Best Picture

WINNER

Gandhi: Richard Attenborough

NOMINEES

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

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Missing: Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis

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Tootsie: Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards

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The Verdict: Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Gandhi: Ben Kingsley

NOMINEES

Tootsie: Dustin Hoffman

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Missing: Jack Lemmon

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The Verdict: Paul Newman

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My Favorite Year: Peter O'Toole

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Sophie's Choice: Meryl Streep

NOMINEES

Victor Victoria: Julie Andrews

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Frances: Jessica Lange

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Missing: Sissy Spacek

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An Officer and a Gentleman: Debra Winger

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

An Officer and a Gentleman: Louis Gossett Jr.

NOMINEES

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: Charles Durning

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The World According to Garp: John Lithgow

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The Verdict: James Mason

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Victor Victoria: Robert Preston

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Tootsie: Jessica Lange

NOMINEES

The World According to Garp: Glenn Close

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Tootsie: Teri Garr

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Frances: Kim Stanley

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Victor Victoria: Lesley Ann Warren

Best Director

WINNER

Gandhi: Richard Attenborough

NOMINEES

The Verdict: Sidney Lumet

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Das Boot: Wolfgang Petersen

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Tootsie: Sydney Pollack

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Steven Spielberg

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

Gandhi: John Briley

NOMINEES

Diner: Barry Levinson

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Melissa Mathison

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An Officer and a Gentleman: Douglas Day Stewart

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Tootsie: Larry Gelbart (screenplay/story), Murray Schisgal (screenplay), Don McGuire (story)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

WINNER

Missing: Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart
Costa-Gavras was not present at the awards ceremony.

NOMINEES

Das Boot: Wolfgang Petersen

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Sophie's Choice: Alan J. Pakula

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The Verdict: David Mamet

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Victor Victoria: Blake Edwards

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Gandhi: Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor

NOMINEES

Das Boot: Jost Vacano

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Allen Daviau

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Sophie's Choice: Néstor Almendros

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Tootsie: Owen Roizman

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

WINNER

Gandhi: Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing, Michael Seirton

NOMINEES

Annie: Dale Hennesy, Marvin March

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Blade Runner: Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder, Linda DeScenna

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La traviata: Franco Zeffirelli, Gianni Quaranta

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Victor Victoria: Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson, William Craig Smith, Harry Cordwell

Best Costume Design

WINNER

Gandhi: John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya

NOMINEES

La traviata: Piero Tosi

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Sophie's Choice: Albert Wolsky

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TRON: Eloise Jensson, Rosanna Norton

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Victor Victoria: Patricia Norris

Best Sound

WINNER

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene S. Cantamessa

NOMINEES

Das Boot: Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le Mare

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Gandhi: Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye

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Tootsie: Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander (as Dick Alexander), Les Lazarowitz

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TRON: Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler, James LaRue

Best Film Editing

WINNER

Gandhi: John Bloom

NOMINEES

Das Boot: Hannes Nikel

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Carol Littleton

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An Officer and a Gentleman: Peter Zinner

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Tootsie: Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

WINNER

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt

NOMINEES

Das Boot: Mike Le Mare

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Poltergeist: Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson

Best Effects, Visual Effects

WINNER

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth Smith

NOMINEES

Blade Runner: Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer

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Poltergeist: Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson

Best Makeup

WINNER

Quest for Fire: Sarah Monzani, Michèle Burke

NOMINEE

Gandhi: Tom Smith

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER

An Officer and a Gentleman: Jack Nitzsche (music), Buffy Sainte-Marie (music), Will Jennings (lyrics)
For the song "Up Where We Belong".

NOMINEES

Rocky III: Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan
For the song "Eye of the Tiger".

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Best Friends: Michel Legrand (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics), Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?".

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Yes, Giorgio: John Williams (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics), Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "If We Were In Love".

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Tootsie: Dave Grusin (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics), Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "It Might Be You".

Best Music, Original Score

WINNER

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: John Williams

NOMINEES

Gandhi: Ravi Shankar, George Fenton

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An Officer and a Gentleman: Jack Nitzsche

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Poltergeist: Jerry Goldsmith

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Sophie's Choice: Marvin Hamlisch

Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score

WINNER

Victor Victoria: Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse

NOMINEES

Annie: Ralph Burns

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One from the Heart: Tom Waits

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

Tango: Zbigniew Rybczynski

NOMINEES

The Great Cognito: Will Vinton

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The Snowman: John Coates

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

A Shocking Accident: Christine Oestreicher

NOMINEES

Ballet Robotique: Bob Rogers

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The Silence: Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Joseph Benson

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Split Cherry Tree: Jan Saunders

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Sredni Vashtar: Andrew Birkin

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

If You Love This Planet: Edward Le Lorrain, Terre Nash

NOMINEES

Gods of Metal: Robert Richter

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The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America: Charles Guggenheim, Werner Schumann

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To Live or Let Die: Freida Lee Mock

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Traveling Hopefully: John G. Avildsen

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

The Fifth Estate: John Zaritsky
For episode "Just Another Missing Kid".

NOMINEES

After the Axe: Sturla Gunnarsson, Steve Lucas

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Ben's Mill: John Karol, Michel Chalufour

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In Our Water: Meg Switzgable

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A Portrait of Giselle: Joseph Wishy

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

Volver a empezar
Spain

NOMINEES

Alsino and the Condor
Nicaragua

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Coup de torchon
France

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The Flight of the Eagle
Sweden

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Chastnaya zhizn
Soviet Union

WINNER

Mickey Rooney
In recognition of his 50 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances.

WINNER

Walter Mirisch

WINNER

August Arnold (Arnold and Richter, GmbH), Erich Kaestner (Arnold and Richter, GmbH)
For the concept and engineering of the first operational 35mm, hand-held, spinning mirror reflex, motion picture camera.

WINNERS

Colin F. Mossman (The R&D Group of Rank Film Laboratories, London)
For the engineering and implementation of a 4,000 meter printing system for motion picture laboratories.

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Sante Zelli (Elemack Italia S.R.L., Rome, Italy), Salvatore Zelli (Elemack Italia S.R.L., Rome, Italy)
For the continuing engineering design and development that has resulted in the Elemack Camera Dolly Systems for motion picture production.

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Leonard Chapman
For the engineering design, development and manufacture of the PeeWee Camera Dolly for motion picture production.

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Mohammad S. Nozari (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company)
For the research and development of the 3M Photogard protective coating for motion picture film.

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Brianne Murphy (Mitchell Insert Systems, Inc.), Donald Schisler (Mitchell Insert Systems, Inc.)
For the concept, design and manufacture of the MISI Camera Insert Car and Process Trailer.

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Jacobus L. Dimmers
For the engineering and manufacture of the Teccon Enterprises' magnetic transducer for motion picture sound recording and playback.

WINNERS

Dick Deats
For the design and manufacture of the "Little Big Crane" for motion picture production.

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Cons Tresfon (Egripment), Adriaan De Rooy (Egripment), Ed Phillips (Matthews Studio Equipment, Inc.), Carlos DeMattos (Matthews Studio Equipment, Inc.)
For the design and manufacture of the "Tulip Crane" for motion picture production.

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Bran Ferren (Associates and Ferren)
For the design and development of a computerized lighting effect system for motion picture photography.

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(Christie Electric Corp., LaVezzi Machine Works, Inc.)
For the design and manufacture of the Ultramittent film transport for Christie motion picture projectors.

WINNER

John Aalberg