"Thank you. I feel very lucky to have been asked by Steven Spielberg
to compose the score for this very optimistic and loving and beautiful film.
And I would like to thank the orchestra here in Hollywood
hat contributed mightily to this soundtrack.
And for me, this is a particular joy. Thank you."

BEST PICTURE
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
* Gandhi -- Richard Attenborough, Producer
Missing -- Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, Producers
Tootsie -- Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, Producers
The Verdict -- Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, Producers

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Julie Andrews -- Victor/Victoria {"Victor/Victoria"}
Jessica Lange -- Frances {"Frances Farmer"}
Sissy Spacek -- Missing {"Beth Horman"}
* Meryl Streep -- Sophie's Choice {"Sophie"}
Debra Winger -- An Officer and a Gentleman {"Paula Pokrifki"}

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Glenn Close -- The World According to Garp {"Jenny Fields"}
Teri Garr -- Tootsie {"Sandy Lester"}
* Jessica Lange -- Tootsie {"Julie Nichols"}
Kim Stanley -- Frances {"Lillian Farmer"}
Lesley Ann Warren -- Victor/Victoria {"Norma"}

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Dustin Hoffman -- Tootsie {"Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels"}
* Ben Kingsley -- Gandhi {"Mahatma Gandhi"}
Jack Lemmon -- Missing {"Edmund Horman"}
Paul Newman -- The Verdict {"Frank Galvin"}
Peter O'Toole -- My Favorite Year {"Alan Swann"}

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Charles Durning -- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas {"The Governor"}
* Louis Gossett, Jr. -- An Officer and a Gentleman {"Sgt. Emil Foley"}
John Lithgow -- The World According to Garp {"Roberta Muldoon"}
James Mason -- The Verdict {"Edward Concannon"}
Robert Preston -- Victor/Victoria {"Toddy"}

ART DIRECTION
Annie -- Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Blade Runner -- Art Direction: Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
* Gandhi -- Art Direction: Stuart Craig, Bob Laing; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
La Traviata -- Art Direction: Franco Zeffirelli; Set Decoration: Gianni Quaranta
Victor/Victoria -- Art Direction: Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson, William Craig Smith; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Das Boot -- Jost Vacano
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- Allen Daviau
* Gandhi -- Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
Sophie's Choice -- Nestor Almendros
Tootsie -- Owen Roizman

COSTUME DESIGN
* Gandhi -- John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya
La Traviata -- Piero Tosi
Sophie's Choice -- Albert Wolsky
Tron -- Elois Jenssen, Rosanna Norton
Victor/Victoria -- Patricia Norris

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
After the Axe -- Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas, Producers
Ben's Mill -- John Karol and Michel Chalufour, Producers
In Our Water -- Meg Switzgable, Producer
* Just Another Missing Kid -- John Zaritsky, Producer
A Portrait of Giselle -- Joseph Wishy, Producer

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
Gods of Metal -- Robert Richter, Producer
* If You Love This Planet -- Edward Le Lorrain and Terri Nash, Producers
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America -- Charles Guggenheim and Werner Schumann, Producers
To Live or Let Die -- Freida Lee Mock, Producer
Traveling Hopefully -- John G. Avildsen, Producer

FILM EDITING
Das Boot -- Hannes Nikel
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- Carol Littleton
* Gandhi -- John Bloom
An Officer and a Gentleman -- Peter Zinner
Tootsie -- Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Alsino and the Condor -- Nicaragua
Coup de Torchon ('Clean Slate') -- France
The Flight of the Eagle -- Sweden
Private Life -- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
* Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again') -- Spain

MAKEUP
Gandhi -- Tom Smith
* Quest for Fire -- Sarah Monzani, Michèle Burke

MUSIC (Original Score)
* E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- John Williams
Gandhi -- Ravi Shankar, George Fenton
An Officer and a Gentleman -- Jack Nitzsche
Poltergeist -- Jerry Goldsmith
Sophie's Choice -- Marvin Hamlisch

MUSIC (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
Annie -- Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
One from the Heart -- Song Score by Tom Waits
* Victor/Victoria -- Song Score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse; Adaptation Score by Henry Mancini

MUSIC (Original Song)
"Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III -- Music and Lyric by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan III
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" from Best Friends -- Music by Michel Legrand; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
"If We Were In Love" from Yes, Giorgio -- Music by John Williams; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
"It Might Be You" from Tootsie -- Music by Dave Grusin; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
* "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman -- Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyric by Will Jennings

SHORT FILM (Animated)
The Great Cognito -- Will Vinton, Producer
The Snowman -- John Coates, Producer
* Tango -- Zbigniew Rybczynski, Producer

SHORT FILM (Live Action)
Ballet Robotique -- Bob Rogers, Producer
* A Shocking Accident -- Christine Oestreicher, Producer
The Silence -- Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson, Producers
Split Cherry Tree -- Jan Saunders, Producer
Sredni Vashtar -- Andrew Birkin, Producer

SOUND
Das Boot -- Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le-Mare
* E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, Gene Cantamessa
Gandhi -- Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye
Tootsie -- Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Les Lazarowitz
Tron -- Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler, Jim La Rue

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Das Boot -- Mike Le-Mare
* E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- Charles L. Campbell, Ben Burtt
Poltergeist -- Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson

VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner -- Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, David Dryer
* E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, Kenneth F. Smith
Poltergeist -- Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson

WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Das Boot -- Wolfgang Petersen
* Missing -- Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart
Sophie's Choice -- Alan J. Pakula
The Verdict -- David Mamet
Victor/Victoria -- Blake Edwards

WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Diner -- Barry Levinson
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- Melissa Mathison
* Gandhi -- John Briley
An Officer and a Gentleman -- Douglas Day Stewart
Tootsie -- Screenplay by Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal; Story by Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart

JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD
* Walter Mirisch

HONORARY AWARD
* To Mickey Rooney, in recognition of his 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances.

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
* John O. Aalberg

SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Academy Award of Merit)
* To AUGUST ARNOLD and ERICH KAESTNER of Arnold & Richter, GmbH, for the concept and engineering of the first operational 35mm, hand-held, spinning-mirror reflex, motion picture camera. [Camera]

SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
* To COLIN F. MOSSMAN and THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP OF RANK FILM LABORATORIES, LONDON, for the engineering and implementation of a 4,000 meter printing system for motion picture laboratories. [Laboratory]
* To SANTE ZELLI and SALVATORE ZELLI of Elemack Italia S.r.l., Rome, Italy, for the continuing engineering, design and development that has resulted in the Elemack Camera Dolly System for motion picture production. [Camera Cranes]
* To LEONARD CHAPMAN for the engineering design, development and manufacture of the PeeWee Camera Dolly for motion picture production. [Camera Cranes]
* To DR. MOHAMMAD S. NOZARI of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company for the research and development of the 3M Photogard protective coating for motion picture film. [Laboratory]
* To BRIANNE MURPHY and DONALD SCHISLER of Mitchell Insert Systems, Incorporated, for the concept, design and manufacture of the MISI Camera Insert Car and Process Trailer. [Stage Operations]
* To JACOBUS L. DIMMERS for the engineering and manufacture of the Teccon Enterprises' magnetic transducer for motion picture sound recording and playback. [Sound]

SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
* To RICHARD W. DEATS for the design and manufacture of the 'Little Big Crane' for motion picture production. [Camera Cranes]
* To CONSTANT TRESFON and ADRIAAN DE ROOY of Egripment, and to ED PHILLIPS and CARLOS DE MATTOS of Matthews Studio Equipment, Incorporated, for the design and manufacture of the 'Tulip Crane' for motion picture production. [Camera Cranes]
* To BRAN FERREN of Associates and Ferren for the design and development of a computerized lightning effect system for motion picture photography. [Stage Operations]
* To CHRISTIE ELECTRIC CORPORATION and LAVEZZI MACHINE WORKS, INCORPORATED, for the design and manufacture of the Ultramittent film transport for Christie motion picture projectors. [Projection]