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The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on...

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 eighteenth 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 Annie Hall, winning 4 out of 5 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director. This incarnation of the awards show was also notable for a very politically-charged acceptance speech by Vanessa Redgrave. During the ceremony, Vanessa Redgrave won the Best Supporting Actress award for Julia, and, aware of members of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) protesting outside, made the following comments: Two hours later, when it came his turn to announce an award winner (for Best Writing), Paddy Chayefsky, perturbed by what he perceived as "cracks about Jews" at the Academy Awards, replied: Annie Hall Annie Hall - Woody Allen The Goodbye Girl - Richard Dreyfuss Annie Hall - Diane Keaton Julia - Jason Robards Julia - Vanessa Redgrave Annie Hall - Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman Julia - Alvin Sargent Close Encounters of the Third Kind