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The 55th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1982 and took place on April 11, 1983, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Howard W. Koch and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actors Walter Matthau, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, and Richard Pryor hosted the show. Matthau and Pryor hosted the gala time; the former was a co-host of the 48th ceremony in 1976 while the latter co-hosted the 49th ceremony held in 1977. Meanwhile, this was Minnelli and Moore's first hosting stints. Two weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 27, the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host Dyan Cannon.

Gandhi won eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Other winners included E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial with four awards, An Officer and a Gentleman with two, Begin the Beguine, If You Love This Planet, Just Another Missing Kid, Missing, Quest for Fire, A Shocking Accident, Sophie's Choice, Tango, Tootsie, and Victor/Victoria with one.

Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 55th Academy Awards were announced on February 17, 1983, by Academy president Fay Kanin and actor Karl Malden. Gandhi received the most nominations with eleven total; Tootsie came in second with ten.

Awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

Honorary Academy Award

 * Mickey Rooney

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

 * Walter Mirisch

Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Multiple nominations and awards
These films had multiple nominations:
 * 11 nominations: Gandhi
 * 10 nominations: Tootsie
 * 9 nominations: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
 * 7 nominations: Victor/Victoria
 * 6 nominations: Das Boot and An Officer and a Gentleman
 * 5 nominations: Sophie's Choice and The Verdict
 * 4 nominations: Missing
 * 3 nominations: Poltergeist
 * 2 nominations: Annie, Blade Runner, Frances, La Traviata, Tron and The World According to Garp

The following films received multiple awards.
 * 8 wins: Gandhi
 * 4 wins: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
 * 2 wins: An Officer and a Gentleman