· 15 categories · 65 nominations · Winners not recorded
6 award ceremonies and festivals from January to September 1983, with 260 nominations and 50 winners. Gandhi won the most, 13 awards at 3 ceremonies. At the Oscars, Gandhi won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
Gandhi took the top prize at 3 ceremonies (DGA Awards, BAFTA and Oscars). The other went to The Big Chill (TIFF). 2 ceremonies have no top prize winner in the database.
Gandhi won 13 awards from 33 nominations at the 1983 ceremonies. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was next with 9 wins. The logos show where each film won.
Ben Kingsley and Richard Attenborough each won 3 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
6 ceremonies in date order from January to September 1983. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
· 15 categories · 65 nominations · Winners not recorded
· 1 category · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Gandhi
· 12 categories · 45 nominations
· 1 category · 1 nomination
People's Choice Award: The Big Chill
1 ceremony has no winners in the database yet.
98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1983 has 6. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1983, answered from the results on this page.
Gandhi (1983) won the most awards at the 1983 ceremonies: 13 wins from 33 nominations, at the BAFTAs, the DGA Awards and the Oscars. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was next with 9 wins.
About GandhiBen Kingsley and Richard Attenborough each won 3 awards in 1983, the most of anyone named in a category.
Ben Kingsley's awardsGandhi (1983) won Best Picture at the 55th Academy Awards (1983) on April 11, 1983.
1983 Oscar winnersThe database has 6 ceremonies for 1983: 40th Golden Globe Awards, 35th Directors Guild of America Awards, 36th British Academy Film Awards, 55th Academy Awards, 10th Saturn Awards and 8th Toronto International Film Festival.