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Meryl Streep's 1980s Oscar Wins Infographic

Oscar winners of the 1980s

Chapter 1

The decade of sweeping epics

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Chapter 2

Acting royalty and historic breakthroughs

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Chapter 3

Ceremony chaos and unforgettable moments

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Chapter 4

Technical magic and genre breakthroughs

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Master of Oscar winners of the 1980s

Ch 2 · Acting royalty and historic breakthroughs
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schopenhauer Meryl Streep begins her reign

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Meryl Streep begins her reign

schopenhauer Meryl Streep secured her status as an acting powerhouse with her first Best Actress win.

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Cher proves the skeptics wrong

schopenhauer The legendary pop icon cemented her acting credentials with a Best Actress victory.

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Acting royalty and historic breakthroughs
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schopenhauer Match legendary actors to their 1980s wins to discover acting royalty and historic breakthroughs.

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Fun Fact

Matlin's historic speech: Marlee Matlin used American Sign Language to deliver her acceptance speech, with her interpreter translating for the audience.

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Glossary
milestone (noun)
A significant stage or event in the development of something. In 1987, Marlee Matlin reached a major milestone as the first deaf performer to win an Oscar.

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Gossip

Which 1980s acting performance is the most legendary?

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Quiz

For what 1988 film did Dustin Hoffman win Best Actor playing an autistic savant alongside Tom Cruise?

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For which heartbreaking 1982 drama did Meryl Streep win her first Best Actress Academy Award?

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Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1985 for his debut role in The Killing Fields, despite not being a professional actor?

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At age 80, which actress became the oldest Best Actress winner in history for her role in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy?

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At age 21, who became the youngest Best Actress winner in history for the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God?

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For which 1987 romantic comedy did superstar Cher win the Best Actress Academy Award?

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Who won Best Actor in 1980 for playing boxer Jake LaMotta in the movie Raging Bull?

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Which actor won Best Actor in 1989 for his portrayal of Christy Brown, an artist with cerebral palsy, in My Left Foot?

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