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The 54th Academy Awards - 1981

By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com

The fifty-fourth Academy Awards ceremony was held on Monday, March 29, 1982 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. Johnny Carson hosted the ceremony.

The 1981 Academy Award Winners

Picture: Chariots of Fire
Actor: Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond)
Actress: Katharine Hepburn (On Golden Pond)
Supporting Actor: John Gielgud (Arthur)
Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton (Reds)
Director: Warren Beatty (Reds)
Adapted Screenplay: Ernest Thompson (On Golden Pond)
Original Screenplay: Colin Welland (Chariots of Fire)
Song: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (Arthur)
Original Score: Chariots of Fire
Cinematography: Reds
Costume Design: Chariots of Fire
Art / Set Decoration: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Film Editing: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Foreign Language Film: Mephisto (Hungary)
Sound: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Makeup: An American Werewolf in London
Visual Effects: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Short Films: Crac (Animated) / Violet (Live Action)
Documentaries: Genocide (Short) / Close Harmony (Feature)

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