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The Opening of the Academy Awards: 1982 Oscars

Host Johnny Carson and Academy President Fay Kanin open the 54th Academy Awards. Featuring an overture conducted by Bill Conti and red carpet arrivals by Lionel Richie, Roger Moore, Meryl Streep, Marsha Mason, Joan Hackett, Bob Hope, Diana Ross, James Coco, Doris Roberts, Jim Henson, John Schneider, Richard Kiel, Carol Burnett, Dudley Moore, Susan Anton, Loretta Young, Bette Midler, Howard Rollins Jr., Jane Fonda, and more. Watch more of the 1982 Oscars:


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