Oscar Legacy: Academy Awards Ceremonies from 1980–1989
61st Awards
Wednesday, March 29, 1989, at the Shrine Auditorium
Host: None
Best Pictureof 1988: “Rain Man”
60th Awards
Monday, April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium
Host: Chevy Chase
Best Picture of 1987: “The Last Emperor”
59th Awards
Monday, March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan
Best Picture of 1986: “Platoon”
58th Awards
Monday, March 24, 1986, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams
Best Picture of 1985: “Out of Africa”
57th Awards
Monday, March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: Jack Lemmon
Best Picture of 1984: “Amadeus”
56th Awards
Monday, April 9, 1984, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: Johnny Carson
Best Picture of 1983: “Terms of Endearment”
55th Awards
Monday, April 11, 1983, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau
Best Picture of 1982: “Gandhi”
54th Awards
Monday, March 29, 1982, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: Johnny Carson
Best Picture of 1981: “Chariots of Fire”
53rd Awards
Tuesday, March 31, 1981 (postponed from March 30), at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: Johnny Carson
Best Picture of 1980: “Ordinary People”
52nd Awards
Monday, April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: Johnny Carson
Best Picture of 1979: “Kramer vs. Kramer”
