The film was released theatrically on February 12 , 1982 . It was shown in competition at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival where it was jointly awarded the Palme d'Or ( with '' Yol '' ) . It received four nominations at the 55th Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Lemmon ) , Best Actress in a Leading Role ( Spacek ) and winning Best Writing ( Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium ) . '' Missing '' grossed $ 16 million against its $ 9.5 million budget . The film was banned in Chile during Augusto Pinochet 's dictatorship , even though neither Chile nor Pinochet is ever mentioned by name ( although the Chilean cities of Viña del Mar and Santiago are )
55th Academy Awards
55th Academy Awards
Missing (1982 film)