Out of the five people nominated for the Best Actor Oscar in 1982, Ben Kingsley won it for his role as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in the movie 'Gandhi' which also won Best Picture of 1982. ---- Nominated Actors: Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels in the movie 'Tootsie' Jack Lemmonas Ed Horman in the movie 'Missing' Paul Newman as Frank Galvin in the movie 'The Verdict' Peter O'Toole as Alan Swann in the movie 'My Favorite Year' ---- I hope that this answered your question!