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Horton Foote. Original Screenplay winner, with presenters Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek. James L. Brooks, Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson. Terms of Endearment winners for Directing/Best Picture/Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress, and Supporting Actor. View More Memorable Moments.
The 56th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1983 and took place on April 9, 1984, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST.
The Best Picture winner was visually and musically superior and focused on the court rivalry between flamboyant, genius composer (and scatologically-obsessed buffoon) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the less-talented, intensely-jealous Antonio Salieri, both composers for Hapsburg Emperor Joseph II.
Feb 5, 2014 · BEST PICTURE. Amadeus – Saul Zaentz. The Killing Fields – David Puttnam. A Passage to India – John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin. Places in the Heart – Arlene Donovan. A Soldier’s Story – Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary, Patrick Palmer.
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Apr 4, 2012 · "Terms of Endearment" producer James L. Brooks winning the Oscar® for Best Picture at the 56th Annual Academy Awards® in 1984. Presented by Frank Capra.
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929.
Best Picture: Terms of Endearment. Terms of Endearment also won Academy Awards for Best Actress (Shirley MacLaine), Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Directing (James L. Brooks), and Writing – Screenplay based on material from another medium (James L. Brooks).
Amadeus was, and still is, one of the best films to ever take home Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The 1984 musical biopic is fresh and energetic, telling the story of the rambunctious and brilliant composer, and the villainous envy of a fellow composer, Salieri.
56th Academy Awards (1984) - Movies from 1983. Highlights. Best Picture: Terms of Endearment. Best Director: James L. Brooks. Best Leading Actress: Shirley MacLaine. Best Leading Actor: Robert Duvall. Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson. Best Supporting Actress: Linda Hunt. Best International Film: Fanny & Alexander.
