1982 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 109 Academy Award records for the 1982 film year, covering 47 films and including 24 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ GandhiRichard Attenborough, Producer
5 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- Gandhi
8 wins from 11 award records
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
4 wins from 9 award records
- An Officer and a Gentleman
2 wins from 6 award records
- Tootsie
1 win from 10 award records
- Victor/Victoria
1 win from 7 award records
- Sophie's Choice
1 win from 5 award records
Category winners
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- ★ Gandhi
- ★ Gandhi — Mahatma Gandhi
- ★ An Officer and a Gentleman — Sgt. Emil Foley
- ★ Sophie's Choice — Sophie
- ★ Tootsie — Julie Nichols
- ★ Gandhi
- ★ Gandhi
- ★ Gandhi
- ★ Gandhi
- ★ Gandhi
- ★ An Officer and a Gentleman — Up Where We Belong
- ★ Tango
- ★ Missing
- ★ Gandhi
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 109 of 109 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Gandhi IMDB — Richard Attenborough, Producer
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial IMDB — Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
- Missing IMDB — Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, Producers
- Tootsie IMDB — Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, Producers
- The Verdict IMDB — Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, Producers
Best Actor
- ★ Gandhi IMDB — Ben KingsleyMahatma Gandhi
- Tootsie IMDB — Dustin HoffmanMichael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
- Missing IMDB — Jack LemmonEdmund Horman
- The Verdict IMDB — Paul NewmanFrank Galvin
- My Favorite Year IMDB — Peter O'TooleAlan Swann
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ An Officer and a Gentleman IMDB — Louis Gossett, Jr.Sgt. Emil Foley
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas IMDB — Charles DurningThe Governor
- The World According to Garp IMDB — John LithgowRoberta Muldoon
- The Verdict IMDB — James MasonEdward Concannon
- Victor/Victoria IMDB — Robert PrestonToddy
Best Actress
- ★ Sophie's Choice IMDB — Meryl StreepSophie
- Victor/Victoria IMDB — Julie AndrewsVictor/Victoria
- Frances IMDB — Jessica LangeFrances Farmer
- Missing IMDB — Sissy SpacekBeth Horman
- An Officer and a Gentleman IMDB — Debra WingerPaula Pokrifki
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Tootsie IMDB — Jessica LangeJulie Nichols
- The World According to Garp IMDB — Glenn CloseJenny Fields
- Tootsie IMDB — Teri GarrSandy Lester
- Frances IMDB — Kim StanleyLillian Farmer
- Victor/Victoria IMDB — Lesley Ann WarrenNorma
Art Direction
- ★ Gandhi IMDB — Art Direction: Stuart Craig, Bob Laing; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
- Annie IMDB — Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Marvin March
- Blade Runner IMDB — Art Direction: Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
- La Traviata IMDB — Art Direction: Franco Zeffirelli; Set Decoration: Gianni Quaranta
- Victor/Victoria IMDB — Art Direction: Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson, William Craig Smith; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Cinematography
- ★ Gandhi IMDB — Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
- Das Boot IMDB — Jost Vacano
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial IMDB — Allen Daviau
- Sophie's Choice IMDB — Nestor Almendros
- Tootsie IMDB — Owen Roizman
Costume Design
- ★ Gandhi IMDB — John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya
- La Traviata IMDB — Piero Tosi
- Sophie's Choice IMDB — Albert Wolsky
- Tron IMDB — Elois Jenssen, Rosanna Norton
- Victor/Victoria IMDB — Patricia Norris
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ Just Another Missing Kid IMDB — John Zaritsky, Producer
- After the Axe IMDB — Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas, Producers
- Ben's Mill IMDB — John Karol and Michel Chalufour, Producers
- In Our Water IMDB — Meg Switzgable, Producer
- A Portrait of Giselle IMDB — Joseph Wishy, Producer
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ If You Love This Planet IMDB — Edward Le Lorrain and Terri Nash, Producers
- Gods of Metal IMDB — Robert Richter, Producer
- The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America IMDB — Charles Guggenheim and Werner Schumann, Producers
- To Live or Let Die IMDB — Freida Lee Mock, Producer
- Traveling Hopefully IMDB — John G. Avildsen, Producer
Film Editing
- ★ Gandhi IMDB — John Bloom
- Das Boot IMDB — Hannes Nikel
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial IMDB — Carol Littleton
- An Officer and a Gentleman IMDB — Peter Zinner
- Tootsie IMDB — Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp
International Feature Film
- ★ Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again') IMDB — Spain
- Alsino and the Condor IMDB — Nicaragua
- Coup de Torchon ('Clean Slate') IMDB — France
- The Flight of the Eagle IMDB — Sweden
- Private Life IMDB — Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ Quest for Fire IMDB — Sarah Monzani, Michèle Burke
- Gandhi IMDB — Tom Smith
Original Score
- ★ E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial IMDB — John Williams
- Gandhi IMDB — Ravi Shankar, George Fenton
- An Officer and a Gentleman IMDB — Jack Nitzsche
- Poltergeist IMDB — Jerry Goldsmith
- Sophie's Choice IMDB — Marvin Hamlisch
Original Song
- ★ An Officer and a Gentleman IMDB — Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyric by Will JenningsUp Where We Belong
- Rocky III IMDB — Music and Lyric by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan IIIEye Of The Tiger
- Best Friends IMDB — Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn BergmanHow Do You Keep The Music Playing?
- Yes, Giorgio IMDB — Music by John Williams; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn BergmanIf We Were In Love
- Tootsie IMDB — Music by Dave Grusin; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn BergmanIt Might Be You
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
- ★ Victor/Victoria IMDB — Song Score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse; Adaptation Score by Henry Mancini
- Annie IMDB — Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
- One from the Heart IMDB — Song Score by Tom Waits
Animated Short Film
- ★ Tango IMDB — Zbigniew Rybczynski, Producer
- The Great Cognito IMDB — Will Vinton, Producer
- The Snowman IMDB — John Coates, Producer
Live Action Short Film
- ★ A Shocking Accident IMDB — Christine Oestreicher, Producer
- Ballet Robotique IMDB — Bob Rogers, Producer
- The Silence IMDB — Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson, Producers
- Split Cherry Tree IMDB — Jan Saunders, Producer
- Sredni Vashtar IMDB — Andrew Birkin, Producer
Sound Editing
- ★ E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial IMDB — Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt
- Das Boot IMDB — Mike Le-Mare
- Poltergeist IMDB — Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson
Sound Mixing
- ★ E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial IMDB — Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa
- Das Boot IMDB — Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le-Mare
- Gandhi IMDB — Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye
- Tootsie IMDB — Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Les Lazarowitz
- Tron IMDB — Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler, Jim La Rue
Visual Effects
- ★ E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial IMDB — Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth F. Smith
- Blade Runner IMDB — Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer
- Poltergeist IMDB — Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ Missing IMDB — Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart
- Das Boot IMDB — Wolfgang Petersen
- Sophie's Choice IMDB — Alan J. Pakula
- The Verdict IMDB — David Mamet
- Victor/Victoria IMDB — Blake Edwards
Original Screenplay
- ★ Gandhi IMDB — John Briley
- Diner IMDB — Barry Levinson
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial IMDB — Melissa Mathison
- An Officer and a Gentleman IMDB — Douglas Day Stewart
- Tootsie IMDB — Screenplay by Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal; Story by Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart
Nominated films and other recorded entries
47 films represented in the 1982 archive selection.
- A Portrait of Giselle
- A Shocking Accident
- After the Axe
- Alsino and the Condor
- An Officer and a Gentleman
- Annie
- Ballet Robotique
- Ben's Mill
- Best Friends
- Blade Runner
- Coup de Torchon ('Clean Slate')
- Das Boot
- Diner
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
- Frances
- Gandhi
- Gods of Metal
- If You Love This Planet
- In Our Water
- Just Another Missing Kid
- La Traviata
- Missing
- My Favorite Year
- One from the Heart
- Poltergeist
- Private Life
- Quest for Fire
- Rocky III
- Sophie's Choice
- Split Cherry Tree
- Sredni Vashtar
- Tango
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- The Flight of the Eagle
- The Great Cognito
- The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
- The Silence
- The Snowman
- The Verdict
- The World According to Garp
- To Live or Let Die
- Tootsie
- Traveling Hopefully
- Tron
- Victor/Victoria
- Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again')
- Yes, Giorgio
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
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