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58th Academy Awards (1986) - Movies from 1985

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Best Picture
Out of Africa
Best Director
Sydney Pollack - Out of Africa
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Most awarded films
Out of Africa 7 Cocoon 2 Witness 2 Broken Rainbow 1 Anna & Bella (S) 1 Mask 1
Most nominated films
Out of Africa 11 The Color Purple 11 Witness 8 Prizzi's Honor 8 Back to the Future 4 Kiss of the Spider Woman 4
Best Picture
Winner
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
7.4
64,768
United States Sydney Pollack
Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer ...
11 nominations 7 awards
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor
7.0
19,929
United States John Huston
Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston ...
8 nominations 1 award
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
6.9
3,833
Brazil Héctor Babenco
William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga ...
4 nominations 1 award
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
7.4
23,908
United States Steven Spielberg
Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Adolph Caesar ...
11 nominations
Witness
Witness
6.9
39,490
United States Peter Weir
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Danny Glover ...
8 nominations 2 awards
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Best Director
Winner
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
11 nominations 7 awards
Héctor Babenco
Héctor Babenco
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
4 nominations 1 award
John Huston
John Huston
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor
8 nominations 1 award
Peter Weir
Peter Weir
Witness
Witness
8 nominations 2 awards
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Ran
Ran
4 nominations 1 award
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Best Leading Actress
Winner
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful
2 nominations 1 award
Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Agnes of God
Agnes of God
3 nominations
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
11 nominations
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
11 nominations 7 awards
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Best Leading Actor
Winner
William Hurt
William Hurt
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
4 nominations 1 award
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Witness
Witness
8 nominations 2 awards
James Garner
James Garner
Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance
2 nominations
Jon Voight
Jon Voight
Runaway Train
Runaway Train
3 nominations
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor
8 nominations 1 award
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Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Don Ameche
Don Ameche
Cocoon
Cocoon
2 nominations 2 awards
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
11 nominations 7 awards
William Hickey
William Hickey
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor
8 nominations 1 award
Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts
Runaway Train
Runaway Train
3 nominations
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Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor
8 nominations 1 award
Margaret Avery
Margaret Avery
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
11 nominations
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
11 nominations
Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan
Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime
Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly
Agnes of God
Agnes of God
3 nominations
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Best International Film
Winner
The Official Story
The Official Story
7.7
9,390
Argentina Luis Puenzo
Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Hugo Arana ...
2 nominations 1 award
Colonel Redl
Colonel Redl
6.7
568
Hungary István Szabó
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jan Niklas ...
Angry Harvest
Angry Harvest
6.5
205
Germany - West Germany (FRG) Agnieszka Holland
Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Isa Haller ...
3 Men and a Cradle
3 Men and a Cradle
5.6
4,672
France Coline Serreau
André Dussollier, Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah ...
When Father Was Away on Business
When Father Was Away on Business
7.4
3,032
Yugoslavia Emir Kusturica
Moreno de Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic ...
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Best Original Screenplay
Winner
Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley, Pamela Wallace
for
Witness
Witness
6.9
39,490
United States Peter Weir
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Danny Glover ...
Woody Allen
for The Purple Rose of Cairo United States
Luis Puenzo, Aida Bortnik
for The Official Story Argentina
Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown
for Brazil United Kingdom
Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
for Back to the Future United States
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Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
Kurt Luedtke
for
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
7.4
64,768
United States Sydney Pollack
Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer ...
Menno Meyjes
for The Color Purple United States
Leonard Schrader
for Kiss of the Spider Woman Brazil
Richard Condon, Janet Roach
for Prizzi's Honor United States
Horton Foote
for The Trip to Bountiful United States
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Best Film Editing
Winner
Thom Noble
for
Witness
Witness
6.9
39,490
United States Peter Weir
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Danny Glover ...
John Bloom
for A Chorus Line United States
Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Sheldon Kahn, Pembroke J. Herring
for Out of Africa United States
Rudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr
for Prizzi's Honor United States
Henry Richardson
for Runaway Train United States
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Best Cinematography
Winner
David Watkin
David Watkin
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
11 nominations 7 awards
Allen Daviau
Allen Daviau
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
11 nominations
William A. Fraker
Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance
2 nominations
Takao Saito
Takao Saito
Masaharu Ueda
Masaharu Ueda
Asakazu Nakai
Asakazu Nakai
Ran
Ran
4 nominations 1 award
John Seale
John Seale
Witness
Witness
8 nominations 2 awards
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Best Music (Score)
Winner
John Barry
for
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
7.4
64,768
United States Sydney Pollack
Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer ...
Georges Delerue
for Agnes of God United States
Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber
for The Color Purple United States
Bruce Broughton
for Silverado United States
Maurice Jarre
for Witness United States
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Best Song
Winner
Lionel Richie ("Say You, Say Me")
for
White Nights
White Nights
6.4
1,337
United States Taylor Hackford
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Isabella Rossellini ...
Stephen Bishop ("Separate Lives")
for White Nights United States
Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban ("Surprise, Surprise")
for A Chorus Line United States
Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis ("The Power of Love")
for Back to the Future United States
Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Lionel Richie ("Miss Celie's Blues")
for The Color Purple United States
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Best Production Design
Winner
Stephen B. Grimes, Josie MacAvin
for
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
7.4
64,768
United States Sydney Pollack
Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer ...
Yoshirô Muraki, Shinobu Muraki
for Ran Japan
Stan Jolley, John H. Anderson
for Witness United States
J. Michael Riva, Bo Welch
for The Color Purple United States
Norman Garwood, Maggie Gray
for Brazil United Kingdom
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Best Costume Design
Winner
Emi Wada
for
Ran
Ran
8.0
28,906
Japan Akira Kurosawa
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu ...
Donfeld
for Prizzi's Honor United States
Milena Canonero
for Out of Africa United States
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
for The Color Purple United States
Albert Wolsky
for The Journey of Natty Gann United States
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Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Winner
Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek
for
Mask
Mask
6.3
4,921
United States Peter Bogdanovich
Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott ...
Ken Chase
for The Color Purple United States
Carl Fullerton
for Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins United States
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Best Sound Mixing
Winner
Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
for
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
7.4
64,768
United States Sydney Pollack
Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer ...
Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell, William B. Kaplan
for Back to the Future United States
Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, David M. Ronne
for Silverado United States
Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys, Christopher Newman
for A Chorus Line United States
Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bud Alper
for Ladyhawke United States
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Best Sound Editing
Winner
Charles L. Campbell, Robert R. Rutledge
for
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
7.5
144,197
United States Robert Zemeckis
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson ...
Robert G. Henderson, Alan Robert Murray
for Ladyhawke United States
Frederick Brown
for Rambo: First Blood Part II United States
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Best Visual Effects
Winner
Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry
for
Cocoon
Cocoon
6.2
14,943
United States Ron Howard
Steve Guttenberg, Brian Dennehy, Don Ameche ...
Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd
for Return to Oz United States
Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis, Dave Allen
for Young Sherlock Holmes United States
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Best Short Film - Animated
Winner
Anna & Bella (S)
Anna & Bella (S)
6.0
586
Netherlands Børge Ring
Animation
The Big Snit (S)
The Big Snit (S)
5.6
204
Canada Richard Condie
Animation
Second Class Mail (S)
Second Class Mail (S)
5.0
30
United Kingdom Alison Snowden
Animation
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Best Documentary Feature
Winner
Broken Rainbow
Broken Rainbow
--
United States Victoria Mudd
Documentary
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
6.7
42
Argentina Susana Blaustein Muñoz, Lourdes Portillo
Documentary
Soldiers in Hiding
Soldiers in Hiding
--
United States Malcolm Clarke
Documentary
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
--
United States Ken Burns
Documentary
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
--
United States Steven Okazaki
Documentary, (Self: Gordon Hirabayashi, Fred Korematsu) ...
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Best Short Film
Winner
Molly's Pilgrim (S) (S)
Molly's Pilgrim (S) (S)
--
United States Jeffrey D. Brown
Sophia Eliazova, Judy Yerby, Lilly Balaban ...
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Honorary Award
Winner
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Alex North
Alex North
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