Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Actor in a Leading Role

• Michael Caine in “Educating Rita”
• Tom Conti in “Reuben, Reuben”
• Tom Courtenay in “The Dresser”
• Robert Duvall in “Tender Mercies”
• Albert Finney in “The Dresser”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Charles Durning in “To Be or Not to Be”
• John Lithgow in “Terms of Endearment”
• Jack Nicholson in “Terms of Endearment”
• Sam Shepard in “The Right Stuff”
• Rip Torn in “Cross Creek”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Jane Alexander in “Testament”
• Shirley MacLaine in “Terms of Endearment”
• Meryl Streep in “Silkwood”
• Julie Walters in “Educating Rita”
• Debra Winger in “Terms of Endearment”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Cher in “Silkwood”
• Glenn Close in “The Big Chill”
• Linda Hunt in “The Year of Living Dangerously”
• Amy Irving in “Yentl”
• Alfre Woodard in “Cross Creek”

Art Direction

• “Fanny & Alexander” Anna Asp
• “Return of the Jedi” Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole, James Schoppe; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
• “The Right Stuff” Art Direction: Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard J. Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell, Peter Romero; Set Decoration: Pat Pending, George R. Nelson
• “Terms of Endearment” Art Direction: Polly Platt, Harold Michelson; Set Decoration: Tom Pedigo, Anthony Mondello
• “Yentl” Art Direction: Roy Walker, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Tessa Davies

Cinematography

• “Fanny & Alexander” Sven Nykvist
• “Flashdance” Don Peterman
• “The Right Stuff” Caleb Deschanel
• “WarGames” William A. Fraker
• “Zelig” Gordon Willis

Costume Design

• “Cross Creek” Joe I. Tompkins
• “Fanny & Alexander” Marik Vos
• “Heart Like a Wheel” William Ware Theiss
• “The Return of Martin Guerre” Anne-Marie Marchand
• “Zelig” Santo Loquasto

Directing

• “The Dresser” Peter Yates
• “Fanny & Alexander” Ingmar Bergman
• “Silkwood” Mike Nichols
• “Tender Mercies” Bruce Beresford
• “Terms of Endearment” James L. Brooks

Documentary (Feature)

• “Children of Darkness” Richard Kotuk and Ara Chekmayan, Producers
• “First Contact” Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson, Producers
• “He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’” Emile Ardolino, Producer
• “The Profession of Arms” Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen, Producers
• “Seeing Red” James Klein and Julia Reichert, Producers

Documentary (Short Subject)

• “Flamenco at 5:15” Cynthia Scott and Adam Symansky, Producers
• “In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us?” Vivienne Verdon-Roe and Eric Thiermann, Producers
• “Sewing Woman” Arthur Dong, Producer
• “Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph” Robert Eisenhardt, Producer
• “You Are Free (Ihr Zent Frei)” Dea Brokman and Ilene Landis, Producers

Film Editing

• “Blue Thunder” Frank Morriss, Edward Abroms
• “Flashdance” Bud Smith, Walt Mulconery
• “The Right Stuff” Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart, Tom Rolf
• “Silkwood” Sam O’Steen
• “Terms of Endearment” Richard Marks

Foreign Language Film

• “Carmen” Spain
• “Entre Nous” France
• “Fanny & Alexander” Sweden
• “Job’s Revolt” Hungary
• “Le Bal” Algeria

Music (Original Score)

• “Cross Creek” Leonard Rosenman
• “Return of the Jedi” John Williams
• “The Right Stuff” Bill Conti
• “Terms of Endearment” Michael Gore
• “Under Fire” Jerry Goldsmith

Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)

• “The Sting II” Adaptation Score by Lalo Schifrin
• “Trading Places” Adaptation Score by Elmer Bernstein
• “Yentl” Song Score by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

Music (Original Song)

• “Flashdance...What a Feeling” from “Flashdance” Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyric by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara
• “Maniac” from “Flashdance” Music and Lyric by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
• “Over You” from “Tender Mercies” Music and Lyric by Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart
• “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” from “Yentl” Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
• “The Way He Makes Me Feel” from “Yentl” Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

Best Picture

• “The Big Chill” Michael Shamberg, Producer
• “The Dresser” Peter Yates, Producer
• “The Right Stuff” Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers
• “Tender Mercies” Philip S. Hobel, Producer
• “Terms of Endearment” James L. Brooks, Producer

Short Film (Animated)

• “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” Burny Mattinson, Producer
• “Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain” Eda Godel Hallinan, Producer
• “Sundae in New York” Jimmy Picker, Producer

Short Film (Live Action)

• “Boys and Girls” Janice L. Platt, Producer
• “Goodie-Two-Shoes” Ian Emes, Producer
• “Overnight Sensation” Jon N. Bloom, Producer

Sound

• “Never Cry Wolf” Alan R. Splet, Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom, David Parker
• “Return of the Jedi” Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Tony Dawe
• “The Right Stuff” Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom, David MacMillan
• “Terms of Endearment” Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell, Jim Alexander
• “WarGames” Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Willie D. Burton

Sound Effects Editing

• “Return of the Jedi” Ben Burtt
• “The Right Stuff” Jay Boekelheide

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

• “Betrayal” Harold Pinter
• “The Dresser” Ronald Harwood
• “Educating Rita” Willy Russell
• “Reuben, Reuben” Julius J. Epstein
• “Terms of Endearment” James L. Brooks

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

• “The Big Chill” Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
• “Fanny & Alexander” Ingmar Bergman
• “Silkwood” Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen
• “Tender Mercies” Horton Foote
• “WarGames” Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

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• Star indicates a win.