55th Academy Awards
55th Academy Awards | |
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Date | April 11, 1983 |
Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Hosted by | Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor and Walter Matthau |
Produced by | Howard W. Koch |
Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Gandhi |
Most awards | Gandhi (8) |
Most nominations | Gandhi (11) |
TV in the United States | |
Network | ABC |
Duration | 3 hours, 15 minutes |
The 55th Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983, at the
Gandhi won eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Ben Kingsley. Other winners included E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial with four awards, An Officer and a Gentleman with two, Begin the Beguine, If You Love This Planet, Just Another Missing Kid, Missing, Quest for Fire, A Shocking Accident, Sophie's Choice, Tango, Tootsie, and Victor/Victoria with one.
This was also the last time the 2 highest-grossing films of the year (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Tootsie) were nominated for Best Picture until the 95th Academy Awards, 40 years later (Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick).
Awards
Nominations were announced on February 17, 1983. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][2]
Honorary Academy Award
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Films with multiple nominations and awards
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Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
Name(s) | Role |
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Hank Simms | Announcer for the 55th Academy Awards |
Fay Kanin (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony |
Luise Rainer Jack Valenti |
Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
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Christopher Reeve Susan Sarandon |
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor |
Jane Russell Cornel Wilde |
Presenters of the award for Best Makeup |
Matt Dillon Kristy McNichol |
Presenters of the Short Films awards |
Charlton Heston | Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Walter Mirisch |
Cher Plácido Domingo |
Presenters of the Music Awards |
Steve Guttenberg Ann Reinking |
Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design |
Elizabeth McGovern Eddie Murphy |
Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects |
Jamie Lee Curtis Carl Weathers |
Presenters of the award for Best Sound Effects Editing
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JoBeth Williams David L. Wolper |
Presenters of the Documentary Awards |
Margot Kidder William Shatner |
Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction |
Michael Keaton Nastassja Kinski |
Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography |
Bob Hope | Presenter of the Honorary Award to Mickey Rooney |
David Keith |
Presenters of the award for Best Sound
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Tom Selleck Raquel Welch |
Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing |
Olivia Newton-John | Presenter of the award for Best Original Song |
Robert Mitchum Sigourney Weaver |
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress |
Philip Dunne | Presenter of the awards for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen and Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium |
Billy Wilder | Presenter of the award for Best Director |
Sylvester Stallone | Presenter of the award for Best Actress |
John Travolta | Presenter of the award for Best Actor |
Carol Burnett | Presenter of the award for Best Picture |
Performers
See also
- 40th Golden Globe Awards
- 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1982 in film
- Submissions for the 55th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
- 25th Grammy Awards
- 34th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 35th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 36th British Academy Film Awards
- 37th Tony Awards
References
- ^ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "The Official Academy Awards Database". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Select "1982" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search".