Academy Awards, USA (1981)

Oscar

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Raging Bull
Winner
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
The Great Santini
Nominated
John Hurt
John Hurt
The Elephant Man
Nominated
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Tribute
Nominated
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
The Stunt Man
Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton
Ordinary People
Winner
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
Melvin and Howard
Nominated
Michael O'Keefe
Michael O'Keefe
The Great Santini
Nominated
Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch
Ordinary People
Nominated
Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci
Raging Bull
Nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Coal Miner's Daughter
Winner
Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn
Private Benjamin
Nominated
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
Resurrection
Nominated
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
Ordinary People
Nominated
Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands
Gloria
Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen
Melvin and Howard
Winner
Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan
Private Benjamin
Nominated
Eva Le Gallienne
Eva Le Gallienne
Resurrection
Nominated
Diana Scarwid
Diana Scarwid
Inside Moves
Nominated
Cathy Moriarty
Cathy Moriarty
Raging Bull
Nominated
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Tess
Tess
Pierre Guffroy
Jack Stephens
Winner
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter
John W. Corso
John M. Dwyer
Nominated
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
Stuart Craig
Robert Cartwright
Hugh Scaife
Nominated
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Norman Reynolds
Leslie Dilley
Harry Lange
Alan Tomkins
Michael Ford
Nominated
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
Yoshirô Muraki
Nominated
Best Cinematography
Tess
Tess
Geoffrey Unsworth
Ghislain Cloquet
Winner
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
Néstor Almendros
Nominated
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter
Ralf D. Bode
Nominated
The Formula
The Formula
James Crabe
Nominated
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
Michael Chapman
Nominated
Best Costume Design
Tess
Tess
Anthony Powell
Winner
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out...
Paul Zastupnevich
Nominated
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career
Anna Senior
Nominated
Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time
Jean-Pierre Dorléac
Nominated
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
Patricia Norris
Nominated
Best Director
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Ordinary People
Winner
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Tess
Nominated
David Lynch
David Lynch
The Elephant Man
Nominated
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Raging Bull
Nominated
Richard Rush
Richard Rush
The Stunt Man
Nominated
Best Documentary, Features
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
Murray Lerner
Winner
Agee
Agee
Ross Spears
Nominated
Front Line
Front Line
David Bradbury
Nominated
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
Bengt von zur Mühlen
Arthur Cohn
Nominated
The Day After Trinity
The Day After Trinity
Jon Else
Nominated
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Roland Hallé
Peter W. Ladue
Winner
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!
George Casey
Nominated
It's the Same World
It's the Same World
Dick Young
Nominated
Luther Metke at 94
Luther Metke at 94
Jorge Preloran
Nominated
Don't Mess with Bill
Don't Mess with Bill
John Watson
Pen Densham
Nominated
Best Film Editing
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
Thelma Schoonmaker
Winner
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter
Arthur Schmidt
Nominated
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
Anne V. Coates
Nominated
The Competition
The Competition
David E. Blewitt
Nominated
Fame
Fame
Gerry Hambling
Nominated
Best Foreign Language Film
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Winner
The Nest
The Nest
Nominated
Confidence
Confidence
Nominated
The Last Metro
The Last Metro
Nominated
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
Nominated
Best Music, Original Score
Fame
Fame
Michael Gore
Winner
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
John Williams
Nominated
Tess
Tess
Philippe Sarde
Nominated
Altered States
Altered States
John Corigliano
Nominated
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
John Morris
Nominated
Best Music, Original Song
The Competition
The Competition
Lalo Schifrin
Will Jennings
Nominated
Fame
Fame
Michael Gore
Lesley Gore
Nominated
Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
Willie Nelson
Nominated
Nine to Five
Nine to Five
Dolly Parton
Nominated
Best Picture
Ordinary People
Ordinary People
Ronald L. Schwary
Winner
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
Jonathan Sanger
Nominated
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
Irwin Winkler
Robert Chartoff
Nominated
Tess
Tess
Claude Berri
Timothy Burrill
Nominated
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter
Bernard Schwartz
Nominated
Best Short Film, Animated
A légy
A légy
Ferenc Rofusz
Winner
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat
Michael Mills
Nominated
Tout rien
Tout rien
Frédéric Back
Nominated
Best Short Film, Live Action
The Dollar Bottom
The Dollar Bottom
Lloyd Phillips
Winner
Fall Line
Fall Line
Bob Carmichael
Nominated
A Jury of Her Peers
A Jury of Her Peers
Sally Heckel
Nominated
Best Sound
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Bill Varney
Steve Maslow
Gregg Landaker
Peter Sutton
Winner
Fame
Fame
Michael J. Kohut
Aaron Rochin
Jay M. Harding
Christopher Newman
Nominated
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter
Richard Portman
Roger Heman Jr.
James R. Alexander
Nominated
Altered States
Altered States
Arthur Piantadosi
Les Fresholtz
Michael Minkler
Willie D. Burton
Nominated
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
Donald O. Mitchell
Bill Nicholson
David J. Kimball
Les Lazarowitz
Nominated
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Ordinary People
Ordinary People
Alvin Sargent
Winner
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter
Thomas Rickman
Nominated
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
Christopher De Vore
Eric Bergren
David Lynch
Nominated
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
Jonathan Hardy
David Stevens
Bruce Beresford
Nominated
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man
Lawrence B. Marcus
Richard Rush
Nominated
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard
Bo Goldman
Winner
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin
Nancy Meyers
Charles Shyer
Harvey Miller
Nominated
Fame
Fame
Christopher Gore
Nominated
My American Uncle
My American Uncle
Jean Gruault
Nominated
Brubaker
Brubaker
W.D. Richter
Arthur A. Ross
Nominated
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