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- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannA German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.BEST PICTURE
The Boat (Das Boot)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Reds
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Chariots of Fire
Gallipoli
Mephisto
On Golden Pond
Arthur
The French Lieutenant's Woman - DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannA German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.BEST DIRECTOR
Wolfgang Petersen - The Boat (Das Boot)
Warren Beatty - Reds
Steven Spielberg - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Peter Weir - Gallipoli
Hugh Hudson - Chariots of Fire
Mark Rydell - On Golden Pond - DirectorSteve GordonStarsDudley MooreLiza MinnelliJohn GielgudAlcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money.BEST ACTOR
Dudley Moore - Arthur
Jürgen Prochnow - The Boat (Das Boot)
Mel Gibson - Gallipoli
Warren Beatty - Reds
Klaus Maria Brandauer - Mephisto
Harrison Ford - Raiders of the Lost Ark - DirectorWarren BeattyStarsWarren BeattyDiane KeatonEdward HerrmannA radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.BEST ACTRESS
Diane Keaton - Reds
Meryl Streep - The French Lieutenant's Woman
Katharine Hepburn - On Golden Pond
Faye Dunaway - Mommie Dearest
Liza Minnelli - Arthur - DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas FarrellTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ian Holm - Chariots of Fire
Jack Nicholson - Reds
John Gielgud - Arthur
Bill Hunter - Gallipoli
Herbert Grönemeyer - The Boat (Das Boot)
Nigel Havers - Chariots of Fire - DirectorMark RydellStarsKatharine HepburnHenry FondaJane FondaNorman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jane Fonda - On Golden Pond
Maureen Stapleton - Reds
Karen Allen - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Alice Krige - Chariots of Fire
Rutanya Alda - Mommie Dearest
Helen Mirren - Excalibur - DirectorWarren BeattyStarsWarren BeattyDiane KeatonEdward HerrmannA radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.BEST CASTING
Reds
On Golden Pond
Arthur
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Chariots of Fire
The Boat (Das Boot) - DirectorSteve GordonStarsDudley MooreLiza MinnelliJohn GielgudAlcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Arthur
Reds
Chariots of Fire
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Gallipoli
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - DirectorKarel ReiszStarsMeryl StreepJeremy IronsHilton McRaeAnna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The Boat (Das Boot)
On Golden Pond
Mephisto
Mommie Dearest - DirectorJohn BoormanStarsNigel TerryHelen MirrenNicholas ClayMerlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Excalibur
The Boat (Das Boot)
For Your Eyes Only
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Gallipoli - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.BEST EDITING
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Reds
The Boat (Das Boot)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Gallipoli
Chariots of Fire - DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannA German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Boat (Das Boot)
Reds
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Excalibur
Gallipoli
The French Lieutenant's Woman - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Reds
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Excalibur
Chariots of Fire
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - DirectorWarren BeattyStarsWarren BeattyDiane KeatonEdward HerrmannA radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Reds
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Excalibur
Chariots of Fire
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Raiders of the Lost Ark - DirectorJohn LandisStarsDavid NaughtonJenny AgutterJoe BelcherTwo American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
An American Werewolf in London
Excalibur
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Mephisto
Reds - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Raiders of the Lost Ark
For Your Eyes Only
The Boat (Das Boot)
Excalibur
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
An American Werewolf in London - DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas FarrellTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.BEST SCORE
Chariots of Fire
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
The Boat (Das Boot)
On Golden Pond
The French Lieutenant’s Woman - DirectorJohn BoormanStarsNigel TerryHelen MirrenNicholas ClayMerlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Excalibur - DirectorSteve GordonStarsDudley MooreLiza MinnelliJohn GielgudAlcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money.BEST SONG
Arthur - "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
For Your Eyes Only - "For Your Eyes Only"
The Fox and the Hound - "Best of Friends" - DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannA German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.BEST SOUND
The Boat (Das Boot)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Reds
For Your Eyes Only
Gallipoli
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.BEST SOUND EDITING
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Boat (Das Boot)
For Your Eyes Only
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Excalibur
Gallipoli - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.BEST STUNTS
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
For Your Eyes Only
The Boat (Das Boot)
Gallipoli
An American Werewolf in London - DirectorTed BermanRichard RichArt StevensStarsMickey RooneyKurt RussellPearl BaileyA fox named Tod and a hound named Copper vow to be best friends forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Fox and the Hound - DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannA German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Boat (Das Boot)
Mephisto