Academy Awards 1985
Overview of all award-winning films
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The 1985 Academy Awards , d. H. that year's Oscar film award ceremony took place on March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . It was the 57th Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films from 1984.
Presenter Laurence Olivier forgot to read the nominees in the Best Picture category before announcing the winner, Amadeus . However, producer Saul Zaentz made up for the names in his acceptance speech.
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Statistics (films with more than one nomination are listed) N = nomination; S = victory |
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| Movie | N | S. |
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| Amadeus | 11 | 8th |
| Trip to India | 11 | 2 |
| The Killing Fields - Screaming Land | 7th | 3 |
| A place in the heart | 7th | 2 |
| People by the river | 4th | 0 |
| 2010 - The year we contact you | 5 | 0 |
| The indomitable | 4th | 0 |
| Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | 3 | 0 |
| Sergeant Waters - A Soldier's Story | 3 | 0 |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 2 | 1 |
| Broadway Danny Rose | 2 | 0 |
| Cotton Club | 2 | 0 |
| The ladies from Boston | 2 | 0 |
| Footloose | 2 | 0 |
| Ghostbusters - The Ghostbusters | 2 | 0 |
| Under the volcano | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Jack Lemmon hosted the Academy Awards for the fourth time (the second time alone). The presenters of the candidates are listed below for the respective categories.
Winners and nominations
Best movie
presented by Laurence Olivier
- Places in the Heart (Places in the Heart) - Arlene Donovan
- Journey to India (A Passage to India) - John Brabourne , Richard B. Goodwin
- Sergeant Waters - A Soldier's Story - Norman Jewison , Ronald L. Schwary , Patrick J. Palmer
- The Killing Fields - Crying country (The Killing Fields) - David Puttnam
Best director
presented by Steven Spielberg
- Woody Allen - Broadway Danny Rose
- Robert Benton - Places in the Heart (Places in the Heart)
- Roland Joffé - The Killing Fields - Schreiendes Land (The Killing Fields)
- David Lean - Journey to India (A Passage to India)
Best Actor
presented by Shirley MacLaine
- Tom Hulce - Amadeus
- Jeff Bridges - Starman
- Albert Finney - Under the Volcano (Under the Volcano)
- Sam Waterston - The Killing Fields - Schreiendes Land (The Killing Fields)
Best main actress
presented by Robert Duvall
Sally Field - Places in the Heart (Places in the Heart)
- Judy Davis - Journey to India (A Passage to India)
- Jessica Lange - Country
- Vanessa Redgrave - The Bostonians (The Bostonians)
- Sissy Spacek - People by the River (The River)
Best supporting actor
presented by Linda Hunt
Haing S. Ngor - The Killing Fields - Schreiendes Land (The Killing Fields)
- Adolph Caesar - Sergeant Waters - A Soldier's Story
- John Malkovich - Places in the Heart (Places in the Heart)
- Pat Morita - The Karate Kid (The Karate Kid)
- Ralph Richardson - Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
The best supporting actress
presented by Ryan O'Neal
Peggy Ashcroft - Passage to India (A Passage to India) received by Angela Lansbury
- Glenn Close - The Natural (The Natural)
- Lindsay Crouse - Places in the Heart (Places in the Heart)
- Christine Lahti - Swing Shift - Love for Time (Swing Shift)
- Geraldine Page - The Godfather of Greenwich Village (The Pope of Greenwich Village)
Best Adapted Screenplay
presented by Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster
- Michael Austin , Robert Towne - Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
- Charles Fuller - Sergeant Waters - A Soldier's Story
- David Lean - Journey to India (A Passage to India)
- Bruce Robinson - The Killing Fields - Schreiendes Land (The Killing Fields)
Best original script
presented by Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster
Robert Benton - Places in the Heart (Places in the Heart)
- Woody Allen - Broadway Danny Rose
- Danilo Bach , Daniel Petrie Jr. - Beverly Hills Cop
- Bruce Jay Friedman , Lowell Ganz , Brian Grazer , Babaloo Mandel - Splash - A maiden on the hook (Splash)
- Gregory Nava , Anna Thomas - El Norte
Best camera
Chris Menges - The Killing Fields - Schreiendes Land (The Killing Fields)
- Ernest Day - Trip to India (A Passage to India)
- Caleb Deschanel - The Indomitable (The Natural)
- Miroslav Ondříček - Amadeus
- Vilmos Zsigmond - People by the River (The River)
Best production design
presented by Steve Martin
Patrizia von Brandenstein , Karel Černý - Amadeus
- Mel Bourne , Angelo P. Graham , Bruce Weintraub - The Unyielding (The Natural)
- John Box , Hugh Scaife - Passage to India (A Passage to India)
- Albert Brenner , Rick Simpson - 2010: The Year We Make Contact (2010)
- George Gaines , Richard Sylbert - Cotton Club (The Cotton Club)
Best costume design
presented by Glenn Close
- Jenny Beavan , John Bright - The Bostonians (The Bostonians)
- Judy Moorcroft - Passage to India (A Passage to India)
- Patricia Norris - 2010: The Year We Make Contact (2010)
- Ann Roth - Places in the Heart (Places in the Heart)
Best makeup
presented by Kelly LeBrock and Lonette McKee
Paul LeBlanc , Dick Smith - Amadeus
- Michael Westmore - 2010: The Year We Make Contact (2010)
- Rick Baker , Paul Engelen - Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Best Score (Original Score)
presented by Ann Reinking
Maurice Jarre - Journey to India (A Passage to India)
- Randy Newman - The Natural (The Natural)
- Alex North - Under the Volcano (Under the Volcano)
- John Williams - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- John Williams - People by the River (The River)
Best Score (Original Song Score)
presented by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain
- Kris Kristofferson - The songwriters (songwriters)
- Jeff Moss - The Muppets Take Manhattan (The Muppets Take Manhattan)
Best movie song
presented by Jeff Bridges and Gregory Hines
" I Just Called to Say I Love You " from The Woman in Red (The Woman in Red) - Stevie Wonder
- " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) " from Against All Odds (Against All Odds) - Phil Collins
- " Footloose " from Footloose - Kenny Loggins , Dean Pitchford
- " Ghostbusters " from Ghostbusters - The Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
- " Let's Hear It for the Boy " from Footloose - Dean Pitchford , Tom Snow
Best cut
presented by Geneviève Bujold and William Hurt
Jim Clark - The Killing Fields - Schreiendes Land (The Killing Fields)
- Donn Cambern , Frank Morriss - On the Hunt for the Green Diamond (Romancing the Stone)
- Michael Chandler , Nena Danevic - Amadeus
- David Lean - Journey to India (A Passage to India)
- Robert Q. Lovett , Barry Malkin - Cotton Club (The Cotton Club)
Best sound mix
presented by Gregory Hines and Amy Irving
Mark Berger , Todd Boekelheide , Christopher Newman , Thomas Scott - Amadeus
- Nick Alphin , Richard Portman , David M. Ronne , Robert Thirlwell - People on the River (The River)
- Michael A. Carter , Graham V. Hartstone , Nicolas Le Messurier , John W. Mitchell - Journey to India (A Passage to India)
- Michael J. Kohut , Gene S. Cantamessa , Aaron Rochin - 2010: The Year We Contact (2010)
- Steve Maslow , Kevin O'Connell , Nelson Stoll , Bill Varney - The Desert Planet (Dune)
Best visual effects
presented by Candice Bergen and William Hurt
George Gibbs , Michael J. McAlister , Dennis Muren , Lorne Peterson - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
- John Bruno , Richard Edlund , Chuck Gaspar , Mark Vargo - Ghostbusters - Die Geisterjäger (Ghostbusters)
- Richard Edlund , George Jenson , Neil Krepela , Mark Stetson - 2010: The Year We Contact (2010)
Best Documentary (Short Film)
presented by Michael Douglas
The Stone Carvers - Marjorie Hunt , Paul Wagner
- Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing - Benhabenberg , Joan Sawyer
- Recollections of Pavlovsk - Irina Kalinina
- The Children of Soong Ching Ling - Gary Bush , Paul TK Lin
- The Garden of Eden - Lawrence R. Hott , Roger M. Sherman
Best Documentary (Long Form)
presented by Kathleen Turner
The Times of Harvey Milk - Rob Epstein , Richard Schmiechen
- High Schools - Charles Guggenheim , Nancy Sloss
- In the Name of the People - Frank Christopher , Alex W. Drehsler
- Marlene - Zev Braun , Karel Dirka
- Streetwise - Cheryl McCall
Best Short Film (Animated)
presented by Jeff Bridges and Ann Reinking
Best Short Film (Live Action)
presented by Tom Selleck and Kathleen Turner
- Tales of Meeting and Parting - Sharon Oreck , Lesli Linka Glatter
- The Painted Door - Janice L. Platt , Michael MacMillan
Best foreign language film
presented by Plácido Domingo and Faye Dunaway
Dangerous Trains (La Diagonale du fou) by Richard Dembo ( Switzerland )
- Camila - The Girl and the Priest (Camila) by María Luisa Bemberg ( Argentina )
- Front Romance (Voenno-Polevoy roman) by Pyotr Todorovsky ( Soviet Union )
- Beyond the Walls (Me'Ahorei Hasoragim) by Uri Barbash ( Israel )
- Sesión continua by José Luis Garci ( Spain )
Honorary Oscars
Honorary Award
presented by Glenn Close
presented by Cary Grant
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
presented by Gene Kelly
Special Achievement Award
- People on the River (The River) - Kay Rose
literature
- Norbert Stresau : The Oscar. All award-winning films, directors and actors since 1929 . 3rd, updated edition. Heyne-Filmbibliothek, No. 198. Heyne, Munich 1996, 607 pages, ISBN 3-453-07872-1
- Hans-Jürgen Kubiak: The Oscar Films. The best films from 1927/28 to 2004. The best non-English language films from 1947 to 2004. The best animated films from 2001 to 2004 . Schüren, Marburg 2005, ISBN 3-89472-386-6
Web links
- Academy Awards 1985 in theInternet Movie Database(English)