It’s time to honor the Oscars as they should have happened back in March of 1981. Nothing against Mr. Redford and his exceptional family drama, “Ordinary People” but the Oscars handed out that year simply were not correct. 30 years later, another Oscar weekend is upon us and it’s time to right the wrongs of the Oscars 30 years hence.

The nominees for Best Director are

Martin Scorsese Raging Bull

Robert Redford Ordinary People

Irvin Kershner Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back

Woody Allen Stardust Memories

 and

Bruce Beresford Breaker Morant

And the Oscar goes to

Martin Scorsese Raging Bull

The nominees for Best Supporting Actress are

Carrie Fisher Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back

Shelley Duvall The Shining

Cathy Moriarty Raging Bull

Charlotte Rampling Stardust Memories  and

Julie Hagerty Airplane

And the Oscar goes to…

Cathy Moriarty Raging Bull

The nominees for Best Actor in a Supporting Role are

Timothy Hutton Ordinary People

Judd Hirsch Ordinary People

Leslie Nielsen Airplane

Chevy Chase  Caddyshack

Joe Pesci Raging Bull

And the Oscar goes to…

Leslie Nielsen Airplane

The nominees for Best Actress are

Sissy Spacek Coal Miner’s Daughter

Mary Tyler Moore Ordinary People

Jodie Foster Foxes

Goldie Hawn Private Benjamin

and

Gena Rowlands Gloria

and the Oscar goes to…

Sissy Spacek Coal Miner’s Daughter

The nominees for Best Actor are

Robert De Niro Raging Bull

Harrison Ford Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back

Woody Allen Stardust Memories

Donald Sutherland Ordinary People

and

Edward Woodward Breaker Morant

And the Oscar goes to…

Robert De Niro Raging Bull

The nominees for Best Picture are

Raging Bull

Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back

Breaker Morant

Ordinary People

Airplane

Stardust Memories

The Blues Brothers

The Shining  

Caddyshack

The Elephant Man

And the Oscar goes to…

Raging Bull

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