The Alternative Oscars: 1977
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1. Annie Hall (1977)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane
Votes: 278,501 | Gross: $39.20M
BEST PICTURE: Annie Hall
other nominees:
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Eraserhead
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 216,971 | Gross: $132.09M
BEST LEAD ACTOR: Richard Dreyfuss, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
other nominees:
John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever
Jack Nance, Eraserhead
Dennis Hopper, Der amerikanische Freund
Woody Allen, Annie Hall
3. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
R | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Kathleen Quinlan, Ben Piazza, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 1,556
BEST LEAD ACTRESS: Kathleen Quinlan, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
other nominees:
Diane Keaton, Annie Hall
Carole Bouquet, Cet obscur objet du désir
Karen Lynn Gorney, Saturday Night Fever
4. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,450,201 | Gross: $322.74M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Alec Guinness, Star Wars
other nominees:
Barry Miller, Saturday Night Fever
Bruno Ganz, Der amerikanische Freund
Harrison Ford, Star Wars
Charles Napier, Handle with Care
5. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
R | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Kathleen Quinlan, Ben Piazza, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 1,556
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Bibi Andersson, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
other nominees:
Ángela Molina, Cet obscur objet du désir
Carrie Fisher, Star Wars
Donna Pescow, Saturday Night Fever
Alix Elias, Handle with Care
6. Annie Hall (1977)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane
Votes: 278,501 | Gross: $39.20M
BEST DIRECTOR: Woody Allen, Annie Hall
other nominees:
Steven Spielberg, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Luis Bunuel, Cet obscur objet du désir
John Badham, Saturday Night Fever
Wim Wenders, Der amerikanische Freund
7. Annie Hall (1977)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane
Votes: 278,501 | Gross: $39.20M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Annie Hall
other nominees:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Wars
Handle with Care
The Kentucky Fried Movie
8. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
R | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Kathleen Quinlan, Ben Piazza, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 1,556
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
other nominees:
Saturday Night Fever
Cet obscur objet du désir
Der amerikanische Freund
9. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,450,201 | Gross: $322.74M
BEST CASTING: Star Wars
other nominees:
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Annie Hall
Handle with Care
Saturday Night Fever
10. Eraserhead (1977)
Not Rated | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 127,539 | Gross: $7.00M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Eraserhead
other nominees:
Annie Hall
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Saturday Night Fever
Star Wars
11. Eraserhead (1977)
Not Rated | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 127,539 | Gross: $7.00M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Eraserhead
other nominees:
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jabberwocky
Saturday Night Fever
12. Eraserhead (1977)
Not Rated | 89 min | Fantasy, Horror
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 127,539 | Gross: $7.00M
BEST FILM EDITING: Eraserhead
other nominees:
Annie Hall
Star Wars
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Handle with Care
13. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,450,201 | Gross: $322.74M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Star Wars
other nominees:
Jabberwocky
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
14. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Julien Bertheau
Votes: 24,822 | Gross: $0.06M
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Cet obscur objet du désir
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