57th Academy Awards

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57th Academy Awards
Date Monday, March 25, 1985
Site Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Host Jack Lemmon
Producer Gregory Peck, Robert E. Wise, Larry Gelbart, Gene Allen
Director Marty Pasetta
TV in the United States
Network ABC
Duration 3 hours, 10 minutes

The 57th Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Jack Lemmon.

Contents

[edit] Winners

[edit] Feature Films

Category Winner
Best motion picture Amadeus Saul Zaentz
Best foreign language film Dangerous Moves Switzerland
Best documentary feature The Times of Harvey Milk Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen

[edit] Acting

Category Winner Movie
Best actor in a leading role F. Murray Abraham Amadeus
Best actress in a leading role Sally Field Places in the Heart
Best actor in a supporting role Haing S. Ngor The Killing Fields
Best actress in a supporting role Peggy Ashcroft A Passage to India

[edit] Screenplay & Direction

Category Winner Movie
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Robert Benton Places in the Heart
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Peter Shaffer Amadeus
Best Director Miloš Forman Amadeus