The 57th Academy Awards (1984): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS

AWARDS

  • 11
  • 11
  • 7
  • 7
  • 5
  • 4
  • 4
  • 3
  • 3
  • Amadeus
  • A Passage to India
  • The Killing Fields
  • Places in the Heart
  • 2010
  • The Natural
  • The River
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
  • A Soldier's Story
  • 8
  • 3
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • Amadeus
  • The Killing Fields
  • A Passage to India
  • Places in the Heart
  • Charade
  • Dangerous Moves
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • Purple Rain
  • The Stone Carvers
  • The Times of Harvey Milk
  • Up
  • The Woman in Red
  • NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND
  • Best Picture winner
  • Best Picture nominee
  • Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best Picture)

  • Amadeus - Saul Zaentz
  • The Killing Fields - David Puttnam
  • A Passage to India - John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin
  • Places in the Heart - Arlene Donovan
  • A Soldier's Story - Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary, Patrick Palmer

DIRECTING

  • Amadeus - Milos Forman
  • Broadway Danny Rose - Woody Allen
  • The Killing Fields - Roland Joff
  • A Passage to India - David Lean
  • Places in the Heart - Robert Benton

ACTOR (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 (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

SUPPORTING ACTOR (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

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (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

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

  • Beverly Hills Cop - Screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie Jr.
  • Broadway Danny Rose - Woody Allen
  • El Norte - Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
  • Places in the Heart - Robert Benton
  • Splash - Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman; Based on a story by Brian Grazer

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

  • Amadeus - Peter Shaffer
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes - P.H. Vazak, Michael Austin
  • The Killing Fields - Bruce Robinson
  • A Passage to India - David Lean
  • A Soldier's Story - Charles Fuller

ORIGINAL SONG

  • "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" - Against All Odds - Music, Lyric by Phil Collins
  • "Footloose" - Footloose - Music, Lyric by Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford
  • "Ghostbusters" - Ghostbusters - Music, Lyric by Ray Parker Jr.
  • "I Just Called To Say I Love You" - The Woman in Red - Music, Lyric by Stevie Wonder
  • "Let's Hear It for the Boy" - Footloose - Music, Lyric by Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford

ORIGINAL SCORE

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - John Williams
  • The Natural - Randy Newman
  • A Passage to India - Maurice Jarre
  • The River - John Williams
  • Under the Volcano - Alex North

ORIGINAL SONG SCORE

  • The Muppets Take Manhattan - Jeff Moss
  • Purple Rain - Prince
  • Songwriter - Kris Kristofferson

FILM EDITING

  • Amadeus - Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
  • The Cotton Club - Barry Malkin, Robert Q. Lovett
  • The Killing Fields - Jim Clark
  • A Passage to India - David Lean
  • Romancing the Stone - Donn Cambern, Frank Morriss

CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Amadeus - Miroslav Ondricek
  • The Killing Fields - Chris Menges
  • The Natural - Caleb Deschanel
  • A Passage to India - Ernest Day
  • The River - Vilmos Zsigmond

ART DIRECTION

  • Amadeus - Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerny
  • The Cotton Club - Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines, Les Bloom
  • The Natural - Art Direction: Angelo Graham, Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami, Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
  • A Passage to India - Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
  • 2010 - Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson

COSTUME DESIGN

  • Amadeus - Theodor Pistek
  • The Bostonians - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
  • A Passage to India - Judy Moorcroft
  • Places in the Heart - Ann Roth
  • 2010 - Patricia Norris

MAKEUP

  • Amadeus - Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes - Rick Baker, Paul Engelen
  • 2010 - Michael Westmore

SOUND

  • Amadeus - Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
  • Dune - Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell, Nelson Stoll
  • A Passage to India - Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, John Mitchell
  • The River - Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman, David Ronne
  • 2010 - Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios, Gene S. Cantamessa

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING (Special Achievement Award)

  • Kay Rose - The River

VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Ghostbusters - Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo, Chuck Gaspar
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs
  • 2010 - Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • Beyond the Walls - Israel
  • Camila - Argentina
  • Dangerous Moves - Switzerland
  • Double Feature - Spain
  • Wartime Romance - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

  • High Schools - Charles Guggenheim, Nancy Sloss
  • In the Name of the People - Alex W. Drehsler, Frank Christopher
  • Marlene - Karel Dirka, Zev Braun
  • Streetwise - Cheryl McCall
  • The Times of Harvey Milk - Robert Epstein, Richard Schmiechen

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

  • The Children of Soong Ching Ling - Gary Bush, Paul T.K. Lin
  • Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing - Ben Achtenberg, Joan Sawyer
  • The Garden of Eden - Lawrence R. Hott, Roger M. Sherman
  • Recollections of Pavlovsk - Irina Kalinina
  • The Stone Carvers - Marjorie Hunt, Paul Wagner

SHORT FILM (Animated)

  • Charade - Jon Minnis
  • Doctor De Soto - Morton Schindel, Michael Sporn
  • Paradise - Ishu Patel

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

  • The Painted Door - Michael MacMillan, Janice L. Platt
  • Tales of Meeting and Parting - Sharon Oreck, Lesli Linka Glatter
  • Up - Mike Hoover

HONORARY AWARDS

  • To 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.
  • To The 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

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD

  • Linwood G. Dunn

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE II (Plaque)

  • To KENNETH RICHTER of Richter Cine Equipment for the design and engineering of the R-2 Auto-Collimator for examining image quality at the focal plane of motion picture camera lenses. [Lenses and Filters]
  • To BARRY M. STULTZ, RUBEN AVILA and WES KENNEDY of Film Processing Corporation for the development of FPC 200 PB Fullcoat Magnetic Film for motion picture sound recording. [Sound]
  • To BARRY M. STULTZ, RUBEN AVILA and WES KENNEDY of Film Processing Corporation for the formulation and application of an improved sound track stripe to 70mm motion picture film, and to JOHN MOSELY for the engineering research involved therein. [Sound]
  • To DONALD A. ANDERSON and DIANA REINERS of 3M Company for the development of 'Cinetrak' Magnetic Film #350/351 for motion picture sound recording. [Sound]
  • To JOHN WHITNEY, JR. and GARY DEMOS of Digital Productions, Incorporated, for the practical simulation of motion picture photography by means of computer-generated images. [Special Photographic]
  • To GNTHER SCHAIDT and ROSCO LABORATORIES, INCORPORATED, for the development of an improved, non-toxic fluid for creating fog and smoke for motion picture production. [Stage Operations]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE III (Certificate)

  • To HOWARD J. PRESTON of Preston Cinema Systems for the design and development of a variable speed control device with automatic exposure compensation for motion picture cameras. [Camera]
  • To NAT TIFFEN of Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation for the production of high-quality, durable, laminated color filters for motion picture photography. [Lenses and Filters]
  • To DONALD TRUMBULL, JONATHAN ERLAND, STEPHEN FOG and PAUL BURK of Apogee, Incorporated, for the design and development of the 'Blue Max' high-power, blue-flux projector for traveling matte composite photography. [Special Photographic]
  • To JONATHAN ERLAND and ROBERT BEALMEAR of Apogee, Incorporated, for an innovative design for front projection screens and an improved method for their construction. [Special Photographic]