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S01:E03 - Academy Award Winners: 1982 - 1986

Academy Award Winners: Thirty Years of Winners

Season 1 Episode 3 - Academy Award Winners: 1982 - 1986

2003 · 52 minSubtitles Icon
TV-PG
In 1982 Academy saluted crossdressers, reflecting the changing roles of men and women in society. several of the year's top films (Tootsie, Victor Victoria, and The World According to Garp) featured storylines about gender confusion and dealt with sexual identity. Historical substance triumphed over popularity when Gandhi took home the oscar for best picture against E.T.. Terms of Endearment had swept five of the top seven awards, and was named the outstanding film of 1983. 1984 many of the best picture nominations dealt with race relations, but the oscar was given to Amadeus, the historical spectacle. 1985 was a great year for Steve Spielberg with Back to the Future and The Color Purple, but the best picture oscar went to Out of Africa. William Hurt won an oscar for best actor, making it the first time it was given to a gay role. Oliver Stone wrote and directed Platoon based off of his own experience in the Vietnam war in 1986. The film won best picture, earning Oliver stone a best director oscar as well.
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