‘Apocalypse Now’:
8 Oscar nominations, 2 wins
Posted: August 2026
List of Oscar nominations for “Apocalypse Now” (1979). “Apocalypse Now” was nominated for 8 Academy Awards and won 2. Below are the nominees and respective winners. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
Francis Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, Tom Sternberg (Best Picture) — lost to Kramer vs. Kramer (Stanley R. Jaffe)
Francis Coppola (Best Director) — lost to Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Robert Duvall (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Melvyn Douglas (Being There)
WON: Vittorio Storaro (Best Cinematography)
John Milius, Francis Coppola (Best Adapted Screenplay) — lost to Kramer vs. Kramer (Robert Benton)
Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman (Best Editing) — lost to Alan Heim (All That Jazz)
Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham (Art Direction); George R. Nelson (Set Decoration) (Best Art Direction) — lost to All That Jazz (Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, Gary J. Brink)
WON: Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat Boxer (Best Sound)