1985
The 57th Academy Awards | 1985
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 25, 1985
Honoring movies released in 1984
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
F. Murray Abraham
Amadeus
Nominees
Jeff Bridges
Starman
Albert Finney
Under the Volcano
Tom Hulce
Amadeus
Sam Waterston
The Killing Fields
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Haing S. Ngor
The Killing Fields
Nominees
Adolph Caesar
A Soldier's Story
John Malkovich
Places in the Heart
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
The Karate Kid
Ralph Richardson
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Sally Field
Places in the Heart
Nominees
Judy Davis
A Passage to India
Jessica Lange
Country
Vanessa Redgrave
The Bostonians
Sissy Spacek
The River
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Peggy Ashcroft
A Passage to India
Nominees
Lindsay Crouse
Places in the Heart
Christine Lahti
Swing Shift
Geraldine Page
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Glenn Close
The Natural
Best Picture
Winner
Amadeus
Saul Zaentz, Producer
Nominees
The Killing Fields
David Puttnam, Producer
A Passage to India
John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, Producers
Places in the Heart
Arlene Donovan, Producer
A Soldier's Story
Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, Producers
Cinematography
Winner
The Killing Fields
Chris Menges
Nominees
Amadeus
Miroslav Ondricek
The Natural
Caleb Deschanel
A Passage to India
Ernest Day
The River
Vilmos Zsigmond
Costume Design
Winner
Amadeus
Theodor Pistek
Nominees
Places in the Heart
Ann Roth
2010
Patricia Norris
The Bostonians
Jenny Beavan, John Bright
A Passage to India
Judy Moorcroft
Directing
Winner
Amadeus
Milos Forman
Nominees
Broadway Danny Rose
Woody Allen
Roland Joffé
The Killing Fields
A Passage to India
David Lean
Places in the Heart
Robert Benton
Film Editing
Winner
The Killing Fields
Jim Clark
Nominees
Amadeus
Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
The Cotton Club
Barry Malkin, Robert Q. Lovett
A Passage to India
David Lean
Romancing the Stone
Donn Cambern, Frank Morriss
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Dangerous Moves
Switzerland
Nominees
Beyond the Walls
Israel
Camila
Argentina
Double Feature
Spain
Wartime Romance
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Visual Effects
Winner
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs
Nominees
Ghostbusters
Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo, Chuck Gaspar
2010
Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson
Art Direction
Winner
Amadeus
Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerny
Nominees
The Cotton Club
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines, Les Bloom
The Natural
Art Direction: Angelo Graham, Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami, Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
A Passage to India
Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
2010
Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
Music (Original Score)
Winner
A Passage to India
Maurice Jarre
Nominees
The River
John Williams
Under the Volcano
Alex North
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
John Williams
The Natural
Randy Newman
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
The Stone Carvers
Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner, Producers
Nominees
The Children of Soong Ching Ling
Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin, Producers
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing
Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer, Producers
The Garden of Eden
Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman, Producers
Recollections of Pavlovsk
Irina Kalinina, Producer
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The Times of Harvey Milk
Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen, Producers
Nominees
High Schools
Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss, Producers
In the Name of the People
Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher, Producers
Marlene
Karel Dirka and Zev Braun, Producers
Streetwise
Cheryl McCall, Producer
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
David L. Wolper
Sound
Winner
Amadeus
Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
Nominees
Dune
Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell, Nelson Stoll
A Passage to India
Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, John Mitchell
The River
Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman, David Ronne
2010
Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios, Gene S. Cantamessa
Music (Original Song Score)
Winner
Purple Rain
Prince
Nominees
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Jeff Moss
Songwriter
Kris Kristofferson
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Charade
Jon Minnis, Producer
Nominees
Doctor De Soto
Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn, Producers
Paradise
Ishu Patel, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Up
Mike Hoover, Producer
Nominees
The Painted Door
Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt, Producers
Tales of Meeting and Parting
Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter, Producers
Music (Original Song)
Winner
The Woman in Red
I Just Called To Say I Love You in "The Woman in Red" Music and Lyric by Stevie Wonder
Nominees
Against All Odds
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) in "Against All Odds" Music and Lyric by Phil Collins
Footloose
Footloose in "Footloose" Music and Lyric by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters in "Ghostbusters" Music and Lyric by Ray Parker, Jr.
Footloose
Let's Hear It For The Boy in "Footloose" Music and Lyric by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
Winner
The River
Kay Rose
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Winner
Amadeus
Peter Shaffer
Nominees
The Killing Fields
Bruce Robinson
A Passage to India
David Lean
A Soldier's Story
Charles Fuller
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
P.H. Vazak, Michael Austin
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Places in the Heart
Robert Benton
Nominees
Beverly Hills Cop
Screenplay by Daniel Petrie, Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Broadway Danny Rose
Woody Allen
El Norte
Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
Splash
Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman; Based on a story by Brian Grazer
Makeup
Winner
Amadeus
Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
Nominees
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Rick Baker, Paul Engelen
2010
Michael Westmore
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2010
5 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
Sound - Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios, Gene S. Cantamessa
Makeup - Michael Westmore
Costume Design - Patricia Norris
Visual Effects - Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson
A
Against All Odds
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) in "Against All Odds" Music and Lyric by Phil Collins
Amadeus
11 Nominations, 8 Wins* Art Direction - Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerny
* Actor in a Leading Role - F. Murray Abraham in "Amadeus"
* Sound - Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
* Directing - Milos Forman
* Makeup - Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
* Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Peter Shaffer
* Best Picture - Saul Zaentz, Producer
* Costume Design - Theodor Pistek
Cinematography - Miroslav Ondricek
Film Editing - Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
Actor in a Leading Role - Tom Hulce in "Amadeus"
B
Beverly Hills Cop
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Daniel Petrie, Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Beyond the Walls
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Israel
The Bostonians
2 NominationsCostume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Actress in a Leading Role - Vanessa Redgrave in "The Bostonians"
Broadway Danny Rose
2 NominationsDirecting - Woody Allen
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Woody Allen
C
Camila
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Argentina
Charade
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Animated) - Jon Minnis, Producer
The Children of Soong Ching Ling
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin, Producers
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer, Producers
The Cotton Club
2 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines, Les Bloom
Film Editing - Barry Malkin, Robert Q. Lovett
Country
1 NominationActress in a Leading Role - Jessica Lange in "Country"
D
Dangerous Moves
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Foreign Language Film - Switzerland
Doctor De Soto
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn, Producers
Double Feature
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Spain
Dune
1 NominationSound - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell, Nelson Stoll
E
El Norte
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
F
Footloose
2 NominationsMusic (Original Song) - Footloose in "Footloose" Music and Lyric by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford
Music (Original Song) - Let's Hear It For The Boy in "Footloose" Music and Lyric by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford
G
The Garden of Eden
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman, Producers
Ghostbusters
2 NominationsMusic (Original Song) - Ghostbusters in "Ghostbusters" Music and Lyric by Ray Parker, Jr.
Visual Effects - Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo, Chuck Gaspar
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
3 NominationsWriting (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - P.H. Vazak, Michael Austin
Actor in a Supporting Role - Ralph Richardson in "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes"
Makeup - Rick Baker, Paul Engelen
H
High Schools
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss, Producers
I
In the Name of the People
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher, Producers
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs
Music (Original Score) - John Williams
K
The Karate Kid
1 NominationActor in a Supporting Role - Noriyuki "Pat" Morita in "The Karate Kid"
The Killing Fields
7 Nominations, 3 WinsDirecting - "The Killing Fields" Roland Joffé
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Bruce Robinson
Best Picture - David Puttnam, Producer
Actor in a Leading Role - Sam Waterston in "The Killing Fields"
* Cinematography - Chris Menges
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Haing S. Ngor in "The Killing Fields"
* Film Editing - Jim Clark
M
Marlene
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Karel Dirka and Zev Braun, Producers
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1 NominationMusic (Original Song Score) - Jeff Moss
N
The Natural
4 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Angelo Graham, Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami, Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
Cinematography - Caleb Deschanel
Actress in a Supporting Role - Glenn Close in "The Natural"
Music (Original Score) - Randy Newman
P
The Painted Door
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt, Producers
Paradise
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Ishu Patel, Producer
A Passage to India
11 Nominations, 2 WinsArt Direction - Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
Directing - David Lean
Film Editing - David Lean
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - David Lean
Cinematography - Ernest Day
Sound - Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, John Mitchell
Best Picture - John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, Producers
Actress in a Leading Role - Judy Davis in "A Passage to India"
Costume Design - Judy Moorcroft
* Music (Original Score) - Maurice Jarre
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Peggy Ashcroft in "A Passage to India"
Places in the Heart
7 Nominations, 2 WinsCostume Design - Ann Roth
Best Picture - Arlene Donovan, Producer
Actor in a Supporting Role - John Malkovich in "Places in the Heart"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Lindsay Crouse in "Places in the Heart"
Directing - Robert Benton
* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Robert Benton
* Actress in a Leading Role - Sally Field in "Places in the Heart"
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Geraldine Page in "The Pope of Greenwich Village"
Purple Rain
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Music (Original Song Score) - Prince
R
Recollections of Pavlovsk
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Irina Kalinina, Producer
The River
5 Nominations, 1 WinMusic (Original Score) - John Williams
Sound - Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman, David Ronne
Actress in a Leading Role - Sissy Spacek in "The River"
Cinematography - Vilmos Zsigmond
* Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) - Kay Rose
Romancing the Stone
1 NominationFilm Editing - Donn Cambern, Frank Morriss
S
A Soldier's Story
3 NominationsActor in a Supporting Role - Adolph Caesar in "A Soldier's Story"
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Charles Fuller
Best Picture - Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, Producers
Songwriter
1 NominationMusic (Original Song Score) - Kris Kristofferson
Splash
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman; Based on a story by Brian Grazer
Starman
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - Jeff Bridges in "Starman"
The Stone Carvers
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner, Producers
Streetwise
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Cheryl McCall, Producer
Swing Shift
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Christine Lahti in "Swing Shift"
T
Tales of Meeting and Parting
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter, Producers
The Times of Harvey Milk
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen, Producers
U
Under the Volcano
2 NominationsActor in a Leading Role - Albert Finney in "Under the Volcano"
Music (Original Score) - Alex North
Up
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Live Action) - Mike Hoover, Producer
W
Wartime Romance
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The Woman in Red
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Music (Original Song) - I Just Called To Say I Love You in "The Woman in Red" Music and Lyric by Stevie Wonder