Academy Awards archive

Arthur Oscar Nominations & Wins

Arthur has 4 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

Original Song

Music and Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

1981 film year

All 4 award records

Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.

Arthur: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1981Best Actor
Credited nominee / recipientDudley Moore

Arthur Bach

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryOn Golden PondNorman Thayer, Jr.
Henry Fonda
Film year1981Best Supporting Actor
Credited nominee / recipientJohn Gielgud

Hobson

Win recorded
Film year1981Original Song
Credited nominee / recipientMusic and Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Win recorded
Film year1981Original Screenplay
Credited nominee / recipientSteve Gordon
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryChariots of Fire
Colin Welland

Who else was nominated?

Compare Arthur with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.

Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.

Best Actor 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
Best Actor winner historyAll 1981 film-year results
Best Supporting Actor 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
Best Supporting Actor winner historyAll 1981 film-year results
Original Song 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
  • Arthur This film

    Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

    Music and Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen
    ★ Winner
  • Endless Love

    Endless Love

    Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie
    Nominee
  • The Great Muppet Caper

    The First Time It Happens

    Music and Lyric by Joe Raposo
    Nominee
  • For Your Eyes Only

    For Your Eyes Only

    Music by Bill Conti; Lyric by Mick Leeson
    Nominee
  • Ragtime

    One More Hour

    Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
    Nominee
Original Song winner historyAll 1981 film-year results
Original Screenplay 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
Original Screenplay winner historyAll 1981 film-year results
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