BBOPTAs - 1979
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- DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Favourite Film of the Year
Runner ups:
Kramer vs. Kramer
Time After Time
Life of Brian
The Muppet Movie
Salem's Lot
The Brood
Porridge
The China Syndrome
Stalker - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Best Film of the Year
Runner ups:
Kramer vs. Kramer
Life of Brian
Time After Time
The Muppet Movie
The China Syndrome
Salem's Lot
Manhattan
Porridge
Stalker - DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.Best Lead Actor: Dustin Hoffman
Runner ups:
Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now
Malcolm McDowell in Time After Time
Ronnie Barker in Porridge
Dennis Christopher in Breaking Away
Sigourney Weaver in Alien
Jane Fonda in The China Syndrome
Peter Sellers in Being There
Roger Moore in Moonraker
Art Hindle in The Brood - DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.Best Supporting Actor: Meryl Streep
Runner ups:
Eric Idle in Life of Brian
Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Diane Keaton in Manhattan
Justin Herny in Kramer vs. Kramer
John Cleese in Life of Brian
John Hurt in Alien
Veronica Cartwright in Alien
Mary Steenburgen in Time After Time
Richard Kiel in Moonraker - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Best Direction
Runner ups:
Time After Time
Apocalypse Now
Salem's Lot
Stalker - DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsMalcolm McDowellMary SteenburgenDavid WarnerH.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period.Best Original Screenplay
Runner ups:
Alien
Porridge
Life of Brian
The Muppet Movie - DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.Best Adapted Screenplay
Runner ups:
Salem's Lot
Stalker
Being There
The Warriors - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Best Cinematography
Runner ups:
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Alien
Stalker
The Warriors - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Best Editing
Runner ups:
Life of Brian
Manhattan
The Warriors
Apocalypse Now - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Best Art-Direction
Runner ups:
Mad Max
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Warriors
Time After Time - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-ByrneIn a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.Best Costume Design
Runner ups:
The Warriors
Quadrophenia
Time After Time
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - DirectorLucio FulciStarsTisa FarrowIan McCullochRichard JohnsonStrangers searching for a young woman's missing father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately seeks the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead.Best Make-up
Runner ups:
Salem's Lot
Quadrophenia
The Brood
Apocalypse Now - DirectorGary NelsonStarsMaximilian SchellAnthony PerkinsRobert ForsterA research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.Best Visual Effects
Runner ups:
Alien
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Moonraker
Apocalypse Now - DirectorRobert WiseStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyWhen an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.Best Original Score
Runner ups:
The Warriors
The Black Hole
Together?
Zombie Flesh Eaters - DirectorTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseMichael PalinBorn on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.Best Original Song: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"
Runner ups:
"The Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie
"Life of Brian" from Life of Brian
"Free Inside" from Porridge
"Moonraker" from Moonraker - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Best British Film
Runners up:
The Muppet Movie
Life of Brian
Porridge
Quadrophenia - DirectorTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseMichael PalinBorn on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.Funniest Film
Runner ups:
Porridge
Time After Time
The Muppet Movie
Manhattan - DirectorTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseMichael PalinBorn on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.Best Comedic Performance: Eric Idle
Runner ups:
Ronnie Barker in Porridge
John Cleese in Life of Brian
Malcolm McDowell in Time After Time
Fulton Mackay in Porridge - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Scariest Film
Runner ups:
Salem's Lot
Zombie Flesh Eaters
When a Stranger Calls
The Brood - DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Best Action Movie
Runner ups:
Rocky II
The Warriors
Apocalypse Now
Mad Max - DirectorJames FrawleyStarsJim HensonFrank OzJerry NelsonKermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.Best Musical
Runners up:
Hair
Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood - DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.Most Emotional Film
Runner ups:
Time After Time
Stalker
Manhattan
Rocky II - StarsDavid SoulJames MasonLance KerwinA novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.Best Zombie and/or Vampire Film
Runner ups:
Zombie Flesh Eaters
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n/a - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-ByrneIn a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.Turd of the Year
Runner ups:
When a Stranger Calls
Zombie Flesh Eaters
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Apocalypse Now - DirectorEugene FedorenkoStarsBernard CarezSophie CowlingRaymond PollenderAn abandoned baby is repeatedly left on a series of doorsteps in a well-to-do community, only to be rejected by each in turn until the infant arrives at the one social group that shows any concern and compassion.Best Short Film
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n/a - DirectorEd LoggYour spaceship is trapped in an asteroid belt. Watch out for enemy spacecraft and maneuver your way out.Best Video Game
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