51st Academy Awards

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==Events==
Johnny Carson takes over hosting duties at Dorothy Chandler. There was protesting going on about The Deer Hunter being a racist film and a fantasy picturization of what went on the Vietnam War. Leo Jaffe earned a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Superman was given the Special Achievement Award for visual effects and 4 honorary Oscars were given out. One to King Vidor for his innovations in the art of cinema, one to Walter Lantz for all the joy he gave with his cartoons (including Woody Woodpecker), one to Laurence Olivier for his achievements and contributions over the years and one to The Museum Of Modern Art Department of Film for their making cinema an art form available to us all. Three Scientific Technical Awards were given: one to Kodak for the research and development of a Duplicating Color Film for motion pictures, one to Stefan Kudelski of Nagra Magnetic Recorders, Incorporated, for the continuing research, design, and development of the Nagra Production Sound Recorder for Motion Pictures and one to Panavision and its engineering staff under the direction of Robert E. Gottschalk, for the concept, design, and continuous development of the Panaflex Motion Picture Camera System. 
==Winners==
Scared Straight won Best Documentary Feature
France won Best Foreign Language Film for their entry Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Teenage Father won Best Live Action Short
Special Delivery won Best Animated Short
The Flight Of The Gossamer Condor won Best Documentary Short
Days Of Heaven won Best Cinematography
Heaven Can Wait won Best Art Direction
Thank God It's Friday won Best Original Song (Last Dance)
The Buddy Holly Story won Best Adaptation or Original Song Score
Death On The Nile won Best Costume Design
California Suite won Best Supporting Actress
Midnight Express won 2 Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score
Coming Home won 3 Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay
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The Deer Hunter won 5 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing
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