The 57th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1984 and took place on March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gregory Peck, Robert Wise, Larry Gelbart, and Gene Allen, and was directed by Marty Pasetta. Actor Jack Lemmon hosted the show for the fourth time. He first co-hosted the 30th ceremony held in 1958, and had last co-hosted the 44th ceremony in 1972.
Amadeus won eight awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included The Killing Fields with three awards, A Passage to India and Places in the Heart with two, and Charade, Dangerous Moves, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Purple Rain, The Stone Carvers, The Times of Harvey Milk, Up, and The Woman in Red with one. The telecast was watched by an audience of 38.9 million viewers.
Winners and nominees The nominees for the 57th Academy Awards were announced on February 6, 1985, by Academy president Gene Allen and actress Eva Marie Saint. Amadeus and A Passage to India led all nominees with eleven each. The winners were announced at the awards ceremony on March 25. Haing S. Ngor was the first Asian winner for Best Supporting Actor. At age 77, Peggy Ashcroft became the oldest Best Supporting Actress winner. Best Original Song winner Stevie Wonder was the first blind person to win an Oscar. For the first time in Oscar history, all five nominees for Best Original Song had reached the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().
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Amadeus – Saul Zaentz, producerThe Killing Fields – David Puttnam, producer 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 | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
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 | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
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 | valign="top" |
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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Places in the Heart – Robert BentonBeverly Hills Cop – Screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr. Broadway Danny Rose – Woody Allen El Norte – Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas Splash – Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman based on a story by Brian Grazer | valign="top" |Amadeus – Peter Shaffer based on his playGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – P. H. Vazak and Michael Austin 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 |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|Dangerous Moves (Switzerland) in French – directed by Richard DemboBeyond the Walls (Israel) in Hebrew – directed by Uri Barbash Camila (Argentina) in Spanish – directed by María Luisa Bemberg Double Feature (Spain) in Spanish – directed by José Luis Garci Wartime Romance (USSR) in Russian – directed by Pyotr Todorovsky | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|The Times of Harvey Milk – Robert Epstein and Richard SchmiechenHigh 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 |- | valign="top" |The Stone Carvers – Marjorie Hunt and Paul WagnerThe 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 Hott and Roger Sherman Recollections of Pavlovsk – Irina Kalinina | valign="top" |Up – Mike HooverThe Painted Door – Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt Tales of Meeting and Parting – Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter |- | valign="top" |Charade – Jon MinnisDoctor De Soto – Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn Paradise – Ishu Patel | valign="top" |A Passage to India – Maurice JarreIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – John Williams The Natural – Randy Newman The River – John Williams Under the Volcano – Alex North |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|Purple Rain – PrinceThe Muppets Take Manhattan – Jeff Moss Songwriter – Kris Kristofferson | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|"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 "Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters – Music and Lyrics by Ray Parker Jr. "Let's Hear It for the Boy" from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow |- | valign="top" |Amadeus – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Chris Newman2010 – 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 | valign="top" |Amadeus – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Černý2010 – 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, Angelo P. Graham, James J. Murakami and Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub A Passage to India – Art Direction: John Box and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife |- | valign="top" |The Killing Fields – Chris MengesAmadeus – Miroslav Ondříček The Natural – Caleb Deschanel A Passage to India – Ernest Day The River – Vilmos Zsigmond | valign="top" |Amadeus – Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc2010 – Michael Westmore Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – Rick Baker and Paul Engelen |- | valign="top" |Amadeus – Theodor Pištěk2010 – Patricia Norris The Bostonians – Jenny Beavan and John Bright A Passage to India – Judy Moorcroft Places in the Heart – Ann Roth | valign="top" |The Killing Fields – Jim ClarkAmadeus – 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 |- | colspan="2" valign="top" |Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs'''2010 – Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark StetsonGhostbusters – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gaspar
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)The River – Kay Rose
Honorary Awards To 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. To the 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 The award recognizes individuals whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the motion picture industry.
David L. Wolper
Films with multiple nominations and awards
+ Films with multiple nominations Nominations Film 11 Amadeus A Passage to India 7 The Killing Fields Places in the Heart 5 2010: The Year We Make Contact 4 The Natural The River 3 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes A Soldier's Story 2 The Bostonians Broadway Danny Rose The Cotton Club Footloose Ghostbusters Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Under the Volcano
+ Films with multiple wins Awards Film 8 Amadeus 3 The Killing Fields 2 A Passage to India Places in the Heart
Presenters and performers The following persons, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
+ Name(s) Role Announcer of the 57th Academy Awards (AMPAS President) Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Short Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature Lonette McKee Presenters of the award for Best Makeup Amy Irving Presenters of the award for Best Sound Tom Selleck Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to David L. Wolper Presenter of the award for Best Art Direction Presenter of the Scientific & Technical Awards William Hurt Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects Presenter of the Honorary Award to the National Endowment for the Arts Burt Lancaster Presenters of the awards for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen and Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Ann Reinking Presenters of the award for Best Original Score Kathleen Turner Presenters of the award for Best Original Song Score Glenn Close Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design Ann Reinking Presenters of the award for Best Animated Short Film Kathleen Turner Presenters of the award for Best Live Action Short Film Presenter of the award for Best Actor Presenter of the award for Best Original Song William Hurt Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing Presenter of the Honorary Award to James Stewart Faye Dunaway Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film Presenter of the award for Best Director Presenter of the award for Best Actress Presenter of the award for Best Picture
Performers + NameRolePerformed Musical directorconductor Orchestral Dom DeLuise Performers "Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters Performer "Let's Hear It for the Boy" from Footloose Performer "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" from Against All Odds Willie NelsonKris Kristofferson Performers "How Do You Feel about Foolin' Around?", "On the Road Again""Amazing Grace" Debbie Allen Performer "Footloose" from Footloose Diana Ross Performer "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red Performers "They Say It's Wonderful" (orchestral) from Annie Get Your Gun during the closing credits
Ceremony information