Academy Awards®
Awards for 1985


Picture
Steven Spielberg - Producer, Kathleen Kennedy - Producer, Frank Marshall - Producer, Quincy Jones - Producer, THE COLOR PURPLE
David Weisman - Producer, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
* Sydney Pollack - Producer, OUT OF AFRICA
Won seven Awards.
John Foreman - Producer, PRIZZI'S HONOR
Edward S. Feldman - Producer, WITNESS

Actor
Harrison Ford, WITNESS
James Garner, MURPHY'S ROMANCE
* William Hurt, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Jack Nicholson, PRIZZI'S HONOR
Jon Voight, RUNAWAY TRAIN

Actress
Anne Bancroft, AGNES OF GOD
Whoopi Goldberg, THE COLOR PURPLE
Jessica Lange, SWEET DREAMS
* Geraldine Page, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
Meryl Streep, OUT OF AFRICA

Supporting Actor
* Don Ameche, COCOON
Klaus Maria Brandauer, OUT OF AFRICA
William Hickey, PRIZZI'S HONOR
Robert Loggia, JAGGED EDGE
Eric Roberts, RUNAWAY TRAIN

Supporting Actress
Margaret Avery, THE COLOR PURPLE
* Anjelica Huston, PRIZZI'S HONOR
Amy Madigan, TWICE IN A LIFETIME
Meg Tilly, AGNES OF GOD
Oprah Winfrey, THE COLOR PURPLE


Director
Hector Babenco, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
* Sydney Pollack, OUT OF AFRICA
John Huston, PRIZZI'S HONOR
Akira Kurosawa, RAN
Peter Weir, WITNESS

Writing - Screenplay (Written Directly For The Screen)
Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, BACK TO THE FUTURE
Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown, BRAZIL
Luis Puenzo, Aida Bortnik, THE OFFICIAL STORY
Woody Allen, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO
* Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, WITNESS

Writing - Screenplay (Based on Material from Another Medium)
Menno Meyjes, THE COLOR PURPLE
Leonard Schrader, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
* Kurt Luedtke, OUT OF AFRICA
Richard Condon, Janet Roach, PRIZZI'S HONOR
Horton Foote, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

Foreign Film
ANGRY HARVEST
(Federal Republic of Germany)
COLONEL REDL
(Hungary)
* THE OFFICIAL STORY
(Argentina)
THREE MEN AND A CRADLE
(France)
WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS
(Yugoslavia)

Art Direction
Norman Garwood - Art Direction, Maggie Gray - Set Decoration, BRAZIL
J. Michael Riva - Art Direction, Robert W. Welch - Art Direction, Linda DeScenna - Set Decoration, THE COLOR PURPLE
* Stephen Grimes - Art Direction, Josie MacAvin - Set Decoration, OUT OF AFRICA
Yoshiro Muraki - Art Direction, Shinobu Muraki - Art Direction, RAN
Stan Jolley - Art Direction, John Anderson - Set Decoration, WITNESS

Cinematography
Allen Daviau, THE COLOR PURPLE
William A. Fraker, MURPHY'S ROMANCE
* David Watkin, OUT OF AFRICA
Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda, Asakazu Nakai, RAN
John Seale, WITNESS

Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers, THE COLOR PURPLE
Albert Wolsky, THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN
Milena Canonero, OUT OF AFRICA
Donfeld, PRIZZI'S HONOR
* Emi Wada, RAN

Documentary Feature
* Maria Florio - Producer, Victoria Mudd - Producer, BROKEN RAINBOW
Susana Munoz - Producer, Lourdes Portillo - Producer, LAS MADRES - THE MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO
Japhet Asher - Producer, SOLDIERS IN HIDING
Ken Burns - Producer, Buddy Squires - Producer, THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
Steven Okazaki - Producer, UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Documentary Short Subject
Robert Gardner - Producer, THE COURAGE TO CARE
Michael Crowley - Producer, James Wolpaw - Producer, KEATS AND HIS NIGHTINGALE: A BLIND DATE
Barbara Willis Sweete - Producer, MAKING OVERTURES - THE STORY OF A COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA
* David Goodman - Producer, WITNESS TO WAR: DR. CHARLIE CLEMENTS
Alan Edelstein - Producer, THE WIZARD OF THE STRINGS

Film Editing
John Bloom, A CHORUS LINE
Fredric Steinkamp, William Stienkamp, Pembroke J. Herring, Sheldon Kahn, OUT OF AFRICA
Rudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr, PRIZZI'S HONOR
Henry Richardson, RUNAWAY TRAIN
* Thom Noble, WITNESS

Makeup
* Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek, MASK
Carl Fullerton, REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS…
Ken Chase, THE COLOR PURPLE

Music - Original Score
Georges Delerue, AGNES OF GOD
Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber, THE COLOR PURPLE
* John Barry, OUT OF AFRICA
Bruce Broughton, SILVERADO
Maurice Jarre, WITNESS

Song
Quincy Jones - Music, Rod Temperton - Music, Lionel Richie - Lyrics, THE COLOR PURPLE
"Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)"
Chris Hayes - Music, Johnny Colla - Music, Huey Lewis - Lyrics, BACK TO THE FUTURE
"The Power of Love"
* Lionel Richie - Music & Lyrics, WHITE NIGHTS
"Say You, Say Me"
Stephen Bishop - Music & Lyrics, WHITE NIGHTS
"Separate Lives (Love Theme from White Knight)"
Marvin Hamlisch - Music, Edward Kleban - Lyrics, A CHORUS LINE
"Surprise, Surprise"

Animated Short
* Cilia Van Dijk - Producer, ANNA & BELLA
Richard Condie - Producer, Michael Scott - Producer, THE BIG SNIT
Alison Snowden - Producer, SECOND CLASS MAIL

Short Films - Live Action
Dianna Costello - Producer, GRAFFITI
* Jeff Brown - Producer, Chris Pelzer - Producer, MOLLY'S PILGRIM
Bob Rogers - Producer, RAINBOW WAR

Sound
Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian, II, Robert Thirlwell, William B. Kaplan, BACK TO THE FUTURE
Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys, Chris Newman, A CHORUS LINE
Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bud Alper, LADYHAWKE
* Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford, OUT OF AFRICA
Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, David Ronne, SILVERADO

Sound Effects
* Charles L. Campbell, Robert Rutledge, BACK TO THE FUTURE
Bob Henderson, Alan Murray, LADYHAWKE
Frederick J. Brown, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II

Visual Effects
* Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry, COCOON
Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd, RETURN TO OZ
Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis, David Allen, YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES

Special Achievement
No award given for 1985.

Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
No award given for 1985.

Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
* Imax Systems Corporation, For a method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large format, wide-angle motion pictures.
* Ernst Nettmann (E.F. Nettmann & Associates)
Edward Phillips (Matthews Studio Equipment Inc.)
Carlos de Mattos (Matthews Studio Equipment Inc.)
For the invention of the Cam-Remote for motion picture photography.
* Myron Gordin (Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd.)
Joe P. Crookham (Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd.)
Jim Drost (Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd.)
David Crookham (Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd.)
For the invention of a method of transporting adjustable, high-intensity luminaires and their application to the motion picture industry.

Technical Achievement Award (Certificate)
* David W. Spencer, For the development of an Animation Photo Transfer (APT) process.
* Harrison & Harrison Optical Engineers, For the invention and development of Harrison Diffusion Filters for motion picture photography.
* Larry Barton (Cinematography Electronics Inc.)
For a Precision Speed, Crystal-Controlled Device for motion picture photography.
* Alan Landaker (The Burbank Studios)
For the Mark III Camera Drive for motion picture photography.

Honorary and Other Awards
* Paul Newman, In recognition of his many memorable and compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Alex North, In recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures. Winner presented a Statuette.
* John H. Whitney, Sr.
For cinematic pioneering. Winner presented a Medal Of Commendation.

The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
No award given for 1985.

The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
* Charles Rogers,
The Gordon E. Sawyer Award
No award given for 1985.