-Laws 5. Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs. Kramer6. Peter Sellers - Being There7. Bruno Ganz - Nosferatu the Vampyre 8. Klaus Kinski - Nosferatu the Vampyre9. Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now 10. Nicol Williamson - The Human Factor ACTRESS: 1. Hanna Schygulla - The Marriage of Maria Braun 2. Diane Keaton - Manhattan 3. Nastassja Kinski - Tess4. Judy Davis - My Brilliant Career 5. Sally Field - Norma Rae 6. Jane Fonda - The China Syndrome7. Vanessa Redgrave - Agatha 8. Sigourney Weaver - Alien 9. Isabelle Adjani - Nosferatu the Vampyre 10. Farrah Fawcett - Sunburn SUPPORTING ACTOR 1. John Cleese - Life of Brian 2. Hark Bohm - The Marriage of Maria Braun 3. Michael Douglas - The China Syndrome 4. Marlon Brando - Apocalypse Now 5. Eric Idle - Life of Brian 6. Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now7. Gottfried John - The Marriage of Maria Braun 8. Willie Nelson - The Electric Horseman SUPPORTING ACTRESS:1. Mariel Hemingway - Manhattan 2. Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer 3. Shirley MacLaine - Being There 4. Iman - The Human Factor5. Elisabeth Trissenaar - The Marriage of Maria Braun 6. Wendy Hughes - My Brilliant Career 7. Julie Andrews - 10 8. Joan Collins - Sunburn BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE: Justin Henry - Kramer vs. Kramer BEST EXTRA: George Harrison - Life of Brian BEST ANIMAL PERFORMANCE: Cass Ole, Arabian horse in The Black Stallion BEST ACTRESS PLAYING HERSELF: Bella Abzug - Manhattan BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: A Little Romance - Georges Delerue BEST ORIGINAL SONG: 1. The Rose (Bette Midler in The Rose) 2. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Eric Idle in Life of Brian) BEST NON-ORIGINAL SONG: Aquarius (Renn Woods & Choir in Hair) BEST QUOTE: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" (Apocalypse Now) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Didn't realize we are getting into 1979 a day early. In any case, here goes, it was one of the best years of the 1970s. 1979 Favorites Best Actor Woody Allen (Manhattan) David Bennent (The Tin Drum) Brad Dourif (Wise Blood) Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer) Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu the Vampyre) Best Actress Judy Davis (My Brilliant Career) Sally Field (Norma Rae) Nastassia Kinski (Tess) Bette Midler (The Rose) Hanna Schygulla (The Marriage of Maria Braun) Best Supporting Actor Hugh Keays-Byrne (Mad Max) Peter Firth (Tess) Karl Johnson (The Tempest) Dan Shor (Wise Blood) Harry Dean Stanton (Wise Blood) Best Supporting Actress Mariel Hemingway (Manhattan) Mariella Oliveri (The Tin Drum) Mary Nell Santacroce (Wise Blood) Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer) Amy Wright (Wise Blood) Best Lines: “They ain’t quit doin’ it... as long as I’m doin' it.” (Wise Blood) "Chapter One. He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion." (Manhattan) Best Music Scenes Rhapsody in Blue performed by Gary Graffman and the New York Philharmonic (Manhattan) The Rose sung by Bette Midler (The Rose) The Tennessee Waltz (Wise Blood) and last but definitely not least, Stormy Weather sung by Elisabeth Welch (The Tempest) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 Didn't realize we are getting into 1979 a day early. In any case, here goes, it was one of the best years of the 1970s. Yes and we will be wrapping 1979 on Tuesday to make room for the Best of the 1970's poll. A reminder that everyone is welcome to submit one choice in each of the 5 acting categories for best of the decade starting next Wednesday. And anyone wishing to play catchup can still post their yearly favourites and I will include them in the review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 The National Board of Review Awards for 1979 were… Best Actor Peter Sellers, Being There* Best Actress Sally Field, Norma Rae* Best Supporting Actor Paul Dooley, Breaking Away* Best Supporting Actress Meryl Streep, Manhattan, Kramer vs Kramer and The Seduction of Joe Tynan* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 The National Society of Film Critics Awards for 1979 were … Best Actor Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer and Agatha* Peter Sellers, Being There Nick Nolte, North Dallas Forty Jack Lemmon, The China Syndrome Klaus Kinski, Nosferatu the Vampire and Woyzeck Richard Pryor, Richard Pryor, Live In Concert Roy Scheider, All That Jazz Best Actress Sally Field, Norma Rae* Hanna Schygulla, The Marriage of Maria Braun Bette Midler, The Rose Diane Keaton, Manhattan Best Supporting Actors Frederic Forrest, Apocalypse Now and The Rose* Melvyn Douglas, Being There and The Seduction of Joe Tynan Paul Dooley, Breaking Away James Mason, Murder by Decree James Woods, The Onion Field Best Supporting Actresses Meryl Streep, Manhattan, Kramer vs Kramer and The Seduction of Joe Tynan* Barbara Harris, The Seduction of Joe Tynan Jane Alexander, Kramer vs. Kramer Barbara Barrie, Breaking Away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I'm glad to see the love for Life of Brian, one of the funniest movies ever. And for Frederic Forrest, a much underrated and now probably forgotten actor, who gave a couple of excellent performances this year and in When the Legends Die. But seriously, guys . . . Mariel Hemingway? Her adenoidal whine is like fingernails on the chalkboard. On the other hand, Manhattan has a Diane Keaton performance I really enjoy, and there aren't a lot of those. Norma Rae is on the honor roll of films set in the South which actually get some stuff right. I particularly like Sally Field's drunk scene where she hears the song that was playing when she found out her husband was dead. Tess is one of the better literary adaptations of a major novel. All in all, 1979 was a pretty good year, as is the year to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 A few words about some of my nominees: Angus Scrimm started out his career as a writer, a journalist, and he even won a Grammy for writing liner notes in albums by artists like Frank Sinatra and the Beatles. His film career began in minor, low-budget affairs in the early 1970's, and his signature role came in a film that on the surface looked to be another cheap, forgettable horror offering. Phantasm was instead an inspired, well-shot melding of supernatural horror, other-dimensional science fiction, family drama, and nightmarish art film. The story involves a young boy who discovers weird goings on involving the town's undertaker, a character unnamed other than "The Tall Man", played by the 6' 4'' Scrimm. I won't divulge more, as the bizarre twists and turns are part of the film's joy, but Scrimm makes quite an impression with his exaggerated size, permanent scowl, and tremendous voice, especially when he calls out to the film's hero with a drawn out, "Boooyyyy!" Scrimm acted in several more B-horror movies, but he would always be associated with his Tall Man role, and he reprised it 4 more times. He passed away in January of last year, age 89. Hugh Keays-Byrne was born in India, raised in England, but is most closely associated with his adopted country of Australia. He had a few notable turns on TV and in films before landing the key role of the villain "Toecutter" in George Miller's worldwide hit film Mad Max. It's said that in action films, the heroes are only as good as the villains are bad, and a memorable antagonist can save a lesser film. Keays-Byrne's outlaw gangleader set a template that would be copied in many a post-apocalyptic film to follow in the next decade. He was flashy, violent, loud and unhinged. You may wonder why his gang follows him when he's so outrageous, but maybe they find him as entertaining as the audience does. Keays-Byrne returned to the world of this early success, although hidden behind heavy costuming and make-up, as the villain Immortan Joe in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. The Warriors was a movie that I avoided seeing for a long time. I recall when it was (barely) released, and gang violence broke out at screenings, leading to the film being pulled fairly quickly. When I learned more about the film, it sounded too silly and absurd, what with rival NYC street gangs dressed up as baseball playing mimes or in matching latex body suits and other goofiness. I finally broke down and watched it about ten years ago, and enjoyed it very much. The story is bare bones: a street gang called the Warriors travels far uptown away from their safe territory for a massive, multi-gang summit. Things go wrong, though, and the Warriors get blamed for killing a charismatic leader, which places a bounty on their heads. They have to fight their way back to their Coney Island safe zone, all the while trying to avoid or battle the many rival gangs and the police. David Patrick Kelly plays the choice villain role of Luther, who gets to utter the film's most famous dialogue, "Warriors! Come out to plaaaayyyy!" He makes a terrific, scheming rat, and he would play many more over the next few decades in films like 48 Hrs., Commando and Dreamscape, as well as a re-occurring role on TV's Twin Peaks. Deborah Van Valkenburgh was an actress that I knew from the Ted Knight TV sitcom Too Close for Comfort that ran from 1980 to 1985. Her debut role in The Warriors couldn't be any more different. She plays Mercy, a tough neighborhood girl who is unfortunate enough to cross paths with the Warriors as they make their journey across town. She ends up following them, and she eventually becomes as imperiled as the gang. Her performance exudes strength and confidence, and she makes quite an impression, for me anyway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesStewartFan95 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Best Actor Woody Allen, Manhattan Thelonious Bernard, A Little Romance Dennis Christopher, Breaking Away Jim Henson, The Muppet Movie Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer Steve Martin, The Jerk Dudley Moore, 10 Bill Murray, Meatballs Martin Sheen, Apocalpyse Now Best Actress Beverly D'Angelo, Hair Sally Field, Norma Rae Diane Keaton, Manhattan Diane Lane, A Little Romance Sigourney Weaver, Alien Best Supporting Actor Marlon Brando, Apocalypse Now Paul Dooley, Breaking Away Charles Durning, The Muppet Movie Frederic Forrest, The Rose Dennis Hopper, Apocalypse Now John Hurt, Alien Yaphet Kotto, Alien Laurence Olivier, A Little Romance M. Emmett Walsh, The Jerk Treat Williams, Hair Best Supporting Actress Julie Andrews, 10 Veronica Cartwright, Alien Mariel Hemingway, Manhattan Bernadette Peters, The Jerk Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer Lynne Thigpen, The Warriors 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 The BAFTA winners for 1979 were …. Best Actor Jack Lemmon, The China Syndrome Martin Sheen, Apocalypse Now Robert De Niro, The Deer Hunter (78) Woody Allen, Manhattan Best Actress Jane Fonda, The China Syndrome Maggie Smith, California Suite (78) Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter (78) Diane Keaton, Manhattan Best Supporting Actor Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now* John Hurt, Alien Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter (78) Denholm Elliott, Saint Jack Best Supporting Actress Rachel Roberts, Yanks* Lisa Eichhorn, The Europeans Mariel Hemingway, Manhattan Meryl Streep, Manhattan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 Best Supporting Actor of 1979 5. MICKEY ROONEY (Henry Dailey), The Black Stallion Mickey Rooney could be hit or miss in his film career. He certainly had a tendency to go big which to be honest probably added to his popularity in the 30's and 40's. I've seen The Black Stallion three times since its first release and I must admit each time I prepare myself to watch it I come with the preconceived notion that recognition for Rooney's performance is mainly a sentimental one. I certainly didn't feel that way the last time I saw The Black Stallion only a few years ago. Instead I had the impression if Rooney had come out of nowhere to do that role people would have been doing backflips to announce a new acting talent. His portrayal of the ex-jockey, now horse trainer Henry Daniel combines a natural feel with just the right touch of drama. Rooney seems to have lived the life of this character. It would make for a great double bill with National Velvet (1944). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 Best Actor 7. JOSE WILKER (“Lorde Cigano”/“Lord Gypsy"), Bye Bye Brazil Best Actress 9. BETTY FARIA (Salome, "Queen of the Rhumba"), Bye Bye Brazil Carlos Diegues' Bye Bye Brazil did much to spread the word about the emergence of South American films in the late 70's. Jose Wilker and Betty Faria have a cheesy travelling magic act. But now even the small dirt poor villages of Brazil have discovered television. Usually everyone gathers around the one set in the village. Lord Gypsy resorts to pimping his girlfriend, Salome. It's a fun film with two very good performances. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 Here are Danny Peary’s Alternate Oscar choices for 1979. Winners in bold. Best Actor Ben Gazzara, Saint Jack* Woody Allen, Manhattan Dennis Christopher, Breaking Away Phil Daniels, Quadraphenia Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer Ron Liebman, Norma Rae Dudley Moore, 10 Nick Nolte, North Dallas Forty Richar Pryor, Richard Pryor Live In Concert Burt Reynolds, Starting Over Peter Sellers, Being There Best Actress Sally Field, Norma Rae* Jill Clayburgh, Starting Over Jane Fonda, The China Syndrome Diane Keaton, Manhattan Bette Midler, The Rose And here are Michael Gerbert’s Golden Armchair choices for 1979: Best Actor Peter Falk, The In-Laws* Best Actress Sally Field, Norma Rae* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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