1986
The 58th Academy Awards | 1986
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 24, 1986
Honoring movies released in 1985
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
William Hurt
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Nominees
Harrison Ford
Witness
James Garner
Murphy's Romance
Jack Nicholson
Prizzi's Honor
Jon Voight
Runaway Train
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Don Ameche
Cocoon
Nominees
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Out of Africa
William Hickey
Prizzi's Honor
Robert Loggia
Jagged Edge
Eric Roberts
Runaway Train
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Geraldine Page
The Trip to Bountiful
Nominees
Meryl Streep
Out of Africa
Anne Bancroft
Agnes of God
Whoopi Goldberg
The Color Purple
Jessica Lange
Sweet Dreams
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Anjelica Huston
Prizzi's Honor
Nominees
Margaret Avery
The Color Purple
Amy Madigan
Twice in a Lifetime
Meg Tilly
Agnes of God
Oprah Winfrey
The Color Purple
Best Picture
Winner
Out of Africa
Sydney Pollack, Producer
Nominees
The Color Purple
Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, Producers
Kiss of the Spider Woman
David Weisman, Producer
Prizzi's Honor
John Foreman, Producer
Witness
Edward S. Feldman, Producer
Cinematography
Winner
Out of Africa
David Watkin
Nominees
The Color Purple
Allen Daviau
Murphy's Romance
William A. Fraker
Ran
Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda, Asakazu Nakai
Witness
John Seale
Costume Design
Winner
Ran
Emi Wada
Nominees
The Color Purple
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
The Journey of Natty Gann
Albert Wolsky
Out of Africa
Milena Canonero
Prizzi's Honor
Donfeld
Directing
Winner
Out of Africa
Sydney Pollack
Nominees
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Hector Babenco
Prizzi's Honor
John Huston
Ran
Akira Kurosawa
Witness
Peter Weir
Film Editing
Winner
Witness
Thom Noble
Nominees
A Chorus Line
John Bloom
Out of Africa
Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke Herring, Sheldon Kahn
Prizzi's Honor
Rudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr
Runaway Train
Henry Richardson
Foreign Language Film
Winner
The Official Story
Argentina
Nominees
Angry Harvest
Federal Republic of Germany
Colonel Redl
Hungary
Three Men and a Cradle
France
When Father Was Away on Business
Yugoslavia
Visual Effects
Winner
Cocoon
Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry
Nominees
Young Sherlock Holmes
Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis, David Allen
Return to Oz
Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd
Art Direction
Winner
Out of Africa
Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin
Nominees
Brazil
Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
The Color Purple
Art Direction: J. Michael Riva, Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Ran
Art Direction: Yoshiro Muraki, Shinobu Muraki
Witness
Art Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John Anderson
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Out of Africa
John Barry
Nominees
Agnes of God
Georges Delerue
The Color Purple
Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber
Silverado
Bruce Broughton
Witness
Maurice Jarre
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
David Goodman, Producer
Nominees
Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date
Michael Crowley and James Wolpaw, Producers
Making Overtures--The Story of a Community Orchestra
Barbara Willis Sweete, Producer
The Wizard of the Strings
Alan Edelstein, Producer
The Courage to Care
Robert Gardner, Producer
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Broken Rainbow
Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd, Producers
Nominees
Las Madres -- The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
"Las Madres -- The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo" Susana Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo, Producers
Soldiers in Hiding
Japhet Asher, Producer
The Statue of Liberty
Ken Burns and Buddy Squires, Producers
Unfinished Business
Steven Okazaki, Producer
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Sound
Winner
Out of Africa
Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
Nominees
Back to the Future
Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell, William B. Kaplan
A Chorus Line
Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys, Chris Newman
Ladyhawke
Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bud Alper
Silverado
Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, David Ronne
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Anna & Bella
Cilia Van Dijk, Producer
Nominees
The Big Snit
Richard Condie and Michael Scott, Producers
Second Class Mail
Alison Snowden, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Molly's Pilgrim
Jeff Brown and Chris Pelzer, Producers
Nominees
Graffiti
Dianna Costello, Producer
Rainbow War
Bob Rogers, Producer
Music (Original Song)
Winner
White Nights
Say You, Say Me in "White Nights" Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie
Nominees
The Color Purple
Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) in "The Color Purple" Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton; Lyric by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
Back to the Future
The Power Of Love in "Back to the Future" Music by Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla; Lyric by Huey Lewis
White Nights
Separate Lives (Love Theme From 'White Nights') in "White Nights" Music and Lyric by Stephen Bishop
A Chorus Line
Surprise, Surprise in "A Chorus Line" Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Edward Kleban
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Winner
Out of Africa
Kurt Luedtke
Nominees
The Color Purple
Menno Meyjes
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Leonard Schrader
Prizzi's Honor
Richard Condon, Janet Roach
The Trip to Bountiful
Horton Foote
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Witness
Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace
Nominees
Back to the Future
Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Brazil
Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown
The Official Story
Luis Puenzo, Aida Bortnik
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Woody Allen
Makeup
Winner
Mask
Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek
Nominees
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Carl Fullerton
The Color Purple
Ken Chase
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
Back to the Future
Charles L. Campbell, Robert Rutledge
Nominees
Ladyhawke
Bob Henderson, Alan Murray
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Frederick J. Brown
A
Agnes of God
3 NominationsActress in a Leading Role - Anne Bancroft in "Agnes of God"
Music (Original Score) - Georges Delerue
Actress in a Supporting Role - Meg Tilly in "Agnes of God"
Angry Harvest
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Federal Republic of Germany
Anna & Bella
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Animated) - Cilia Van Dijk, Producer
B
Back to the Future
4 Nominations, 1 WinSound - Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell, William B. Kaplan
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Music (Original Song) - The Power Of Love in "Back to the Future" Music by Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla; Lyric by Huey Lewis
* Sound Effects Editing - Charles L. Campbell, Robert Rutledge
The Big Snit
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Richard Condie and Michael Scott, Producers
Brazil
2 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown
Broken Rainbow
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd, Producers
C
A Chorus Line
3 NominationsSound - Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys, Chris Newman
Film Editing - John Bloom
Music (Original Song) - Surprise, Surprise in "A Chorus Line" Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Edward Kleban
Cocoon
2 Wins, 2 Nominations* Actor in a Supporting Role - Don Ameche in "Cocoon"
* Visual Effects - Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry
Colonel Redl
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Hungary
The Color Purple
11 NominationsCostume Design - Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Cinematography - Allen Daviau
Art Direction - Art Direction: J. Michael Riva, Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Makeup - Ken Chase
Actress in a Supporting Role - Margaret Avery in "The Color Purple"
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Menno Meyjes
Music (Original Song) - Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) in "The Color Purple" Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton; Lyric by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
Actress in a Supporting Role - Oprah Winfrey in "The Color Purple"
Music (Original Score) - Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber
Best Picture - Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, Producers
Actress in a Leading Role - Whoopi Goldberg in "The Color Purple"
The Courage to Care
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Robert Gardner, Producer
G
Graffiti
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Dianna Costello, Producer
J
Jagged Edge
1 NominationActor in a Supporting Role - Robert Loggia in "Jagged Edge"
The Journey of Natty Gann
1 NominationCostume Design - Albert Wolsky
K
Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Michael Crowley and James Wolpaw, Producers
Kiss of the Spider Woman
4 Nominations, 1 WinBest Picture - David Weisman, Producer
Directing - Hector Babenco
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Leonard Schrader
* Actor in a Leading Role - William Hurt in "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
L
Ladyhawke
2 NominationsSound Effects Editing - Bob Henderson, Alan Murray
Sound - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bud Alper
Las Madres -- The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - "Las Madres -- The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo" Susana Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo, Producers
M
Making Overtures--The Story of a Community Orchestra
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Barbara Willis Sweete, Producer
Mask
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Makeup - Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek
Molly's Pilgrim
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Live Action) - Jeff Brown and Chris Pelzer, Producers
Murphy's Romance
2 NominationsActor in a Leading Role - James Garner in "Murphy's Romance"
Cinematography - William A. Fraker
O
The Official Story
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Foreign Language Film - Argentina
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Luis Puenzo, Aida Bortnik
Out of Africa
11 Nominations, 7 Wins* Art Direction - Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin
* Sound - Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
* Cinematography - David Watkin
* Music (Original Score) - John Barry
* Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Kurt Luedtke
* Directing - Sydney Pollack
* Best Picture - Sydney Pollack, Producer
Film Editing - Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke Herring, Sheldon Kahn
Actor in a Supporting Role - Klaus Maria Brandauer in "Out of Africa"
Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep in "Out of Africa"
Costume Design - Milena Canonero
P
Prizzi's Honor
8 Nominations, 1 Win* Actress in a Supporting Role - Anjelica Huston in "Prizzi's Honor"
Costume Design - Donfeld
Actor in a Leading Role - Jack Nicholson in "Prizzi's Honor"
Best Picture - John Foreman, Producer
Directing - John Huston
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Richard Condon, Janet Roach
Film Editing - Rudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr
Actor in a Supporting Role - William Hickey in "Prizzi's Honor"
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Woody Allen
R
Rainbow War
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Bob Rogers, Producer
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1 NominationSound Effects Editing - Frederick J. Brown
Ran
4 Nominations, 1 WinDirecting - Akira Kurosawa
Art Direction - Art Direction: Yoshiro Muraki, Shinobu Muraki
Cinematography - Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda, Asakazu Nakai
* Costume Design - Emi Wada
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1 NominationMakeup - Carl Fullerton
Return to Oz
1 NominationVisual Effects - Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd
Runaway Train
3 NominationsActor in a Supporting Role - Eric Roberts in "Runaway Train"
Film Editing - Henry Richardson
Actor in a Leading Role - Jon Voight in "Runaway Train"
S
Second Class Mail
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Alison Snowden, Producer
Silverado
2 NominationsMusic (Original Score) - Bruce Broughton
Sound - Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, David Ronne
Soldiers in Hiding
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Japhet Asher, Producer
The Statue of Liberty
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Ken Burns and Buddy Squires, Producers
Sweet Dreams
1 NominationActress in a Leading Role - Jessica Lange in "Sweet Dreams"
T
Three Men and a Cradle
1 NominationForeign Language Film - France
The Trip to Bountiful
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Actress in a Leading Role - Geraldine Page in "The Trip to Bountiful"
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Horton Foote
Twice in a Lifetime
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Amy Madigan in "Twice in a Lifetime"
U
Unfinished Business
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Steven Okazaki, Producer
W
When Father Was Away on Business
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Yugoslavia
White Nights
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Music (Original Song) - Say You, Say Me in "White Nights" Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie
Music (Original Song) - Separate Lives (Love Theme From 'White Nights') in "White Nights" Music and Lyric by Stephen Bishop
Witness
8 Nominations, 2 WinsArt Direction - Art Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John Anderson
Best Picture - Edward S. Feldman, Producer
Actor in a Leading Role - Harrison Ford in "Witness"
Cinematography - John Seale
Music (Original Score) - Maurice Jarre
Directing - Peter Weir
* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace
* Film Editing - Thom Noble
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - David Goodman, Producer
The Wizard of the Strings
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Alan Edelstein, Producer
Y
Young Sherlock Holmes
1 NominationVisual Effects - Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis, David Allen