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31 Mar, 1981

Wins Oscar

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DeNiro nabs the Best Actor win at the Academy Awards for his portrayal of the life and death of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta in Martin Scorcese’s biopic Raging Bull. DeNiro:

I want to thank everyone. Since it’s said so often, but it’s true and it’s…what can I say? I want to thank . . . . Vickie La Motta and all the other wives, and Joey La Motta even though he’s suing us. I hope that settles soon enough so I can go over to his house and eat once in a while.

Robert De Niro Wins Best Actor: 53rd Oscars (1981)

Wins Grammy

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Williams wins the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition and Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special for The Empire Strikes Back, 

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Carroll wins the Grammy for Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama for Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein.

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Benson wins the Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male for Give Me the Night,  Best R&B Instrumental Performance for Off Broadway, and Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male for Moody’s Mood.