Best Picture Amadeus, Saul Zaentz, producer (Orion) The Killing Fields, David Puttnam, producer (Warner Bros.) A Passage to India, John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, producer (Columbia) Places in the Heart, Arlene Donovan, producer (TriStar) A Soldier's Story, Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, producers (Columbia) Actor in a Leading Role F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus Jeff Bridges, Starman Albert Finney, Under the Volcano Tom Hulce, Amadeus Sam Waterston, The Killing Fields Actress in a Leading Role Judy Davis, A Passage to India Sally Field, Places in the Heart Jessica Lange, Country Vanessa Redgrave, The Bostonians Sissy Spacek, The River Actor in a Supporting Role Adolph Caesar, A Soldier's Story John Malkovich, Places in the Heart Noriyuki �Pat� Morita, The Karate Kid Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields Ralph Richardson, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Actress in a Supporting Role 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 Directing Woody Allen, Broadway Danny Rose Robert Benton, Places in the Heart Milos Forman, Amadeus Roland Joffe, The Killing Fields David Lean, A Passage to India Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Woody Allen, Broadway Danny Rose Robert Benton, Places in the Heart Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman, screenplay; Bruce Jay Friedman; screen story, Splash Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas, El Norte Daniel Petrie, Jr., screenplay; Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr., story, Beverly Hills Cop Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium Charles Fuller, A Soldier's Story David Lean, A Passage to India Bruce Robinson, The Killing Fields Peter Shaffer, Amadeus P.H. Vazak and Michael Austin, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Cinematography Ernest Day, A Passage to India Caleb Deschanel, The Natural Chris Menges, The Killing Fields Miroslav Ondricek, Amadeus Vilmos Zsigmond, The River Art Direction John Box and Leslie Tomkins, art direction; Hugh Scaife, set decoration, A Passage to India Albert Brenner, art direction; Rick Simpson, set decoration, 2010 Angelo Graham and Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami and Speed Hopkins, art direction; Bruch Weintraub, set decoration, The Natural Richard Sylbert, art direction; George Gaines and Les Bloom, set decoration, The Cotton Club Patrizia Von Brandenstein, art direction; Karel Cerny, set decoration, Amadeus Sound Nick Alphin, Robert Thirwell, Richard Portman and David Ronne, The River Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Chris Newman, Amadeus Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and John Mitchell, A Passage to India Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios and Gene S. Cantamessa, 2010 Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell and Nelson Stoll, Dune Music Original Song �Against All Odds� (Take a Look at Me Now), Against All Odds, Phil Collins, music and lyrics �Footloose,� Footloose, Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford, music and lyrics �Ghostbusters,� Ghostbusters, Ray Parker, Jr., music and lyrics �I Just Called to Say I Love You,� The Woman in Red, Stevie Wonder, music and lyrics �Let's Hear It for the Boy,� Footloose, Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow, music and lyrics Original Score Maurice Jarre, A Passage to India Randy Newman, The Natural Alex North, Under the Volcano John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom John Williams, The River Original Song Score Kris Kristofferson, Songwriter Jeffrey Moss, The Muppets Take Manhattan Prince, Purple Rain Film Editing Donn Cambern and Frank Morriss, Romancing the Stone Jim Clark, The Killing Fields Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler, Amadeus David Lean, A Passage to India Barry Malkin and Robert Q. Lovett, The Cotton Club Costume Design Jenny Beavan and John Bright, The Bostonians Judy Moorcroft, A Passage to India Patricia Norris, 2010 Theodor Pistek, Amadeus Ann Roth, Places in the Heart Makeup Rick Baker and Paul Engelen, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith, Amadeus Michael Westmore, 2010 Visual Effects Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gasper, Ghostbusters Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson, 2010 Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Short Films Animated Charade (Jon Minnis, producer; Sheridan College Production) Doctor De Soto (Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn, producers; Michael Sporn Animation, Inc.) Paradise (Ishu Patel, producer; National Film Board of Canada) Live Action The Painted Door (Atlantis Films Ltd. in association with the National Film Board of Canada) Tales of Meeting and Parting (Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter, producers; American Film Institute�Directing Workshop for Women) Up (Mike Hoover, producer; Pyramid Films) Documentary Short Subject The Children of Soong Ching Ling (Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin, producers; UNICEF and the Soong Ching Ling Foundation) Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing (Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer, producers; The Nursing Ethics Project/Fanlight Productions) The Garden of Eden (Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman, producers; Florentine Films Production) Recollections of Pavlovsk (Irina Kalinina, producer; Leningrad Documentary Film Studio) The Stone Carvers (Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner, producers, Paul Wagner Productions) Feature High Schools (Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss, producers; Guggenheim Productions) In the Name of the People (Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher, producers; Pan American Films) Marlene (Zev Braun Pictures, Inc.; OKO Film Produktion) Streetwise (Cheryl McCall, producer; Bear Creek Productions, Inc.) The Times of Harvey Milk (Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen, producers; Black Sand Educational Productions, Inc.) Foreign Language Film Beyond the Walls, Israel Camila, Argentina Dangerous Moves, Switzerland Double Feature, Spain Wartime Romance, U.S.S.R. Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award David L. Wolper Honorary Awards To the National Endowment for the Arts in recognition of its 20th anniversary and its dedication to fostering artistic and creative activity and excellence in every area of the arts To James Stewart for 50 years of memorable performances and for his high ideals, both on and off the screen, with the respect and affection of his colleagues Sound Effects Editing Kay Rose, The River

Facts:

  • Winners Announced: March 25, 1985
  • Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
  • Host: Jack Lemmon
  • Eligibility Year: 1984
  • 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!"
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