1983 ceremony · films of 1982
The 55th Oscars
109 nominations in 24 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
8 of 11
1 of 10
4 of 9
1 of 7
2 of 6
0 of 6
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
- Richard Attenborough, Producer
- Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, Producers
Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, Producers- Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, Producers
Best Director
Best Actor
- Ben Kingsley · Mahatma Gandhi
- Jack Lemmon · Edmund Horman
- Peter O'Toole · Alan Swann
- Paul Newman · Frank Galvin
- Dustin Hoffman · Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
Best Actress
- Meryl Streep · Sophie
- Debra Winger · Paula Pokrifki
- Jessica Lange · Frances Farmer
- Sissy Spacek · Beth Horman
- Julie Andrews · Victor/Victoria
Best Supporting Actor
- Louis Gossett, Jr. · Sgt. Emil Foley
- Charles Durning · The Governor
- James Mason · Edward Concannon
- John Lithgow · Roberta Muldoon
- Robert Preston · Toddy
Best Supporting Actress
- Jessica Lange · Julie Nichols
- Kim Stanley · Lillian Farmer
- Glenn Close · Jenny Fields
- Lesley Ann Warren · Norma
Best Original Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
- Spain
- Nicaragua
- France
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Sweden
Best Documentary Feature
- John Zaritsky, Producer
- Joseph Wishy, Producer
- Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas, Producers
- John Karol and Michel Chalufour, Producers
- Meg Switzgable, Producer
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Marvin March
- Art Direction: Franco Zeffirelli; Set Decoration: Gianni Quaranta
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Announced as Makeup
Best Original Score
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
- Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
- Song Score by Tom Waits
Best Original Song
- An Officer and a Gentleman · Up Where We Belong
- Best Friends · How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Rocky III · Eye Of The TigerMusic and Lyric by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan III- Tootsie · It Might Be You
- Yes, Giorgio · If We Were In Love
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
Best Sound Editing
Announced as Sound Effects Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Documentary Short
- Robert Richter, Producer
- Freida Lee Mock, Producer
- John G. Avildsen, Producer
Best Animated Short
- Zbigniew Rybczynski, Producer
- Will Vinton, Producer
- John Coates, Producer
Best Live Action Short
- Christine Oestreicher, Producer
- Bob Rogers, Producer
- Jan Saunders, Producer
- Andrew Birkin, Producer
- Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson, Producers
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Mickey Rooney
To Mickey Rooney, in recognition of his 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Walter Mirisch