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Seger and The Silver Bullet Band wins the Grammy for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for Against The Wind.
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Benatar wins the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female for Crimes Of Passion.
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James and Klugh wins the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for One On One.
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Gibb and Streisand wins the Grammy for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for Guilty.
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Loggins wins the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for This Is It.
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Cross wins the Grammy for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for Sailing, Album Of The Year for Christopher Cross, and Best New Artist.
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Midler wins the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for The Rose.
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Hoffman wins the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of divorced dad Ted Kramer who fights his wife (Meryl Streep) for custody of his son in Robert Benton’s drama Kramer vs. Kramer. Jane Fonda presents the award.
I refuse to believe that I beat Jack Lemmon, that I beat Al Pacino, that I beat Peter Sellers. I refuse to believe that Robert Duvall lost. We are a part of an artistic family. There are sixty thousand actors in this Academy – pardon me – in the Screen Actors Guild, and probably a hundred thousand in Equity. And most actors don’t work, and a few of us are so lucky to have a chance to work with writing and to work with directing. Because when you’re a broke actor you can’t write; you can’t paint; you have to practice accents while you’re driving a taxi cab. And to that artistic family that strives for excellence, none of you have ever lost and I am proud to share this with you. And I thank you.
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McDonald wins the Grammy for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocals for What A Fool Believes.
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Fitzgerald wins the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for Fine And Mellow.
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Henson wins the Grammy for Best Recording For Children for The Muppet Movie.
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Williams wins the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for Superman Main Title Theme and Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special for Superman.
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Blackwood Brothers wins the Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional for Lift Up The Name Of Jesus.
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Imperials wins the Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary Or Inspirational for Heed The Call.
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Doc and Merle Watson wins the Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance for Big Sandy/Leather Britches.
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Charlie Daniels Band wins the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group for The Devil Went Down To Georgia.
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Rogers wins the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for The Gambler.
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Harris wins the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female for Blue Kentucky Girl.
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Earth, Wind, and Fire wins the Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus for After The Love Has Gone and Best R&B Instrumental Performance for Boogie Wonderland.
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Jackson wins the Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male for Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough.