Category: Awards

1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards
1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 21, 1994

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Host: Whoopi Goldberg

Eligibility Year: 1993

Trivia

Whoopi’s Hosting Debut: Whoopi Goldberg stepped onto the Oscars stage as the host, marking her first time hosting the ceremony.

Spielberg’s Sweep: Schindler’s List was the big winner, taking home seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Spielberg.

Hanks on a Roll: Tom Hanks won Best Actor for Philadelphia, making him one of the few actors to win the award in consecutive years.

Holly Hunter’s Big Year: Holly Hunter won Best Actress for her role in The Piano, and was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm.

Double Duty: The Piano didn’t just net Holly Hunter an Oscar; Anna Paquin won for Best Supporting Actress at just 11 years old.

Asian Recognition: Farewell My Concubine and The Wedding Banquet were both nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, but lost to Belle Époque from Spain.

Special Achievements: A special Honorary Award went to Deborah Kerr for her lifetime of work, while a Scientific and Engineering Award went to Petro Vlahos for his work in blue and green screen technology.

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1994 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Schindler’s List – Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, and Branko Lustig, producers (WINNER)
The Fugitive – Arnold Kopelson, producer
In the Name of the Father – Jim Sheridan, producer
The Piano – Jan Chapman, producer
The Remains of the Day – John Calley, Mike Nichols, and Ismail Merchant, producers

Best Director:
Steven Spielberg – Schindler’s List (WINNER)
Jim Sheridan – In the Name of the Father
Jane Campion – The Piano
James Ivory – The Remains of the Day
Robert Altman – Short Cuts

Best Actor:
Tom Hanks – Philadelphia as Andrew Beckett (WINNER)
Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father as Gerry Conlon
Laurence Fishburne – What’s Love Got to Do with It as Ike Turner
Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day as James Stevens
Liam Neeson – Schindler’s List as Oskar Schindler

Best Actress:
Holly Hunter – The Piano as Ada McGrath (WINNER)
Angela Bassett – What’s Love Got to Do with It as Tina Turner
Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation as Ouisa Kittredge
Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day as Sarah “Sally” Kenton
Debra Winger – Shadowlands as Joy Davidman

Best Supporting Actor:
Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (WINNER)
Leonardo DiCaprio – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape as Arnie Grape
Ralph Fiennes – Schindler’s List as Amon Goeth
John Malkovich – In the Line of Fire as Mitch Leary
Pete Postlethwaite – In the Name of the Father as Giuseppe Conlon

Best Supporting Actress:
Anna Paquin – The Piano as Flora McGrath (WINNER)
Holly Hunter – The Firm as Tamara “Tammy” Hemphill
Rosie Perez – Fearless as Carla Rodrigo
Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence as May Welland
Emma Thompson – In the Name of the Father as Gareth Peirce

Best Original Screenplay:
The Piano – Jane Campion (WINNER)
Dave – Gary Ross
In the Line of Fire – Jeff Maguire
Philadelphia – Ron Nyswaner
Sleepless in Seattle – Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, and Jeff Arch

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Schindler’s List – Steven Zaillian based on the non-fiction book by Thomas Keneally (WINNER)
The Age of Innocence – Martin Scorsese and Jay Cocks based on the novel by Edith Wharton
In the Name of the Father – Jim Sheridan and Terry George based on the autobiographical book Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon
The Remains of the Day – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
Shadowlands – William Nicholson based on his play

Best Foreign Language Film:
Belle Epoque (Spain) in Spanish – Fernando Trueba, director (WINNER)
Farewell My Concubine (Hong Kong) in Mandarin Chinese – Chen Kaige, director
Hedd Wyn (United Kingdom) in Welsh – Paul Turner, director
The Scent of Green Papaya (Vietnam) in Vietnamese – Anh Hung Tran, director
The Wedding Banquet (Taiwan) in Mandarin Chinese – Ang Lee, director

Best Documentary Feature:
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School – Susan Raymond and Alan Raymond (WINNER)
The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter – David Paperny and Arthur Ginsberg
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family – Susan Todd and Andrew Young
For Better or for Worse – David Collier and Betsy Thompson
The War Room – D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Defending Our Lives – Margaret Lazarus and Renner Wunderlich (WINNER)
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann – Steven Cantor and Peter Spirer
Chicks in White Satin – Elaine Holliman and Jason Schneider

Best Live Action Short Film:
Schwarzfahrer – Pepe Danquart (WINNER)
Down on the Waterfront – Stacy Title and Jonathan Penner
The Dutch Master – Susan Seidelman and Jonathan Brett
Partners – Peter Weller and Jana Sue Memel
The Screw (La Vis) – Didier Flamand

Best Animated Short Film:
The Wrong Trousers – Nick Park (WINNER)
Blindscape – Stephen Palmer
The Mighty River – Frédéric Back and Hubert Tison
Small Talk – Bob Godfrey and Kevin Baldwin
The Village – Mark Baker

Best Original Score:
Schindler’s List – John Williams (WINNER)
The Age of Innocence – Elmer Bernstein
The Firm – Dave Grusin
The Fugitive – James Newton Howard
The Remains of the Day – Richard Robbins

Best Original Song:
“Streets of Philadelphia” from Philadelphia – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (WINNER)
“Again” from Poetic Justice – Music and Lyrics by Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
“The Day I Fall in Love” from Beethoven’s 2nd – Music and Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram, and Clif Magness
“Philadelphia” from Philadelphia – Music and Lyrics by Neil Young
“A Wink and a Smile” from Sleepless in Seattle – Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Ramsey McLean

Best Sound:
Jurassic Park – Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Ron Judkins, and Shawn Murphy (WINNER)
Cliffhanger – Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, and Tim Cooney
The Fugitive – Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, and Scott D. Smith
Geronimo: An American Legend – Chris Carpenter, Doug Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, and Lee Orloff
Schindler’s List – Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, and Ron Judkins

Best Sound Effects Editing:
Jurassic Park – Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns (WINNER)
Cliffhanger – Wylie Stateman and Gregg Baxter
The Fugitive – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler

Best Art Direction:
Schindler’s List – Art Direction: Allan Starski; Set Decoration: Ewa Braun (WINNER)
Addams Family Values – Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Marvin March
The Age of Innocence – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco
Orlando – Art Direction: Ben Van Os and Jan Roelfs
The Remains of the Day – Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker

Best Makeup:
Mrs. Doubtfire – Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng (WINNER)
Philadelphia – Carl Fullerton and Alan D’Angerio
Schindler’s List – Christina Smith, Matthew W. Mungle, and Judith A. Cory

Best Costume Design:
The Age of Innocence – Gabriella Pescucci (WINNER)
Orlando – Sandy Powell
The Piano – Janet Patterson
The Remains of the Day – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
Schindler’s List – Anna B. Sheppard

Best Cinematography:
Schindler’s List – Janusz Kaminski (WINNER)
Farewell My Concubine – Gu Changwei
The Fugitive – Michael Chapman
The Piano – Stuart Dryburgh
Searching for Bobby Fischer – Conrad Hall

Best Film Editing:
Schindler’s List – Michael Kahn (WINNER)
The Fugitive – Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, and Dov Hoenig
In the Name of the Father – Gerry Hambling
In the Line of Fire – Anne V. Coates
The Piano – Veronika Jenet

Best Visual Effects:
Jurassic Park – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, and Michael Lantieri (WINNER)
Cliffhanger – Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, and Pamela Easley
The Nightmare Before Christmas – Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, and Gordon Baker

Academy Honorary Award:
Deborah Kerr

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Paul Newman
March 21, 1994
1994 Grammy Award Winners
1994 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 1, 1994
Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York
Host: Garry Shandling
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1992 – September 30, 1993
Trivia
Garry Shandling Returns: The comedian hosted again, entertaining the audience with his unique style of humor.
Houston’s Heavy Haul: Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You dominated, winning Record of the Year, Album of the Year for The Bodyguard Soundtrack, and Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Rap’s Recognition: Digable Planets won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).
New Age Nod: Best New Age Album was claimed by In My Time by Yanni.
Nirvana Noted: The song All Apologies by Nirvana won for Best Alternative Music Album.
Tony Triumphs: Tony Bennett’s Steppin’ Out was honored as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
Grammy’s Grunge: Pearl Jam’s Vs was nominated for Best Rock Album but didn’t win.
Blues Back in Business: Buddy Guy won Best Contemporary Blues Album for Feels Like Rain.
First Latin Pop Category: Luis Miguel’s Aries won the inaugural award for Best Latin Pop Album.
1994 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
Album of the Year:
The Bodyguard – Original Soundtrack Album, Whitney Houston (Arista)
Song of the Year:
A Whole New World (Theme From Aladdin), Alan Menken and Tim Rice, songwriters
Best New Artist:
Toni Braxton
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You – Sting
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
A Whole New World (Theme From Aladdin), Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
Steppin’ Out, Tony Bennett
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Barcelona Mona – Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Free at Last, DC Talk (ForeFront)
Best Rock Song:
Runaway Train – David Pirner, songwriter
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo:
I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That), Meat Loaf
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Livin’ on the Edge – Aerosmith
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Sofa – Zappa’s Universe Rock Group Featuring Steve Vai
Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal:
Plush – Stone Temple Pilots
Best Metal Performance With Vocal:
I Don’t Want to Change the World – Ozzy Osbourne
Best Alternative Music Album:
Zooropa, U2 (Island)
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
That’s the Way Love Goes – Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
A Song for You – Ray Charles
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Another Sad Love Song – Toni Braxton
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
No Ordinary Love – Sade
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Let Me Ride – Dr. Dre
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat), Digable Planets
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
Take a Look, Natalie Cole
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo:
Miles Ahead – Joe Henderson
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles), Joe Henderson
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental):
The Road to You, Pat Metheny Group
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
Miles and Quincy Live at Montreux, Miles Davis and Quincy Jones
Best Country Song:
Passionate Kisses – Lucinda Williams, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Ain’t That Lonely Yet – Dwight Yoakam
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female :
Passionate Kisses – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Hard Workin’ Man – Brooks and Dunn
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Does He Love You – Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Red Wing – Asleep at the Wheel featuring Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Chet Atkins, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart and Reuben Lucky Orleans Gosfield
Best Bluegrass Album:
Waitin’ for the Hard Times to Go, Nashville Bluegrass Band (Sugar Hill)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Stand Still, Shirley Caesar (Word Record and Music)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
All Out, Winans (Qwest/Warner Alliance)
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
The Live Adventure, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
Good News, Kathy Mattea (Mercury)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
Live… We Come Rejoicing, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Carol Cymbala, choir director (Warner Alliance)
Best Latin Pop Album:
Aries, Luis Miguel (WEA Latina)
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (Epic)
Best Mexican/American Album:
Live, Selena (Capitol/EMI Latin)
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Blues Summit, B.B. King (MCA)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Feels Like Rain, Buddy Guy (Silvertone)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
The Celtic Harp, Chieftains (RCA Victor)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
Other Voices/Other Rooms, Nanci Griffith (Elektra)
Best Reggae Album:
Bad Boys, Inner Circle (Big Beat/Atlantic)
Best New Age Album:
Spanish Angel, Paul Winter Consort (Living Music)
Best World Music Album:
A Meeting by the River, Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt (Walter Lily Acoustics)
Best Polka Album:
Accordionally Yours, Walter Ostanek and His Band (WRS)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Mood Indigo – Dave Grusin, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
When I Fall in Love – Jeremy Lubbock and David Foster, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
Forever in Love – Kenny G, composer
Best Musical Show Album:
The Who’s Tommy – Original Cast Recording, original cast (RCA Victor)
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Aladdin, Alan Menken, composer
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
A Whole New World (Theme From Aladdin), Alan Menken and Tim Rice, songwriters
Best Contemporary Composition:
Violin Concerto, Elliott Carter, composer
Best Classical Album:
Bartók, The Wooden Prince and Cantata Profana, Pierre Boulez conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; John Aler, tenor; John Tomlinson, baritone (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Ives, String Quartets nos. 1 and 2; Barber String Quartet Op. 11 (American Originals), Emerson String Quartet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Berg, Violin Concerto; Rihm, Time Chant, Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist; James Levine conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Barber, The Complete Solo Piano Music, John Browning, pianist
Best Orchestral Performance:
Bartók, The Wooden Prince, Pierre Boulez conducting Chicago Symphony
Best Opera Recording:
Handel, Semele, John Nelson conducting English Chamber Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus; solos: Battle, Horne, Ramey, Aler, McNair, Chance, Mackie and Doss (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Performance of a Choral Work:
Bartók, Cantata Profana, Pierre Boulez conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Margaret Hillis, choral director
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
The Art of Arleen Auger (Works of Larsen, Purcell, Schumann, Mozart), Arleen Auger, soprano; Joel Revzen, accompanist
Best Spoken Comedy Album:
Jammin’ in New York, George Carlin (Eardrum/Atlantic)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
On the Pulse of Morning, Maya Angelou (Random House Audio Books)
Best Musical Album for Children:
Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), various artists (Walt Disney Records)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children:
Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales, Audrey Hepburn (Dove Audio)
Best Recording Package:
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945 – 1959, David Lau, art director (Verve)
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945 – 1959, Buck Clayton, Phil Schaap and Joel E. Siegel, annotators (Verve)
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945 – 1959, Billie Holiday (Verve)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Steam – Peter Gabriel
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Ten Summoner’s Tales – Sting
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
David Foster
Classical Producer of the Year:
Judith Sherman
March 1, 1994
1993 Oscars 65th Academy Awards
1993 Oscars 65th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 29, 1993
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1992
Trivia
Comedy Kingpin: Billy Crystal was back, hosting the Oscars for the fourth time and delivering his iconic humorous monologues.
Unforgiven Unleashed: Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven dominated the night, winning Best Picture, Best Director for Eastwood, and Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman.
Actress Ascent: Emma Thompson won Best Actress for her role in Howards End, and she also wrote the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility, which would later earn her another Oscar.
Historic Win for Pacino: Al Pacino finally snagged his first competitive Oscar for Best Actor in Scent of a Woman after eight nominations.
Marisa’s Moment: Marisa Tomei won Best Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny, a comedy film, which is rare in the Oscars.
Animated Achievements: Aladdin bagged two Oscars, one for Best Original Score and another for Best Original Song for A Whole New World.
Sorrowful Score: Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Wojciech Kilar took home the Oscar for Best Costume Design.
War Winner: Indochine, a French film, won Best Foreign Language Film.
Woody’s Words: Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, a nod that came amidst a tumultuous period in Allen’s personal life.
1993 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood, producer (WINNER)
The Crying Game – Stephen Woolley, producer
A Few Good Men – David Brown, Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman, producers
Howards End – Ismail Merchant, producer
Scent of a Woman – Martin Brest, producer
Best Director:
Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven (WINNER)
Neil Jordan – The Crying Game
James Ivory – Howards End
Robert Altman – The Player
Martin Brest – Scent of a Woman
Best Actor:
Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade (WINNER)
Robert Downey Jr. – Chaplin as Charlie Chaplin
Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven as William “Will” Munny
Stephen Rea – The Crying Game as Fergus
Denzel Washington – Malcolm X as Malcolm X
Best Actress:
Emma Thompson – Howards End as Margaret Schlegel (WINNER)
Catherine Deneuve – Indochine as Éliane Devries
Mary McDonnell – Passion Fish as May-Alice Culhane
Michelle Pfeiffer – Love Field as Lurene Hallett
Susan Sarandon – Lorenzo’s Oil as Michaela Odone
Best Supporting Actor:
Gene Hackman – Unforgiven as Little Bill Daggett (WINNER)
Jaye Davidson – The Crying Game as Dil
Jack Nicholson – A Few Good Men as Colonel Nathan R. Jessup
Al Pacino – Glengarry Glen Ross as Ricky Roma
David Paymer – Mr. Saturday Night as Stan Young
Best Supporting Actress:
Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny as Mona Lisa Vito (WINNER)
Judy Davis – Husbands and Wives as Sally Wainwright
Joan Plowright – Enchanted April as Mrs. Fisher
Vanessa Redgrave – Howards End as Ruth Wilcox
Miranda Richardson – Damage as Ingrid Fleming
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
The Crying Game – Neil Jordan (WINNER)
Husbands and Wives – Woody Allen
Lorenzo’s Oil – George Miller and Nick Enright
Passion Fish – John Sayles
Unforgiven – David Webb Peoples
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
Howards End – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by E.M. Forster (WINNER)
Enchanted April – Peter Barnes based on the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim
The Player – Michael Tolkin based on his novel
A River Runs Through It – Richard Friedenberg based upon the story by Norman Maclean
Scent of a Woman – Bo Goldman based on the previous film Profumo di donna by Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi and the novel Il Buio E Il Miele by Giovanni Arpino
Best Foreign Language Film:
Indochine (France) in French – Régis Wargnier, director (WINNER)
Close to Eden (Russia) in Russian – Nikita Mikhalkov, director
Daens (Belgium) in Dutch – Stijn Coninx, director
Schtonk! (Germany) in German – Helmut Dietl, director
Best Documentary Feature:
The Panama Deception – Barbara Trent and David Kasper (WINNER)
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker – David Haugland
Fires of Kuwait – Sally Dundas
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II – Bill Miles and Nina Rosenblum
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann – Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Educating Peter – Thomas C. Goodwin (posthumous award) and Gerardine Wurzburg (WINNER)
At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai – Geoffrey O’Connor
Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the ‘Little Review’ – Wendy L. Weinberg
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein – Richard Elson and Sally Bochner
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories – Dorothy Fadiman
Best Live Action Short Film:
Omnibus – Sam Karmann (WINNER)
Contact – Jonathan Darby and Jana Sue Memel
Cruise Control – Matt Palmieri
The Lady in Waiting – Christian M. Taylor
Swan Song – Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt
Best Animated Short Film:
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase – Joan C. Gratz (WINNER)
Adam – Peter Lord
Reci, reci, reci – Michaela Pavlátová
The Sandman – Paul Berry
Screen Play – Barry Purves
Best Original Score:
Aladdin – Alan Menken (WINNER)
Basic Instinct – Jerry Goldsmith
Chaplin – John Barry
Howards End – Richard Robbins
A River Runs Through It – Mark Isham
Best Original Song:
“A Whole New World” from Aladdin – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice (WINNER)
“Friend Like Me” from Aladdin – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
“I Have Nothing” from The Bodyguard – Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Linda Thompson
“Run to You” from The Bodyguard – Music by Jud Friedman; Lyrics by Allan Rich
“Beautiful Maria of My Soul” from The Mambo Kings – Music by Robert Kraft; Lyrics by Arne Glimcher
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – David E. Stone and Tom McCarthy (WINNER)
Aladdin – Mark Mangini
Under Siege – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
Best Sound:
The Last of the Mohicans – Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith and Simon Kaye (WINNER)
Aladdin – Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane
A Few Good Men – Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline and Robert Eber
Under Siege – Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Rick Hart and Scott D. Smith
Unforgiven – Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander and Rob Young
Best Art Direction:
Howards End – Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker (WINNER)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Art Direction: Thomas E. Sanders; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Chaplin – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler
Toys – Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Unforgiven – Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine
Best Cinematography:
A River Runs Through It – Philippe Rousselot (WINNER)
Hoffa – Stephen H. Burum
Howards End – Tony Pierce-Roberts
The Lover – Robert Fraisse
Unforgiven – Jack N. Green
Best Makeup:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke and Matthew W. Mungle (WINNER)
Batman Returns – Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter and Stan Winston
Hoffa – Ve Neill, Greg Cannom and John Blake
Best Costume Design:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Eiko Ishioka (WINNER)
Enchanted April – Sheena Napier
Howards End – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
Malcolm X – Ruth E. Carter
Toys – Albert Wolsky
Best Film Editing:
Unforgiven – Joel Cox (WINNER)
Basic Instinct – Frank J. Urioste
The Crying Game – Kant Pan
A Few Good Men – Robert Leighton
The Player – Geraldine Peroni
Best Visual Effects:
Death Becomes Her – Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe and Tom Woodruff Jr. (WINNER)
Alien³ – Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. and George Gibbs
Batman Returns – Michael L. Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak
Academy Honorary Award:
Federico Fellini – In recognition of his place as one of the screen’s master storytellers.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards:
The award recognizes individuals whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the motion picture industry.
Audrey Hepburn (posthumous award)
Elizabeth Taylor
March 29, 1993
1993 Grammy Award Winners
1993 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 24, 1993
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Garry Shandling
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1991 – September 30, 1992
Trivia
Hosting Hijinks: Garry Shandling, known for his deadpan humor, hosted the ceremony for the second time.
Whitney’s Ballad: I Will Always Love You, performed by Whitney Houston, was the night’s big winner, snagging Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Rap Recognition: Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Baby Got Back took home the award for Best Rap Solo Performance, marking a milestone for mainstream acceptance of rap.
Rocking the House: Unplugged by Eric Clapton got six awards, including Song of the Year for Tears in Heaven.
Blues Master: The legendary B.B. King won Best Traditional Blues Album for Blues Summit.
Jazz Notes: The Wynton Marsalis Septet’s album Citi Movement was awarded Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.
Crossover Appeal: The soundtrack to Beauty and the Beast received a Grammy for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television.
World Music Wonder: The Gipsy Kings snagged the Best World Music Album award for their album Estrellas.
1993 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Album of the Year :
Unplugged, Eric Clapton (Reprise)
Song of the Year:
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Arrested Development
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Constant Craving – k.d. lang
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Beauty and the Beast – Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
Perfectly Frank, Tony Bennett
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Beauty and the Beast – Richard Kaufman conducting Nurenberg Symphony Orchestra
Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Unseen Power, Petra (Dayspring)
Best Rock Song:
Layla – Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, songwriters
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Unplugged, Eric Clapton
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Ain’t It Heavy – Melissa Etheridge
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Achtung Baby, U2
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Little Wing – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal:
Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Metal Performance With Vocal:
Wish – Nine Inch Nails
Best Alternative Music Album:
Bone Machine, Tom Waits (Island)
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
End of the Road – L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Heaven and Earth, Al Jarreau
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
The Woman I Am, Chaka Khan
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
End of the Road – Boys II Men
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Doo-Bop, Miles Davis
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
Tennessee – Arrested Development
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
‘Round Midnight – Bobby McFerrin
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Solo:
Lush Life – Joe Henderson
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
I Heard You Twice the First Time, Branford Marsalis
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
The Turning Point, McCoy Tyner Big Band
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental:
Secret Story, Pat Metheny
Best Country Song:
I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill and John Barlow Jarvis, songwriters
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
I Still Believe in You, Vince Gill
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:”
I Feel Lucky – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers at the Ryman, Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers at the Ryman
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’ – Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Sneakin’ Around, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed
Best Bluegrass Album:
Every Time You Say Goodbye, Alison Krauss and Union Station (Rounder)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
He’s Working It Out for You, Shirley Caesar (Word)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Handel’s Messiah?A Soulful Celebration, various artists (Reprise)
Best Pop Gospel Album:
The Great Adventure, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
Best Southern Gospel Album:
Sometimes Miracles Hide, Bruce Carroll (Word)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
Edwin Hawkins Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir?Recorded Live in Los Angeles, Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir; Edwin Hawkins, choir director (Fixit)
Best Latin Pop Album:
Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte, Jon Secada (Capitol-EMI-Latin)
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Frenesi, Linda Ronstadt (Elektra Entertainment)
Best Mexican/American Album:
Mas Canciones, Linda Ronstadt (Elektra)
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Goin’ Back to New Orleans, Dr. John (Warner Bros.)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
Another Country, Chieftains (RCA Victor)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
The Sky Is Crying, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Epic)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
An Irish Evening Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, Chieftains (RCA Victor)
Best Reggae Album:
X-Tra Naked, Shabba Ranks (Epic)
Best New Age Album:
Shepherd Moons, Enya (Reprise)
Best World Music Album:
Brasileiro, Sergio Mendes (Elektra Entertainment)
Best Polka Album:
35th Anniversary, Walter Ostanek (World Renowned Sounds)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Strike Up the Band – Rob McConnell, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Here’s to Life – Johnny Mandel, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
Harlem Renaissance Suite – Benny Carter, composer
Best Musical Show Album:
Guys and Dolls – The New Broadway Cast Recording, New Broadway cast (RCA Victor)
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menken, composer
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Beauty and the Beast – Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, songwriters
Best Contemporary Composition:
The Lovers, Samuel Barber, composer
Best Classical Album:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9, Leonard Bernstein conducting Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Orchestral Performance:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9, Leonard Bernstein conducting Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, Sonatas for Cello and Piano, Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Prokofiev, Sinfonia Concertante; Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme, Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Lorin Maazel conducting Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz – Discovered Treasures (Chopin, Clementi, Liszt, Scarlatti and Scriabin), Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Best Opera Recording:
Strauss, Die Frau Ohne Schatten, Sir Georg Solti conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Domingo, Varady, Van Dam, Behrens, Runkel and Jo (London)
Best Performance of a Choral Work:
Orff, Carmina Burana, Herbert Blomstedt conducting San Francisco Girls and Boys Chorus, SFS Chorus and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall (Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, Charpentier, etc.), Kathleen Battle, soprano; Margo Garrett, accompanist
Best Comedy Album:
P.D.Q. Bach, Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion, Professor Peter Schickele (Telarc)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS, Earvin Magic Johnson and Robert O’Keefe (Random House Audiobooks)
Best Album for Children:
Beauty and the Beast – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, various artists (Walt Disney)
Best Album Package:
Spellbound – Compact (Special Package), Melanie Nissen, art director (Capitol/Virgin)
Best Album Notes:
Queen of Soul – The Atlantic Recordings, Dave Marsh, Jerry Wexler, David Ritz, Thulani Davis, Ahmet Ertegun, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin, annotators (Rhino)
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio, Nat King Cole Trio (Mosaic)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Digging in the Dirt – Peter Gabriel
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Diva – Annie Lennox
Producers of the Year (Non-Classical) (tie):
Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
L.A. Reid and Babyface
Classical Producer of the Year:
Michael Fine
February 24, 1993
1992 Oscars 64th Academy Awards
1992 Oscars 64th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 30, 1992
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1991
Trivia
Comedy Genius Returns: Billy Crystal was back for the third time as the Oscars host, injecting his unique brand of humor into the ceremony.
Silence Roars: The Silence of the Lambs made history by winning the “big five” awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally).
Breaking Barriers: Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, though it didn’t win.
Aladdin’s Riches: Aladdin took home two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for A Whole New World.
Riveting Documentary: Barbara Kopple won Best Documentary Feature for American Dream, which delved into labor issues in the American Midwest.
Foreign Brilliance: The Best Foreign Language Film award went to Mediterraneo from Italy.
Jazz Legend Honored: Musician and bandleader Benny Carter won an Honorary Award for his contributions to the world of jazz and cinema.
Colorful Animation: Manipulation, an animated short film by Daniel Greaves, snagged the award for Best Animated Short Film.
1992 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Silence of the Lambs – Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, producers (WINNER)
Beauty and the Beast – Don Hahn, producer
Bugsy – Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Warren Beatty, producers
JFK – A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, producers
The Prince of Tides – Barbra Streisand and Andrew S. Karsch, producers
Best Director:
Jonathan Demme – The Silence of the Lambs (WINNER)
John Singleton – Boyz n the Hood
Barry Levinson – Bugsy
Oliver Stone – JFK
Ridley Scott – Thelma & Louise
Best Actor:
Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs as Dr. Hannibal Lecter (WINNER)
Warren Beatty – Bugsy as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
Robert De Niro – Cape Fear as Maximilian “Max” Cady
Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides as Tom Wingo
Robin Williams – The Fisher King as Henry “Parry” Sagan
Best Actress:
Jodie Foster – The Silence of the Lambs as Clarice Starling (WINNER)
Geena Davis – Thelma & Louise as Thelma Dickinson
Laura Dern – Rambling Rose as Rose
Bette Midler – For the Boys as Dixie Leonard
Susan Sarandon – Thelma & Louise as Louise Sawyer
Best Supporting Actor:
Jack Palance – City Slickers as Curly Washburn (WINNER)
Tommy Lee Jones – JFK as Clay Shaw
Harvey Keitel – Bugsy as Mickey Cohen
Ben Kingsley – Bugsy as Meyer Lansky
Michael Lerner – Barton Fink as Jack Lipnick
Best Supporting Actress:
Mercedes Ruehl – The Fisher King as Anne Napolitano (WINNER)
Diane Ladd – Rambling Rose as Mother
Juliette Lewis – Cape Fear as Danielle Bowden
Kate Nelligan – The Prince of Tides as Lila Wingo Newbury
Jessica Tandy – Fried Green Tomatoes as Virginia “Ninny” Threadgoode
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Thelma & Louise – Callie Khouri (WINNER)
Boyz n the Hood – John Singleton
Bugsy – James Toback
The Fisher King – Richard LaGravenese
Grand Canyon – Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
The Silence of the Lambs – Ted Tally based on the novel by Thomas Harris (WINNER)
Europa Europa – Agnieszka Holland based on the memoirs of Solomon Perel
Fried Green Tomatoes – Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski (posthumous nomination) based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
JFK – Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar based on the books Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs and On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison
The Prince of Tides – Pat Conroy and Becky Johnston based on the novel by Pat Conroy
Best Foreign Language Film:
Mediterraneo (Italy) in Italian – Gabriele Salvatores (WINNER)
Children of Nature (Iceland) in Icelandic – Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
The Elementary School (Czechoslovakia) in Czech – Jan Sverák
The Ox (Sweden) in Swedish – Sven Nykvist
Raise the Red Lantern (Hong Kong) in Mandarin – Zhang Yimou
Best Documentary Feature:
In the Shadow of the Stars – Allie Light and Irving Saraf, producers (WINNER)
Death on the Job – Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, producers
Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House – Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, producers
The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 – Hava Kohav Beller, producer
Wild by Law – Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, producers
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment – Debra Chasnoff, producer (WINNER)
Birdnesters of Thailand – Éric Valli and Alain Majani d’Inguimbert, producers
A Little Vicious – Immy Humes, producer
The Mark of the Maker – David McGowan, producer
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers – Bill Couturié and Bernard Edelman, producers
Best Live Action Short Film:
Session Man – Seth Winston and Rob Fried (WINNER)
Birch Street Gym – Stephen Kessler and Thomas R. Conroy
Last Breeze of Summer – David M. Massey
Best Animated Short Film:
Manipulation – Daniel Greaves (WINNER)
Blackfly – Christopher Hinton
Strings – Wendy Tilby
Best Original Score:
Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (WINNER)
Bugsy – Ennio Morricone
The Fisher King – George Fenton
JFK – John Williams
The Prince of Tides – James Newton Howard
Best Original Song:
“Beauty and the Beast” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous award) (WINNER)
“Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
“Belle” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
“(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves – Music by Michael Kamen; Lyrics by Bryan Adams and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
“When You’re Alone” from Hook – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Best Sound:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers and Lee Orloff (WINNER)
Backdraft – Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom and Glenn Williams
Beauty and the Beast – Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane
JFK – Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker and Tod A. Maitland
The Silence of the Lambs – Tom Fleischman and Christopher Newman
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Gary Rydstrom and Gloria Borders (WINNER)
Backdraft – Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – George Watters II and F. Hudson Miller
Best Art Direction:
Bugsy – Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh (WINNER)
Barton Fink – Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
The Fisher King – Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr
Hook – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
The Prince of Tides – Art Direction: Paul Sylbert; Set Decoration: Caryl Heller
Best Makeup:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Stan Winston and Jeff Dawn (WINNER)
Hook – Christina Smith, Monty Westmore and Greg Cannom
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Michael Mills, Edward French and Richard Snell
Best Costume Design:
Bugsy – Albert Wolsky (WINNER)
The Addams Family – Ruth Myers
Barton Fink – Richard Hornung
Hook – Anthony Powell
Madame Bovary – Corinne Jorry
Best Cinematography:
JFK – Robert Richardson (WINNER)
Bugsy – Allen Daviau
The Prince of Tides – Stephen Goldblatt
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Adam Greenberg
Thelma & Louise – Adrian Biddle
Best Film Editing:
JFK – Pietro Scalia and Joe Hutshing (WINNER)
The Commitments – Gerry Hambling
The Silence of the Lambs – Craig McKay
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt and Richard A. Harris
Thelma & Louise – Thom Noble
Best Visual Effects:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr. and Robert Skotak (WINNER)
Backdraft – Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney and Scott Farrar
Hook – Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan and Michael Lantieri
Academy Honorary Award:
Satyajit Ray
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
George Lucas
March 30, 1992
1992 Grammy Award Winners
1992 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 25, 1992
Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York
Host: Whoopi Goldberg
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1990 – September 30, 1991
Trivia
Host with the Most: Whoopi Goldberg, an actress and comedian, took a break from her film career to host the music-centric event.
Unforgettable Night: Natalie Cole dominated the ceremony by winning three awards for her album Unforgettable… with Love, which featured a virtual duet with her late father, Nat King Cole.
Seal’s Spotlight: Seal won three Grammys, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year, both for his hit “Kiss from a Rose.”
Rap Recognition: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for their song “Summertime.”
Country Collaboration: The Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was awarded to “Restless” by Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner.
Crossover Success: Mark O’Connor’s The New Nashville Cats won Best Country Instrumental Performance, a rare win for a primarily instrumental album in a genre often focused on vocals.
Jazz in Focus: The Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance was awarded to Blue Light ’til Dawn by Cassandra Wilson, who blended jazz with elements of folk and pop.
Latin Flair: Tito Puente grabbed the Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album, affirming his position as a giant in Latin music.
1992 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Unforgettable – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Album of the Year:
Unforgettable, Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Elektra)
Song of the Year:
Unforgettable – Irving Gordon, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Marc Cohn
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
When a Man Loves a Woman – Michael Bolton
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Something to Talk About – Bonnie Raitt
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
Best Traditional Pop Performance:
Unforgettable – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Michael Kamen conducting Greater Los Angeles Orchestra
Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Under Their Influence, Russ Taff (Myrrh)
Best Rock Song:
Soul Cages – Sting, songwriter
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo:
Luck of the Draw, Bonnie Raitt
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Good Man, Good Woman – Bonnie Raitt and Delbert McClinton
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Cliffs of Dover – Eric Johnson
Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal:
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Van Halen
Best Metal Performance With Vocal:
Metallica, Metallica
Best Alternative Music:
Album Out of Time, R.E.M. (Warner Bros.)
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Power of Love/Love Power – Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Teddy Vann, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Power of Love, Luther Vandross
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female (tie):
Burnin’, Patti LaBelle
How Can I Ease the Pain – Lisa Fischer
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Cooleyhigh Harmony, Boyz II Men
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Mama Said Knock You Out – L.L. Cool J
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
Summertime – D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
He Is Christmas, Take 6
Best Jazz Instrumental, Solo:
I Remember You – Stan Getz
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Saturday Night at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson Trio
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
Live at the Royal Festival Hall, Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nations Orchestra
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance:
Sassy – Manhattan Transfer
Best Country Song:
Love Can Build a Bridge – Naomi Judd, John Jarvis and Paul Overstreet, songwriters
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Ropin’ the Wind, Garth Brooks
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Down at the Twist and Shout – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Love Can Build a Bridge – Judds
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Restless – Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
The New Nashville Cats, Mark O’Conner
Best Bluegrass Album:
Spring Training, Carl Jackson and John Starling (and the Nash Ramblers) (Sugar Hill)
Best Pop Gospel Album:
For the Sake of the Call, Steven Curtis Chapman (Sparrow)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Pray for Me, Mighty Clouds of Joy (Word)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Different Lifestyles, BeBe and CeCe Winans (Capitol/Sparrow)
Best Southern Gospel Album:
Homecoming, Gaither Vocal Band (Star Song)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
The Evolution of Gospel, Sounds of Blackness; Gary Hines, choir director (Perspective/A&M)
Best Latin Pop Album:
Cosas del Amor, Vikki Carr (Sony Discos International)
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Bachata Rosa, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 (Karen)
Best Mexican/American Album:
16 de Septiembre, Little Joe (Sony Discos International)
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Live at the Apollo, B.B. King (GRP)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues, Buddy Guy (Silvertone)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
The Civil War (Original Soundtrack), various artists (Elektra/Nonesuch)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
The Missing Years, John Prine (Oh Boy)
Best Reggae Album:
As Raw as Ever, Shabba Ranks (Epic)
Best New Age Album:
Fresh Aire 7, Mannheim Steamroller (American Gramaphone)
Best World Music Album:
Planet Drum, Mickey Hart (Rykodisc)
Best Polka Album:
Live! At Gilley’s, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Love You Porgy – Dave Grusin, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Unforgettable – Johnny Mandel, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
Basque – Elton John, composer
Best Musical Show Album:
The Will Rogers Follies (Original Broadway Cast Album), Keith Carradine and cast (Columbia)
Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Dances With Wolves, John Barry, composer
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (From Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), Bryan Adams, Robert John Mutt Lange and Michael Kamen, songwriters (A&M/Morgan Creek)
Best Contemporary Composition:
Symphony No. 1, John Corigliano, composer
Best Classical Album:
Bernstein, Candide, Leonard Bernstein conducting London Symphony Orchestra; solos: Hadley, Anderson, Ludwig, Green, Gedda and Jones (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Orchestral Performance:
Corigliano, Symphony No. 1, Daniel Barenboim conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, Piano Quartets, Isaac Stern and Jamime Laredo, violinists; Yo-Yo Ma, cellist; Emanuel Ax, pianist
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Barber, Piano Concertos, John Browning, pianist; Leonard Slatkin conducting St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Granados, Goyescas, Allegro de Concierto, Danza Lenta, Alicia de Larrocha, pianist
Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Götterdämmerung, James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Choir; solos: Behrens, Studer, Schwartz, Goldberg, Weikl, Wlaschiha and Salminen (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Performance of a Choral Work:
Bach, Mass in B Minor, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Margaret Hills, choral director
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
The Girl With Orange Lips, De Falla, Ravel, Kim, Stravinsky and Delage; Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Best Comedy Album:
P.D.Q. Bach, WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio, Professor Peter Shickele (Telarc)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
The Civil War (Geoffrey Ward With Rick Burns and Ken Burns), Ken Burns (Sound Editions)
Best Album for Children:
A Cappella Kids, Marantha! Kids (Marantha)
Best Album Package:
Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings, Vartan, art director (GRP)
Best Album Notes:
Star Time, James Brown, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, Nelson George and Alan M. Leeds, annotators (Polydor)
Best Historical Album:
Billie Holiday, The Complete Decca Recordings, Billie Holiday (GRP)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Madonna: Blonde Ambition World Tour Live, Madonna
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
David Foster
Classical Producer of the Year:
James Mallinson
February 25, 1992
1991 Oscars 63rd Academy Awards
1991 Oscars 63rd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 21, 1991

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California

Host: Billy Crystal

Eligibility Year: 1990

Trivia

Comedy Streak Continues: Billy Crystal continued to add a touch of humor as the host for the evening.

Dances with Wolves Dominance: The film Dances with Wolves was the star of the night, winning seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Kevin Costner.

Pioneer for Female Directors: Although not a winner, Jane Campion’s An Angel at My Table brought attention to female directors during a time when they were greatly underrepresented.

Memorable Speech: Joe Pesci’s acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor was one of the shortest ever. He simply said, “It’s my privilege, thank you,” after winning for his role in Goodfellas.

Unique Achievement: A rather rare feat, Misery saw Kathy Bates take home the Best Actress award, a category often not won by actresses in thriller films.

Music and Movies: The Little Mermaid was acknowledged with Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Under the Sea,” mirroring its Grammy success.

Advocacy and Awards: Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ghost, becoming the second black woman to win an acting Oscar.

Vintage Style: Cinematography honors went to Dean Semler for Dances with Wolves, evoking the grandeur of classic Westerns.
1991 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Dances with Wolves – Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner, producers (WINNER)
Awakenings – Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, producers
Ghost – Lisa Weinstein, producer
The Godfather Part III – Francis Ford Coppola, producer
Goodfellas – Irwin Winkler, producer

Best Director:
Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves (WINNER)
Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part III
Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas
Stephen Frears – The Grifters
Barbet Schroeder – Reversal of Fortune

Best Actor:
Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune as Claus von Bülow (WINNER)
Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves as Lieutenant John J. Dunbar
Robert De Niro – Awakenings as Leonard Lowe
Gérard Depardieu – Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano de Bergerac
Richard Harris – The Field as “Bull” McCabe

Best Actress:
Kathy Bates – Misery as Annie Wilkes (WINNER)
Anjelica Huston – The Grifters as Lilly Dillon
Julia Roberts – Pretty Woman as Vivian Ward
Meryl Streep – Postcards from the Edge as Suzanne Vale
Joanne Woodward – Mr. and Mrs. Bridge as India Bridge

Best Supporting Actor:
Joe Pesci – Goodfellas as Tommy DeVito (WINNER)
Bruce Davison – Longtime Companion as David
Andy García – The Godfather Part III as Vincent Corleone
Graham Greene – Dances with Wolves as Kicking Bird
Al Pacino – Dick Tracy as Alphonse “Big Boy” Caprice

Best Supporting Actress:
Whoopi Goldberg – Ghost as Oda Mae Brown (WINNER)
Annette Bening – The Grifters as Myra Langtry
Lorraine Bracco – Goodfellas as Karen Friedman Hill
Diane Ladd – Wild at Heart as Marietta Fortune
Mary McDonnell – Dances with Wolves as Stands with a Fist

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Ghost – Bruce Joel Rubin (WINNER)
Alice – Woody Allen
Avalon – Barry Levinson
Green Card – Peter Weir
Metropolitan – Whit Stillman

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Dances with Wolves – Michael Blake based on his novel (WINNER)
Awakenings – Steven Zaillian from the book by Oliver Sacks
Goodfellas – Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese from Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
The Grifters – Donald E. Westlake based on the book by Jim Thompson
Reversal of Fortune – Nicholas Kazan based on the book by Alan M. Dershowitz

Best Foreign Language Film:
Journey of Hope (Switzerland) in German – Xavier Koller (WINNER)
Cyrano de Bergerac (France) in French – Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Ju Dou (China) in Mandarin Chinese – Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang
The Nasty Girl (Germany) in German – Michael Verhoeven
Open Doors (Italy) in Italian – Gianni Amelio

Best Documentary Feature:
American Dream – Barbara Kopple and Arthur Cohn (WINNER)
Berkeley in the Sixties – Mark Kitchell
Building Bombs – Mark Mori and Susan Robinson
Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade – Judith Montell
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter’s Journey – Robert Hillmann and Eugene Corr

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Days of Waiting – Steven Okazaki (WINNER)
Burning Down Tomorrow – Kit Thomas
Chimps: So Like Us – Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Journey into Life: The World of the Unborn – Derek Bromhall
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember – Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders

Best Live Action Short Film:
The Lunch Date – Adam Davidson (WINNER)
12:01 PM – Hillary Ripps and Jonathan Heap
Bronx Cheers – Raymond De Felitta and Matthew Gross
Dear Rosie – Peter Cattaneo and Barnaby Thompson
Senzeni Na? (What Have We Done?) – Bernard Joffa and Anthony E. Nicholas

Best Animated Short Film:
Creature Comforts – Nick Park (WINNER)
A Grand Day Out – Nick Park
Grasshoppers (Cavallette) – Bruno Bozzetto

Best Original Score:
Dances with Wolves – John Barry (WINNER)
Avalon – Randy Newman
Ghost – Maurice Jarre
Havana – Dave Grusin
Home Alone – John Williams

Best Original Song:
“Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)” from Dick Tracy – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (WINNER)
“Blaze of Glory” from Young Guns II – Music and Lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi
“I’m Checkin’ Out” from Postcards from the Edge – Music and Lyrics by Shel Silverstein
“Promise Me You’ll Remember” from The Godfather Part III – Music by Carmine Coppola; Lyrics by John Bettis
“Somewhere in My Memory” from Home Alone – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse

Best Sound:
Dances with Wolves – Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins, and Russell Williams II (WINNER)
Days of Thunder – Charles M. Wilborn, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, and Kevin O’Connell
Dick Tracy – Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, and Doug Hemphill
The Hunt for Red October – Richard Bryce Goodman, Richard Overton, Kevin F. Cleary, and Don Bassman
Total Recall – Nelson Stoll, Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, and Aaron Rochin

Best Sound Effects Editing:
The Hunt for Red October – Cecelia Hall and George Watters II (WINNER)
Flatliners – Charles L. Campbell and Richard C. Franklin
Total Recall – Stephen Hunter Flick

Best Art Direction:
Dick Tracy – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson (WINNER)
Cyrano de Bergerac – Art Direction: Ezio Frigerio; Set Decoration: Jacques Rouxel
Dances with Wolves – Art Direction: Jeffrey Beecroft; Set Decoration: Lisa Dean
The Godfather Part III – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Hamlet – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

Best Makeup:
Dick Tracy – John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler (WINNER)
Cyrano de Bergerac – Michèle Burke and Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Edward Scissorhands – Ve Neill and Stan Winston

Best Costume Design:
Cyrano de Bergerac – Franca Squarciapino (WINNER)
Avalon – Gloria Gresham
Dances with Wolves – Elsa Zamparelli
Dick Tracy – Milena Canonero
Hamlet – Maurizio Millenotti

Best Cinematography:
Dances with Wolves – Dean Semler (WINNER)
Avalon – Allen Daviau
Dick Tracy – Vittorio Storaro
The Godfather Part III – Gordon Willis
Henry & June – Philippe Rousselot

Best Film Editing:
Dances with Wolves – Neil Travis (WINNER)
Ghost – Walter Murch
The Godfather Part III – Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, and Walter Murch
Goodfellas – Thelma Schoonmaker
The Hunt for Red October – Dennis Virkler and John Wright

Academy Honorary Awards::
Sophia Loren – “One of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form.”
Myrna Loy – “In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime’s worth of indelible performances.”

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck

Academy Special Achievement Award:
Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, and Alex Funke for the visual effects of Total Recall
March 21, 1991
1991 Grammy Award Winners
1991 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 20, 1991
Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York
Host: Garry Shandling
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1989 – September 30, 1990
Trivia
Garry Returns: This was the second consecutive year that Garry Shandling hosted the Grammy Awards.
Rap’s Big Moment: MC Hammer’s Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em was a commercial success and received nominations, signaling the mainstream acceptance of rap.
Vocal Chops: Mariah Carey won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, making a huge splash in her debut year.
Classic Acts: The legendary rock band The Byrds received a Lifetime Achievement Award, acknowledging their impact on the music industry.
Jazzy Night: Miles Davis posthumously received a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance for his album Aura.
British Invasion: Phil Collins took home the award for Record of the Year for Another Day in Paradise, highlighting the ongoing British influence on American music charts.
Crossing Genres: Unforgettable… with Love by Natalie Cole was a significant winner, blending R&B, jazz, and pop to create a multi-generational appeal.
1991 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Another Day in Paradise – Phil Collins
Album of the Year:
Back on the Block, Quincy Jones (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
Song of the Year:
From a Distance – Julie Gold, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Mariah Carey
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Oh Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
All My Life – Linda Ronstadt with Aaron Neville
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Twin Peaks Theme – Angelo Badalamenti
Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Beyond Belief, Petra (Dayspring/Word)
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Bad Love – Eric Clapton
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Janie’s Got a Gun – Aerosmith
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
D/FW – Vaughan Brothers
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Time’s Up, Living Colour
Best Metal Performance:
Stone Cold Crazy – Metallica
Best Alternative Music Performance:
I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, Sinead O’Connor
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
U Can’t Touch This – Rick James, Alonzo Miller and M.C. Hammer, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Here and Now – Luther Vandross
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Compositions, Anita Baker
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
I’ll Be Good to You – Ray Charles and Chaka Khan
Best Rap Solo Performance:
U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:
Back on the Block – Ice T, Melle Mel, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Quincy D. III and Quincy Jones
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
We Are in Love, Harry Connick, Jr.
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
All That Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson Trio
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Basie’s Bag – George Benson featuring the Count Basie Orchestra
Best Jazz Fusion Performance:
Birdland – Quincy Jones
Best Country Song:
Where’ve You Been – Jon Vezner and Don Henry, songwriters
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
When I Call Your Name – Vince Gill
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Where’ve You Been – Kathy Mattea
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Pickin’ on Nashville, Kentucky Headhunters
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Poor Boy Blues – Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
So Soft, Your Goodbye – Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
Best Bluegrass Recording:
I’ve Got That Old Feeling, Alison Krauss (Rounder)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Tramaine Hawkins Live, Tramaine Hawkins (Sparrow Corp.)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
So Much 2 Say, Take 6 (Reprise/Warner/Alliance)
Best Pop Gospel Album:
Another Time… Another Place, Sandi Patti (A&M/Word)
Best Southern Gospel Album:
The Great Exchange, Bruce Carroll (Word)
Best Gospel Album By a Choir or Chorus:
Having Church, Rev. James Cleveland (Savoy)
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Por Que Te Tengo Que Olvidar? – José Feliciano
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Lambada Timbales – Tito Puento
Best Mexican/American Performance:
Soy de San Luis – Texas Tornados
Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Live at San Quentin, B.B. King (MCA)
Best Contemporary Blues Recording:
Family Style, Vaughan Brothers (Epic Associated)
Best Traditional Folk Recording:
On Praying Ground, Doc Watson (Sugar Hill)
Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Steady On, Shawn Colvin (Columbia/CBS)
Best Reggae Recording Time:
Will Tell?A Tribute to Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer (Shanachie)
Best New Age Performance:
Mark Isham, Mark Isham
Best Polka Recording:
When It’s Polka Time at Your House, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Birdland – Quincy Jones, Ian Prince, Rod Temperton and Jerry Hey, arrangers
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
The Places You Find Love – Jerry Hey, Glen Ballard, Clif Magness and Quincy Jones, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
Change of Heart Pat Metheny, composer
Best Musical Cast Show Album:
Les Misèrables, The Complete Symphonic Recording (Relativity)
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Glory, James Horner, composer (Virgin)
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Under the Sea (From The Little Mermaid), Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, composers
Best Contemporary Composition:
Arias and Barcarolles, Leonard Bernstein, composer
Best Classical Album:
Ives, Symphony No. 2 and Three Short Works, Leonard Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Chamber Music or Other Small Ensemble Performance:
Brahms, The Three Violin Sonatas, Itzhak Perlman, violinist; Daniel Barenboim, pianist
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No. 1; Glazunov, Violin Concerto, Itzhak Perlman, violinist; Zubin Mehta conducting Israel Philharmonic
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
The Last Recording (Chopin, Haydn, Liszt and Wagner), Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Das Rheingold, James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; solos: Morris, Ludwig, Jerusalem, Wlaschiha, Moll, Zednik and Rootering (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Walton, Belshazzar’s Feast; Bernstein, Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti in Concert, José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, tenors; Zubin Mehta conducting Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Orchestra del teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Best Comedy Recording:
P.D.Q. Bach, Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities, Professor Peter Shickele (Telarc)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Gracie: A Love Story, George Burns (Simon and Schuster Audio)
Best Recording for Children:
The Little Mermaid?Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, composers (Disneyland Records)
Best Album Package:
Days of Open Hand (Special Edition Hologram Digapack), Len Peltier, Jeffrey Gold and Suzanne Vega, art directors (A&M)
Best Album Notes:
Brownie: The Complete Emarcy Recordings of Clifford Brown, Dan Morgenstern, annotator (Emarcy)
Best Historical Album:
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings, Robert Johnson (Columbia/CBS)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em the Movie – M.C. Hammer
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Quincy Jones
Classical Producer of the Year:
Adam Stern
February 20, 1991
1990 Oscars 62nd Academy Awards
1990 Oscars 62nd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 26, 1990
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1989
Trivia
Billy’s Debut: This was the first time Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars, and he would go on to host the ceremony nine times.
Driving Miss Daisy Drives Home: Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture, but its director Bruce Beresford was not even nominated for Best Director.
Best Actress Streak: Jessica Tandy became the oldest actress to win Best Actress at the age of 80 for her role in Driving Miss Daisy.
Musical Moments: Alan Menken won the Oscar for Best Original Score for The Little Mermaid, marking the beginning of a successful partnership between Disney and Menken.
Historical Significance: Denzel Washington won Best Supporting Actor for his role as a Civil War soldier in Glory, the first Oscar for a film focused on the Civil War since Gone with the Wind.
Costume Drama: Henry V took home the Oscar for Best Costume Design, a nod to the movie’s historical accuracy.
Foreign Entry: Italy’s Cinema Paradiso won Best Foreign Language Film, cementing its place as one of the greatest films about the love of movies.
Woody’s Writing: Woody Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors received two nominations but walked away with none, continuing Allen’s mixed Oscar track record.
The event was named “Around the World in 3½ Hours”
This (62nd) Academy Awards live presentation featured segments from five other cities around the globe: Buenos Aires, Argentina – London, United Kingdom – Moscow, Soviet Union – Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan
1990 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Driving Miss Daisy – Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, producers (WINNER)
Born on the Fourth of July – A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, producers
Dead Poets Society – Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, and Tony Thomas, producers
Field of Dreams – Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, producers
My Left Foot – Noel Pearson, producer
Best Director:
Oliver Stone – Born on the Fourth of July (WINNER)
Woody Allen – Crimes and Misdemeanors
Peter Weir – Dead Poets Society
Kenneth Branagh – Henry V
Jim Sheridan – My Left Foot
Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot as Christy Brown (WINNER)
Kenneth Branagh – Henry V as King Henry V of England
Tom Cruise – Born on the Fourth of July as Ron Kovic
Morgan Freeman – Driving Miss Daisy as Hoke Colburn
Robin Williams – Dead Poets Society as John Charles Keating
Best Actress:
Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy as Daisy Werthan (WINNER)
Isabelle Adjani – Camille Claudel as Camille Claudel
Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Jessica Lange – Music Box as Ann Talbot
Michelle Pfeiffer – The Fabulous Baker Boys as Susie Diamond
Best Supporting Actor:
Denzel Washington – Glory as Pvt. Silas Trip (WINNER)
Danny Aiello – Do the Right Thing as Sal Frangione
Dan Aykroyd – Driving Miss Daisy as Boolie Werthan
Marlon Brando – A Dry White Season as Ian Mackenzie
Martin Landau – Crimes and Misdemeanors as Judah Rosenthal
Best Supporting Actress:
Brenda Fricker – My Left Foot as Bridget Fagan Brown (WINNER)
Anjelica Huston – Enemies, A Love Story as Tamara Broder
Lena Olin – Enemies, A Love Story as Masha
Julia Roberts – Steel Magnolias as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Dianne Wiest – Parenthood as Helen Buckman
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Dead Poets Society – Tom Schulman (WINNER)
Crimes and Misdemeanors – Woody Allen
Do the Right Thing – Spike Lee
Sex, Lies, and Videotape – Steven Soderbergh
When Harry Met Sally… – Nora Ephron
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Driving Miss Daisy – Alfred Uhry based on his play (WINNER)
Born on the Fourth of July – Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic based on the autobiography by Ron Kovic
Enemies, A Love Story – Roger L. Simon and Paul Mazursky based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Field of Dreams – Phil Alden Robinson based on Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella
My Left Foot – Jim Sheridan and Shane Connaughton based on the autobiography by Christy Brown
Best Foreign Language Film:
Cinema Paradiso (Italy) – Giuseppe Tornatore (WINNER)
Camille Claudel (France) – Bruno Nuytten
Jesus of Montreal (Canada) – Denys Arcand
Memories of a Marriage (Denmark) – Kaspar Rostrup
What Happened to Santiago (Puerto Rico) – Jacobo Morales
Best Documentary Feature:
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt – Rob Epstein and Bill Couturié (WINNER)
Adam Clayton Powell – Richard Killberg and Yvonne Smith
Crack USA: County Under Siege – Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag
For All Mankind – Al Reinert and Betsy Broyles Breier
Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren – Judith Leonard and Bill Jersey
Best Documentary Short Subject:
The Johnstown Flood – Charles Guggenheim (WINNER)
Fine Food, Fine Pastries, Open 6 to 9 – David Petersen
Yad Vashem: Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future – Ray Errol Fox
Best Live Action Short Film:
Work Experience – James Hendrie (WINNER)
Amazon Diary – Robert Nixon
The Childeater – Jonathan Tammuz
Best Animated Short Film:
Balance – Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein (WINNER)
The Cow – Aleksandr Petrov
The Hill Farm – Mark Baker
Best Original Score:
The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (WINNER)
Born on the Fourth of July – John Williams
The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin
Field of Dreams – James Horner
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – John Williams
Best Original Song:
“Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (WINNER)
“After All” from Chances Are – Music by Tom Snow; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
“The Girl Who Used to Be Me” from Shirley Valentine – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“I Love To See You Smile” from Parenthood – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
“Kiss the Girl” from The Little Mermaid – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Richard Hymns and Ben Burtt (WINNER)
Black Rain – Milton Burrow and William Manger
Lethal Weapon 2 – Robert G. Henderson and Alan Robert Murray
Best Sound:
Glory – Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson and Russell Williams II (WINNER)
The Abyss – Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton and Lee Orloff
Black Rain – Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
Born on the Fourth of July – Michael Minkler, Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman and Tod A. Maitland
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy and Tony Dawe
Best Art Direction:
Batman – Art Direction: Anton Furst; Set Decoration: Peter Young (WINNER)
The Abyss – Art Direction: Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Anne Kuljian
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Driving Miss Daisy – Art Direction: Bruno Rubeo; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
Glory – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Best Cinematography:
Glory – Freddie Francis (WINNER)
The Abyss – Mikael Salomon
Blaze – Haskell Wexler
Born on the Fourth of July – Robert Richardson
The Fabulous Baker Boys – Michael Ballhaus
Best Makeup:
Driving Miss Daisy – Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber and Kevin Haney (WINNER)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Maggie Weston and Fabrizio Sforza
Dad – Dick Smith, Ken Diaz and Greg Nelson
Best Costume Design:
Henry V – Phyllis Dalton (WINNER)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Gabriella Pescucci
Driving Miss Daisy – Elizabeth McBride
Harlem Nights – Joe Tompkins
Valmont – Theodor Pištek
Best Film Editing:
Born on the Fourth of July – David Brenner and Joe Hutshing (WINNER)
The Bear – Noëlle Boisson
Driving Miss Daisy – Mark Warner
The Fabulous Baker Boys – William Steinkamp
Glory – Steven Rosenblum
Best Visual Effects:
The Abyss – Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak (WINNER)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Richard Conway and Kent Houston
Back to the Future Part II – Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell and Steve Gawley
Academy Honorary Award:
Akira Kurosawa
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Howard W. Koch
March 26, 1990
1990 Grammy Award Winners
1990 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 21, 1990
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Garry Shandling
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1988 – September 30, 1989
Trivia
Bette’s Big Win: Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, becoming one of the most iconic songs of her career.
Rap Debut: This was the first year that the Grammys introduced the Best Rap Performance category, won by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”
Elevating Jazz: Miles Davis won a Lifetime Achievement Award, further cementing his status as a jazz legend.
Operatic Excellence: The Best Classical Album went to an operatic recording, Wagner: Die Walküre, conducted by James Levine with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
International Flavor: The Gipsy Kings, a Franco-Spanish flamenco group, won Best World Music Album, a nod to the increasing diversity of the Grammys.
Bonnie’s Blues: Bonnie Raitt had a stellar night, taking home four awards including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her song “Nick of Time.”
Posthumous Honor: Composer Leonard Bernstein, who passed away in 1990, was honored with a posthumous Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.
1990 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Album of the Year:
Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt (Capitol)
Song of the Year:
Wind Beneath My Wings – Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar, songwriters
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You – Michael Bolton
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Don’t Know Much – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Healing Chant – Neville Brothers
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
The End of the Innocence, Don Henley
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Traveling Wilburys Volume One, Traveling Wilburys
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop With Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas, Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Cult of Personality – Living Colour
Best Metal Performance:
One – Metallica
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now – Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Every Little Step – Bobby Brown
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Giving You the Best That I Got, Anita Baker
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Back to Life – Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
African Dance – Soul II Soul
Best Rap Performance:
Bust a Move – Young MC
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
When Harry Met Sally, Harry Connick, Jr.
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Blues on Broadway, Ruth Brown
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Makin’ Whoopee – Dr. John and Rickie Lee Jones
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
on a Jazz Recording Aura, Miles Davis (Columbia/CBS)
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Chick Corea Akoustic Band, Chick Corea Akoustic Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Aura, Miles Davis
Best Jazz Fusion Performance:
Letter From Home, Pat Metheny Group
Best Country Song:
After All This Time – Rodney Crowell, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Lyle Lovett
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Absolute Torch and Twang, k.d. lang
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken Volume Two, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
There’s a Tear in My Beer – Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams, Sr.
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Amazing Grace – Randy Scruggs
Best Bluegrass Recording:
The Valley Road – Bruce Hornsby and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Universal)
Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male:
Meantime – BeBe Winans
Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female:
Don’t Cry – CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
The Savior Is Waiting – Take 6
Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance, Male or Female:
As Long as We’re Together – Al Green
Best Soul Gospel Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
Let Brotherly Love Continue – Daniel Winans and Choir
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Cielito Lindo – José Feliciano
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Ritmo en el Corazon, Celia Cruz and Ray Barretto
Best Mexican/American Performance:
La Pistola y el Corazon, Los Lobos
Best Traditional Blues Recording:
I’m in the Mood – John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt (Chameleon Music Group)
Best Contemporary Blues Recording:
In Step, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Epic)
Best Traditional Folk Recording:
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II, Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir (Elektra/Nonesuch)
Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls (Epic)
Best Reggae Recording:
One Bright Day, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Virgin)
Best New Age Performance:
Passion (Music from The Last Temptation of Christ), Peter Gabriel
Best Polka Recording:
All in My Love for You, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Suite From The Milagro Beanfield War – Dave Grusin, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
My Funny Valentine – Dave Grusin, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
The Batman Theme – Danny Elfman, composer
Best Musical Cast Show Album:
Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Jason Alexander, Debbie Shapiro and Robert La Fasse (RCA Victor)
Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television:
The Fabulous Baker Boys, Dave Grusin, composer (GRP)
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television:
Let the River Run (From the motion picture Working Girl), Carly Simon, composer (Arista)
Best Contemporary Composition:
Different Trains, Steve Reich, composer
Best Classical Album:
Bartók, 6 String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Orchestral Performance:
Mahler, Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Bartók, 6 String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Barber, Cello Concerto, Op. 22; Britten, Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68, Yo-Yo Ma, cellist; David Zinman conducting Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Bach, English Suites, BMV 806-11, Andras Schiff, pianist
Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Die Walkuere, James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; solos: Lakes, Moll, Morris, Norman, Behrens and Ludwig (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Britten, War Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Atlanta Boys Choir
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Knoxville, Summer of 1915 (Music of Barber, Menott, Harbison and Stravinsky), Dawn Upshaw, soprano; David Zinman conducting Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Best Comedy Recording:
P.D.Q. Bach, 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults, Professor Peter Schickele (Telarc)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
It’s Always Something, Gilda Radner (Simon and Schuster Audio)
Best Recording for Children:
The Rock-a-Bye Collection Vol. I, Tanya Goodman (Jaba)
Best Album Package:
Sound + Vision, Roger Gorman, art director (Rykodisc)
Best Album Notes:
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve, Phil Schaap, annotator (Verve)
Best Historical Album:
Chuck Berry – The Chess Box, Chuck Berry (Chess/MCA)
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Leave Me Alone – Michael Jackson
Best Music Video, Long Form:
Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Peter Asher
Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
February 21, 1990
1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards
1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards
Winners Announced: Wednesday, March 29, 1989
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: no one
Eligibility Year: 1988
Trivia
No Host, No Problem: This was one of the rare occasions where the Oscars had no host. Instead, the ceremony opened with an infamous musical number featuring Rob Lowe and Snow White.
Rain Man Rains Supreme: Rain Man dominated the awards, scooping up Best Picture, Best Director for Barry Levinson, and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman.
Wacky Wednesday: Unlike the traditional Sunday ceremony, the 61st Oscars took place on a Wednesday, breaking with tradition.
Firsts for Animation: Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit won three technical Oscars and also received a Special Achievement Award, marking an impressive year for animation.
Best Actress Upset: Jodie Foster won Best Actress for her role in The Accused, surprising many who had thought that Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons was a shoo-in.
Historic Cinematography: Peter Biziou won Best Cinematography for Mississippi Burning, a film focusing on racial tensions in the American South.
Musical Notes: Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” from Working Girl won Best Original Song, making it the first and only Oscar-winning song to also win a Grammy and a Golden Globe for Best Song.
Documentary Excellence: The French documentary Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie won Best Documentary Feature, spotlighting the life of the infamous Nazi war criminal.
This broadcast is noted for being the final public appearance of actress Lucille Ball, who died a few weeks later.
1989 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Rain Man – Mark Johnson, producer (WINNER)
The Accidental Tourist – Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun and Michael Grillo, producers
Dangerous Liaisons – Norma Heyman and Hank Moonjean, producers
Mississippi Burning – Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry, producers
Working Girl – Douglas Wick, producer
Best Director:
Barry Levinson – Rain Man (WINNER)
Charles Crichton – A Fish Called Wanda
Martin Scorsese – The Last Temptation of Christ
Alan Parker – Mississippi Burning
Mike Nichols – Working Girl
Best Actor:
Dustin Hoffman – Rain Man as Raymond Babbit (WINNER)
Gene Hackman – Mississippi Burning as Agent Rupert Anderson
Tom Hanks – Big as Josh Baskin
Edward James Olmos – Stand and Deliver as Jaime Escalante
Max von Sydow – Pelle the Conqueror as Lassefar
Best Actress:
Jodie Foster – The Accused as Sarah Tobias (WINNER)
Glenn Close – Dangerous Liaisons as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
Melanie Griffith – Working Girl as Tess McGill
Meryl Streep – A Cry in the Dark as Lindy Chamberlain
Sigourney Weaver – Gorillas in the Mist as Dian Fossey
Best Supporting Actor:
Kevin Kline – A Fish Called Wanda as Otto West (WINNER)
Alec Guinness – Little Dorrit as William Dorrit
Martin Landau-Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Abe Karatz
River Phoenix – Running on Empty as Danny Pope
Dean Stockwell – Married to the Mob as Tony “The Tiger” Russo
Best Supporting Actress:
Geena Davis – The Accidental Tourist as Muriel Pritchett (WINNER)
Joan Cusack – Working Girl as Cyn
Frances McDormand – Mississippi Burning as Mrs. Pell
Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Liaisons as Madame Marie de Tourvel
Sigourney Weaver – Working Girl as Katharine Parker
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Rain Man – Screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow (WINNER)
Big – Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg
Bull Durham – Ron Shelton
A Fish Called Wanda – Screenplay by John Cleese; Story by John Cleese and Charles Crichton
Running on Empty – Naomi Foner
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Dangerous Liaisons – Christopher Hampton based on the play Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton and the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (WINNER)
The Accidental Tourist – Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan based on the novel by Anne Tyler
Gorillas in the Mist – Screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story by Anna Hamilton Phelan and Tab Murphy based on articles by Harold T.P. Hayes and Alex Shoumatoff
Little Dorrit – Christine Edzard based on the novel by Charles Dickens
The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Jean-Claude Carrière and Philip Kaufman based on the novel by Milan Kundera
Best Foreign Language Film:
Pelle the Conqueror (Denmark) in Danish – Bille August (WINNER)
Hanussen (Hungary) in Hungarian – István Szabó
The Music Teacher (Belgium) in French – Gérard Corbiau
Salaam Bombay! (India) Hindi – Mira Nair
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain) in Spanish – Pedro Almodóvar
Best Documentary Feature:
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie – Marcel Ophuls (WINNER)
The Cry of Reason: Beyers Naude – An Afrikaner Speaks Out – Robert Bilheimer and Ronald Mix
Let’s Get Lost – Bruce Weber and Nan Bush
Promises to Keep – Ginny Durrin
Who Killed Vincent Chin? – Renee Tajima and Christine Choy
Best Documentary Short Subject:
You Don’t Have to Die – William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke (WINNER)
The Children’s Storefront – Karen Goodman
Family Gathering – Lise Yasui and Ann Tegnell
Gang Cops – Thomas B. Fleming and Daniel J. Marks
Portrait of Imogen – Nancy Hale and Meg Partridge
Best Live Action Short Film:
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings – Dean Parisot and Steven Wright (WINNER)
Cadillac Dreams – Matia Karrell and Abbee Goldstein
Gullah Tales – George deGolian and Gary Moss
Best Animated Short Film:
Tin Toy – John Lasseter and William Reeves (WINNER)
The Cat Came Back – Cordell Barker
Technological Threat – Bill Kroyer and Brian Jennings
Best Original Score:
The Milagro Beanfield War – Dave Grusin (WINNER)
The Accidental Tourist – John Williams
Dangerous Liaisons – George Fenton
Gorillas in the Mist – Maurice Jarre
Rain Man – Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song:
“Let the River Run” from Working Girl – Music and Lyrics by Carly Simon (WINNER)
“Calling You” from Bagdad Cafe – Music and Lyrics by Bob Telson
“Two Hearts” from Buster – Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyrics by Phil Collins
Best Sound:
Bird – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Willie D. Burton (WINNER)
Die Hard – Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, and Al Overton Jr.
Gorillas in the Mist – Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders, and Peter Handford
Mississippi Burning – Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, and Danny Michael
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo, and Tony Dawe
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Charles L. Campbell and Louis Edemann (WINNER)
Die Hard – Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard Shorr
Willow – Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns
Best Art Direction:
Dangerous Liaisons – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Gérard James (WINNER)
Beaches – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Rain Man – Art Direction: Ida Random; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Tucker: The Man and His Dream – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Armin Ganz
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Art Direction: Elliot Scott; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
Best Makeup:
Beetlejuice – Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short (WINNER)
Coming to America – Rick Baker
Scrooged – Tom Burman and Bari Dreiband-Burman
Best Costume Design:
Dangerous Liaisons – James Acheson (WINNER)
Coming to America – Deborah Nadoolman Landis
A Handful of Dust – Jane Robinson
Sunset – Patricia Norris
Tucker: The Man and His Dream – Milena Canonero
Best Cinematography:
Mississippi Burning – Peter Biziou (WINNER)
Rain Man – John Seale
Tequila Sunrise – Conrad Hall
The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Sven Nykvist
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Dean Cundey
Best Film Editing:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Arthur Schmidt (WINNER)
Die Hard – Frank J. Urioste and John F. Link
Gorillas in the Mist – Stuart Baird
Mississippi Burning – Gerry Hambling
Rain Man – Stu Linder
Best Visual Effects:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Ed Jones, and George Gibbs (WINNER)
Die Hard – Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, and Thaine Morris
Willow – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Phil Tippett, and Chris Evans
Academy Honorary Awards::
National Film Board of Canada
Eastman Kodak Company
Special Achievement Award:
Richard Williams “For the animation direction of Who Framed Roger Rabbit”.
March 29, 1989
1989 Grammy Award Winners
1989 Grammy Award Winners
1989 Grammy Award Winners

1989 Grammy Winners
Winners Announced: February 22, 1989
Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1987 – September 30, 1988
Trivia
Billy’s Back: Billy Crystal returned as host, adding his comedic flavor to the music industry’s biggest night.
Jazzy Jodie: Jodie Watley was awarded Best New Artist, marking a successful transition from her dance career to the music world.
George Michael Dominates: Faith by George Michael won Album of the Year and solidified George Michael as a solo artist apart from his Wham! days.
Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car: The hit Fast Car helped Tracy Chapman earn three Grammys, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Eclectic Mix: The night featured a variety of musical genres, from U2’s rock album The Joshua Tree winning Best Rock Performance to Bobby McFerrin’s Don’t Worry, Be Happy snagging Song of the Year.
Metallica’s Recognition: In a surprising turn, Metallica’s And Justice For All was nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, although it didn’t win. It did mark a mainstream acceptance of heavy metal.
Classical Highlights: Leonard Bernstein won for Best Classical Album, proving that classical music still had a significant presence at the Grammys.
Unforgettable Performances: The night was studded with performances from artists like Anita Baker, who won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Michael Jackson, who took home the award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Bad.
Record of the Year:
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
Album of the Year:
Faith, George Michael (Columbia/CBS)
Song of the Year:
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Tracy Chapman
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Brasil, Manhattan Transfer
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Close-up, David Sanborn
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Tina Live in Europe, Tina Turner
Best Rock Instrumental Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Desire – U2
Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Blues for Salvador, Carlos Santana
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Crest of a Knave, Jethro Tull
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Giving You the Best That I Got – Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough and Randy Holland, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby, Terence Trent D’Arby
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Giving You the Best That I Got – Anita Baker
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Love Overboard – Gladys Knight and the Pips
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Light Years – Chick Corea
Best Rap Performance:
Parents Just Don’t Understand – D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Brothers, Bobby McFerrin
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Look What I Got!, Betty Carter
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Spread Love – Take 6
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist on a Jazz Recording:
Don’t Try This at Home, Michael Brecker
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Blues for Coltrane, A Tribute to John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, David Murray, Cecil McBee and Roy Haynes
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Bud and Bird, Gil Evans and the Monday Night Orchestra
Best Jazz Fusion Performance:
Politics, Yellowjackets
Best Country Song:
Hold Me – K.T. Oslin, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Old 8 × 10, Randy Travis
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Hold Me – K.T. Oslin
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Give a Little Love – Judds
Best Country Vocal Collaboration:
Crying – Roy Orbison and k.d. lang
Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloists):
Sugarfoot Rag – Asleep at the Wheel
Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal or Instrumental):
Southern Flavor, Bill Monroe (MCA)
Best Gospel Performance, Male:
Christmas, Larnelle Harris
Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Lead Me On, Amy Grant
Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
The Winans Live at Carnegie Hall, Winans
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Abundant Life – BeBe Winans
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, Aretha Franklin
Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
Take Six, Take 6
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Roberto Carlos, Roberto Carlos
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Antecedente, Rubén Blades
Best Mexican/American Performance:
Canciones de Mi Padre, Linda Ronstadt
Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Hidden Charms, Willie Dixon (Bug/Capitol)
Best Contemporary Blues Recording:
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – Robert Cray Band (Mercury)
Best Traditional Folk Recording:
Folkways: A Vision Shared?A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, various artists (Columbia/CBS)
Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman (Elektra)
Best Reggae Recording:
Conscious Party, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Virgin)
Best New Age Performance:
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village, Shadowfax
Best Polka Recording:
Born to Polka, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Memos From Paradise – Roger Kellaway, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
No One Is Alone – Jonathan Tunick, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
The Theme From L.A. Law – Mike Post, composer
Best Musical Cast Show Album:
Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist (RCA)
Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television:
The Last Emperor, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su, composers (Virgin)
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television:
Two Hearts (From the motion picture Buster), Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier, songwriters (Atlantic)
Best Contemporary Composition:
Nixon in China, John Adams, composer
Best Classical Album:
Verdi, Requiem and Operatic Choruses, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Telarc)
Best Orchestral Recording:
Rorem, String Symphony; Sunday Morning, Eagles; Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: String Symphony, Louis Lane conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Sunday Morning and Eagles (New World)
Best Chamber Music Performance (Instrumental or Vocal):
Bartók, Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; Brahms, Variation on a Theme by Joseph Haydn for Two Pianos, Murray Perahia and Sir Georg Solti, pianos; David Corkhill and Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, Vladimir Horowitz, piano; Giulini conducting LaScala Opera Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Albéniz, Iberia; Navarra; Suite Espagnola, Alicia de Larrocha
Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Lohengrin, Sir Georg Solti conducting Vienna State Opera Choir and Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Domingo, Norman, Randova, Nimsgern, Sotin and Fischer-Dieskau (London)
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Verdi, Requiem and Operatic Choruses, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Luciano Pavarotti in Concert, Luciano Pavarotti
Best Comedy Recording:
Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams (A&M)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson (July 27) – Rev. Jesse Jackson (Arista)
Best Recording for Children:
Pecos Bill, Robin Williams, narrator; Ry Cooder, music (Windham Hill)
Best Album Package:
Tired of Runnin’, Bill Johnson, art director (Columbia/CBS)
Best Album Notes:
Crossroads, Anthony DeCurtis, annotator (Polydor)
Best Historical Album:
Crossroads, Eric Clapton (Polydor)
Best Performance Music Video:
Where the Streets Have No Name – U2
Best Concept Music Video:
Fat – Weird Al Yankovic
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Neil Dorfsman
Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
February 22, 1989
1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards
1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 11, 1988
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Chevy Chase
Eligibility Year: 1987
In-Depth Details and Trivia
New Venue: After years at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Oscars moved to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
One-Man Show: Unlike previous years featuring multiple hosts, Chevy Chase held the reins alone, bringing his comedic chops to the stage.
The Last Emperor Reigns: The film The Last Emperor cleaned house, winning nine Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Bernardo Bertolucci.
Michael Douglas’ Moment: Michael Douglas took home Best Actor for his role in Wall Street, while Sally Kirkland was a strong contender for Best Actress but ultimately lost to Kathy Bates for Moonstruck.
Unexpected Music Wins: Dirty Dancing surprised many by winning Best Original Song for “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” beating out favorites from La Bamba.
Sean Connery’s First: The iconic actor won his first and only Oscar for his role in The Untouchables as Best Supporting Actor.
Historic Animation: This year marked the debut of the Best Animated Short category, a significant milestone for the world of animation.
Foreign Film Winner: Denmark’s Babette’s Feast took home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, an adaptation of a story by Isak Dinesen.
1988 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Last Emperor – Jeremy Thomas, producer (WINNER)
Broadcast News – James L. Brooks, producer
Fatal Attraction – Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, producers
Hope and Glory – John Boorman, producer
Moonstruck – Norman Jewison and Patrick Palmer, producers
Best Director:
Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor (WINNER)
Adrian Lyne – Fatal Attraction
John Boorman – Hope and Glory
Norman Jewison – Moonstruck
Lasse Hallström – My Life as a Dog
Best Actor:
Michael Douglas – Wall Street as Gordon Gekko (WINNER)
William Hurt – Broadcast News as Tom Grunick
Marcello Mastroianni – Dark Eyes as Romano
Jack Nicholson – Ironweed as Francis Phelan
Robin Williams – Good Morning, Vietnam as Adrian Cronauer
Best Actress:
Cher – Moonstruck as Loretta Castorini (WINNER)
Glenn Close – Fatal Attraction as Alex Forrest
Holly Hunter – Broadcast News as Jane Craig
Sally Kirkland – Anna as Anna
Meryl Streep – Ironweed as Helen Archer
Best Supporting Actor:
Sean Connery – The Untouchables as Jim Malone (WINNER)
Albert Brooks – Broadcast News as Aaron Altman
Morgan Freeman – Street Smart as Leo “Fast Black” Smalls Jr.
Vincent Gardenia – Moonstruck as Cosmo Castorini
Denzel Washington – Cry Freedom as Steve Biko
Best Supporting Actress:
Olympia Dukakis – Moonstruck as Rose Castorini (WINNER)
Norma Aleandro – Gaby: A True Story as Florencia Sánchez Morales
Anne Archer – Fatal Attraction as Beth Gallagher
Anne Ramsey – Throw Momma from the Train as Mrs. Lift
Ann Sothern – The Whales of August as Tisha Doughty
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Moonstruck – John Patrick Shanley (WINNER)
Au revoir les enfants – Louis Malle
Broadcast News – James L. Brooks
Hope and Glory – John Boorman
Radio Days – Woody Allen
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The Last Emperor – Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci based on the autobiography From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi by Henry Pu Yi (WINNER)
The Dead – Tony Huston based on the short story by James Joyce
Fatal Attraction – James Dearden based on the teleplay Diversion by James Dearden
Full Metal Jacket – Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford
My Life as a Dog – Lasse Hallström, Reidar Jonsson, Brasse Brännström, and Per Berglund based on the novel Mitt liv som hund by Reidar Jönsson
Best Foreign Language Film:
Babette’s Feast (Denmark) in Danish and French – Gabriel Axel (WINNER)
Au revoir les enfants (France) in French – Louis Malle
Course Completed (Spain) in Spanish – José Luis Garci
The Family (Italy) in Italian – Ettore Scola
Pathfinder (Norway) in Sami – Nils Gaup
Best Documentary Feature:
The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table – Aviva Slesin (WINNER)
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965 – Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney
Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima – John Junkerman and John W. Dower
Radio Bikini – Robert Stone
A Stitch for Time – Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Young at Heart – Sue Marx and Pamela Conn (WINNER)
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller – Deborah Dickson
In the Wee Wee Hours… – Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir
Language Says It All – Megan Williams
Silver into Gold – Lynn Mueller
Best Live Action Short Film:
Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall – Jonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel (WINNER)
Making Waves – Ann Wingate
Shoeshine – Robert A. Katz
Best Animated Short Film:
The Man Who Planted Trees – Frédéric Back (WINNER)
George and Rosemary – Eunice Macaulay
Your Face – Bill Plympton
Best Original Score:
The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto (WINNER)
Cry Freedom – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
Empire of the Sun – John Williams
The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone
The Witches of Eastwick – John Williams
Best Original Song:
“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing – Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte (WINNER)
“Cry Freedom” from Cry Freedom – Music and Lyrics by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from Mannequin – Music and Lyrics by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
“Shakedown” from Beverly Hills Cop II – Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, and Bob Seger
“Storybook Love” from The Princess Bride – Music and Lyrics by Willy DeVille
Best Sound:
The Last Emperor – Bill Rowe and Ivan Sharrock (WINNER)
Empire of the Sun – Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, and Tony Dawe
Lethal Weapon – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Bill Nelson
RoboCop – Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin, and Robert Wald
The Witches of Eastwick – Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom E. Dahl, and Art Rochester
Best Art Direction:
The Last Emperor – Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri (WINNER)
Empire of the Sun – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Hope and Glory – Art Direction: Anthony D. G. Pratt; Set Decoration: Joanne Woollard
Radio Days – Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe, Leslie Bloom, and George DeTitta Jr.
The Untouchables – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein and William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Best Cinematography:
The Last Emperor – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
Broadcast News – Michael Ballhaus
Empire of the Sun – Allen Daviau
Hope and Glory – Philippe Rousselot
Matewan – Haskell Wexler
Best Makeup:
Harry and the Hendersons – Rick Baker (WINNER)
Happy New Year – Bob Laden
Best Costume Design:
The Last Emperor – James Acheson (WINNER)
The Dead – Dorothy Jeakins
Empire of the Sun – Bob Ringwood
Maurice – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
The Untouchables – Marilyn Vance-Straker
Best Film Editing:
The Last Emperor – Gabriella Cristiani (WINNER)
Broadcast News – Richard Marks
Empire of the Sun – Michael Kahn
Fatal Attraction – Michael Kahn and Peter E. Berger
RoboCop – Frank J. Urioste
Best Visual Effects:
Innerspace – Dennis Muren, Bill George, Harley Jessup, and Kenneth F. Smith (WINNER)
Predator – Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, and Stan Winston
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
The award honors “creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production”.
Billy Wilder
Special Achievement Award:
Stephen Hunter Flick and John Pospisil, for the sound effects editing of RoboCop
April 11, 1988
1988 Grammy Award Winners
1988 Grammy Award Winners
1988 Grammy Award Winners

Winners Announced: March 2, 1988

Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York

Host: Billy Crystal

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1987 – September 30, 1988

In-Depth Details and Trivia

East Coast Venue: After being mostly hosted in Los Angeles, the Grammys took a bite of the Big Apple by hosting the event at New York’s iconic Radio City Music Hall.

Crystal Clear Hosting: Comedian Billy Crystal was back as the host, bringing his unique style of humor to the stage.

U2’s Big Night: The Irish rock band U2 stole the show with their album The Joshua Tree, winning Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Michael Jackson Thrills Again: The King of Pop won Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Bad.

Jazzy Lady: Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall made her Grammy debut, though she wouldn’t win until later years.

Country Crossovers: Trio by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris won Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, highlighting the genre’s versatile appeal.

New Age Arrival: This was the first year that the New Age category was introduced, with Andreas Vollenweider winning for Down to the Moon.

A Cappella Excellence: Manhattan Transfer bagged the Best Jazz Fusion Performance Vocal or Instrumental for their album Brasil.
1988 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Graceland – Paul Simon

Album of the Year:
Joshua Tree, U2 (Island)

Song of the Year:
Somewhere Out There – James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Jody Watley

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Bring on the Night, Sting

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Minute by Minute – Larry Carlton

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo:
Tunnel of Love, Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
The Joshua Tree, U2

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Jazz From Hell, Frank Zappa

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Lean on Me – Bill Withers, songwriter

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Just to See Her – Smokey Robinson

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Aretha, Aretha Franklin

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin and George Michael

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Chicago Song – David Sanborn

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
What Is This Thing Called Love – Bobby McFerrin

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Diane Schuur and the Count Basie Orchestra, Diane Schuur

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
The Other Side of Round Midnight, Dexter Gordon

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Digital Duke, Duke Ellington Orchestra conducted by Mercer Ellington

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Still Life (Talking), Pat Metheny Group

Best Country Song:
Forever and Ever, Amen – Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, songwriters

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Always and Forever, Randy Travis

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
’80’s Ladies – K.T. Oslin

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Trio, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris

Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet:
Make No Mistake, She’s Mine – Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers

Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
String of Pars – Asleep at the Wheel

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
The Father Hath Provided, Larnelle Harris

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
I Believe in You – Deniece Williams

Best Gospel Performance By a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus:
Crack the Sky, Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – Al Green

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
For Always – CeCe Winans

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus:
Ain’t No Need to Worry – Winans and Anita Baker

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Un Hombre Solo, Julio Iglesias

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
La Verdad?The Truth, Eddie Palmieri

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Gracias! America sin Fronteras, Los Tigres Del Norte

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Houseparty New Orleans Style, Professor Longhair (Rounder)

Best Contemporary Blues Recording:
Strong Persuader, Robert Cray Band (Mercury/Hightone)

Best Traditional Folk Recording:
Shaka Zulu, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Warner Bros.)

Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Unfinished Business, Steve Goodman (Red Pajamas)

Best Reggae Recording:
No Nuclear War, Peter Tosh (EMI-America)

Best New Age Performance:
Yusef Lateef’s Little Symphony, Yusef Lateef

Best Polka Recording:
A Polka Just for Me, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Take the A Train – Bill Holman, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Deedle’s Blues – Frank Foster, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
Call Sheet Blues – Dexter Gordon, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Billy Higgins, composers

Best Musical Cast Show Album:
Les Miserables (Geffen)

Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television:
The Untouchables (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Ennio Morricone, composer (A&M)

Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television:
Somewhere Out There (From the animated movie An American Tale), James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, songwriters

Best Contemporary Composition:
Cello Concerto No. 2, Krzysztof Penderecki, composer

Best Classical Album:
Horowitz in Moscow, Vladimir Horowitz (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Orchestral Recording:
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Choral), Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Best Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal:
Beethoven, The Complete Piano Trios, Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell and Vladimir Ashkenazy

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Mozart, Violin Concertos nos. 2 and 4 in D, Itzhak Perlman; James Levine conducting Vienna Philarmonic

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz in Moscow, Vladimir Horowitz, piano

Best Opera Recording:
Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos, James Levine conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Tomowa-Sintow, Battle, Baltsa, Lakes and Prey (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Hindemith, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d (A Requiem for Those We Love); Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Kathleen Battle, Salzburg Recital, Kathleen Battle; James Levine, accompanist

Best Comedy Recording:
A Night at The Met, Robin Williams (Columbia/CBS)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Lake Wobegon Days, Garrison Keillor (PHC)

Best Recording for Children:
The Elephant’s Child, Jack Nicholson, narrator; Bobby McFerrin, music (Windham Hill)

Best Album Package:
King’s Record Shop, Bill Johnson, art director (Columbia/CBS)

Best Album Notes:
Thelonious Monk, the Complete Riverside Recordings, Orrin Keepnews, annotator (Riverside)

Best Historical Album:
Thelonious Monk, the Complete Riverside Recordings, Thelonious Monk (Riverside)

Best Performance Music Video:
The Prince’s Trust All-Star Rock Concert, Elton John, Tina Turner, Sting and others

Best Concept Music Video:
Land of Confusion – Genesis

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Narada Michael Walden

Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
March 2, 1988
1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards
1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 30, 1987
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan
Eligibility Year: 1986
In-Depth Details and Trivia
Triple Hosting Power: A unique trio of Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan added a mix of humor and charm to the event.
Platoon Dominates: Oliver Stone’s Platoon was the big winner, taking home four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
Paul Newman Finally Wins: Paul Newman won his first Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Color of Money, after seven previous nominations.
Marlee Matlin’s Historic Win: At 21, Marlee Matlin became the youngest and only deaf actress to win Best Actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God.
Top Tunes: Take My Breath Away from Top Gun won Best Original Song, marking a victory for pop music in the Oscars.
A Touch of Animation: The Best Animated Short Film was awarded to A Greek Tragedy.
Woody Allen Stays Strong: Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters snagged three awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Michael Caine.
Special Achievements: Ralph Bellamy received an Honorary Award for his unique artistry and distinguished service to the profession of acting.
1987 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Platoon – Arnold Kopelson, producer (WINNER)
Children of a Lesser God – Burt Sugarman and Patrick J. Palmer, producers
Hannah and Her Sisters – Robert Greenhut, producer
The Mission – Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam, producers
A Room with a View – Ismail Merchant, producer
Best Director:
Oliver Stone – Platoon (WINNER)
David Lynch – Blue Velvet
Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters
Roland Joffé – The Mission
James Ivory – A Room with a View
Best Actor:
Paul Newman – The Color of Money as “Fast Eddie” Felson (WINNER)
Dexter Gordon – Round Midnight as Dale Turner
Bob Hoskins – Mona Lisa as George
William Hurt – Children of a Lesser God as James Leeds
James Woods – Salvador as Richard Boyle
Best Actress:
Marlee Matlin – Children of a Lesser God as Sarah Norman (WINNER)
Jane Fonda – The Morning After as Alex Sternbergen
Sissy Spacek – Crimes of the Heart as Babe Magrath
Kathleen Turner – Peggy Sue Got Married as Peggy Sue Bodell
Sigourney Weaver – Aliens as Ellen Ripley
Best Supporting Actor:
Michael Caine – Hannah and Her Sisters as Elliott Daniels (WINNER)
Tom Berenger – Platoon as Sgt. Bob Barnes
Willem Dafoe – Platoon as Sgt. Elias Grodin
Denholm Elliott – A Room with a View as Mr. Emerson
Dennis Hopper – Hoosiers as Wilbur “Shooter” Flatch
Best Supporting Actress:
Dianne Wiest – Hannah and Her Sisters as Holly (WINNER)
Tess Harper – Crimes of the Heart as Chick Boyle
Piper Laurie – Children of a Lesser God as Mrs. Norman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio – The Color of Money as Carmen
Maggie Smith – A Room with a View as Charlotte Bartlett
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Hannah and Her Sisters – Woody Allen (WINNER)
Crocodile Dundee – Screenplay by Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, and John Cornell; Story by Paul Hogan
My Beautiful Laundrette – Hanif Kureishi
Platoon – Oliver Stone
Salvador – Oliver Stone and Rick Boyle
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
A Room with a View – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by E. M. Forster (WINNER)
Children of a Lesser God – Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff based on the play by Mark Medoff
The Color of Money – Richard Price based on the novel by Walter Tevis
Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley based on the play by Beth Henley
Stand by Me – Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans based on the novella The Body by Stephen King
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Assault (The Netherlands) in Dutch and German – Fons Rademakers (WINNER)
38 (Austria) in German – Wolfgang Glück
Betty Blue (France) in French – Jean-Jacques Beineix
The Decline of the American Empire (Canada) in French – Denys Arcand
My Sweet Little Village (Czechoslovakia) in Czech – Jirí Menzel
Best Documentary Feature:
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got – Brigitte Berman (WINNER/TIE)
Down and Out in America – Joseph Feury and Milton Justice (WINNER/TIE)
Chile: Hasta Cuando? – David Bradbury
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer – Kirk Simon and Amram Nowak
Witness to Apartheid – Sharon I. Sopher
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Women – for America, for the World – Vivienne Verdon-Roe (WINNER)
Debonair Dancers – Alison Nigh-Strelich
The Masters of Disaster – Sonya Friedman
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse – Thomas L. Neff and Madeline Bell
Sam – Aaron D. Weisblatt
Best Live Action Short Film:
Precious Images – Chuck Workman (WINNER)
Exit – Stefano Reali and Pino Quartullo
Love Struck – Fredda Weiss
Best Animated Short Film:
Greek Tragedy – Nicole van Goethem (WINNER)
The Frog, the Dog and the Devil – Bob Stenhouse
Luxo Jr. – John Lasseter and William Reeves
Best Original Score:
Round Midnight – Herbie Hancock (WINNER)
Aliens – James Horner
Hoosiers – Jerry Goldsmith
The Mission – Ennio Morricone
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Leonard Rosenman
Best Original Song:
“Take My Breath Away” from Top Gun – Music and Lyrics by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock (WINNER)
“Glory of Love” from The Karate Kid Part II – Music by Peter Cetera and David Foster; Lyrics by Peter Cetera and Diane Nini
“Life in a Looking Glass” from That’s Life! – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
“Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” from Little Shop of Horrors – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman
“Somewhere Out There” from An American Tail – Music by James Horner and Barry Mann; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Aliens – Don Sharpe (WINNER)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Mark Mangini
Top Gun – Cecelia Hall and George Watters II
Best Sound:
Platoon – John K. Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles “Bud” Grenzbach, and Simon Kaye (WINNER)
Aliens – Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, and Roy Charman
Heartbreak Ridge – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and William Nelson
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Terry Porter, Dave Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, and Gene S. Cantamessa
Top Gun – Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline, and William B. Kaplan
Best Art Direction:
A Room with a View – Art Direction: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow; Set Decoration: Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura (WINNER)
Aliens – Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
The Color of Money – Art Direction: Boris Leven (posthumous nomination) ; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Hannah and Her Sisters – Art Direction: Stuart Wurtzel; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe
The Mission – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Jack Stephens
Best Cinematography:
The Mission – Chris Menges (WINNER)
Peggy Sue Got Married – Jordan Cronenweth
Platoon – Robert Richardson
A Room with a View – Tony Pierce-Roberts
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Donald Peterman
Best Makeup:
The Fly – Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis (WINNER)
The Clan of the Cave Bear – Michael Westmore and Michèle Burke
Legend – Rob Bottin and Peter Robb-King
Best Costume Design:
A Room with a View – Jenny Beavan and John Bright (WINNER)
The Mission – Enrico Sabbatini
Otello – Anna Anni and Maurizio Millenotti
Peggy Sue Got Married – Theadora Van Runkle
Pirates – Anthony Powell
Best Film Editing:
Platoon – Claire Simpson (WINNER)
Aliens – Ray Lovejoy
Hannah and Her Sisters – Susan E. Morse
The Mission – Jim Clark
Top Gun – Billy Weber and Chris Lebenzon
Best Visual Effects:
Aliens – Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, and Suzanne M. Benson (WINNER)
Little Shop of Horrors – Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, and Martin Gutteridge
Poltergeist II: The Other Side – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller, and William Neil
Honorary Academy Award:
Ralph Bellamy
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Steven Spielberg
March 30, 1987
1987 Grammy Award Winners
1987 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 24, 1987

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Host: Billy Crystal

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1985 – September 30, 1986

Trivia

Billy Crystal’s Debut: Known for his comedic brilliance, Billy Crystal hosted the Grammys, adding humor and wit to the evening.

Paul Simon’s Triumph: Paul Simon’s album Graceland won Album of the Year and was hailed for its eclectic mix of genres, including South African music.

Whitney Houston’s Arrival: Whitney Houston won her first Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Greatest Love of All.”

Duets and Collaborations: That’s What Friends Are For, performed by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Gladys Knight, won Song of the Year.

Jazz Legends Honored: Miles Davis won Best Jazz Instrumental Performance for his album Tutu, continuing his tradition of Grammy wins.

Classical Shines: The Best Classical Album was awarded to Horowitz: The Studio Recordings, New York 1985, featuring pianist Vladimir Horowitz.

Top Newcomers: Bruce Hornsby and the Range took home the Grammy for Best New Artist.

Metal Makes Its Mark: Metallica’s Master of Puppets was released during this eligibility year and though it didn’t win, it was a milestone in bringing metal music into mainstream awareness.
1987 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Higher Love – Steve Winwood

Album of the Year:
Graceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.)

Song of the Year:
That’s What Friends Are For – Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Bruce Hornsby and the Range

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Higher Love – Steve Winwood

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
The Broadway Album, Barbra Streisand

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick and Friends Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder

Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Top Gun Anthem – Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Addicted to Love – Robert Palmer

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Back Where You Started – Tina Turner

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Missionary Man – Eurythmics

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Peter Gunn – Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Sweet Love – Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson and Gary Bias, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Living in America – James Brown

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Rapture, Anita Baker

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Kiss – Prince and the Revolution

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
And You Know That – Yellowjackets

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Round Midnight – Bobby McFerrin

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Timeless, Diane Schuur

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Free Fall, 2 + 2 Plus (Clare Fischer and His Latin Jazz Sextet)

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Tutu, Miles Davis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
J Mood, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen, The Tonight Show Band With Doc Severinsen

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Double Vision, Bob James and David Sanborn

Best Country Song:
Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days) – Jamie O’Hara, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Lost in the Fifties Tonight, Ronnie Milsap

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Whoever’s in New England – Reba McEntire

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days) – Judds

Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist):
Raisin’ the Dickens – Ricky Skaggs

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
Triumph, Philip Bailey

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Morning Like This, Sandi Patti

Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
They Say – Sandi Patti and Deniece Williams

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Going Away – Al Green

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
I Surrender All – Deniece Williams

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus:
Let My People Go, Winans

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Lelolai – José Feliciano

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Escenas, Ruben Blades

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio, Flaco Jimenez

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Showdown!, Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland (Alligator)

Best Traditional Folk Recording:
Riding the Midnight Train, Doc Watson (Sugar Hill)

Best Contemporary Folk Recording:
Tribute to Steve Goodman, Arlo Guthrie, John Hartford, Richie Havens, Bonnie Koloc, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Prine and others (Red Pajamas)

Best Reggae Recording:
Babylon the Bandit, Steel Pulse (Elektra)

Best New Age Recording:
Down to the Moon, Andreas Vollenweider (FM/CBS)

Best Polka Recording (tie):
Another Polka Celebration, Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones (Bel Aire)
I Remember Warsaw, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (Starr)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Suite Memories – Patrick Williams, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Somewhere – David Foster, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
Out of Africa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), John Barry, composer

Best Musical Cast Show:
Album Follies in Concert (RCA)

Best Classical Album:
Horowitz: The Studio Recordings, New York 1985, Vladimir Horowitz (Deutsche Grammophon)

Best Contemporary Composition:
Symphony No. 3, Witold Lutoslawski, composer

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Liszt, A Faust Symphony, Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Best Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal:
Beethoven, Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C Major and Variations, Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra):
Horowitz, The Studio Recordings, New York 1985, Vladimir Horowitz

Best Opera Recording:
Bernstein, Candide, John Mauceri conducting New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra; solos: Mills, Eisler, Lankston, Castle, Reeve, Harrold, Billings and Clement (New World)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Orff, Carmina Burana, James Levine conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Mozart, Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart, Kathleen Battle

Best Comedy Recording:
Those of You With or Without Children, You’ll Understand, Bill Cosby (Geffen)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Interviews From the Class of ’55 Recording Sessions, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Sam Phillips, Rick Nelson and Chips Moman (America Record Corp.)

Best Recording for Children:
The Alphabet, Sesame Street Muppets; Jim Henson (Golden Books)

Best Album Package:
Tutu, Eiko Ishioka, art director (Warner Bros.)

Best Album Notes:
The Voice, the Columbia Years 1943 – 1952, Gary Giddins, Wilfrid Sheed, Jonathan Schwartz, Murray Kempton, Andrew Sarris, Stephen Holden and Frank Conroy, annotators (Columbia/CBS)

Best Historical Album:
Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947 – 1974 vols. 1 – 7, various artists (Atlantic)

Best Music Video, Short Form (VHS):
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits

Best Music Video, Short Form (Vhs) (beta) (disk):
Bring on the Night – Sting

Producers of the Year (Non-Classical):
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Classical Producer of the Year:
Thomas Frost
February 24, 1987
1986 Oscars 58th Academy Awards
1986 Oscars 58th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 24, 1986
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams
Eligibility Year: 1985
Trivia
Dynamic Hosting Trio: Alan Alda brought his charm, Jane Fonda added an activist’s perspective, and Robin Williams unleashed his comedic energy as hosts.
Out of Africa Dominance: The film Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, won seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Sydney Pollack.
Comedy and Drama: Prizzi’s Honor was noted for its mix of dark comedy and drama, earning Anjelica Huston a Best Supporting Actress award.
Spielberg’s First: This year marked the first Best Director nomination for Steven Spielberg for his work on The Color Purple, though he didn’t win.
The Age of Cocoon: Don Ameche, at the age of 77, won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Cocoon, beating younger talents.
Geraldine Page’s Win: Geraldine Page finally snagged a Best Actress win for The Trip to Bountiful after seven previous nominations.
Song Hit: Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie from White Nights won Best Original Song.
Foreign Flair: The Official Story from Argentina took home the Best Foreign Language Film award.
1986 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Out of Africa – Sydney Pollack, producer (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, producers
Kiss of the Spider Woman – David Weisman, producer
Prizzi’s Honor – John Foreman, producer
Witness – Edward S. Feldman, producer
Best Director:
Sydney Pollack – Out of Africa (WINNER)
Héctor Babenco – Kiss of the Spider Woman
John Huston – Prizzi’s Honor
Akira Kurosawa – Ran
Peter Weir – Witness
Best Actor:
William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman as Luis Molina (WINNER)
Harrison Ford – Witness as Detective Captain John Book
James Garner – Murphy’s Romance as Murphy Jones
Jack Nicholson – Prizzi’s Honor as Charley Partanna
Jon Voight – Runaway Train as Oscar “Manny” Manheim
Best Actress:
Geraldine Page – The Trip to Bountiful as Carrie Watts (WINNER)
Anne Bancroft – Agnes of God as Miriam Ruth
Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple as Celie Harris Johnson
Jessica Lange – Sweet Dreams as Patsy Cline
Meryl Streep – Out of Africa as Karen Blixen
Best Supporting Actor:
Don Ameche – Cocoon as Arthur Selwyn (WINNER)
Klaus Maria Brandauer – Out of Africa as Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke
William Hickey – Prizzi’s Honor as Don Corrado Prizzi
Robert Loggia – Jagged Edge as Sam Ransom
Eric Roberts – Runaway Train as Buck
Best Supporting Actress:
Anjelica Huston – Prizzi’s Honor as Maerose Prizzi (WINNER)
Margaret Avery – The Color Purple as Shug Avery
Amy Madigan – Twice in a Lifetime as Sunny Sobel
Meg Tilly – Agnes of God as Sister Agnes
Oprah Winfrey – The Color Purple as Sofia Johnson
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Witness – Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace and Earl W. Wallace (WINNER)
Back to the Future – Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Brazil – Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown
The Official Story – Luis Puenzo and Aída Bortnik
The Purple Rose of Cairo – Woody Allen
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Out of Africa – Kurt Luedtke based on the memoir by Isak Dinesen and the books Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski and Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurman (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Menno Meyjes based on the novel by Alice Walker
Kiss of the Spider Woman – Leonard Schrader based on the novel by Manuel Puig
Prizzi’s Honor – Richard Condon and Janet Roach based on the novel by Richard Condon
The Trip to Bountiful – Horton Foote based on his teleplay
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Official Story (Argentina) in Spanish – Luis Puenzo (WINNER)
Angry Harvest (Federal Republic of Germany) in German – Agnieszka Holland
Colonel Redl (Hungary) in German – István Szabó
Three Men and a Cradle (France) in French – Coline Serreau
When Father Was Away on Business (Yugoslavia) in Serbo-Croatian – Emir Kusturica
Best Documentary Feature:
Broken Rainbow – Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd (WINNER)
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo – Susana Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo
Soldiers in Hiding – Japhet Asher
The Statue of Liberty – Ken Burns and Buddy Squires
Unfinished Business – Steven Okazaki
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements – David Goodman (WINNER)
The Courage to Care – Robert H. Gardner
Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date – Michael Crowley and James Wolpaw
Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra – Barbara Willis Sweete
The Wizard of the Strings – Alan Edelstein
Best Live Action Short Film:
Molly’s Pilgrim – Jeffrey D. Brown and Chris Pelzer (WINNER)
Graffiti – Dianna Costello
Rainbow War – Bob Rogers
Best Animated Short Film:
Anna & Bella – Cilia van Dijk (WINNER)
The Big Snit – Richard Condie and Michael J. F. Scott
Second Class Mail – Alison Snowden
Best Original Score:
Out of Africa – John Barry (WINNER)
Agnes of God – Georges Delerue
The Color Purple – Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey and Randy Kerber
Silverado – Bruce Broughton
Witness – Maurice Jarre
Best Original Song:
“Say You, Say Me” from White Nights – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie (WINNER)
“Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)” from The Color Purple – Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton; Lyrics by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
“The Power of Love” from Back to the Future – Music by Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla; Lyrics by Huey Lewis
“Separate Lives” from White Nights – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Bishop
“Surprise Surprise” from A Chorus Line – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Back to the Future – Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge (WINNER)
Ladyhawke – Robert G. Henderson and Alan Robert Murray
Rambo: First Blood Part II – Frederick Brown
Best Sound:
Out of Africa – Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold and Peter Handford (WINNER)
Back to the Future – Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell and William B. Kaplan
A Chorus Line – Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys and Christopher Newman
Ladyhawke – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bud Alper
Silverado – Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell and David M. Ronne
Best Art Direction:
Out of Africa – Art Direction: Stephen B. Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin (WINNER)
Brazil – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
The Color Purple – Art Direction: J. Michael Riva and Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Ran – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Yoshiro Muraki and Shinobu Muraki
Witness – Art Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John H. Anderson
Best Cinematography:
Out of Africa – David Watkin (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Allen Daviau
Murphy’s Romance – William A. Fraker
Ran – Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda and Asakazu Nakai
Witness – John Seale
Best Makeup:
Mask – Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Ken Chase
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins – Carl Fullerton
Best Costume Design:
Ran – Emi Wada (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Aggie Guerard Rodgers
The Journey of Natty Gann – Albert Wolsky
Out of Africa – Milena Canonero
Prizzi’s Honor – Donfeld
Best Film Editing:
Witness – Thom Noble (WINNER)
A Chorus Line – John Bloom
Out of Africa – Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke J. Herring and Sheldon Kahn
Prizzi’s Honor – Rudi Fehr and Kaja Fehr
Runaway Train – Henry Richardson
Best Visual Effects:
Cocoon – Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar and David Berry (WINNER)
Return to Oz – Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic and Michael Lloyd
Young Sherlock Holmes – Dennis Muren, Kit West, John R. Ellis and David W. Allen
Honorary Academy Awards
Paul Newman
Alex North
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Charles “Buddy” Rogers
March 24, 1986
1986 Grammy Award Winners
1986 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 25, 1986

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Host: Kenny Rogers

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1984 – September 30, 1985

Trivia

We Are the World Spotlight: The charity single We Are the World became the evening’s star, winning Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Michael Jackson’s Thrilling Night: The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, received Best Male Pop Vocal Performance accolades for his contribution to We Are the World.

Country Milestones: Young Dwight Yoakam caught the limelight, getting nominated for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance for his album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

Clapton’s Musical Magic: Eric Clapton won Best Rock Instrumental Performance for the track Escape, a part of the Lethal Weapon movie soundtrack.

Sade’s Smooth Arrival: British-Nigerian band Sade, led by Sade Adu, notched the Best New Artist win.

Jazz Ingenuity: New York Scene by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers secured the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Group.

Genre Diversity: The awards recognized a wide array of genres, from Classical and Comedy to R&B and Latin, emphasizing the diversity of the music industry at the time.

Host Charisma: Kenny Rogers, with his smooth, seasoned voice and engaging persona, added a unique charm as the ceremony host.
1986 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
We Are the World – USA for Africa

Album of the Year:
No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic)

Song of the Year:
We Are the World – Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Sade

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
No Jacket Required, Phil Collins

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
We Are the World – USA for Africa

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
The Boys of Summer – Don Henley

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
One of the Living – Tina Turner

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Money for Nothing – Dire Straits

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Escape – Jeff Beck

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Freeway of Love – Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
In Square Circle, Stevie Wonder

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Freeway of Love – Aretha Franklin

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Nightshift – Commodores

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Musician, Ernie Watts

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Another Night in Tunisia – Jon Hendricks and Bobby McFerrin

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Cleo at Carnegie (The 10th Anniversary Concert), Cleo Laine

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Vocalese, Manhattan Transfer

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis Group

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
The Cotton Club?Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, John Barry and Bob Wilber

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Straight to the Heart, David Sanborn

Best Country Song:
Highwayman – Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night), Ronnie Milsap

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me – Rosanne Cash

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Why Not Me, Judds

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Cosmic Square Dance – Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
How Excellent Is Thy Name – Larnelle Harris

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Unguarded, Amy Grant

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Bring Back the Days of Yea and Nay – Marvin Winans

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
Martin – Shirley Caesar

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
Tomorrow, Winans

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Ec Facil Amar, Lani Hall

Best Tropical Latin Performance (tie):
Mambo Diablo, Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble
Solito, Eddie Palmieri

Best Mexican/American Performance:
Simplemente Mujer, Vikki Carr

Best Inspirational Performance:
Come Sunday – Jennifer Holliday

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
My Guitar Sings the Blues – B.B. King (MCA)

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
My Toot Toot – Rockin’ Sidney (Maison De Soul)

Best Reggae Recording:
Cliff Hanger, Jimmy Cliff (Columbia/CBS)

Best Polka Recording:
70 Years of Hits, Frank Yankovic (Cleveland International/CBS)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Early a.m. Attitude – Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour, arrangers

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Lush Life – Nelson Riddle, arranger

Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
Another Night in Tunisia – Cheryl Bentyne and Bobby McFerrin, arrangers

Best Instrumental Composition:
Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer, composer

Best Cast Show Album:
West Side Story, Stephen Sondheim, lyricist; Leonard Bernstein, composer (Deutsche Grammophone)

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special:
Beverly Hills Cop, Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin, Bunny Hull, Hawk, Howard Hewett, Micki Free, Sue Sheridan, Howie Rice, Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer, Allee Willis, Dan Sembello, Marc Benno and Richard Theisen, composers and songwriters (MCA)

Best Contemporary Composition:
Requiem, Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer (Angel)

Best Classical Album:
Berlioz, Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solo: Aler (Telarc)

Best New Classical Artist:
Chicago Pro Musica

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Fauré, Pelléas et Mélisande, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, Cello and Piano Sonatas in E Minor and F Major, Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Elgar, Cello Concerto, Op. 85; Walton, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma; André Previn conducting London Symphony Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Ravel, Gaspard de la Nuit, Pavane Pour Une Infant Defunte, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Best Opera Recording:
Schoenberg, Moses und Aron, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Mazura and Langridge (London)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Berlioz, Requiem, Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Berlioz, Requiem, John Aler; Robert Shaw conducting Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Best Comedy Recording:
Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording), Whoopi Goldberg (Geffen)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Original Broadway cast (Manhattan)

Best Recording for Children:
Follow That Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Jim Henson’s Muppets and the Sesame Street cast (RCA)

Best Album Package:
Lush Life, Kosh and Ron Larson, art directors (Asylum)

Best Album Notes:
Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Peter Guralnick, annotator (RCA)

Best Historical Album:
RCA/MET 100 Singers-100 Years, Melba, Schumann-Heink, Caruso, Price, Verrett, Domingo and 94 others (RCA Red Seal)

Best Music Video, Short Form:
We Are the World, the Video Event – USA for Africa

Best Music Video, Long Form:
Huey Lewis and the News: The Heart of Rock ‘n Roll – Huey Lewis and the News

Producers of the Year (Non-Classical):
Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham

Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
February 25, 1986
1985 Oscars 57th Academy Awards
1985 Oscars 57th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 25, 1985

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Host: Jack Lemmon

Eligibility Year: 1984

Trivia

Amadeus Rules the Night: The film Amadeus directed by Milos Forman swept the Oscars, taking home eight awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for F. Murray Abraham.

Sally’s Field Day: Sally Field won Best Actress for her role in Places in the Heart, delivering her iconic “You like me!” acceptance speech.
“I haven’t had an orthodox career and I wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn’t feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can’t deny the fact that you like me… right now, you like me!”

Prince Makes History: Purple Rain earned Prince an Oscar for Best Original Song Score, a category that was retired after this win.

Cates Debuts: The Oscars broadcast saw the first appearance of “Oscar Family Album,” an idea introduced by producer Gil Cates, who was new to the job that year.

Eastwood Honored: Clint Eastwood received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for consistently high-quality film production.

Foreign Film Spotlight: Dangerous Moves, a Swiss film, won Best Foreign Language Film.

Aging Elegance: Peggy Ashcroft at 77 became the oldest actress to win an Academy Award at that time, for her Supporting role in A Passage to India.
1985 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Amadeus – Saul Zaentz, producer (WINNER)
The Killing Fields – David Puttnam, producer
A Passage to India – John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin, producers
Places in the Heart – Arlene Donovan, producer
A Soldier’s Story – Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, producers

Best Director:
Miloš Forman – Amadeus (WINNER)
Woody Allen – Broadway Danny Rose
Roland Joffé – The Killing Fields
David Lean – A Passage to India
Robert Benton – Places in the Heart

Best Actor:
F. Murray Abraham – Amadeus as Antonio Salieri (WINNER)
Jeff Bridges – Starman as Starman/Scott Hayden
Albert Finney – Under the Volcano as Geoffrey Firmin
Tom Hulce – Amadeus as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sam Waterston – The Killing Fields as Sydney Schanberg

Best Actress:
Sally Field – Places in the Heart as Edna Spalding (WINNER)
Judy Davis – A Passage to India as Adela Quested
Jessica Lange – Country as Jewell Ivy
Vanessa Redgrave – The Bostonians as Olive Chancellor
Sissy Spacek – The River as Mae Garvey

Best Supporting Actor:
Haing S. Ngor – The Killing Fields as Dith Pran (WINNER)
Adolph Caesar – A Soldier’s Story as Sgt. Waters
John Malkovich – Places in the Heart as Mr. Will
Pat Morita – The Karate Kid as Kesuke Miyagi
Ralph Richardson (posthumous nomination) – Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as 6th Earl of Greystoke

Best Supporting Actress:
Peggy Ashcroft – A Passage to India as Mrs. Moore (WINNER)
Glenn Close – The Natural as Iris Gaines
Lindsay Crouse – Places in the Heart as Margaret Lomax
Christine Lahti – Swing Shift as Hazel Zanussi
Geraldine Page – The Pope of Greenwich Village as Mrs. Ritter

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Places in the Heart – Robert Benton (WINNER)
Beverly Hills Cop – Screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr.
Broadway Danny Rose – Woody Allen
The North – Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas
Splash – Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman based on a story by Brian Grazer

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Amadeus – Peter Shaffer based on his play (WINNER)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – P.H. Vazak and Michael Austin[5] based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Killing Fields – Bruce Robinson based on the article “The Death and Life of Dith Pran” by Sydney Schanberg
A Passage to India – David Lean based on the novel by E. M. Forster
A Soldier’s Story – Charles Fuller based on his play A Soldier’s Play

Best Foreign Language Film:
Dangerous Moves (Switzerland) (WINNER)
Beyond the Walls (Israel)
Camila (Argentina)
Double Feature (Spain)
Wartime Romance (USSR)

Best Documentary Feature:
The Times of Harvey Milk – Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen (WINNER)
High Schools – Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss
In the Name of the People – Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher
Marlene – Karel Dirka and Zev Braun
Streetwise – Cheryl McCall

Best Documentary Short Subject:
The Stone Carvers – Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner (WINNER)
The Children of Soong Ching Ling – Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing – Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer
The Garden of Eden – Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman
Recollections of Pavlovsk – Irina Kalinina

Best Live Action Short Film:
Up – Mike Hoover (WINNER)
The Painted Door – Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt
Tales of Meeting and Parting – Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter

Best Animated Short Film:
Charade – Jon Minnis (WINNER)
Doctor DeSoto – Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn
Paradise – Ishu Patel

Best Original Score:
A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre (WINNER)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – John Williams
The Natural – Randy Newman
The River – John Williams
Under the Volcano – Alex North

Best Original Song: Score
Purple Rain – Prince (WINNER)
The Muppets Take Manhattan – Jeff Moss
Songwriter – Kris Kristofferson

Best Original Song:
“I Just Called to Say I Love You” from The Woman in Red – Music and Lyrics by Stevie Wonder (WINNER)
“Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” from Against All Odds – Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins
“Footloose” from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford
“Let’s Hear It for the Boy” from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow
“Ghostbusters” from Ghostbusters – Music and Lyrics by Ray Parker Jr.

Best Sound:
Amadeus – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Chris Newman (WINNER)
2010 – Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios and Gene Cantamessa
Dune – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O’Connell and Nelson Stoll
A Passage to India – Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and John W. Mitchell
The River – Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman and David M. Ronne

Best Art Direction:
Amadeus – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerný (WINNER)
2010 – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
The Cotton Club – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines and Leslie Bloom
The Natural – Art Direction: Mel Bourne, Angelo P. Graham, James J. Murakami and Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
A Passage to India – Art Direction: John Box and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife

Best Costume Design:
Amadeus – Theodor Pištek (WINNER)
2010 – Patricia Norris
The Bostonians – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
A Passage to India – Judy Moorcroft
Places in the Heart – Ann Roth

Best Makeup:
Amadeus – Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc (WINNER)
2010 – Michael Westmore
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – Rick Baker and Paul Engelen

Best Cinematography:
The Killing Fields – Chris Menges (WINNER)
Amadeus – Miroslav Ondrícek
The Natural – Caleb Deschanel
A Passage to India – Ernest Day
The River – Vilmos Zsigmond

Best Film Editing:
The Killing Fields – Jim Clark (WINNER)
Amadeus – Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler
The Cotton Club – Barry Malkin and Robert Q. Lovett
A Passage to India – David Lean
Romancing the Stone – Donn Cambern and Frank Morriss

Best Visual Effects:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs (WINNER)
2010 – Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson
Ghostbusters – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gaspar

Honorary Academy Awards
James Stewart “for his fifty years of memorable performances. For his high ideals both on and off the screen. With the respect and affection of his colleagues.”

National Endowment for the Arts “in recognition of its 20th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to fostering artistic and creative activity and excellence in every area of the arts.”

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
David L. Wolper

Special Achievement Academy Award:
The River – Kay Rose for Sound Effects Editing
March 25, 1985
1985 Grammy Award Winners
1985 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 26, 1985
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Host: John Denver
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1983 – September 30, 1984
Trivia
Thriller Triumphs: Michael Jackson’s album Thriller won multiple awards, including Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical.
Sade’s Smooth Introduction: The British band Sade won Best New Artist, riding high on the success of their debut album Diamond Life.
Tina’s Comeback: Tina Turner’s What’s Love Got to Do With It snagged three Grammys, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Cyndi Lauper’s Debut: Cyndi Lauper took home the Best New Artist award, further cementing the staying power of her debut album She’s So Unusual.
Rock Meets Classical: Purple Rain, Prince’s soundtrack album for the film of the same name, won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
A Jazzy Note: Wynton Marsalis gained the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance for his work Hot House Flowers.
Country Gets Its Due: The Judds’ Why Not Me won Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
1985 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner
Album of the Year:
Can’t Slow Down, Lionel Richie (Motown)
Song of the Year:
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Graham Lyle and Terry Britten, songwriters
Best New Artist:
Cyndi Lauper
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Phil Collins
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Jump (For My Love) – Pointer Sisters
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Ghostbusters (instrumental version), Ray Parker, Jr.
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Better Be Good to Me – Tina Turner
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Purple Rain?Music From the Motion Picture, Prince and the Revolution
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Cinema – Yes
Best New Rhythm and Blues Song:
I Feel for You – Prince, songwriter
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) – Billy Ocean
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
I Feel for You – Chaka Khan
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Yah Mo B There – James Ingram and Michael McDonald
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Sound-System, Herbie Hancock
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
Nothin’ but the Blues, Joe Williams
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Hot House Flowers, Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
New York Scene – Art Blakey
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
88 Basie Street, Count Basie and His Orchestra
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
First Circle, Pat Metheny Group
Best Country Song:
City of New Orleans – Steve Goodman, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
That’s the Way Love Goes – Merle Haggard
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
In My Dreams – Emmylou Harris
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Mama He’s Crazy – Judds
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Wheel Hoss – Ricky Skaggs
Best Gospel Performance, Male:
Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith
Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Angels – Amy Grant
Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
Keep the Flame Burning – Debby Boone and Phil Driscoll
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
Always Remember – Andrae Crouch
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
Sailin’, Shirley Caesar
Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
Sailin’ on the Sea of Your Love – Shirley Caeser and Al Green
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Always in My Heart (Siempre en mi Corazón), Placido Domingo
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
Palo Pa Rumba, Eddie Palmieri
Best Mexican/American Performance:
Me Gustas Tal Como Eres – Sheena Easton and Luis Miguel
Best Inspirational Performance:
Forgive Me – Donna Summer
Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Blues Explosion, John Hammond, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Sugar Blue, Koko Taylor and the Blues Machine, Luther Guitar Junior Johnson and J.B. Hutto and the New Hawks (Atlantic)
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
Elizabeth Cotten Live!, Elizabeth Cotten (Arhoolie)
Best Reggae Recording:
Anthem, Black Uhuru (Island)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Grace (Gymnastics Theme), Quincy Jones and Jeremy Lubbock, arrangers
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Hard Habit to Break – David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock, arrangers
Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
Automatic – Pointer Sisters, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition (tie):
The Natural – Randy Newman, composer
Olympic Fanfare and Theme – John Williams, composer
Best Cast Show Album:
Sunday in the Park With George, Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist (RCA)
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Purple Rain, Prince, John L. Nelson, Lisa and Wendy, songwriters (Warner Bros.)
Best New Classical Composition:
Antony and Cleopatra, Samuel Barber, composer
Best Classical Album:
Amadeus (Original Soundrack), Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Choristers of Westminster Abbey (Fantasy)
Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, Op. 100, Leonard Slatkin conducting Saint Louis Symphony (RCA)
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Beethoven, The Late String Quartets, Juilliard String Quartet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Wynton Marsalis, Edita Gruberova: Handel, Purcell, Torelli, Fasch, Molter, Wynton Marsalis and Edita Gruberova; Raymond Leppard conducting English Chamber Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Bach, The Unaccompanied Cello Suites, Yo-Yo Ma
Best Opera Recording:
Bizet, Carmen (Original Soundtrack), Lorin Maazel conducting Orchestre National de France; Choeurs et Maitrise de Radio France; solos: Johnson, Esham, Domingo and Raimondi (Erato)
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Brahms, A German Requiem, James Levine conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Chorus
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Ravel, Songs of Maurice Ravel, Jessye Norman, Jose Van Dam and Heather Harper; Pierre Boulez conducting the Members of Ensemble Intercontemporain and BBC Symphony Orchestra
Best Comedy Recording:
Eat It, Weird Al Yankovic (Rock and Roll)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
The Words of Gandhi, Ben Kingsley (Caedmon)
Best Recording for Children:
Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein (Columbia)
Best Album Package:
She’s So Unusual, Janet Perr, art director (Portrait/CBS)
Best Album Notes Big Band:
Jazz, Gunther Schuller and Martin Williams, songwriters (Smithsonian)
Best Historical Album Big Band:
Jazz, Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and others (Smithsonian)
Best Video, Short Form:
David Bowie – David Bowie
Best Video Album:
Making Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Michael Jackson (Vestron Music Video)
Producers of the Year:
(Non-Classical) (tie) David Foster
Lionel Richie and James Anthony Carmichael
Classical Producer of the Year:
Steven Epstein
February 26, 1985
1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards
1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 9, 1984
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Eligibility Year: 1983
Trivia
The evening was dominated by Terms of Endearment. It won Best Picture, Best Director for James L. Brooks, and Best Actress for Shirley MacLaine.
Sally Field’s famous speech, “You like me, you really like me!” took place during this ceremony. She won Best Actress for Places in the Heart.
Flashdance…What a Feeling from Flashdance won Best Original Song. This track became an ’80s anthem.
An honorary award was presented to film industry titan Hal Roach, known for producing Laurel and Hardy films.
“The Right Stuff” bagged four technical awards—Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Art Direction.
Yentl, directed and starring Barbra Streisand, won Best Original Score. Streisand became the first woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director, but was overlooked in the Oscars’ director category.
Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman, took home the Best Foreign Language Film, and it was Sweden’s first win in the category since 1961’s Through a Glass Darkly.
“God bless that potential that we all have for making anything possible if we think we deserve it. I deserve this.”
– Shirley MacLaine, Best Actress, Terms of Endearment
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1984 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks, producer (WINNER)
The Big Chill – Michael Shamberg, producer
The Dresser – Peter Yates, producer
The Right Stuff – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers
Tender Mercies – Philip S. Hobel, producer
Best Director:
James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment (WINNER)
Peter Yates – The Dresser
Ingmar Bergman – Fanny and Alexander
Mike Nichols – Silkwood
Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies
Best Actor:
Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies as Mac Sledge (WINNER)
Michael Caine – Educating Rita as Prof. Frank Bryant
Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben as Gowan McGland
Tom Courtenay – The Dresser as Norman
Albert Finney – The Dresser as Sir
Best Actress:
Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment as Aurora Greenway (WINNER)
Jane Alexander – Testament as Carol Wetherly
Meryl Streep – Silkwood as Karen Silkwood
Julie Walters – Educating Rita as Susan “Rita” White
Debra Winger – Terms of Endearment as Emma Greenway-Horton
Best Supporting Actor:
Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment as Garrett Breedlove (WINNER)
Charles Durning – To Be or Not to Be as S.S. Colonel Erhardt
John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment as Sam Burns
Sam Shepard – The Right Stuff as Chuck Yeager
Rip Torn – Cross Creek as Marsh Turner
Best Supporting Actress:
Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously as Billy Kwan (WINNER)
Cher – Silkwood as Dolly Pelliker
Glenn Close – The Big Chill as Sarah Cooper
Amy Irving – Yentl as Hadass Vishkower
Alfre Woodard – Cross Creek as Beatrice “Geechee”
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Tender Mercies – Horton Foote (WINNER)
The Big Chill – Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek
Fanny and Alexander – Ingmar Bergman
Silkwood – Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen
WarGames – Lawrence Lasker and Walter Parkes
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks based on the novel by Larry McMurtry (WINNER)
Betrayal – Harold Pinter based on his play
The Dresser – Ronald Harwood based on his play
Educating Rita – Willy Russell based on his play
Reuben, Reuben – Julius J. Epstein based on the play Spofford by Herman Shumlin
Best Foreign Language Film:
Fanny and Alexander (Sweden) (WINNER)
The Ball (Algeria)
Carmen (Spain)
Entre Nous (France)
The Revolt of Job (Hungary)
Best Documentary Feature:
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’ – Emile Ardolino (WINNER)
Children of Darkness – Richard Kotuk and Ara Chekmayan
First Contact – Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson
The Profession of Arms – Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen
Seeing Red – James Klein and Julia Reichert
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Flamenco at 5:15 – Cynthia Scott and Adam Symansky (WINNER)
In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? – Vivienne Verdon-Roe and Eric Thiermann
Sewing Woman – Arthur Dong
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph – Robert Eisenhardt
You Are Free (Ihr Zent Frei) – Dea Brokman and Ilene Landis
Best Live Action Short Film:
Boys and Girls – Janice L. Platt (WINNER)
Goodie-Two-Shoes – Ian Emes
Overnight Sensation – Jon N. Bloom
Best Animated Short Film:
Sundae in New York – Jimmy Picker (WINNER)
Mickey’s Christmas Carol – Burny Mattinson
Sound of Sunshine – Sound of Rain – Eda Godel Hallinan
Best Original Score:
The Right Stuff – Bill Conti (WINNER)
Cross Creek – Leonard Rosenman
Return of the Jedi – John Williams
Terms of Endearment – Michael Gore
Under Fire – Jerry Goldsmith
Best Original Song: Score or Adaptation Score
Yentl – Song Score by Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
The Sting II – Adaptation Score by Lalo Schifrin
Trading Places – Adaptation Score by Elmer Bernstein
Best Original Song:
“Flashdance… What a Feeling” from Flashdance – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (WINNER)
“Maniac” from Flashdance – Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
“Over You” from Tender Mercies – Music and Lyrics by Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart
“Papa, Can You Hear Me?” from Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“The Way He Makes Me Feel” from Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Best Sound:
The Right Stuff – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom and David MacMillan (WINNER)
Never Cry Wolf – Alan Splet, Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom and David Parker
Return of the Jedi – Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom and Tony Dawe
Terms of Endearment – Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell and James R. Alexander
WarGames – Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Willie D. Burton
Best Sound Effects Editing:
The Right Stuff – Jay Boekelheide (WINNER)
Return of the Jedi – Ben Burtt
Best Art Direction:
Fanny and Alexander – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Anna Asp (WINNER)
Return of the Jedi – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole and James L. Schoppe; Set Decoration: Michael D. Ford
The Right Stuff – Art Direction: Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell and Peter R. Romero; Set Decoration: Jim Poynter and George R. Nelson
Terms of Endearment – Art Direction: Polly Platt and Harold Michelson; Set Decoration: Tom Pedigo and Anthony Mondello
Yentl – Art Direction: Roy Walker and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Tessa Davies
Best Costume Design:
Fanny and Alexander – Marik Vos (WINNER)
Cross Creek – Joe I. Tompkins
Heart Like a Wheel – William Ware Theiss
The Return of Martin Guerre – Anne-Marie Marchand
Zelig – Santo Loquasto
Best Cinematography:
Fanny and Alexander – Sven Nykvist (WINNER)
Flashdance – Donald Peterman
The Right Stuff – Caleb Deschanel
WarGames – William A. Fraker
Zelig – Gordon Willis
Best Film Editing:
The Right Stuff – Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter, and Douglas Stewart (WINNER)
Blue Thunder – Frank Morriss and Edward M. Abroms
Flashdance – Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery
Silkwood – Sam O’Steen
Terms of Endearment – Richard Marks
Honorary Academy Award:
Hal Roach
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
M. J. Frankovich
Special Achievement Academy Award:
Return of the Jedi – Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett for Visual Effects
April 9, 1984
1984 Grammy Award Winners
1984 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 28, 1984
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Host: John Denver
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1982 – September 30, 1983

A Closer Look at the 1984 Grammy Awards

John Denver’s Hosting: John Denver returned as the host for the 1984 Grammy Awards, continuing his association with the Grammys.

Thriller Dominates: Michael Jackson’s album Thriller was the show’s star, winning eight Grammys, including Album of the Year, setting a record for one of the most awarded albums in Grammy history.

Country Legend: Willie Nelson won Best Country Vocal Performance for his Always On My Mind rendition.

The Police Shine: The song Every Breath You Take by The Police took home the Song of the Year award, while their album Synchronicity bagged Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Emerging Talent: Culture Club snagged the Best New Artist award, confirming Boy George’s eclectic mix of style and music had hit the mainstream.

Comedy Grammys: Eddie Murphy: Comedian secured the award for Best Comedy Album.

Eclectic Wins: Love Is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar earned her the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, showcasing the diverse musical genres celebrated that year.

Instrumental Accolades: Yoda’s Theme, composed by John Williams for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.

Gospel Glory: Sailin’ on the Sea of Your Love by Shirley Caesar earned her the award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female.
1984 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Beat It – Michael Jackson

Album of the Year:
Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic/CBS)

Song of the Year:
Every Breath You Take – Sting, songwriter

Best New Artist:
Culture Club

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Thriller, Michael Jackson

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Flashdance: What a Feeling – Irene Cara

Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Every Breath You Take – Police

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Being With You – George Benson

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Beat It – Michael Jackson

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Love Is a Battlefield – Pat Benatar

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Synchronicity, Police

Best New Rhythm and Blues Song:
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson, songwriter

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Ain’t Nobody – Rufus and Chaka Khan

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Rockit – Herbie Hancock

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Top Drawer, Mel Tormé

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
The Best Is Yet to Come, Ella Fitzgerald

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Why Not! – Manhattan Transfer

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Think of One, Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
At the Vanguard, Phil Woods Quartet

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
All in Good Time, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Travels, Pat Metheny Group

Best New Country Song:
Stranger in My House – Mike Reid, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
I.O.U. – Lee Greenwood

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
A Little Good News – Anne Murray

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
The Closer You Get, Alabama

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Fireball – New South (Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe and Todd Phillips)

Best Gospel Performance, Male:
Walls of Glass, Russ Taff

Best Gospel Performance, Female:
Ageless Medley – Amy Grant

Best Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
More Than Wonderful – Sandi Patti and Larnelle Harris

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male:
I’ll Rise Again, Al Green

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female:
We Sing Praises, Sandra Crouch

Best Soul Gospel Performance By a Duo or Group:
I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today – Bobby Jones with Barbara Mandrell

Best Latin Pop Performance:
Me Enamore, José Feliciano

Best Tropical Latin Performance:
On Broadway, Tito Puente and His Latin Ensemble

Best Inspirational Performance:
He’s a Rebel – Donna Summer

Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Blues ‘n Jazz, B.B. King (MCA)

Best Mexican-American Performance:
Anselma – Los Lobos

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
I’m Here, Clifton Chenier and His Red Hot Louisiana Band (Alligator)

Best Arrangement on an Instrumental:
Summer Sketches ’82 – Dave Grusin, arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
What’s New – Nelson Riddle, arranger

Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
Be Bop Medley – Arif Mardin and Chaka Khan, arrangers

Best Instrumental Composition:
Love Theme From Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder, composer

Best Cast Show Album:
Cats (Complete Original Broadway Cast Recording), Andrew Lloyd Webber, producer (Geffen/Warner Bros.)

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Flashdance, Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara, Shandi Sinnamon, Ronald Magness, Douglas Cotler, Richard Gilbert, Michael Boddicker, Jerry Hey, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Kim Carnes, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf and Dennis Matkosky, songwriters (Casablanca/Polygram)

Best Classical Album:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D Major, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (London)

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9 in D Major, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38 and Sonata in F Major, Op. 99, Mstislav Rostropovich and Rudolf Serkin

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Haydn, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-Flat Major; L. Mozart, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in D Major; Hummel, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Wynton Marsalis; Raymond Leppard conducting National Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Beethoven, Sonata for Piano No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 and No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1, Glenn Gould

Best Opera Recording (tie):
Mozart, Le Nozzi de Figaro, Sir Georg Solti conducting London Philharmonic; solos: Kanawa, Popp, Ramey, Allen, Moll and von Stade (London)
Verdi, La Traviata (Original Soundtrack), James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Stratas, Domingo and MacNeil (Elektra)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Haydn, The Creation, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Chorus

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne in Concert at The Met, Leontyne Price and Marilyn Horne; James Levine conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Best Comedy Recording:
Eddie Murphy, Comedian, Eddie Murphy (The Entertainment Co./Columbia)

Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording:
Copland, A Lincoln Portrait, William Warfield (Mercury/Philips)

Best Recording for Children:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Michael Jackson, narration and vocals (MCA)

Best Album Package:
Speaking in Tongues, Robert Rauschenberg, art director (Sire/Warner Bros.)

Best Album Notes:
The Interplay Sessions, Orrin Keepnews, annotator (Milestone)

Best Historical Album:
The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini Symphonies Vol. I, Arturo Toscanini (Franklin Mint)

Best Video, Short Form:
Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf – Duran Duran

Producers of the Year (Non-Classical):
Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson

Classical Producers of the Year:
Marc J. Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz
February 28, 1984
1983 Oscars 55th Academy Awards
1983 Oscars 55th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 11, 1983
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau
Eligibility Year: 1982
Trivia
Host Versatility: The hosting ensemble included a diverse blend of talents. Liza Minnelli represented the musical theater community, Dudley Moore brought comedic flavor, Richard Pryor offered edgier comedy, and Walter Matthau provided dramatic gravitas.
Gandhi’s Grand Night: The film Gandhi swept major categories. Richard Attenborough won Best Director and Ben Kingsley, Best Actor, and the film taking Best Picture.
E.T. Comes Close: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was a major contender but lost out in some major categories. It did win for Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects.
Historical Win for Louis Gossett Jr.: Louis Gossett Jr. became the first African American to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for performing in An Officer and a Gentleman.
Musical Milestone: Up Where We Belong from An Officer and a Gentleman won Best Original Song.
No Visual Effects Category: There was no standard award for Best Visual Effects this year. Instead, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial received a Special Achievement Award for visual effects.
Not Just Movies: The evening honored veterans in the film industry. Mickey Rooney received a special Honorary Award for his lifetime of achievement in film.
Foreign Film Winner: Best Foreign Language Film went to Volver a Empezar (‘To Begin Again’) from Spain.
Celebrating Animation: The short film Tango won Best Animated Short Film, a significant achievement for Polish filmmaker Zbigniew Rybczyński.
1983 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Gandhi – Richard Attenborough, producer (WINNER)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers
Missing – Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, producers
Tootsie – Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, producers
The Verdict – David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck, producers
Best Director:
Richard Attenborough – Gandhi (WINNER)
Wolfgang Petersen – Das Boot
Steven Spielberg – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Sydney Pollack – Tootsie
Sidney Lumet – The Verdict
Best Actor:
Ben Kingsley – Gandhi as Mahatma Gandhi (WINNER)
Dustin Hoffman – Tootsie as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
Jack Lemmon – Missing as Edmund Horman
Paul Newman – The Verdict as Frank Galvin
Peter O’Toole – My Favorite Year as Alan Swann
Best Actress:
Meryl Streep – Sophie’s Choice as Zofia “Sophie” Zawistowski (WINNER)
Julie Andrews – Victor/Victoria as Victoria Grant/Count Victor Grazinski
Jessica Lange – Frances as Frances Farmer
Sissy Spacek – Missing as Beth Horman
Debra Winger – An Officer and a Gentleman as Paula Pokrifki
Best Supporting Actor:
Louis Gossett Jr. – An Officer and a Gentleman as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (WINNER)
Charles Durning – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as The Governor
John Lithgow – The World According to Garp as Roberta Muldoon
James Mason – The Verdict as Ed Concannon
Robert Preston – Victor/Victoria as Carol “Toddy” Todd
Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Lange – Tootsie as Julie Nichols (WINNER)
Glenn Close – The World According to Garp as Jenny Fields
Teri Garr – Tootsie as Sandra “Sandy” Lester
Kim Stanley – Frances as Lillian Van Ornum Farmer
Lesley Ann Warren – Victor/Victoria as Norma Cassidy
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Gandhi – John Briley (WINNER)
Diner – Barry Levinson
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Melissa Mathison
An Officer and a Gentleman – Douglas Day Stewart
Tootsie – Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Missing – Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart based on the book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice by Thomas Hauser (WINNER)
Das Boot – Wolfgang Petersen based on the novel by Lothar G. Buchheim
Sophie’s Choice – Alan J. Pakula based on the novel by William Styron
The Verdict – David Mamet based on the novel by Barry Reed
Victor/Victoria – Blake Edwards based on the film Viktor und Viktoria by Reinhold Schünzel
Best Foreign Language Film:
Begin the Beguine (Spain) (WINNER)
Alsino and the Condor (Nicaragua)
Clean Slate (France)
Flight of the Eagle (Sweden)
Private Life (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Best Documentary Feature:
Just Another Missing Kid – John Zaritsky (WINNER)
After the Axe – Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas
Ben’s Mill – John Karol and Michel Chalufour
In Our Water – Meg Switzgable
A Portrait of Giselle – Joseph Wishy
Best Documentary Short Subject: Best Live Action Short Film:
If You Love This Planet – Edward Le Lorrain and Terre Nash (WINNER)
Gods of Metal – Robert Richter
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America – Charles Guggenheim and Werner Schumann
To Live or Let Die – Freida Lee Mock
Traveling Hopefully – John G. Avildsen
Best Live Action Short Film:
A Shocking Accident – Christine Oestreicher (WINNER)
Ballet Robotique – Bob Rogers
The Silence – Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson
Split Cherry Tree – Jan Saunders
Sredni Vashtar – Andrew Birkin
Best Animated Short Film: Best Original Score:
Tango – Zbigniew Rybczynski (WINNER)
The Great Cognito – Will Vinton
The Snowman – John Coates
Best Original Score:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (WINNER)
Gandhi – Ravi Shankar and George Fenton
An Officer and a Gentleman – Jack Nitzsche
Poltergeist – Jerry Goldsmith
Sophie’s Choice – Marvin Hamlisch
Best Original Song: Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
Victor/Victoria – Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse (WINNER)
Annie – Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
One from the Heart – Song Score by Tom Waits
Best Original Song:
“Up Where We Belong” from An Officer and a Gentleman – Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Will Jennings (WINNER)
“Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III – Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” from Best Friends – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
“If We Were In Love” from Yes, Giorgio – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
“It Might Be You” from Tootsie – Music by Dave Grusin; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Best Sound Effects Editing:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Charles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt (WINNER)
Das Boot – Mike Le Mare
Poltergeist – Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard Anderson
Best Sound:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo and Gene Cantamessa (WINNER)
Das Boot – Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le Mare
Gandhi – Gerry Humphreys, Robin O’Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye
Tootsie – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz
Tron – Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler and James LaRue
Best Makeup:
Quest for Fire – Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke (WINNER)
Gandhi – Tom Smith
Best Costume Design:
Gandhi – John Mollo and Bhanu Athaiya (WINNER)
La Traviata – Piero Tosi
Sophie’s Choice – Albert Wolsky
Tron – Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton
Victor/Victoria – Patricia Norris
Best Art Direction:
Gandhi – Art Direction: Stuart Craig and Robert W. Laing; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton (WINNER)
Annie – Art Direction: Dale Hennesy (posthumous nomination); Set Decoration: Marvin March
Blade Runner – Art Direction: Lawrence G. Paull and David Snyder; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
La Traviata – Art Direction: Franco Zeffirelli; Set Decoration: Gianni Quaranta
Victor/Victoria – Art Direction: Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson and William Craig Smith; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Best Cinematography:
Gandhi – Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor (WINNER)
Das Boot – Jost Vacano
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Allen Daviau
Sophie’s Choice – Néstor Almendros
Tootsie – Owen Roizman
Best Film Editing:
Gandhi – John Bloom (WINNER)
Das Boot – Hannes Nikel
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Carol Littleton
An Officer and a Gentleman – Peter Zinner
Tootsie – Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp
Best Visual Effects:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren and Kenneth F. Smith (WINNER)
Blade Runner – Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer
Poltergeist – Richard Edlund, Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson
Honorary Academy Award:
Mickey Rooney
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Walter Mirisch
April 11, 1983
1983 Grammy Award Winners
1983 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 23, 1983
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Host: John Denver
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1981 – September 30, 1982
1983 Grammys Trivia and Noteworthy Moments
King of Pop’s Reign: Michael Jackson’s Thriller snagged eight awards, setting a record for most wins by an artist in a single year.
Toto’s Triumph: The band Toto nabbed several awards, including Record of the Year for “Rosanna.”
Classical Crossover: “Nadia’s Theme,” primarily known as a piece of classical music, won for Best Instrumental Arrangement.
Early Hip-Hop: The Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight was one of the first rap songs to be nominated, although it didn’t win.
Female Power: Pat Benatar won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for “Shadows of the Night,” paving the way for more women in rock.
Double Country Win: Willie Nelson won both Best Country Vocal Performance, Male and Best Country Song for “Always On My Mind.”
Latin Influence: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico was nominated for Best Tropical Latin Performance, a testament to the growing recognition of Latin genres in mainstream music.
1983 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Rosanna – Toto
Album of the Year:
Toto IV, Toto (Columbia)
Song of the Year:
Always on My Mind – Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, songwriters
Best New Artist:
Men at Work
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Truly – Lionel Richie
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
You Should Hear How She Talks About You – Melissa Manchester
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Chariots of Fire Theme (dance version), Ernie Watts
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Hurts So Good – John Cougar
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Shadows of the Night – Pat Benatar
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
D.N.A. – A Flock of Seagulls
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Turn Your Love Around – Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather and Bill Champlin, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance, Female:
And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going – Jennifer Holliday
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal (tie):
Let It Whip – Dazz Band
Wanna Be With You – Earth, Wind and Fire
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
An Evening With George Shearing and Mel Tormé, Mel Tormé
Best Vocal Jazz Performance, Female:
Gershwin Livel, Sarah Vaughan
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Route 66 – Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
We Want Miles, Miles Davis
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
More Live, Phil Woods Quartet
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Warm Breeze, Count Basie and His Orchestra
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Offramp, Pat Metheny Group
Best Country Song:
Always on My Mind – Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, songwriters
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Break It to Me Gently – Juice Newton
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Mountain Music, Alabama
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Alabama Jubilee – Roy Clark
Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
Age to Age, Amy Grant
Best Gospel Performance, Traditional:
I’m Following You, Blackwood Brothers
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
Higher Plane, Al Green
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional:
Precious Lord, Al Green
Best Latin Recording:
Machito and His Salsa Big Band ’82, Machito (Timeless)
Best Inspirational Performance:
He Set My Life to Music, Barbara Mandrell
Best Traditional Blues Recording:
Alright Again, Clarence Gatemouth Brown (Rounder)
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording:
Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band on Tour, Queen Ida (GNR/Crescendo)
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording:
Flying – John Williams, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Rosanna – Jerry Hey, David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, arrangers
Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
Rosanna – David Paich, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
Flying (Theme From E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), John Williams, composer
Best Cast Show Album:
Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger, composer; Tom Eyen, lyricist (Geffen/Warner Bros.)
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, John Williams, composer (MCA)
Best Classical Album:
Bach, The Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould (CBS)
Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Mahler, Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, James Levine conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (RCA)
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms, The Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, Richard Stoltzman and Richard Goode
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Elgar, Concerto for Violin in B Minor, Itzhak Perlman; Daniel Barenboim conducting Chicago Symphony
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Bach, The Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould
Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Pierre Boulez conducting Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; solos: Jones, Altmeyer, Wenkel, Hofmann, Jung, Jerusalem, Zednik, Mclntrye, Salminen and Becht (Philips)
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Berlioz, La Damnation de Faust, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, chorus director, Chicago Symphony Chorus
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Leontyne Price Sings Verdi, Leontyne Price; Zubin Mehta conducting Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Best Comedy Recording:
Live on the Sunset Strip, Richard Pryor (Warner Bros.)
Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording:
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Movie on Record (Columbia)
Best Recording for Children:
In Harmony 2, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Kenny Loggins, Carly and Lucy Simon, Teddy Pendergrass, Crystal Gayle, Lou Rawls, Deniece Williams, Janis Ian and Dr. John (CBS)
Best Album Package:
Get Closer, Kosh and Ron Larson, art directors (Elektra/Asylum)
Best Album Notes:
Bunny Berigan (Giants of Jazz), John Chilton and Richard Sudhalter, art directors (Time-Life)
Best Historical Album:
The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions vols. 1, 2 and 3 (RCA)
Video of the Year:
Olivia Physical – Olivia Newton-John
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Toto
Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
February 23, 1983
1982 Oscars 54th Academy Awards
1982 Oscars 54th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 29, 1982
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Eligibility Year: 1981
1982 Oscars Trivia and Noteworthy Moments
Henry’s Final Award: Henry Fonda won his only Oscar for On Golden Pond, and sadly, he passed away a few months later.
British Underdog: Chariots of Fire, a British film, surprised everyone by winning Best Picture over the heavily favored Reds.
Rising Star: At just 20, Timothy Hutton won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ordinary People, setting a record for the youngest actor to win in that category.
Duo Directors: Warren Beatty won Best Director for Reds and became one of the few individuals to be nominated in four categories for the same film.
Women in Film: Katherine Hepburn’s Best Actress win for On Golden Pond made her the first actress to win four Academy Awards.
Musical Milestone: The score for Chariots of Fire by Vangelis is iconic. It not only won Best Original Score but also became synonymous with slow-motion running scenes in later films.
Viva la France: A surprise win for the foreign language film Mephisto from Hungary marked a departure from the traditional French and Italian victories in this category.
The 54th Academy Awards was first year that the award for Best Makeup was presented; the winner was Rick Baker for his work on An American Werewolf in London.
1982 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Chariots of Fire – David Puttnam, producer (WINNER)
Atlantic City – Denis Héroux and John Kemeny, producers
On Golden Pond – Bruce Gilbert, producer
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Frank Marshall, producer
Reds – Warren Beatty, producer
Best Director:
Warren Beatty – Reds (WINNER)
Louis Malle – Atlantic City
Hugh Hudson – Chariots of Fire
Mark Rydell – On Golden Pond
Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Best Actor:
Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond as Norman Thayer Jr. (WINNER)
Warren Beatty – Reds as John Silas “Jack” Reed
Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City as Lou Pascal
Dudley Moore – Arthur as Arthur Bach
Paul Newman – Absence of Malice as Michael Gallagher
Best Actress:
Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond as Ethel Thayer (WINNER)
Diane Keaton – Reds as Louise Bryant
Marsha Mason – Only When I Laugh as Georgia Hines
Susan Sarandon – Atlantic City as Sally Matthews
Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant’s Woman as Sarah Woodruff/Anna
Best Supporting Actor:
John Gielgud – Arthur as Hobson (WINNER)
James Coco – Only When I Laugh as Jimmy Perrino
Ian Holm – Chariots of Fire as Sam Mussabini
Jack Nicholson – Reds as Eugene O’Neill
Howard E. Rollins Jr. – Ragtime as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Best Supporting Actress:
Maureen Stapleton – Reds as Emma Goldman (WINNER)
Melinda Dillon – Absence of Malice as Teresa Perrone
Jane Fonda – On Golden Pond as Chelsea Thayer Wayne
Joan Hackett – Only When I Laugh as Toby Landau
Elizabeth McGovern – Ragtime as Evelyn Nesbit
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Chariots of Fire – Colin Welland (WINNER)
Absence of Malice – Kurt Luedtke
Arthur – Steve Gordon
Atlantic City – John Guare
Reds – Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
On Golden Pond – Ernest Thompson based on his play (WINNER)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Harold Pinter based on the novel by John Fowles
Pennies from Heaven – Dennis Potter based on his TV series
Prince of the City – Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet based on the book by Robert Daley
Ragtime – Michael Weller based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow
Best Foreign Language Film:
Mephisto (Hungary) (WINNER)
The Boat Is Full (Switzerland)
Man of Iron (Poland)
Muddy River (Japan)
Three Brothers (Italy)
Best Documentary Feature:
Genocide – Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier (WINNER)
Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey – Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs
Brooklyn Bridge – Ken Burns
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott – Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus
El Salvador: Another Vietnam – Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Close Harmony – Nigel Noble (WINNER)
Americas in Transition – Obie Benz
Journey for Survival – Dick Young
See What I Say – Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens
Urge to Build – Roland Hallé and John Hoover
Best Live Action Short Film:
Violet – Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson (WINNER)
Couples and Robbers – Christine Oestreicher
First Winter – John N. Smith
Best Animated Short Film:
Crac – Frédéric Back (WINNER)
The Creation – Will Vinton
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin – Janet Perlman
Best Original Score:
Chariots of Fire – Vangelis (WINNER)
Dragonslayer – Alex North
On Golden Pond – Dave Grusin
Ragtime – Randy Newman
Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams
Best Original Song:
“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” from Arthur – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (WINNER)
“Endless Love” from Endless Love – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie
“The First Time It Happens” from The Great Muppet Caper – Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
“For Your Eyes Only” from For Your Eyes Only – Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Mick Leeson
“One More Hour” from Ragtime – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Best Sound:
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Roy Charman (WINNER)
On Golden Pond – Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
Outland – John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., Robert Thirlwell and Robin Gregory
Pennies from Heaven – Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler and Al Overton Jr.
Reds – Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye
Best Makeup:
An American Werewolf in London – Rick Baker (WINNER)
Heartbeeps – Stan Winston
Best Costume Design:
Chariots of Fire – Milena Canonero (WINNER)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Tom Rand
Pennies from Heaven – Bob Mackie
Ragtime – Anna Hill Johnstone
Reds – Shirley Russell
Best Art Direction:
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford (WINNER)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo
Heaven’s Gate – Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: James L. Berkey
Ragtime – Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia von Brandenstein and Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George DeTitta Sr., George DeTitta Jr. and Peter Howitt
Reds – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
Best Cinematography:
Reds – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
Excalibur – Alex Thomson
On Golden Pond – Billy Williams
Ragtime – Miroslav Ondrícek
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Douglas Slocombe
Best Film Editing:
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Michael Kahn (WINNER)
Chariots of Fire – Terry Rawlings
The French Lieutenant’s Woman – John Bloom
On Golden Pond – Robert L. Wolfe (posthumous nomination)
Reds – Dede Allen and Craig McKay
Best Visual Effects:
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston (WINNER)
Dragonslayer – Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston and Brian Johnson
Honorary Academy Award:
Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Danny Kaye
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Albert R. Broccoli
Gordon E. Sawyer Award:
Joseph B. Walker
Special Achievement Academy Award:
Ben Burtt and Richard L. Anderson for Raiders of the Lost Ark for Sound Effects Editing
March 29, 1982
1982 Grammy Award Winners
1982 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 24, 1982

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California

Host: John Denver

Eligibility Year: October 1, 1980 – September 30, 1981

1982 Grammy Trivia and Noteworthy Moments

Denver’s Return: John Denver reprised his hosting role, having been a popular choice from previous ceremonies.

Posthumous Recognition: John Lennon and Yoko Ono won Album of the Year for Double Fantasy, months after Lennon’s tragic assassination.

Kim Carnes Dominance: Carnes’ Bette Davis Eyes not only won Record of the Year but also Song of the Year. The song was inescapable in 1981 and its success spilled into the Grammys.

A Night for Jazz: Jazz great Quincy Jones snagged Producer of the Year, fortifying his reputation as a versatile and accomplished artist.

Sheena’s Surprise: Sheena Easton won Best New Artist, an unusual feat for a British artist at that time.

The Genius of Jarreau: Al Jarreau was unique in winning in the jazz and pop categories in the same year, proving his versatility.

New Categories: This was the first year the Best Rap Performance category was introduced, although it wouldn’t have its first winner until 1989. It was a sign of rap’s growing influence, even if the Grammys were a bit slow to recognize it.
1982 Grammy Winners

Album of the Year:
Double Fantasy, John Lennon and Yoko Ono (Warner Bros/Geffen)

Song of the Year:
Bette Davis Eyes – Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Sheena Easton

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Breakin Away, Al Jarreau

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music Live On Broadway, Lena Horne

Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Boy From New York City – Manhattan Transfer

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
The Theme From Hill Street Blues – Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Fire and Ice – Pat Benatar

Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Don’t Stand So Close to Me – Police

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Behind My Camel – Police

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Just the Two of Us – Bill Withers, William Salter and Ralph MacDonald, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance, Male:
One Hundred Ways – James Ingram

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Hold On I’m Comin’ – Aretha Franklin

Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
The Dude, Quincy Jones

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
All I Need Is You – David Sanborn

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Blue Rondo a la Turk – Al Jarreau

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
Digital III at Montreux, Ella Fitzgerald

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Until I Met You (Corner Pocket), Manhattan Transfer

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Bye Bye Blackbird, John Coltrane

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Chick Corea and Gary Burton in Concert, Zurich, October 28, 1979, Chick Corea and Gary Burton

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Walk on the Water, Gerry Mulligan and His Orchestra

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Winelight, Grover Washington, Jr.

Best Country Song:
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me – Ronnie Milsap

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Elvira – Oak Ridge Boys

Best Country Instrumental Performance, Country:
After All These Years, Chet Atkins

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational:
Priority, Imperials

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional:
The Masters V, J.D. Sumner, James Blackwood, Hovie Lister, Rosie Rozell and Jake Hess

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
Don’t Give Up, Andrae Crouch

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional:
The Lord Will Make a Way, Al Green

Best Latin Recording:
Guajira Pa la Jeva – Clare Fischer (Pausa)

Best Inspirational Performance:
Amazing Grace, B.J. Thomas

Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere, B.B. King (MCA)

Best Arrangement of an Instrumental Recording:
Velas – Quincy Jones and Johnny Mandel, arrangers

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s):
Ai No Corrida – Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey, arrangers

Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Gene Puerling, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
The Theme From Hill Street Blues – Mike Post, composer

Best Cast Show Album:
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music Live on Broadway, various composers and lyricists (Qwest/Warner Bros.)

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Raiders of the Lost Ark, John Williams, composer (Columbia/CBS)

Best Classical Album:
Mahler, Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (London)

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Mahler, Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (London)

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Tchaikovsky, Piano Trio in A Minor, Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell and Vladimir Ashkenazy

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman; Zubin Mehta conducting New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80, Vladimir Horowitz

Best Opera Recording:
Janácek, From the House of the Dead, Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Zahradnicek, Zitek and Zidek (London)

Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Haydn, The Creation, Neville Marriner conducting Chorus of Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Live From Lincoln Center, Sutherland-Horne-Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne and Luciano Pavarotti

Best Comedy Recording:
Rev. Du Rite, Richard Pryor (Laff)

Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording:
Donovan’s Brain, Orson Welles (Radiola)

Best Recording for Children:
Sesame Country, Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker; Jim Henson (Sesame Street)

Best Album Package:
Tatoo You, Peter Corriston, art director (Rolling Stones/Atlantic)

Best Album Notes:
Erroll Garner, Master of the Keyboard, Dan Morgenstern, annotator (Book-of-the-Month Records)

Best Historical Album:
Hoagy Carmichael: From Star Dust to Ole Buttermilk Sky (Book-of-the-Month Records)

Video of the Year:
Michael Nesmith in Elephant Parts – Michael Nesmith

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Quincy Jones

Classical Producer of the Year:
James Mallinson
February 24, 1982
1981 Oscars 53rd Academy Awards
1981 Oscars 53rd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 31, 1981
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Eligibility Year: 1980
Oscar Trivia for the Film Buffs
Host with the Most: Johnny Carson, famed for his long-running The Tonight Show, returned to host the Oscars, showcasing his quick wit and effortless charm.
First-Timer’s Luck: Ordinary People, a film about the disintegration of an upper-middle-class family in Illinois, marked Robert Redford’s directorial debut and won Best Picture.
Two Legends, Two Films: Both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci won Oscars but for different films. De Niro took home Best Actor for his role as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, while Pesci secured Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas.
Country Roads to Stardom: Sissy Spacek won the Best Actress award for her role as country music legend Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter. Her performance involved singing Lynn’s hits herself.
Musical Genius: John Williams, a name synonymous with film scores, won Best Original Score for his work on The Empire Strikes Back, adding another trophy to his extensive collection.
A Soviet Story: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, a Soviet film about the lives of three women in Russia, won Best Foreign Language Film. It was a nod to international cinema during the Cold War.
Political Stance: The 1981 ceremony was the last time the Academy advised winners to avoid making political statements during their acceptance speeches, a guideline that has since changed.
The ceremony was originally scheduled for the previous day but were postponed due to the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
The lack of recognition for Christopher Tucker’s make-up work on The Elephant Man prompted the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup the following year.
1981 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Ordinary People – Ronald L. Schwary, producer (WINNER)
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Bernard Schwartz, producer
The Elephant Man – Jonathan Sanger, producer
Raging Bull – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers
Tess – Claude Berri, producer; Timothy Burrill, co-producer
Best Director:
Robert Redford – Ordinary People (WINNER)
David Lynch – The Elephant Man
Martin Scorsese – Raging Bull
Richard Rush – The Stunt Man
Roman Polanski – Tess
Best Actor:
Robert De Niro – Raging Bull as Jake LaMotta (WINNER)
Robert Duvall – The Great Santini as Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum
John Hurt – The Elephant Man as Joseph Merrick
Jack Lemmon – Tribute as Scottie Templeton
Peter O’Toole – The Stunt Man as Eli Cross
Best Actress:
Sissy Spacek – Coal Miner’s Daughter as Loretta Lynn (WINNER)
Ellen Burstyn – Resurrection as Edna Mae McCauley
Goldie Hawn – Private Benjamin as Judy Benjamin
Mary Tyler Moore – Ordinary People as Beth Jarrett
Gena Rowlands – Gloria as Gloria Swenson
Best Supporting Actor:
Timothy Hutton – Ordinary People as Conrad Jarrett (WINNER)
Judd Hirsch – Ordinary People as Dr. Tyrone C. Berger
Michael O’Keefe – The Great Santini as Ben
Joe Pesci – Raging Bull as Joey LaMotta
Jason Robards – Melvin and Howard as Howard Hughes
Best Supporting Actress:
Mary Steenburgen – Melvin and Howard as Lynda West Dummar (WINNER)
Eileen Brennan – Private Benjamin as Doreen Lewis
Eva Le Gallienne – Resurrection as Pearl
Cathy Moriarty – Raging Bull as Vikki Thailer Lamotta
Diana Scarwid – Inside Moves as Louise
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Melvin and Howard – Bo Goldman (WINNER)
Brubaker – Screenplay by W. D. Richter; Story by W. D. Richter and Arthur Ross
Fame – Christopher Gore
Mon Oncle D’Amerique – Jean Gruault
Private Benjamin – Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer and Harvey Miller
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Ordinary People – Alvin Sargent based on the novel by Judith Guest (WINNER)
Breaker Morant – Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens and Bruce Beresford based on the play by Kenneth G. Ross
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Thomas Rickman based on the autobiography by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey
The Elephant Man – Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and David Lynch based on the books The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves and The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu
The Stunt Man – Screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus; Adaptation by Richard Rush based on the novel by Paul Brodeur
Best Foreign Language Film:
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (WINNER)
Confidence (Hungary)
Kagemusha (Japan)
The Last Metro (France)
The Nest (Spain)
Best Documentary Feature:
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China – Murray Lerner (WINNER)
Agee – Ross Spears
The Day After Trinity – Jon H. Else
Front Line – David Bradbury
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933-45 – Bengt von zur Muehlen and Arthur Cohn
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty – Roland Hallé and Peter Ladue (WINNER)
Don’t Mess with Bill – John Watson and Pen Densham
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! – George Casey
It’s the Same World – Dick Young
Luther Metke at 94 – Richard Hawkins and Jorge Preloran
Best Live Action Short Film:
The Dollar Bottom – Lloyd Phillips (WINNER)
Fall Line – Bob Carmichael and Greg Lowe
A Jury of Her Peers – Sally Heckel
Best Animated Short Film:
The Fly – Ferenc Rofusz (WINNER)
All Nothing – Frédéric Back
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat – Michael Mills
Best Original Score:
Fame – Michael Gore (WINNER)
Altered States – John Corigliano
The Elephant Man – John Morris
The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams
Tess – Philippe Sarde
Best Original Song:
“Fame” from Fame – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford (WINNER)
“9 to 5” from 9 to 5 – Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
“On the Road Again” from Honeysuckle Rose – Music and Lyrics by Willie Nelson
“Out Here on My Own” from Fame – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Lesley Gore
“People Alone” from The Competition – Music by Lalo Schifrin; Lyrics by Will Jennings
Best Sound:
The Empire Strikes Back – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Peter Sutton (WINNER)
Altered States – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Willie D. Burton
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Richard Portman, Roger Heman and Jim Alexander
Fame – Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Jay M. Harding and Chris Newman
Raging Bull – Donald O. Mitchell, Bill Nicholson, David J. Kimball and Les Lazarowitz
Best Costume Design:
Tess – Anthony Powell (WINNER)
The Elephant Man – Patricia Norris
My Brilliant Career – Anna Senior
Somewhere in Time – Jean-Pierre Dorleac
When Time Ran Out – Paul Zastupnevich
Best Art Direction:
Tess – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens (WINNER)
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Art Direction: John W. Corso; Set Decoration: John M. Dwyer
The Elephant Man – Art Direction: Stuart Craig and Robert Cartwright; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
The Empire Strikes Back – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange and Alan Tomkins; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Kagemusha – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Yoshiro Muraki
Best Cinematography:
Tess – Geoffrey Unsworth (posthumous award) and Ghislain Cloquet (WINNER)
The Blue Lagoon – Néstor Almendros
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Ralf D. Bode
The Formula – James Crabe
Raging Bull – Michael Chapman
Best Film Editing:
Raging Bull – Thelma Schoonmaker (WINNER)
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Arthur Schmidt
The Competition – David Blewitt
The Elephant Man – Anne V. Coates
Fame – Gerry Hambling
Academy Honorary Award:
Henry Fonda
Special Achievement Award:
The Empire Strikes Back (Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson) for Visual Effects
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March 31, 1981
1981 Grammy Award Winners
1981 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 25, 1981
Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New York
Host: Paul Simon
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1979 – September 30, 1980
Notable Trivia
‘Sailing’ Smooth: Christopher Cross made history this year. He swept all four major categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. His hit Sailing was a big reason for his success.
Iconic Host: Hosting duties were taken up by Paul Simon, no stranger to Grammy gold himself. He had already won multiple awards, both as a solo artist and as half of Simon & Garfunkel.
Operatic Heights: Luciano Pavarotti, the operatic tenor, won his first Grammy this year. He was awarded Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance, broadening the awards’ musical diversity.
Rap Debut: Kurtis Blow’s The Breaks was nominated in the Best R&B Vocal Performance, marking the first time rap was recognized in Grammy history.
Country Classic: George Jones sang his way into hearts with He Stopped Loving Her Today. The song earned him the Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and is often cited as one of the greatest country songs.
Genre Expansion: The B-52’s got a nod for Rock Lobster in the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group category. This nomination indicated the Grammys’ willingness to embrace alternative and new wave music.
Jazzed Up: Pat Metheny, the jazz guitarist, won his first Grammy for Best Jazz Fusion Performance. His album Offramp got him this prestigious accolade, proving that jazz was far from forgotten in the awards circuit.
1981 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Sailing – Christopher Cross
Album of the Year:
Christopher Cross, Christopher Cross (Warner Bros.)
Song of the Year:
Sailing – Christopher Cross, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Christopher Cross
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
This Is It – Kenny Loggins
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
The Rose – Bette Midler
Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Guilty – Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
One on One, Bob James and Earl Klugh
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Glass Houses, Billy Joel
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Crimes of Passion, Pat Benatar
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Against the Wind, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Reggatta de Blanc – Police
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Never Knew Love Like This Before – Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance, Male:
Give Me the Night, George Benson
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Never Knew Love Like This Before – Stephanie Mills
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Shining Star – Manhattans
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Off Broadway – George Benson
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male:
Moody’s Mood – George Benson
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female:
A Perfect Match/Ella and Basie, Ella Fitzgerald
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
I Will Say Goodbye, Bill Evans
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
We Will Meet Again, Bill Evans
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
On the Road, Count Basie and Orchestra
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Birdland – Manhattan Transfer
Best Country Song:
On the Road Again – Willie Nelson, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:
That Lovin’ You Feelin’ Again – Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown – Gilley’s Urban Cowboy Band
Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational:
The Lord’s Prayer, Reba Rambo, Dony McGuire, B.J. Thomas, Andrae Crouch, the Archers, Walter and Tramiane Hawkins and Cynthia Clawson
Best Gospel Performance, Traditional:
We Come to Worship, Blackwood Brothers
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
Rejoice, Shirley Caesar
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional:
Lord, Let Me Be an Instrument, James Cleveland and the Charles Fold Singers
Best Latin Recording:
La Onda Va Bien, Cal Tjader (Concord Jazz)
Best Inspirational Performance:
With My Song I Will Praise Him, Debby Boone
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
Rare Blues, Dr. Isaiah Ross, Maxwell Street Jimmy, Big Joe Williams, Son House, Rev. Robin Wilkins, Little Brother Montgomery and Sunnyland Slim (Takoma)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Dinorah, Dinorah – Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey, arrangers
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Sailing – Michael Omatian and Christopher Cross, arrangers
Best Arrangement for Voices:
Birdland – Janis Siegel, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
The Empire Strikes Back, John Williams, composer
Best Cast Show Album:
Evita?Premier American Recording, Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Tim Rice, Iyricist (MCA)
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
The Empire Strikes Back, John Williams, composer (RSO)
Best Classical Album:
Berg, Lulu (Complete Version), Pierre Boulez conducting Orchestre de l’Opera de Paris; solos: Stratas, Minton, Mazura and Blankenheim (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Bruckner, Symphony No. 6 in A Major, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Music for Two Violins (Moszkowski, Suite for Two Violins; Shostakovich, Duets; Prokofiev, Sonata for Two Violins), Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) (tie):
Berg, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; Stravinsky, Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman; Seiji Ozawa conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra
Brahms, Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello (Double Concerto), Itzhak Perlman and Mstislav Rostropovich; Bernard Haitink conducting Concertgebouw Orchestra
Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
The Spanish Album, Itzhak Perlman
Best Opera Recording:
Berg, Lulu (Complete Version), Pierre Boulez conducting Orchestre de l’Opera de Paris; solos: Stratas, Minton, Mazura and Blankenheim
Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera):
Mozart, Requiem, Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor and Norbert Balatsch, chorus master, Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Prima Donna, Volume 5 Great Soprano Arias From Handel to Britten, Leontyne Price; Henry Lewis conducting Philharmonia Orchestra
Best Comedy Recording:
No Respect, Rodney Dangerfield (Casablanca)
Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording:
Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Pat Carroll (Caedmon)
Best Recording for Children:
In Harmony/A Sesame Street Record, Doobie Brothers, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Muppets, Al Jarreau, Linda Ronstadt, Wendy Waldman, Libby Titus and Dr. John, Livingston Taylor, George Benson and Pauline Wilson, Lucy Simon, Kate Taylor and the Simon/Taylor Family (Sesame Street/Warner Bros.)
Best Album Package:
Against the Wind, Roy Kohara, art director (Capitol)
Best Album Notes:
Trilogy: Past, Present and Future, David McClintick, annotator (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Best Historical Reissue Album:
Segovia?The EMI Recordings 1927 – 39 (Angel)
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Phil Ramone
Classical Producer of the Year:
Robert Woods
February 25, 1981
1980 Oscars 52nd Academy Awards
1980 Oscars 52nd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 14, 1980
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Eligibility Year: 1979
Red Carpet Trivia
Battle of the Spouses: Kramer vs. Kramer, a film about a custody battle, was the big winner of the night, taking home Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman.
Host with the Most: Johnny Carson was no stranger to hosting, being a familiar face on late-night TV. This year, he added his characteristic wit to the Oscars ceremony.
Revolving Roles: Meryl Streep won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer this year. Interestingly, the role was initially given to Kate Jackson, who had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.
A Comic Icon: Peter Sellers was posthumously nominated for his role in Being There. Sadly, he passed away just a few months after the ceremony.
War and Pieces: Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola’s epic about the Vietnam War, was nominated for eight awards but only won two: Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
From 007 to Oscar: The James Bond film Moonraker was nominated for Best Visual Effects, a nod to the franchise’s ever-evolving technological prowess.
Young Talent: Justin Henry, the young actor from Kramer vs. Kramer, became one of the youngest actors ever to be nominated for an Academy Award.
All That Jazz and Kramer vs. Kramer each earned 9 nominations. Kramer vs Kramer won 5 Oscars. All That Jazz won 4.
1980 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Kramer vs. Kramer – Stanley R. Jaffe, producer (WINNER)
All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur, producer (posthumous nomination)
Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola, producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, co-producers
Breaking Away – Peter Yates, producer
Norma Rae – Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, producers
Best Director:
Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer (WINNER)
Bob Fosse – All That Jazz
Francis Ford Coppola – Apocalypse Now
Peter Yates – Breaking Away
Édouard Molinaro – La Cage aux Folles
Best Actor:
Dustin Hoffman – Kramer vs. Kramer as Ted Kramer (WINNER)
Jack Lemmon – The China Syndrome as Jack Godell
Al Pacino – …And Justice for All. as Arthur Kirkland
Roy Scheider – All That Jazz as Joseph “Joe” Gideon
Peter Sellers – Being There as Chance
Best Actress:
Sally Field – Norma Rae as Norma Rae Webster (WINNER)
Jill Clayburgh – Starting Over as Marilyn Holmberg
Jane Fonda – The China Syndrome as Kimberly Wells
Marsha Mason – Chapter Two as Jennie MacLaine
Bette Midler – The Rose as Mary Rose Foster
Best Supporting Actor:
Melvyn Douglas – Being There as Ben Rand (WINNER)
Robert Duvall – Apocalypse Now as Lieutenant Colonel William “Bill” Kilgore
Frederic Forrest – The Rose as Huston Dyer
Justin Henry – Kramer vs. Kramer as Billy Kramer
Mickey Rooney – The Black Stallion as Henry Dailey
Best Supporting Actress:
Meryl Streep – Kramer vs. Kramer as Joanna Kramer (WINNER)
Jane Alexander – Kramer vs. Kramer as Margaret Phelps
Barbara Barrie – Breaking Away as Evelyn Stoller
Candice Bergen – Starting Over as Jessica Potter
Mariel Hemingway – Manhattan as Tracy
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Breaking Away – Steve Tesich (WINNER)
All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur (posthumous nomination) and Bob Fosse
…And Justice for All – Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson
The China Syndrome – Mike Gray, T. S. Cook, and James Bridges
Manhattan – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Kramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton based on the novel by Avery Corman (WINNER)
Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola and John Milius based on the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
La Cage aux Folles – Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon and Jean Poiret based on the play by Jean Poiret
A Little Romance – Allan Burns based on the novel E=MC2 mon amour by Patrick Cauvin
Norma Rae – Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. based on the book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by Hank Leiferman
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Tin Drum (Federal Republic of Germany – West) (WINNER)
The Maids of Wilko (Poland)
Mama Turns 100 (Spain)
A Simple Story (France)
To Forget Venice (Italy)
Best Documentary Feature:
Best Boy – Ira Wohl (WINNER)
Generation on the Wind – David A. Vassar
Going the Distance – Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet
The Killing Ground – Steve Singer and Tom Priestley
The War at Home – Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist – Saul J. Turell (WINNER)
Dae – Risto Teofilovski
Koryo Celadon – Donald A. Connolly and James R. Messenger
Nails – Phillip Borsos
Remember Me – Dick Young
Best Live Action Short Film:
Board and Care – Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis (WINNER)
Bravery in the Field – Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky
Oh Brother, My Brother – Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell
The Solar Film – Saul Bass and Michael Britton
Solly’s Diner – Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin
Best Animated Short Film:
Every Child – Derek Lamb (WINNER)
Dream Doll – Bob Godfrey
Its So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House – Paul Fierlinger
Best Original Score:
A Little Romance – Georges Delerue (WINNER)
10 – Henry Mancini
The Amityville Horror – Lalo Schifrin
The Champ – Dave Grusin
Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Jerry Goldsmith
Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
All That Jazz – Ralph Burns (WINNER)
Breaking Away – Patrick Williams
The Muppet Movie – Songs by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation by Paul Williams
Best Original Song:
“It Goes Like It Goes” from Norma Rae – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel (WINNER)
“I’ll Never Say Goodbye” from The Promise – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“It’s Easy to Say” from 10 – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Robert Wells
“Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie – Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
“Through the Eyes of Love” from Ice Castles – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Best Sound:
Apocalypse Now – Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs and Nat Boxer (WINNER)
1941 – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
The Electric Horseman – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Al Overton Jr.
Meteor – William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut and Jack Solomon
The Rose – Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells and Jim Webb
Best Costume Design:
All That Jazz – Albert Wolsky (WINNER)
Agatha – Shirley Russell
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days – William Ware Theiss
The Europeans – Judy Moorcroft
La Cage aux Folles – Piero Tosi and Ambra Danon
Best Art Direction:
All That Jazz – Art Direction: Philip Rosenberg and Tony Walton; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart and Gary J. Brink (WINNER)
Alien – Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Leslie Dilley and Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Apocalypse Now – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
The China Syndrome – Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Art Direction: Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris and John Vallone; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Best Cinematography:
Apocalypse Now – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
1941 – William A. Fraker
All That Jazz – Giuseppe Rotunno
The Black Hole – Frank Phillips
Kramer vs. Kramer – Néstor Almendros
Best Film Editing:
All That Jazz – Alan Heim (WINNER)
Apocalypse Now – Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman
The Black Stallion – Robert Dalva
Kramer vs. Kramer – Jerry Greenberg
The Rose – Robert L. Wolfe and C. Timothy O’Meara
Best Visual Effects:
Alien – H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Dennis Ayling (WINNER)
1941 – Gregory Jein, William A. Fraker and A. D. Flowers
The Black Hole – Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe Hale
Moonraker – Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson and John Evans
Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart and Grant McCune
Special Achievement Award:
Alan Splet for sound effects editing in The Black Stallion
Academy Honorary Awards:
Hal Elias
Alec Guinness
Medal of Commendation:
John O. Aalberg
Charles G. Clarke
John G. Frayne
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Robert Benjamin
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Ray Stark
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April 14, 1980
1980 Grammy Award Winners
1980 Grammy Awards Winners
Winners Announced: February 27, 1980
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Kenny Rogers
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1978 – September 30, 1979

Tune Into the Trivia

Kenny’s Kingdom: Host Kenny Rogers was already a huge name in country music by this time, and his hosting role elevated the genre’s profile at the Grammys.

Disco Inferno: The year 1980 was a crucial year for disco. The Bee Gees were still riding the wave of their late-’70s success and snagged multiple nominations.

Sibling Harmony: The Doobie Brothers won Record of the Year for “What a Fool Believes,” which Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins co-written.

Thrills and ‘Trills’: Billy Joel’s 52nd Street won Album of the Year, making him one of the notable artists to leap from pop to a more rock-oriented sound.

The Diva’s Start: This year marked one of the earliest Grammy wins for Donna Summer, setting the stage for her reign as the “Queen of Disco.”

From Films to Grammys: “Afternoon Delight” by the Starland Vocal Band, famously featured in the movie Anchorman, won Best Arrangement for Voices.

Wings Take Flight: Paul McCartney’s band, Wings, was honored for their rock performance, showcasing that The Beatles’ members could find success even after the iconic group disbanded.
1980 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
What a Fool Believes – Doobie Brothers

Album of the Year:
52nd Street, Billy Joel (Columbia)

Song of the Year:
What a Fool Believes – Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald, songwriters

Best New Artist:
Rickie Lee Jones

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
52nd Street, Billy Joel

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
I’ll Never Love This Way Again – Dionne Warwick

Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Minute by Minute, Doobie Brothers

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Rise – Herb Alpert

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male:
Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female:
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer

Best Rock Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
Heartache Tonight – Eagles

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Rockestra Theme – Wings

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
After the Love Has Gone – David Foster, Jay Graydon and Bill Champlin, songwriters

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Deja Vu – Dionne Warwick

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
After the Love Has Gone – Earth, Wind and Fire

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Boogie Wonderland – Earth, Wind and Fire

Best Disco Recording:
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (Polydor)

Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
Fine and Mellow, Ella Fitzgerald

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Jousts, Oscar Peterson

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Duet, Gary Burton and Chick Corea

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
At Fargo, 1940 Live, Duke Ellington

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
8:30, Weather Report

Best Country Song:
You Decorated My Life – Debbie Hupp and Bob Morrison, songwriters

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
The Gambler – Kenny Rogers

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Blue Kentucky Girl, Emmylou Harris

Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Big Sandy/Leather Britches – Doc and Merle Watson

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational:
Heed the Call, Imperials

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional:
Lift Up the Name of Jesus, Blackwood Brothers

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
I’ll Be Thinking of You, Andrae Crouch

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional:
Changing Times, Mighty Clouds of Joy

Best Latin Recording:
Irakere, Irakere (Columbia)

Best Inspirational Performance:
You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer), B.J. Thomas

Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
Muddy Mississippi Waters Live, Muddy Waters (Sky/CBS)

Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Soulful Strut – Claus Ogerman, arranger

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
What a Fool Believes – Michael McDonald, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
Main Title Theme From Superman – John Williams, composer

Best Cast Show Album:
Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim, composer and Iyricist (RCA)

Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Superman, John Williams, composer (Warner Bros.)

Best Classical Album:
Brahms, Symphonies Complete, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Best Classical Orchestral Recording:
Brahms, Symphonies Complete, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Copland, Appalachian Spring, Dennis Russell Davies conducting St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental:
Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) Bartók, Concertos for Piano nos. 1 and 2, Maurizio Pollini; Abbado conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
The Horowitz Concerts 1978/79, Vladimir Horowitz

Best Opera Recording:
Britten, Peter Grimes, Colin Davis conducting Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; solos: Vickers, Harper and Summers (Philips)

Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera):
Brahms, A German Requiem, Sir Georg Solti, conductor and Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
O Sole Mio, Luciano Pavarotti

Best Comedy Recording:
Reality… What a Concept, Robin Williams (Casablanca)

Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording:
Ages of Man (Readings From Shakespeare), Sir John Gielgud (Caedmon)

Best Recording for Children:
The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson, creator (Atlantic)

Best Album Package:
Breakfast in America, Mike Doud and Mick Haggerty, art directors (A&M)

Best Album Notes:
Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy Sessions, Bob Porter and James Patrick, annotators (Savoy)

Best Historical Reissue:
Billie Holiday (Giants of Jazz) (Time Life)

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):
Larry Butler

Classical Producer of the Year:
James Mallinson
February 27, 1980