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 in Los Angeles beginning at 7:00 p . m . 
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