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The 57th Academy Awards
| 1985
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 25, 1985
Honoring movies released in 1984
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Highlights
Costume Design
Amadeus
Theodor Pistek
Documentary Feature
The Times of Harvey Milk
Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen
Original Song Score
Purple Rain
Prince with Wendy and Lisa
Memorable Moments
Sally Field
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Best Actress winner for Places in the Heart
Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith
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Makeup winners for Amadeus
Haing S. Ngor
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Supporting Actor winner for The Killing Fields
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
F. Murray Abraham
Amadeus
Nominees
Jeff Bridges
Starman
Nominees
Albert Finney
Under the Volcano
Nominees
Tom Hulce
Amadeus
Nominees
Sam Waterston
The Killing Fields
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Haing S. Ngor
The Killing Fields
Nominees
Adolph Caesar
A Soldier's Story
Nominees
John Malkovich
Places in the Heart
Nominees
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
The Karate Kid
Nominees
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
Nominees
Jessica Lange
Country
Nominees
Vanessa Redgrave
The Bostonians
Nominees
Sissy Spacek
The River
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Peggy Ashcroft
A Passage to India
Nominees
Glenn Close
The Natural
Nominees
Lindsay Crouse
Places in the Heart
Nominees
Christine Lahti
Swing Shift
Nominees
Geraldine Page
The Pope of Greenwich Village
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
Nominees
The Natural
Art Direction: Angelo Graham, Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami, Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
Nominees
A Passage to India
Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
Nominees
2010
Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
Cinematography
Winner
The Killing Fields
Chris Menges
Nominees
Amadeus
Miroslav Ondricek
Nominees
The Natural
Caleb Deschanel
Nominees
A Passage to India
Ernest Day
Nominees
The River
Vilmos Zsigmond
Costume Design
Winner
Amadeus
Theodor Pistek
Nominees
The Bostonians
Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Nominees
A Passage to India
Judy Moorcroft
Nominees
Places in the Heart
Ann Roth
Nominees
2010
Patricia Norris
Directing
Winner
Amadeus
Milos Forman
Nominees
Broadway Danny Rose
Woody Allen
Nominees
The Killing Fields
Roland Joffé
Nominees
A Passage to India
David Lean
Nominees
Places in the Heart
Robert Benton
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The Times of Harvey Milk
Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen, Producers
Nominees
High Schools
Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss, Producers
Nominees
In the Name of the People
Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher, Producers
Nominees
Marlene
Karel Dirka and Zev Braun, Producers
Nominees
Streetwise
Cheryl McCall, Producer
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
Nominees
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing
Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer, Producers
Nominees
The Garden of Eden
Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman, Producers
Nominees
Recollections of Pavlovsk
Irina Kalinina, Producer
Film Editing
Winner
The Killing Fields
Jim Clark
Nominees
Amadeus
Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
Nominees
The Cotton Club
Barry Malkin, Robert Q. Lovett
Nominees
A Passage to India
David Lean
Nominees
Romancing the Stone
Donn Cambern, Frank Morriss
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Dangerous Moves
Switzerland
Nominees
Beyond the Walls
Israel
Nominees
Camila
Argentina
Nominees
Double Feature
Spain
Nominees
Wartime Romance
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
David L. Wolper
Makeup
Winner
Amadeus
Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
Nominees
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Rick Baker, Paul Engelen
Nominees
2010
Michael Westmore
Music (Original Score)
Winner
A Passage to India
Maurice Jarre
Nominees
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
John Williams
Nominees
The Natural
Randy Newman
Nominees
The River
John Williams
Nominees
Under the Volcano
Alex North
Music (Original Song Score)
Winner
Purple Rain
Prince
Nominees
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Jeff Moss
Nominees
Songwriter
Kris Kristofferson
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
Nominees
Footloose
Footloose in "Footloose" Music and Lyric by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford
Nominees
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters in "Ghostbusters" Music and Lyric by Ray Parker, Jr.
Nominees
Footloose
Let's Hear It For The Boy in "Footloose" Music and Lyric by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford
Best Picture
Winner
Amadeus
Saul Zaentz, Producer
Nominees
The Killing Fields
David Puttnam, Producer
Nominees
A Passage to India
John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, Producers
Nominees
Places in the Heart
Arlene Donovan, Producer
Nominees
A Soldier's Story
Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Charade
Jon Minnis, Producer
Nominees
Doctor De Soto
Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn, Producers
Nominees
Paradise
Ishu Patel, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Up
Mike Hoover, Producer
Nominees
The Painted Door
Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt, Producers
Nominees
Tales of Meeting and Parting
Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter, Producers
Sound
Winner
Amadeus
Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
Nominees
Dune
Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell, Nelson Stoll
Nominees
A Passage to India
Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, John Mitchell
Nominees
The River
Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman, David Ronne
Nominees
2010
Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios, Gene S. Cantamessa
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
Winner
The River
Kay Rose
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
Nominees
2010
Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Winner
Amadeus
Peter Shaffer
Nominees
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
P.H. Vazak, Michael Austin
Nominees
The Killing Fields
Bruce Robinson
Nominees
A Passage to India
David Lean
Nominees
A Soldier's Story
Charles Fuller
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.
Nominees
Broadway Danny Rose
Woody Allen
Nominees
El Norte
Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
Nominees
Splash
Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman; Based on a story by Brian Grazer
0-9
2010
5 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
- Costume Design - Patricia Norris
- Makeup - Michael Westmore
- Sound - Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios, Gene S. Cantamessa
- Visual Effects - Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson
A
Against All Odds
1 NOMINATION
- Music (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
- * Actor in a Leading Role - F. Murray Abraham
- * Art Direction - Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerny
- * Costume Design - Theodor Pistek
- * Directing - Milos Forman
- * Makeup - Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
- * Best Picture - Saul Zaentz, Producer
- * Sound - Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
- * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Peter Shaffer
- Actor in a Leading Role - Tom Hulce
- Cinematography - Miroslav Ondricek
- Film Editing - Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
B
Beverly Hills Cop
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Daniel Petrie, Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Beyond the Walls
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Israel
The Bostonians
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Vanessa Redgrave
- Costume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Broadway Danny Rose
2 NOMINATIONS
- Directing - Woody Allen
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Woody Allen
C
Camila
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Argentina
Charade
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Animated) - Jon Minnis, Producer
The Children of Soong Ching Ling
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin, Producers
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer, Producers
The Cotton Club
2 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines, Les Bloom
- Film Editing - Barry Malkin, Robert Q. Lovett
Country
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Leading Role - Jessica Lange
D
Dangerous Moves
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Foreign Language Film - Switzerland
Doctor De Soto
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn, Producers
Double Feature
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Spain
Dune
1 NOMINATION
- Sound - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell, Nelson Stoll
E
El Norte
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
F
Footloose
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - Footloose in "Footloose" Music and Lyric by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford, Let's Hear It For The Boy in "Footloose" Music and Lyric by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford
G
The Garden of Eden
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman, Producers
Ghostbusters
2 NOMINATIONS
- Music (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 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Ralph Richardson
- Makeup - Rick Baker, Paul Engelen
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - P.H. Vazak, Michael Austin
H
High Schools
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss, Producers
I
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 NOMINATION
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
The Killing Fields
7 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Actor in a Supporting Role - Haing S. Ngor
- * Cinematography - Chris Menges
- * Film Editing - Jim Clark
- Actor in a Leading Role - Sam Waterston
- Directing - Roland Joffé
- Best Picture - David Puttnam, Producer
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Bruce Robinson
M
Marlene
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Karel Dirka and Zev Braun, Producers
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song Score) - Jeff Moss
N
The Natural
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Glenn Close
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Angelo Graham, Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami, Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
- Cinematography - Caleb Deschanel
- Music (Original Score) - Randy Newman
In the Name of the People
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher, Producers
P
The Painted Door
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt, Producers
Paradise
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Ishu Patel, Producer
A Passage to India
11 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Peggy Ashcroft
- * Music (Original Score) - Maurice Jarre
- Actress in a Leading Role - Judy Davis
- Art Direction - Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
- Cinematography - Ernest Day
- Costume Design - Judy Moorcroft
- Directing - David Lean
- Film Editing - David Lean
- Best Picture - John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, Producers
- Sound - Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, John Mitchell
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - David Lean
Places in the Heart
7 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Actress in a Leading Role - Sally Field
- * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Robert Benton
- Actor in a Supporting Role - John Malkovich
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Lindsay Crouse
- Costume Design - Ann Roth
- Directing - Robert Benton
- Best Picture - Arlene Donovan, Producer
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Geraldine Page
Purple Rain
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Music (Original Song Score) - Prince
R
Recollections of Pavlovsk
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Irina Kalinina, Producer
The River
5 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) - Kay Rose
- Actress in a Leading Role - Sissy Spacek
- Cinematography - Vilmos Zsigmond
- Music (Original Score) - John Williams
- Sound - Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman, David Ronne
Romancing the Stone
1 NOMINATION
- Film Editing - Donn Cambern, Frank Morriss
S
A Soldier's Story
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Adolph Caesar
- Best Picture - Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, Producers
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Charles Fuller
Songwriter
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song Score) - Kris Kristofferson
Splash
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (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 NOMINATION
- Actor in a Leading Role - Jeff Bridges
The Stone Carvers
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Short Subject) - Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner, Producers
Streetwise
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Cheryl McCall, Producer
Swing Shift
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Christine Lahti
T
Tales of Meeting and Parting
1 NOMINATION
- Short 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 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Albert Finney
- Music (Original Score) - Alex North
Up
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Live Action) - Mike Hoover, Producer
W
Wartime Romance
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign 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
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