An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama movie directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Harold Sylvester, David Caruso, Ed Begley Jr.. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was nominated 6 Oscars and won 2 Academy Awards in 1983.