*** indicates winner
| Film | Nominee/Recipient |
|---|---|
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy |
| ***Gandhi | Richard Attenborough |
| Missing | Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis |
| Tootsie | Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards |
| The Verdict | Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown |
| Film | Nominee/Recipient |
|---|---|
| Das Boot | Wolfgang Petersen |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg |
| ***Gandhi | Richard Attenborough |
| Tootsie | Sydney Pollack |
| The Verdict | Sidney Lumet |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Dustin Hoffman | Tootsie |
| ***Ben Kingsley | Gandhi |
| Jack Lemmon | Missing |
| Paul Newman | The Verdict |
| Peter O'Toole | My Favorite Year |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Julie Andrews | Victor/Victoria |
| Jessica Lange | Frances |
| Sissy Spacek | Missing |
| ***Meryl Streep | Sophie's Choice |
| Debra Winger | An Office and a Gentleman |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Charles Durning | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |
| ***Louis Gossett, Jr. | An Officer and a Gentleman |
| John Lithgow | The World According to Garp |
| James Mason | The Verdict |
| Robert Preston | Victor/Victoria |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Glenn Close | The World According to Garp |
| Teri Garr | Tootsie |
| ***Jessica Lange | Tootsie |
| Kim Stanley | Frances |
| Lesley Ann Warren | Victor/Victoria |
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