Best Picture:
Other Nominees:
Best Achievement in Directing:
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| James L. Brooks - Terms of Endearment |
Other Nominees:
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| Peter Yates - The Dresser |
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| Ingmar Bergman - Fanny and Alexander |
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| Mike Nichols - Silkwood |
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| Bruce Beresford - Tender Mercies |
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
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| Robert Duvall in Tender Mercies |
Other Nominees:
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| Michael Caine in Educating Rita |
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| Tom Conti in Reuben, Reuben |
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| Tom Courtenay in The Dresser |
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| Albert Finney in The Dresser |
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
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| Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment |
Other Nominees:
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| Jane Alexander in Testament |
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| Meryl Streep in Silkwood |
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| Julie Walters in Educating Rita |
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| Debra Winger in Terms of Endearment |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
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| Jack Nicholson in Terms of Endearment |
Other Nominees:
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| Charles Durning in To Be or Not To Be |
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| John Lithgow in Terms of Endearment |
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| Sam Shepard in The Right Stuff |
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| Rip Torn in Cross Creek |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
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| Linda Hunt in The Year of Living Dangerously |
Other Nominees:
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| Cher in Silkwood |
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| Glenn Close in The Big Chill |
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| Amy Irving in Yentl |
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| Alfre Woodard in Cross Creek |
