| Michael Cimino – Heaven's Gate *John Derek – Tarzan, the Ape Man*Blake Edwards – S.O.B.*Frank Perry – Mommie Dearest*Franco Zeffirelli – Endless Love |
| Klinton Spilsbury –The Legend of the Lone Ranger as the Lone Ranger/John Reid*Gary Coleman – On the Right Track as Lester*Bruce Dern – Tattoo as Karl Kinsky*Richard Harris – Tarzan, the Ape Man as James Parker*Kris Kristofferson – Heaven's Gate and Rollover as James Averill and Hubbell Smith | Bo Derek – Tarzan, the Ape Man as Jane Parker Faye Dunaway – Mommie Dearest as Joan Crawford *Linda Blair – Hell Night as Marti Gaines*Brooke Shields – Endless Love as Jade Butterfield*Barbra Streisand – All Night Long as Cheryl Gibbons |
| Steve Forrest – Mommie Dearest as Greg Savitt*Billy Barty – Under the Rainbow as Otto Krieling*Ernest Borgnine – Deadly Blessing as Isaiah Schmidt*James Coco – Only When I Laugh as Jimmy *Danny DeVito – Going Ape! as Lazlo | Diana Scarwid – Mommie Dearest as Christina Crawford *Rutanya Alda – Mommie Dearest as Carol Ann*Farrah Fawcett – The Cannonball Run as Pamela Glover*Mara Hobel – Mommie Dearest as Christina Crawford *Shirley Knight – Endless Love as Ann Butterfield |
| Klinton Spilsbury – The Legend of the Lone Ranger as The Lone Ranger/John Reid*Gary Coleman – On the Right Track as Lester*Martin Hewitt – Endless Love as David Axelrod*Mara Hobel – Mommie Dearest as Christina Crawford *Miles O'Keeffe – Tarzan, the Ape Man as Tarzan | Mommie Dearest – Frank Yablans, Frank Perry, Tracy Hotchner and Robert Getchell, based on the book by Christina Crawford*Endless Love – Judith Rascoe, based on the novel by Scott Spencer*Heaven's Gate – Michael Cimino*S.O.B. – Blake Edwards*Tarzan, the Ape Man – Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard, based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| "Baby Talk" from Paternity – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by David Frishberg*"Hearts, Not Diamonds" from The Fan – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Tim Rice*"The Man in the Mask" from The Legend of the Lone Ranger – Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford*"Only When I Laugh" from Only When I Laugh – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.*"You, You're Crazy" from Honky Tonk Freeway – Music and Lyrics by Frank Musker and Dominic Bugatti | The Legend of the Lone Ranger – John Barry*Heaven's Gate – David Mansfield*Thief – Tangerine Dream*Under the Rainbow – Joe Renzetti*Zorro, The Gay Blade – Ian Fraser |
