Best movies of 1976 that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Albert Brooks, Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, while attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.

Actors : William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.

Actors : Bill McKinney, Sondra Locke, Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

A Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.

Actors : Amy Irving, Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, John Travolta,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.

Actors : Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Sylvester Stallone,
Directors : John G. Avildsen,

Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Actors : Gregory Peck, David Warner, Harvey Stephens, Lee Remick,
Directors : Richard Donner,

Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?

Actors : Martin Balsam, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden,
Directors : Alan J. Pakula,

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

Actors : Roy Scheider, Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, William Devane,
Directors : John Schlesinger,

A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent.

Actors : Jenny Agutter, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, Richard Jordan,
Directors : Michael Anderson,

An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: life must end at the age of 30.

Actors : Burt Kwouk, Lesley-Anne Down, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers,
Directors : Blake Edwards,

Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.

Actors : Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, John Wayne,
Directors : Don Siegel,

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

Actors : Florrie Dugger, Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, John Cassisi,
Directors : Alan Parker,

The classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all-child cast.

Actors : Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Oliver Clark,
Directors : Frank Pierson,

A has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.

Actors : Zero Mostel, Woody Allen, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy,
Directors : Martin Ritt,

In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

Actors : Robert Mitchum, Jeanne Moreau, Tony Curtis, Robert De Niro,
Directors : Elia Kazan,

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.

Actors : John Randolph, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges,
Directors : John Guillermin,

A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.

Actors : Jill Clayburgh, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan,
Directors : Arthur Hiller,

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

Actors : David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland,
Directors : Hal Ashby,

The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.

Actors : Sylvia Kuumba Williams, John Lithgow, Geneviève Bujold, Cliff Robertson,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his wife.

Actors : Martin Balsam, John Cassavetes, Charlton Heston, Beau Bridges,
Directors : Larry Peerce,

A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly (Charlton Heston) and SWAT ...