1985 (58th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1985 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 1985 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1985 to December 31, 1985 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1985 Ceremony
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Monday, March 24, 1986 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 1985 Winners
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Best Picture: Out of Africa Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal Sydney Pollack, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: William Hurt as Luis Molina in the film Kiss of the Spider Woman |
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Best Actress: Geraldine Page as Mrs. Carrie Watts in the film The Trip to Bountiful |
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Best Supporting Actor: Don Ameche as Art Selwyn in the film Cocoon |
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Best Supporting Actress: Anjelica Huston as Maerose Prizzi in the film Prizzi’s Honor |
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Best Song: Say You, Say Me from the film White Nights Music and lyric by Lionel Richie Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1985 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees |
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
The 1985 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |