1980 (53rd Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1980 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1980 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1980 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1980 Ceremony
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Tuesday, March 31, 1981 7:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center (postponed from March 30th due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan) Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1980 Winners
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Best Picture: Ordinary People Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Paramount Ronald L. Schwary, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta in the film Raging Bull |
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Best Actress: Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn in the film Coal Miner’s Daughter |
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Best Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton as Conrad Jarrett in the film Ordinary People |
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Best Supporting Actress: Mary Steenburgen as Lynda Dummar in the film Melvin and Howard |
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Best Song: Fame from the film Fame Music by Michael Gore; lyric by Dean Pitchford Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1980 Nominees
The 1980 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |