55th Academy Awards
Held in 1983 · 19 categories
Best Picture
- Winner Gandhi
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Nominee Missing
- Nominee The Verdict
- Nominee Tootsie
Best Actor
- Winner Gandhi · Ben Kingsley
- Nominee Missing · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee My Favorite Year · Peter O'Toole
- Nominee The Verdict · Paul Newman
- Nominee Tootsie · Dustin Hoffman
Best Actress
- Winner Sophie's Choice · Meryl Streep
- Nominee An Officer and a Gentleman · Debra Winger
- Nominee Frances · Jessica Lange
- Nominee Missing · Sissy Spacek
- Nominee Victor/Victoria · Julie Andrews
Best Supporting Actor
- Winner An Officer and a Gentleman · Louis Gossett Jr.
- Nominee The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas · Charles Durning
- Nominee The Verdict · James Mason
- Nominee The World According to Garp · John Lithgow
- Nominee Victor/Victoria · Robert Preston
Best Supporting Actress
- Winner Tootsie · Jessica Lange
- Nominee Frances · Kim Stanley
- Nominee The World According to Garp · Glenn Close
- Nominee Tootsie · Teri Garr
- Nominee Victor/Victoria · Lesley Ann Warren
Best Director
- Winner Gandhi · Richard Attenborough
- Nominee Das Boot · Wolfgang Petersen
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Steven Spielberg
- Nominee The Verdict · Sidney Lumet
- Nominee Tootsie · Sydney Pollack
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner Gandhi · John Briley
- Nominee An Officer and a Gentleman · Douglas Day Stewart
- Nominee Diner · Barry Levinson
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Melissa Mathison
- Nominee Tootsie · Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner Missing · Costa-Gavras, Donald E. Stewart
- Nominee Das Boot · Wolfgang Petersen
- Nominee Sophie's Choice · Alan J. Pakula
- Nominee The Verdict · David Mamet
- Nominee Victor/Victoria · Blake Edwards
Best International Feature Film
- Winner Begin the Beguine
- Nominee Alsino and the Condor
- Nominee Coup de Torchon
- Nominee Flight of the Eagle
- Nominee Private Life
Best Documentary Feature
- Winner Just Another Missing Kid · John Zaritsky
- Nominee A Portrait of Giselle · Joseph Wishy
- Nominee After the Axe · Sturla Gunnarsson
- Nominee Ben's Mill · John Karol, Michel Chalufour
- Nominee In Our Water · Meg Switzgable
Best Original Score
- Winner E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · John Williams
- Winner Victor/Victoria · Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse
- Nominee An Officer and a Gentleman · Jack Nitzsche
- Nominee Annie · Ralph Burns
- Nominee Gandhi · George Fenton, Ravi Shankar
- Nominee One from the Heart · Tom Waits
- Nominee Poltergeist · Jerry Goldsmith
- Nominee Sophie's Choice · Marvin Hamlisch
Best Original Song
- Winner Up Where We Belong from An Officer and a Gentleman · Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jack Nitzsche, Will Jennings
- Nominee Eye of the Tiger from Rocky III · Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik
- Nominee How Do You Keep the Music Playing? from Best Friends · Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
- Nominee If We Were In Love from Yes, Giorgio · John Williams
- Nominee It Might Be You from Tootsie · Alan Bergman, Dave Grusin, Marilyn Bergman
Best Cinematography
- Winner Gandhi · Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
- Nominee Das Boot · Jost Vacano
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Allen Daviau
- Nominee Sophie's Choice · Néstor Almendros
- Nominee Tootsie · Owen Roizman
Best Film Editing
- Winner Gandhi · John Bloom
- Nominee An Officer and a Gentleman · Peter Zinner
- Nominee Das Boot · Hannes Nikel
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Carol Littleton
- Nominee Tootsie · Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp
Best Production Design
- Winner Gandhi · Michael Seirton, Robert W. Laing, Stuart Craig
- Nominee Annie · Dale Hennesy, Marvin March
- Nominee Blade Runner · David Snyder, Lawrence G. Paull, Linda DeScenna
- Nominee La Traviata · Franco Zeffirelli, Gianni Quaranta
- Nominee Victor/Victoria · Harry Cordwell, Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson, William Craig Smith
Best Costume Design
- Winner Gandhi · Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo
- Nominee La Traviata · Piero Tosi
- Nominee Sophie's Choice · Albert Wolsky
- Nominee Tron · Elois Jenssen, Rosanna Norton
- Nominee Victor/Victoria · Patricia Norris
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Winner Quest for Fire · Michèle Burke, Sarah Monzani
- Nominee Gandhi · Tom Smith
Best Sound
- Winner E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa, Robert Glass, Robert Knudson
- Nominee Das Boot · Mike Le Mare, Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke
- Nominee Gandhi · Gerry Humphreys, Jonathan Bates, Robin O'Donoghue, Simon Kaye
- Nominee Poltergeist · Richard Anderson, Stephen Hunter Flick
- Nominee Tootsie · Arthur Piantadosi, Dick Alexander, Les Fresholtz, Les Lazarowitz
- Nominee Tron · Bob Minkler, James LaRue, Lee Minkler, Michael Minkler
Best Visual Effects
- Winner E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth F. Smith
- Nominee Blade Runner · David Dryer, Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich
- Nominee Poltergeist · Bruce Nicholson, Michael Wood, Richard Edlund