The 54th Academy Awards (1981): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS

AWARDS

  • 12
  • 10
  • 8
  • 8
  • 7
  • 5
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • Reds
  • On Golden Pond
  • Ragtime
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Chariots of Fire
  • Atlantic City
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman
  • Arthur
  • Absence of Malice
  • Only When I Laugh
  • Pennies from Heaven
  • 4
  • 4
  • 3
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • Chariots of Fire
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • On Golden Pond
  • Reds
  • Arthur
  • An American Werewolf in London
  • Close Harmony
  • Crac
  • Genocide
  • Mephisto
  • Violet
  • NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND
  • Best Picture winner
  • Best Picture nominee
  • Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best Picture)

  • Atlantic City - Denis Heroux, John Kemeny
  • Chariots of Fire - David Puttnam
  • On Golden Pond - Bruce Gilbert
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Frank Marshall
  • Reds - Warren Beatty

DIRECTING

  • Atlantic City - Louis Malle
  • Chariots of Fire - Hugh Hudson
  • On Golden Pond - Mark Rydell
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Steven Spielberg
  • Reds - Warren Beatty

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)

  • Warren Beatty - Reds
  • Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond
  • Burt Lancaster - Atlantic City
  • Dudley Moore - Arthur
  • Paul Newman - Absence of Malice

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)

  • Katharine Hepburn - On Golden Pond
  • Diane Keaton - Reds
  • Marsha Mason - Only When I Laugh
  • Susan Sarandon - Atlantic City
  • Meryl Streep - The French Lieutenant's Woman

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)

  • James Coco - Only When I Laugh
  • John Gielgud - Arthur
  • Ian Holm - Chariots of Fire
  • Jack Nicholson - Reds
  • Howard E. Rollins Jr. - Ragtime

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)

  • Melinda Dillon - Absence of Malice
  • Jane Fonda - On Golden Pond
  • Joan Hackett - Only When I Laugh
  • Elizabeth McGovern - Ragtime
  • Maureen Stapleton - Reds

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

  • Absence of Malice - Kurt Luedtke
  • Arthur - Steve Gordon
  • Atlantic City - John Guare
  • Chariots of Fire - Colin Welland
  • Reds - Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

  • The French Lieutenant's Woman - Harold Pinter
  • On Golden Pond - Ernest Thompson
  • Pennies from Heaven - Dennis Potter
  • Prince of the City - Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
  • Ragtime - Michael Weller

ORIGINAL SONG

  • "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" - Arthur - Music, Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Peter Allen
  • "Endless Love" - Endless Love - Music, Lyric by Lionel Richie
  • "The First Time It Happens" - The Great Muppet Caper - Music, Lyric by Joe Raposo
  • "For Your Eyes Only" - For Your Eyes Only - Music by Bill Conti; Lyric by Mick Leeson
  • "One More Hour" - Ragtime - Music, Lyric by Randy Newman

ORIGINAL SCORE

  • Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
  • Dragonslayer - Alex North
  • On Golden Pond - Dave Grusin
  • Ragtime - Randy Newman
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams

FILM EDITING

  • Chariots of Fire - Terry Rawlings
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Bloom
  • On Golden Pond - Robert L. Wolfe
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Michael Kahn
  • Reds - Dede Allen, Craig McKay

CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Excalibur - Alex Thomson
  • On Golden Pond - Billy Williams
  • Ragtime - Miroslav Ondricek
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Douglas Slocombe
  • Reds - Vittorio Storaro

ART DIRECTION

  • The French Lieutenant's Woman - Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo
  • Heaven's Gate - Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Jim Berkey
  • Ragtime - Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein, Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George de Titta Sr., George de Titta Jr., Peter Howitt
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
  • Reds - Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton

COSTUME DESIGN

  • Chariots of Fire - Milena Canonero
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman - Tom Rand
  • Pennies from Heaven - Bob Mackie
  • Ragtime - Anna Hill Johnstone
  • Reds - Shirley Russell

MAKEUP

  • An American Werewolf in London - Rick Baker
  • Heartbeeps - Stan Winston

SOUND

  • On Golden Pond - Richard Portman, David Ronne
  • Outland - John K. Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., Robert M. Thirlwell, Robin Gregory
  • Pennies from Heaven - Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler, Al Overton
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman
  • Reds - Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman, Simon Kaye

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING (Special Achievement Award)

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Ben Burtt, Richard L. Anderson

VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Dragonslayer - Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston, Brian Johnson
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark - Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • The Boat Is Full - Switzerland
  • Man of Iron - Poland
  • Mephisto - Hungary
  • Muddy River - Japan
  • Three Brothers - Italy

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

  • Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey - Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin, Jim Burroughs
  • Brooklyn Bridge - Ken Burns
  • Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott - Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson, Boyd Estus
  • El Salvador: Another Vietnam - Glenn Silber, Tete Vasconcellos
  • Genocide - Arnold Schwartzman, Rabbi Marvin Hier

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

  • Americas in Transition - Obie Benz
  • Close Harmony - Nigel Noble
  • Journey for Survival - Dick Young
  • See What I Say - Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc, Freddi Stevens
  • Urge to Build - Roland Hall, John Hoover

SHORT FILM (Animated)

  • Crac - Frdric Back
  • The Creation - Will Vinton
  • The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin - Janet Perlman

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

  • Couples and Robbers - Christine Oestreicher
  • First Winter - John N. Smith
  • Violet - Paul Kemp, Shelley Levinson

HONORARY AWARDS

  • To Barbara Stanwyck for superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting.

IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD

  • Albert R. Broccoli

JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

  • Danny Kaye

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD

  • Joseph B. Walker

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE I (Academy Award of Merit)

  • To FUJI PHOTO FILM COMPANY, LTD. for the research, development and introduction of a new Ultra-high-speed color negative film for motion pictures. [Film]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE II (Plaque)

  • To RICHARD EDLUND and INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC, INCORPORATED for the engineering of the Empire Motion Picture Camera System. [Camera]
  • To EDWARD J. BLASKO and DR. RODERICK T. RYAN of the Eastman Kodak Company for the application of the Prostar Microfilm Processor for motion picture title and special optical effects production. [Laboratory]
  • To LEONARD SOKOLOW for the concept and design and to HOWARD T. LAZARE for the development of the Consolidated Film Industries' Stroboscan motion picture film viewer. [Laboratory]
  • To NELSON TYLER for the progressive development and improvement of the Tyler Helicopter motion picture camera platform. [Photography]
  • To RICHARD EDLUND and INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC, INCORPORATED for the concept and engineering of a beam-splitter optical composite motion picture printer. [Special Photographic]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE III (Certificate)

  • To ERNST F. NETTMANN of Continental Camera Systems, Inc. for the development of a pitching lens for motion picture photography. [Camera]
  • To PETER D. PARKS of Oxford Scientific Films for the development of the OSF microcosmic zoom device for microscopic photography. [Camera]
  • To BILL HOGAN of Ruxton, Ltd. and RICHARD J. STUMPF and DANIEL R. BREWER of Universal City Studios' Production Sound Department for the engineering of a 24-frame color video system. [Special Photographic]
  • To BILL TAYLOR of Universal City Studios for the concept and specifications for a Two Format, Rotating Head, Aerial Image Optical Printer. [Special Photographic]
  • To HAL LANDAKER for the concept and to ALAN D. LANDAKER for the engineering of the Burbank Studios' Production Sound Department 24-frame color video system. [Special Photographic]
  • To JOHN DEMUTH for the engineering of a 24-frame video system. [Special Photographic]
  • To DENNIS MUREN and STUART ZIFF of Industrial Light and Magic, Incorporated for the development of a Motion Picture Figure Mover for animation photography. [Stage Operations]
  • To DR. LOUIS STANKIEWICZ and H. L. BLACHFORD for the development of Baryfol sound barrier materials. [Stage Operations]