1980 in film

See also: 1979 in film, other events of 1980, 1981 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

• April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
2. Superman II, starring Christopher Reeve
3. Nine to Five, starring Dolly Parton
4. Stir Crazy, starring Richard Pryor
5. Airplane!
6. Coal Miner's Daughter
7. Any Which Way You Can
8. Private Benjamin, starring Goldie Hawn
9. Smokey and the Bandit II
10. The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Ordinary People - Wildwood, Paramount
• Best Actor: Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
• Best Actress: Sissy Spacek - Coal Miner's Daughter

Deaths

• January 29 - Jimmy Durante, actor
• February 13 - David Janssen, actor
• March 5 - Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto)
• March 28 - Dick Haymes, actor, singer
• April 29 - Alfred Hitchcock, director
• July 6 - Gail Patrick, actress
• July 24 - Peter Sellers, actor
• July 31 - Bobby Van, actor, dancer
• August 14 - Dorothy Stratten, actress, Playboy Magazine model
• August 25 - Gower Champion, actor, dancer, choreographer
• October 6 - Hattie Jacques, actress
• November 7 - Steve McQueen, actor
• November 22 - Mae West, actress
• November 24 - George Raft, actor
• November 26 - Rachel Roberts, actress
• December 8 - John Lennon, singer/songwriter
• December 31 - Raoul Walsh, director

Other Movies Released

• The Blues Brothers, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi
• Caddyshack, starring Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight and others
• The Elephant Man
• 1941, starring Dan Aykroyd
• Ordinary People
• Raging Bull