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The 54th Academy Awards
| 1982
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 29, 1982
Honoring movies released in 1981
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Highlights
Honorary Award
Barbara Stanwyck
Best Directing
Reds
Warren Beatty
Adapted Screenplay
On Golden Pond
Ernest Thompson
Memorable Moments
Rick Baker
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Makeup winner for An American Werewolf in London, with presenters Vincent Price and Kim Hunter
Albert R. Broccoli
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Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award recipient, with presenter Roger Moore
Maureen Stapleton
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Supporting Actress winner for Reds
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Henry Fonda
On Golden Pond
Nominees
Warren Beatty
Reds
Nominees
Burt Lancaster
Atlantic City
Nominees
Dudley Moore
Arthur
Nominees
Paul Newman
Absence of Malice
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
John Gielgud
Arthur
Nominees
James Coco
Only When I Laugh
Nominees
Ian Holm
Chariots of Fire
Nominees
Jack Nicholson
Reds
Nominees
Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
Ragtime
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Katharine Hepburn
On Golden Pond
Nominees
Diane Keaton
Reds
Nominees
Marsha Mason
Only When I Laugh
Nominees
Susan Sarandon
Atlantic City
Nominees
Meryl Streep
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Maureen Stapleton
Reds
Nominees
Melinda Dillon
Absence of Malice
Nominees
Jane Fonda
On Golden Pond
Nominees
Joan Hackett
Only When I Laugh
Nominees
Elizabeth McGovern
Ragtime
Art Direction
Winner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Nominees
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo
Nominees
Heaven's Gate
Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Jim Berkey
Nominees
Ragtime
Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein, Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George de Titta, Sr., George de Titta, Jr., Peter Howitt
Nominees
Reds
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
Cinematography
Winner
Reds
Vittorio Storaro
Nominees
Excalibur
Alex Thomson
Nominees
On Golden Pond
Billy Williams
Nominees
Ragtime
Miroslav Ondricek
Nominees
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Douglas Slocombe
Costume Design
Winner
Chariots of Fire
Milena Canonero
Nominees
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Tom Rand
Nominees
Pennies from Heaven
Bob Mackie
Nominees
Ragtime
Anna Hill Johnstone
Nominees
Reds
Shirley Russell
Directing
Winner
Reds
Warren Beatty
Nominees
Atlantic City
Louis Malle
Nominees
Chariots of Fire
Hugh Hudson
Nominees
On Golden Pond
Mark Rydell
Nominees
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Steven Spielberg
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Genocide
Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier, Producers
Nominees
Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey
Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs, Producers
Nominees
Brooklyn Bridge
Ken Burns, Producer
Nominees
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott
Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus, Producers
Nominees
El Salvador: Another Vietnam
Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Close Harmony
Nigel Noble, Producer
Nominees
Americas in Transition
Obie Benz, Producer
Nominees
Journey for Survival
Dick Young, Producer
Nominees
See What I Say
Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens, Producers
Nominees
Urge to Build
Roland Hallé and John Hoover, Producers
Film Editing
Winner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Michael Kahn
Nominees
Chariots of Fire
Terry Rawlings
Nominees
The French Lieutenant's Woman
John Bloom
Nominees
On Golden Pond
Robert L. Wolfe
Nominees
Reds
Dede Allen, Craig McKay
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Mephisto
Hungary
Nominees
The Boat Is Full
Switzerland
Nominees
Man of Iron
Poland
Nominees
Muddy River
Japan
Nominees
Three Brothers
Italy
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Albert R. Broccoli
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Danny Kaye
Makeup
Winner
An American Werewolf in London
Rick Baker
Nominees
Heartbeeps
Stan Winston
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Chariots of Fire
Vangelis
Nominees
Dragonslayer
Alex North
Nominees
On Golden Pond
Dave Grusin
Nominees
Ragtime
Randy Newman
Nominees
Raiders of the Lost Ark
John Williams
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Arthur
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) in "Arthur" Music and Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen
Nominees
Endless Love
Endless Love in "Endless Love" Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie
Nominees
The Great Muppet Caper
The First Time It Happens in "The Great Muppet Caper" Music and Lyric by Joe Raposo
Nominees
For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only in "For Your Eyes Only" Music by Bill Conti; Lyric by Mick Leeson
Nominees
Ragtime
One More Hour in "Ragtime" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
Winner
Chariots of Fire
David Puttnam, Producer
Nominees
Atlantic City
Denis Heroux and John Kemeny, Producers
Nominees
On Golden Pond
Bruce Gilbert, Producer
Nominees
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Frank Marshall, Producer
Nominees
Reds
Warren Beatty, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Crac
Producer
Nominees
The Creation
Will Vinton, Producer
Nominees
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
Janet Perlman, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Violet
Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson, Producers
Nominees
Couples and Robbers
Christine Oestreicher, Producer
Nominees
First Winter
John N. Smith, Producer
Sound
Winner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman
Nominees
On Golden Pond
Richard Portman, David Ronne
Nominees
Outland
John K. Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., Robert M. Thirlwell, Robin Gregory
Nominees
Pennies from Heaven
Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler, Al Overton
Nominees
Reds
Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman, Simon Kaye
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
Winner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ben Burtt, Richard L. Anderson
Visual Effects
Winner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston
Nominees
Dragonslayer
Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston, Brian Johnson
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Winner
On Golden Pond
Ernest Thompson
Nominees
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Harold Pinter
Nominees
Pennies from Heaven
Dennis Potter
Nominees
Prince of the City
Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
Nominees
Ragtime
Michael Weller
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Chariots of Fire
Colin Welland
Nominees
Absence of Malice
Kurt Luedtke
Nominees
Arthur
Steve Gordon
Nominees
Atlantic City
John Guare
Nominees
Reds
Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths
A
Absence of Malice
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Paul Newman
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Melinda Dillon
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Kurt Luedtke
Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs, Producers
An American Werewolf in London
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Makeup - Rick Baker
Americas in Transition
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Obie Benz, Producer
Arthur
4 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Actor in a Supporting Role - John Gielgud
- * Music (Original Song) - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) in "Arthur" Music and Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen
- Actor in a Leading Role - Dudley Moore
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Steve Gordon
Atlantic City
5 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Burt Lancaster
- Actress in a Leading Role - Susan Sarandon
- Directing - Louis Malle
- Best Picture - Denis Heroux and John Kemeny, Producers
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Guare
B
The Boat Is Full
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Switzerland
Brooklyn Bridge
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Ken Burns, Producer
C
Chariots of Fire
7 NOMINATIONS,
4 WINS
- * Costume Design - Milena Canonero
- * Music (Original Score) - Vangelis
- * Best Picture - David Puttnam, Producer
- * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Colin Welland
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Ian Holm
- Directing - Hugh Hudson
- Film Editing - Terry Rawlings
Close Harmony
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Short Subject) - Nigel Noble, Producer
Couples and Robbers
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Christine Oestreicher, Producer
Crac
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Animated) - Producer
The Creation
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Will Vinton, Producer
D
Dragonslayer
2 NOMINATIONS
- Music (Original Score) - Alex North
- Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston, Brian Johnson
E
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus, Producers
El Salvador: Another Vietnam
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos, Producers
Endless Love
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - Endless Love in "Endless Love" Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie
Excalibur
1 NOMINATION
- Cinematography - Alex Thomson
F
First Winter
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - John N. Smith, Producer
For Your Eyes Only
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - For Your Eyes Only in "For Your Eyes Only" Music by Bill Conti; Lyric by Mick Leeson
The French Lieutenant's Woman
5 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo
- Costume Design - Tom Rand
- Film Editing - John Bloom
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Harold Pinter
G
Genocide
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Feature) - Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier, Producers
On Golden Pond
10 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Actor in a Leading Role - Henry Fonda
- * Actress in a Leading Role - Katharine Hepburn
- * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Ernest Thompson
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Jane Fonda
- Cinematography - Billy Williams
- Directing - Mark Rydell
- Film Editing - Robert L. Wolfe
- Music (Original Score) - Dave Grusin
- Best Picture - Bruce Gilbert, Producer
- Sound - Richard Portman, David Ronne
The Great Muppet Caper
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - The First Time It Happens in "The Great Muppet Caper" Music and Lyric by Joe Raposo
H
Heartbeeps
1 NOMINATION
- Makeup - Stan Winston
Heaven's Gate
1 NOMINATION
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Jim Berkey
J
Journey for Survival
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Dick Young, Producer
M
Man of Iron
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Poland
Mephisto
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Foreign Language Film - Hungary
Muddy River
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Japan
O
Only When I Laugh
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - James Coco
- Actress in a Leading Role - Marsha Mason
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Joan Hackett
Outland
1 NOMINATION
- Sound - John K. Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., Robert M. Thirlwell, Robin Gregory
P
Pennies from Heaven
3 NOMINATIONS
- Costume Design - Bob Mackie
- Sound - Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler, Al Overton
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Dennis Potter
Prince of the City
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
R
Ragtime
8 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Elizabeth McGovern
- Art Direction - Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein, Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George de Titta, Sr., George de Titta, Jr., Peter Howitt
- Cinematography - Miroslav Ondricek
- Costume Design - Anna Hill Johnstone
- Music (Original Score) - Randy Newman
- Music (Original Song) - One More Hour in "Ragtime" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Michael Weller
Raiders of the Lost Ark
9 NOMINATIONS,
5 WINS
- * Art Direction - Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
- * Film Editing - Michael Kahn
- * Sound - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman
- * Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) - Ben Burtt, Richard L. Anderson
- * Visual Effects - Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston
- Cinematography - Douglas Slocombe
- Directing - Steven Spielberg
- Music (Original Score) - John Williams
- Best Picture - Frank Marshall, Producer
Reds
12 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Maureen Stapleton
- * Cinematography - Vittorio Storaro
- * Directing - Warren Beatty
- Actor in a Leading Role - Warren Beatty
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Jack Nicholson
- Actress in a Leading Role - Diane Keaton
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
- Costume Design - Shirley Russell
- Film Editing - Dede Allen, Craig McKay
- Best Picture - Warren Beatty, Producer
- Sound - Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman, Simon Kaye
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths
S
See What I Say
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens, Producers
T
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Janet Perlman, Producer
Three Brothers
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Italy
U
Urge to Build
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Roland Hallé and John Hoover, Producers
V
Violet
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Live Action) - Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson, Producers
No Films Found