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The 55th Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, and Walter Matthau. Louis Gossett Jr. became the first African-American actor to win Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the tough and principled drill ...
Best PictureBest DirectorGandhi – Richard Attenborough, producer ‡ ...Richard Attenborough – Gandhi ‡ Wolfgang ...Ben Kingsley – Gandhi as Mahatma Gandhi ‡ ...Meryl Streep – Sophie's Choice as Zofia ...Louis Gossett Jr. – An Officer and a ...Jessica Lange – Tootsie as Julie Nichols ...Gandhi – John Briley ‡ Diner – Barry ...Missing – Costa-Gavras and Donald E.Hosted by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor and Walter Matthau, the 55th Annual Academy Awards were presented on Monday, April 11, 1983. Nominated for 11 Oscars, Gandhi took home eight of them, including Best Picture, Best Director for Richard Attenborough and Best Actor for Ben Kingsley.
"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" won four technical awards but lost Best Picture to "Gandhi" Mickey Rooney received an Honorary Oscar for his lifetime contribution to the film industry 1983 historical events Famous people born in 1983 Famous deaths in 1983
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The Big Chill – Michael Shamberg The Dresser – Peter Yates The Right Stuff – Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff Tender Mercies – Philip S. Hobel Terms of Endearment– James L. Brooks
The Dresser – Peter Yates Fanny & Alexander – Ingmar Bergman Silkwood – Mike Nichols Tender Mercies – Bruce Beresford Terms of Endearment– James L. Brooks
Michael Caine – Educating Rita Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben Tom Courtenay – The Dresser Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies Albert Finney – The Dresser
Jane Alexander – Testament Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment Meryl Streep – Silkwood Julie Walters – Educating Rita Debra Winger – Terms of Endearment
Charles Durning – To Be or Not to Be John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment Sam Shepard – The Right Stuff Rip Torn – Cross Creek
Cher – Silkwood Glenn Close – The Big Chill Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously Amy Irving – Yentl Alfre Woodard – Cross Creek
Betrayal – Harold Pinter The Dresser – Ronald Harwood Educating Rita – Willy Russell Reuben, Reuben – Julius J. Epstein Terms of Endearment– James L. Brooks
“Flashdance…What A Feeling” – Flashdance – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyric by Keith Forsey, Irene Cara “Maniac” – Flashdance – Music, Lyric by Michael Sembello, Dennis Matkosky “Over You” – Tender Mercies – Music, Lyric by Austin Roberts, Bobby Hart “Papa, Can You Hear Me?” – Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman “...
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
Fanny & Alexander – Sven Nykvist Flashdance – Don Peterman The Right Stuff – Caleb Deschanel WarGames – William A. Fraker Zelig– Gordon Willis
It won most of the big awards in major categories in 1983: Best Picture/Director/Screenplay Adaptation (three Oscars all won by James L. Brooks), Best Actress (Shirley MacLaine) and Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson).
The 55th Academy Awards Memorable Moments. Best Picture: Gandhi. Gandhi also won Academy Awards for Best Actor (Ben Kingsley), Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stuart Craig, Bob Laing, and Michael Seirton), Cinematography (Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor), Costume Design (John Mollo and Bhanu Athaiya), Directing (Richard Attenborough), Film ...
