Best Picture Winner
Chariots of Fire
Best Picture
Director: Hugh Hudson
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Two British athletes, one a devout Christian and the other Jewish, compete in the 1924 Olympics.
From the Worthy Podcast
Early Uses of Slow Motion in Film
Eadweard Muybridge’s Motion Studies (1870s–1880s)
While not films in the modern sense, Muybridge's sequential photographs of moving animals laid the groundwork for motion analysis, influencing future cinematic techniques.
Étienne-Jules Marey’s Chronophotography (1882)
Marey developed a method to capture multiple phases of movement in a single image, contributing to the study of motion and the eventual development of slow-motion cinematography.
August Musger’s Invention of Slow Motion (1904)
All Categories (28)
Best Picture
Chariots of Fire— David Puttnam, Producer
Winner
Atlantic City— Denis Heroux and John Kemeny, Producers
On Golden Pond— Bruce Gilbert, Producer
Raiders of the Lost Ark— Frank Marshall, Producer
Reds— Warren Beatty, Producer
Actor In A Leading Role
Burt Lancaster— Atlantic City {"Lou"}
Dudley Moore— Arthur {"Arthur Bach"}
Paul Newman— Absence of Malice {"Michael Gallagher"}
Warren Beatty— Reds {"John 'Jack' Reed"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Howard E. Rollins, Jr.— Ragtime {"Coalhouse Walker, Jr."}
Ian Holm— Chariots of Fire {"Sam Mussabini"}
Jack Nicholson— Reds {"Eugene O'Neill"}
James Coco— Only When I Laugh {"Jimmy Perry"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Diane Keaton— Reds {"Louise Bryant"}
Marsha Mason— Only When I Laugh {"Georgia"}
Meryl Streep— The French Lieutenant's Woman {"Sara Woodruff/Anna"}
Susan Sarandon— Atlantic City {"Sally"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Elizabeth McGovern— Ragtime {"Evelyn Nesbit"}
Jane Fonda— On Golden Pond {"Chelsea Thayer Wayne"}
Joan Hackett— Only When I Laugh {"Toby Landau"}
Melinda Dillon— Absence of Malice {"Teresa"}
Directing
Atlantic City— Louis Malle
Chariots of Fire— Hugh Hudson
On Golden Pond— Mark Rydell
Raiders of the Lost Ark— Steven Spielberg
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
On Golden Pond— Ernest Thompson
Winner
Pennies from Heaven— Dennis Potter
Prince of the City— Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
Ragtime— Michael Weller
The French Lieutenant's Woman— Harold Pinter
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Chariots of Fire— Colin Welland
Winner
Absence of Malice— Kurt Luedtke
Arthur— Steve Gordon
Atlantic City— John Guare
Reds— Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths
Cinematography
Reds— Vittorio Storaro
Winner
Excalibur— Alex Thomson
On Golden Pond— Billy Williams
Ragtime— Miroslav Ondricek
Raiders of the Lost Ark— Douglas Slocombe
Music (Original Score)
Chariots of Fire— Vangelis
Winner
Dragonslayer— Alex North
On Golden Pond— Dave Grusin
Ragtime— Randy Newman
Raiders of the Lost Ark— John Williams
Music (Original Song)
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from Arthur— Music and Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen
Winner
"Endless Love" from Endless Love— Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie
"For Your Eyes Only" from For Your Eyes Only— Music by Bill Conti; Lyric by Mick Leeson
"One More Hour" from Ragtime— Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"The First Time It Happens" from The Great Muppet Caper— Music and Lyric by Joe Raposo
Art Direction
Raiders of the Lost Ark— Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Winner
Heaven's Gate— Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Jim Berkey
Ragtime— Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein, Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George de Titta, Sr., George de Titta, Jr., Peter Howitt
Reds— Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
The French Lieutenant's Woman— Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo
Visual Effects
Raiders of the Lost Ark— Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston
Winner
Dragonslayer— Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston, Brian Johnson
Film Editing
Raiders of the Lost Ark— Michael Kahn
Winner
Chariots of Fire— Terry Rawlings
On Golden Pond— Robert L. Wolfe
Reds— Dede Allen, Craig McKay
The French Lieutenant's Woman— John Bloom
Sound
Raiders of the Lost Ark— Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman
Winner
On Golden Pond— Richard Portman, David Ronne
Outland— John K. Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., Robert M. Thirlwell, Robin Gregory
Pennies from Heaven— Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler, Al Overton
Reds— Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman, Simon Kaye
Costume Design
Chariots of Fire— Milena Canonero
Winner
Pennies from Heaven— Bob Mackie
Ragtime— Anna Hill Johnstone
Reds— Shirley Russell
The French Lieutenant's Woman— Tom Rand
Makeup
An American Werewolf in London— Rick Baker
Winner
Heartbeeps— Stan Winston
Documentary (Feature)
Genocide— Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier, Producers
Winner
Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey— Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs, Producers
Brooklyn Bridge— Ken Burns, Producer
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott— Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus, Producers
El Salvador: Another Vietnam— Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Close Harmony— Nigel Noble, Producer
Winner
Americas in Transition— Obie Benz, Producer
Journey for Survival— Dick Young, Producer
See What I Say— Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens, Producers
Urge to Build— Roland Hallé and John Hoover, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Crac— Frédéric Back, Producer
Winner
The Creation— Will Vinton, Producer
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin— Janet Perlman, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Violet— Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson, Producers
Winner
Couples and Robbers— Christine Oestreicher, Producer
First Winter— John N. Smith, Producer
Foreign Language Film
Mephisto— Hungary
Winner
Man of Iron— Poland
Muddy River— Japan
The Boat Is Full— Switzerland
Three Brothers— Italy
Honorary Award
To Barbara Stanwyck for superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting.
Winner
Albert R. Broccoli
GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
Joseph B. Walker
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Danny Kaye
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Academy Award Of Merit)
To FUJI PHOTO FILM COMPANY, LTD. for the research, development and introduction of a new Ultra-high-speed color negative film for motion pictures. [Film]
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To NELSON TYLER for the progressive development and improvement of the Tyler Helicopter motion picture camera platform. [Photography]
Winner
To EDWARD J. BLASKO and DR. RODERICK T. RYAN of the Eastman Kodak Company for the application of the Prostar Microfilm Processor for motion picture title and special optical effects production. [Laboratory]
To LEONARD SOKOLOW for the concept and design and to HOWARD T. LaZARE for the development of the Consolidated Film Industries' Stroboscan motion picture film viewer. [Laboratory]
To RICHARD EDLUND and INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC, INCORPORATED for the concept and engineering of a beam-splitter optical composite motion picture printer. [Special Photographic]
To RICHARD EDLUND and INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC, INCORPORATED for the engineering of the Empire Motion Picture Camera System. [Camera]
Scientific Or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To HAL LANDAKER for the concept and to ALAN D. LANDAKER for the engineering of the Burbank Studios' Production Sound Department 24-frame color video system. [Special Photographic]
Winner
To BILL HOGAN of Ruxton, Ltd. and RICHARD J. STUMPF and DANIEL R. BREWER of Universal City Studios' Production Sound Department for the engineering of a 24-frame color video system. [Special Photographic]
To BILL TAYLOR of Universal City Studios for the concept and specifications for a Two Format, Rotating Head, Aerial Image Optical Printer. [Special Photographic]
To DENNIS MUREN and STUART ZIFF of Industrial Light and Magic, Incorporated for the development of a Motion Picture Figure Mover for animation photography. [Stage Operations]
To DR. LOUIS STANKIEWICZ and H. L. BLACHFORD for the development of Baryfol sound barrier materials. [Stage Operations]
To ERNST F. NETTMANN of Continental Camera Systems, Inc. for the development of a pitching lens for motion picture photography. [Camera]
To JOHN DeMUTH for the engineering of a 24-frame video system. [Special Photographic]
To PETER D. PARKS of Oxford Scientific Films for the development of the OSF microcosmic zoom device for microscopic photography. [Camera]
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
Raiders of the Lost Ark— Ben Burtt, Richard L. Anderson
Winner