The 55th Academy Awards (1982): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS		AWARDS
11 10 9 7 6 6 5 5 4 3	Gandhi Tootsie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Victor/Victoria Das Boot An Officer and a Gentleman Sophie's Choice The Verdict Missing Poltergeist	8 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1	Gandhi E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial An Officer and a Gentleman If You Love This Planet Just Another Missing Kid Missing Quest for Fire A Shocking Accident Sophie's Choice Tango Tootsie Victor/Victoria Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again')
NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND Best Picture winner Best Picture nominee Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best Picture)

• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
• Gandhi - Richard Attenborough
• Missing - Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis
• Tootsie - Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards
• The Verdict - Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown

DIRECTING

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

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)

• Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
• Jack Lemmon - Missing
• Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie
• Paul Newman - The Verdict
• Peter O'Toole - My Favorite Year

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)

• Julie Andrews - Victor/Victoria
• Jessica Lange - Frances
• Sissy Spacek - Missing
• Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
• Debra Winger - An Officer and a Gentleman

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)

• 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 (Actress in a Supporting Role)

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

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

• Diner - Barry Levinson
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Melissa Mathison
• Gandhi - John Briley
• An Officer and a Gentleman - Douglas Day Stewart
• Tootsie - Screenplay by Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal; Story by Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

• Das Boot - Wolfgang Petersen
• Missing - Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart
• Sophie's Choice - Alan J. Pakula
• The Verdict - David Mamet
• Victor/Victoria - Blake Edwards

ORIGINAL SONG

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

ORIGINAL SCORE

• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - John Williams
• Gandhi - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton
• An Officer and a Gentleman - Jack Nitzsche
• Poltergeist - Jerry Goldsmith
• Sophie's Choice - Marvin Hamlisch

ORIGINAL SONG SCORE (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)

• Annie - Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
• One from the Heart - Song Score by Tom Waits
• Victor/Victoria - Song Score by Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse; Adaptation Score by Henry Mancini

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, William Steinkamp

CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Das Boot - Jost Vacano
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Allen Daviau
• Gandhi - Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
• Sophie's Choice - Nestor Almendros
• Tootsie - Owen Roizman

ART DIRECTION

• Annie - Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Marvin March
• Blade Runner - Art Direction: Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
• Gandhi - Art Direction: Stuart Craig, Bob Laing; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
• 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

COSTUME DESIGN

• Gandhi - John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya
• Sophie's Choice - Albert Wolsky
• La Traviata - Piero Tosi
• Tron - Elois Jenssen, Rosanna Norton
• Victor/Victoria - Patricia Norris

MAKEUP

• Gandhi - Tom Smith
• Quest for Fire - Sarah Monzani, Michle Burke

SOUND

• Das Boot - Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le-Mare
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa
• 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

• Das Boot - Mike Le-Mare
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt
• Poltergeist - Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson

VISUAL EFFECTS

• Blade Runner - Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth F. Smith
• Poltergeist - Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Alsino and the Condor - Nicaragua
• Coup de Torchon ('Clean Slate') - France
• The Flight of the Eagle - Sweden
• Private Life - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again') - Spain

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

• After the Axe - Sturla Gunnarsson, Steve Lucas
• Ben's Mill - John Karol, Michel Chalufour
• In Our Water - Meg Switzgable
• Just Another Missing Kid - John Zaritsky
• A Portrait of Giselle - Joseph Wishy

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

• Gods of Metal - Robert Richter
• If You Love This Planet - Edward Le Lorrain, Terri Nash
• The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America - Charles Guggenheim, Werner Schumann
• To Live or Let Die - Freida Lee Mock
• Traveling Hopefully - John G. Avildsen

SHORT FILM (Animated)

• The Great Cognito - Will Vinton
• The Snowman - John Coates
• Tango - Zbigniew Rybczynski

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

• Ballet Robotique - Bob Rogers
• A Shocking Accident - Christine Oestreicher
• The Silence - Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Joseph Benson
• Split Cherry Tree - Jan Saunders
• Sredni Vashtar - Andrew Birkin

HONORARY AWARDS

• To Mickey Rooney, in recognition of his 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances.

JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

• Walter Mirisch

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD

• John O. Aalberg

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE I (Academy Award of Merit)

• To AUGUST ARNOLD and ERICH KAESTNER of Arnold & Richter, GmbH, for the concept and engineering of the first operational 35mm, hand-held, spinning-mirror reflex, motion picture camera. [Camera]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE II (Plaque)

• To LEONARD CHAPMAN for the engineering design, development and manufacture of the PeeWee Camera Dolly for motion picture production. [Camera Cranes]
• To SANTE ZELLI and SALVATORE ZELLI of Elemack Italia S.r.l., Rome, Italy, for the continuing engineering, design and development that has resulted in the Elemack Camera Dolly System for motion picture production. [Camera Cranes]
• To COLIN F. MOSSMAN and THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP OF RANK FILM LABORATORIES, LONDON, for the engineering and implementation of a 4,000 meter printing system for motion picture laboratories. [Laboratory]
• To DR. MOHAMMAD S. NOZARI of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company for the research and development of the 3M Photogard protective coating for motion picture film. [Laboratory]
• To JACOBUS L. DIMMERS for the engineering and manufacture of the Teccon Enterprises' magnetic transducer for motion picture sound recording and playback. [Sound]
• To BRIANNE MURPHY and DONALD SCHISLER of Mitchell Insert Systems, Incorporated, for the concept, design and manufacture of the MISI Camera Insert Car and Process Trailer. [Stage Operations]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE III (Certificate)

• To CONSTANT TRESFON and ADRIAAN DE ROOY of Egripment, and to ED PHILLIPS and CARLOS DE MATTOS of Matthews Studio Equipment, Incorporated, for the design and manufacture of the 'Tulip Crane' for motion picture production. [Camera Cranes]
• To RICHARD W. DEATS for the design and manufacture of the 'Little Big Crane' for motion picture production. [Camera Cranes]
• To CHRISTIE ELECTRIC CORPORATION and LAVEZZI MACHINE WORKS, INCORPORATED, for the design and manufacture of the Ultramittent film transport for Christie motion picture projectors. [Projection]
• To BRAN FERREN of Associates and Ferren for the design and development of a computerized lightning effect system for motion picture photography. [Stage Operations]