57th Academy Awards

57th Academy Awards
Date	March 25, 1985
Site	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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

The 57th Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. Jack Lemmon presided over the ceremonies.

The big winner at the ceremony was Miloš 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 90th 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 had no previous acting experience. Ngor and Harold Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win Academy Awards for acting.

Sally Field won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Places in the Heart. In her acceptance speech, she 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]

77-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 marked 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 only time that all five nominees in Best Original Song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

One of the more notable gaffes in Oscar history occurred during the ceremony. Presenting the Best Picture award, Sir Laurence Olivier forgot to list the nominees and simply tore open the envelope to declare: "Amadeus!".^[2] Upon accepting the award on the film's behalf, Producer Saul Zaentz had the presence of mind to mention all the other Best Picture nominees during his thank you speech to make up for Olivier's flub.

Awards

Miloš Forman, Best Director winner

F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor winner

Sally Field, Best Actress winner

Peggy Ashcroft, Best Supporting Actress winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().^[3]

Best Picture	Best Director
Amadeus – Saul Zaentz, producer The Killing Fields – David Puttnam and Iain Smith, producers A Passage to India – John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin, producers Places in the Heart – Arlene Donovan, producer A Soldier's Story – Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, producers	Miloš Forman – Amadeus Woody Allen – Broadway Danny Rose Roland Joffé – The Killing Fields David Lean – A Passage to India Robert Benton – Places in the Heart
Best Actor	Best Actress
F. Murray Abraham – Amadeus as Antonio Salieri Jeff Bridges – Starman as Starman/Scott Hayden Albert Finney – Under the Volcano as Geoffrey Firmin Tom Hulce – Amadeus as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sam Waterston – The Killing Fields as Sydney Schanberg	Sally Field – Places in the Heart as Edna Spalding Judy Davis – A Passage to India as Adela Quested Jessica Lange – Country as Jewell Ivy Vanessa Redgrave – The Bostonians as Olive Chancellor Sissy Spacek – The River as Mae Garvey
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Haing S. Ngor – The Killing Fields as Dith Pran Adolph Caesar – A Soldier's Story as Sgt. Waters John Malkovich – Places in the Heart as Mr. Will Pat Morita – The Karate Kid as Kesuke Miyagi Ralph Richardson (posthumous nomination) – Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as 6th Earl of Greystoke	*Peggy Ashcroft – A Passage to India* as Mrs. Moore** Glenn Close – The Natural as Iris Gaines Lindsay Crouse – Places in the Heart as Margaret Lomax Christine Lahti – Swing Shift as Hazel Zanussi Geraldine Page – The Pope of Greenwich Village as Mrs. Ritter
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen	Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
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 based on his play Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – P.H. Vazak and Michael Austin^[4] based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs The Killing Fields – Bruce Robinson based on the article "The Death and Life of Dith Pran" by Sydney Schanberg A Passage to India – David Lean based on the novel by E. M. Forster A Soldier's Story – Charles Fuller based on his play A Soldier's Play
Best Foreign Language Film	Best Documentary Feature
Dangerous Moves (Switzerland) Beyond the Walls (Israel) Camila (Argentina) Double Feature (Spain) Wartime Romance (USSR)	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
Best Documentary Short Subject	Best Live Action Short Film
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	Up – Mike Hoover The Painted Door – Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt Tales of Meeting and Parting – Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter
Best Animated Short Film	Best Original Score
Charade – Jon Minnis Doctor DeSoto – Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn Paradise – Ishu Patel	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
Best Original Song Score	Best Original Song
Purple Rain – Prince The Muppets Take Manhattan – Jeff Moss Songwriter – Kris Kristofferson	*"I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red* – Music and Lyrics by Stevie Wonder** "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" from Against All Odds – Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins "Footloose" from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford "Let's Hear It for the Boy" from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow "Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters – Music and Lyrics by Ray Parker Jr.
Best Sound	Best Art Direction
Amadeus – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Chris Newman 2010: The Year We Make Contact –Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios and Gene Cantamessa Dune – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell and Nelson Stoll 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	Amadeus – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Černý 2010: The Year We Make Contact – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson The Cotton Club – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines and Leslie Bloom The Natural – Art Direction: Mel Bourne and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub A Passage to India – Art Direction: John Box and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
Best Costume Design	Best Makeup
Amadeus – Theodor Pištěk 2010: The Year We Make Contact – Patricia Norris The Bostonians – Jenny Beavan and John Bright A Passage to India – Judy Moorcroft Places in the Heart – Ann Roth	Amadeus – Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc 2010: The Year We Make Contact – Michael Westmore Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – Rick Baker and Paul Engelen
Best Cinematography	Best Film Editing
The Killing Fields – Chris Menges Amadeus – Miroslav Ondříček The Natural – Caleb Deschanel A Passage to India – Ernest Day The River – Vilmos Zsigmond	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
Best Visual Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs 2010: The Year We Make Contact – Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson Ghostbusters – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gaspar

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 for Sound Effects Editing

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 LeBrock Lonette McKee	Presenters of the award for Best Makeup
Gregory Hines Amy Irving	Presenters of the award for Best Sound
Diana Ross Tom Selleck	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 and 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” and “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 and A Passage to India
7 nominations: The Killing Fields and Places in the Heart
5 nominations: 2010 and The River
4 nominations: The Natural
3 nominations: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and A Soldier's Story
2 nominations: The Bostonians, Broadway Danny Rose, The Cotton Club, Footloose, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Under the Volcano

The following films received multiple awards.

8 wins: Amadeus
3 wins: The Killing Fields
2 wins: A Passage to India and Places in the Heart

References

↑ Oscar acceptance speech: Littlereview.com
↑ Oscars: The worst ever gaffes The Guardian
↑ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. 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. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.

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[1] Oscar acceptance speech: Littlereview.com

[2] Oscars: The worst ever gaffes The Guardian

[Oscars1985-3] "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

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