57th Academy Awards

57th Academy Awards
57th Academy Awards
Date	March 25, 1985
Site	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Hosted by	Jack Lemmon
Produced by	Gregory Peck, Robert Wise, Larry Gelbart, Gene Allen
Directed by	Marty Pasetta
Highlights
Best Picture	Amadeus
Most awards	Amadeus (8)
Most nominations	Amadeus and A Passage to India (11)
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Duration	3 hours, 10 minutes
	← 56th; Academy Awards; 58th →;

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 most recent 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.

Seventy-seven-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.

This ceremony marks the first time that multiple black nominees would win an Oscar, when Prince and Stevie Wonder won for their respective work on Purple Rain and The Woman in Red. Additionally, it was the first and only time that all five nominated songs topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Awards

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Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor 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 and performers

The following persons, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Name	Role
Hank Simms	Announcer for the 57th Academy Awards
Gene Allen (AMPAS President)	Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony
Linda Hunt	Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Michael Douglas	Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Short
Kathleen Turner	Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature
Kelly Le Brock Lonette McKee	Presenters of the award for Best Makeup
Gregory Hines Amy Irving	Presenters of the award for Best Sound
Tom Selleck Diana Ross	Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Ryan O'Neal	Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Gene Kelly	Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to David L. Wolper
Steve Martin	Presenter of the award for Best Art Direction
Janet Leigh	Presenter of the Scientific & Technical Awards
Candice Bergen William Hurt	Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Glenn Close	Presenter of the Honorary Award to the National Endowment for the Arts
Kirk Douglas Burt Lancaster	Presenters of the Writing Awards
Jeff Bridges Ann Reinking	Presenters of the award for Best Original Score
Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner	Presenters of the award for Best Original Song Score
Jennifer Beals Glenn Close	Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design
Jeff Bridges Ann Reinking	Presenters of the award for Best Animated Short Film
Tom Selleck Kathleen Turner	Presenters of the award for Best Live Action Short Film
Shirley MacLaine	Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Gregory Hines	Presenter of the award for Best Original Song
Cary Grant	Presenter of the Honorary Award to James Stewart
Plácido Domingo Faye Dunaway	Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Steven Spielberg	Presenter of the award for Best Director
Robert Duvall	Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Laurence Olivier	Presenter of the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name	Role	Performed
Bill Conti	Musical arranger Conductor	Orchestral
Ray Parker Jr. Dom DeLuise	Performers	"Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters
Deniece Williams	Performer	"Let's Hear It for the Boy" from Footloose
Ann Reinking	Performer	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" from Against All Odds
Lonette McKee Willie Nelson Kris Kristofferson	Performers	“How Do You Feel about Foolin’ Around?” “On the Road Again” “Amazing Grace”
Debbie Allen	Performer	"Footloose" from Footloose
Diana Ross	Performer	"I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red
Academy Awards Orchestra	Performers	"They Say It's Wonderful" (orchestral) from Annie Get Your Gun during the closing credits

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.

External links

[1] Oscar acceptance speech: Littlereview.com

[Oscars1985-2] "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[3] "Here's complete list of this year's Oscar nominees". The Montreal Gazette. AP. 1985-02-07. Retrieved 2012-11-11.

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