Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ...
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Title: The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981– )
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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Johnny Carson | ... | Self - Host | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Alan Arkin | ... | Self - Presenter | |
| Lucie Arnaz | ... | Self - Performer | |
| Eileen Brennan | ... | Self - Nominee | |
| Ellen Burstyn | ... | Self - Nominee | |
| Irene Cara | ... | Self - Performer | |
| Richard Chamberlain | ... | Self - Audience Member | |
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Ghislain Cloquet | ... | Self - Winner |
| George Cukor | ... | Self - Presenter | |
| Blythe Danner | ... | Self - Presenter | |
| Robert De Niro | ... | Self - Winner | |
| Angie Dickinson | ... | Self - Presenter | |
| Jimmy Durante | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Robert Duvall | ... | Self - Nominee | |
| Richard Edlund | ... | Self - Winner | |
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Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
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Written by Lalo Schifrin and Will Jennings
Performed by Dionne Warwick
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The show was postponed one day due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on 30 March; Reagan, a former actor, addressed the audience in a message taped at the White House nearly two weeks earlier - becoming the first President in 40 years to participate in the program. See more »Quotes
Johnny Carson - Host: [in Johnny Carson's opening monologue] Marlon Brando starred in "The Formula," a searing indictment of the greed of the oil companies. For this Brando was paid a million dollars for three days work.See more »
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People AloneWritten by Lalo Schifrin and Will Jennings
Performed by Dionne Warwick
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31 March 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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