Page 8 University Daily Kansan, April 1, 1981
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., "Ordinary People," the riveting story of a middle-class family torn by a suicidal teen-age son, was chosen Best Picture of 1980 for its powerful script supporting actor and the Best Direction Award for Robert Redford.
Robert De Niro—an expected no-show who surprised observers by attaching herself to the portrait of boxer Jake La Mota in "Raging Boll." Sissy Spacek was
The ceremony, postponed one day after President Reagan was shot, opened with a greeting from the actor-owner of the theater at the White House weeks earlier.
chosen Best Actress for "Coal Miner's Daughter."
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In a bizarre occurrence, an imposter stepped from the audience, accepted the Best Animated Short Film Oscar for the Hungarian winner and disappeared with the statue. He was being sought for theft.
'Ordinary People' named best picture
Both best-performance winners were honored for portraying two people who
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Mary Steenburgen, who played the topples dancer in "Melvin and Howard," was chosen Best Supporting Actress.
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Timothy Hutton, 20, won Best Support Actor for his portrayal of the suicidal son in "Ordinary People." It was Hutton's first film role.
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ruman Polanski's film, "Tess," won awards for cinematography, art direction and costume design. Alvin Sargent's screenplay, "Melvin and Howard," won both Best Screenplay based on material from another medium and Best Screenplay written directly for the screen.
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