A 30-Year Memory: Winning Movies

March 31 - The 53rd Academy Awards. The ceremonies, which were presided over by Johnny Carson, were originally scheduled for the previous day but were postponed due to the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.

Best Picture: Ordinary People
Actor: Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Actress: Sissy Spacek - Coal Miner's Daughter
Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton - Ordinary People
Supporting Actress: Mary Steenburgen – Melvin and Howard