The Alternative Oscars: 1983
by itamarscomix | created - 05 May 2013 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicMy winners and nominees for the 1983 Oscars...
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1. Zelig (1983)
PG | 79 min | Comedy
"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Patrick Horgan, John Buckwalter
Votes: 44,193 | Gross: $11.80M
BEST PICTURE: Zelig
other nominees:
Videodrome
The Dresser
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
The Big Chill
2. The Dresser (1983)
PG | 118 min | Drama
Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker
Votes: 5,704 | Gross: $5.31M
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Tom Courtenay, The Dresser
other nominees:
Al Pacino, Scarface
Albert Finney, The Dresser
Eric Roberts, Star 80
James Woods, Videodrome
3. Terms of Endearment (1983)
PG | 132 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.
Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito
Votes: 65,504 | Gross: $108.42M
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment
other nominees:
Mariel Hemingway, Star 80
Catherine Deneuve, The Hunger
Carrie Fisher, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Jennifer Beals, Flashdance
4. The Hunger (1983)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror
A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young
Votes: 29,058 | Gross: $5.98M
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: David Bowie, The Hunger
other nominees:
Kevin Kline, The Big Chill
Harrison Ford, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Martin Sheen, The Dead Zone
Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment
5. Videodrome (1983)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky
Votes: 103,045 | Gross: $2.12M
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Deborah Harry, Videodrome
other nominees:
Glenn Close, The Big Chill
Mia Farrow, Zelig
Meg Tilly, The Big Chill
Diane Lane, Rumble Fish
6. Rumble Fish (1983)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 37,704 | Gross: $2.49M
BEST DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola, Rumble Fish
other nominees:
David Cronenberg, Videodrome
Peter Yates, The Dresser
Woody Allen, Zelig
Brian De Palma, Scarface
7. The Meaning of Life (1983)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Musical
The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 125,356 | Gross: $14.93M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Meaning of Life
other nominees:
Zelig
Videodrome
The Big Chill
Local Hero
8. Rumble Fish (1983)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 37,704 | Gross: $2.49M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Rumble Fish
other nominees:
The Dresser
Star 80
The Dead Zone
Terms of Endearment
9. The Big Chill (1983)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt
Votes: 41,460 | Gross: $56.20M
BEST CASTING: The Big CHill
other nominees:
Rumble Fish
The Hunger
Terms of Endearment
Scarface
10. Rumble Fish (1983)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 37,704 | Gross: $2.49M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rumble Fish
other nominees:
Videodrome
The Outsiders
Scarface
The Hunger
11. The Hunger (1983)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror
A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young
Votes: 29,058 | Gross: $5.98M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Hunger
other nominees:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Videodrome
The Dresser
Yellowbeard
12. Scarface (1983)
R | 170 min | Crime, Drama
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Votes: 916,973 | Gross: $45.60M
BEST FILM EDITING: Scarface
other nominees:
Videodrome
The Dead Zone
The Big Chill
Terms of Endearment
13. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,121,864 | Gross: $309.13M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
other nominees:
Videodrome
The Hunger
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