1976 in film



The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

 * March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete 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 through the run and still being shown in there all around the world.

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 - 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

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
 * Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
 * Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, directed by Robert Altman, United States

Notable films released in 1976

 * 1) Rocky