Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
Gandhi
Richard Attenborough, producer
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Missing
Tootsie
The Verdict
Best Director
Winner
Richard Attenborough
Gandhi
Sidney Lumet— The Verdict
Wolfgang Petersen— Das Boot
Sydney Pollack— Tootsie
Steven Spielberg— E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Ben Kingsley
Gandhi
Dustin Hoffman— Tootsie
Jack Lemmon— Missing
Paul Newman— The Verdict
Peter O'Toole— My Favorite Year
Best Actress
Winner
Meryl Streep
Sophie's Choice
Julie Andrews— Victor Victoria
Jessica Lange— Frances
Sissy Spacek— Missing
Debra Winger— An Officer and a Gentleman
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Louis Gossett Jr.
An Officer and a Gentleman
Charles Durning— The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
John Lithgow— The World According to Garp
James Mason— The Verdict
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Jessica Lange
Tootsie
Glenn Close— The World According to Garp
Teri Garr— Tootsie
Kim Stanley— Frances
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner
John Briley
Gandhi
Barry Levinson— Diner
Melissa Mathison— E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Douglas Day Stewart— An Officer and a Gentleman
Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire— Tootsie
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart
Missing
Wolfgang Petersen— Das Boot
Alan J. Pakula— Sophie's Choice
David Mamet— The Verdict
Blake Edwards— Victor/Victoria
Music
Best Original Score
Winner
John Williams
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Ravi Shankar, George Fenton— Gandhi
Jack Nitzsche— An Officer and a Gentleman
Jerry Goldsmith— Poltergeist
Marvin Hamlisch— Sophie's Choice
Best Score (Adaptation)
Winner
Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse
Victor Victoria
Ralph Burns— Annie
Tom Waits— One from the Heart
Best Original Song
Winner
"Up Where We Belong" — Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings
An Officer and a Gentleman
“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” — Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman— Best Friends
“Up Where We Belong” — Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings— An Officer and a Gentleman
“Eye of the Tiger” — Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan III— Rocky III
“It Might Be You” — Dave Grusin, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman— Tootsie
“If We Were In Love” — John Williams, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman— Yes, Giorgio
Technical
Best Cinematography
Winner
Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
Gandhi
Jost Vacano— Das Boot
Allen Daviau— E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Nestor Almendros— Sophie's Choice
Owen Roizman— Tootsie
Best Film Editing
Winner
John Bloom
Gandhi
Hannes Nikel— Das Boot
Carol Littleton— E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Peter Zinner— An Officer and a Gentleman
Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp— Tootsie
Art Direction & Costume
Best Art Direction
Winner
Stuart Craig, Bob Laing, Michael Seirton
Gandhi
Dale Hennesy, Marvin March— Annie
Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder, Linda DeScenna— Blade Runner
Franco Zeffirelli, Gianni Quaranta— La Traviata
Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson, William Craig Smith, Harry Cordwell— Victor/Victoria
Best Costume Design
Winner
John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya
Gandhi
Piero Tosi— La Traviata
Albert Wolsky— Sophie's Choice
Elois Jenssen, Rosanna Norton— Tron
Patricia Norris— Victor/Victoria
Sound & Visual Effects
Best Sound Recording
Winner
Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene S. Cantamessa
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Milan Bor, Trevor Pike, Mike Le-Mare— Das Boot
Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa— E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Gerry Humphreys, Robin O’Donoghue, Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye— Gandhi
Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Les Lazarowitz— Tootsie
Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler, Jim La Rue— Tron
Best Visual Effects
Winner
Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth Smith
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — first competitive VFX award (not Special Achievement)
Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer— Blade Runner
Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth F. Smith— E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson— Poltergeist
Documentary & Short Films
Best Animated Short
Winner
Tango
Zbigniew Rybczynski, Poland — 36 people in one room looping
Will Vinton— The Great Cognito
John Coates— The Snowman
Best Documentary Feature
Winner
Just Another Missing Kid
John Zaritsky, CBC
Sturla Gunnarsson, Steve Lucas— After the Axe
John Karol, Michel Chalufour— Ben's Mill
Meg Switzgable— In Our Water
Joseph Wishy— A Portrait of Giselle
Makeup
Best Makeup
Winner
Rick Baker
An American Werewolf in London — first Makeup Oscar ever awarded
International Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
To Begin Again (Volver a empezar)
Spain — Jose Luis Garci — first Spanish film to win
Alsino and the Condor
Coup de Torchon
The Flight of the Eagle
Private Life
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