The 57th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 1984. The ceremony was presented by Jack Lemmon.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 1985 was Amadeus with 11 nominations and The film that won the most awards was Amadeus, winning 8 of the 10 nominations.
Discover all the data and statistics about the Academy AwardsThe ceremony lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes and awarded the best films of 1984 in 23 categories.
To below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1985 Academy Awards.
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What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1985?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1985 was Amadeus
Best Picture
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1985?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1985 was Milos Forman, for the film Amadeus
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1985?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1985 was F. Murray Abraham, for the movie Amadeus
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1985?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1985 was Sally Field, for the movie Places in the Heart
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1985?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 was Haing S. Ngor, for the movie The Killing Fields
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1985?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1985 was Peggy Ashcroft, for the movie A Passage to India
Best Supporting Actress
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1985?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1985 was La diagonale du fou
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Best Music (Score)
Best Score – Adaptation or Treatment
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Documentary Feature
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| Amadeus | 11 | 8 | |
| A Passage to India | 11 | 2 | |
| The Killing Fields | 7 | 3 | |
| Places in the Heart | 7 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | |
| The River | 4 | 0 | |
| The Natural | 4 | 0 | |
| A Soldier's Story | 3 | 0 | |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | 3 | 0 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 2 | 1 | |
| Broadway Danny Rose | 2 | 0 | |
| Under the Volcano | 2 | 0 | |
| The Bostonians | 2 | 0 | |
| The Cotton Club | 2 | 0 | |
| Ghostbusters | 2 | 0 | |
| Footloose | 2 | 0 |