I guess it's an L.A. thing. The New York Film Critics, the National Society of Film Critics and the National Board of Review all went with Bergman. The L.A. Film Critics and the Golden Globes went with Fonda. There were lots of predictions that Bergman would win her fourth Oscar, putting her one ahead of Katharine Hepburn who wouldn't win her fourth for another three years, but it wasn't to be. Page and Clayburgh were considered likely alternatives but in the end AMPAS went along with the L.A. contingent.
Page would have been a shoo-in for best supporting actress. Her best actress slot was widely thought to belong to Simone Signoret, whose Madame Rosa ran for over a year in L.A.
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I was way too young at the time, but I've always assumed Jill Clayburgh was Fonda's main competition, due to the ensemble nature of Page's movie and the Academy bias against foreign language roles - which, remember, had only three years previously prevented what should have been a shoo-in victory for Isabelle Adjani in one of the weakest fields in oscar history. I presume Marsha Mason was just making up the numbers. Was Bergman considered a serious contender for a fourth so soon after her third?
So, it looks to me like 1978 was the battle of the Bergman (and Bergman-esque) ice queen mothers or, at least, it should've been. I have a great affection for Geraldine Page’s performance as Eve in Interiors (in part, because I just find her so riveting, detailed and nuanced as an actor) but I have to give Ingrid Bergman’s Charlotte in Autumn Sonata the edge here. While Allen uses Bergman touches such as the dialogue-heavy, pent-up emotional, scathingly-real confrontation scenes as well as the mute flashbacks to childhood memories, Bergman’s film clearly triumphs. I was just re-watching it last night.
Ingrid Bergman offers a fantastic portrayal of a cold woman who’s sacrificed her family for a career; love for fame; decency for talent. The scene where Liv Ulmann plays the Chopin Prelude for her is deliciously watchable. You see Bergman’s face morph into pained facial contortions, her response to her daughter’s butchery of the piece. Equally impressive though, is Ulmann who turns to watch her mother as she plays the piece the correct way. The cruel mixture of pain, anger, embarrassment all goes into that look and it lingers along with Chopin’s discordant notes.
How did Jane Fonda trump such masterful performances from two legends who'd never been better? I know that Geraldine Page probably suffered from category confusion (it’s technically a supporting role although I’d argue that the whole movie is really about her) and Bergman had three Oscars under her belt at that point, the last of which she'd won only four years prior. Was that truly enough to carry Fonda to her second statuette? This was the year I was born so I obviously don’t remember the story.
Ingrid Bergman offers a fantastic portrayal of a cold woman who’s sacrificed her family for a career; love for fame; decency for talent. The scene where Liv Ulmann plays the Chopin Prelude for her is deliciously watchable. You see Bergman’s face morph into pained facial contortions, her response to her daughter’s butchery of the piece. Equally impressive though, is Ulmann who turns to watch her mother as she plays the piece the correct way. The cruel mixture of pain, anger, embarrassment all goes into that look and it lingers along with Chopin’s discordant notes.
How did Jane Fonda trump such masterful performances from two legends who'd never been better? I know that Geraldine Page probably suffered from category confusion (it’s technically a supporting role although I’d argue that the whole movie is really about her) and Bergman had three Oscars under her belt at that point, the last of which she'd won only four years prior. Was that truly enough to carry Fonda to her second statuette? This was the year I was born so I obviously don’t remember the story.
"The mantle of spinsterhood was definitely in her shoulders. She was twenty five and looked it."
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
'Stevie' is one of the most insufferably boring movies I have ever had to sit through (and I'm a Glenda Jackson fan). I think I'd rather eat glass than ever have to watch it again.
"The mantle of spinsterhood was definitely in her shoulders. She was twenty five and looked it."
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
-Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Acting only:
1978
Best Supporting Actor
James Belushi ... Animal House
Michael Caine ... California Suite
Bruce Dern ... Coming Home
John Hurt ... Midnight Express
Christopher Walken ... The Deer Hunter *
Best Supporting Actress
Stockard Channing ... Grease
Maggie Smith ... California Suite *
Maureen Stapleton ... Interiors
Liv Ullmann ... Autumn Sonata
Mona Washbourne ... Stevie
Best Actor
Gary Busey ... The Buddy Holly Story
Brad Davis ... Midnight Express *
Robert DeNiro ... The Deer Hunter
Laurence Olivier ... The Boys From Brazil
Jon Voight ... Coming Home
Best Actress
Ingrid Bergman ... Autumn Sonata *
Jill Clayburgh ... An Unmarried Woman
Jamie Lee Curtis ... Halloween
Glenda Jackson ... Stevie
Geraldine Page ... Interiors
1978
Best Supporting Actor
James Belushi ... Animal House
Michael Caine ... California Suite
Bruce Dern ... Coming Home
John Hurt ... Midnight Express
Christopher Walken ... The Deer Hunter *
Best Supporting Actress
Stockard Channing ... Grease
Maggie Smith ... California Suite *
Maureen Stapleton ... Interiors
Liv Ullmann ... Autumn Sonata
Mona Washbourne ... Stevie
Best Actor
Gary Busey ... The Buddy Holly Story
Brad Davis ... Midnight Express *
Robert DeNiro ... The Deer Hunter
Laurence Olivier ... The Boys From Brazil
Jon Voight ... Coming Home
Best Actress
Ingrid Bergman ... Autumn Sonata *
Jill Clayburgh ... An Unmarried Woman
Jamie Lee Curtis ... Halloween
Glenda Jackson ... Stevie
Geraldine Page ... Interiors
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Best Film
1. Coming Home
2. Interiors
3. Days of Heaven
4. Stevie
5. In a Year of 13 Moons
Best Director
1. Woody Allen, Interiors
2. Hal Ashby, Coming Home
3. Terrance Malick, Days of Heaven
4. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, In a Year of 13 Moon
5. Louis Malle, Pretty Baby
Best Actor
1. Jon Voight, Coming Home
2. Volker Spengler, In a Year of 13 Moons
3. Keith Carradine, Pretty Baby
4. Helmut Griem, The Glass Cell
5. Richard Burton, Absolution
Best Actress
1. Jane Fonda, Coming Home
2. Glenda Jackson, Stevie
3. Hanna Schygulla, The Marriage of Maria Braun
4. Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman
5. Melanie Mayron, Girlfriends (Actress)
Best Supporting Actor
1. Bruce Dern, Coming Home
2. John Savage, The Deer Hunter
3. David Warner, Silver Bears
4. Christopher Plummer, The Silent Partner
5. Harry Baer, Our Hitler
Best Supporting Actress
1. Geraldine Page, Interiors
2. Ellen Burstyn, A Dream of Passion
3. Penelope Milford, Coming Home
4. Linda Manz, Days of Heaven
5. Carol Burnett, A Wedding
Best Screenplay
1. Interiors
2. Coming Home
3. In a Year of 13 Moons
4. Days of Heaven
5. A Wedding
Best Screenplay Adaptation
1. Stevie
2. Doomed Love
3. Perceval
4. Silver Bears
5. Death on the Nile
Best Cinematography
1. Days of Heaven
2. Perceval
3. Pretty Baby
4. Death on the Nile
5. Interiors
Best Editing
1. Coming Home
2. Interiors
3. A Wedding
4. Pretty Baby
5. Jubilee
Best Sound
1. The Deer Hunter
2. A Wedding
3. Days of Heaven
4. The Shout
5. Jubilee
Best Art Direction
1. Perceval
2. Interiors
3. Jubilee
4. Pretty Baby
5. Days of Heaven
Best Costume Design
1. Death on the Nile
2. Perceval
3. Jubilee
4. Pretty Baby
5. Eyes of Laura Mars
Best Music
1. Days of Heaven
2. The Deer Hunter
3. Pretty Baby
4. An Unmarried Woman
5. Eyes of Laura Mars
1. Coming Home
2. Interiors
3. Days of Heaven
4. Stevie
5. In a Year of 13 Moons
Best Director
1. Woody Allen, Interiors
2. Hal Ashby, Coming Home
3. Terrance Malick, Days of Heaven
4. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, In a Year of 13 Moon
5. Louis Malle, Pretty Baby
Best Actor
1. Jon Voight, Coming Home
2. Volker Spengler, In a Year of 13 Moons
3. Keith Carradine, Pretty Baby
4. Helmut Griem, The Glass Cell
5. Richard Burton, Absolution
Best Actress
1. Jane Fonda, Coming Home
2. Glenda Jackson, Stevie
3. Hanna Schygulla, The Marriage of Maria Braun
4. Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman
5. Melanie Mayron, Girlfriends (Actress)
Best Supporting Actor
1. Bruce Dern, Coming Home
2. John Savage, The Deer Hunter
3. David Warner, Silver Bears
4. Christopher Plummer, The Silent Partner
5. Harry Baer, Our Hitler
Best Supporting Actress
1. Geraldine Page, Interiors
2. Ellen Burstyn, A Dream of Passion
3. Penelope Milford, Coming Home
4. Linda Manz, Days of Heaven
5. Carol Burnett, A Wedding
Best Screenplay
1. Interiors
2. Coming Home
3. In a Year of 13 Moons
4. Days of Heaven
5. A Wedding
Best Screenplay Adaptation
1. Stevie
2. Doomed Love
3. Perceval
4. Silver Bears
5. Death on the Nile
Best Cinematography
1. Days of Heaven
2. Perceval
3. Pretty Baby
4. Death on the Nile
5. Interiors
Best Editing
1. Coming Home
2. Interiors
3. A Wedding
4. Pretty Baby
5. Jubilee
Best Sound
1. The Deer Hunter
2. A Wedding
3. Days of Heaven
4. The Shout
5. Jubilee
Best Art Direction
1. Perceval
2. Interiors
3. Jubilee
4. Pretty Baby
5. Days of Heaven
Best Costume Design
1. Death on the Nile
2. Perceval
3. Jubilee
4. Pretty Baby
5. Eyes of Laura Mars
Best Music
1. Days of Heaven
2. The Deer Hunter
3. Pretty Baby
4. An Unmarried Woman
5. Eyes of Laura Mars
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"I want cement covering every blade of grass in this nation! Don't we taxpayers have a voice anymore?" Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole) in John Waters' Desperate Living (1977)
Picture:
Autumn Sonata
*Days Of Heaven*
The Deer Hunter
Interiors
Midnight Express
Actor:
Gary Busey – The Buddy Holly Story
Robert De Niro - The Deer Hunter
Dustin Hoffman - Straight Time
Nick Nolte - Who'll Stop The Rain
Jon Voight - Coming Home
Actress:
*Ingrid Bergman - Autumn Sonata*
Jill Clayburgh – An Unmarried Woman
Isabelle Huppert - Violette
Simone Signoret – Madame Rosa
Liv Ullmann - Autumn Sonata
Supporting Actor:
Richard Farnsworth - Comes A Horseman
Charles Grodin - Heaven Can Wait
John Hurt - Midnight Express
Robert Morley - Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe?
Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
Supporting Actress:
Angela Lansbury - Death On The Nile
*Geraldine Page - Interiors*
Maureen Stapleton - Interiors
Meryl Streep - The Deer Hunter
Mona Washbourne - Stevie
Director:
Woody Allen - Interiors
Ingmar Bergman - Autumn Sonata
Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
*Terence Malick - Days Of Heaven*
Alan Parker - Midnight Express
Original Screenplay:
Woody Allen - Interiors
*Ingmar Bergman - Autumn Sonata*
Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn Redeker & Deric Washburn - The Deer Hunter
Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller & Harold Ramis - National Lampoon's Animal House
Terrence Malick - Days Of Heaven
Adapted Screenplay:
Warren Beatty & Elaine May – Heaven Can Wait
Jeffrey Boam, Edward Bunker & Alvin Sargent – Straight Time
Judith Rascoe & Robert Stone - Who'll Stop The Rain?
Leonard Schrader & Paul Schrader - Blue Collar
Oliver Stone - Midnight Express
Foreign Film:
*Autumn Sonata (Sweden)*
Bread And Chocolate (Italy)
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (France)
Madame Rosa (France)
You Are Not Alone (Denmark)
Autumn Sonata
*Days Of Heaven*
The Deer Hunter
Interiors
Midnight Express
Actor:
Gary Busey – The Buddy Holly Story
Robert De Niro - The Deer Hunter
Dustin Hoffman - Straight Time
Nick Nolte - Who'll Stop The Rain
Jon Voight - Coming Home
Actress:
*Ingrid Bergman - Autumn Sonata*
Jill Clayburgh – An Unmarried Woman
Isabelle Huppert - Violette
Simone Signoret – Madame Rosa
Liv Ullmann - Autumn Sonata
Supporting Actor:
Richard Farnsworth - Comes A Horseman
Charles Grodin - Heaven Can Wait
John Hurt - Midnight Express
Robert Morley - Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe?
Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
Supporting Actress:
Angela Lansbury - Death On The Nile
*Geraldine Page - Interiors*
Maureen Stapleton - Interiors
Meryl Streep - The Deer Hunter
Mona Washbourne - Stevie
Director:
Woody Allen - Interiors
Ingmar Bergman - Autumn Sonata
Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
*Terence Malick - Days Of Heaven*
Alan Parker - Midnight Express
Original Screenplay:
Woody Allen - Interiors
*Ingmar Bergman - Autumn Sonata*
Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn Redeker & Deric Washburn - The Deer Hunter
Douglas Kenney, Chris Miller & Harold Ramis - National Lampoon's Animal House
Terrence Malick - Days Of Heaven
Adapted Screenplay:
Warren Beatty & Elaine May – Heaven Can Wait
Jeffrey Boam, Edward Bunker & Alvin Sargent – Straight Time
Judith Rascoe & Robert Stone - Who'll Stop The Rain?
Leonard Schrader & Paul Schrader - Blue Collar
Oliver Stone - Midnight Express
Foreign Film:
*Autumn Sonata (Sweden)*
Bread And Chocolate (Italy)
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (France)
Madame Rosa (France)
You Are Not Alone (Denmark)
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Film:
*Midnight Express
Deerhunter
Grease
Interiors
Death On The Nile
Actor:
*Brad Davis (Midnight Express)
Robert DeNiro (Deerhunter)
Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait)
Jon Voight (Coming Home)
Alan Alda (Same Time, Next Year)
Actress:
*Goldie Hawn (Foul Play)
Julie Christie (Heaven Can Wait)
Jill Clayburgh (An Unmarried Woman)
Ingrid Bergman (Autumn Sonata)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween)
Supporting Actor:
*John Hurt (Midnight Express)
Christopher Walken (Deerhunter)
John Savage (Deerhunter)
Donald Pleasance (Halloween)
Dudley Moore (Foul Play)
Supporting Actress:
*Meryl Streep (Deerhunter)
Olivia De Havilland (Swarm)
Stockard Channing (Grease)
Eve Arden (Grease)
Angela Lansbury (Death On The Nile)
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*Midnight Express
Deerhunter
Grease
Interiors
Death On The Nile
Actor:
*Brad Davis (Midnight Express)
Robert DeNiro (Deerhunter)
Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait)
Jon Voight (Coming Home)
Alan Alda (Same Time, Next Year)
Actress:
*Goldie Hawn (Foul Play)
Julie Christie (Heaven Can Wait)
Jill Clayburgh (An Unmarried Woman)
Ingrid Bergman (Autumn Sonata)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween)
Supporting Actor:
*John Hurt (Midnight Express)
Christopher Walken (Deerhunter)
John Savage (Deerhunter)
Donald Pleasance (Halloween)
Dudley Moore (Foul Play)
Supporting Actress:
*Meryl Streep (Deerhunter)
Olivia De Havilland (Swarm)
Stockard Channing (Grease)
Eve Arden (Grease)
Angela Lansbury (Death On The Nile)
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BEST PICTURE
Coming Home
Days Of Heaven
*The Deer Hunter
Interiors
Midnight Express
BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Interiors
Hal Ashby, Coming Home
*Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter
Terrence Malick, Days of Heaven
Alan Parker, Midnight Express
BEST ACTOR
Brad Davis, Midnight Express
Robert De Niro, The Deer Hunter
Anthony Hopkins, Magic
Peter Ustinov, Death On The Nile
*Jon Voight, Coming Home
BEST ACTRESS
*Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata
Ellen Burstyn, Same Time, Next Year
Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman
Jane Fonda, Coming Home
Glenda Jackson, Stevie
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Caine, California Suite
Bruce Dern, Coming Home
John Hurt, Midnight Express
Laurence Olivier, The Boys From Brazil
*Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Lansbury, Death on the Nile
Geraldine Page, Interiors
*Maggie Smith, California Suite
Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter
Mona Washbourne, Stevie
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Coming Home
Days Of Heaven
*The Deer Hunter
Interiors
Midnight Express
BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Interiors
Hal Ashby, Coming Home
*Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter
Terrence Malick, Days of Heaven
Alan Parker, Midnight Express
BEST ACTOR
Brad Davis, Midnight Express
Robert De Niro, The Deer Hunter
Anthony Hopkins, Magic
Peter Ustinov, Death On The Nile
*Jon Voight, Coming Home
BEST ACTRESS
*Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata
Ellen Burstyn, Same Time, Next Year
Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman
Jane Fonda, Coming Home
Glenda Jackson, Stevie
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Caine, California Suite
Bruce Dern, Coming Home
John Hurt, Midnight Express
Laurence Olivier, The Boys From Brazil
*Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Lansbury, Death on the Nile
Geraldine Page, Interiors
*Maggie Smith, California Suite
Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter
Mona Washbourne, Stevie
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"I can't stand a naked light bulb any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action." -- Blanche DuBois
1978 Oscar Shouldabeens
1978
Best Picture
Autumn Sonata
Coming Home
*The Deer Hunter
Interiors
An Unmarried Woman
Best Actor
Dirk Bogarde, Despair
Brad Davis, Midnight Express
Robert De Niro, The Deer Hunter
Michel Serrault, La Cage aux Folles
*Jon Voight, Coming Home
Best Actress
*Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata
Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman
Jane Fonda, Coming Home
Glenda Jackson, Stevie
Liv Ullmann, Autumn Sonata
Best Supporting Actor
John Hurt, Midnight Express
Dudley Moore, Foul Play
*Robert Morley, Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
John Savage, The Deerhunter
Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actress
Stockard Channing, Grease
Geraldine Page, Interiors
*Maggie Smith, California Suite
Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter
Mona Washbourne, Stevie
Best Director
Woody Allen, Interiors
Hal Ashby, Coming Home
Ingmar Bergman, Autumn Sonata
*Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter
Alan Parker, Midnight Express
Best Picture
Autumn Sonata
Coming Home
*The Deer Hunter
Interiors
An Unmarried Woman
Best Actor
Dirk Bogarde, Despair
Brad Davis, Midnight Express
Robert De Niro, The Deer Hunter
Michel Serrault, La Cage aux Folles
*Jon Voight, Coming Home
Best Actress
*Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata
Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman
Jane Fonda, Coming Home
Glenda Jackson, Stevie
Liv Ullmann, Autumn Sonata
Best Supporting Actor
John Hurt, Midnight Express
Dudley Moore, Foul Play
*Robert Morley, Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
John Savage, The Deerhunter
Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actress
Stockard Channing, Grease
Geraldine Page, Interiors
*Maggie Smith, California Suite
Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter
Mona Washbourne, Stevie
Best Director
Woody Allen, Interiors
Hal Ashby, Coming Home
Ingmar Bergman, Autumn Sonata
*Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter
Alan Parker, Midnight Express
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1978 Oscar Shouldabeens
1978
Best Picture
Autumn Sonata
Coming Home
Days of Heaven
*The Deer Hunter
Midnight Express
Best Actor
Gary Busey, The Buddy Holly Story
Brad Davis, Midnight Express
Robert De Niro, The Deer Hunter
Laurence Olivier, The Boys from Brazil
*Jon Voight, Coming Home
Best Actress
*Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata
Ellen Burstyn, Same Time, Next Year
Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman
Jane Fonda, Coming Home
Simone Signoret, Madame Rosa
Best Supporting Actor
Richard Farnsworth, Comes a Horseman
John Hurt, Midnight Express
Robert Morley, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
John Savage, The Deer Hunter
*Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Lansbury, Death on the Nile
*Geraldine Page, Interiors
Maggie Smith, California Suite
Maureen Stapleton, Interiors
Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter
Best Director
Hal Ashby, Coming Home
Ingmar Bergman, Autumn Sonata
*Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter
Terrence Malick, Days of Heaven
Alan Parker, Midnight Express
Best Picture
Autumn Sonata
Coming Home
Days of Heaven
*The Deer Hunter
Midnight Express
Best Actor
Gary Busey, The Buddy Holly Story
Brad Davis, Midnight Express
Robert De Niro, The Deer Hunter
Laurence Olivier, The Boys from Brazil
*Jon Voight, Coming Home
Best Actress
*Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata
Ellen Burstyn, Same Time, Next Year
Jill Clayburgh, An Unmarried Woman
Jane Fonda, Coming Home
Simone Signoret, Madame Rosa
Best Supporting Actor
Richard Farnsworth, Comes a Horseman
John Hurt, Midnight Express
Robert Morley, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
John Savage, The Deer Hunter
*Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Lansbury, Death on the Nile
*Geraldine Page, Interiors
Maggie Smith, California Suite
Maureen Stapleton, Interiors
Meryl Streep, The Deer Hunter
Best Director
Hal Ashby, Coming Home
Ingmar Bergman, Autumn Sonata
*Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter
Terrence Malick, Days of Heaven
Alan Parker, Midnight Express