THE HAMILTON AWARDS: 1981
BEST PICTURE
The Boat (Das Boot) (Columbia)
Excalibur (Orion)
Ragtime (Paramount)
* Raiders of the Lost Ark (Paramount)
Reds (Paramount)
BEST DIRECTOR
Warren Beatty for Reds
John Boorman for Excalibur
George Miller for The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2)
Wolfgang Petersen for The Boat (Das Boot)
* Steven Spielberg for Raiders of the Lost Ark
BEST ACTOR
Warren Beatty for Reds
* Harrison Ford for Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jürgen Prochnow for The Boat (Das Boot)
Howard E. Rollins, Jr. for Ragtime
Treat Williams for Prince of the City
BEST ACTRESS
Karen Allen for Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sally Field for Absence of Malice
* Diane Keaton for Reds
Bernadette Peters for Pennies from Heaven
Kathleen Turner for Body Heat
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
James Cagney for Ragtime
Paul Freeman for Raiders of the Lost Ark
* Jack Nicholson for Reds
Christopher Walken for Pennies from Heaven
Nicol Williamson for Excalibur
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez for Diva
Jane Fonda for On Golden Pond
* Elizabeth McGovern for Ragtime
Helen Mirren for Excalibur
Mary Steenburgen for Ragtime
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths for Reds
Brian De Palma for Blow Out
Lawrence Kasdan for Body Heat
* Lawrence Kasdan for Raiders of the Lost Ark
Colin Welland for Chariots of Fire
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet for Prince of the City
* Rospo Pallenberg, John Boorman for Excalibur
Wolfgang Petersen for The Boat (Das Boot)
Dennis Potter for Pennies from Heaven
Michael Weller for Ragtime
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Douglas Slocombe for Raiders of the Lost Ark
Vittorio Storaro for Reds
* Alex Thomson for Excalibur
Jost Vacano for The Boat (Das Boot)
Gordon Willis for Pennies from Heaven
BEST FILM EDITING
Michael Balson, David Stiven, Tim Wellburn for The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2)
Donn Cambern for Excalibur
* Michael Kahn for Raiders of the Lost Ark
Richard Marks for Pennies from Heaven
Hannes Nikel for The Boat (Das Boot)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Milena Canonero for Chariots of Fire
Anna Hill Johnstone for Ragtime
Norma Moriceau for The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2)
Bob Mackie for Pennies from Heaven
* Deborah Nadoolman for Raiders of the Lost Ark
BEST SONG
“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” (Burt Bacharach/Carole Bayer Sager/
Christopher Cross/Peter Allen) from Arthur
“The First Time It Happens” (Joe Raposo) from The Great Muppet Caper
* “For Your Eyes Only” (Bill Conti/Mick Leeson) from For Your Eyes Only
“Heavy Metal (Takin’ a Ride)” (Don Felder) from Heavy Metal
“One More Hour” (Randy Newman) from Ragtime
BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE
Bill Conti for Victory
Klaus Doldinger for The Boat (Das Boot)
Randy Newman for Ragtime
Vangelis for Chariots of Fire
* John Williams for Raiders of the Lost Ark
BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL/COMEDY SCORE AND/OR ADAPTATION
Burt Bacharach for Arthur
* Elmer Bernstein for Stripes
Lee Holdridge for American Pop
Joe Raposo for The Great Muppet Caper
Lance Rubin for Modern Romance
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Excalibur - Anthony Pratt, Tim Hutchinson
Pennies from Heaven - Philip Harrison, Ken Adam, Bernie Cutler, Fred Tuch, Garrett Lewis
Ragtime - John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein, Anthony Reading,
George De Titta, Sr., George De Titta, Jr., Peter Howitt
* Raiders of the Lost Ark - Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Michael Ford
Reds - Richard Sylbert, Michael Seirton
BEST MAKE-UP DESIGN
* An American Werewolf in London - Rick Baker
The Beyond (L’aldilà) - Giannetto De Rossi, Maurizio Trani
The Howling - Rob Bottin
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Chris Walas, Tom Smith, Dickie Mills
Scanners - Dick Smith
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dragonslayer
Clash of the Titans
* Raiders of the Lost Ark
Superman II
Time Bandits
BEST SOUND MIXING
Blow Out
The Boat (Das Boot)
Excalibur
Pennies from Heaven
* Raiders of the Lost Ark
BEST SOUND EDITING
Blow Out
The Boat (Das Boot)
Excalibur
* Raiders of the Lost Ark
Wolfen
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Beyond (L’aldilà) (Italy)
* The Boat (Das Boot) (Germany)
Diva (France)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
no award given
BEST ANIMATED FILM
American Pop
The Fox and the Hound
* Heavy Metal
HALL OF FAME
Paddy Chayefsky (1923-1981) (Writer) (Marty, The Catered Affair, The Bachelor Party, The Americanization of Emily, Paint Your Wagon, The Hospital, Network, Altered States)
Abel Gance (1899-1981) (Writer/Director/Producer/Actor) (Napoléon, End of the World, Lucrezia Borgia, The Life and Loves of Beethoven, I Accuse, Captain Fracasse, The Battle of Austerlitz)
Edith Head (1897-1981) (Costume Designer) (The Emperor Waltz, Samson and Delilah, All About Eve, Roman Holiday, The Ten Commandments, The Sting, The Man Who Would Be King)
William Holden (1918-1981) (Actor) (Golden Boy, Our Town, Sunset Boulevard, Born Yesterday, Stalag 17, Sabrina, Picnic, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, Wild Rovers, Network)
Natalie Wood (1938-1981) (Actress) (Miracle on 34th Street, The Searchers, Splendor in the Grass, West Side Story, Gypsy, The Great Race, Penelope, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Brainstorm)
William Wyler (1902-1981) (Director/Producer) (Wuthering Heights, Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Heiress, Roman Holiday, The Big Country, Ben-Hur, Funny Girl)