5th People's Choice Awards

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{{Infobox award

| name = 5th People's Choice Awards

| date = March 7, 1979

| location =

|host = Dick Van Dyke

| network = CBS

| runtime =

|main = People's Choice Awards

| previous = 4th

| next = 6th

}}

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

{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=1979|title=1979 -NOMINEES & WINNERS|access-date=May 20, 2016}}

References