Academy Award for Best Picture

1979

Kramer vs. Kramer

Release dates

December 19, 1979

Starring

Dustin Hoffman

Meryl Streep

Justin Henry

Jane Alexander

Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American drama film adapted by Robert Benton from the novel by Avery Corman, and directed by Benton. The film tells the story of a married couple's divorce and its impact on everyone involved, including the couple's young son. It received five Academy Awards in 1980 in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.