Best Picture

WINNER

Terms of Endearment: James L. Brooks

NOMINEES

The Big Chill: Michael Shamberg

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The Dresser: Peter Yates

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The Right Stuff: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff

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Tender Mercies: Philip Hobel

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Tender Mercies: Robert Duvall

NOMINEES

Educating Rita: Michael Caine

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Reuben, Reuben: Tom Conti

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The Dresser: Tom Courtenay

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The Dresser: Albert Finney

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Terms of Endearment: Shirley MacLaine

NOMINEES

Testament: Jane Alexander

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Silkwood: Meryl Streep

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Educating Rita: Julie Walters

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Terms of Endearment: Debra Winger

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Terms of Endearment: Jack Nicholson

NOMINEES

To Be or Not to Be: Charles Durning

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Terms of Endearment: John Lithgow

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The Right Stuff: Sam Shepard

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Cross Creek: Rip Torn

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

The Year of Living Dangerously: Linda Hunt

NOMINEES

Silkwood: Cher

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The Big Chill: Glenn Close

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Yentl: Amy Irving

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Cross Creek: Alfre Woodard

Best Director

WINNER

Terms of Endearment: James L. Brooks

NOMINEES

Tender Mercies: Bruce Beresford

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Fanny and Alexander: Ingmar Bergman

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Silkwood: Mike Nichols

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The Dresser: Peter Yates

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

Tender Mercies: Horton Foote

NOMINEES

The Big Chill: Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek

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Fanny and Alexander: Ingmar Bergman

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Silkwood: Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen

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WarGames: Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

WINNER

Terms of Endearment: James L. Brooks

NOMINEES

Betrayal: Harold Pinter

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The Dresser: Ronald Harwood

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Educating Rita: Willy Russell

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Reuben, Reuben: Julius J. Epstein

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Fanny and Alexander: Sven Nykvist

NOMINEES

Flashdance: Donald Peterman

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The Right Stuff: Caleb Deschanel

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WarGames: William A. Fraker

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Zelig: Gordon Willis

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

WINNER

Fanny and Alexander: Anna Asp, Susanne Lingheim

NOMINEES

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole, James L. Schoppe, Michael Ford

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The Right Stuff: Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell, Peter R. Romero, Jim Poynter, George R. Nelson

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Terms of Endearment: Polly Platt, Harold Michelson, Tom Pedigo, Anthony Mondell

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Yentl: Roy Walker, Leslie Tomkins, Tessa Davies

Best Costume Design

WINNER

Fanny and Alexander: Marik Vos-Lundh

NOMINEES

Cross Creek: Joe I. Tompkins

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Heart Like a Wheel: William Ware Theiss

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The Return of Martin Guerre: Anne-Marie Marchand

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Zelig: Santo Loquasto

Best Sound

WINNER

The Right Stuff: Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Randy Thom, David MacMillan

NOMINEES

Never Cry Wolf: Alan Splet (as Alan R. Splet), Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom, David Parker

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Tony Dawe

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Terms of Endearment: Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, James R. Alexander (as Jim Alexander)

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WarGames: Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin, Willie D. Burton

Best Film Editing

WINNER

The Right Stuff: Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart, Tom Rolf

NOMINEES

Blue Thunder: Frank Morriss, Edward M. Abroms

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Flashdance: Bud S. Smith, Walt Mulconery

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Silkwood: Sam O'Steen

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Terms of Endearment: Richard Marks

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

WINNER

The Right Stuff: Jay Boekelheide

NOMINEE

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Ben Burtt

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER

Flashdance: Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey (lyrics), Irene Cara (lyrics)
For the song "Flashdance...What a Feeling".

NOMINEES

Flashdance: Michael Sembello, Dennis Matkosky
For the song "Maniac".

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Tender Mercies: Austin Roberts, Bobby Hart
For the song "Over You".

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Yentl: Michel Legrand (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics), Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "Papa, Can You Hear Me?".

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Yentl: Michel Legrand (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics), Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "The Way He Makes Me Feel".

Best Music, Original Score

WINNER

The Right Stuff: Bill Conti

NOMINEES

Cross Creek: Leonard Rosenman

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: John Williams

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Terms of Endearment: Michael Gore

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Under Fire: Jerry Goldsmith

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

WINNER

Yentl: Michel Legrand (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics), Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)

NOMINEES

The Sting II: Lalo Schifrin

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Trading Places: Elmer Bernstein

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

Sundae in New York: Jimmy Picker

NOMINEES

Mickey's Christmas Carol: Burny Mattinson

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Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain: Eda Godel Hallinan

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

Boys and Girls: Janice L. Platt

NOMINEES

Goodie-Two-Shoes: Ian Emes

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Overnight Sensation: Jon Bloom

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

Flamenco at 5:15: Cynthia Scott, Adam Symansky

NOMINEES

In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us?: Vivienne Verdon-Roe, Eric Thiermann

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Sewing Woman: Arthur Dong

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Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph: Bob Eisenhardt

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Ihr zent frei: Dea Brokman, Ilene Landis

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin': Emile Ardolino

NOMINEES

Children of Darkness: Richard Kotuk, Ara Chekmayan

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First Contact: Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson

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The Profession of Arms: Michael Bryans, Tina Viljoen

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Seeing Red: Jim Klein, Julia Reichert

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

Fanny and Alexander
Sweden.

NOMINEES

Carmen
Spain.

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Entre Nous
France.

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Le Bal
Algeria.

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Jób lázadása
Hungary.

WINNER

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Phil Tippett
For visual effects (statuette).

WINNER

Hal Roach
In recognition of his unparalleled record of distinguished contributions to the motion picture art form.

WINNER

M.J. Frankovich

WINNER

Kurt Larche (OSRAM GmbH)
For the research and development of xenon short-arc discharge lamps for motion picture projection.

WINNERS

Jonathan Erland (Apogee, Inc.), Roger Dorney (Apogee, Inc.)
For the engineering and development of a reverse bluescreen traveling matte process for special effects photography.

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Gerry Turpin (Lightflex International Ltd.)
For the design, engineering and development of an on-camera device providing contrast control, sourceless fill light and special effects for motion picture photography.

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Gunnar P. Michelson
For the engineering and development of an improved, electronic, high-speed, precision light valve for use in motion picture printing machines.

WINNERS

William G. Krokaugger (Mole-Richardson Company)
For the design and engineering of a portable, 12,000 watt, lighting-control dimmer for use in motion picture production.

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Charles L. Watson, Larry L. Langrehr, John H. Steiner
For the development of the BHP (electro-mechanical) fader for use on continuous motion picture contact printers.

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Elizabeth D. De La Mare (De La Mare Engineering, Inc.)
For the progressive development and continuous research of special effects pyrotechnics originally designed by Glenn W. De La Mare for motion picture production.

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Douglas Fries, John Lacey, Michael Sicrist
For the design and engineering of a 35mm reflex conversion camera system for special effects photography.

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Jack Cashin (Ultra-Stereo Labs, Inc.)
For the engineering and development of a 4-channel, stereophonic, decoding system for optical motion picture sound track reproduction.

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David J. Degenkolb
For the design and development of an automated device used in the silver recovery process in motion picture laboratories.

WINNER

John G. Frayne