Academy Awards, USA 1980
Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- WinnerAll That JazzPhilip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, Gary J. Brink
- AlienMichael Seymour, Leslie Dilley, Roger Christian, Ian Whittaker
- Apocalypse NowDean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson
- The China SyndromeGeorge Jenkins, Arthur Jeph Parker
- Star Trek: The Motion PictureHarold Michelson, Joseph R. Jennings, Leon Harris, John Vallone, Linda DeScenna
Best Documentary, Features
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Best Effects, Visual Effects
- WinnerAlienH.R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, Dennis Ayling
- 1941William A. Fraker, A.D. Flowers, Gregory Jein
- The Black HolePeter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw, Joe Hale
- MoonrakerDerek Meddings, Paul Wilson, John Evans
- Star Trek: The Motion PictureDouglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, David K. Stewart, Grant McCune
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Music, Original Score
Best Music, Original Song
Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score
Best Short Film, Animated
Best Short Film, Live Action
Best Sound
- WinnerApocalypse NowWalter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nathan Boxer
- 1941Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall, Gene S. Cantamessa
- The Electric HorsemanArthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler, Al Overton Jr.
- MeteorWilliam L. McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut, Jack Solomon
- The RoseTheodore Soderberg, Douglas O. Williams, Paul Wells, James E. Webb
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen