Academy Awards for 1982

By Patrick Mondout

The 55^th Annual Academy Awards were hosted by Walter Matthau, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore and Richard Pryor on April 11, 1983 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion (Los Angeles) and broadcast live on ABC.

Getting arrested the night you receive an Oscar may seem like the chic Hollywood thing to do, but it was Polish director's Zbigniew Rybczynski limited English and impatient foot that got him busted. After talking to the press about winning the Best Animated Short Film award, the future award-winning music video director went outside the Dorothy Pavilion for a cigarette. When he tried to return, he found his entry blocked by a rent-a-cop who didn't recognize the new Oscar winning Eastern European director (then again, who did?). "I have Oscar!", Rybczynski repeated in broken English to the unimpressed security guard. Frustrated, he kicked him and the resulting scuffle resulted in his arrest.

The incarcerated Oscar winner called the only lawyer whose name he could recall - celebrity divorce specialist Marvin Mitchelson (Lee Marvin vs. Michelle Triola). Charges were dropped and "Zbignieswski Sky", as a confused Kristol McNichol called him when reading the nominees, was once again a free man. He quipped "success and defeat are quite intertwined" before settling with his family in New York.

BEST PICTURE
	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers
	Gandhi, Richard Attenborough, producer
	Missing, Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, producers
	Tootsie, Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, producers
	The Verdict, Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, producers

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
	Debra Winger, An Officer and a Gentleman
	Jessica Lange, Frances
	Sissy Spacek, Missing
	Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice
	Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
	Ben Kingsley, Gandhi
	Jack Lemmon, Missing
	Peter O'Toole, My Favorite Year
	Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie
	Paul Newman, The Verdict

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
	Kim Stanley, Frances
	Teri Garr, Tootsie
	Jessica Lange, Tootsie
	Lesley Ann Warren, Victor/Victoria
	Glenn Close, The World According to Garp

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
	Louis Gossett, Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman
	Charles Durning, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
	James Mason, The Verdict
	Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria
	John Lithgow, The World According to Garp

BEST DIRECTOR
	Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot
	Steven Spielberg, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	Richard Attenborough, Gandhi
	Sidney Lumet, The Verdict
	Sidney Pollack, Tootsie

BEST WRITING (SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN)
	Douglas Day Stewart, An Officer and a Gentleman
	Barry Levinson, Diner
	Melissa Mathison, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	John Briley, Gandhi
	Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, screenplay; Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart, story, Tootsie

BEST WRITING (SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM)
	Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot
	Constantin Costa-Gavras and Donald Stewart, Missing
	David Mamet, The Verdict
	Blake Edwards, Victor/Victoria
	Alan J. Pakula, Sophie's Choice

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
	Jost Vacano, Das Boot
	Allen Daviau, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor, Gandhi
	Nestor Almendros, Sophie's Choice
	Owen Roizman, Tootsie

BEST FILM EDITING
	Peter Zinner, An Officer and a Gentleman
	Hannes Nikel, Das Boot
	Carol Littleton, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	John Bloom, Gandhi
	Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp, Tootsie

BEST ART DIRECTION/SET DIRECTION
	Dale Hennesy, art direction; Marvin March, set decoration, Annie
	Lawrence G. Paull and David L. Snyder, art direction; Linda DeScenna, set decoration, Blade Runner
	Stuart Craig and Bob Laing, art direction; Michael Seirton, set decoration, Gandhi
	Franco Zeffirelli, art direction; Gianni Quaranta, set decoration, La Traviata
	Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson and William Craig Smith, art direction; Harry Cordwell, set decoration, Victor/Victoria

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
	John Mollo and Bhanu Athaiya, Gandhi
	Albert Wolsky, Sophie's Choice
	Piero Tosi, La Traviata
	Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton, Tron
	Patricia Norris, Victor/Victoria

BEST SOUND
	Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le-Mare, Das Boot
	Buzz Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo and Gene Cantamessa, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye, Gandhi
	Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz, Tootsie
	Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler and Jim La Rue, Tron

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
	Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer, Blade Runner
	Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Murren and Kenneth F. Smith, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	Richard Edlund, Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson, Poltergeist

BEST MAKEUP
	Tom Smith, Gandhi
	Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke, Quest for Fire

BEST SOUND (ORIGINAL SONG)
	“Up Where We Belong,” An Officer and a Gentleman, Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie, music; Will Jennings, lyrics
	“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?,” Best Friends, Michel Legrand, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics
	“Eye of the Tiger,” Rocky III, Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan III, music and lyrics
	“It Might Be You,” Tootsie, Dave Grusin, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics
	“If We Were in Love,” Yes, Giorgio, John Williams, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE & ITS ADAPTATION OR ADAPTATION SCORE)
	Ralph Burns, Annie
	Tom Waits, One From the Heart
	Leslie Bricusse and Henry Mancini, Victor/Victoria

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
	Jack Nitzsche, An Officer and a Gentleman
	John Williams, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
	Ravi Shankar and George Fenton, Gandhi
	Jerry Goldsmith, Poltergeist
	Marvin Hamlisch, Sophie's Choice

BEST SHORT FILMS (ANIMATED)
	The Great Cognito (Will Vinton, producer; Will Vinton Productions)
	The Snowman (John Coates, producer; Snowman Enterprises Ltd.)
	Tango (Zbigniew Rybczynski, producer; Film Polski Production)

BEST SHORT FILMS (LIVE ACTION)
	A Shocking Accident (Christine Oestreicher, producer; Flamingo Pictures, Ltd.)
	Ballet Robotique (Bob Rogers, producer; Bob Rogers and Co.)
	The Silence (Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson, producers; American Film Institute)
	Split Cherry Tree (Jan Saunders, producer; Learning Corporation of America)
	Sredni Vashtar (Andrew Birkin, producer; Laurentic Film Productions, Ltd.)

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECTS)
	Gods of Metal (Robert Richter, producer; Richter Productions)
	If You Love This Planet (Edward Le Lorrain and Terri Nash, producers; National Film Board of Canada)
	The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America (Charles Guggenheim and Werner Schumann, producers; Guggenheim Productions, Inc.)
	To Live or Let Die (Freida Lee Mock, producer; American Film Foundation)
	Traveling Hopefully (John G. Avildsen, producer; Arnuthfonyus Films, Inc.)

BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURES)
	After the Axe (Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas, producers; National Film Board of Canada)
	A Portrait of Giselle (ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. in association with Wishupon Productions)
	Ben's Mill (John Karol and Michel Chalufour, producers; Public Broadcasting Associates - ODYSSEY)
	In Our Water (Meg Switzgable, producer; Foresight Films Production)
	Just Another Missing Kid (John Zaritsky, producer; Canadian Broadcasting Corp.)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
	Alsino and the Condor, Nicaragua
	Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate), France
	The Flight of the Eagle, Sweden
	Private Life, U.S.S.R.
	Volver a Empezar (To Begin Again), Spain

Other Awards

The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award went to Walter Mirisch while an Honorary Award was presented to Mickey Rooney "for 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances."

Scientific Awards

August Arnold (Camera)
Arnold & Richter, GmbH (Camera)
Erich Kaestner (Camera)
Leonard Chapman (Camera Cranes)
Jacobus L. Dimmers (Sound)
Elemack Italia S.r.l., Rome, Italy (Camera Cranes)
Mitchell Insert Systems, Incorporated (Stage Operations)
Colin F. Mossman (Laboratory)
Brianne Murphy (Stage Operations)
Dr. Mohammad S. Nozari (Laboratory)
Rank Film Laboratories, London, Research and Development Group (Laboratory)
Donald Schisler (Stage Operations)
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (Laboratory)
Salvatore Zelli (Camera Cranes)
Sante Zelli (Camera Cranes)
Associates and Ferren (Stage Operations)
Christie Electric Corporation (Projection)
Richard W. Deats (Camera Cranes)
Carlos DeMattos (Camera Cranes)
Adriaan De Rooy (Camera Cranes)
Egripment (Camera Cranes)
Bran Ferren (Stage Operations)
LaVezzi Machine Works, Incorporated (Projection)
Matthews Studio Equipment, Incorporated (Camera Cranes)
Ed Phillips (Camera Cranes)
Constant Tresfon (Camera Cranes)