Alternate Oscars: 1981

* = winner

BEST PICTURE:

Blow Out

Das Boot

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

They All Laughed

BEST DIRECTOR:

Peter Bogdanovich, They All Laughed

Brian De Palma, Blow Out

Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot

Herbert Ross, Pennies from Heaven

Steven Spielberg, Raiders of the Lost Ark*

BEST ACTOR:

Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mephisto

Harrison Ford, Raiders of the Lost Ark*

Ben Gazzara, They All Laughed

John Heard, Cutter's Way

Dudley Moore, Arthur

BEST ACTRESS:

Isabelle Adjani, Possession*

Audrey Hepburn, They All Laughed

Diane Keaton, Reds

Zoë Lund, Ms .45

Barbara Sukowa, Lola

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Mario Adorf, Lola

Paul Freeman, Raiders of the Lost Ark*

John Gielgud, Arthur

Jack Nicholson, Reds

Rod Steiger, The Chosen

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Karen Allen, Raiders of the Lost Ark*

Colleen Camp, They All Laughed

Jessica Harper, Pennies from Heaven

Isabelle Huppert, Coup de Torchon

Elizabeth McGovern, Ragtime

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Das Boot*

Diva

Mephisto

Pennies from Heaven

Prince of the City

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Blow Out

Lola

Modern Romance

Raiders of the Lost Ark

They All Laughed*

BEST ART DIRECTION:

Excalibur

Lola

Pennies from Heaven*

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Time Bandits

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Das Boot

Diva

Gallipoli

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Excalibur*

Lola

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Time Bandits

BEST FILM EDITING:

Blow Out

Das Boot

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

They All Laughed

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Chariots of Fire

Escape from New York

Possession

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

Thief

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from Arthur*

"For Your Eyes Only" from For Your Eyes Only

"Goodbye May Seem Forever" from The Fox and the Hound

"Kentucky Nights" from They All Laughed

"One More Hour" from Ragtime

BEST MAKEUP:

An American Werewolf in London*

The Evil Dead

The Howling

Quest for Fire

Time Bandits

BEST SOUND:

Blow Out

Das Boot

Excalibur

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

Thief

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

An American Werewolf in London

Clash of the Titans

Excalibur

The Howling

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

BEST STUNTS:

Das Boot

Escape from New York

For Your Eyes Only

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Raiders of the Lost Ark*

BEST CASTING:

Das Boot

Pennies from Heaven

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Taps

They All Laughed*

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:

Das Boot*

Diva

Lola

Mephisto

Possession

Alternate Oscars: 1982

* = winner

BEST PICTURE:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Fanny and Alexander

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The Verdict

BEST DIRECTOR:

Ingmar Bergman, Fanny and Alexander

Werner Herzog, Fitzcarraldo

Sidney Lumet, The Verdict

Ridley Scott, Blade Runner*

Steven Spielberg, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

BEST ACTOR:

Albert Finney, Shoot the Moon

Harrison Ford, Blade Runner

Paul Newman, The Verdict

Henry Thomas, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Peter O’Toole, My Favorite Year*

BEST ACTRESS:

Julie Christie, The Return of the Soldier

Glenda Jackson, The Return of the Soldier

Diane Keaton, Shoot the Moon*

Jessica Lange, Frances

Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner*

Michael Keaton, Night Shift

Jerry Lewis, The King of Comedy

Jan Malmsjö, Fanny and Alexander

Mickey Rourke, Diner

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Sandra Bernhard, The King of Comedy*

Carol Burnett, Annie

Cher, Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Dana Hill, Shoot the Moon

Sean Young, Blade Runner

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Blade Runner

Deathtrap

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The Verdict*

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Diner

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*

Fanny and Alexander

The King of Comedy

My Favorite Year

BEST ART DIRECTION:

Blade Runner*

Fanny and Alexander

One from the Heart

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Fanny and Alexander

One from the Heart

Pink Floyd: The Wall

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Blade Runner

Fanny and Alexander*

La Traviata

TRON

Victor/Victoria

BEST FILM EDITING:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Fanny and Alexander

One from the Heart

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Blade Runner

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Koyaanisqatsi

One from the Heart*

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" from Cat People

"Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III

"Monkey in Me" from Starstruck

"This One's from the Heart" from One from the Heart*

"Waste of Time" from Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

BEST MAKEUP:

Blade Runner

Conan the Barbarian

Fanny and Alexander

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*

The Thing

BEST SOUND:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

The Thing

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Blade Runner*

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Poltergeist

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

TRON

BEST STUNTS:

48 Hrs.

Blade Runner

Conan the Barbarian

First Blood*

The Thing

BEST CASTING:

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Diner*

Fanny and Alexander

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Tootsie

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:

Fanny and Alexander*

Fitzcarraldo

Pink Floyd: The Wall

The Return of the Soldier

Starstruck

Alternate Oscars: 1983

* = winner

BEST PICTURE:

The Big Chill

Local Hero

The Outsiders

Return of the Jedi*

Trading Places

BEST DIRECTOR:

Robert Bresson, L’Argent

Francis Ford Coppola, Rumble Fish

Bill Forsyth, Local Hero*

Bob Fosse, Star 80

Richard Marquand, Return of the Jedi

BEST ACTOR:

Tom Conti, Reuben, Reuben

Tom Courtenay, The Dresser

Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies

Albert Finney, The Dresser

Eric Roberts, Star 80*

BEST ACTRESS:

Mariel Hemingway, Star 80*

Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment

Meryl Streep, Silkwood

Julie Walters, Educating Rita

Debra Winger, Terms of Endearment

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Matt Dillon, The Outsiders

Darren McGavin, A Christmas Story

Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment

Jonathan Pryce, Something Wicked This Way Comes

Mickey Rourke, Rumble Fish*

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Cher, Silkwood

Glenn Close, The Big Chill

Jamie Lee Curtis, Trading Places*

Melinda Dillon, A Christmas Story

Mary Kay Place, The Big Chill

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

The Dresser

Reuben, Reuben

The Right Stuff

Star 80

Terms of Endearment*

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

The Big Chill*

Local Hero

Risky Business

Trading Places

Videodrome

BEST ART DIRECTION:

The Dresser

Return of the Jedi*

The Right Stuff

Scarface

Something Wicked This Way Comes

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

The Hunger

The Keep

L’Argent

Rumble Fish*

Scarface

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

The Dresser

The Outsiders

Return of the Jedi*

Scarface

Something Wicked This Way Comes

BEST FILM EDITING:

L’Argent

Return of the Jedi

The Right Stuff*

Scarface

Trading Places

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Local Hero

The Outsiders

Return of the Jedi*

The Right Stuff

Something Wicked This Way Comes

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

"All the Right Moves" from All the Right Moves

"Flashdance…What a Feeling" from Flashdance

"Holiday Road" from National Lampoon's Vacation

"On the Dark Side" from Eddie and the Cruisers*

"Stay Gold" from The Outsiders

BEST MAKEUP:

The Dresser

The Hunger

Return of the Jedi

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Videodrome*

BEST SOUND:

Return of the Jedi*

The Right Stuff

Rumble Fish

Scarface

Videodrome

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Return of the Jedi*

The Right Stuff

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Superman III

Twilight Zone: The Movie

BEST STUNTS:

Never Say Never Again

Octopussy

Return of the Jedi*

The Right Stuff

Superman III

BEST CASTING:

The Big Chill

The Outsiders*

Star 80

Terms of Endearment

Trading Places

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:

À Nos Amours

The Dresser

L’Argent

Local Hero*

Videodrome

Alternate Oscars: 1984

* = winner

BEST PICTURE:

Amadeus

Beverly Hills Cop*

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Streets of Fire

This Is Spinal Tap

BEST DIRECTOR:

Martin Brest, Beverly Hills Cop

James Cameron, The Terminator

Milos Forman, Amadeus

Walter Hill, Streets of Fire*

Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

BEST ACTOR:

Philip Baker Hall, Secret Honor

John Hurt, The Hit

Eddie Murphy, Beverly Hills Cop*

Terence Stamp, The Hit

Harry Dean Stanton, Paris, Texas

BEST ACTRESS:

Mia Farrow, Broadway Danny Rose

Jessica Lange, Country

Frances McDormand, Blood Simple*

Gena Rowlands, Love Streams

Kathleen Turner, Romancing the Stone

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Richard Burton, 1984

Adolph Caesar, A Soldier's Story

Anthony Michael Hall, Sixteen Candles

Pat Morita, The Karate Kid*

M. Emmet Walsh, Blood Simple

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage to India

Melanie Griffith, Body Double

Nastassja Kinski, Paris, Texas*

Geraldine Page, The Pope of Greenwich Village

Tuesday Weld, Once Upon a Time in America

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Amadeus*

The Killing Fields

Love Streams

Once Upon a Time in America

A Passage to India

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Beverly Hills Cop

Blood Simple

The Hit

Stranger than Paradise

This Is Spinal Tap*

BEST ART DIRECTION:

Amadeus*

The Cotton Club

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Once Upon a Time in America

Streets of Fire

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Amadeus

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Once Upon a Time in America*

Paris, Texas

Streets of Fire

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Amadeus*

The Cotton Club

Once Upon a Time in America

Purple Rain

Streets of Fire

BEST FILM EDITING:

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Romancing the Stone

Stop Making Sense*

Streets of Fire

This Is Spinal Tap

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Beverly Hills Cop*

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

The Natural

Once Upon a Time in America

This Is Spinal Tap

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

"Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" from Against All Odds

"Footloose" from Footloose

"Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters

"Purple Rain" from Purple Rain

"Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young" from Streets of Fire*

BEST MAKEUP:

Amadeus

Ghostbusters

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

A Nightmare on Elm Street*

Streets of Fire

BEST SOUND:

Amadeus

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

The Last Starfighter

Streets of Fire

The Terminator*

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Gremlins

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*

The Last Starfighter

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

The Terminator

BEST STUNTS:

Beverly Hills Cop

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*

Red Dawn

Streets of Fire

The Terminator

BEST CASTING:

Amadeus

Beverly Hills Cop*

Ghostbusters

The Hit

This Is Spinal Tap

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: (incomplete lineup)

The Hit*

The Killing Fields

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind