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Academy Awards for 1983By Patrick Mondout
The 56th Annual Academy Awards were hosted by Johnny Carson
on April 9, 1984
at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion (Los Angeles) and broadcast live on ABC.
Terms of Endearment was the big
winner with five O's including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director,
and Best Writing.
Note: All nominees are listed and .gif)
denotes the Oscar winner.
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| BEST PICTURE |
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The Big
Chill, Michael Shamberg, producer |
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The Dresser,
Peter Yates, producer |
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The Right
Stuff, Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, producers |
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Tender
Mercies, Philip S. Hobel, producer |
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Terms
of Endearment, James L. Brooks, producer |
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| BEST ART
DIRECTION/SET DIRECTION |
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Anna Asp, art direction and set
decoration, Fanny & Alexander |
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Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole and James
Schoppe, art direction; Michael Ford, set decoration, Return
of the Jedi |
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Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard J.
Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell and Peter Romero, art direction; Pat
Pending and George R. Nelson, set decoration, The
Right Stuff |
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Polly Platt and Harold Michelson,
art direction; Tom Pedigo and Anthony Mondello, set decoration, Terms
of Endearment |
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Roy Walker and Leslie Tomkins, art
direction; Tessa Davies, set decoration, Yentl |
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| BEST SOUND |
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Alan R. Splet, Todd Boekelheide,
Randy Thom and David Parker, Never Cry
Wolf |
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Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom
and Tony Dawe, Return of the Jedi |
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Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom
and David MacMillan, The Right Stuff |
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Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline,
Kevin O'Connell and Jim Alexander, Terms
of Endearment |
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Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios,
Aaron Rochin and Willie D. Burton, WarGames |
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| BEST SOUND
(ORIGINAL SONG) |
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“Flashdance . . .What a Feeling,”
Flashdance, Giorgio Moroder, music;
Keith Forsey and Irene Cara, lyrics |
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“Maniac,” Flashdance,
Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, music and lyrics |
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“Over You,” Tender
Mercies, Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart, music and lyrics |
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“Papa, Can You Hear Me?,” Yentl,
Michel Legrand, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics |
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“The Way He Makes Me Feel,” Yentl,
Michel Legrand, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics |
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| BEST
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG SCORE OR ADAPTATION SCORE) |
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Lalo Schifrin, The
Sting II |
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Elmer Bernstein, Trading
Places |
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Michel Legrand, Alan and
Marilyn Bergman, Yentl |
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| BEST SHORT FILMS
(ANIMATED) |
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Mickey's Christmas Carol (Burny
Mattinson, producer; Walt Disney Productions) |
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Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain (Eda
Godel Hallinan, producer; Hallinan Plus! Production) |
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Sundae in New York (Jimmy Picker,
producer; Motionpicker Productions) |
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| BEST SHORT FILMS
(LIVE ACTION) |
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Boys and Girls (Janice L. Platt,
producer; Atlantis Films Ltd. Production) |
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Goodie-Two-Shoes (Timeless Films
Production; Paramount) |
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Overnight Sensation (Jon N. Bloom,
producer; Bloom Film Production) |
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| BEST DOCUMENTARY
(SHORT SUBJECTS) |
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Flamenco at 5:15 (Cynthia Scott and
Adam Symansky, producers; National Film Board of Canada) |
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In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the
Children Tell Us? (Vivienne Verdon-Roe and Eric Thiermann,
producers; Impact Production) |
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Sewing Woman (Arthur Dong, producer;
DeepFocus Productions) |
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Spaces: The Architecture of Paul
Rudoph (Robert Eisenhardt, producer; Eisenhardt Productions) |
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You Are Free (Ihr Zent Frei) (Dea
Brokman and Ilene Landis, producers; Brokman/Landis Production) |
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| BEST DOCUMENTARY
(FEATURES) |
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Children of Darkness (Richard Kotuk
and Ara Chekmayan, producers; Children of Darkness Production) |
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First Contact (Bob Connolly and
Robin Anderson, producers; Arundel Production) |
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He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (Emile
Ardolino, producer; Edgar J. Scherick Associates Production) |
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The Profession of Arms, (War Series
Film #3) (Michael Bryan and Tina Viljoen, producers; National Film
Board of Canada) |
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Seeing Red (James Klein and Julia
Reichert, producers; Heartland Production) |
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| BEST FOREIGN
LANGUAGE FILM |
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Carmen, Spain |
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Entre Nous, France |
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Fanny
& Alexander, Sweden |
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Job's Revolt, Hungary |
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Le Bal, Algeria |
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Other Awards
M. J. Frankovich picked up the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award while
John G. Fraynewhile was given the Gordon E. Sawyer Award. Hal Roach was
rewarded with an Honorary Award "in recognition of his unparalleled
record of distinguished contributions to the motion picture art
form." A Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects was handed out
to Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett for their
work on Return of the Jedi.
Scientific Awards
Dr. Kurt Larche (Projection)
OSRAM GmbH (Projection)
Apogee, Incorporated (Special Photographic)
Roger Dorney (Special Photographic)
Jonathan Erland (Special Photographic)
Lightflex International Limited (Camera)
Gunnar P. Michelson (Laboratory)
Gerald L. Turpin (Camera)
Jack Cashin (Sound)
David J. Degenkolb (Laboratory)
Elizabeth D. De La Mare (Stage Operations)
Glenn W. De La Mare (Stage Operations)
De La Mare Engineering, Incorporated (Stage Operations)
Douglas Fries (Camera)
William G. Krokaugger (Lighting)
John Lacey (Camera)
Larry L. Langrehr (Laboratory)
Mole-Richardson Company (Lighting)
Michael Sigrist (Camera)
John H. Steiner (Laboratory)
Ultra-Stereo Labs, Incorporated (Sound)
Charles J. Watson (Laboratory)
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|  | Best Picture: Terms of Endearment
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| | What: 56th Annual Academy Awards
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| | Date: April 9, 1984
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| | Host: Johnny Carson
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| | Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavillion (Los Angeles)
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| | Network: ABC
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