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Academy Awards, USA: 1984

Oscar

Date:	9 April
Host:	Johnny Carson (I)
Location:	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture


Winner:
	Terms of Endearment (1983) - James L. Brooks
Other Nominees:
	Big Chill, The (1983) - Michael Shamberg (I) Dresser, The (1983) - Peter Yates (I) Right Stuff, The (1983) - Irwin Winkler; Robert Chartoff Tender Mercies (1983) - Philip Hobel

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Tender Mercies (1983) - Robert Duvall
Other Nominees:
	Dresser, The (1983) - Tom Courtenay Dresser, The (1983) - Albert Finney Educating Rita (1983) - Michael Caine (I) Reuben, Reuben (1983) - Tom Conti

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Terms of Endearment (1983) - Shirley MacLaine
Other Nominees:
	Educating Rita (1983) - Julie Walters (I) Silkwood (1983) - Meryl Streep Terms of Endearment (1983) - Debra Winger Testament (1983) - Jane Alexander (I)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Terms of Endearment (1983) - Jack Nicholson
Other Nominees:
	Cross Creek (1983) - Rip Torn Right Stuff, The (1983) - Sam Shepard Terms of Endearment (1983) - John Lithgow (I) To Be or Not to Be (1983) - Charles Durning

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Year of Living Dangerously, The (1982) - Linda Hunt
Other Nominees:
	Big Chill, The (1983) - Glenn Close Cross Creek (1983) - Alfre Woodard Silkwood (1983) - Cher (I) Yentl (1983) - Amy Irving

Best Director


Winner:
	Terms of Endearment (1983) - James L. Brooks
Other Nominees:
	Dresser, The (1983) - Peter Yates (I) Fanny och Alexander (1982) - Ingmar Bergman Silkwood (1983) - Mike Nichols (I) Tender Mercies (1983) - Bruce Beresford

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen


Winner:
	Tender Mercies (1983) - Horton Foote
Other Nominees:
	Big Chill, The (1983) - Lawrence Kasdan; Barbara Benedek Fanny och Alexander (1982) - Ingmar Bergman Silkwood (1983) - Nora Ephron; Alice Arlen WarGames (1983) - Lawrence Lasker; Walter F. Parkes

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium


Winner:
	Terms of Endearment (1983) - James L. Brooks
Other Nominees:
	Betrayal (1983) - Harold Pinter Dresser, The (1983) - Ronald Harwood Educating Rita (1983) - Willy Russell Reuben, Reuben (1983) - Julius J. Epstein

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Fanny och Alexander (1982) - Sven Nykvist
Other Nominees:
	Flashdance (1983) - Donald Peterman Right Stuff, The (1983) - Caleb Deschanel WarGames (1983) - William A. Fraker Zelig (1983) - Gordon Willis (I)

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration


Winner:
	Fanny och Alexander (1982) - Anna Asp; Susanne Lingheim
Other Nominees:
	Right Stuff, The (1983) - Geoffrey Kirkland; Richard Lawrence (I); W. Stewart Campbell; Peter R. Romero; Jim Poynter; George R. Nelson Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - Norman Reynolds; Fred Hole; James L. Schoppe; Michael Ford (I) Terms of Endearment (1983) - Polly Platt; Harold Michelson; Tom Pedigo; Anthony Mondell Yentl (1983) - Roy Walker (I); Leslie Tomkins; Tessa Davies

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Fanny och Alexander (1982) - Marik Vos-Lundh
Other Nominees:
	Cross Creek (1983) - Joe I. Tompkins Heart Like a Wheel (1983) - William Ware Theiss Retour de Martin Guerre, Le (1982) - Anne-Marie Marchand Zelig (1983) - Santo Loquasto

Best Sound


Winner:
	Right Stuff, The (1983) - Mark Berger (I); Thomas Scott (II); Randy Thom; David MacMillan (I)
Other Nominees:
	Never Cry Wolf (1983) - Alan Splet (as Alan R. Splet); Todd Boekelheide; Randy Thom; David Parker (III) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - Ben Burtt; Gary Summers; Randy Thom; Tony Dawe Terms of Endearment (1983) - Donald O. Mitchell; Rick Kline; Kevin O'Connell (II); James R. Alexander (as Jim Alexander) WarGames (1983) - Michael J. Kohut; Carlos Delarios; Aaron Rochin (I); Willie D. Burton

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	Right Stuff, The (1983) - Glenn Farr; Lisa Fruchtman; Stephen A. Rotter; Douglas Stewart (I); Tom Rolf
Other Nominees:
	Blue Thunder (1983) - Frank Morriss (I); Edward M. Abroms Flashdance (1983) - Bud S. Smith; Walt Mulconery Silkwood (1983) - Sam O'Steen Terms of Endearment (1983) - Richard Marks (I)

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing


Winner:
	Right Stuff, The (1983) - Jay Boekelheide
Other Nominees:
	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - Ben Burtt

Best Music, Original Song


Winner:
	Flashdance (1983) - Giorgio Moroder (music); Keith Forsey (lyrics); Irene Cara (lyrics) - For the song "Flashdance...What a Feeling".
Other Nominees:
	Flashdance (1983) - Michael Sembello; Dennis Matkosky - For the song "Maniac". Tender Mercies (1983) - Austin Roberts (III); Bobby Hart - For the song "Over You". Yentl (1983) - Michel Legrand (I) (music); Alan Bergman (I) (lyrics); Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) - For the song "Papa, Can You Hear Me?". Yentl (1983) - Michel Legrand (I) (music); Alan Bergman (I) (lyrics); Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) - For the song "The Way He Makes Me Feel".

Best Music, Original Score


Winner:
	Right Stuff, The (1983) - Bill Conti
Other Nominees:
	Cross Creek (1983) - Leonard Rosenman Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - John Williams (I) Terms of Endearment (1983) - Michael Gore (I) Under Fire (1983) - Jerry Goldsmith

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


Winner:
	Yentl (1983) - Michel Legrand (I) (music); Alan Bergman (I) (lyrics); Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
Other Nominees:
	Sting II, The (1983) - Lalo Schifrin Trading Places (1983) - Elmer Bernstein

Best Short Film, Animated


Winner:
	Sundae in New York (1983) - Jimmy Picker
Other Nominees:
	Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) - Burny Mattinson Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain (1983) - Eda Godel Hallinan

Best Short Film, Live Action


Winner:
	Boys and Girls (1982) - Janice L. Platt
Other Nominees:
	Goodie-Two-Shoes (1984) - Ian Emes Overnight Sensation (1983) - Jon Bloom (II)

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Flamenco at 5:15 (1983) - Cynthia Scott (I); Adam Symansky
Other Nominees:
	Ihr zent frei (1983) - Dea Brokman; Ilene Landis In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? (1983) - Vivienne Verdon-Roe; Eric Thiermann Sewing Woman (1983) - Arthur Dong Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph (1983) - Bob Eisenhardt

Best Documentary, Features


Winner:
	He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983) - Emile Ardolino
Other Nominees:
	Children of Darkness (1983) - Richard Kotuk; Ara Chekmayan First Contact (1983) - Bob Connolly (I); Robin Anderson (I) Profession of Arms, The (1983) - Michael Bryans; Tina Viljoen Seeing Red (1983) - Jim Klein (II); Julia Reichert (I)

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Fanny och Alexander (1982) - Sweden.
Other Nominees:
	Bal, Le (1983) - Algeria. Carmen (1983/I) - Spain. Coup de foudre (1983) - France. Jób lázadása (1983) - Hungary.

Honorary Award


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

Special Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - Richard Edlund; Dennis Muren; Ken Ralston (I); Phil Tippett - For the visual effects.

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


Awarded to:
	M.J. Frankovich

Academy Award of Merit

Date:	31 March
Location:	Grand Ball Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA


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

Scientific and Engineering Award


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

Technical Achievement Award


Winners:
	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. 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. David J. Degenkolb - For the design and development of an automated device used in the silver recovery process in motion picture laboratories. Douglas Fries; John Lacey (II); Michael Sicrist - For the design and engineering of a 35mm reflex conversion camera system for special effects photography. 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. 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.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award


Awarded to:
	John G. Frayne