Academy Awards®
Awards for 1981
Picture
Denis Heroux - Producer, John Kemeny - Producer, ATLANTIC CITY
* David Puttnam - Producer, CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Bruce Gilbert - Producer, ON GOLDEN POND
Frank Marshall - Producer, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Warren Beatty - Producer, REDS
Actor
Warren Beatty, REDS
* Henry Fonda, ON GOLDEN POND
Burt Lancaster, ATLANTIC CITY
Dudley Moore, ARTHUR
Paul Newman, ABSENCE OF MALICE
Actress
* 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
Supporting Actor
James Coco, ONLY WHEN I LAUGH
* Sir John Gielgud, ARTHUR
Ian Holm, CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Jack Nicholson, REDS
Howard Rollins, Jr., RAGTIME
Supporting Actress
Melinda Dillon, ABSENCE OF MALICE
Jane Fonda, ON GOLDEN POND
Joan Hackett, ONLY WHEN I LAUGH
Elizabeth McGovern, RAGTIME
* Maureen Stapleton, REDS
Director
Louis Malle, ATLANTIC CITY
Hugh Hudson, CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Mark Rydell, ON GOLDEN POND
Steven Spielberg, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
* Warren Beatty, REDS
Writing - Screenplay (Written Directly For The Screen)
Kurt Luedtke, ABSENCE OF MALICE
John Guare, ATLANTIC CITY
* Colin Welland, CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths, REDS
Steve Gordon, ARTHUR
Writing - Screenplay (Based on Material from Another Medium)
Harold Pinter, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN
* Ernest Thompson, ON GOLDEN POND
Dennis Potter, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet, PRINCE OF THE CITY
Michael Weller, RAGTIME
Foreign Film
THE BOAT IS FULL
(Switzerland)
MAN OF IRON
(Poland)
* MEPHISTO
(Hungary)
MUDDY RIVER
(Japan)
THREE BROTHERS
(Italy)
Art Direction
Assheton Gorton - Art Direction, Ann Mollo - Set Decoration, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN
Tambi Larsen - Art Direction, Jim Berkey - Set Decoration, HEAVEN'S GATE
John Graysmark - Art Direction, Patrizia von Brandenstein - Art Direction, Anthony Reading - Art Direction, George DeTitta, Sr. - Set Decoration, George DeTitta, Jr. - Set Decoration, Peter Howitt - Set Decoration, RAGTIME
* Norman Reynolds - Art Direction, Leslie Dilley - Art Direction, Michael Ford - Set Decoration, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Richard Sylbert - Art Direction, Michael Seirton - Set Decoration, REDS
Cinematography
Alex Thomson, EXCALIBUR
Billy Williams, ON GOLDEN POND
Miroslav Ondrícek, RAGTIME
Douglas Slocombe, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
* Vittorio Storaro, REDS
Costume Design
* Milena Canonero, CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Tom Rand, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN
Bob Mackie, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Anna Hill Johnstone, RAGTIME
Shirley Russell, REDS
Documentary Feature
Suzanne Bauman - Producer, Paul Neshamkin - Producer, Jim Burroughs - Producer, AGAINST WIND AND TIDE: A CUBAN ODYSSEY
Ken Burns - Producer, BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Mary Benjamin - Producer, Susanne Simpson - Producer, Boyd Estus - Producer, EIGHT MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: A PORTRAIT OF DR. HELEN CALDICOTT
Glenn Silber - Producer, Tete Vasconcellos - Producer, EL SALVADOR: ANOTHER VIETNAM
* Arnold Schwartzman - Producer, Rabbi Marvin Hier - Producer, GENOCIDE
Documentary Short Subject
Obie Benz - Producer, AMERICAS IN TRANSITION
* Nigel Nobel - Producer, CLOSE HARMONY
Dick Young - Producer, JOURNEY FOR SURVIVAL
Linda Chapman - Producer, Paul LeBlanc - Producer, Freddi Stevens - Producer, SEE WHAT I SAY
Roland Hallé - Producer, John Hoover - Producer, URGE TO BUILD
Film Editing
Terry Rawlings, CHARIOTS OF FIRE
John Bloom, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN
Robert L. Wolfe, ON GOLDEN POND
* Michael Kahn, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Dede Allen, Craig McKay, REDS
Makeup
This award was instituted in 1981.
* Rick Baker, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
Stan Winston, HEARTBEEPS
Music - Original Score
* Vangelis, CHARIOTS OF FIRE
Alex North, DRAGONSLAYER
Dave Grusin, ON GOLDEN POND
Randy Newman, RAGTIME
John Williams, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Music - Original Song
(formerly Sound - Original Song)
* Burt Bacharach - Music & Lyrics, Carole Bayer Sager - Music & Lyrics, Christopher Cross - Music & Lyrics, Peter Allen - Music & Lyrics, ARTHUR
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Lionel Richie - Music & Lyrics, ENDLESS LOVE
"Endless Love"
Joe Raposo - Music & Lyrics, THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER
"The First Time It Happens"
Bill Conti - Music, Mick Leeson - Lyrics, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
"For Your Eyes Only"
Randy Newman - Music & Lyrics, RAGTIME
"One More Hour"
Short Films - Animation
(formerly Animated)
* Frederic Back - Producer, CRAC
Will Vinton - Producer, THE CREATION
Janet Perlman - Producer, THE TENDER TALE OF CINDERELLA PENGUIN
Short Films - Live Action
Christine Oestreicher - Producer, COUPLES AND ROBBERS
John N. Smith - Producer, FIRST WINTER
* Paul Kemp - Producer, Shelley Levinson - Producer, VIOLET
Sound
Richard Portman, David Ronne, ON GOLDEN POND
John K. Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass, Jr., Robert M. Thirlwell, Robin Gregory, OUTLAND
Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler, Al Overton, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
* Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Roy Charman, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman, Simon Kaye, REDS
Sound Effects
This award discontinued 1968-1981.
Visual Effects
Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston, Brian Johnson, DRAGONSLAYER
* Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, Joe Johnston, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Special Achievement
* Ben Burtt - Sound Effects Editing, Richard L. Anderson - Sound Effects Editing, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
* Fuji Photo Film Company Ltd.
For the research, development and introduction of new ultra-high-speed color negative film for motion pictures.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
* Nelson Tyler, For the progressive development and improvement of the Tyler Helicopter motion picture camera platform.
* Leonard Sokolow - Concept and Design, Howard T. Lazare - Development, For the concept, design and development of the Consolidated Film Industries' Stroboscan motion picture film viewer.
* Richard Edlund, Industrial Light And Magic Incorporated, For the concept and engineering of a beam-splitter optical composite motion picture printer.
* Richard Edlund, Industrial Light And Magic Incorporated, For the engineering of the Empire Motion Picture Camera System.
* Edward J. Blasko (Eastman Kodak Company)
Dr. Roderick T. Ryan (Eastman Kodak Company)
For the application of the Prostar Microfilm Processor for motion picture title and special optical effects production.
Technical Achievement Award (Citation)
* Hal Landaker - Concept, Alan D. Landaker - Engineering, For the concept and engineering of the Burbank Studios' Production Sound Department 24-frame color video system.
* Bill Hogan (Ruxton Ltd.)
Richard J. Stumpf (Universal City Studios' Production Sound Department)
Daniel R. Brewer (Universal City Studios' Production Sound Department)
For the engineering of a 24-frame color video system.
* John DeMuth, * Ernst F. Nettmann (Continental Camera Systems Inc.)
For the development of a pitching lens for motion picture photography.
* Bill Taylor (Universal Studios)
For the concept and specifications for a Two Format, Rotating Head, Aerial Image Optical Printer.
* Peter D. Parks (Oxford Scientific Films)
For the development of the OSF microscopic photography.
* Dr. Louis Stankiewicz, H.L. Blachford, For the development of Baryfol sound barrier materials.
* Dennis Muren (Industrial Light and Magic Incorporated)
Stuart Ziff (Industrial Light and Magic Incorporated)
For the development of a Motion Picture Figure Mover for animation photography.
Honorary and Other Awards
* Barbara Stanwyck, For superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting. Winner presented a Statuette.
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
* Albert R. Broccoli,
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
* Danny Kaye,
The Gordon E. Sawyer Award
This award was instituted in 1981.
* Joseph Walker, For technical contributions that have brought credit to the motion picture industry.