Wednesday, December 24, 2008

1979

This was the year that the impact of Star Wars truly started to be felt. There was Ridley Scott's Alien (which was very good) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (which was not). Then there was crazy Mel in Mad Max, proving that Aussies could do sci-fi, too.

Best Movie: Alien Runners-up: Monty Python's Life of Brian, Being There, Mad Max, Time After Time, Phantasm
Best Screenplay: Jerry Kosinski (Being There)
Best Director: Ridley Scott (Alien)
Best Actor: Peter Sellers (Being There); Runner-up: Iam Holm (Alien)
Best Actress: Sigourney Weaver (Alien)
Best Music: Jerry Goldsmith (Alien)
Best Visual Effects: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Best Makeup: Phantasm
Best Production Design: Alien

Next up, the 80's!

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