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Events

March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
November 1 - Production begins on Raiders of the Lost Ark
.
December 7 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture
debuts in the United States to mixed reviews but strong box office, launching a film franchise that would span 10 films over the next 23 years. It also would eventually lead to the creation of four spin-off television series based upon the franchise.

Top grossing films

:North America # Superman: The Movie
# Every Which Way But Loose
# Rocky II
, starring Sylvester Stallone # Alien
# tie, The Amityville Horror and Star Trek: The Motion Picture
# Moonraker
starring Roger Moore # The Muppet Movie
# California Suite
# The Deer Hunter

Academy Awards

Best Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
- Jaffe, Columbia
Best Director: Robert Benton
- Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Actor
: Dustin Hoffman
- Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Actress
: Sally Field
- Norma Rae
Best Supporting Actress
: Meryl Streep
- Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Supporting Actor
: Melvyn Douglas
- Being There

Births

January 12 - Isidra Vega, actress
January 8 - Sarah Polley
, actress
January 27 - Rosamund Pike
, actress
February 9 - Mena Suvari
, actress
February 9 - Zhang Ziyi
, actress and dancer
April 4 - Bunko Kanazawa
, actress
April 12 - Claire Danes
, actress
April 19 - Kate Hudson
, actress
April 23 - Jaime King
, actress
May 9 - Rosario Dawson
, actress
May 25 - Monica Keena
, actress
October 4 - Rachael Leigh Cook
, actress
October 8 - Kristanna Loken
, actress
December 23 - Summer Altice
, model and actress

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