‘Silkwood’: 5 Oscar nominations
Posted: November 2026
List of Oscar nominations for “Silkwood,” a 1983 movie about Karen Silkwood, who worked for Kerr-McGee and died in a car crash. “Silkwood” received 5 Academy Award nominations. Below are the nominees and respective winners. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
Mike Nichols (Best Director) — lost to James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment)
Meryl Streep (Best Actress) — lost to Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment)
Cher (Best Supporting Actress) — lost to Linda Hunt (The Year of Living Dangerously)
Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen (Best Original Screenplay) — lost to Tender Mercies (Horton Foote)
Sam O’Steen (Best Editing) — lost to Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart, Tom Rolf (The Right Stuff)
