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      51st Oscars – The Academy Awards

      1979 Special Interest List
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      The Academy Awards — 51st Oscars

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      Johnny Carson is a natural fit for Oscar emcee in a breakthrough year for films addressing the Vietnam War, but this drab ceremony suffers from backloading its most compelling segments for the very end.

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      Episode 1 Aired Apr 9, 1979 51st Oscars Details

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      Jennifer Byrne The Age (Australia) The contentious nature of the winning films seemed to cast a perversely tame shadow over the long and labored presentation ceremony. Mar 26, 2021 Full Review Martha DuBose Sydney Morning Herald Both in their award choices and their public behaviour, the movie-makers were so determinedly mature that the three-and- a-half-hour telecast frequently seemed more like a Sunday sermon than an extravaganza. Mar 26, 2021 Full Review John J. O'Connor New York Times Mr. Carson was in exceptionally good form, noting, among other things, that "I see a lot of new faces here especially on the old faces." Mar 26, 2021 Full Review Clive James Observer (UK) The Fifty-First Hollywood Academy Awards was a ceremony exactly answering its host Johnny Carson's description of it -- i.e., "two hours of sparkling entertainment spread over a four-hour show." Mar 26, 2021 Full Review Roy Peter Clark Tampa Bay Times It was the most tedious ceremony in recent memory, with only some occasional zingers by host Johnny Carson to alleviate the monotony. What we got was about 45 minutes of excitement and entertainment in a 3.5 hour show. Mar 26, 2021 Full Review Bill Mandel San Francisco Examiner Despite more than two hours of preliminary foot-dragging and the endless parade of Warded men in rented formal suits thanking their shrinks and ex-wives, the final 30 minutes glittered with the unique magic of Hollywood and the stars. Mar 26, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      ABC
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      Release Date
      Apr 9, 1979