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1981 - Results

Film Awards

1981 Results

  • Winner

    John Hurt

    The Elephant Man
    Actor
    Nominee

    Roy Scheider

    All That Jazz
    Actor
    Nominee

    Peter Sellers

    Being There
    Actor
    Nominee

    Dustin Hoffman

    Kramer Vs Kramer
    Actor
  • Winner

    Judy Davis

    My Brilliant Career
    Actress
    Nominee

    Shirley MacLaine

    Being There
    Actress
    Nominee

    Bette Midler

    The Rose
    Actress
    Nominee

    Meryl Streep

    Kramer Vs Kramer
    Actress
  • Winner

    The Three Inventors

    Michel Ocelot
    Animated Film
    Nominee

    Bio Woman

    Bob Godfrey
    Animated Film
    Nominee

    The Cube

    Kamil Pixa
    Animated Film
    Nominee

    Seaside Woman

    Oscar Grillo
    Animated Film
  • Winner

    All That Jazz

    Giuseppe Rotunno
    Cinematography
    Nominee

    The Black Stallion

    Caleb Deschanel
    Cinematography
    Nominee

    The Elephant Man

    Freddie Francis
    Cinematography
    Nominee

    Kagemusha

    • Takao Saito
    • Masaharu Ueda
    Cinematography
  • Winner

    Kagemusha

    Seiichiro Momosawa
    Costume Design
    Nominee

    All That Jazz

    Albert Wolsky
    Costume Design
    Nominee

    Don Giovanni

    Frantz Salieri
    Costume Design
    Nominee

    Flash Gordon

    Danilo Donati
    Costume Design
  • Winner

    Kagemusha

    Akira Kurosawa
    Direction
    Nominee

    Fame

    Alan Parker
    Direction
    Nominee

    Kramer Vs Kramer

    Robert Benton
    Direction
    Nominee

    The Elephant Man

    David Lynch
    Direction
  • Winner

    All That Jazz

    Alan Heim
    Editing
    Nominee

    The Elephant Man

    Anne V Coates
    Editing
    Nominee

    Fame

    Gerry Hambling
    Editing
    Nominee

    Kramer Vs Kramer

    Jerry Greenberg
    Editing
  • Winner

    Michael Powell

    Michael Powell
    Non Competitive
    Fellowship
    Winner

    Abel Gance

    Abel Gance
    Non Competitive
    Fellowship
    Winner

    Emeric Pressburger

    Emeric Pressburger
    Non Competitive
    Fellowship
  • Winner

    The Elephant Man

    Jonathan Sanger
    Film
    Nominee

    Kramer Vs Kramer

    Stanley R Jaffe
    Film
    Nominee

    Being There

    Andrew Braunsberg
    Film
    Nominee

    Kagemusha

    • Akira Kurosawa
    • Tomoyuki Tanaka
    Film
  • Winner

    Judy Davis

    My Brilliant Career
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Sonia Braga

    Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands (Dona Flor E Seus Dois Maridos)
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Gordon Sinclair

    Gregory's Girl
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
    Nominee

    Debra Winger

    Urban Cowboy
    Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
  • Winner

    The Empire Strikes Back

    John Williams
    Original Film Music
    Nominee

    Breaking Glass

    Hazel O'Connor
    Original Film Music
    Nominee

    Fame

    Michael Gore
    Original Film Music
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    Flash Gordon

    • Queen
    • Howard Blake
    Original Film Music
  • Winner

    Kevin Brownlow

    Kevin Brownlow
    Non Competitive
    Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
  • Winner

    The Elephant Man

    Stuart Craig
    Production Design
    Nominee

    The Empire Strikes Back

    Norman Reynolds
    Production Design
    Nominee

    Flash Gordon

    Danilo Donati
    Production Design
    Nominee

    All That Jazz

    Philip Rosenberg
    Production Design
  • Winner

    Being There

    Jerzy Kosinski
    Screenplay
    Nominee

    Airplane!

    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
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    The Elephant Man

    • Christopher De Vore
    • Eric Bergren
    • David Lynch
    Screenplay
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    Kramer Vs Kramer

    Robert Benton
    Screenplay
  • Winner

    Sredni Vashtar

    Andrew Birkin
    Short Film
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    Box On

    Lindsey Clennell
    Short Film
    Nominee

    Dollor Bottom

    Roger Christian
    Short Film
    Nominee

    Possessions

    Andrew Bogle
    Short Film
  • Winner

    Fame

    • Chris Newman
    • Les Wiggins
    • Michael J Kohut
    Sound
    Nominee

    All That Jazz

    • Maurice Schell
    • Chris Newman
    • Dick Vorisek
    Sound
    Nominee

    Don Giovanni

    • Jean-Louis Ducarme
    • Jacques Maumont
    • Michelle Nenny
    Sound
    Nominee

    The Empire Strikes Back

    • Peter Sutton
    • Ben Burtt
    • Bill Varney
    Sound
    Nominee

    The Rose

    • Jim Webb
    • Chris McLaughlin
    • Kay Rose
    • Ted Soderberg
    Sound
  • Winner

    Jimmy Wright

    Jimmy Wright
    Non Competitive
    Special Award

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