15th Academy Awards to garner five acting nominations. Also notable at the ceremony, Irving Berlin presented the Academy Award for Best Song, which he ended up winning for "White Christmas". Voting for the Best Documentary category resulted in a four-way tie, an outcome that has not happened before or since. A portion of the ceremony was broadcast by CBS Radio. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. These films had multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards. 15th Academy Awards The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles honoring the films of
51st Academy Awards both lead acting awards. Best Supporting Actress winner Maggie Smith became the only person to win an Oscar for playing an Oscar loser. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (). The following 14 films had multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards. The following individuals (in order of appearance) presented awards or performed musical numbers: 51st Academy Awards The 51st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1978 and took place on April 9, 1979, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion