Best Picture Winner
Terms of Endearment
Best Picture
Director: James L. Brooks
Studio: Paramount
The complicated relationship between a mother and her daughter, spanning over thirty years.
All Categories (28)
Best Picture
Terms of Endearment— James L. Brooks, Producer
Winner
Tender Mercies— Philip S. Hobel, Producer
The Big Chill— Michael Shamberg, Producer
The Dresser— Peter Yates, Producer
The Right Stuff— Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers
Actor In A Leading Role
Albert Finney— The Dresser {"Sir"}
Michael Caine— Educating Rita {"Dr. Frank Bryant"}
Tom Conti— Reuben, Reuben {"Gowan McGland"}
Tom Courtenay— The Dresser {"Norman"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Charles Durning— To Be or Not to Be {"Col. Erhardt"}
John Lithgow— Terms of Endearment {"Sam Burns"}
Rip Torn— Cross Creek {"Marsh Turner"}
Sam Shepard— The Right Stuff {"Chuck Yeager"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Debra Winger— Terms of Endearment {"Emma Horton"}
Jane Alexander— Testament {"Carol Wetherly"}
Julie Walters— Educating Rita {"Rita"}
Meryl Streep— Silkwood {"Karen Silkwood"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Alfre Woodard— Cross Creek {"Geechee"}
Amy Irving— Yentl {"Hadaas"}
Cher— Silkwood {"Dolly Pelliker"}
Glenn Close— The Big Chill {"Sarah"}
Directing
Fanny & Alexander— Ingmar Bergman
Silkwood— Mike Nichols
Tender Mercies— Bruce Beresford
The Dresser— Peter Yates
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
Terms of Endearment— James L. Brooks
Winner
Betrayal— Harold Pinter
Educating Rita— Willy Russell
Reuben, Reuben— Julius J. Epstein
The Dresser— Ronald Harwood
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Tender Mercies— Horton Foote
Winner
Fanny & Alexander— Ingmar Bergman
Silkwood— Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen
The Big Chill— Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
WarGames— Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes
Cinematography
Fanny & Alexander— Sven Nykvist
Winner
Flashdance— Don Peterman
The Right Stuff— Caleb Deschanel
WarGames— William A. Fraker
Zelig— Gordon Willis
Music (Original Score)
The Right Stuff— Bill Conti
Winner
Cross Creek— Leonard Rosenman
Return of the Jedi— John Williams
Terms of Endearment— Michael Gore
Under Fire— Jerry Goldsmith
Music (Original Song)
"Flashdance...What A Feeling" from Flashdance— Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyric by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara
Winner
"Maniac" from Flashdance— Music and Lyric by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
"Over You" from Tender Mercies— Music and Lyric by Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart
"Papa, Can You Hear Me?" from Yentl— Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
"The Way He Makes Me Feel" from Yentl— Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Art Direction
Fanny & Alexander— Anna Asp
Winner
Return of the Jedi— Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole, James Schoppe; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Terms of Endearment— Art Direction: Polly Platt, Harold Michelson; Set Decoration: Tom Pedigo, Anthony Mondello
The Right Stuff— Art Direction: Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard J. Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell, Peter Romero; Set Decoration: Pat Pending, George R. Nelson
Yentl— Art Direction: Roy Walker, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Tessa Davies
Film Editing
The Right Stuff— Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart, Tom Rolf
Winner
Blue Thunder— Frank Morriss, Edward Abroms
Flashdance— Bud Smith, Walt Mulconery
Silkwood— Sam O'Steen
Terms of Endearment— Richard Marks
Sound
The Right Stuff— Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom, David MacMillan
Winner
Never Cry Wolf— Alan R. Splet, Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom, David Parker
Return of the Jedi— Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Tony Dawe
Terms of Endearment— Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, Jim Alexander
WarGames— Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Willie D. Burton
Sound Effects Editing
The Right Stuff— Jay Boekelheide
Winner
Return of the Jedi— Ben Burtt
Costume Design
Fanny & Alexander— Marik Vos
Winner
Cross Creek— Joe I. Tompkins
Heart Like a Wheel— William Ware Theiss
The Return of Martin Guerre— Anne-Marie Marchand
Zelig— Santo Loquasto
Documentary (Feature)
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'— Emile Ardolino, Producer
Winner
Children of Darkness— Richard Kotuk and Ara Chekmayan, Producers
First Contact— Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson, Producers
Seeing Red— James Klein and Julia Reichert, Producers
The Profession of Arms— Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Flamenco at 5:15— Cynthia Scott and Adam Symansky, Producers
Winner
In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us?— Vivienne Verdon-Roe and Eric Thiermann, Producers
Sewing Woman— Arthur Dong, Producer
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph— Robert Eisenhardt, Producer
You Are Free (Ihr Zent Frei)— Dea Brokman and Ilene Landis, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Sundae in New York— Jimmy Picker, Producer
Winner
Mickey's Christmas Carol— Burny Mattinson, Producer
Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain— Eda Godel Hallinan, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Boys and Girls— Janice L. Platt, Producer
Winner
Goodie-Two-Shoes— Ian Emes, Producer
Overnight Sensation— Jon N. Bloom, Producer
Foreign Language Film
Fanny & Alexander— Sweden
Winner
Carmen— Spain
Entre Nous— France
Job's Revolt— Hungary
Le Bal— Algeria
Honorary Award
To Hal Roach, in recognition of his unparalleled record of distinguished contributions to the motion picture art form.
Winner
Dr. John G. Frayne
GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
M. J. Frankovich
Winner
Music (Original Song Score And Its Adaptation Or Adaptation Score)
Yentl— Song Score by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Winner
The Sting II— Adaptation Score by Lalo Schifrin
Trading Places— Adaptation Score by Elmer Bernstein
Scientific Or Technical Award (Academy Award Of Merit)
To DR. KURT LARCHE of OSRAM GmbH for the research and development of xenon short-arc discharge lamps for motion picture projection. [Projection]
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To JONATHAN ERLAND and ROGER DORNEY of Apogee, Incorporated, for the engineering and development of a reverse bluescreen traveling matte process for special effects photography. [Special Photographic]
Winner
To GERALD L. TURPIN of Lightflex International Limited for the design, engineering and development of an on-camera device providing contrast control, sourceless fill light and special effects for motion picture photography. [Camera]
To GUNNAR P. MICHELSON for the engineering and development of an improved, electronic, high-speed, precision light valve for use in motion picture printing machines. [Laboratory]
Scientific Or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To WILLIAM G. KROKAUGGER of Mole-Richardson Company for the design and engineering of a portable, 12,000 watt, lighting-control dimmer for use in motion picture production. [Lighting]
Winner
To CHARLES J. WATSON, LARRY L. LANGREHR and JOHN H. STEINER for the development of the BHP (electro-mechanical) fader for use on continuous motion picture contact printers. [Laboratory]
To DAVID J. DEGENKOLB for the design and development of an automated device used in the silver recovery process in motion picture laboratories. [Laboratory]
To DOUGLAS FRIES, JOHN LACEY and MICHAEL SIGRIST for the design and engineering of a 35mm reflex conversion camera system for special effects photography. [Camera]
To ELIZABETH D. DE LA MARE of De La Mare Engineering, Incorporated, for the progressive development and continuous research of special effects pyrotechnics originally designed by Glenn W. De La Mare for motion picture production. [Stage Operations]
To JACK CASHIN of Ultra-Stereo Labs, Incorporated, for the engineering and development of a 4-channel, stereophonic, decoding system for optical motion picture sound track reproduction. [Sound]
Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)
Return of the Jedi— Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Phil Tippett
Winner