1982 (55th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1982 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 1982 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1982 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1982 Ceremony
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Monday, April 11, 1983 6:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center 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 1982 Winners
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Best Picture: Gandhi Indo-British Film Production; Columbia (United Kingdom) Richard Attenborough, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in the film Gandhi |
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Best Actress: Meryl Streep as Sophie Zawistowski in the film Sophie’s Choice |
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Best Supporting Actor: Louis Gossett, Jr. as Sgt. Emil Foley in the film An Officer and a Gentleman |
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Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Lange as Julie Nichols in the film Tootsie |
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Best Song: Up Where We Belong from the film An Officer and a Gentleman Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; lyric by Will Jennings Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1982 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees |
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
The 1982 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |