Editing The Deer Hunter (section)

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="width: 23em; font-size: 85%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Academy Awards record
|-
| 1. Best Actor in a Supporting Role, [[Christopher Walken]]
|-
| 2. Best Director, [[Michael Cimino]]
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| 3. Best Film Editing, [[Peter Zinner]]
|-
| 4. Best Picture, [[Barry Spikings]], [[Michael Deeley]], [[Michael Cimino]], John Peverall
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| 5. Best Sound, Richard Portman, William L. McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, C. Darin Knight
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Golden Globe Awards record
|-
| 1. Best Director – Motion Picture, Michael Cimino
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | BAFTA Awards record
|-
| 1. Best Film Cinematography, [[Vilmos Zsigmond]]
|-
| 2. Best Film Editing, Peter Zinner
|}

===Lead-up to awards season===
Film producer and "old-fashioned mogul" [[Allan Carr]] used his networking abilities to promote ''The Deer Hunter''. "Exactly how Allan Carr came into ''The Deer Hunter''{{'}}s orbit I can no longer remember," recalled producer Deeley, "but the picture became a crusade to him. He nagged, charmed, threw parties, he created word-of-mouth&nbsp;– everything that could be done in Hollywood to promote a project. Because he had no apparent motive for this promotion, it had an added power and legitimacy and it finally did start to penetrate the minds of the Universal's sales people that they actually had in their hands something a bit more significant than the usual."<ref name=Deeley-195/> Deeley added that Carr's promotion of the film was influential in positioning ''The Deer Hunter'' for Oscar nominations.<ref name=Deeley-196>Deeley, p. 196</ref>

On the ''[[Sneak Previews]]'' special "Oscar Preview for 1978", Roger Ebert correctly predicted that ''The Deer Hunter'' would win for Best Picture, while Gene Siskel predicted that ''[[Coming Home (1978 film)|Coming Home]]'' would win. However, Ebert incorrectly guessed that Robert De Niro would win for Best Actor for ''Deer Hunter'' and [[Jill Clayburgh]] would win for Best Actress for ''[[An Unmarried Woman]]'', while Siskel called the wins for [[Jon Voight]] as Best Actor and [[Jane Fonda]] as Best Actress, both for ''Coming Home''. Both Ebert and Siskel correctly predicted the win for Christopher Walken receiving the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.<ref name=S&E-Oscar/>

According to producer Deeley, orchestrated lobbying against ''The Deer Hunter'' was led by [[Warren Beatty]], whose own picture ''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)|Heaven Can Wait]]'' had multiple nominations.<ref name=Deeley-3>Deeley, p. 3</ref> Beatty also used ex-girlfriends in his campaign: [[Julie Christie]], serving on the jury at the Berlin Film Festival where ''Deer Hunter'' was screened, joined the walkout of the film by the Russian jury members. Jane Fonda also criticized ''The Deer Hunter'' in public. Deeley suggested that her criticisms partly stemmed from the competition between her film ''Coming Home'' vying with ''The Deer Hunter'' for Best Picture. According to Deeley, he planted a friend of his in the Oscar press area behind the stage to ask Fonda if she had seen ''The Deer Hunter''.<ref name=Deeley-4/> Fonda replied she had not seen the film, and to this day she still has not.<ref name=Biskind/><ref name=Deeley-4/>

As the Oscars drew near, the backlash against ''The Deer Hunter'' gathered strength. When the limos pulled up to the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] on April 9, 1979, they were met by demonstrators, mostly from the Los Angeles chapter of [[Vietnam Veterans Against the War]]. The demonstrators waved placards covered with slogans that read "No Oscars for racism" and "''The Deer Hunter'' a bloody lie", and they thrust pamphlets berating ''Deer Hunter'' into long lines of limousine windows.<ref name=Biskind/><ref name=Deeley-4/> Washburn, nominated for Best Original Screenplay, claimed that his limousine was pelted with stones. According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', "Police and ''The Deer Hunter'' protesters clashed in a brief but bloody battle that resulted in 13 arrests."<ref name=Biskind/>

De Niro was so anxious that he did not attend the Oscars ceremony. He asked the Academy to allow him to sit out the show backstage, but when the Academy refused, De Niro stayed home in New York.<ref name=Deeley-1>Deeley, p. 1</ref> Producer Deeley made a deal with fellow producer [[David Puttnam]], whose film ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' was nominated, that each would take $500 to the ceremony so if one of them won, the winner would give the loser the $500 to "drown his sorrows in style".<ref name=Deeley-3/>

===Complete list of awards===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="9"| [[51st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
| [[Barry Spikings]], [[Michael Deeley]], [[Michael Cimino]] and John Peverall
| {{won}}
| rowspan="9"|<ref name=OscarSite>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979|title=The 51st Academy Awards - 1979|work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|date=October 5, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2022|archive-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160815132139/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Michael Cimino]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Robert De Niro]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Christopher Walken]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Meryl Streep]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen]]
| [[Deric Washburn]], Michael Cimino, [[Louis A. Garfinkle]] and [[Quinn K. Redeker]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| [[Vilmos Zsigmond]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| [[Peter Zinner]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| [[Richard Portman]], [[William McCaughey]], [[Aaron Rochin]] and [[Darin Knight]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[American Cinema Editors|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic|Best Edited Feature Film]]
| Peter Zinner
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| American Movie Awards
| colspan="2"| Best Film
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="5"| 
|-
| Best Director
| Michael Cimino
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Actor
| Robert De Niro
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Christopher Walken
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Blue Ribbon Awards]]
| [[Blue Ribbon Awards|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| rowspan="3"| Michael Cimino
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="9"| [[33rd British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="9"|<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1980/film|title=Film in 1980|work=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|access-date=October 17, 2022|archive-date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051141/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1980/film|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| Christopher Walken
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Deric Washburn
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Vilmos Zsigmond
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Peter Zinner
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| Darin Knight, Jim Klinger and Richard Portman
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[31st Directors Guild of America Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| Michael Cimino
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1978.aspx?value=1978|title=31st Annual DGA Awards|work=[[Directors Guild of America]]|access-date=October 18, 2022|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130061308/http://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1978.aspx?value=1978|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[36th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="6"|<ref name="GoldenGlobes">{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1979|title=Winners & Nominees 1979|work=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=October 17, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120713/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1979|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
| Christopher Walken
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director – Motion Picture]]
| Michael Cimino
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Motion Picture]]
| Deric Washburn
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Hochi Film Awards]]
| [[Hochi Film Award|Best International Picture]]
| Michael Cimino
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Japan Academy Film Prize]]
| colspan="2"| [[Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film|Outstanding Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kinema Junpo|Kinema Junpo Awards]]
| Best Foreign Director
| Michael Cimino
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1978|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Michael Cimino
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Christopher Walken
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| [[National Film Registry]]
|''The Deer Hunter''
| {{won|Inducted}}
|<ref name="loc.gov"/>
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[National Society of Film Critics Awards 1978|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''The Deer Hunter''
| {{draw|2nd Place}}{{efn|Tied with ''[[An Unmarried Woman]]''}}
|rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/04/archives/critics-cite-get-out-your-handkerchiefs-a-special-citation.html|title=Critics Cite 'Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'|first=Janet|last=Maslin|date=January 4, 1979|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 18, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104014046/http://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/04/archives/critics-cite-get-out-your-handkerchiefs-a-special-citation.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Michael Cimino
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{draw|5th Place}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Christopher Walken
| {{draw|3rd Place}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[1978 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|''The Deer Hunter''
| {{won}}
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/21/archives/miss-bergman-jon-voight-and-deer-hunter-cited-wins-on-third-ballot.html|title=Miss Bergman, Jon Voight And 'Deer Hunter' Cited|first=Janet|last=Maslin|date=December 21, 1978|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 18, 2022|archive-date=November 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115114535/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/21/archives/miss-bergman-jon-voight-and-deer-hunter-cited-wins-on-third-ballot.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Robert De Niro
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Christopher Walken
| {{won}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Meryl Streep
| {{Runner-up}}
|-
| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture
| {{won}}
|-
| [[31st Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen]]
| Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle and Quinn K. Redeker
| {{nom}}
|}