The Alternative Oscars: 1983
My winners and nominees for the 1983 Oscars...
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- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenMia FarrowPatrick Horgan"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.BEST PICTURE: Zelig
other nominees:
Videodrome
The Dresser
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
The Big Chill - DirectorPeter YatesStarsAlbert FinneyTom CourtenayEdward FoxPersonal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Tom Courtenay, The Dresser
other nominees:
Al Pacino, Scarface
Albert Finney, The Dresser
Eric Roberts, Star 80
James Woods, Videodrome - DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsShirley MacLaineDebra WingerJack NicholsonFollows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment
other nominees:
Mariel Hemingway, Star 80
Catherine Deneuve, The Hunger
Carrie Fisher, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Jennifer Beals, Flashdance - DirectorTony ScottStarsCatherine DeneuveDavid BowieSusan SarandonA love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: David Bowie, The Hunger
other nominees:
Kevin Kline, The Big Chill
Harrison Ford, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Martin Sheen, The Dead Zone
Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJames WoodsDebbie HarrySonja SmitsA programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Deborah Harry, Videodrome
other nominees:
Glenn Close, The Big Chill
Mia Farrow, Zelig
Meg Tilly, The Big Chill
Diane Lane, Rumble Fish - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.BEST DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola, Rumble Fish
other nominees:
David Cronenberg, Videodrome
Peter Yates, The Dresser
Woody Allen, Zelig
Brian De Palma, Scarface - DirectorTerry JonesStarsJohn CleeseTerry GilliamEric IdleThe comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Meaning of Life
other nominees:
Zelig
Videodrome
The Big Chill
Local Hero - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Rumble Fish
other nominees:
The Dresser
Star 80
The Dead Zone
Terms of Endearment - DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsTom BerengerGlenn CloseJeff GoldblumA group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.BEST CASTING: The Big CHill
other nominees:
Rumble Fish
The Hunger
Terms of Endearment
Scarface - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rumble Fish
other nominees:
Videodrome
The Outsiders
Scarface
The Hunger - DirectorTony ScottStarsCatherine DeneuveDavid BowieSusan SarandonA love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Hunger
other nominees:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Videodrome
The Dresser
Yellowbeard - DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven BauerIn 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.BEST FILM EDITING: Scarface
other nominees:
Videodrome
The Dead Zone
The Big Chill
Terms of Endearment - DirectorRichard MarquandStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherAfter rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
other nominees:
Videodrome
The Hunger