1982 in film



The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

 * June 11
 * E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is released; it will become the highest-grossing film of all time.
 * Michelle Pfeiffer appears in her first leading role, in Grease 2, the sequel to the top-grossing film of 1978 (her film debut had come as Tony Danza's character's girlfriend in the 1980 movie The Hollywood Knights).
 * July 9 — Sci-fi movie Tron is the first feature film to use computer animation extensively.
 * July 23 — During production of Twilight Zone: The Movie, 53-year-old American actor Vic Morrow and two child actors are accidentally killed during a scene involving an operated helicopter. The accident leads to reforms in filmmaking safety and child-labor laws.
 * October 8 — Angelina Jolie makes her film debut as a child actress appearing with her father Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out. She next appears on film as an adult 11 years later in Cyborg 2.
 * Glenn Close makes her film debut.
 * Hugh Grant makes his film debut.
 * Eddie Murphy makes his film debut.
 * The Coca-Cola Company acquires Columbia Pictures.
 * The THX Sound System is developed for use in movie theaters.

Awards
Academy Awards:


 * Best Picture: Gandhi – Indo-British Films, Columbia
 * Best Director: Richard Attenborough – Gandhi
 * Best Actor: Ben Kingsley – Gandhi
 * Best Actress: Meryl Streep – Sophie's Choice
 * Best Supporting Actor: Louis Gossett Jr. – An Officer and a Gentleman
 * Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Lange – Tootsie
 * Best Foreign Language Film: Volver a empezar (Begin the Beguine), directed by José Luis Garci, Spain

Golden Globe Awards:


 * Drama:
 * Best Picture: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
 * Best Actor: Ben Kingsley – Gandhi
 * Best Actress: Meryl Streep – Sophie's Choice


 * Musical or comedy:
 * Best Picture: Tootsie
 * Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman – Tootsie
 * Best Actress: Julie Andrews – Victor/Victoria


 * Other
 * Best Director: Richard Attenborough – Gandhi
 * Best Foreign Film: Gandhi, India

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
 * Missing, directed by Costa Gavras, United States
 * Yol (The Way), directed by Yılmaz Güney, Turkey

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
 * The State of Things (Der Stand der Dinge), directed by Wim Wenders, W. Germany / Portugal / USA

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
 * Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (Veronika Voss), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, W. Germany

Births

 * January 6
 * Misha Omar, Malaysian actress and singer
 * Eddie Redmayne, English actor
 * January 8 – Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
 * January 19 – Jodie Sweetin, American actress
 * January 28 - Mirtel Pohla, Estonian actress
 * February 6 – Alice Eve, English actress
 * February 8 – Danny Tamberelli, American actor
 * February 11 – Natalie Dormer, English actress
 * March 3 – Jessica Biel, American actress
 * March 7 – Nora Danish, Malaysian actress
 * March 11 – Thora Birch, American actress
 * March 16 – Dian Sastrowardoyo, Indonesian actress
 * March 24 – Vino Bastian, Indonesian actor
 * March 25 – Jenny Slate, American actress-comedian
 * April 3 – Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress
 * April 4 – Justin Cook, American voice actor
 * April 5 – Hayley Atwell, English actress
 * April 9 – Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor-comedian
 * April 10 – Chyler Leigh, American actress
 * April 11 – Remy Ishak, Malaysian actor
 * April 15 – Seth Rogen, Canadian actor-comedian
 * April 30 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress
 * May 11 – Jonathan Jackson, American actor
 * June 17 - Ursula Ratasepp, Estonian actress
 * June 29
 * Matthew Mercer, American voice actor
 * Ott Sepp, Estonian actor
 * June 30 – Lizzy Caplan, American actress
 * July 1 – Hilarie Burton, American actress
 * July 8
 * Sophia Bush, American actress
 * Schuyler Fisk, American singer-songwriter and actress
 * July 9 – Toby Kebbell, English actor
 * July 18 – Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress
 * July 19 – Jared Padalecki, American actor
 * July 24
 * Elisabeth Moss, American actress
 * Anna Paquin, New Zealand actress
 * July 25 – Brad Renfro, American actor (d. 2008)
 * August 6 – Romola Garai, English actress
 * August 7 – Abbie Cornish, Australian actress
 * August 10 – Devon Aoki, American actress and model
 * August 13 – Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor
 * August 16
 * Cam Gigandet, American actor
 * Todd Haberkorn, American voice actor
 * August 19 – Erika Christensen, American actress
 * September 4 – Shaheizy Sam, Malaysian actor
 * September 10 – Bret Iwan, current voice of Mickey Mouse
 * September 13 – J. G. Quintel, American animator, television writer, and voice actor
 * September 19 – Columbus Short, American actor and dancer
 * September 22 – Billie Piper, English singer and actress
 * September 27 – Anna Camp, American actress and singer
 * September 30
 * Kieran Culkin, American actor
 * Lacey Chabert, American actress
 * October 3 – Clémence Poésy, French actress and model
 * October 23 – Bradley Pierce, American actor
 * October 27 – Patrick Fugit, American actor
 * October 31 – Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor
 * November 10 – Heather Matarazzo, American actress
 * November 12 – Anne Hathaway, American actress
 * November 29 – Lucas Black, American actor
 * November 30 – Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress
 * December 29 – Alison Brie, American actress
 * December 30 – Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress

Film debuts

 * Kirstie Alley – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
 * Antonio Banderas – Labyrinth of Passion
 * Ellen Barkin – Diner
 * Nicolas Cage - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
 * Glenn Close – The World According to Garp
 * Geena Davis – Tootsie
 * Shannen Doherty – Night Shift
 * Christine Ebersole – Tootsie
 * Emilio Estevez – Tex
 * Hugh Grant – Privileged
 * Anthony Michael Hall – Six Pack
 * Linda Hamilton – Tag: The Assassination Game
 * C. Thomas Howell – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
 * Hulk Hogan – ''Rocky III
 * Jet Li – Shaolin Temple
 * Angelina Jolie – Lookin' to Get Out
 * Kevin Kline – Sophie's Choice
 * Amy Madigan – Love Child
 * Michael Madsen – Against All Hope
 * Eddie Murphy – 48 Hrs.
 * Heather O'Rourke – Poltergeist
 * Gary Oldman – Remembrance
 * Molly Ringwald – Tempest
 * Meredith Salenger – Annie
 * Eric Stoltz – Fast Times at Ridgemont High
 * Mr. T – ''Rocky III
 * Forest Whitaker – Tag: The Assassination Game
 * Aileen Quinn – ''Annie