
1984 (57th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1984 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1984 Preliminaries
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1984 to December 31, 1984 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1984 Ceremony
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Monday, March 25, 1985 6:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1984 Winners
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Best Picture: Amadeus Saul Zaentz Company Production; Orion Saul Zaentz, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri in the film Amadeus |
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Best Actress: Sally Field as Edna Spalding in the film Places in the Heart |
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Best Supporting Actor: Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran in the film The Killing Fields |
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Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft as Mrs. Moore in the film A Passage to India |
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Best Song: I Just Called to Say I Love You from the film The Woman in Red Music and lyric by Stevie Wonder Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1984 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees |
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees |
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
The 1984 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |