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Oscars 1982 Winners & Nominees

The 54th Academy Awards (1982) took place on March 29, 1982. Chariots of Fire won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Raiders of the Lost Ark won the most, 5 of its 9 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
categories
19
nominations
78
films nominated
21
winners
19
Held on
Best Picture
Chariots of Fire
Headline winners

Oscars 1982: The Winners

Chariots of Fire won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Warren Beatty (Best Director), Henry Fonda (Best Actor) and Katharine Hepburn (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Chariots of Fire (1982) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Chariots of Fire

1982 · Biography, Drama, Sport · $59.3M worldwide

4 wins from 7 nominations at the 54th Academy Awards (1982)

  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

In 1920s Britain, two athletes with differing beliefs and backgrounds find their paths intertwined as they prepare for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish missionary's son, faces a conflict between his religious faith and his passion for running, choosing not to compete on Sundays. Simultaneously, Harold Abrahams is driven by a fierce determination to overcome prejudice and achieve athletic glory, often at a personal cost, sacrificing relationships and a sense of self in his relentless pursuit of victory.

About Chariots of Fire
Scoreboard

Oscars 1982: Which Films Won the Most

Raiders of the Lost Ark won 5 awards from 9 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while Ragtime went home empty-handed from 8 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) movie poster
    Raiders of the Lost Ark 5 / 9
    1981 · Action, Adventure · 5 wins from 9 nominations
  2. Chariots of Fire (1982) movie poster
    Chariots of Fire 4 / 7
    1982 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 7 nominations
  3. Reds (1981) movie poster
    Reds 3 / 12
    1981 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 12 nominations
  4. On Golden Pond (1981) movie poster
    On Golden Pond 3 / 10
    1981 · Drama · 3 wins from 10 nominations
  5. Arthur (1981) movie poster
    Arthur 2 / 4
    1981 · Comedy, Romance · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  6. Victor Victoria (1982) movie poster
    Victor Victoria 1 / 1
    1982 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. An American Werewolf in London (1981) movie poster
    An American Werewolf in London 1 / 1
    1981 · Horror · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Ragtime (1981) movie poster
    Ragtime 0 / 8
    1981 · Drama · 0 wins from 8 nominations
  9. Atlantic City (1981) movie poster
    Atlantic City 0 / 5
    1981 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  10. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) movie poster
    The French Lieutenant's Woman 0 / 5
    1981 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 5 nominations
Full results

All 19 Oscars 1982 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 78 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

19 categories · 78 nominations

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Oscars 1982 Best Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)

Official name: Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)

2 nominees
Movie marathon

The Oscars 1982 Best Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Picture nominees at the 54th Academy Awards (1982), back to back: 10 hours 48 minutes.

Total running time 10h 48m 10 hours 48 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Reds 3h 15m
Shortest
Atlantic City 1h 44m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1982 Winners

Drama led with 58 nominations across 13 films and won 10. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 10 wins · 58 nominations · 17%
  2. Romance 6 wins · 36 nominations · 17%
  3. Biography 7 wins · 19 nominations · 37%
  4. Adventure 5 wins · 13 nominations · 38%
  5. History 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  6. Action 5 wins · 11 nominations · 45%
  7. Crime 0 wins · 8 nominations · 0%
  8. Sport 4 wins · 7 nominations · 57%
  9. Comedy 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  10. Musical 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
1982 season

How the Rest of the 1982 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1982, with the winner of each top prize. Chariots of Fire also won the top prize at one of them.

All 1982 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1982: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 54th Academy Awards (1982), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 54th Academy Awards (1982)?

Chariots of Fire (1982) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Atlantic City, On Golden Pond, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Reds.

About Chariots of Fire

Which film won the most awards at the 54th Academy Awards (1982)?

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) won the most: 5 awards from 9 nominations. Chariots of Fire was next with 4 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 54th Academy Awards (1982)?

Reds (1981) led with 12 nominations and won 3 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 54th Academy Awards (1982)?

Best Director: Warren Beatty for Reds. Best Actor: Henry Fonda for On Golden Pond. Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn for On Golden Pond. Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud for Arthur. Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton for Reds.

When was the 54th Academy Awards (1982)?

The 54th Academy Awards (1982) took place on March 29, 1982. The database has 19 categories and 78 nominations for it.