Hosted by Dick Van Dyke Date 7 March 1979 Location United States of America | Network CBS Other ceremonies 1978, 1980 | |
The 5th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 1978, were held in 1979. They were broadcast on CBS.
Winners
FAVORITE FEMALE PERFORMER IN A NEW TV PROGRAM Pam Dawber
FAVORITE FEMALE TV PERFORMER Mary Tyler Moore Carol Burnett
FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE SUPPORTING ACTOR Jerry Reed
FAVORITE NON-MUSICAL MOTION PICTURE Animal House
FAVORITE OVERALL MOTION PICTURE Grease
FAVORITE OVERALL NEW TV PROGRAM Mork & Mindy
FAVORITE ALL-AROUND MALE ENTERTAINER Burt Reynolds
FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE ACTRESS Olivia Newton-John
FAVORITE ALL-AROUND FEMALE ENTERTAINER Carol Burnett
FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE SUPPORTING ACTRESS Stockard Channing
FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY PROGRAM Mork & Mindy
FAVORITE TV COMEDY PROGRAM M*A*S*H
FAVORITE TV DRAMATIC PROGRAM Little House on the Prairie
FAVORITE TV VARIETY PROGRAM Donny & Marie
FAVORITE MALE PERFORMER IN A NEW TV PROGRAM Robin Williams
FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE ACTOR Burt Reynolds
FAVORITE MALE TV PERFORMER Alan Alda
FAVORITE MUSICAL MOTION PICTURE Grease
FAVORITE FEMALE MUSICAL PERFORMER Olivia Newton-John
FAVORITE MALE MUSICAL PERFORMER Billy Joel Andy Gibb
FAVORITE NEW SONG "Double Vision"
FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMATIC PROGRAM Battlestar Galactica