Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking at the inflation-adjusted numbers). The third section is an alphabetical list of those films and the categories in which they were nominated. And to start each week off, we’ll be looking at the films releasing over the weekend that have the best chance of getting Oscar nominations and specifying the categories where we think they have the best shots at this stage of the game. If you have any suggestions for more data you’d like to see, please let us know.

This Year: Potential Oscar Nominees Releasing This Weekend

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Sound, Visual Effects.

King Richard (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actress (Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton), Original Screenplay.

C’mon C’mon (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Supporting Actor (Woody Norman), Original Screenplay, Cinematography.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 18-20, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th) – $74,403,387 ($74,403,387 total) {week 1}
2. Doctor Strange (2016, 89th) – $17,761,060 ($181,627,937 total) {week 3}
3. Trolls (2016, 89th) – $17,448,673 ($116,163,206 total) {week 3}
4. Arrival (2016, 89th) – $12,138,671 ($43,709,470 total) {week 2}
6. Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th) – $6,666,920 ($42,771,212 total) {week 3}
11. Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $1,488,740 ($6,644,790 total) {week 5}
15. Loving (2016, 89th) – $869,430 ($1,752,518 total) {week 3}
18. Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th) – $492,648 ($492,648 total) {week 1}
21. Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $256,498 ($256,498 total) {week 1}
22. A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th) – $243,394 ($2,810,632 total) {week 8}
29. Sully (2016, 89th) – $160,124 ($124,107,361 total) {week 11}
32. Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th) – $139,876 ($60,841,537 total) {week 8}
34. Elle (2016, 89th) – $126,452 ($212,538 total) {week 2}
40. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $50,036 ($47,969,818 total) {week 14}
79. Fire at Sea (2016, 89th) – $1,742 ($58,857 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th) – $78,790,176 ($78,790,176 total)
2. Doctor Strange (2016, 89th) – $18,808,244 ($192,336,636 total)
3. Trolls (2016, 89th) – $18,477,439 ($123,012,135 total)
4. Arrival (2016, 89th) – $12,854,361 ($46,286,560 total)
6. Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th) – $7,059,999 ($45,292,983 total)
11. Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $1,576,515 ($7,036,564 total)
15. Loving (2016, 89th) – $920,691 ($1,855,846 total)
18. Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th) – $521,694 ($521,694 total)
21. Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $271,621 ($271,621 total)
22. A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th) – $257,744 ($2,976,346 total)
29. Sully (2016, 89th) – $169,565 ($131,424,674 total)
32. Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th) – $148,123 ($64,428,726 total)
34. Elle (2016, 89th) – $133,908 ($225,069 total)
40. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $52,986 ($50,798,096 total)
79. Fire at Sea (2016, 89th) – $1,845 ($62,327 total)

Oscar Details:

• Arrival (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
• Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
• Doctor Strange (2016, 89th): Visual Effects
• Elle (2016, 89th): Actress (Isabelle Huppert)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th): Production Design, Costume Design [O]
• Fire at Sea (2016, 89th): Documentary Feature
• Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Andrew Garfield), Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing
• Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Visual Effects
• Loving (2016, 89th): Actress (Ruth Negga)
• A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling, Foreign Language Film
• Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Casey Affleck) [O], Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges), Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
• Moonlight (2016, 89th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) [O], Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
• Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th): Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon)
• Sully (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing
• Trolls (2016, 89th): Original Song (“Can’t Stop the Feeling”)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 25-27, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

2. The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $29,239,026 ($41,516,691 total) {week 1}
5. Hugo (2011, 84th) – $11,364,505 ($15,402,042 total) {week 1}
8. Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $7,511,036 ($135,430,092 total) {week 5}
9. The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $7,345,720 ($10,886,952 total) {week 2}
12. My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $1,750,507 ($2,062,150 total) {week 1}
17. Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $330,377 ($83,181,049 total) {week 8}
19. The Help (2011, 84th) – $311,076 ($168,753,480 total) {week 16}
20. Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $293,825 ($4,367,821 total) {week 6}
22. Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $285,687 ($73,155,248 total) {week 10}
24. The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $254,648 ($39,543,246 total) {week 8}
29. The Artist (2011, 84th) – $204,878 ($204,878 total) {week 1}
38. Drive (2011, 84th) – $93,344 ($34,500,254 total) {week 11}
40. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $77,065 ($176,585,297 total) {week 17}
42. Anonymous (2011, 84th) – $69,211 ($4,301,018 total) {week 5}
43. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $58,955 ($55,684,541 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $33,774,209 ($47,956,228 total)
5. Hugo (2011, 84th) – $13,127,221 ($17,791,009 total)
8. Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $8,676,052 ($156,436,273 total)
9. The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $8,485,094 ($12,575,597 total)
12. My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $2,022,023 ($2,382,004 total)
17. Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $381,621 ($96,083,028 total)
19. The Help (2011, 84th) – $359,326 ($194,928,358 total)
20. Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $339,399 ($5,045,301 total)
22. Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $329,999 ($84,502,153 total)
24. The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $294,146 ($45,676,688 total)
29. The Artist (2011, 84th) – $236,656 ($236,656 total)
38. Drive (2011, 84th) – $107,822 ($39,851,491 total)
40. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $89,018 ($203,974,946 total)
42. Anonymous (2011, 84th) – $79,946 ($4,968,137 total)
43. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $68,099 ($64,321,614 total)

Oscar Details:

• Anonymous (2011, 84th): Costume Design
• The Artist (2011, 84th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Jean Dujardin) [O], Supporting Actress (Bérénice Bejo), Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
• The Descendants (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
• Drive (2011, 84th): Sound Film Editing
• The Help (2011, 84th): Picture, Actress (Viola Davis), Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer [O])
• Hugo (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
• The Ides of March (2011, 84th): Adapted Screenplay
• Margin Call (2011, 84th): Original Screenplay
• Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
• Moneyball (2011, 84th): Picture, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing
• The Muppets (2011, 84th): Original Song (“Man or Muppet”)
• My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th): Actress (Michelle Williams), Supporting Actor (Kenneth Branagh)
• Puss in Boots (2011, 84th): Animated Feature
• Real Steel (2011, 84th): Visual Effects
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th): Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 24-26, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

1. Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $37,038,046 ($99,256,766 total) {week 2}
5. Borat (2006, 79th) – $10,304,802 ($109,136,807 total) {week 4}
12. The Queen (2006, 79th) – $2,587,471 ($2,097,016 total) {week 9}
13. Babel (2006, 79th) – $1,968,883 ($15,194,482 total) {week 5}
15. The Departed (2006, 79th) – $1,709,135 ($116,748,722 total) {week 8}
19. The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $861,024 ($51,099,913 total) {week 6}
20. Volver (2006, 79th) – $512,127 ($1,331,883 total) {week 4}
21. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $312,122 ($423,032,628 total) {week 21}
22. Flags of Our Fathers (2006, 79th) – $309,265 ($33,306,143 total) {week 6}
32. Marie Antoinette (2006, 79th) – $154,724 ($15,845,821 total) {week 6}
33. The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $143,742 ($39,401,642 total) {week 15}
34. Little Children (2006, 79th) – $141,586 ($1,679,924 total) {week 8}
37. Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $123,940 ($58,938,608 total) {week 18}
46. The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $7,092 ($3,368,128 total) {week 9}
61. Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $11,888 ($805,593 total) {week 11}
66. The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $9,254 ($124,721,367 total) {week 22}
74. Deliver Us From Evil (2006, 79th) – $6,363 ($196,585 total) {week 7}
91. Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $2,434 ($2,684,452 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $51,796,718 ($138,807,935 total)
5. Borat (2006, 79th) – $14,410,990 ($152,624,909 total)
12. The Queen (2006, 79th) – $3,618,509 ($2,932,621 total)
13. Babel (2006, 79th) – $2,753,430 ($21,249,077 total)
15. The Departed (2006, 79th) – $2,390,180 ($163,269,968 total)
19. The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $1,204,119 ($71,461,863 total)
20. Volver (2006, 79th) – $716,196 ($1,862,603 total)
21. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $436,494 ($591,599,828 total)
22. Flags of Our Fathers (2006, 79th) – $432,499 ($46,577,751 total)
32. Marie Antoinette (2006, 79th) – $216,377 ($22,159,957 total)
33. The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $201,019 ($55,102,144 total)
34. Little Children (2006, 79th) – $198,004 ($2,349,329 total)
37. Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $173,327 ($82,424,069 total)
46. The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $9,918 ($4,710,237 total)
61. Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $16,625 ($1,126,600 total)
66. The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $12,941 ($174,419,499 total)
74. Deliver Us From Evil (2006, 79th) – $8,898 ($274,919 total)
91. Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $3,404 ($3,754,134 total)

Oscar Details:

• Babel (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing
• Borat (2006, 79th): Adapted Screenplay
• Deliver Us From Evil (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
• The Departed (2006, 79th): Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
• The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Costume Design
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006, 79th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
• Half Nelson (2006, 79th): Actor (Ryan Gosling)
• Happy Feet (2006, 79th): Animated Feature [O]
• The Illusionist (2006, 79th): Cinematography
• Jesus Camp (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
• The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th): Actor (Forest Whitaker [O])
• Little Children (2006, 79th): Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actor (Jackie Earle Haley), Adapted Screenplay
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin [O]), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay [O]
• Marie Antoinette (2006, 79th): Costume Design [O]
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
• The Prestige (2006, 79th): Cinematography, Art Direction
• The Queen (2006, 79th): Picture, Director, Actress (Helen Mirren [O]), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design
• Volver (2006, 79th): Actress (Penelope Cruz)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 23-25, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $57,487,755 ($186,978,513 total) {week 2}
2. Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $2,405,501 ($192,229,825 total) {week 4}
11. Amelie (2001, 74th) – $1,811,595 ($7,799,075 total) {week 4}
15. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $954,389 ($4,593,619 total) {week 4}
19. Training Day (2001, 74th) – $43,014 ($74,950,886 total) {week 8}
28. Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $176,695 ($4,980,763 total) {week 7}
37. In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $93,972 ($93,972 total) {week 1}
39. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $88,295 ($267,590,891 total) {week 28}
40. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $71,614 ($56,837,983 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $93,036,720 ($302,601,268 total)
2. Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $3,893,002 ($311,099,858 total)
11. Amelie (2001, 74th) – $2,931,839 ($12,621,825 total)
15. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $1,544,559 ($7,434,196 total)
19. Training Day (2001, 74th) – $69,613 ($121,298,607 total)
28. Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $285,959 ($8,060,740 total)
37. In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $152,082 ($152,082 total)
39. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $142,894 ($433,062,290 total)
40. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $115,898 ($91,985,146 total)

Oscar Details:

• Amelie (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th): Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• In the Bedroom (2001, 74th): Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei), Adapted Screenplay
• The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th): Cinematography
• Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th): Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Film Editing
• Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th): Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
• Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th): Director
• Shrek (2001, 74th): Animated Feature [O], Adapted Screenplay
• Training Day (2001, 74th): Actor (Denzel Washington [O]), Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 22-24, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

1. Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th) – $30,716,131 ($30,716,131 total) {week 1}
5. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th) – $8,012,555 ($24,095,577 total) {week 2}
7. Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th) – $3,195,515 ($35,816,436 total) {week 4}
8. The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $2,713,093 ($3,205,999 total) {week 2}
9. Sleepers (1996, 69th) – $1,369,471 ($49,138,306 total) {week 6}
10. First Wives Club (1996, 69th) – $723,675 ($100,557,663 total) {week 10}
999. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996, 69th) – $470,211 ($36,946,439 total) {week 7}
999. Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $404,893 ($30,540,802 total) {week 21}
999. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $11,382 ($134,057,136 total) {week 25}
999. Shine (1996, 69th) – $162,179 ($162,179 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th) – $63,656,054 ($63,656,054 total)
5. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th) – $16,605,204 ($49,935,630 total)
7. Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th) – $6,622,380 ($74,225,917 total)
8. The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $5,622,609 ($6,644,107 total)
9. Sleepers (1996, 69th) – $2,838,089 ($101,834,136 total)
10. First Wives Club (1996, 69th) – $1,499,743 ($208,395,519 total)
999. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996, 69th) – $974,464 ($76,567,733 total)
999. Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $839,100 ($63,292,703 total)
999. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $23,588 ($277,819,766 total)
999. Shine (1996, 69th) – $336,099 ($336,099 total)

Oscar Details:

• The English Patient (1996, 69th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche [O]), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
• First Wives Club (1996, 69th): Original Comedy or Musical Score
• The Ghost and the Darkness (1996, 69th): Sound Effects [O]
• Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
• The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th): Supporting Actress (Lauren Bacall), Original Song (“I’ve Finally Found Someone”)
• The Rock (1996, 69th): Sound
• Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th): Art Direction
• Shine (1996, 69th): Picture, Director, Actor (Geoffrey Rush) [O], Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing
• Sleepers (1996, 69th): Original Dramatic Score
• Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th): Makeup

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 22-24, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

1. The Addams Family (1991, 64th) – $24,203,754 ($24,203,754 total) {week 1}
2. Cape Fear (1991, 64th) – $10,033,295 ($24,251,112 total) {week 2}
3. Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $9,624,149 ($9,917,522 total) {week 2}
999. For the Boys (1991, 64th) – $71,348 ($71,348 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. The Addams Family (1991, 64th) – $52,661,850 ($52,661,850 total)
2. Cape Fear (1991, 64th) – $21,830,162 ($52,764,890 total)
3. Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $20,939,954 ($21,578,266 total)
999. For the Boys (1991, 64th) – $155,237 ($155,237 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Addams Family (1991, 64th): Costume Design
• Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th): Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast” [O], “Belle”), Original Score [O], Sound
• Cape Fear (1991, 64th): Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis)
• For the Boys (1991, 64th): Actress (Bette Midler)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 21-23, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

1. Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $5,537,875 ($83,119,455 total) {week 9}
2. An American Tail (1986, 59th) – $5,234,446 ($5,234,446 total) {week 1}
5. The Color of Money (1986, 59th) – $2,504,759 ($34,749,052 total) {week 6}
6. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th) – $2,339,621 ($31,620,623 total) {week 7}
9. Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $1,154,357 ($43,577,043 total) {week 16}
10. Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th) – $1,129,214 ($17,336,662 total) {week 8}
11. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $1,017,171 ($165,069,787 total) {week 28}
999. Blue Velvet (1986, 59th) – $159,568 ($620,346 total) {week 10}
999. Hoosiers (1986, 59th) – $201,889 ($492,954 total) {week 2}
999. The Mission (1986, 59th) – $227,373 ($728,653 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $13,673,028 ($205,222,158 total)
2. An American Tail (1986, 59th) – $12,923,861 ($12,923,861 total)
5. The Color of Money (1986, 59th) – $6,184,257 ($85,795,503 total)
6. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th) – $5,776,531 ($78,071,403 total)
9. Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $2,850,111 ($107,591,837 total)
10. Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th) – $2,788,032 ($42,804,265 total)
11. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $2,511,398 ($407,557,749 total)
999. Blue Velvet (1986, 59th) – $393,974 ($1,531,636 total)
999. Hoosiers (1986, 59th) – $498,464 ($1,217,105 total)
999. The Mission (1986, 59th) – $561,385 ($1,799,046 total)

Oscar Details:

• An American Tail (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Somewhere Out There”)
• Blue Velvet (1986, 59th): Director
• Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th): Picture, Actor (William Hurt), Actress (Marlee Matlin [O]), Supporting Actress (Piper Laurie), Adapted Screenplay
• The Color of Money (1986, 59th): Actor (Paul Newman [O]), Supporting Actress (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction
• Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th): Original Screenplay
• Hoosiers (1986, 59th): Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Original Score
• The Mission (1986, 59th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th): Actress (Kathleen Turner), Cinematography, Costume Design
• Stand By Me (1986, 59th): Adapted Screenplay
• Top Gun (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Take My Breath Away” [O]), Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 20-22, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $3,307,347 ($151,938,500 total) {week 24}
3. Arthur (1981, 54th) – $1,491,526 ($70,039,803 total) {week 19}
10. Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th) – $175,821 ($2,033,937 total) {week 9}
11. Ragtime (1981, 54th) – $151,351 ($151,351 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $10,897,589 ($500,631,892 total)
3. Arthur (1981, 54th) – $4,914,525 ($230,778,631 total)
10. Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th) – $579,324 ($6,701,749 total)
11. Ragtime (1981, 54th) – $498,696 ($498,696 total)

Oscar Details:

• Arthur (1981, 54th): Actor (Dudley Moore), Supporting Actor (John Gielgud) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”) [O]
• Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th): Picture [O], Director, Supporting Actor (Ian Holm), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Costume Design [O]
• Ragtime (1981, 54th): Supporting Actor (Howard E. Rollins Jr.), Supporting Actress (Elizabeth McGovern), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“One More Hour”), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Film Editing) [O]