Best Dramatic Presentation, 1981

The Empire Strikes Back

Irvin Kershner; Screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan; Story by George Lucas

Also on the ballot

  • The Lathe of Heaven (1980)Fred Barzyk and David R. Loxton; Screenplay by Diane English and Roger Swaybill; based on the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Cosmos (TV Series) (1981)Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
  • The Martian Chronicles (1980)Michael Anderson; Screenplay by Richard Matheson; based on the collection by Ray Bradbury
  • Flash Gordon (1980)Mike Hodges; Screenplay by Lorenzo Semple, Jr.; Adaptation by Michael Allin; based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond