54th Academy Awards

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

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