1979 Academy Awards – Cinematography Winner and Nominees

Days of Heaven

Néstor Almendros

A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.

Heaven Can Wait

William A. Fraker

Same Time, Next Year

Robert Surtees

The Deer Hunter

Vilmos Zsigmond

The Wiz

Oswald Morris