Awards & Winners

1980 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominees of 1980 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 1981 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 53rd Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Check Academy Awards winners & nominees for 1980 award ceremonies 1981 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 53rd Academy Awards.
1981 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards 53rd Academy Awards

1981 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Carter Equipment Co., Inc.

(for the development of a continuous contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Hollywood Film Co.

(for the development of a continuous contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Andre DeBrie S.A.

(for the development of a continuous contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Charles Vaughn, Eugene Nottingham

(for the development of a versatile general purpose computer system for animation and optical effects motion picture photography)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

John W. Lang, Walter Hrastnik, Charles J. Watson

(for the development and manufacture of a modular continuous contact motion picture film printer)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Worth Baird

(for the advanced design and manufacture of a film sprocket for motion picture projectors)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Peter Regla, Dan Slater

(for the development of a follow-focus system for motion picture optical effects printers and animation stands)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

Linwood G. Dunn, Cecil Love, Acme Tool and Manufacturing Company

(For the concept, engineering and development of the Acme-Dunn Optical Printer for motion picture special effects.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Jean-Marie Lavalou, Alain Masseron, David W. Samuelson

(For the engineering and development of the Louma Camera Crane and remote control system for motion picture production.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Edward B. Krause

(For the engineering and manufacture of the micro-demand drive for continuous motion picture film processors.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Ross Taylor

(For the concept and development of a system of air guns for propelling objects used in special effects motion picture production.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Bernhard Kuhl, Werner Block

(For the progressive engineering and manufacture of the OSRAM HMI light source for motion picture color photography.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

David A. Grafton

(For the optical design and engineering of a telecentric anamorphic lens for motion picture optical effects printers.)
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

Fred Hynes

(In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.)

53rd Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Picture

Ronald L. Schwary

Honored for : Ordinary People

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Timothy Burrill Tess
Claude Berri Tess
Robert Chartoff Raging Bull
Irwin Winkler Raging Bull
Jonathan Sanger The Elephant Man
Bernard Schwartz Coal Miner's Daughter
Ronald L. Schwary Ordinary People
Academy Award for Best Actor

Robert De Niro

Honored for : Raging Bull
(Role: Jake LaMotta)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Duvall The Great Santini
Role: Lt. Col. 'Bull' Meechum
John Hurt The Elephant Man
Role: John Merrick
Peter O'Toole The Stunt Man
Role: Eli Cross
Jack Lemmon Tribute
Role: Scottie Templeton
Robert De Niro Raging Bull
Role: Jake La Motta
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Timothy Hutton

Honored for : Ordinary People
(Role: Conrad Jarrett)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judd Hirsch Ordinary People
Jason Robards Jr. Melvin and Howard
Michael O'Keefe The Great Santini
Timothy Hutton Ordinary People
Joe Pesci Raging Bull
Academy Award for Best Director

Robert Redford

Honored for : Ordinary People

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Lynch The Elephant Man
Martin Scorsese Raging Bull
Richard Rush The Stunt Man
Roman Polanski Tess
Robert Redford Ordinary People
Academy Award for Best Actress

Sissy Spacek

Honored for : Coal Miner's Daughter
(Role: Loretta Lynn)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Goldie Hawn Private Benjamin
Role: Judy Benjamin
Mary Tyler Moore Ordinary People
Role: Beth Jarrett
Gena Rowlands Gloria
Role: Gloria Swenson
Ellen Burstyn Resurrection
Role: Edna May
Sissy Spacek Coal Miner's Daughter
Role: Loretta Lynn
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Ferenc Rofusz

Honored for : The Fly

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ferenc Rofusz The Fly
Frédéric Back All Nothing
Michael Mills The History Of THe World In Three Minutes Flat
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Thelma Schoonmaker

Honored for : Raging Bull

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thelma Schoonmaker Raging Bull
Arthur Schmidt Coal Miner's Daughter
David Blewitt The Competition
Anne V. Coates The Elephant Man
Gerry Hambling Fame
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Mary Steenburgen

Honored for : Melvin and Howard
(Role: Lynda Dummar)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Diana Scarwid Inside Moves
Cathy Moriarty Raging Bull
Eva Le Gallienne Resurrection
Eileen Brennan Private Benjamin
Mary Steenburgen Melvin and Howard
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford

Honored for : Fame
(Fame)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gore Fame
Fame
Dean Pitchford Fame
Fame
Dolly Parton 9 to 5
Nine to Five
Willie Nelson On the Road Again
Honeysuckle Rose
Michael Gore Out Here on My Own
Fame
Lesley Gore Out Here on My Own
Fame
Lalo Schifrin People Alone
The Competition
Will Jennings People Alone
The Competition
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet

Honored for : Tess

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Geoffrey Unsworth Tess
Ghislain Cloquet Tess
Néstor Almendros The Blue Lagoon
Ralf D. Bode Coal Miner's Daughter
James Crabe The Formula
Michael Chapman Raging Bull
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Bo Goldman

Honored for : Melvin and Howard

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean Gruault Mon oncle d'Amérique
W. D. Richter Brubaker
Arthur A. Ross Brubaker
Nancy Meyers Private Benjamin
Harvey Miller Private Benjamin
Charles Shyer Private Benjamin
Christopher Gore Fame
Bo Goldman Melvin and Howard
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Alvin Sargent

Honored for : Ordinary People

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Rickman Coal Miner's Daughter
Eric Bergren The Elephant Man
David Lynch The Elephant Man
Christopher De Vore The Elephant Man
Richard Rush The Stunt Man
Lawrence B. Marcus The Stunt Man
Alvin Sargent Ordinary People
Jonathan Hardy Breaker Morant
David Stevens Breaker Morant
Bruce Beresford Breaker Morant
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Michael Gore

Honored for : Fame

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Gore Fame
John Corigliano Altered States
John Morris The Elephant Man
John Williams Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Philippe Sarde Tess
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Pierre Guffroy, Jack Stephens

Honored for : Tess

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stuart Craig The Elephant Man
Robert Cartwright The Elephant Man
Hugh Scaife The Elephant Man
Pierre Guffroy Tess
Jack Stephens Tess
John W. Corso Coal Miner's Daughter
John M. Dwyer Coal Miner's Daughter
Norman Reynolds Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Harry Lange Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Alan Tomkins Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Leslie Dilley Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Michael D. Ford Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Yoshir? Muraki Kagemusha
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Anthony Powell

Honored for : Tess

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Powell Tess
Patricia Norris The Elephant Man
Anna Senior My Brilliant Career
Jean-Pierre Dorléac Somewhere in Time
Paul Zastupnevich When Time Ran Out
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Murray Lerner

Honored for : From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Murray Lerner From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
Ross Spears Agee
Jon H. Else The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb
David Bradbury Front Line
Bengt von zur Mühlen The Yellow Star \u2013 The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933-45
Arthur Cohn The Yellow Star \u2013 The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933-45
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Roland Hallé, Peter Ladue

Honored for : Karl Hess: Toward Liberty

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roland Hallé Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Peter Ladue Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
John Watson Don't Mess with Bill
Pen Densham Don't Mess with Bill
George Casey The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!
Dick Young It's the Same World
Richard Hawkins Luther Metke at 94
Jorge Preloran Luther Metke at 94
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Vladimir Menshov

Honored for : Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
(Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
István Szabó Confidence
Country: Hungary; in Hungarian
Akira Kurosawa Kagemusha
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Ishir? Honda Kagemusha
Country: Japan; in Japanese
François Truffaut The Last Metro
Country: France; in French
Vladimir Menshov Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Jaime de Armiñán The Nest
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Lloyd Phillips

Honored for : The Dollar Bottom

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lloyd Phillips The Dollar Bottom
Bob Carmichael Fall Line
Greg Lowe Fall Line
Sally Heckel A Jury of Her Peers
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton

Honored for : Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Varney Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Steve Maslow Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Gregg Landaker Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Peter Sutton Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Arthur Piantadosi Altered States
Les Fresholtz Altered States
Michael Minkler Altered States
Willie D. Burton Altered States
Richard Portman Coal Miner's Daughter
Roger Heman Coal Miner's Daughter
James R. Alexander Coal Miner's Daughter
Michael J. Kohut Fame
Aaron Rochin Fame
Jay M. Harding Fame
Chris Newman Fame
Donald O. Mitchell Raging Bull
William "Bill" Nicholson Raging Bull
David J. Kimball Raging Bull
Les Lazarowitz Raging Bull
Special Achievement Academy Award

Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson

Honored for : Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
(Visual Effects)
Academy Honorary Award

Henry Fonda

(the consummate actor, in recognition of his brilliant accomplishments and enduring contribution to the art of motion pictures)