Oscar Nominations and Winners (1982)

Best Picture

• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Gandhi
• Missing
• Tootsie
• The Verdict

Best Director

• Wolfgang Peterson (Das Boot)
• Steven Spielberg (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial)
• Richard Attenborough (Gandhi)
• Sydney Pollack (Tootsie)
• Sidney Lumet (The Verdict)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Dustin Hoffman (Tootsie)
• Ben Kingsley (Gandhi)
• Jack Lemmon (Missing)
• Paul Newman (The Verdict)
• Peter O'Toole (My Favorite Year)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Charles Durning (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
• Louis Gossett, Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman)
• John Lithgow (The World According to Garp)
• James Mason (The Verdict)
• Robert Preston (Victor/Victoria)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Julie Andrews (Victor/Victoria)
• Jessica Lange (Frances)
• Sissy Spacek (Missing)
• Meryl Streep (Sophie's Choice)
• Debra Winger (An Officer and a Gentleman)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Glenn Close (The World According to Garp)
• Teri Garr (Tootsie)
• Jessica Lange (Tootsie)
• Kim Stanley (Frances)
• Lesley Ann Warren (Victor/Victoria)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Das Boot (Wolfgang Peterson)
• Missing (Costas-Gavras and Donald Stewart)
• Sophie's Choice (Alan J. Pakula)
• The Verdict (David Mamet)
• Victor/Victoria (Blake Edwards)

Best Original Screenplay

• Diner (Barry Levinson)
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Melissa Mathison)
• Gandhi (John Briley)
• An Officer and a Gentleman (Douglas Day Stewart)
• Tootsie (Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire)

Best Foreign Language Film

• Alsino and the Condor (Nicaragua)
• Coup De Torchon ("Clean Slate") (France)
• The Flight of the Eagle (Sweden)
• Private Life (U.S.S.R.)
• Volver a Empezar (Spain)

Art Direction

• Annie
• Blade Runner
• Gandhi
• La Traviata
• Victor/Victoria

Cinematography

• Das Boot
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Gandhi
• Sophie's Choice
• Tootsie

Costume Design

• Gandhi
• La Traviata
• Sophie's Choice
• Tron
• Victor/Victoria

Documentary Feature

• After the Axe
• Ben's Mill
• In Our Water
• Just Another Missing Kid
• A Portrait of Giselle

Documentary Short Subject

• Gods of Metal
• If You Love This Planet
• The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
• To Live or Let Die
• Traveling Hopefully

Film Editing

• Das Boot
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Gandhi
• An Officer and a Gentleman
• Tootsie

Makeup

• Gandhi
• Quest for Fire

Original Score

• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (John Williams)
• Gandhi (Ravi Shankar and George Fenton)
• An Officer and a Gentleman (Jack Nitzsche)
• Poltergeist (Jerry Goldsmith)
• Sophie's Choice (Marvin Hamlisch)

Adaptation Score

• Annie (Ralph Burns)
• One From the Heart (Tom Waits)
• Victor/Victoria (Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse)

Original Song

• "Eye of the Tiger" (Rocky III) Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan III.
• "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Best Friends) Music by Michel Legrand. Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
• "If We Were in Love" (Yes, Giorgio) Music by John Williams. Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
• "It Might Be You" (Tootsie) Music by Dave Grusin. Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
• "Up Where We Belong" (An Officer and a Gentleman) Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie. Lyrics by Will Jennings.

Animated Short Film

• The Great Cognito
• The Snowman
• Tango

Live Action Short Film

• Ballet Robotique
• A Shocking Accident
• The Silence
• Split Cherry Tree
• Sredni Vashtar

Sound

• Das Boot
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Gandhi
• Tootsie
• Tron

Sound Editing

• Das Boot
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Poltergeist

Visual Effects

• Blade Runner
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Poltergeist