List of Winners 1979

Gold Carnation Medal for Best Director:
Juraj Herz (Beauty and the Beast)

Silver Carnation Medal for Best Screenplay:
Barry Pearson, Ed Hunt (Plague)

Silver Carnation Medal for Best Actor:
Gerhard Olschewski (Der Mörder)

Silver Carnation Medal for Best Actress:
Lisa Pelikan (Jennifer)

Silver Carnation Medal for Best Cinematography:
Peter Jessop (The Comeback)

Silver Carnation Medal for Best Special Effects:
Thirst, by Rod Hardy

Silver Carnation Medal for Best Short Film Director:
Guido Manuli (Fantabiblical)

Critics’ Award:
Plague, by Ed Hunt