57th Academy Awards

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

Upon winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Places in the Heart, Sally Field exclaimed, "The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" (often misquoted as "you really like me!")^[1]

The big winner at the ceremony was Milos Forman's Amadeus, which had received 11 nominations and won 8 awards including Best Picture and Best actor for F.Murray Abraham. As of the 87th Academy Awards, Amadeus is the last film to receive two lead actor nominations.

The winner of Best Supporting Actor was also significant. Haing S. Ngor, a Cambodian surgeon who survived the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, won the award for his performance as Dith Pran in Roland Joffé's The Killing Fields, despite having no previous acting experience. Ngor and Harold Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win Academy Awards for acting.

77 year-old Peggy Ashcroft won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in A Passage to India, making her the oldest winner in that category.

Awards

Milos Forman, Best Director winner

F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor winner

Sally Field, Best Actress winner

Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor winner

Peggy Ashcroft, Best Supporting Actress winner

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[2]

Best Picture	Best Director
Amadeus – Saul Zaentz The Killing Fields – David Puttnam and Iain Smith A Passage to India – John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin Places in the Heart – Arlene Donovan A Soldier's Story – Norman Jewison	Miloš Forman – Amadeus Woody Allen – Broadway Danny Rose Robert Benton – Places in the Heart Roland Joffe – The Killing Fields David Lean – A Passage to India
Best Actor	Best Actress
F. Murray Abraham – Amadeus Jeff Bridges – Starman Albert Finney – Under the Volcano Tom Hulce – Amadeus Sam Waterston – The Killing Fields	Sally Field – Places in the Heart Judy Davis – A Passage to India Jessica Lange – Country Vanessa Redgrave – The Bostonians Sissy Spacek – The River
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Haing S. Ngor – The Killing Fields 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	Peggy Ashcroft – A Passage to India Glenn Close – The Natural Lindsay Crouse – Places in the Heart Christine Lahti – Swing Shift Geraldine Page – The Pope of Greenwich Village
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Places in the Heart – Robert Benton Beverly Hills Cop – Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr. Broadway Danny Rose – Woody Allen The North – Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas Splash – Brian Grazer, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman	Amadeus – Peter Shaffer Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – P.H. Vazak and Michael Austin^[3] The Killing Fields – Bruce Robinson A Passage to India – David Lean A Soldier's Story – Charles Fuller
Best Foreign Language Film
Dangerous Moves (Switzerland) Beyond the Walls (Israel) Camila (Argentina) Double Feature (Spain) Wartime Romance (USSR)
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short
The Times of Harvey Milk – Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen High Schools – Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss In the Name of the People – Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher Marlene – Karel Dirka and Zev Braun Streetwise – Cheryl McCall	The Stone Carvers – Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner The Children of Soong Ching Ling – Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing – Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer The Garden of Eden – Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman Recollections of Pavlovsk – Irina Kalinina
Best Live Action Short	Best Animated Short
Up – Mike Hoover The Painted Door – Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt Tales of Meeting and Parting – Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter	Charade – Jon Minnis Doctor De Soto – Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn Paradise – Ishu Patel
Best Original Score	Best Original Song Score
A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – John Williams The Natural – Randy Newman The River – John Williams Under the Volcano – Alex North	Purple Rain – Prince The Muppets Take Manhattan – Jeff Moss Songwriter – Kris Kristofferson
Best Original Song	Best Sound Mixing
*"I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red* – Music and Lyric by Stevie Wonder** "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" from Against All Odds – Music and Lyric by Phil Collins "Footloose" from Footloose – Music and Lyric by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford "Let's Hear It for the Boy" from Footloose – Music and Lyric by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow "Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters – Music and Lyric by Ray Parker, Jr.	Amadeus – Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Chris Newman Dune – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell and Nelson Stoll 2010 – Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios and Gene Cantamessa A Passage to India – Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and John W. Mitchell The River –Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
Best Art Direction	Best Cinematography
Amadeus – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Černý 2010 – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson The Cotton Club – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines and Les Bloom The Natural – Art Direction: Angelo Graham, Mel Bourne and Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub A Passage to India – Art Direction: John Box; Set Decoration: Leslie Tomkins and Hugh Scaife	The Killing Fields – Chris Menges Amadeus – Miroslav Ondricek The Natural – Caleb Deschanel A Passage to India – Ernest Day The River – Vilmos Zsigmond
Best Makeup	Best Costume Design
Amadeus – Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – Rick Baker and Paul Engelen 2010 – Michael Westmore	Amadeus – Theodor Pistek 2010 – Patricia Norris The Bostonians – Jenny Beavan and John Bright A Passage to India – Judy Moorcroft Places in the Heart – Ann Roth
Best Film Editing	Best Visual Effects
The Killing Fields – Jim Clark Amadeus – Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler The Cotton Club – Barry Malkin and Robert Q. Lovett A Passage to India – David Lean Romancing the Stone – Donn Cambern and Frank Morriss	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs 2010 – Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson Ghostbusters – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gasper

Honorary Academy Awards

James Stewart "for his fifty years of memorable performances. For his high ideals both on and off the screen. With the respect and affection of his colleagues."
National Endowment 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

David L. Wolper

Special Achievement Academy Award

The River – Kay Rose

Presenters

Jennifer Beals and Glenn Close (Presenters: Best Costume Design)
Candice Bergen and William Hurt (Presenters: Best Visual Effects)
Jeff Bridges and Ann Reinking (Presenters: Best Original Score and Best Animated Short Film)
Geneviève Bujold and William Hurt (Presenters: Best Film Editing)
Plácido Domingo and Faye Dunaway (Presenters: Best Foreign Language Film)
Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster (Presenters: Writing Awards)
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner (Presenters: Best Original Song Score)
Michael Douglas (Presenters: Best Documentary Short)
Kathleen Turner (Presenters: Best Documentary Feature)
Robert Duvall (Presenter: Best Actress)
Cary Grant (Presenter: Honorary Award to James Stewart)
Gregory Hines and Amy Irving (Presenters: Best Sound)
Gregory Hines (Presenters: Best Song Original)
Linda Hunt (Presenter: Best Supporting Actor)
Gene Kelly (Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to David L. Wolper)
Shirley MacLaine (Presenter: Best Actor)
Steve Martin (Presenter: Best Art Direction)
Kelly LeBrock and Lonette McKee (Presenters: Best Makeup)
Laurence Olivier (Presenter: Best Picture)
Ryan O'Neal (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress)
Tom Selleck and Diana Ross (Presenter: Best Cinematography)
Tom Selleck and Kathleen Turner (Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film)
Steven Spielberg (Presenter: Best Director)
Glenn Close (Presenter: Honorary Award to the National Endowment for the Arts)

Performers

Debbie Allen ("Footloose" from Footloose)
Ray Parker Jr. and Dom DeLuise ("Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters)
Ann Reinking ("Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" from Against All Odds)
Diana Ross ("I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red)
Deniece Williams ("Let's Hear It for the Boy" from Footloose)

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations:

11 nominations: Amadeus, A Passage to India
7 nominations: The Killing Fields, Places in the Heart
5 nominations: 2010, The River
4 nominations: The Natural
3 nominations: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, A Soldier's Story
2 nominations: The Bostonians, Broadway Danny Rose, The Cotton Club, Footloose, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Under the Volcano

The following films received multiple awards.

8 wins: Amadeus
3 wins: The Killing Fields
2 wins: A Passage to India, Places in the Heart

References

↑ Oscar acceptance speech: Littlereview.com
↑ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
↑ "Here's complete list of this year's Oscar nominees". The Montreal Gazette. AP. 1985-02-07. Retrieved 2012-11-11.

"The Official Academy Awards Database". awardsdatabase.oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 9, 2009.

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