The 58th Academy Awards (1985): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS		AWARDS
11 11 8 8 4 4 4 3 3 3	The Color Purple Out of Africa Prizzi's Honor Witness Back to the Future Kiss of the Spider Woman Ran Agnes of God A Chorus Line Runaway Train	7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1	Out of Africa Cocoon Witness Anna & Bella Back to the Future Broken Rainbow Kiss of the Spider Woman Mask Molly's Pilgrim The Official Story Prizzi's Honor Ran The Trip to Bountiful White Nights Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND Best Picture winner Best Picture nominee Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best Picture)

• The Color Purple - Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones
• Kiss of the Spider Woman - David Weisman
• Out of Africa - Sydney Pollack
• Prizzi's Honor - John Foreman
• Witness - Edward S. Feldman

DIRECTING

• Kiss of the Spider Woman - Hector Babenco
• Out of Africa - Sydney Pollack
• Prizzi's Honor - John Huston
• Ran - Akira Kurosawa
• Witness - Peter Weir

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)

• Harrison Ford - Witness
• James Garner - Murphy's Romance
• William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman
• Jack Nicholson - Prizzi's Honor
• Jon Voight - Runaway Train

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)

• Anne Bancroft - Agnes of God
• Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple
• Jessica Lange - Sweet Dreams
• Geraldine Page - The Trip to Bountiful
• Meryl Streep - Out of Africa

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)

• Don Ameche - Cocoon
• Klaus Maria Brandauer - Out of Africa
• William Hickey - Prizzi's Honor
• Robert Loggia - Jagged Edge
• Eric Roberts - Runaway Train

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)

• Margaret Avery - The Color Purple
• Anjelica Huston - Prizzi's Honor
• Amy Madigan - Twice in a Lifetime
• Meg Tilly - Agnes of God
• Oprah Winfrey - The Color Purple

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

• Back to the Future - Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
• Brazil - Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown
• The Official Story - Luis Puenzo, Aida Bortnik
• The Purple Rose of Cairo - Woody Allen
• Witness - Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

• The Color Purple - Menno Meyjes
• Kiss of the Spider Woman - Leonard Schrader
• Out of Africa - Kurt Luedtke
• Prizzi's Honor - Richard Condon, Janet Roach
• The Trip to Bountiful - Horton Foote

ORIGINAL SONG

• "Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)" - The Color Purple - Music by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton; Lyric by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Lionel Richie
• "The Power of Love" - Back to the Future - Music by Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla; Lyric by Huey Lewis
• "Say You, Say Me" - White Nights - Music, Lyric by Lionel Richie
• "Separate Lives (Love Theme from 'White Nights')" - White Nights - Music, Lyric by Stephen Bishop
• "Surprise, Surprise" - A Chorus Line - Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Edward Kleban

ORIGINAL SCORE

• Agnes of God - Georges Delerue
• The Color Purple - Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber
• Out of Africa - John Barry
• Silverado - Bruce Broughton
• Witness - Maurice Jarre

FILM EDITING

• A Chorus Line - John Bloom
• Out of Africa - Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke Herring, Sheldon Kahn
• Prizzi's Honor - Rudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr
• Runaway Train - Henry Richardson
• Witness - Thom Noble

CINEMATOGRAPHY

• The Color Purple - Allen Daviau
• Murphy's Romance - William A. Fraker
• Out of Africa - David Watkin
• Ran - Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda, Asakazu Nakai
• Witness - John Seale

ART DIRECTION

• Brazil - Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
• The Color Purple - Art Direction: J. Michael Riva, Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
• Out of Africa - Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin
• Ran - Art Direction: Yoshiro Muraki, Shinobu Muraki
• Witness - Art Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John Anderson

COSTUME DESIGN

• The Color Purple - Aggie Guerard Rodgers
• The Journey of Natty Gann - Albert Wolsky
• Out of Africa - Milena Canonero
• Prizzi's Honor - Donfeld
• Ran - Emi Wada

MAKEUP

• The Color Purple - Ken Chase
• Mask - Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - Carl Fullerton

SOUND

• Back to the Future - Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell, William B. Kaplan
• A Chorus Line - Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys, Chris Newman
• Ladyhawke - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bud Alper
• Out of Africa - Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
• Silverado - Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, David Ronne

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING

• Back to the Future - Charles L. Campbell, Robert Rutledge
• Ladyhawke - Bob Henderson, Alan Murray
• Rambo: First Blood Part II - Frederick J. Brown

VISUAL EFFECTS

• Cocoon - Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry
• Return to Oz - Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd
• Young Sherlock Holmes - Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis, David Allen

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Angry Harvest - Federal Republic of Germany
• Colonel Redl - Hungary
• The Official Story - Argentina
• Three Men and a Cradle - France
• When Father Was Away on Business - Yugoslavia

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

• Broken Rainbow - Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd
• Las Madres--The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo - Susana Muoz, Lourdes Portillo
• Soldiers in Hiding - Japhet Asher
• The Statue of Liberty - Ken Burns, Buddy Squires
• Unfinished Business - Steven Okazaki

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

• The Courage To Care - Robert Gardner
• Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date - Michael Crowley, James Wolpaw
• Making Overtures--The Story of a Community Orchestra - Barbara Willis Sweete
• Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements - David Goodman
• The Wizard of the Strings - Alan Edelstein

SHORT FILM (Animated)

• Anna & Bella - Cilia Van Dijk
• The Big Snit - Richard Condie, Michael Scott
• Second Class Mail - Alison Snowden

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

• Graffiti - Dianna Costello
• Molly's Pilgrim - Jeff Brown, Chris Pelzer
• Rainbow War - Bob Rogers

HONORARY AWARDS

• To Alex North, in recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures.
• To Paul Newman, in recognition of his many and memorable compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft.

JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

• Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

MEDAL OF COMMENDATION

• To John H. Whitney Sr. for Cinematic Pioneering.

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

• To ERNST NETTMANN of E.F. Nettmann & Associates for the invention, and to EDWARD PHILLIPS and CARLOS DEMATTOS of Matthews Studio Equipment, Inc. for the development, of the Cam-Remote for motion picture photography. [Camera]
• To MYRON GORDIN, JOE P. CROOKHAM, JIM DROST and DAVID CROOKHAM of Musco Mobile Lighting, Ltd., for the invention of a method of transporting adjustable, high-intensity luminaires and their application to the motion picture industry. [Lighting]
• To IMAX SYSTEMS CORPORATION for a method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide angle motion pictures. [Systems]

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

• To ALAN LANDAKER of The Burbank Studios for the Mark III Camera Drive for motion picture photography. [Camera]
• To LARRY BARTON of Cinematography Electronics, Inc., for a Precision Speed Crystal-Controlled Device for motion picture photography. [Camera]
• To DAVID W. SPENCER for the development of an Animation Photo Transfer (APT) process. [Cartoon Process]
• To HARRISON & HARRISON, OPTICAL ENGINEERS, for the invention and development of Harrison Diffusion filters for motion picture photography. [Lenses and Filters]