| 54th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Date | March 29, 1982 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Johnny Carson |
| Produced by | Howard W. Koch[a] |
| Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Chariots of Fire |
| Most awards | Raiders of the Lost Ark (5) |
| Most nominations | Reds (12) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 32 minutes[2] |
| Ratings | 46.2 million 33.6% (Nielsen ratings) |
The 54th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1981 and took place on March 29, 1982, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 22 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Howard W. Koch and directed by Marty Pasetta.[3] Comedian and talk show host Johnny Carson hosted the show for the fourth consecutive time.
Chariots of Fire won four awards, including Best Picture.[4] Other winners included Raiders of the Lost Ark with five awards, On Golden Pond and Reds with three, Arthur with two; and An American Werewolf in London, Close Harmony, Crac, Genocide, Mephisto, and Violet with one. The telecast garnered 46.2 million viewers in the United States.
- ^ Pollock, Dale (February 17, 1982). "Fanfare on a Fast Track at Columbia". Los Angeles Times. p. 75.
- ^ Wiley & Bona 1996, p. 612
- ^ Osborne 2013, p. 413
- ^ Harmetz, Aljean (March 30, 1982). "Chariots of Fire, Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda win Top Oscars". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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