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An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
· Movie
· 124 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1697
- IMDb #2015
- Google retired #535
- Rotten Tomatoes #1625
- Metacritic #1191
- Letterboxd #2454
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2143
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1553
- Metacritic Audience #1616
- Criticker #1759
- Kinopoisk #2073
- AlloCiné #1938
- Trakt #1875
Every rating
49–94
out of 100
A defiant and troubled young man enters Aviation Officer Candidate School with the goal of becoming a Navy pilot. His arrogant attitude constantly puts him at odds with a brutally tough Marine drill instructor. His life is complicated when he begins a relationship with a local factory worker, forcing him to confront his own demons and learn about honor, love, and sacrifice.
Details
- Director
- Taylor Hackford
- Writer
- Douglas Day Stewart
- Released
- 28 July 1982
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Filipino
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box office
- $129.8M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 13 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 22 →5 major awards won · 9 wins from 22 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Supporting Actor | Louis Gossett Jr. | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Original Song | " Up Where We Belong " Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie ; Lyrics by Will Jennings | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1982 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Louis Gossett Jr. | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1982 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Up Where We Belong" Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Will Jennings | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1982 | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Up Where We Belong" – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Film Editing | Peter Zinner | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Douglas Day Stewart | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1982 | Best Actress | Debra Winger | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Up Where We Belong" Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Will Jennings | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Louis Gossett Jr. | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Richard Gere | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | David Keith | Nominee |
| New Star of the Year – Actor | David Keith | Nominee |
| New Star of the Year – Actress | Lisa Blount | Nominee |
Academy Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Song | " Up Where We Belong " Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie ; Lyrics by Will Jennings | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Louis Gossett Jr. | Winner |
| Best Actress | Debra Winger | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Peter Zinner | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Jack Nitzsche | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Douglas Day Stewart | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | "Up Where We Belong" – Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Taylor Hackford | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama – Written Directly for the Screen | Douglas Day Stewart | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Louis Gossett Jr. | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song Written for a Film | "Up Where We Belong" Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Will Jennings | Winner |
| Best Score for a Film | Jack Nitzsche | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Winner |