54th Academy Awards

54th Academy Awards

Date	March 29, 1982
Site	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Hosted by	Johnny Carson
Produced by	Howard W. Koch, Melvin Frank
Directed by	Marty Pasetta
Highlights
Best Picture	Chariots of Fire
Most awards	Chariots of Fire and Raiders of the Lost Ark (4)
Most nominations	Reds (12)
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Duration	3 hours, 44 minutes

The 54th Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1982 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson.

Chariots of Fire was the surprise winner (with a leading 12 nominations Reds had been expected to win) of the Best Picture Oscar. It was the first time in 13 years that a British film won the Academy's top honor. Next year's winner, Gandhi, was also a British production.

Henry Fonda won his only competitive Oscar this year, as Best Actor for On Golden Pond. At 76 years of age, Fonda became the oldest winner in the Best Actor category in Academy history. The only other nomination he received in his career was Best Actor for his performance in The Grapes of Wrath 41 years earlier – a record gap between acting nominations. His co-star, Katharine Hepburn, won her fourth Best Actress award, extending her own record for the most Best Actress wins by any actress.

This year's nominations also marked the second time (after 1967) that three different films were nominated for the "Top Five" Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay. The three films were On Golden Pond, Atlantic City and Reds. However, none of them won the Best Picture prize, losing to Chariots of Fire. This also marked the first year that the award for Best Makeup was presented; the winner was Rick Baker for his work on An American Werewolf in London.

This was the last year until the 2005 Oscars where all five Best Picture nominations were also nominated for Best Director. Reds was the last film to gain nominations in all four acting categories until Silver Linings Playbook matched that feat at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony in 2013. This is also the most recent ceremony for which the four acting award winners are all now deceased.

Chariots of Fire became the last film to win Best Picture and not win for directing or acting until Crash in 2005.

Awards

Publicity photo of Warren Beatty for film Shampoo.

Warren Beatty, Best Director winner

Cropped screenshot of Henry Fonda from the film Slim

Henry Fonda, Best Actor winner

Portrait of Katharine Hepburn, circa 1941

Katharine Hepburn, Best Actress winner

John Gielgud, Best Supporting Actor winner

Maureen Stapleton and Charles Durning from the 1975 made for television film Queen of the Stardust Ballroom.

Maureen Stapleton (left), Best Supporting Actress winner

Ernest Thompson, Best Adapted Screenplay winner

Photo of Burt Bacharach from a television special "Burt Bacharach Special".

Burt Bacharach, Best Original Song co-winner

Vittorio Storaro, Best Cinematography winner

Rick Baker, Best Makeup winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().^[1]

Best Picture	Best Director
Chariots of Fire Atlantic City On Golden Pond Raiders of the Lost Ark Reds	Warren Beatty – Reds Louis Malle – Atlantic City Hugh Hudson – Chariots of Fire Mark Rydell – On Golden Pond Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Best Actor	Best Actress
Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond Warren Beatty – Reds Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City Dudley Moore – Arthur Paul Newman – Absence of Malice	Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond Diane Keaton – Reds Marsha Mason – Only When I Laugh Susan Sarandon – Atlantic City Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant's Woman
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
John Gielgud – Arthur James Coco – Only When I Laugh Ian Holm – Chariots of Fire Jack Nicholson – Reds Howard E. Rollins, Jr. – Ragtime	Maureen Stapleton – Reds Melinda Dillon – Absence of Malice Jane Fonda – On Golden Pond Joan Hackett – Only When I Laugh Elizabeth McGovern – Ragtime
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Chariots of Fire – Colin Welland Absence of Malice – Kurt Luedtke Arthur – Steve Gordon Atlantic City – John Guare Reds – Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths	On Golden Pond – Ernest Thompson The French Lieutenant's Woman – Harold Pinter Pennies from Heaven – Dennis Potter Prince of the City – Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet Ragtime – Michael Weller
Best Foreign Language Film	Best Sound
Mephisto (Hungary) The Boat Is Full (Switzerland) Man of Iron (Poland) Muddy River (Japan) Three Brothers (Italy)	Raiders of the Lost Ark – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Roy Charman On Golden Pond – Richard Portman and David M. Ronne Outland – John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., Robert Thirlwell and Robin Gregory Pennies from Heaven – Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler and Al Overton, Jr. Reds – Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short
Genocide – Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey – Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs Brooklyn Bridge – Ken Burns Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott – Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus El Salvador: Another Vietnam – Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos	Close Harmony – Nigel Noble Americas in Transition – Obie Benz Journey for Survival – Dick Young See What I Say – Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens Urge to Build – Roland Hallé and John Hoover
Best Live Action Short	Best Animated Short
Violet – Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson Couples and Robbers – Christine Oestreicher First Winter – John N. Smith	Crac – Frédéric Back The Creation – Will Vinton The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin – Janet Perlman
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Chariots of Fire – Vangelis On Golden Pond – Dave Grusin Dragonslayer – Alex North Ragtime – Randy Newman Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams	*"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from Arthur* – Music and Lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen** "Endless Love" from Endless Love – Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie "The First Time It Happens" from The Great Muppet Caper – Music and Lyric by Joe Raposo "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
Best Art Direction	Best Cinematography
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford The French Lieutenant's Woman – Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo Heaven's Gate – Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Jim Berkey Ragtime – Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein and Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George de Titta, Sr., George de Titta, Jr. and Peter Howitt Reds – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton	Reds – Vittorio Storaro Excalibur – Alex Thomson On Golden Pond – Billy Williams Ragtime – Miroslav Ondricek Raiders of the Lost Ark – Douglas Slocombe
Best Makeup	Best Costume Design
An American Werewolf in London – Rick Baker Heartbeeps – Stan Winston	Chariots of Fire – Milena Canonero The French Lieutenant's Woman – Tom Rand Ragtime – Anna Hill Johnstone Reds – Shirley Russell Pennies from Heaven – Bob Mackie
Best Film Editing	Best Visual Effects
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Michael Kahn Chariots of Fire – Terry Rawlings The French Lieutenant's Woman – John Bloom On Golden Pond – Robert L. Wolfe Reds – Dede Allen, Craig McKay	Raiders of the Lost Ark – Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston Dragonslayer – Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston and Brian Johnson

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Name	Role
Simms, HankHank Simms	Announcer for the 54th Academy Awards
Kanin, FayFay Kanin (AMPAS President)	Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony
Hutton, TimothyTimothy Hutton	Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Allen, KarenKaren Allen Howard Rollins	Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction
Hunter, KimKim Hunter Vincent Price	Presenters of the award for Best Makeup
Moore, RogerRoger Moore	Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Albert R. Broccoli
Hurt, WilliamWilliam Hurt Kathleen Turner	Presenters of the award for Best Original Score
Fairchild, MorganMorgan Fairchild Robert Hays	Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design
Aykroyd, DanDan Aykroyd	Presenter of the award for Best Visual Effects
Benjamin, RichardRichard Benjamin Paula Prentiss	Presenters of the Documentary Awards
Williams, PaulPaul Williams Debra Winger	Presenters of the Shorts Subject Awards
Chase, ChevyChevy Chase Rachel Ward	Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Travolta, JohnJohn Travolta	Presenter of the Honorary Award to Barbara Stanwyck
Atkins, ChristopherChristopher Atkins Kristy McNichol	Presenters of the award for Best Sound
Muti, OrnellaOrnella Muti Jack Valenti	Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Andress, UrsulaUrsula Andress Harry Hamlin	Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing
Midler, BetteBette Midler	Presenter of the award for Best Original Song
Peck, GregoryGregory Peck	Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Danny Kaye
Burnett, CarolCarol Burnett Joel Grey	Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Lemmon, JackJack Lemmon Walter Matthau	Presenters of the award for Best Director
Kosinski, JerzyJerzy Kosinski	Presenter of the Writing Awards
Spacek, SissySissy Spacek	Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Voight, JonJon Voight	Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Young, LorettaLoretta Young	Presenter of the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name	Role	Performed
Conti, BillBill Conti	Musical arranger Conductor	Orchestral
Kermit the Frog !Kermit the Frog Miss Piggy	Performers	"The First Time It Happens" from The Great Muppet Caper
Easton, SheenaSheena Easton Richard Kiel Harold Sakata	Performers	"For Your Eyes Only" from For Your Eyes Only
Liberace !Liberace	Performer	Medley of the nominated songs
Richie, LionelLionel Richie Diana Ross	Performers	"Endless Love" from Endless Love
Schneider, JohnJohn Schneider	Performer	"One More Hour" from Ragtime
Allen, DebbieDebbie Allen Gregory Hines Academy Awards Chorus	Performers	"Lullaby of Broadway" "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" "She's a Latin from Manhattan" "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)" "Chattanooga Choo Choo" "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" "You'll Never Know" "I'll String Along with You" "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" "Lulu's Back in Town" "Jeepers Creepers" "Nagasaki" "There Will Never Be Another You" "Forty-Second Street"
Cross, ChristopherChristopher Cross	Performer	"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from Arthur
Academy Awards Chorus	Performers	"That’s Entertainment!"

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations:

12 nominations: Reds
10 nominations: On Golden Pond
8 nominations: Ragtime, Raiders of the Lost Ark
7 nominations: Chariots of Fire
5 nominations: Atlantic City, The French Lieutenant's Woman
4 nominations: Arthur
3 nominations: Absence of Malice, Only When I Laugh, Pennies from Heaven
2 nominations: Dragonslayer

The following films received multiple awards.

4 wins: Chariots of Fire, Raiders of the Lost Ark (Raiders also received a Special Achievement Award.)
3 wins: On Golden Pond, Reds
2 wins: Arthur

References

↑ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-08.

Notes

"The Official Academy Awards Database". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 9, 2009.

External links

Blast from the Past: The Oscars of 1982, a January 2007 Entertainment Weekly article looking back at the 54th Academy Awards ceremony.

Academy Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Records Most wins per ceremony Oscar season Governors Awards Pre-show

Merit awards	Best Picture Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Adapted Screenplay Original Screenplay Animated Feature Documentary Feature Foreign Language Film Animated Short Film Documentary Short Subject Live Action Short Film Cinematography Costume Design Film Editing Makeup and Hairstyling Original Score Original Song Original Musical Production Design Sound Editing Sound Mixing Visual Effects

Special awards	Academy Honorary Award Academy Scientific and Technical Award Gordon E. Sawyer Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Special Achievement Academy Award Student Academy Award

Retired awards	Assistant Director Dance Direction Director of a Comedy Picture Engineering Effects Short Subject, Two-reel Short Subject, Comedy Short Subject, Novelty Story Title Writing Unique and Artistic Quality of Production Academy Juvenile Award

Ceremonies (Book)	1927/28 1928/29 1929/30 1930/31 1931/32 1932/33 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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54th Academy Awards

Awards

Honorary Academy Award

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Gordon E. Sawyer Award

Special Achievement Academy Award