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1981 Academy Awards The 1981 Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1982 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. | Best Picture | Atlantic City, Denis Heroux and John Kemeny, producers (Paramount) | | Chariots of Fire, David Puttnam, producer (The Ladd Co.; Warner Bros.) | | On Golden Pond, Bruce Gilbert, producer (Universal) | | Raiders of the Lost Ark, Frank Marshall, producer (Paramount) | | Reds, Warren Beatty, producer (Paramount) | | 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 | |
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| | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | Directing | Warren Beatty, Reds | | Hugh Hudson, Chariots of Fire | | Louis Malle, Atlantic City | | Mark Rydell, On Golden Pond | | Steven Spielberg, Raiders of the Lost Ark | | Writing | | Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths, Reds | | Steve Gordon, Arthur | | John Guare, Atlantic City | | Kurt Luedtke, Absence of Malice | | Colin Welland, Chariots of Fire | | Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium | Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet, Prince of the City | | Harold Pinter, The French Lieutenant's Woman | | Dennis Potter, Pennies From Heaven | | Ernest Thompson, On Golden Pond | | Michael Weller, Ragtime |
| | Cinematography | Miroslav Ondricek, Ragtime | | Douglas Slocombe, Raiders of the Lost Ark | | Vittorio Storaro, Reds | | Alex Thomson, Excalibur | | Billy Williams, On Golden Pond | | Art Direction | Assheton Gorton, art direction; Ann Mollo, set decoration, The French Lieutenant's Woman | | John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein and Anthony Reading; art direction; George de Titta, Sr., George de Titta, Jr. and Peter Howitt, set decoration, Ragtime | | Tambi Larsen, art direction; Jim Berkey, set decoration, Heaven's Gate | | Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley, art direction; Michael Ford, set decoration, Raiders of the Lost Ark | | Richard Sylbert, art direction; Michael Seirton, set decoration, Reds | | Sound | Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler and Al Overton, Pennies From Heaven | | Richard Portman and David Ronne, On Golden Pond | | Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Roy Charman, Raiders of the Lost Ark | | Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye, Reds | | John K. Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., Robert M. Thirlwell and Robin Gregory, Outland | | Music | | Original Song | “Arthur's Theme” (Best That You Can Do), Arthur, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen, music and lyrics | | “Endless Love,” Endless Love, Lionel Richie, music and lyrics | | “The First Time It Happens,” The Great Muppet Caper, Joe Raposo, music and lyrics | | “For Your Eyes Only,” For Your Eyes Only, Bill Conti, music; Mick Leeson, lyrics | | “One More Hour,” Ragtime, Randy Newman, music and lyrics | | Original Score | Dave Grusin, On Golden Pond | | Randy Newman, Ragtime | | Alex North, Dragonslayer | | Vangelis, Chariots of Fire | | John Williams, Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| | Film Editing | Dede Allen and Craig McKay, Reds | | John Bloom, The French Lieutenant's Woman | | Michael Kahn, Raiders of the Lost Ark | | Terry Rawlings, Chariots of Fire | | Robert L. Wolfe, On Golden Pond | | Costume Design | Milena Canonero, Chariots of Fire | | Tom Rand, The French Lieutenant's Woman | | Bob Mackie, Pennies From Heaven | | Anna Hill Johnstone, Ragtime | | Shirley Russell, Reds | | Makeup | Rick Baker, An American Werewolf in London | | Stan Winston, Heartbeeps | | Visual Effects | Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston, Raiders of the Lost Ark | | Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston and Brian Johnson, Dragonslayer | | Short Films | | Animation | Crac (Frédéric Back, producer; Société Radio Canada) | | The Creation (Will Vinton, producer; Will Vinton Productions) | | The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (Janet Perlman, producer; National Film Board of Canada) | | Live Action | Couples and Robbers (Christine Oestreicher, producer; Flamingo Pictures Ltd.) | | First Winter (John N. Smith, producer; National Film Board of Canada) | | Violet (Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson, producers; American Film Institute) |
| | Documentary | | Short Subject | Americas in Transition (Obie Benz, producer; Americas in Transition, Inc.) | | Close Harmony (Nigel Noble, producer; Noble Enterprise) | | Journey for Survival (Dick Young, producer; Dick Young Productions, Ltd.) | | See What I Say (Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens, producers; Michigan Women Filmmakers Productions) | | Urge to Build (Roland Hallé and John Hoover, producers; Roland Hallé Productions, Inc.) | | Feature | Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey (Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs, producers; Seven League Productions, Inc.) | | Brooklyn Bridge (Ken Burns, producer; Florentine Films Production) | | Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott (Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus, producers; The Caldicott Project) | | El Salvador: Another Vietnam (Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos, producers; Catalyst Media Productions) | | Genocide (Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier, producers; Arnold Schwartzman Productions, Inc.) |
| | Foreign Language Film | The Boat Is Full, Switzerland | | Man of Iron, Poland | | Mephisto, Hungary | | Muddy River, Japan | | Three Brothers, Italy | | Irving G. Thalberg Award | Albert R. Broccoli | | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Danny Kaye | | Honorary Award | To Barbara Stanwyck for superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting | | Special Achievement Award | | Sound Effects Editing | Benjamin P. Burtt, Jr. and Richard L. Anderson, Raiders of the Lost Ark |
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