1981 (54th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1981 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1981 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1981 to December 31, 1981 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1981 Ceremony
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Monday, March 29, 1982 6:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1981 Winners
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Best Picture: Chariots of Fire Enigma Productions Limited; The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. (United Kingdom) David Puttnam, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Henry Fonda as Norman Thayer, Jr. in the film On Golden Pond |
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Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn as Ethel Thayer in the film On Golden Pond |
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Best Supporting Actor: John Gieldgud as Hobson in the film Arthur |
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Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton as Emma Goldman in the film Reds |
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Best Song: Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) from the film Arthur Music and lyric by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1981 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees |
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actor Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actress Nominees |
The 1981 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |