1980 in film

Events

• April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
2. Superman II, starring Christopher Reeve
3. Nine to Five, starring Dolly Parton
4. Stir Crazy, starring Richard Pryor
5. Airplane!
6. Coal Miner's Daughter
7. Any Which Way You Can
8. Private Benjamin, starring Goldie Hawn
9. Smokey and the Bandit II
10. The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Ordinary People - Wildwood, Paramount
• Best Actor: Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
• Best Actress: Sissy Spacek - Coal Miner's Daughter

Births

Deaths

• March 5 - Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto)
• April 29 - Alfred Hitchcock, film director
• July 24 - Peter Sellers, actor
• December 8 - John Lennon, 40, singer/songwriter

Other Movies Released

• The Blues Brothers, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi
• Caddyshack, starring Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight and others
• The Elephant Man
• 1941, starring Dan Aykroyd
• Ordinary People
• Raging Bull

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