The film '' Norma Rae '' won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role ( Sally Field ) and Best Original Song ( David Shire and Norman Gimbel for " It Goes Like It Goes " ) . It was also nominated for Best Picture and for Best Writing , Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium . The film was also nominated to the Palme d'Or ( Golden Palm ) at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival and Field was awarded Best Actress , in Cannes , for her performance
1979 Cannes Film Festival
1979 Cannes Film Festival
Norma Rae