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The 55th Academy Awards
| 1983
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Monday
Monday, April 11, 1983
Honoring movies released in 1982
Highlights
Sound Effects Editing
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Charles L . Campbell and Ben Burtt, presented by Jamie Lee Curtis and Carl Weathers
Honorary Award
Mickey Rooney
Best Directing
Gandhi
Richard Attenborough
Memorable Moments
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Ben Kingsley
Gandhi
Nominees
Dustin Hoffman
Tootsie
Jack Lemmon
Missing
Paul Newman
The Verdict
Peter O'Toole
My Favorite Year
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Louis Gossett, Jr.
An Officer and a Gentleman
Nominees
Charles Durning
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
John Lithgow
The World According to Garp
James Mason
The Verdict
Robert Preston
Victor/Victoria
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Meryl Streep
Sophie's Choice
Nominees
Julie Andrews
Victor/Victoria
Jessica Lange
Frances
Sissy Spacek
Missing
Debra Winger
An Officer and a Gentleman
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jessica Lange
Tootsie
Nominees
Glenn Close
The World According to Garp
Teri Garr
Tootsie
Kim Stanley
Frances
Lesley Ann Warren
Victor/Victoria
Art Direction
Winner
Gandhi
Art Direction: Stuart Craig, Bob Laing; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
Nominees
Annie
Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Blade Runner
Art Direction: Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
La Traviata
Art Direction: Franco Zeffirelli; Set Decoration: Gianni Quaranta
Victor/Victoria
Art Direction: Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson, William Craig Smith; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Cinematography
Winner
Gandhi
Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
Nominees
Das Boot
Jost Vacano
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Allen Daviau
Sophie's Choice
Nestor Almendros
Tootsie
Owen Roizman
Costume Design
Winner
Gandhi
John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya
Nominees
La Traviata
Piero Tosi
Sophie's Choice
Albert Wolsky
Tron
Elois Jenssen, Rosanna Norton
Victor/Victoria
Patricia Norris
Directing
Winner
Gandhi
Richard Attenborough
Nominees
Das Boot
Wolfgang Petersen
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Steven Spielberg
Tootsie
Sydney Pollack
The Verdict
Sidney Lumet
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Just Another Missing Kid
John Zaritsky, Producer
Nominees
After the Axe
Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas, Producers
Ben's Mill
John Karol and Michel Chalufour, Producers
In Our Water
Meg Switzgable, Producer
A Portrait of Giselle
Joseph Wishy, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
If You Love This Planet
Edward Le Lorrain and Terri Nash, Producers
Nominees
Gods of Metal
Robert Richter, Producer
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Charles Guggenheim and Werner Schumann, Producers
To Live or Let Die
Freida Lee Mock, Producer
Traveling Hopefully
John G. Avildsen, Producer
Film Editing
Winner
Gandhi
John Bloom
Nominees
Das Boot
Hannes Nikel
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Carol Littleton
An Officer and a Gentleman
Peter Zinner
Tootsie
Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Volver a Empezar ("To Begin Again")
Spain
Nominees
Alsino and the Condor
Nicaragua
Coup de Torchon ("Clean Slate")
France
The Flight of the Eagle
Sweden
Private Life
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Walter Mirisch
Makeup
Winner
Quest for Fire
"Quest for Fire" Sarah Monzani, Michèle Burke
Nominees
Gandhi
Tom Smith
Music (Original Score)
Winner
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
John Williams
Nominees
Gandhi
Ravi Shankar, George Fenton
An Officer and a Gentleman
Jack Nitzsche
Poltergeist
Jerry Goldsmith
Sophie's Choice
Marvin Hamlisch
Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
Winner
Victor/Victoria
Song Score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse; Adaptation Score by Henry Mancini
Nominees
Annie
Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
One from the Heart
Song Score by Tom Waits
Music (Original Song)
Winner
An Officer and a Gentleman
Up Where We Belong in "An Officer and a Gentleman" Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyric by Will Jennings
Nominees
Rocky III
Eye Of The Tiger in "Rocky III" Music and Lyric by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan III
Best Friends
How Do You Keep The Music Playing? in "Best Friends" Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Yes, Giorgio
If We Were In Love in "Yes, Giorgio" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Tootsie
It Might Be You in "Tootsie" Music by Dave Grusin; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Best Picture
Winner
Gandhi
Richard Attenborough, Producer
Nominees
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Missing
Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, Producers
Tootsie
Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, Producers
The Verdict
Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Tango
Zbigniew Rybczynski, Producer
Nominees
The Great Cognito
Will Vinton, Producer
The Snowman
John Coates, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
A Shocking Accident
Christine Oestreicher, Producer
Nominees
Ballet Robotique
Bob Rogers, Producer
The Silence
Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson, Producers
Split Cherry Tree
Jan Saunders, Producer
Sredni Vashtar
Andrew Birkin, Producer
Sound
Winner
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa
Nominees
Das Boot
Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le-Mare
Gandhi
Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye
Tootsie
Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Les Lazarowitz
Tron
Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler, Jim La Rue
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt
Nominees
Das Boot
Mike Le-Mare
Poltergeist
Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson
Visual Effects
Winner
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth F. Smith
Nominees
Blade Runner
Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer
Poltergeist
Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Winner
Missing
Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart
Nominees
Das Boot
Wolfgang Petersen
Sophie's Choice
Alan J. Pakula
The Verdict
David Mamet
Victor/Victoria
Blake Edwards
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Gandhi
John Briley
Nominees
Diner
Barry Levinson
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Melissa Mathison
An Officer and a Gentleman
Douglas Day Stewart
Tootsie
Screenplay by Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal; Story by Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart