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The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture in 1980 went to Ordinary People. It beat Coal Miner's Daughter, Tess, The Elephant Man and Raging Bull.

The movie showed the devastating results of the accidental drowning of the older son on an upper-middle class suburban family (led by parents Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland), and in particular, the tragedy's effects on the remaining suicidal and tormented son (Timothy Hutton), even with the aid of a psychiatrist (Judd Hirsch). The film's unsentimental story was adapted from Judith Guest's highly-regarded 1976 novel by Alvin Sargent.

It also won Best Director (Robert Redford in his directorial debut), Supporting Actor (Timothy Hutton) and Adapted Screenplay.
The Best Picture of 1980 was "Ordinary People," which marked Robert Redford's debut as a film director.
It was Robert Redford's directorial debut, "Ordinary People." Redford won the Best Director Oscar for his efforts.
Ordinary People won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1980.

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