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Best Picture

	Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks, Producer
	The Big Chill Michael Shamberg, Producer
	The Dresser Peter Yates, Producer
	The Right Stuff Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Producers
	Tender Mercies Philip S. Hobel, Producer

Directing

	Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks
	The Dresser Peter Yates
	Fanny & Alexander Ingmar Bergman
	Silkwood Mike Nichols
	Tender Mercies Bruce Beresford

Actor in a Leading Role

	Robert Duvall Tender Mercies
	Michael Caine Educating Rita
	Tom Conti Reuben, Reuben
	Tom Courtenay The Dresser
	Albert Finney The Dresser

Actress in a Leading Role

	Shirley MacLaine Terms of Endearment
	Jane Alexander Testament
	Meryl Streep Silkwood
	Julie Walters Educating Rita
	Debra Winger Terms of Endearment

Actor in a Supporting Role

	Jack Nicholson Terms of Endearment
	Charles Durning To Be or Not to Be
	John Lithgow Terms of Endearment
	Sam Shepard The Right Stuff
	Rip Torn Cross Creek

Actress in a Supporting Role

	Linda Hunt The Year of Living Dangerously
	Cher Silkwood
	Glenn Close The Big Chill
	Amy Irving Yentl
	Alfre Woodard Cross Creek

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

	Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks
	Betrayal Harold Pinter
	The Dresser Ronald Harwood
	Educating Rita Willy Russell
	Reuben, Reuben Julius J. Epstein

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

	Tender Mercies Horton Foote
	The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
	Fanny & Alexander Ingmar Bergman
	Silkwood Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen
	WarGames Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

Film Editing

	The Right Stuff Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart, Tom Rolf
	Blue Thunder Frank Morriss, Edward Abroms
	Flashdance Bud Smith, Walt Mulconery
	Silkwood Sam O'Steen
	Terms of Endearment Richard Marks

Cinematography

	Fanny & Alexander Sven Nykvist
	Flashdance Don Peterman
	The Right Stuff Caleb Deschanel
	WarGames William A. Fraker
	Zelig Gordon Willis

Art Direction

	Fanny & Alexander Anna Asp
	Return of the Jedi Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole, James Schoppe; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
	The Right Stuff Art Direction: Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard J. Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell, Peter Romero; Set Decoration: Pat Pending, George R. Nelson
	Terms of Endearment Art Direction: Polly Platt, Harold Michelson; Set Decoration: Tom Pedigo, Anthony Mondello
	Yentl Art Direction: Roy Walker, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Tessa Davies

Costume Design

	Fanny & Alexander Marik Vos
	Cross Creek Joe I. Tompkins
	Heart Like a Wheel William Ware Theiss
	The Return of Martin Guerre Anne-Marie Marchand
	Zelig Santo Loquasto

Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)

Return of the Jedi Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Phil Tippett

Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)

	Yentl Song Score by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
	The Sting II Adaptation Score by Lalo Schifrin
	Trading Places Adaptation Score by Elmer Bernstein

Music (Original Song)

	Flashdance Flashdance...What A Feeling in "Flashdance" Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyric by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara
	Flashdance Maniac in "Flashdance" Music and Lyric by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
	Tender Mercies Over You in "Tender Mercies" Music and Lyric by Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart
	Yentl Papa, Can You Hear Me? in "Yentl" Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
	Yentl The Way He Makes Me Feel in "Yentl" Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

Music (Original Score)

	The Right Stuff Bill Conti
	Cross Creek Leonard Rosenman
	Return of the Jedi John Williams
	Terms of Endearment Michael Gore
	Under Fire Jerry Goldsmith

Sound

	The Right Stuff Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom, David MacMillan
	Never Cry Wolf Alan R. Splet, Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom, David Parker
	Return of the Jedi Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Tony Dawe
	Terms of Endearment Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, Jim Alexander
	WarGames Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Willie D. Burton

Sound Effects Editing

	The Right Stuff Jay Boekelheide
	Return of the Jedi Ben Burtt

Foreign Language Film

	Fanny & Alexander Sweden
	Carmen Spain
	Entre Nous France
	Job's Revolt Hungary
	Le Bal Algeria

Documentary (Feature)

	He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' Emile Ardolino, Producer
	Children of Darkness Richard Kotuk and Ara Chekmayan, Producers
	First Contact Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson, Producers
	The Profession of Arms Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen, Producers
	Seeing Red James Klein and Julia Reichert, Producers

Documentary (Short Subject)

	Flamenco at 5:15 Cynthia Scott and Adam Symansky, Producers
	In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? Vivienne Verdon-Roe and Eric Thiermann, Producers
	Sewing Woman Arthur Dong, Producer
	Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph Robert Eisenhardt, Producer
	You Are Free (Ihr Zent Frei) Dea Brokman and Ilene Landis, Producers

Short Film (Live Action)

	Boys and Girls Janice L. Platt, Producer
	Goodie-Two-Shoes Ian Emes, Producer
	Overnight Sensation Jon N. Bloom, Producer

Short Film (Animated)

	Sundae in New York Jimmy Picker, Producer
	Mickey's Christmas Carol Burny Mattinson, Producer
	Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain Eda Godel Hallinan, Producer

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

M. J. Frankovich