The 1982 Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.
| Best Picture | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers (Universal) |
| Gandhi, Richard Attenborough, producer (Columbia) |
| Missing, Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, producers (Universal) |
| Tootsie, Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, producers (Columbia) |
| The Verdict, Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, producers (Twentieth Century-Fox) |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie |
| Ben Kingsley, Gandhi |
| Jack Lemmon, Missing |
| Paul Newman, The Verdict |
| Peter O'Toole, My Favorite Year |
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 Ben Kingsley, Gandhi Archive Photos |
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| Actress in a Leading Role | Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria |
| Jessica Lange, Frances |
| Sissy Spacek, Missing |
| Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice |
| Debra Winger, An Officer and a Gentleman |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Charles Durning, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |
| Louis Gossett, Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman |
| John Lithgow, The World According to Garp |
| James Mason, The Verdict |
| Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Glenn Close, The World According to Garp |
| Teri Garr, Tootsie |
| Jessica Lange, Tootsie |
| Kim Stanley, Frances |
| Lesley Ann Warren, Victor/Victoria |
| Directing | Richard Attenborough, Gandhi |
| Sidney Lumet, The Verdict |
| Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot |
| Sidney Pollack, Tootsie |
| Steven Spielberg, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| Writing | | Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | John Briley, Gandhi | | Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, screenplay; Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart, story, Tootsie | | Barry Levinson, Diner | | Melissa Mathison, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | | Douglas Day Stewart, An Officer and a Gentleman | | Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium | Blake Edwards, Victor/Victoria | | Costa-Gavras and Donald Stewart, Missing | | David Mamet, The Verdict | | Alan J. Pakula, Sophie's Choice | | Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot |
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| Cinematography | Nestor Almendros, Sophie's Choice |
| Allen Daviau, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| Owen Roizman, Tootsie |
| Jost Vacano, Das Boot |
| Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor, Gandhi |
| Art Direction | Stuart Craig and Bob Laing, art direction; Michael Seirton, set decoration, Gandhi |
| Dale Hennesy, art direction; Marvin March, set decoration, Annie |
| Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson and William Craig Smith, art direction; Harry Cordwell, set decoration, Victor/Victoria |
| Lawrence G. Paull and David L. Snyder, art direction; Linda DeScenna, set decoration, Blade Runner |
| Franco Zeffirelli, art direction; Gianni Quaranta, set decoration, La Traviata |
| Sound | Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le-Mare, Das Boot |
| Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye, Gandhi |
| Buzz Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo and Gene Cantamessa, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler and Jim La Rue, Tron |
| Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz, Tootsie |
| Music | | Song | “Eye of the Tiger,” Rocky III, Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan III, music and lyrics | | “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?,” Best Friends, Michel Legrand, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics | | “If We Were in Love,” Yes, Giorgio, John Williams, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics | | “It Might Be You,” Tootsie, Dave Grusin, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics | | “Up Where We Belong,” An Officer and a Gentleman, Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie, music; Will Jennings, lyrics | | Original Score | Jerry Goldsmith, Poltergeist | | Marvin Hamlisch, Sophie's Choice | | Jack Nitzsche, An Officer and a Gentleman | | Ravi Shankar and George Fenton, Gandhi | | John Williams, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | | Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score | Leslie Bricusse and Henry Mancini, Victor/Victoria | | Ralph Burns, Annie | | Tom Waits, One From the Heart |
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| Film Editing | John Bloom, Gandhi |
| Carol Littleton, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| Hannes Nikel, Das Boot |
| Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp, Tootsie |
| Peter Zinner, An Officer and a Gentleman |
| Costume Design | Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton, Tron |
| John Mollo and Bhanu Athaiya, Gandhi |
| Patricia Norris, Victor/Victoria |
| Piero Tosi, La Traviata |
| Albert Wolsky, Sophie's Choice |
| Makeup | Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke, Quest for Fire |
| Tom Smith, Gandhi |
| Visual Effects | Richard Edlund, Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson, Poltergeist |
| Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Murren and Kenneth F. Smith, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer, Blade Runner |
| Sound Effects Editing | Charles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard L. Anderson, Poltergeist |
| Mike Le-Mare, Das Boot |
| Short Films | | Animated | The Great Cognito (Will Vinton, producer; Will Vinton Productions) | | The Snowman (John Coates, producer; Snowman Enterprises Ltd.) | | Tango (Zbigniew Rybczynski, producer; Film Polski Production) | | Live Action | Ballet Robotique (Bob Rogers, producer; Bob Rogers and Co.) | | A Shocking Accident (Christine Oestreicher, producer; Flamingo Pictures, Ltd.) | | The Silence (Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson, producers; American Film Institute) | | Split Cherry Tree (Jan Saunders, producer; Learning Corporation of America) | | Sredni Vashtar (Andrew Birkin, producer; Laurentic Film Productions, Ltd.) |
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| Documentary | | Short Subject | Gods of Metal (Robert Richter, producer; Richter Productions) | | If You Love This Planet (Edward Le Lorrain and Terri Nash, producers; National Film Board of Canada) | | The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America (Charles Guggenheim and Werner Schumann, producers; Guggenheim Productions, Inc.) | | To Live or Let Die (Freida Lee Mock, producer; American Film Foundation) | | Traveling Hopefully (John G. Avildsen, producer; Arnuthfonyus Films, Inc.) | | Feature | After the Axe (Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas, producers; National Film Board of Canada) | | Ben's Mill (John Karol and Michel Chalufour, producers; Public Broadcasting Associates—ODYSSEY) | | In Our Water (Meg Switzgable, producer; Foresight Films Production) | | Just Another Missing Kid (John Zaritsky, producer; Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) | | A Portrait of Giselle (ABC Video Enterprises, Inc. in association with Wishupon Productions) |
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| Foreign Language Film | Alsino and the Condor, Nicaragua |
| Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate), France |
| The Flight of the Eagle, Sweden |
| Private Life, U.S.S.R. |
| Volver a Empezar (To Begin Again), Spain |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Walter Mirisch |
| Honorary Award | To Mickey Rooney for 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances |
