A LITTLE ROMANCE (1979)

 *1/2

OSCAR WINS:

 - Best Original Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Adapted Screenplay

THE BLACK STALLION (1979)

***1/2

OSCAR WINS:

 - Best Sound Editing

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Supporting Actor (Mickey Rooney)

 - Best Film Editing

BREAKING AWAY (1979)

 ***

OSCAR WINS:

    Best Original Screenplay

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

    Best Picture

    Best Supporting Actress (Barbara Barrie)

    Best Director (Peter Yates)

    Best Original Song Score

BEING THERE (1979)

 ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:

    Best Supporting Actor (Melvyn Douglas)

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

    Best Actor - Peter Sellers

CHAPTER TWO (1979)

 ***

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Actress (Marsha Mason)

ALL THAT JAZZ (1979)

 ****

OSCAR WINS:

 - Best Film Editing

 - Best Art Direction

 - Best Costume

 - Best Score

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Picture

 - Best Actor (Roy Scheider)

 - Best Director (Bob Fosse)

 - Best Original Screenplay

 - Best Cinematography

STARTING OVER (1979)

 ***

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Actress (Jill Clayburgh)

 - Best Supporting Actress (Candice Bergen)

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (1979)

 ***1/2

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Actor (Al Pacino)

 - Best Original Screenplay

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (1979)

 ****

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Director (Edouard Molinaro)

 - Best Adapted Screenplay

 - Best Costume Design

THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979)

***1/2

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Original Song ("The Rainbow Connection")

 - Best Original Song Score or Adaptation 

THE NORTH AVENUE IRREGULARS (1979)

 **

ICE CASTLES (1979)

 ***

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Original Song ("Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love)")

NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979)

 ***

THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN (1979)

 1/2 star

PHANTASM (1979)

 **

THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979)

 *

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Original Music Score

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979)

 **1/2

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Art Direction

 - Best Visual Effects

 - Best Original Music Score

ALIEN

Alien (1979) - ****

OSCAR WINS:

 - Best Visual Effects

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:

 - Best Visual Effects

KRAMER VS. KRAMER

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - *** (P) / *** (M)

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Robert Benton)
 - Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman)
 - Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Supporting Actor (Justin Henry)
 - Best Supporting Actress (Jane Alexander)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography

THE SEDUCTION OF JOE TYNAN

The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) - ***