The 1983 Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1984 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.
| Best Picture | The Big Chill, Michael Shamberg, producer (Columbia) |
| The Dresser, Peter Yates, producer (Columbia) |
| The Right Stuff, Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, producers (The Ladd Co. through Warner Bros.) |
| Tender Mercies, Philip S. Hobel, producer (Universal) |
| Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks, producer (Paramount) |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Michael Caine, Educating Rita |
| Tom Conti, Reuben, Reuben |
| Tom Courtenay, The Dresser |
| Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies |
| Albert Finney, The Dresser |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Jane Alexander, Testament |
| Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment |
| Meryl Streep, Silkwood |
| Julie Walters, Educating Rita |
| Debra Winger, Terms of Endearment |
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| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | M. J. Frankovich |
| Honorary Award | To Hal Roach in recognition of his unparalleled record of distinguished contributions to the motion picture art form |
| Special Achievement Awards |
| Visual Effects | Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett, Return of the Jedi | |
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