Academy Awards 1983
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The 1983 Academy Awards took place on April 11, 1983 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . It was the 55th Annual Academy Awards. In the year of the award, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films from 1982.
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Statistics (films with more than one nomination are listed) N = nomination; S = victory |
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| Movie | N | S. |
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| Gandhi | 11 | 8th |
| Tootsie | 10 | 1 |
| ET - The Alien | 9 | 4th |
| Victor / Victoria | 7th | 1 |
| The boat | 6th | 0 |
| An officer and a gentleman | 6th | 2 |
| Sophie's decision | 5 | 1 |
| The Verdict - The truth and nothing but the truth | 5 | 0 |
| Missing | 4th | 1 |
| poltergeist | 3 | 0 |
| Annie | 2 | 0 |
| Blade runner | 2 | 0 |
| Frances | 2 | 0 |
| Garp and how he saw the world | 2 | 0 |
| La Traviata | 2 | 0 |
| Tron | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Winners and nominees
Best movie
presented by Carol Burnett
- ET the Extra-Terrestrial - Kathleen Kennedy , Steven Spielberg
- The Verdict - The Truth and Nothing But the Truth (The Verdict) - David Brown , Richard D. Zanuck
- Tootsie - Sydney Pollack
- Misses (missing) - Edward Lewis , Mildred Lewis
Best director
presented by Billy Wilder
- Sidney Lumet - The Verdict - The Truth and Nothing But the Truth (The Verdict)
- Wolfgang Petersen - The boat
- Sydney Pollack - Tootsie
- Steven Spielberg - ET the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Actor
presented by John Travolta
- Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie
- Jack Lemmon - Missing (Missing)
- Paul Newman - The Verdict - The Truth and Nothing But the Truth (The Verdict)
- Peter O'Toole - A Daredevil in New York (My Favorite Year)
Best main actress
presented by Sylvester Stallone
Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
- Julie Andrews - Victor / Victoria
- Jessica Lange - Frances
- Sissy Spacek - Missing (Missing)
- Debra Winger - An Officer and a Gentleman
Best supporting actor
presented by Christopher Reeve and Susan Sarandon
Louis Gossett Jr. - An Officer and a Gentleman (An Officer and a Gentleman)
- Charles Durning - The most beautiful House of Pleasure in Texas (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
- John Lithgow - Garp and How He Saw the World (The World According to Garp)
- James Mason - The Verdict - The Truth and Nothing But the Truth (The Verdict)
- Robert Preston - Victor / Victoria
The best supporting actress
presented by Robert Mitchum and Sigourney Weaver
- Glenn Close - Garp and How He Saw the World (The World According to Garp)
- Teri Garr - Tootsie
- Kim Stanley - Frances
- Lesley Ann Warren - Victor / Victoria
Best adapted script
presented by Philip Dunne
Constantin Costa-Gavras , Donald Stewart - Missing (Missing)
- Blake Edwards - Victor / Victoria
- David Mamet - The Verdict - The Truth and Nothing But the Truth (The Verdict)
- Alan J. Pakula - Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
- Wolfgang Petersen - The boat
Best original script
presented by Philip Dunne
- Larry Gelbart , Don McGuire , Murray Schisgal - Tootsie
- Barry Levinson - American Diner (Diner)
- Melissa Mathison - ET the Extra-Terrestrial
- Douglas Day Stewart - An Officer and a Gentleman
Best camera
presented by Michael Keaton and Nastassja Kinski
Ronnie Taylor , Billy Williams - Gandhi
- Néstor Almendros - Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
- Allen Daviau - ET the Extra-Terrestrial
- Owen Roizman - Tootsie
- Jost Vacano - The boat
Best production design
presented by Margot Kidder and William Shatner
Stuart Craig , Robert W. Laing , Michael Seirton - Gandhi
- Harry Cordwell , Tim Hutchinson , Rodger Maus , William Craig Smith - Victor / Victoria
- Linda DeScenna , Lawrence G. Paull , David L. Snyder - Blade Runner
- Dale Hennesy , Marvin March - Annie
- Gianni Quaranta , Franco Zeffirelli - La Traviata
Best costume design
presented by Steve Guttenberg and Ann Reinking
Bhanu Athaiya , John Mollo - Gandhi
- Eloise Jensson , Rosanna Norton - Tron
- Patricia Norris - Victor / Victoria
- Piero Tosi - La Traviata
- Albert Wolsky - Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
Best makeup
presented by Jane Russell and Cornel Wilde
Michèle Burke , Sarah Monzani - In the beginning there was fire (La Guerre du feu)
Best original score
presented by Cher and Plácido Domingo
John Williams - ET the Extra-Terrestrial
- George Fenton , Ravi Shankar - Gandhi
- Jerry Goldsmith - Poltergeist
- Marvin Hamlisch - Sophie's Choice (Sophie's Choice)
- Jack Nitzsche - An Officer and a Gentleman
Best adapted score
presented by Cher and Plácido Domingo
Leslie Bricusse , Henry Mancini - Victor / Victoria
- Ralph Burns - Annie
- Tom Waits - One from the Heart (One from the Heart)
Best movie song
presented by Olivia Newton-John
" Up Where We Belong " from An Officer and a Gentleman - Will Jennings , Jack Nitzsche , Buffy Sainte-Marie
- " Eye of the Tiger " from Rocky 3 - The Eye of the Tiger (Rocky III) - Jim Peterik , Frankie Sullivan
- "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" from Two Big Friends (Best Friends) - Marilyn Bergman , Michel Legrand
- "If We Were In Love" from Beloved Giorgio (Yes, Giorgio) - Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman , John Williams
- " It Might Be You " from Tootsie - Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman , Dave Grusin
Best cut
presented by Tom Selleck and Raquel Welch
- Carol Littleton - ET the Extra-Terrestrial
- Hannes Nikel - The boat
- Fredric Steinkamp , William Steinkamp - Tootsie
- Peter Zinner - An Officer and a Gentleman
Best sound mix
presented by Lisa Eilbacher and David Keith
Gene S. Cantamessa , Don Digirolamo , Robert J. Glass , Robert Knudson - ET - The Extra-Terrestrial
- Rick Alexander , Les Fresholtz , Les Lazarowitz , Arthur Piantadosi - Tootsie
- Jonathan Bates , Gerry Humphreys , Simon Kaye , Robin O'Donoghue - Gandhi
- Milan Bor , Mike Le Mare , Trevor Pyke - The boat
- James LaRue , Bob Minkler , Lee Minkler , Michael Minkler - Tron
Best sound editing
presented by Jamie Lee Curtis and Carl Weathers
Ben Burtt , Charles L. Campbell - ET - The Extra-Terrestrial (ET the Extra-Terrestrial)
Best visual effects
presented by Elizabeth McGovern and Eddie Murphy
Dennis Muren , Carlo Rambaldi , Kenneth Smith - ET - The Extra-Terrestrial (ET the Extra-Terrestrial)
- David Dryer , Douglas Trumbull , Richard Yuricich - Blade Runner
- Richard Edlund , Bruce Nicholson , Michael Wood - Poltergeist
Best animated short film
presented by Matt Dillon and Kristy McNichol
Best short film
presented by Matt Dillon and Kristy McNichol
A Shocking Accident - Christine Oestreicher
- Ballet Robotique - Bob Rogers
- Split Cherry Tree - Jan Saunders
- Sredni Vashtar - Andrew Birkin
- The Silence - Joseph Benson , Michael Toshiyuki Uno
Best documentary short film
presented by JoBeth Williams and David L. Wolper
If You Love This Planet - Edward Le Lorrain , Terre Nash
- Gods of Metal - Robert Richter
- The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America - Charles Guggenheim , Werner Schumann
- To Live or Let Die - Terry Sanders
- Traveling Hopefully - John G. Avildsen
Best documentary
presented by JoBeth Williams and David L. Wolper
One student has disappeared (Just Another Missing Kid) - John Zaritsky
- A Portrait of Giselle - Joseph Wishy
- After the Ax - Sturla Gunnarsson , Steve Lucas
- Ben's Mill - John Karol , Michel Chalufour
- In Our Water - Meg Switzgable
Best foreign language film
presented by Luise Rainer and Jack Valenti
Volver A Empezar , Spain - José Luis Garci
- Alsino and the Condor (Alsino y el cóndor) , Nicaragua - Miguel Littín
- A private life (Tschastnaya schizn) , Soviet Union - Juli Raisman
- The Flight of the Eagle (Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd) , Sweden - Jan Troell
- The Pigsty (Coup de torchon) , France - Bertrand Tavernier
Honorary Oscar
presented by Bob Hope
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
presented by Charlton Heston
Web links
- Academy Awards 1983 in theInternet Movie Database(English)