50th Academy Awards
Performer Role Performed
Nelson Riddle Musical arranger and conductor Orchestral
Debbie Reynolds Performer Look How Far We 've Come
Debby Boone Performer You Light Up My Life from You Light Up My Life
Gloria Loring Performer Candle on the Water from Pete 's Dragon and Someone 's Waiting for You from The Rescuers
Sammy Davis Jr. Marvin Hamlisch Performers Come Light the Candles
Aretha Franklin Performer Nobody Does It Better from The Spy Who Loved Me
Jane Powell Performer The Slipper and the Rose Waltz ( He Danced with Me ) from The Slipper and the Rose
Academy Awards Chorus Performers That 's Entertainment
Presenters and performers -- Performers
The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1978. The ceremonies were presided over by Bob Hope, who hosted the awards for the nineteenth and last time. Two of the year's biggest winners were Star Wars, which swept the technical categories by winning 6 out of its 10 nominations and a Special Achievement for Sound Effects Editing, and Annie Hall, winning 4 out of 5 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director. The awards show was also notable for a very politically charged acceptance speech by Vanessa Redgrave. The Turning Point set the record for the most nominations without a win (11), previously held by Peyton Place and The Little Foxes, which each had 9 nominations with no wins. This record, later tied by The Color Purple, still stands as of 2018[update]. Annie Hall was the last Best Picture winner to be nominated for just five awards until The Departed 29 years later in 2006. Jason Robards became the fourth actor to win back-to-back Oscars, following Luise Rainer, Spencer Tracy, and Katharine Hepburn. For the only time to date, both Best Actor and Best Actress winners won for roles in two different romantic comedies. This event marked the second of three times that more than two films had received ten or more nominations (after the 37th and before the 92nd Academy Awards). The animated opening sequence, as well as promos for the Awards show, were designed by British graphic designer Harry Marks, who outsourced the animated sequences to Robert Abel and Associates. Marks also designed animated sequences for the top nominated categories, which weren't used for the final telecast.