Amitabh Bachchan for the film Don
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki won the Filmfare Award for Best Movie in 1979.
Madhuri Dixit has won Five Filmfare awards, Four for Best actress and one for Best supporting actress. She holds the record for the highest number of best actress nominations(13 times)at filmfare. In 2008, She was awarded the Padma shri.
Satyajit Ray for Shatranj Ke Khiladi
Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1979.
Nutan for the film Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Heath Ledger (1979-2008) was posthumously given his oneAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). He had originally been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
The cast of Apeksha - 1979 includes: Robin Fernando as Supporting Actor 01 Amarasiri Kalansooriya as Main Actor
John Hurt won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 1979 for Midnight Express.
Kramer vs. Kramer won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1979 on April 14, 1980. It also won the awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.
8-year-old Justin Henry: Best Supporting Actor, Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) 9-year-old Jackie Cooper: Best Actor, Skippy (1930) 11-year-old Brandon De Wilde: Best Supporting Actor, Shane (1953) 11-year-old Haley Joel Osment: Best Supporting Actor, The Sixth Sense (1999). That's four. The fifth spot is occupied by two 16-year-olds nominated for Best Supporting Actor: Sal Mineo for A Rebel Without a Cause(1955) and Jack Wild for Oliver (1968).
Three times. He won the 1983 Best Actor award for his performance as a onetime country singer who redeems himself in "Tender Mercies." He also was nominated in the category for his work in "The Great Santini" (1979) and "The Apostle" (1997). Duvall also has received three Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances in "The Godfather" (1972), "Apocalypse Now" (1979) and "A Civil Action" (1998).