1981 (54th Annual Awards)
Reminder List of Eligible Releases
Each year the Academy publishes a booklet for its members called the Reminder List of Eligible Releases. Listed below are the films that were eligible for Academy Award consideration according to the rules of 1981. The
symbol appears next to those films which ultimately received an Academy Award nomination.
Click on the name of one of those films to display more information about it. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the Reminder List for that year.
All Night Long. . . All the MarblesAmerican PopAmyBack RoadsBeau PereBeyond the ReefBlack and White Like Day and NightBlow OutBody HeatBuddy BuddyBustin’ LooseCaddieThe Cannonball RunCarbon CopyCattle Annie and Little BritchesCavemanChanel SolitaireCheech & Chong’s Nice DreamsChu Chu and the Philly FlashCity of WomenClash of the TitansCoboblancoComin’ at Ya!Condor ManContinental DivideCutter’s WayDead & BuriedDeadly BlessingDeath HuntThe Devil and Max DevlinDirty TricksThe Dogs of WarEarthboundThe EarthlingEscape from New YorkEvery Man for HimselfAn Eye for an EyeEye of the NeedleEyes of a StrangerEyewitnessThe FanFear No EvilThe Final ConflictFirecrackerFirst Monday in OctoberFort Apache, the BronxFoster Father! ToraFour FriendsThe Four SeasonsThe Fox and the HoundFriday the 13th Part 2The FunhouseGalaxy of TerrorGallipoliGasGhost StoryThe Girl with the Red HairGoing Ape!Graduation DayHalloween IIThe HandHappy Birthday to MeHard CountryHardly WorkingHarry’s WarHeart to HeartHeartlandHeavy MetalHell NightThe High CountryHistory of the World—Part IHonky Tonk FreewayThe Hound of the BaskervillesThe HowlingI Sent a Letter to My LoveImproper ChannelsThe Incredible Shrinking WomanKing of the MountainKnightridersLa Cage Aux Folles IIThe Last ChaseThe Legend of the Lone RangerLili MarleenLion of the DesertLong Way RoundLookerLoulouLovers and LiarsMan of MarbleManiacMcVicarMel Brooks’ History of the World—Part I, (see: History of the World—Part I).Message from the FutureModern ProblemsModern RomanceMommie DearestMontenegroMy Bloody ValentineMy Dinner with AndreNeighborsNeil Simon’s Only When I Laugh, (see: Only When I Laugh).The Night the Lights Went Out in GeorgiaNighthawksNobody’s PerfektOn Any Sunday IIOn the Right TrackPaternityPixotePolyesterPort ArthurPortrait of a GirlThe Postman Always Rings TwicePriest of LoveThe Private EyesPrivate LessonsThe Pursuit of D. B. CooperQuartetRaggedy ManThe RevoltRich and FamousRichard’s ThingsRoad GamesRolloverS.O.B.Saturday the 14thSavage HarvestScannersSecond Hand HeartsSharky’s MachineShock TreatmentSmokey Bites the DustSo FineSouthern ComfortSphinxStrange BehaviorStripesStudent BodiesSunday LoversSuper FuzzSuperman IITake This Job and Shove ItTapsTarzan, the Ape ManTattooThey All LaughedThiefThis Is ElvisTicket to HeavenTime BanditsTrue ConfessionsUnder the RainbowUrgh! A Music WarVictoryVoyage en DouceThe Watcher in the WoodsWhose Life Is It Anyway?The WickedWolfenThe Woman Next DoorYoung RebelZoot SuitZorro, the Gay Blade