Academy Awards archive
The Buddy Holly Story Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Buddy Holly Story has 3 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 1 win.
Wins recorded in the archive
All 3 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1978 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientGary Busey Buddy Holly | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1978 | Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) Credited nominee / recipientJoe Renzetti | Win recorded |
| Film year1978 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientTex Rudloff, Joel Fein, Curly Thirlwell, Willie Burton | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Deer Hunter Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darin Knight |
Who else was nominated?
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Best Actor 1978 film year · Ceremony 51
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Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) 1978 film year · Ceremony 51
- The Buddy Holly Story This film★ Winner
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Sound Mixing 1978 film year · Ceremony 51
- The Buddy Holly Story This filmNomineeTex Rudloff, Joel Fein, Curly Thirlwell, Willie Burton
- Days of HeavenNomineeJohn K. Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., John T. Reitz, Barry Thomas
- The Deer Hunter★ WinnerRichard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darin Knight
- HooperNomineeRobert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, Jack Solomon
- SupermanNomineeGordon K. McCallum, Graham Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Roy Charman
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