1985 (58th Annual Awards)
Winners Only

Listed below are the Academy Award winners for the year 1985 (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the winners from that year.

Best Picture

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Sydney Pollack, Producer.

Actor in a Leading Role

William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider Woman, H.B. Filmes Production in association with Sugarloaf Films; Island Alive. (Brazil, USA)

Actress in a Leading Role

Geraldine Page in The Trip to Bountiful, Bountiful Production; Island Pictures.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Don Ameche in Cocoon, Fox-Zanuck/Brown Production; 20th Century Fox.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Anjelica Huston in Prizzi’s Honor, ABC Motion Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox.

Directing

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Sydney Pollack.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Art direction by Stephen Grimes; set decoration by Josie MacAvin.

Cinematography

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) David Watkin.

Costume Design

Ran, Greenwich Film/Nippon Herald Films/Herald Ace Production; Orion Classics. (Japan, France) Emi Wada.

Documentary

(Feature)

Broken Rainbow, Earthworks Films Production. Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd, Producers.

(Short Subject)

Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements, Skylight Picture Production. David Goodman, Producer.

Film Editing

Witness, Edward S. Feldman Production; Paramount. Thom Noble.

Foreign Language Film

The Official Story, Historias Cinematograficas/Cinemania and Progress Communications Production; Almi Pictures. (Argentina)

Makeup

Mask, Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek.

Music

(Original Score)

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) John Barry.

(Original Song)

Say You, Say Me from White Nights, New Visions Production; Columbia. Music and lyric by Lionel Richie.

Short Films

(Animated)

Anna & Bella, The Netherlands. (Netherlands) Cilia Van Dijk, Producer.

(Live Action)

Molly’s Pilgrim, Phoenix Films. Jeff Brown and Chris Pelzer, Producers.

Sound

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold and Peter Handford.

Sound Effects Editing

Back to the Future, Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures Production; Universal. Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge.

Visual Effects

Cocoon, Fox-Zanuck/Brown Production; 20th Century Fox. Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar and David Berry.

Writing

(Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal. (USA, UK) Kurt Luedtke.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Witness, Edward S. Feldman Production; Paramount. Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley; story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace and Earl W. Wallace.

Honorary Award

To Paul Newman in recognition of his many and memorable compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft. [ [Statuette]]

To Alex North in recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures. [ [Statuette]]

To John H. Whitney, Sr., for Cinematic Pioneering. [ [Medal of Commendation]]

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Charles “Buddy” Rogers

Scientific or Technical Award

(Scientific and Engineering Award)

To Imax Systems Corporation for a method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide angle motion pictures.

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.

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 luminaries and their application to the motion picture industry.

(Technical Achievement Award)

To David W. Spencer for the development of an Animation Photo Transfer (APT) process.

To Harrison & Harrison, Optical Engineers, for the invention and development of Harrison Diffusion filters for motion picture photography.

To Larry Barton of Cinematography Electronics, Inc., for a Precision Speed Crystal-Controlled Device for motion picture photography.

To Alan Landaker of The Burbank Studios for the Mark III Camera Drive for motion picture photography.