*** indicates winner
| Film | Nominee/Recipient |
|---|---|
| Coal Miner's Daughter | Bernard Schwartz |
| The Elephant Man | Jonathan Sanger |
| ***Ordinary People | Ronald L. Schwary |
| Raging Bull | Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff |
| Tess | Claude Berri, Timothy Burrill |
| Film | Nominee/Recipient |
|---|---|
| The Elephant Man | David Lynch |
| ***Ordinary People | Robert Redford |
| Raging Bull | Martin Scorsese |
| The Stunt Man | Richard Rush |
| Tess | Roman Polanski |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| ***Robert De Niro | Raging Bull |
| Robert Duvall | The Great Santini |
| John Hurt | The Elephant Man |
| Jack Lemmon | Tribute |
| Peter O'Toole | The Stunt Man |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Ellen Burstyn | Resurrection |
| Goldie Hawn | Private Benjamin |
| Mary Tyler Moore | Ordinary People |
| Gena Rowlands | Gloria |
| ***Sissy Spacek | Coal Miner's Daughter |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Judd Hirsch | Ordinary People |
| ***Timoth Hutton | Ordinary People |
| Michael O'Keefe | The Great Santini |
| Joe Pesci | Raging Bull |
| Jason Robards | Melvin and Howard |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Eileen Brennan | Private Benjamin |
| Eva Le Gallienne | Resurrection |
| Cathy Moriarty | Raging Bull |
| Diana Scarwid | Inside Moves |
| ***Mary Steenburgen | Melvin and Howard |
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