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Academy Awards, USA: 1982

Oscar

Date:29 March
Host:Johnny Carson (I)
Location:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Notes:
  • The new category 'Best Makeup' is introduced.

Best Picture
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • Atlantic City (1980) - Denis Héroux
  • On Golden Pond (1981) - Bruce Gilbert (I)
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Frank Marshall (I)
  • Reds (1981) - Warren Beatty

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Absence of Malice (1981) - Paul Newman (I)
  • Arthur (1981) - Dudley Moore
  • Atlantic City (1980) - Burt Lancaster
  • Reds (1981) - Warren Beatty

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Atlantic City (1980) - Susan Sarandon
  • Only When I Laugh (1981) - Marsha Mason
  • Reds (1981) - Diane Keaton
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) - Meryl Streep

  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chariots of Fire (1981) - Ian Holm
  • Only When I Laugh (1981) - James Coco
  • Ragtime (1981) - Howard E. Rollins Jr.
  • Reds (1981) - Jack Nicholson

  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Absence of Malice (1981) - Melinda Dillon
  • On Golden Pond (1981) - Jane Fonda
  • Only When I Laugh (1981) - Joan Hackett
  • Ragtime (1981) - Elizabeth McGovern (I)

  • Best Director
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Atlantic City (1980) - Louis Malle
  • Chariots of Fire (1981) - Hugh Hudson
  • On Golden Pond (1981) - Mark Rydell
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Steven Spielberg

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Absence of Malice (1981) - Kurt Luedtke
  • Arthur (1981) - Steve Gordon (I)
  • Atlantic City (1980) - John Guare
  • Reds (1981) - Warren Beatty; Trevor Griffiths (I)

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981) - Dennis Potter (I)
  • Prince of the City (1981) - Jay Presson Allen; Sidney Lumet
  • Ragtime (1981) - Michael Weller (I)
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) - Harold Pinter

  • Best Cinematography
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Excalibur (1981) - Alex Thomson (I)
  • On Golden Pond (1981) - Billy Williams (III)
  • Ragtime (1981) - Miroslav Ondrícek
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Douglas Slocombe (I)

  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Heaven's Gate (1980) - Tambi Larsen; James L. Berkey
  • Ragtime (1981) - John Graysmark; Patrizia von Brandenstein; Tony Reading; George DeTitta Sr.; George DeTitta Jr.; Peter Howitt (I)
  • Reds (1981) - Richard Sylbert; Michael Seirton
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) - Assheton Gorton; Ann Mollo

  • Best Costume Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981) - Bob Mackie
  • Ragtime (1981) - Anna Hill Johnstone
  • Reds (1981) - Shirley Russell
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) - Tom Rand

  • Best Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • On Golden Pond (1981) - Richard Portman; David M. Ronne
  • Outland (1981) - John Wilkinson (I); Robert W. Glass Jr.; Robert Thirlwell; Robin Gregory
  • Pennies from Heaven (1981) - Michael J. Kohut; Jay M. Harding; Richard Tyler (II); Al Overton Jr.
  • Reds (1981) - Dick Vorisek; Tom Fleischman; Simon Kaye

  • Best Film Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Chariots of Fire (1981) - Terry Rawlings
  • On Golden Pond (1981) - Robert L. Wolfe
  • Reds (1981) - Dede Allen (I); Craig McKay (I)
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) - John Bloom (II)

  • Best Effects, Visual Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Dragonslayer (1981) - Dennis Muren; Phil Tippett; Ken Ralston (I); Brian Johnson (I)

  • Best Makeup
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Heartbeeps (1981) - Stan Winston

  • Best Music, Original Song
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Endless Love (1981) - Lionel Richie (I)
    - For the song "Endless Love"
  • For Your Eyes Only (1981) - Bill Conti (music); Michael Leeson (lyrics)
    - For the song "For Your Eyes Only"
  • Ragtime (1981) - Randy Newman (I)
    - For the song "One More Hour"
  • The Great Muppet Caper (1981) - Joe Raposo (I)
    - For the song "The First Time It Happens"

  • Best Music, Original Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Dragonslayer (1981) - Alex North
  • On Golden Pond (1981) - Dave Grusin
  • Ragtime (1981) - Randy Newman (I)
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - John Williams (I)

  • Best Short Film, Animated
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • The Creation (1981) - Will Vinton
  • The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981) - Janet Perlman

  • Best Short Film, Live Action
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Couples and Robbers (1981) - Christine Oestreicher
  • First Winter (1981) - John N. Smith

  • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Americas in Transition (1981) - Obie Benz
  • Journey for Survival (1981) - Dick Young (I)
  • See What I Say (1981) - Linda Rogers-Ambury; Pam LeBlanc; Freddi Stevens
  • Urge to Build (1981) - Roland Hallé; John Hoover (III)

  • Best Documentary, Features
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey (1981) - Susanne Bauman; Paul Neshamkin; Jim Burroughs
  • Brooklyn Bridge (1981) - Ken Burns (I)
  • Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott (1981) - Mary Benjamin (I); Susanne Simpson; Boyd Estus
  • El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981) - Glenn Silber (I); Teté Vasconcellos

  • Best Foreign Language Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Czlowiek z zelaza (1981)
    - Poland
  • Das Boot ist voll (1981)
    - Switzerland
  • Doro no kawa (1981)
    - Japan
  • Tre fratelli (1981)
    - Italy

  • Special Achievement Award

      Winner:
     

    Honorary Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • Barbara Stanwyck
      - For superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting.

    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

      Awarded to:
     

    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

      Awarded to:
     

    Academy Award of Merit

    Date:21 March
    Location:Grand Ball Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

      Winner:
     
    • Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.
      - For the research, development and introduction of a new Ultra-high-speed color negative film for motion pictures.

    Scientific and Engineering Award

      Winners:
     
    • Edward J. Blasko (Eastman Kodak Company); Roderick T. Ryan (Eastman Kodak Company)
      - For the application of the Prostar Microfilm Processor for motion picture title and special optical effects production.
    • Richard Edlund; Industrial Light and Magic, Inc.
      - For the concept and engineering of a beam-splitter optical composite motion picture printer.
    • Richard Edlund; Industrial Light and Magic, Inc.
      - For the engineering of the Empire Motion Picture Camera System.
    • Leonard Sokolow; Howard T. LaZare
      - For the concept and design (Sokolow) and the development (LaZare) of Consolidated Film Industries' Stroboscan motion picture film viewer.
    • Nelson Tyler
      - For the progressive development and improvement of the Tyler Helicopter motion picture camera platform.

    Technical Achievement Award

      Winners:
     
    • Bill Hogan (II) (Ruxton, Ltd); Richard J. Stumpf (Universal City Studios' Production Sound Department); Daniel R. Brewer (Universal City Studios' Production Sound Department)
      - For the engineering of a 24-frame color video system.
    • Hal Landaker; Alan Landaker
      - For the concept (H. Landaker) and the engineering (A.D. Landaker) of the Burbank Studios' Production Sound Department 24-frame color video system.
    • Dennis Muren (Industrial Light and Magic, Inc.); Stuart Ziff (Industrial Light and Magic, Inc.)
      - For the development of a Motion Picture Figure Mover for animation photography.
    • Ernst F. Nettman (Continental Camera Systems, Inc.)
      - For the development of a pitching lens for motion picture photography.
    • Peter Parks (II) (Oxford Scientific Films)
      - For the development of the OSF microcosmic zoom device for microscopic photography.
    • Louis Stankiewicz; H.L. Blachford
      - For the development of Baryfol sound barrier materials.
    • Bill Taylor (III) (Universal City Studios)
      - For the concept and specifications for a Two Format, Rotating Head, Aerial Image Optical Printer.

    Gordon E. Sawyer Award

      Awarded to: