Best of 1978
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1. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,353 | Gross: $48.98M
BEST PICTURE
The Deer Hunter
Midnight Express
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Days of Heaven
Grease
Superman
Halloween
Heaven Can Wait
Death on the Nile
Eyes of Laura Mars
2. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,353 | Gross: $48.98M
BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
Ingmar Bergman - Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Alan Parker - Midnight Express
Terrence Malick - Days of Heaven
John Carpenter - Halloween
Randal Kleiser - Grease
3. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,353 | Gross: $48.98M
BEST ACTOR
Robert De Niro - The Deer Hunter
Peter Ustinov - Death on the Nile
Gregory Peck - The Boys from Brazil
Laurence Olivier - The Boys from Brazil
Warren Beatty - Heaven Can Wait
Brad Davis - Midnight Express
4. Autumn Sonata (1978)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Music
A devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Halvar Björk
Votes: 37,814
BEST ACTRESS
Liv Ullmann - Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Ingrid Bergman - Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Faye Dunaway - Eyes of Laura Mars
Olivia Newton-John - Grease
Jamie Lee Curtis - Halloween
Diana Ross - The Wiz
5. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,353 | Gross: $48.98M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
John Hurt - Midnight Express
John Savage - The Deer Hunter
John Cazale - The Deer Hunter
Gene Hackman - Superman
Sam Shepard - Days of Heaven
6. California Suite (1978)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine
Votes: 8,111
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maggie Smith - California Suite
Stockard Channing - Grease
Meryl Streep - The Deer Hunter
Angela Lansbury - Death on the Nile
Dyan Cannon - Heaven Can Wait
Maggie Smith - Death on the Nile
Didi Conn - Grease
7. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,353 | Gross: $48.98M
BEST CASTING
The Deer Hunter
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
Death on the Nile
Heaven Can Wait
California Suite
The Boys from Brazil
8. Autumn Sonata (1978)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Music
A devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Halvar Björk
Votes: 37,814
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
The Deer Hunter
Days of Heaven
Halloween
9. Midnight Express (1978)
R | 121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli
Votes: 88,265 | Gross: $35.00M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Midnight Express
Heaven Can Wait
California Suite
Death on the Nile
The Boys from Brazil
Grease
10. Grease (1978)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 300,683 | Gross: $188.76M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Grease
Thank God It's Friday
Superman
The Wiz
Halloween
Days of Heaven
Watership Down
11. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,353 | Gross: $48.98M
BEST EDITING
The Deer Hunter
Midnight Express
The Boys from Brazil
Superman
Heaven Can Wait
Halloween
12. Days of Heaven (1978)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz
Votes: 62,775
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Days of Heaven
Superman
Midnight Express
The Deer Hunter
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
The Wiz
Halloween
13. The Wiz (1978)
G | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross
Votes: 17,049 | Gross: $21.05M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Wiz
Superman
Death on the Nile
Grease
Days of Heaven
Heaven Can Wait
Thank God It's Friday
14. Death on the Nile (1978)
PG | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Jane Birkin
Votes: 39,853
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Death on the Nile
The Wiz
Grease
Days of Heaven
Superman
California Suite
Thank God It's Friday
15. The Wiz (1978)
G | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross
Votes: 17,049 | Gross: $21.05M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
The Wiz
Midnight Express
The Deer Hunter
Grease
Death on the Nile
The Boys from Brazil
Halloween
16. Superman (1978)
PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Votes: 187,583 | Gross: $134.22M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Superman
Heaven Can Wait
The Wiz
17. Midnight Express (1978)
R | 121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli
Votes: 88,265 | Gross: $35.00M
BEST SCORE
Midnight Express
Days of Heaven
Superman
Halloween
Heaven Can Wait
The Boys from Brazil
18. Grease (1978)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 300,683 | Gross: $188.76M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Grease
Thank God It's Friday
The Wiz
19. Thank God It's Friday (1978)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Music
A Friday in the life of the disco club The Zoo, where the staff and clients meet and dance their lives away.
Director: Robert Klane | Stars: Donna Summer, Valerie Landsburg, Terri Nunn, Chick Vennera
Votes: 3,123 | Gross: $7.30M
BEST SONG
Thank God It's Friday - "With Your Love"
Thank God It's Friday - "Last Dance"
Grease - "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Grease - "You're the One That I Want"
Watership Down - "Bright Eyes"
Eyes of Laura Mars - "Prisoner"
The Wiz - "Is This What Feeling Gets?"
20. Grease (1978)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Votes: 300,683 | Gross: $188.76M
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Grease
The Wiz
Thank God It's Friday
21. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,353 | Gross: $48.98M
BEST SOUND
The Deer Hunter
Superman
The Boys from Brazil
Grease
Midnight Express
The Wiz
Days of Heaven
22. Superman (1978)
PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Votes: 187,583 | Gross: $134.22M
BEST SOUND EDITING
Superman
The Deer Hunter
The Boys from Brazil
Midnight Express
Watership Down
Heaven Can Wait
The Wiz
23. Superman (1978)
PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Votes: 187,583 | Gross: $134.22M
BEST STUNTS
Superman
Midnight Express
The Deer Hunter
The Boys from Brazil
Halloween
Death on the Nile
24. Watership Down (1978)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Hoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.
Directors: Martin Rosen, John Hubley | Stars: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson, Michael Graham Cox
Votes: 39,437
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Watership Down
25. Autumn Sonata (1978)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Music
A devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Lena Nyman, Halvar Björk
Votes: 37,814
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
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