Films of 1982

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Last Updated: 5/3/25
Total Films: 51
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

2. Blade Runner
3. Tex
4. The Thing
5. An Officer and a Gentleman
Honorable Mentions: The Executioner's Song, First Blood, The Verdict, and That Championship Season


Best Actor
Tommy Lee Jones (The Executioner's Song)

2. Paul Newman (The Verdict)
3. Henry Thomas (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
4. Robert De Niro (The King of Comedy)
5. Matt Dillon (Tex)
Honorable Mentions: Bruce Dern (That Championship Season), Harrison Ford (Blade Runner), Richard Gere (An Officer and a Gentleman), Jeremy Irons (Moonlighting), Jack Nicholson (The Border), Michael O'Keefe (Split Image), and Al Pacino (Author! Author!)


Best Actress
Debra Winger (An Officer and a Gentleman)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Louis Gossett, Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman)

2. Robert Mitchum (That Championship Season)
3. Roddy McDowall (Class of 1984)
4. James Woods (Split Image)
5. David Keith (An Officer and a Gentleman)
Honorable Mentions: Stacy Keach (That Championship Season), Robert MacNaughton (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), James Mason (The Verdict), Martin Sheen (That Championship Season), Paul Sorvino (That Championship Season), and Burt Young (Lookin' to Get Out)


Best Supporting Actress
Rosanna Arquette (The Executioner's Song)

2. Jessica Lange (Tootsie)
3. Drew Barrymore (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
4. Valerine Perrine (The Border)
5. Lisa Blount (An Officer and a Gentleman)
Honorable Mentions: Shannon Wilcox (The Border) and Sean Young (Blade Runner)


Best Director
Steven Spielberg (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)

2. Ridley Scott (Blade Runner)
3. John Carpenter (The Thing)
4. Tim Hunter (Tex)
5. Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman)
Honorable Mentions: Sidney Lumet (The Verdict), Jason Miller (That Championship Season), and Lawrence Schiller (The Executioner's Song)


Best Cinematography
Jordan Cronenweth (Blade Runner)

2. Allen Daviau (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
3. Christopher Challis (Evil Under the Sun)
4. Robert Jessup (Split Image)
5. Andrew Laszlo (First Blood)
Honorable Mentions: Freddie Francis (The Executioner's Song)


Best Editing
Carol Littleton (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)

2. Joan E. Chapman (First Blood)
3. Peter Zinner (An Officer and a Gentleman)
4. Todd C. Ramsay (The Thing)
5. Howard E. Smith (Tex)
Honorable Mentions: Richard A. Harris and Tom Rolf (The Executioner's Song)


Best Original Screenplay
Douglas Day Stewart (An Officer and a Gentleman)

2. Melissa Mathison (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
3. Paul D. Zimmerman (The King of Comedy)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
David Mamet (The Verdict)

2. Jason Miller (That Championship Season)
3. Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, and Sylvester Stallone (First Blood)
4. Norman Mailer (The Executioner's Song)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

  2. Blade Runner

  3. Tex

Films Rated '9'
  1. The Thing

  2. An Officer and a Gentleman

  3. The Executioner's Song

  4. First Blood

  5. The Verdict

  6. That Championship Season

Films Rated '8'
  1. Poltergeist

  2. Evil Under the Sun

  3. Class of 1984

  4. The Border

  5. The King of Comedy

  6. Split Image

  7. The Slumber Party Massacre

Films Rated '7'
  1. Tootsie

  2. Author! Author!

Films Rated '6'
  1. Moonlighting

  2. Fitzcarraldo

  3. Rocky III

  4. Lookin' to Get Out

  5. The Blue and the Gray

  6. The House Where Evil Dwells

Films Rated '5'
  1. Still of the Night

  2. The Year of Living Dangerously

  3. Death Wish II

  4. Murder Is Easy

    5. ExecSong
  5. In the Custody of Strangers

  6. Friday the 13th Part 3

Films Rated '4'
  1. Gandhi

  2. Deathtrap

  3. Halloween III: Season of the Witch

  4. Personal Best

Films Rated '3'
  1. The House on Sorority Row

  2. They Call Me Bruce?

  3. The Barchester Chronicles

  4. Conan the Barbarian

Films Rated '2'
  1. Cat People

  2. Night Shift

  3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

  4. Honkytonk Man

  5. Airplane II: The Sequel

  6. 48 Hrs.

  7. Diner

  8. Creepshow

  9. Amityville II: The Possession

  10. Swamp Thing

  11. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Films Rated '1'
  1. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  2. Firefox