40th Golden Globe Awards (1983)
· 15 categories · 65 nominations · Winners not recorded
Awards season
1983 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
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.
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1983 Ceremony
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.
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1983
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.
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Gandhi 13 / 331983 · Biography, Drama · 13 wins from 33 nominations -
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 9 / 341982 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 9 wins from 34 nominations -
Blade Runner 3 / 141982 · Action, Sci-Fi · 3 wins from 14 nominations -
Missing 3 / 111982 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 11 nominations -
Poltergeist 3 / 91982 · Horror · 3 wins from 9 nominations -
An Officer and a Gentleman 2 / 151982 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 15 nominations -
Reds 2 / 71981 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 7 nominations -
1982 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 6 nominations -
Quest for Fire 2 / 31982 · Adventure, Drama · 2 wins from 3 nominations -
Pink Floyd: The Wall 2 / 21982 · Drama, Fantasy · 2 wins from 2 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1983
Ben Kingsley and Richard Attenborough each won 3 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1983 Award Ceremony
6 ceremonies in date order from January to September 1983. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1983 Award Ceremony
March 1983 Award Ceremonies
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35th Directors Guild of America Awards (1983)· 1 category · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Gandhi
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April 1983 Award Ceremony
July 1983 Award Ceremony
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10th Saturn Awards (1983)· 12 categories · 45 nominations
September 1983 Film Festival
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8th Toronto International Film Festival (1983)· 1 category · 1 nomination
People's Choice Award: The Big Chill
1 ceremony has no winners in the database yet.
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Movie Awards by Year
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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FAQ
1983 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
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.
Which movie won the most awards in 1983?
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 Gandhi Who won the most awards in 1983?
Ben Kingsley and Richard Attenborough each won 3 awards in 1983, the most of anyone named in a category.
Ben Kingsley's awards What won Best Picture at the 1983 Oscars?
Gandhi (1983) won Best Picture at the 55th Academy Awards (1983) on April 11, 1983.
1983 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1983?
The 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.