BBOPTAs - 1982
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1. The Thing (1982)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Votes: 467,009 | Gross: $13.78M
Favourite Film of the Year
Runner ups:
First Blood
The Plague Dogs
Tootsie
Burden of Dreams
Fitzcarraldo
Sophie's Choice
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Secret of NIMH
2. The Thing (1982)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Votes: 467,009 | Gross: $13.78M
Best Film of the Year
Runner ups:
First Blood
The Plague Dogs
Tootsie
Fitzcarraldo
Sophie's Choice
Burden of Dreams
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Victor Victoria
3. The Verdict (1982)
R | 129 min | Drama
An outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason
Votes: 46,007 | Gross: $54.00M
Best Lead Actor: Paul Newman
Runner ups:
Dustin Huffman in Tootsie
Julie Andrews in Victor Victoria
Ben Kingsley in Gandhi
Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo
Robert De Niro in The King of Comedy
Sylvester Stallone in First Blood
Peter MacNicol in Sophie's Choice
Peter Ustinov in Evil Under the Sun
Kurt Russell in The Thing
4. Sophie's Choice (1982)
R | 150 min | Drama, Romance
Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin
Votes: 52,802 | Gross: $30.04M
Best Supporting Actor: Meryl Streep
Runner ups:
Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy
Zelda Rubinstein in Poltergeist
Robert Preston in Victor Victoria
DeForest Kelly in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Kevin Kline in Sophie's Choice
Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner
5. The Thing (1982)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Votes: 467,009 | Gross: $13.78M
Best Direction
Runner ups:
Fitzcarraldo
First Blood
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Blade Runner
6. Tootsie (1982)
PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 114,726 | Gross: $177.20M
Best Original Screenplay
Runner ups:
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The King of Comedy
Poltergeist
7. The Thing (1982)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Votes: 467,009 | Gross: $13.78M
Best Adapted Screenplay (adapted from the book, Who Goes There?)
Runner ups:
Fitzcarraldo (adapted from real events)
First Blood (adapted from the book)
The Plague Dogs (adapted from the book)
Sophie's Choice (adapted from the book)
8. Blade Runner (1982)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Votes: 823,500 | Gross: $32.87M
Best Cinematography
Runner ups:
The Thing
Tenebrae
Fitzcarraldo
First Blood
9. Blade Runner (1982)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Votes: 823,500 | Gross: $32.87M
Best Editing
Runner ups:
Pink Floyd: The Wall
First Blood
The Thing
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
10. Tron (1982)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
Director: Steven Lisberger | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan
Votes: 129,362 | Gross: $33.00M
Best Art-Direction
Runner ups:
The Thing
Blade Runner
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
11. Tron (1982)
PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
Director: Steven Lisberger | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan
Votes: 129,362 | Gross: $33.00M
Best Costume Design
Runner ups:
Blade Runner
The Draughtsman's Contract
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Thing
12. Tootsie (1982)
PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 114,726 | Gross: $177.20M
Best Make-up
Runner ups:
The Thing
Gandhi
Victor Victoria
The Draughtsman's Contract
13. The Thing (1982)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Votes: 467,009 | Gross: $13.78M
Best Visual Effects
Runner ups:
Blade Runner
The Dark Crystal
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
14. First Blood (1982)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney
Votes: 275,731 | Gross: $47.21M
Best Original Score
Runner ups:
The Thing
Blade Runner
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Tenebrae
15. Cat People (1982)
R | 118 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A woman who was orphaned from a young age finally reunites with her older brother. Matters start to go awry when she slowly discovers the true nature of her family.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole
Votes: 23,918 | Gross: $7.00M
Best Original Song: "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"
Runner ups:
"Reproduction" from Grease 2
"Cool Rider" from Grease 2
"It's a Long Road" from First Blood
"Who's That Guy?" from Grease 2
16. The Plague Dogs (1982)
PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 8,813
Best Animated Film
Runner ups:
The Secret of NIMH
Time Masters
The Last Unicorn
n/a
17. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
G | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise, Arthur Malet
Votes: 45,203 | Gross: $10.14M
Best Animation
Runner ups:
The Plague Dogs
The Last Unicorn
Time Masters
n/a
18. The Plague Dogs (1982)
PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 8,813
Best Voice-Over Performance: John Hurt
Runner ups:
Christopher Benjamin in The Pleague Dogs
n/a
n/a
n/a
19. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
PG | 158 min | Adventure, Drama
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Votes: 38,617
Best Foreign-Language Film
Runner ups:
Time Masters
Tenebrae
Fanny and Alexander
n/a
20. The Plague Dogs (1982)
PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 8,813
Best British Film
Runners up:
Sophie's Choice
Victor/Victoria
Blade Runner
Gandhi
21. Tootsie (1982)
PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 114,726 | Gross: $177.20M
Funniest Film
Runner ups:
The King of Comedy
Trail of the Pink Panther
Airplane II: The Sequel
Annie
22. Tootsie (1982)
PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 114,726 | Gross: $177.20M
Best Comedic Performance: Dustin Hoffman
Runner ups:
Robert De Niro in The King of Comedy
Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy
Peter Sellers in Trail of the Pink Panther
Herbert Lom in Trail of the Pink Panther
23. Annie (1982)
PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking
Votes: 49,546 | Gross: $57.06M
Best Musical
Runners Up:
Forbidden Zone
Grease 2
24. The Thing (1982)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Votes: 467,009 | Gross: $13.78M
Scariest Film
Runner ups:
Poltergeist
Creepshow
Tenebrae
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
25. The Plague Dogs (1982)
PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne
Votes: 8,813
Most Emotional Film
Runner ups:
Sophie's Choice
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Tootsie
Gandhi
26. First Blood (1982)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney
Votes: 275,731 | Gross: $47.21M
Best Action Movie
Runner ups:
Blade Runner
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Rocky III
TRON
27. I Was a Zombie for the F.B.I. (1982)
105 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A pair of criminal brothers survive an airplane crash and discover a plot by aliens from outer space to conquer Earth by turning human beings in zombies. The FBI gets involved and wants the brothers to infiltrate the alien force.
Director: Marius Penczner | Stars: Larry Raspberry, John Gillick, James Raspberry, Jeff Bailey
Votes: 192
Best Zombie and/or Vampire Film
Runner ups:
n/a
n/a
28. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Currie
Votes: 61,025 | Gross: $14.40M
Turd of the Year
Runner ups:
Swamp Thing
I Was a Zombie for the F.B.I.
Airplane II: The Sequel
Trail of the Pink Panther
29. Burden of Dreams (1982)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards
Votes: 8,141
Best Documentary
Runners up:
The Atomic Cafe
n/a
30. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,847
Best Short Film
Runner ups:
Vincent
Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter
n/a
n/a
31. The Young Ones (1982–1984)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 16,464
Best TV Comedy (for series 1)
Runner ups:
Yes Minister (series 3)
Police Squad! (season 1)
Cheers (season 1)
Only Fools and Horses (series 2)
Danger Mouse (series 2)
The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour (season 1)
n/a
n/a
n/a
32. The Young Ones (1982–1984)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 16,464
Best Male Performance (TV Comedy): Rik Mayall (for series 1)
Runner ups:
Ade Edmonson in The Young Ones (series 1)
Nigel Planer in The Young Ones (series 1)
Woody Harrelson in Cheers (season 1)
Kelsey Grammar in Cheers (season 1)
33. The Young Ones (1982–1984)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 16,464
Best Newcomer TV Comedy
Runner ups:
Police Squad!
Cheers
34. Danger Mouse (1981–1992)
TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Danger Mouse, the greatest secret agent in the world, must follow Colonel K's orders (and try not to break Professor Squawkencluck's inventions) to foil Baron Greenback's and his henchman Stiletto's plans.
Stars: David Jason, Terry Scott, Edward Kelsey, Victor Knight
Votes: 3,915
Best Animated Series (for series 2)
Runners up:
The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour (season 1)
n/a
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