Norman Thayer, Jr.
1981 film yearAcademy Awards archive
On Golden Pond Oscar Nominations & Wins
On Golden Pond has 10 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 3 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
All 10 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.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
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| Film year1981 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientHenry Fonda Norman Thayer, Jr. | Win recorded |
| Film year1981 | Best Actress Credited nominee / recipientKatharine Hepburn Ethel Thayer | Win recorded |
| Film year1981 | Best Supporting Actress Credited nominee / recipientJane Fonda Chelsea Thayer Wayne | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1981 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientBilly Williams | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1981 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientMark Rydell | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1981 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientRobert L. Wolfe | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1981 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientDave Grusin | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1981 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientBruce Gilbert, Producer | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1981 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientRichard Portman, David Ronne | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryRaiders of the Lost Ark Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman |
| Film year1981 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientErnest Thompson | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare On Golden Pond 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
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Best Actress 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
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Best Supporting Actress 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
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Cinematography 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
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Best Director 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
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Film Editing 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
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- RedsNomineeDede Allen, Craig McKay
Original Score 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
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Best Picture 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
- Atlantic CityNomineeDenis Heroux and John Kemeny, Producers
- Chariots of Fire★ WinnerDavid Puttnam, Producer
- On Golden Pond This filmNomineeBruce Gilbert, Producer
- Raiders of the Lost ArkNomineeFrank Marshall, Producer
- RedsNomineeWarren Beatty, Producer
Sound Mixing 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
- On Golden Pond This filmNomineeRichard Portman, David Ronne
- OutlandNomineeJohn K. Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., Robert M. Thirlwell, Robin Gregory
- Pennies from HeavenNomineeMichael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler, Al Overton
- Raiders of the Lost Ark★ WinnerBill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman
- RedsNomineeDick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman, Simon Kaye
Adapted Screenplay 1981 film year · Ceremony 54
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- On Golden Pond This film★ Winner
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- Prince of the CityNomineeJay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
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