1979 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Winner
![Coming Home Jon Voight](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coming-home-hal-ashby-image.jpg)
Coming Home
Jon Voight
A woman whose husband is fighting in Vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there.
1979 Academy Awards – Actor in a Leading Role Nominees
![Heaven Can Wait Warren Beatty](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/heaven-can-wait-warren-beatty-buck-henry-image.jpg)
Heaven Can Wait
Warren Beatty
![The Boys from Brazil Laurence Olivier](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-boys-from-brazil-franklin-j.-schaffner-image.jpg)
The Boys from Brazil
Laurence Olivier
![The Buddy Holly Story Gary Busey](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-buddy-holly-story-steve-rash-image.jpg)
The Buddy Holly Story
Gary Busey
![The Deer Hunter Robert De Niro](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-deer-hunter-michael-cimino-image.jpg)