1983 in film
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See also: 1982 in film, other events of 1983, 1984 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

• February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
2. Terms of Endearment
3. Flashdance
4. Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy
5. WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy
6. Octopussy
7. Sudden Impact
8. Mr. Mom, starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr
9. Staying Alive
10. Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay

Awards

Academy Award

• Best Film - Terms of Endearment
• Best Director - James L. Brooks, Terms of Endearment
• Best Actor - Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies
• Best Actress - Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment
• Best Supporting Actor - Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment
• Best Supporting Actress - Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously

Golden Globe

• Best Motion Picture - Drama - Terms of Endearment
• Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy - Yentl
• Best Director, Motion Picture - Barbra Streisand. Yentl
• Best Actor, Motion Picture, Drama - Tom Courtenay, The Dresser tied with Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies
• Best Actress, Motion Picture, Drama - Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment
• Best Actor, Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy - Michael Caine,Educating Rita
• Best Actress, Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy - Julie Walters, Educating Rita
• Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture - Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment
• Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture - Cher, Silkwood

Births

Deaths

• March 26 - Tennessee Williams, playwright
• April 4 - Gloria Swanson, actress
• April 16 - Fifi D'Orsay, actress
• April 23 - Buster Crabbe, actor
• June 12 - Norma Shearer, Academy Award winning actress
• July 5 - Harry James, bandleader who appeared in some films, and was once married to actress Betty Grable
• July 29 - Raymond Massey, actor, father of actor Daniel Massey and actress Anna Massey
• July 29 - David Niven, Academy Award winning actor
• August 3 - Carolyn Jones, Academy Award winning actress
• August 29 - Simon Oakland, actor
• October 8 - Joan Hackett, actress
• December 5 - Robert Aldrich, director
• December 8 - Slim Pickens, actor
• December 28 - William Demarest, actor

Other Movies Released

• The Big Chill
• The Right Stuff
• Chiefs
• Querelle
• A Christmas Story

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