1976 in film

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The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.

1 Events
2 Top grossing films (U.S.)
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1976
5 Births
6 Deaths

[edit] Events

March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film. In one of the best business decisions in film history, Lucas cuts his directing fee by $500,000 to gain ownership of merchandising and sequel rights.
April 1 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show is officially re-released as a midnight movie at the Waverly Theater (Now the IFC Center) in Greenwich Village in New York City, starting it's run continuing to this day all around the world.

[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	Rocky	United Artists	$56,525,000
2.	A Star is Born	Warner Brothers	$37,100,000
3.	King Kong	Paramount	$50,420,000
4.	Silver Streak	20th Century Fox	$30,018,000
5.	All the President's Men	Warner Brothers	$30,000,000
6.	The Omen	20th Century Fox	$28,544,000
7.	The Bad News Bears	Paramount	$24,888,000
8.	The Enforcer	Warner Brothers	$24,000,000
9.	In Search of Noah's Ark	Sunn	$23,770,000
10.	Midway	Universal	$21,610,000

source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1976.shtml

[edit] Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Rocky - Chartoff-Winkler, United Artists

Best Director: John G. Avildsen - Rocky

Best Actor: Peter Finch - Network (first actor to win posthumously)

Best Actress: Faye Dunaway - Network

Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards Jr - All the President's Men

Best Supporting Actress: Beatrice Straight - Network

Best Foreign Language Film: Noirs et blancs en couleur (Black and White in Color), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, Ivory Coast / France / W. Germany / Switzerland

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture: Rocky

Best Actor: Peter Finch - Network

Best Actress: Faye Dunaway - Network

Musical or comedy:

Best Picture: A Star Is Born

Best Actor: Kris Kristofferson - A Star Is Born

Best Actress: Barbra Streisand - A Star Is Born

Other

Best Director: Sidney Lumet - Network

Best Foreign Language Film: Face to Face, Sweden