56th Academy Awards

thumb|right|335 px|Hospital scene From Terms Of Endearment 
==Events==
Johnny Carson once again serves as our host for the evening. Universal had put Tender Mercies out on TV and on VHS because of poor screen test performance and put little effort into campaigning for it. Linda Hunt became the first actor to win for playing a character of opposite sex. Star Wars Episode V: The Return Of The Jedi was given a Special Achievement Award for visual effects. M.J. Frankovich was given a Special Achievement Award and Hal Roach was given an honorary Oscar for his contributions to motion pictures while the Scientific Technical Award was given to Kurt Larche of Osram GmbH for the research and development of xenon short-arc discharge lamps for motion picture projection
==Winners==
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' won Best Documentary Feature
Flamenco at 5:15 won Best Documentary Short
Sundae in New York won Best Animated Short
Boys and Girls won best Live Action Short
Flashdance won Best Original Song (Flashdance.... What A Feeling)
Yentl won Best Original Song or Adaptation Score
The Year Of Living Dangerously won Best Supporting Actress
Tender Mercies won 2 Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay
Sweden won Best Foreign Language Film for their entry Fanny and Alexander which also won 3 additional awards for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design
The Right Stuff won its 4 Academy Awards for Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Film Editing
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Terms Of Endearment won 5 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay
Category:80's ceremonies
Category:Opposite leading acting/opposite supporting acting yrs.
Category:Best Picture/Director/Screenplay winner in the same year