Films of 1976

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Last Updated: 2/18/25
Total Films: 35
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Rocky

2. Network
3. Taxi Driver
4. Burnt Offerings
5. Silent Movie
Honorable Mentions: Helter Skelter


Best Actor
Sylvester Stallone (Rocky)

2. Robert De Niro (Taxi Driver)
3. Oliver Reed (Burnt Offerings)
4. George DiCenzo (Helter Skelter)
5. Bruce Dern (Family Plot)
Honorable Mentions: Peter Falk (Murder by Death)


Best Actress
Karen Black (Burnt Offerings)

2. Faye Dunaway (Network)
3.
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
William Holden (Network)

2. Peter Finch (Network)
3. Steve Railsback (Helter Skelter)
4. Jason Ronard (Helter Skelter)
5. Burgess Meredith (Burnt Offerings)
Honorable Mentions: Ned Beatty (Network), William Devane (Family Plot), Robert Duvall (Network), Alec Guiness (Murder by Death), Darwin Joston (Assault on Precinct 13), Peter Sellers (Murder by Death), and Carl Weathers (Rocky)


Best Supporting Actress
Barbara Harris (Family Plot)

2. Nancy Wolfe (Helter Skelter)
3. Eileen Heckart (Burnt Offerings)
4. Talia Shire (Rocky)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
John G. Avildsen (Rocky)

2. Mel Brooks (Silent Movie)
3. Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings)
4. Bernardo Bertolucci (Novecento)
5. Sidney Lumet (Network)
Honorable Mentions: Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver)


Best Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro (Novecento)

2. Peter Biziou and Michael Seresin (Bugsy Malone)
3. Jacques R. Marquette (Burnt Offerings)
4. Anthony B. Richmond (The Eagle Has Landed)
5. Leonard J. South (Family Plot)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
Scott Conrad and Richard Halsey (Rocky)

2. Dennis Virkler (Burnt Offerings)
3. Stanford C. Allen and John C. Howard (Silent Movie)
4. Tom Rolf and Melvin Shapiro (Taxi Driver)
5. Walter Hannemann and Eve Newman (Two-Minute Warning)
Honorable Mentions: Stuart Baird (The Omen)


Best Original Screenplay
Sylvester Stallone (Rocky)

2. Paddy Chayefsky (Network)
3. Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver)
4. Neil Simon (Murder by Death)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
J.P. Miller (Helter Skelter)

2. William F. Nolan and Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings)
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4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Documentary
Harlan County, U.S.A.

Harlan 2.
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5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Rocky

  2. Network

  3. Taxi Driver

  4. Burnt Offerings

  5. Silent Movie

Films Rated '9'
  1. Helter Skelter

  2. Murder by Death

  3. The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Films Rated '8'
  1. Family Plot

  2. Novecento

  3. The Bad News Bears

  4. Two-Minute Warning

  5. Assault on Precinct 13

  6. The Enforcer

Films Rated '7'
  1. The Eagle Has Landed

  2. Carrie

Films Rated '6'
  1. Bugsy Malone

  2. The Omen

  3. Sparkle

  4. Obsession

  5. The Cassandra Crossing

  6. Logan's Run

  7. Alice Sweet Alice

  8. The Missouri Breaks

  9. All the President's Men

Films Rated '5'
  1. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

  2. The Last Tycoon

  3. 21 Hours at Munich

  4. The Outlaw Josey Wales

Films Rated '4'
  1. Lipstick

  2. Freaky Friday

  3. The Tenant

Films Rated '3'
  1. Marathon Man

Films Rated '2'
  1. Sybil

Films Rated '1'
  1. The Man Who Fell to Earth