Oscar Movies: Raging Bull (1980)–Narrative Structure (Sequences)

In 1980, Redford's feature debut “Ordinary People,” which swept the most important Oscars, competed with two superlative films (both in black-and-white): David Lynch's “Elephant Man,” which received 8 nominations but lost in each one of them, and Scorsese's masterpiece, “Raging Bull,” which also received 8 nods, winning two Oscars, for Actor Robert De Niro and for Thelma Schoonmaker's editing.

Oscar Movies: Annie Hall (1977): Best Picture, Best Director, Memorable Moments

One of the few quintessentially New York movies to have won Best Picture, Annie Hall also became Diane Keaton best-known screen role, for which she won the Best Actress award.