1982 Oscars 54th Academy Awards |
1982 Oscars Trivia and Noteworthy Moments
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1982 Oscar Nominees and Winners |
| Best Picture: Chariots of Fire – David Puttnam, producer (WINNER) Atlantic City – Denis Héroux and John Kemeny, producers On Golden Pond – Bruce Gilbert, producer Raiders of the Lost Ark – Frank Marshall, producer Reds – Warren Beatty, producer |
| Best Director: Warren Beatty – Reds (WINNER) Louis Malle – Atlantic City Hugh Hudson – Chariots of Fire Mark Rydell – On Golden Pond Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| Best Actor: Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond as Norman Thayer Jr. (WINNER) Warren Beatty – Reds as John Silas “Jack” Reed Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City as Lou Pascal Dudley Moore – Arthur as Arthur Bach Paul Newman – Absence of Malice as Michael Gallagher |
| Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond as Ethel Thayer (WINNER) Diane Keaton – Reds as Louise Bryant Marsha Mason – Only When I Laugh as Georgia Hines Susan Sarandon – Atlantic City as Sally Matthews Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant’s Woman as Sarah Woodruff/Anna |
| Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud – Arthur as Hobson (WINNER) James Coco – Only When I Laugh as Jimmy Perrino Ian Holm – Chariots of Fire as Sam Mussabini Jack Nicholson – Reds as Eugene O’Neill Howard E. Rollins Jr. – Ragtime as Coalhouse Walker Jr. |
| Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton – Reds as Emma Goldman (WINNER) Melinda Dillon – Absence of Malice as Teresa Perrone Jane Fonda – On Golden Pond as Chelsea Thayer Wayne Joan Hackett – Only When I Laugh as Toby Landau Elizabeth McGovern – Ragtime as Evelyn Nesbit |
| Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: Chariots of Fire – Colin Welland (WINNER) Absence of Malice – Kurt Luedtke Arthur – Steve Gordon Atlantic City – John Guare Reds – Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths |
| Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: On Golden Pond – Ernest Thompson based on his play (WINNER) The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Harold Pinter based on the novel by John Fowles Pennies from Heaven – Dennis Potter based on his TV series Prince of the City – Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet based on the book by Robert Daley Ragtime – Michael Weller based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow |
| Best Foreign Language Film: Mephisto (Hungary) (WINNER) The Boat Is Full (Switzerland) Man of Iron (Poland) Muddy River (Japan) Three Brothers (Italy) |
| Best Documentary Feature: Genocide – Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier (WINNER) Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey – Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs Brooklyn Bridge – Ken Burns Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott – Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus El Salvador: Another Vietnam – Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos |
| Best Documentary Short Subject: Close Harmony – Nigel Noble (WINNER) Americas in Transition – Obie Benz Journey for Survival – Dick Young See What I Say – Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens Urge to Build – Roland Hallé and John Hoover |
| Best Live Action Short Film: Violet – Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson (WINNER) Couples and Robbers – Christine Oestreicher First Winter – John N. Smith |
| Best Animated Short Film: Crac – Frédéric Back (WINNER) The Creation – Will Vinton The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin – Janet Perlman |
| Best Original Score: Chariots of Fire – Vangelis (WINNER) Dragonslayer – Alex North On Golden Pond – Dave Grusin Ragtime – Randy Newman Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams |
| Best Original Song: “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” from Arthur – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (WINNER) “Endless Love” from Endless Love – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie “The First Time It Happens” from The Great Muppet Caper – Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo “For Your Eyes Only” from For Your Eyes Only – Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Mick Leeson “One More Hour” from Ragtime – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman |
| Best Sound: Raiders of the Lost Ark – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Roy Charman (WINNER) On Golden Pond – Richard Portman and David M. Ronne Outland – John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., Robert Thirlwell and Robin Gregory Pennies from Heaven – Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler and Al Overton Jr. Reds – Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye |
| Best Makeup: An American Werewolf in London – Rick Baker (WINNER) Heartbeeps – Stan Winston |
| Best Costume Design: Chariots of Fire – Milena Canonero (WINNER) The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Tom Rand Pennies from Heaven – Bob Mackie Ragtime – Anna Hill Johnstone Reds – Shirley Russell |
| Best Art Direction: Raiders of the Lost Ark – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford (WINNER) The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo Heaven’s Gate – Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: James L. Berkey Ragtime – Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia von Brandenstein and Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George DeTitta Sr., George DeTitta Jr. and Peter Howitt Reds – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton |
| Best Cinematography: Reds – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER) Excalibur – Alex Thomson On Golden Pond – Billy Williams Ragtime – Miroslav Ondrícek Raiders of the Lost Ark – Douglas Slocombe |
| Best Film Editing: Raiders of the Lost Ark – Michael Kahn (WINNER) Chariots of Fire – Terry Rawlings The French Lieutenant’s Woman – John Bloom On Golden Pond – Robert L. Wolfe (posthumous nomination) Reds – Dede Allen and Craig McKay |
| Best Visual Effects: Raiders of the Lost Ark – Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston (WINNER) Dragonslayer – Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston and Brian Johnson |
| Honorary Academy Award: Barbara Stanwyck |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Danny Kaye |
| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Albert R. Broccoli |
| Gordon E. Sawyer Award: Joseph B. Walker |
| Special Achievement Academy Award: Ben Burtt and Richard L. Anderson for Raiders of the Lost Ark for Sound Effects Editing |
