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The 55th Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, and Walter Matthau. Louis Gossett Jr. became the first African-American actor to win Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the tough and principled drill instructor Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman. Bhanu Athaiya also became the first Indian to win an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Gandhi. This marked the first of 28 consecutive years where a Barbara Walters interview special aired before the ceremony. Walters had previously aired an interview special in 1981 and, in subsequent years, her special aired prior to the Academy's formal broadcast of celebrities walking the red carpet. It was also the only time George C. Scott attended an Oscars ceremony.
Gandhi won eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Ben Kingsley. Other winners included E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial with four awards, An Officer and a Gentleman with two, Begin the Beguine, If You Love This Planet, Just Another Missing Kid, Missing, Quest for Fire, A Shocking Accident, Sophie's Choice, Tango, Tootsie, and Victor/Victoria with one.
This was also the last time the 2 highest-grossing films of the year (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Tootsie) were nominated for Best Picture until the 95th Academy Awards, 40 years later (Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick).
Awards
Nominations were announced on February 17, 1983. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][2]
Honorary Academy Award
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Films with multiple nominations and awards
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Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
Performers
Person | Role | Performed |
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Bill Conti | Musical arranger and conductor | Orchestral |
Walter Matthau Liza Minnelli Dudley Moore Richard Pryor | Performers | "It All Comes Down to This" |
The Temptations Sandahl Bergman | Performers | "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III |
Patti Austin James Ingram | Performers | "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" from Best Friends |
Joe Cocker Jennifer Warnes | Performers | "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman |
Stephen Bishop | Performer | "It Might Be You" from Tootsie |
Peter Allen Bernadette Peters Academy Awards Chorus | Performers | Salute to Irving Berlin: "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "I Love a Piano", "Play a Simple Melody", "It's a Lovely Day Today", "Blue Skies", "I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)", "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "Let Yourself Go", "Puttin' On the Ritz", "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails", "Steppin' Out with My Baby", "Shakin' the Blues Away", "What'll I Do", "A Pretty Girl Is like a Melody" and "There's No Business Like Show Business" |
Melissa Manchester | Performer | "If We Were in Love" from Yes, Giorgio |
Academy Awards Chorus | Performers | "That's Entertainment" |
See also
- 40th Golden Globe Awards
- 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1982 in film
- Submissions for the 55th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
- 25th Grammy Awards
- 34th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 35th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 36th British Academy Film Awards
- 37th Tony Awards
References
- ^ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "The Official Academy Awards Database". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Select "1982" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search".
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