55TH ACADEMY AWARDS

April 11, 1983
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosted by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, and Walter Matthau

BEST PICTURE

“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”
“Gandhi”
“Missing”
“Tootsie”
“The Verdict”

DIRECTOR

Richard Attenborough – “Gandhi”
Sidney Lumet – “The Verdict”
Wolfgang Petersen – “Das Boot”
Sydney Pollack – “Tootsie”
Steven Spielberg – “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”

ACTOR

Dustin Hoffman – “Tootsie”
Ben Kingsley – “Gandhi”
Jack Lemmon – “Missing”
Paul Newman – “The Verdict”
Peter O’Toole – “My Favorite Year”

ACTRESS

Julie Andrews – “Victor/Victoria”
Jessica Lange – “Frances”
Sissy Spacek – “Missing”
Meryl Streep – “Sophie’s Choice”
Debra Winger – “An Officer and a Gentleman”

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Charles Durning – “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
Louis Gossett, Jr. – “An Officer and a Gentleman”
John Lithgow – “The World According to Garp”
James Mason – “The Verdict”
Robert Preston – “Victor/Victoria”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Glenn Close – “The World According to Garp”
Teri Garr – “Tootsie”
Jessica Lange – “Tootsie”
Kim Stanley – “Frances”
Lesley Ann Warren – “Victor/Victoria”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Das Boot” – Wolfgang Petersen
“Missing” – Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart
“Sophie’s Choice” – Alan J. Pakula
“The Verdict” – David Mamet
“Victor/Victoria” – Blake Edwards

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Diner” – Barry Levinson
“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” – Melissa Mathison
“Gandhi” – John Briley
“An Officer and a Gentleman” – Douglas Day Stewart
“Tootsie” – Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE

“Alsino and the Condor” (Nicaragua)
“Begin the Beguine” (Spain)
“Clean Slate” (France)
“The Flight of the Eagle” (Sweden)
“Private Life” (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

“After the Axe”
“Ben’s Mill”
“In Our Water”
“Just Another Missing Kid”
“A Portrait of Giselle”

DOCUMENTARY
(SHORT SUBJECT)

“Gods of Metal”
“If You Love This Planet”
“The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America”
“To Live or Let Die”
“Traveling Hopefully”

ANIMATED SHORT

“The Great Cognito”
“The Snowman”
“Tango”

LIVE ACTION SHORT

“Ballet Robotique”
“A Shocking Accident”
“The Silence”
“Split Cherry Tree”
“Sredni Vashtar”

ART DIRECTION

“Annie” – Dale Hennesy and Marvin March
“Blade Runner” – Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder, and Linda DeScenna
“Gandhi” – Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing, and Michael Seirton
“La Traviata” – Franco Zeffirelli and Gianni Quaranta
“Victor/Victoria” – Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson, William Craig Smith, and Harry Cordwell

CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Das Boot” – Jost Vacano
“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” – Allen Daviau
“Gandhi” – Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor
“Sophie’s Choice” – Néstor Almendros
“Tootsie” – Owen Roizman

COSTUME DESIGN

“Gandhi” – John Mollo and Bhanu Athaiya
“La Traviata” – Piero Tosi
“Sophie’s Choice” – Albert Wolsky
“Tron” – Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton
“Victor Victoria” – Patricia Norris

FILM EDITING

“Das Boot” – Hannes Nikel
“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” – Carol Littleton
“Gandhi” – John Bloom
“An Officer and a Gentleman” – Peter Zinner
“Tootsie” – Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp

MAKEUP

“Gandhi” – Tom Smith
“Quest for Fire” – Sarah Monzani and Michele Burke

ORIGINAL SCORE

“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” – John Williams
“Gandhi” – Ravi Shankar and George Fenton
“An Officer and a Gentleman” – Jack Nitzsche
“Poltergeist” – Jerry Goldsmith
“Sophie’s Choice” – Marvin Hamlisch

ORIGINAL SONG SCORE OR ADAPTATION SCORE

“Annie” – Ralph Burns
“One from the Heart” – Tom Waits
“Victor/Victoria” – Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse

ORIGINAL SONG

“Eye of the Tiger” from “Rocky III” – Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” from “Best Friends” – Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, and Marilyn Bergman
“If We Were In Love” from “Yes, Giorgio” – John Williams, Alan Bergman, and Marilyn Bergman
“It Might Be You” from “Tootsie” – Dave Grusin, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
“Up Where We Belong” from “An Officer and a Gentleman” – Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Will Jennings

SOUND EDITING

“Das Boot”
“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”
“Poltergeist”

SOUND MIXING

“Das Boot”
“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”
“Gandhi”
“Tootsie”
“Tron”

VISUAL EFFECTS

“Blade Runner”
“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”
“Poltergeist”
  1. “Annie”
  2. “Best Friends”
  3. “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
  4. “Blade Runner”
  5. “Das Boot”
  6. “Diner”
  7. “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”
  8. “Frances”
  9. “Gandhi”
  10. “La Traviata”
  11. “Missing”
  12. “My Favorite Year”
  13. “An Officer and a Gentleman”
  14. “One from the Heart”
  15. “Poltergeist”
  16. “Quest for Fire”
  17. “Rocky III”
  18. “Sophie’s Choice”
  19. “Tootsie”
  20. “Tron”
  21. “The Verdict”
  22. “Victor/Victoria”
  23. “The World According to Garp”
  24. “Yes, Giorgio”
FOREIGN
  1. “Alsino and the Condor” (Nicaragua)
  2. “Begin the Beguine” (Spain)
  3. “Clean Slate” (France)
  4. “The Flight of the Eagle” (Sweden)
  5. “Private Life” (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
DOCUMENTARY
  1. “After the Axe”
  2. “Ben’s Mill”
  3. “In Our Water”
  4. “Just Another Missing Kid”
  5. “A Portrait of Giselle”
SHORT FILMS
  1. “Ballet Robotique”
  2. “Gods of Metal”
  3. “The Great Cognito”
  4. “If You Love This Planet”
  5. “The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America”
  6. “A Shocking Accident”
  7. “The Silence”
  8. “The Snowman”
  9. “Split Cherry Tree”
  10. “Sredni Vashtar”
  11. “Tango”
  12. “To Live or Let Die”
  13. “Traveling Hopefully”

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