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Oscars 1981 winners and nominees

The 1981 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87
Tess
Tess (1979)
GoodWatch score 78
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

Directing

Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84
Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87
Tess
Tess (1979)
GoodWatch score 78
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 76

Actress in a Leading Role

Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin (1980)
GoodWatch score 66
Resurrection
Resurrection (1980)
GoodWatch score 76
Gloria
Gloria (1980)
GoodWatch score 69
Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83

Actor in a Supporting Role

Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83
Being There
Being There (1979)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard (1980)
GoodWatch score 77
The Great Santini
The Great Santini (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

Actor in a Leading Role

Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Great Santini
The Great Santini (1979)
GoodWatch score 75
Tribute
Tribute (1980)
GoodWatch score 56
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 76

Actress in a Supporting Role

Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard (1980)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87
Inside Moves
Inside Moves (1980)
GoodWatch score 58
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin (1980)
GoodWatch score 66
Resurrection
Resurrection (1980)
GoodWatch score 76

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard (1980)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69
Brubaker
Brubaker (1980)
GoodWatch score 67
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin (1980)
GoodWatch score 66
My American Uncle
My American Uncle (1980)
GoodWatch score 81

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Ordinary People
Ordinary People (1980)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 76
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant (1980)
GoodWatch score 82
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

Music (Original Score)

Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69
Tess
Tess (1979)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
GoodWatch score 88
Altered States
Altered States (1980)
GoodWatch score 70
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85

Foreign Language Film

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
GoodWatch score 59
Won
The Nest
The Nest (1980)
GoodWatch score 68
Confidence
Confidence (1980)
GoodWatch score 75
The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

Music (Original Song)

Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69
Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
GoodWatch score 61
The Competition
The Competition (1980)
GoodWatch score 65
Nine to Five
Nine to Five (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Documentary Feature Film

From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1981)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
Agee
Agee (1980)
GoodWatch score 59
Front Line
Front Line (1980)
GoodWatch score 70
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945 (1981)
GoodWatch score 67
The Day After Trinity
The Day After Trinity (1980)
GoodWatch score 76

Documentary Short Film

Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty (1980)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! (1980)
GoodWatch score 68
It's the Same World
It's the Same World (1981)
GoodWatch score 72
Luther Metke at 94
Luther Metke at 94 (1980)
GoodWatch score 68
Don't Mess with Bill
Don't Mess with Bill (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

International Feature Film

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
GoodWatch score 59
Won
The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1980)
GoodWatch score 81
Confidence
Confidence (1980)
GoodWatch score 75
The Nest
The Nest (1980)
GoodWatch score 68
Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

Costume Design

Tess
Tess (1979)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time (1980)
GoodWatch score 60
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out... (1980)
GoodWatch score 23
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

Production Design

Tess
Tess (1979)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
GoodWatch score 78
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
GoodWatch score 88
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

Sound

The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
GoodWatch score 88
Won
Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69
Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
GoodWatch score 78
Altered States
Altered States (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

Short Film (Live Action)

The Dollar Bottom
The Dollar Bottom (1981)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Fall Line
Fall Line (1981)
GoodWatch score 62
A Jury of Her Peers
A Jury of Her Peers (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

Cinematography

Tess
Tess (1979)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
GoodWatch score 39
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
GoodWatch score 78
The Formula
The Formula (1980)
GoodWatch score 32

Short Film (Animated)

The Fly
The Fly (1980)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
All Nothing
All Nothing (1978)
GoodWatch score 68
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

Film Editing

Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Competition
The Competition (1980)
GoodWatch score 65
The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980)
GoodWatch score 85
Fame
Fame (1980)
GoodWatch score 69
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
GoodWatch score 78