Every 1981 Oscar Nominated Film

Best Picture nominees listed first, the rest alphabetical. David Lynch's The Elephant Man and Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull, with 8 nominations each, had the most nominations of this year's films. Their nominations included Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. Michael Apted's Coal Miner's Daughter received 7 nominations while Ordinary People and The Stunt Man were also nominated.

The year's winner of acting categories also marked as the closest span ever between the four winners, all of whom were under 40 when they won the award. Robert De Niro was 37 when awarded Best Actor, Sissy Spacek was 31 when awarded Best Actress, Timothy Hutton was 20 when awarded Best Supporting Actor, and Mary Steenburgen was 28 when awarded Best Supporting Actress.

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Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

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The Elephant Man (1980)

The Elephant Man (1980)

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Ordinary People (1980)

Ordinary People (1980)

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Raging Bull (1980)

Raging Bull (1980)

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Tess (1979)

Tess (1979)

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Agee (1980)

Agee (1980)

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All Nothing (1980)

All Nothing (1980)

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Altered States (1980)

Altered States (1980)

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The Blue Lagoon (1980)

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

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Breaker Morant (1980)

Breaker Morant (1980)

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My Brilliant Career (1979)

My Brilliant Career (1979)

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Brubaker (1980)

Brubaker (1980)

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The Competition (1980)

The Competition (1980)

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Confidence (1980)

Confidence (1980)

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The Day After Trinity (1981)

The Day After Trinity (1981)

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The Dollar Bottom (1981)

The Dollar Bottom (1981)

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Don't Mess With Bill (1980)

Don't Mess With Bill (1980)

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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! (1980)

The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! (1980)

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Fall Line (1980)

Fall Line (1980)

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Fame (1980)

Fame (1980)

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The Fly (1980)

The Fly (1980)

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The Formula (1980)

The Formula (1980)

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From Mao to Mozart (1981)

From Mao to Mozart (1981)

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Front Line (1981)

Front Line (1981)

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Gloria (1980)

Gloria (1980)

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The Great Santini (1979)

The Great Santini (1979)

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History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (1980)

History of the World in Three Minutes Flat (1980)

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Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

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Inside Moves (1980)

Inside Moves (1980)

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It's the Same World (1980)

It's the Same World (1980)

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A Jury of Her Peers (1980)

A Jury of Her Peers (1980)

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Kagemusha (1980)

Kagemusha (1980)

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Karl Hess: Toward Liberty (1980)

Karl Hess: Toward Liberty (1980)

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The Last Metro (1980)

The Last Metro (1980)

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Luther Metke at 94 (1979)

Luther Metke at 94 (1979)

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Melvin and Howard (1980)

Melvin and Howard (1980)

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Mon Oncle D'Amérique (1980)

Mon Oncle D'Amérique (1980)

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Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

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The Nest (1980)

The Nest (1980)

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