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    Oscar

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    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • F. Murray Abraham
      Winner
      • F. Murray Abraham
      • Amadeus
    • Jeff Bridges at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Starman
    • Albert Finney at an event for Erin Brockovich (2000)
      • Albert Finney
      • Under the Volcano
    • Tom Hulce
      • Tom Hulce
      • Amadeus
    • Sam Waterston
      • Sam Waterston
      • The Killing Fields

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Haing S. Ngor in My Life (1993)
      Winner
      • Haing S. Ngor
      • The Killing Fields
    • Adolph Caesar in The Color Purple (1985)
      • Adolph Caesar
      • A Soldier's Story
    • John Malkovich
      • John Malkovich
      • Places in the Heart
    • Pat Morita in The Karate Kid (1984)
      • Pat Morita
      • The Karate Kid
    • Ralph Richardson
      • Ralph Richardson
      • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
      Posthumously.

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Sally Field
      Winner
      • Sally Field
      • Places in the Heart
    • Judy Davis in Page Eight (2011)
      • Judy Davis
      • A Passage to India
    • Jessica Lange
      • Jessica Lange
      • Country
    • Vanessa Redgrave at an event for Milk (2008)
      • Vanessa Redgrave
      • The Bostonians
    • Sissy Spacek
      • Sissy Spacek
      • The River

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Peggy Ashcroft
      Winner
      • Peggy Ashcroft
      • A Passage to India
      Peggy Ashcroft was not present at the awards ceremony, as she was attending the funeral of Sir Michael Redgrave. Angela Lansbury accepted the award on her behalf.
    • Glenn Close
      • Glenn Close
      • The Natural
    • Lindsay Crouse in The Arrival (1996)
      • Lindsay Crouse
      • Places in the Heart
    • Christine Lahti in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
      • Christine Lahti
      • Swing Shift
    • Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
      • Geraldine Page
      • The Pope of Greenwich Village

    Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Amadeus

      8.4 (473K)
      Patrizia von Brandenstein
      Karel Černý
    • [object Object]

        The Cotton Club

      6.6 (21K)
      Richard Sylbert
      George Gaines
    • [object Object]

        The Natural

      7.4 (58K)
      Mel Bourne
      Angelo P. Graham
      Bruce Weintraub
    • [object Object]

        A Passage to India

      7.3 (24K)
      John Box
      Hugh Scaife
    • [object Object]

        2010: The Year We Make Contact

      6.7 (62K)
      Albert Brenner
      Rick Simpson

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Killing Fields

      7.8 (64K)
      Chris Menges
    • [object Object]

        Amadeus

      8.4 (473K)
      Miroslav Ondříček
    • [object Object]

        The Natural

      7.4 (58K)
      Caleb Deschanel
    • [object Object]

        A Passage to India

      7.3 (24K)
      Ernest Day
    • [object Object]

        The River

      6.3 (8.4K)
      Vilmos Zsigmond

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Amadeus

      8.4 (473K)
      Theodor Pištěk
    • [object Object]

        The Bostonians

      6.2 (2.8K)
      Jenny Beavan
      John Bright
    • [object Object]

        A Passage to India

      7.3 (24K)
      Judy Moorcroft
    • [object Object]

        Places in the Heart

      7.4 (16K)
      Ann Roth
    • [object Object]

        2010: The Year We Make Contact

      6.7 (62K)
      Patricia Norris

    Best Director

    • Director Milos Forman attends the The Film Society of Lincoln Center's 37th Annual Chaplin Award gala at Alice Tully Hall on May 24, 2010 in New York City.
      Winner
      • Miloš Forman
      • Amadeus
    • Woody Allen at an event for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
      • Woody Allen
      • Broadway Danny Rose
    • Robert Benton at an event for The Human Stain (2003)
      • Robert Benton
      • Places in the Heart
    • Roland Joffé in The Scarlet Letter (1995)
      • Roland Joffé
      • The Killing Fields
    • David Lean
      • David Lean
      • A Passage to India

    Best Documentary, Features

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Times of Harvey Milk

      8.2 (7.3K)
      Rob Epstein
      Richard Schmiechen
    • [object Object]

        High Schools

      Charles Guggenheim
      Nancy Sloss
    • [object Object]

        In the Name of the People

      7.7 (111)
      Alex W. Drehsler
      Frank Christopher
    • [object Object]

        Marlene

      7.6 (893)
      Karel Dirka
      Zev Braun
    • [object Object]

        Streetwise

      8.2 (3.9K)
      Cheryl McCall

    Best Documentary, Short Subjects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Stone Carvers

      6.8 (73)
      Marjorie Hunt
      Paul Wagner
    • [object Object]

        The Children of Soong Ching Ling

      6.2 (23)
      Gary Bush
      Paul T.K. Lin
    • [object Object]

        Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing

      6.9 (40)
      Ben Achtenberg
      Joan Sawyer
    • [object Object]

        The Garden of Eden

      6.8 (28)
      Lawrence R. Hott
      Roger Sherman
      • Vospominaniye o Pavlovske

      5.7 (29)
      Irina Kalinina

    Best Effects, Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

      7.5 (574K)
      Dennis Muren
      Michael J. McAlister
      Lorne Peterson
      George Gibbs
    • [object Object]

        Ghostbusters

      7.8 (491K)
      Richard Edlund
      John Bruno
      Mark Vargo
      Chuck Gaspar
    • [object Object]

        2010: The Year We Make Contact

      6.7 (62K)
      Richard Edlund
      Neil Krepela
      George Jenson
      Mark Stetson

    Best Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Killing Fields

      7.8 (64K)
      Jim Clark
    • [object Object]

        Amadeus

      8.4 (473K)
      Nena Danevic
      Michael Chandler
    • [object Object]

        The Cotton Club

      6.6 (21K)
      Barry Malkin
      Robert Q. Lovett
    • [object Object]

        A Passage to India

      7.3 (24K)
      David Lean
    • [object Object]

        Romancing the Stone

      6.9 (113K)
      Donn Cambern
      Frank Morriss

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dangerous Moves

      6.6 (1.7K)
      Switzerland.
    • [object Object]

        Beyond the Walls

      6.7 (407)
      Israel.
    • [object Object]

        Camila

      6.9 (1.7K)
      Argentina.
    • [object Object]

        Double Feature

      5.9 (400)
      Spain.
    • [object Object]

        Wartime Romance

      7.1 (745)
      Soviet Union.

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Amadeus

      8.4 (473K)
      Paul LeBlanc
      Dick Smith
    • [object Object]

        Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

      6.4 (21K)
      Rick Baker
      Paul Engelen
    • [object Object]

        2010: The Year We Make Contact

      6.7 (62K)
      Michael Westmore

    Best Music, Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        A Passage to India

      7.3 (24K)
      Maurice Jarre
    • [object Object]

        Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

      7.5 (574K)
      John Williams
    • [object Object]

        The Natural

      7.4 (58K)
      Randy Newman
    • [object Object]

        The River

      6.3 (8.4K)
      John Williams
    • [object Object]

        Under the Volcano

      6.8 (6.9K)
      Alex North

    Best Music, Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Woman in Red

      6.0 (20K)
      Stevie Wonder
      For the song "I Just Called to Say I Love You".
    • [object Object]

        Against All Odds

      6.0 (16K)
      Phil Collins
      For the song "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)".
    • [object Object]

        Footloose

      6.6 (103K)
      Kenny Loggins(music)
      Dean Pitchford(lyric)
      For the song "Footloose".
    • [object Object]

        Ghostbusters

      7.8 (491K)
      Ray Parker Jr.
      For the song "Ghostbusters".
    • [object Object]

        Footloose

      6.6 (103K)
      Tom Snow
      Dean Pitchford
      For the song "Let's Hear It for the Boy".

    Best Music, Original Song Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Purple Rain

      6.5 (27K)
      Prince
    • [object Object]

        The Muppets Take Manhattan

      6.9 (24K)
      Jeff Moss
    • [object Object]

        Songwriter

      6.2 (1K)
      Kris Kristofferson

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Amadeus

      8.4 (473K)
      Saul Zaentz
    • [object Object]

        The Killing Fields

      7.8 (64K)
      David Puttnam
    • [object Object]

        A Passage to India

      7.3 (24K)
      John Brabourne
      Richard Goodwin
    • [object Object]

        Places in the Heart

      7.4 (16K)
      Arlene Donovan
    • [object Object]

        A Soldier's Story

      7.2 (13K)
      Norman Jewison
      Ronald L. Schwary
      Patrick J. Palmer

    Best Short Film, Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Charade

      6.9 (884)
      John Minnis
    • [object Object]

        Doctor DeSoto

      6.3 (163)
      Morton Schindel
      Michael Sporn
    • [object Object]

        Paradise

      7.2 (383)
      Ishu Patel

    Best Short Film, Live Action

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Up

      6.0 (99)
      Mike Hoover
    • [object Object]

        The Painted Door

      5.9 (101)
      Michael MacMillan
      Janice L. Platt
    • [object Object]

        Tales of Meeting and Parting

      Sharon Oreck
      Lesli Linka Glatter

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Amadeus

      8.4 (473K)
      Mark Berger
      Thomas Scott
      Todd Boekelheide
      Christopher Newman
    • [object Object]

        Dune

      6.2 (194K)
      Bill Varney
      Steve Maslow
      Kevin O'Connell
      Nelson Stoll
    • [object Object]

        A Passage to India

      7.3 (24K)
      Graham V. Hartstone
      Nicolas Le Messurier
      Michael Carter
      John W. Mitchell
    • [object Object]

        The River

      6.3 (8.4K)
      Nick Alphin
      Robert Thirlwell
      Richard Portman
      David M. Ronne
    • [object Object]

        2010: The Year We Make Contact

      6.7 (62K)
      Michael J. Kohut
      Aaron Rochin
      Carlos Delarios
      Gene S. Cantamessa

    Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Amadeus

      8.4 (473K)
      Peter Shaffer
    • [object Object]

        Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

      6.4 (21K)
      Robert Towne
      Michael Austin
    • [object Object]

        The Killing Fields

      7.8 (64K)
      Bruce Robinson
    • [object Object]

        A Passage to India

      7.3 (24K)
      David Lean
    • [object Object]

        A Soldier's Story

      7.2 (13K)
      Charles Fuller

    Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Places in the Heart

      7.4 (16K)
      Robert Benton
    • [object Object]

        Beverly Hills Cop

      7.4 (234K)
      Daniel Petrie Jr.(screenplay/story)
      Danilo Bach(story)
    • [object Object]

        Broadway Danny Rose

      7.4 (28K)
      Woody Allen
    • [object Object]

        El Norte

      7.7 (6.1K)
      Gregory Nava
      Anna Thomas
    • [object Object]

        Splash

      6.3 (89K)
      Lowell Ganz(screenplay)
      Babaloo Mandel(screenplay)
      Bruce Jay Friedman(screenplay/screen story)
      Brian Grazer(story)

    Special Achievement Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The River

      6.3 (8.4K)
      Kay Rose
      For sound effects editing.

    Honorary Award

    Edit
    • James Stewart
      Winner
      • James Stewart
      For his fifty years of memorable performances,, for his high ideals both on and off the screen, with respect and affection of his colleagues.
    • Winner
        For the Arts in recognition of its 20th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to fostering artistic and creative activity and excellence in every area of the arts.

      Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

      Edit
      • David L. Wolper
        Winner
        • David L. Wolper

      Academy Award of Merit

      Edit
      • Winner
          Not awarded.

        Scientific and Engineering Award

        Edit
        • Winner
            For the development of "Cinetrak" Magnetic Film #350/351 for motion picture sound recording.
          • Winner
              For the development of FPC 200 PB Fullcoat Magnetic Film for motion picture sound recording.
            • Winner
              • John Mosely
              For the formulation and application of an improved sound track stripe to 70mm motion picture film (Stultz/Avila/Kennedy) and for the engineering research involved therein (Mosely).
            • Winner
                For the design and engineering of the R-2 Auto-Collimator for examining image quality at the focal plane of motion picture camera lenses.
              • Winner
                • Günther Schaidt
                For the development of an improved, non-toxic fluid for creating fog and smoke for motion picture production.
              • Winners
                • John Whitney Jr.(Digital Productions, Inc.)
                • Gary Demos(Digital Productions, Inc.)
                For the practical simulation of motion picture photography by means of computer-generated images.

              Technical Achievement Award

              Edit
              • Winner
                  For the production of high-quality, durable, laminated color filters for motion picture photography.
                • Jonathan Erland at an event for The Oscars (2018)
                  Winners
                  • Don Trumbull(Apogee, Inc.)
                  • Jonathan Erland(Apogee, Inc.)
                  • Stephen Fog(Apogee, Inc.)
                  For the design and development of the "Blue Max" high-power, blue-flux projector for traveling matte composite photography.
                • Jonathan Erland at an event for The Oscars (2018)
                  Winners
                  • Jonathan Erland(Apogee, Inc.)
                  • Robert Fate(Apogee, Inc.)
                  For an innovative design for front projection screens and an improved method for their construction.
                • Winner
                  • Howard Preston(Preston Cinema Systems)
                  For the design and development of a variable speed control device with automatic exposure compensation for motion picture cameras.

                Gordon E. Sawyer Award

                Edit
                • Linwood G. Dunn at an event for The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985)
                  Winner
                  • Linwood G. Dunn

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                Event date

                March 17, 1985

                Event location

                Los Angeles, California, USA

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