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Best Film

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Being There

    Being There

  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

  • Kramer vs. Kramer

    Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Best British Short Animation

  • The Three Inventors

    The Three Inventors

  • Bio Woman

    Bio Woman

  • The Cube

    The Cube

  • Seaside Woman

    Seaside Woman

Best British Short Film

  • Sredni Vashtar

    Sredni Vashtar

  • Box On

    Box On

  • The Dollar Bottom

    The Dollar Bottom

  • Possessions

    Possessions

Best Cinematography

  • All That Jazz

    All That Jazz

  • The Black Stallion

    The Black Stallion

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

Best Costume Design

  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

  • All That Jazz

    All That Jazz

  • Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

Best Director

  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

  • Fame

    Fame

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Kramer vs. Kramer

    Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Editing

  • All That Jazz

    All That Jazz

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Fame

    Fame

  • Kramer vs. Kramer

    Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Original Score

  • The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

  • Breaking Glass

    Breaking Glass

  • Fame

    Fame

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

Best Production Design

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • All That Jazz

    All That Jazz

  • The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

Best Screenplay

  • Being There

    Being There

  • Airplane!

    Airplane!

  • The Elephant Man

    The Elephant Man

  • Kramer vs. Kramer

    Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Sound

  • Fame

    Fame

  • All That Jazz

    All That Jazz

  • Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

  • The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

  • The Rose

    The Rose

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

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    most-promising-newcomer-to-leading-film-roles-1981-1

    My Brilliant Career

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    most-promising-newcomer-to-leading-film-roles-1981-2

    Urban Cowboy

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    Gregory's Girl

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    Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

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  • Animated (Feature)
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  • Casting
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  • Dance Direction
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  • Directing (Assistant)
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  • Engineering Effects
  • Film Editing
  • International Feature Film
  • Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Music (Adapted Score)
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  • Music (Musical or Comedy Score)
  • Music (Musical Score)
  • Music (Original Score)
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  • Music (Song Score)
  • Potentials
  • Production Design
  • Production Design (Black and White)
  • Short Film (Animated)
  • Short Film (Live Action)
  • Short Subject - 1 Reel
  • Short Subject - 2 Reel
  • Short Subject - Cartoons
  • Short Subject - Comedy
  • Short Subject - Novelty
  • Sound
  • Sound (Editing)
  • Title Writing
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  • Writing (Story)

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