Academy Awards
56th edition
- April 9, 1984
- United States
United StatesThe 56th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1983 and took place on April 9, 1984, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 22 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Jack Haley Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta. Comedian and talk show emcee Johnny Carson hosted the show for the fifth time. He first presided over the 51st ceremony held in 1979 and last hosted the 54th ceremony held in 1982. Nine days earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 31, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by hosts Joan Collins and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Awards
Most Awarded
2 or more wins- Terms of Endearment 5
- Fanny and Alexander 4
- The Right Stuff 3
- Tender Mercies 2
Most Nominated
3 or more nominations- Terms of Endearment 11
- The Right Stuff 8
- Fanny and Alexander 6
- The Dresser 5
- Silkwood 5
- Tender Mercies 5
- Yentl 5
- Cross Creek 4
- Flashdance 4
- Return of the Jedi 4
- The Big Chill 3
- Educating Rita 3
- WarGames 3
Most Unluckiest
wins / nominations- Terms of Endearment 5 / 11
- The Right Stuff 3 / 8
- The Dresser 0 / 5
- Silkwood 0 / 5
- Yentl 1 / 5
- Cross Creek 0 / 4
- Return of the Jedi 0 / 4
- Tender Mercies 2 / 5
- Flashdance 1 / 4
- The Big Chill 0 / 3
- Educating Rita 0 / 3
- WarGames 0 / 3
- Fanny and Alexander 4 / 6
Only one nomination
- Le Bal
- Betrayal
- Blue Thunder
- Boys and Girls
- Carmen
- Children of Darkness
- Entre Nous
- First Contact
- Flamenco at 5:15
- Goodie-Two-Shoes
- He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
- Heart Like a Wheel
- In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us?
- Mickey's Christmas Carol
- Never Cry Wolf
- Overnight Sensation
- The Profession of Arms
- The Return of Martin Guerre
- The Revolt of Job
- Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
- Sewing Woman
- Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain
- Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
- The Sting II
- Sundae in New York
- Testament
- To Be or Not to Be
- Trading Places
- Under Fire
- The Year of Living Dangerously
- You Are Free
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