"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" wins four Academy Awards, "Das Boot" gets snubbed 1983

E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial was nominated for nine Oscars and won four at the 55th Academy Awards ceremony held April 11, 1983.  

It won Best Original Score for John Williams; Best Sound for Robert Knudson,Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo, and Gene Cantamessa; Best Sound Effects Editing for Charles Campbell and Ben Burtt; and Best Visual Effects for Carlo Ramaldi, Dennis Muren, and Kenneth F. Smith.

It had been nominated for Best Picture, Best Directing for Steven Spielberg, Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen), Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing.

Das Boot, one of the best films ever, was nominated for six Oscars but did not win any of them.  It wasn't even nominated for Best Foreign Film, although none of the other foreign were nominated for any other awards.  I suppose the German film makers didn't do the wine-and-dine policy 20th Century Fox Studios did for Doctor Doolittle.

Ghandi was the big winner of the night with eight awards out of eleven nominations. Meryl Streep won Best Actress for Sophie's Choice.  Louis Gossett Jr. won Best Supporting Actor for An Officer and a Gentleman. Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress for Tootsie.  Teri Garr was also nominated for the award for Tootsie.

Victor/Victoria won Best Music (Original Song Score and its Adaption Score) for Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse.

Cross-dressing wins Golden Globe Awards 1983

Two movies, in which the main character dresses up as the opposite sex, won four Golden Globes and were nominated for several more at the 40th annual celebration January 29, 1983.  

Tootsie, which starred Dustin Hoffman posing as an actress to land a role in a soap opera, won Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical.  Dustin Hoffman won Best Actor.  Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress.  Sydney Pollack was nominated for Best Director. Larry Gelbart and Murray Shisgal were nominated for Best Screenplay.

Julie Andrews won for Best Actress for her portrayal as a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman in Victor/Victoria.  The movie was nominated for Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical but lost to Tootsie. Robert Preston was nominated for Best Actor. Lesley Anne-Warren was nominated for Supporting Actress. Henry Mancini was nominated for Best Original Score but lost to John Williams.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial won Best Motion Picture-Drama and John Williams won for Best Original Score. Steven Spielberg was nominated for Best Director and Melissa Mathison was nominated for Best Screenplay. Henry Thomas was nominated for New Star of the Year-Male. 

The fabulous Dolly Parton received a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her work in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. 

"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" released 1982

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, released July 23, 1982, starred Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton in the lead roles.  Dolly received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Movie - Comedy or Musical. The movie was based on a play, which was based on a true story. 

Charles Durning, who played the governor of Texas, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

When released, it bumped E.T. The Extraterrestrial from the #1 spot, where it had been for the previous six weeks.