The 53rd Academy Awards | 1981
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1981. We have had 20 different categories and 48 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 12 distinct movies awarded. Ordinary People is the most-awarded movie of this year with 6 Oscars nominations and 4 awards. Ordinary People won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 20
- Nominees
- 48
- Winners
- 12
1981 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 20 categories in 1981.
- Coal Miner's Daughter
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Fame
- Best Music, Original Score
- Fame
- Best Music, Original Song
- From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China
- Best Documentary, Features
- Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Melvin and Howard
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Melvin and Howard
- Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Ordinary People
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Ordinary People
- Best Director
- Ordinary People
- Best Picture
- Ordinary People
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- Raging Bull
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Raging Bull
- Best Film Editing
- Tess
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Tess
- Best Cinematography
- Tess
- Best Costume Design
- The Dollar Bottom
- Best Short Film, Live Action
- The Fly
- Best Short Film, Animated
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19808.2/10·94%+
- 19806.2/10
- 19808.1/10·93%+
- 19807.1/10·90%
- 19797.2/10·95%
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19807.7/10·89%+
- 19806.8/10·91%
- 19808.2/10·94%+
- 19807.7/10·89%+
- 19797.2/10·95%
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19807.5/10·86%+
- 19807.3/10
- 19807.1/10·93%
- 19806.2/10·82%
- 19807.7/10·89%+
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19806.8/10·91%
- 19808.2/10·94%+
- 19807.1/10
- 19806.2/10·82%
- 19807.3/10
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- 19797.3/10·81%+
- 19807.5/10·86%+
- 19807.9/10·88%
- 1980
- 19808.1/10·93%+
Best Cinematography
- 19797.3/10·81%+
- 19807.5/10·86%+
- 19808.2/10·94%+
- 19805.8/10·8%
- 19805.6/10·30%
Best Costume Design
- 19797.3/10·81%+
- 19797.2/10·85%
- 19807.2/10·58%
- 19808.1/10·93%+
- 19804.5/10·0%
Best Director
- 19807.7/10·89%+
- 19808.1/10·93%+
- 19808.2/10·94%+
- 19807.1/10·90%
- 19797.3/10·81%+
Best Documentary, Features
- 1979
- 19806.0/10
- 19798.9/10
- 19817.9/10
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 1980
- 19806.6/10
- 19817.0/10
- 19807.5/10
- 1980
Best Film Editing
- 19808.2/10·94%+
- 19807.5/10·86%+
- 19806.6/10·81%+
- 19806.6/10·75%
- 19808.1/10·93%+
Best Foreign Language Film
- 19808.1/10·40%
- 19807.5/10
- 19807.1/10
- 19807.9/10·88%
- 19807.4/10·86%
Best Music, Original Score
- 19806.6/10·81%+
- 19806.9/10·85%
- 1980
- 19797.3/10·81%+
- 19808.1/10·93%+
Best Music, Original Song
- 19806.6/10·81%+
- 19806.9/10·83%
- 19806.6/10·81%+
- 19806.3/10·50%
- 19806.6/10·75%
Best Picture
- 19807.7/10·89%+
- 19807.5/10·86%+
- 19808.2/10·94%+
- 19797.3/10·81%+
- 19808.1/10·93%+
Best Short Film, Animated
- 19807.5/10
- 19787.5/10
Best Short Film, Live Action
- 19816.6/10
- 19807.0/10
- 19816.6/10
Best Sound
- 1980
- 19806.9/10·85%
- 19807.5/10·86%+
- 19806.6/10·81%+
- 19808.2/10·94%+
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- 19807.7/10·89%+
- 19807.8/10·100%
- 19807.5/10·86%+
- 19808.1/10·93%+
- 19807.1/10·90%
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- 19806.8/10·91%
- 19807.2/10·75%
- 19806.6/10·81%+
- 19807.7/10·92%
- 19806.2/10·82%