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1981 Academy Awards — 101 nominations across 23 categories.

Best Picture

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

★ On Golden Pond IMDB — Katharine Hepburn
Reds IMDB — Diane Keaton
Only When I Laugh IMDB — Marsha Mason
Atlantic City IMDB — Susan Sarandon
The French Lieutenant's Woman IMDB — Meryl Streep

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

ART DIRECTION

★ Raiders of the Lost Ark IMDB — Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
The French Lieutenant's Woman IMDB — Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo
Heaven's Gate IMDB — Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Jim Berkey
Ragtime IMDB — Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein, Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George de Titta, Sr., George de Titta, Jr., Peter Howitt
Reds IMDB — Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton

CINEMATOGRAPHY

★ Reds IMDB — Vittorio Storaro
Excalibur IMDB — Alex Thomson
On Golden Pond IMDB — Billy Williams
Ragtime IMDB — Miroslav Ondricek
Raiders of the Lost Ark IMDB — Douglas Slocombe

COSTUME DESIGN

★ Chariots of Fire IMDB — Milena Canonero
The French Lieutenant's Woman IMDB — Tom Rand
Pennies from Heaven IMDB — Bob Mackie
Ragtime IMDB — Anna Hill Johnstone
Reds IMDB — Shirley Russell

DIRECTING

★ Reds IMDB — Warren Beatty
Atlantic City IMDB — Louis Malle
Chariots of Fire IMDB — Hugh Hudson
On Golden Pond IMDB — Mark Rydell
Raiders of the Lost Ark IMDB — Steven Spielberg

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

FILM EDITING

★ Raiders of the Lost Ark IMDB — Michael Kahn
Chariots of Fire IMDB — Terry Rawlings
The French Lieutenant's Woman IMDB — John Bloom
On Golden Pond IMDB — Robert L. Wolfe
Reds IMDB — Dede Allen, Craig McKay

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

★ An American Werewolf in London IMDB — Rick Baker
Heartbeeps IMDB — Stan Winston

MUSIC (Original Score)

★ Chariots of Fire IMDB — Vangelis
Dragonslayer IMDB — Alex North
On Golden Pond IMDB — Dave Grusin
Ragtime IMDB — Randy Newman
Raiders of the Lost Ark IMDB — John Williams

MUSIC (Original Song)

SHORT FILM (Animated)

★ Crac IMDB — Frédéric Back, Producer
The Creation IMDB — Will Vinton, Producer
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin IMDB — Janet Perlman, Producer

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

SOUND MIXING

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sound Effects Editing)

★ Raiders of the Lost Ark IMDB — Ben Burtt, Richard L. Anderson

VISUAL EFFECTS

WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

★ On Golden Pond IMDB — Ernest Thompson
The French Lieutenant's Woman IMDB — Harold Pinter
Pennies from Heaven IMDB — Dennis Potter
Prince of the City IMDB — Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
Ragtime IMDB — Michael Weller

WRITING (Original Screenplay)

★ Chariots of Fire IMDB — Colin Welland
Absence of Malice IMDB — Kurt Luedtke
Arthur IMDB — Steve Gordon
Atlantic City IMDB — John Guare
Reds IMDB — Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths