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Golden Globes 1985 Nominees

The 42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985) took place on January 27, 1985. The Killing Fields led with 6 nominations; the winners are not in the database yet. Every nominee in all 12 categories is below.

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The Best Picture – Drama Nominees

4 films competed for Best Picture – Drama. The winner is not in the database yet.

Nominations

Golden Globes 1985: The Most-Nominated Films

The films with the most nominations at the 42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985): The Killing Fields led with 6 nominations.

  1. The Killing Fields (1985) movie poster
    The Killing Fields 6
    1985 · Drama, History · 6 nominations
  2. A Passage to India (1985) movie poster
    A Passage to India 4
    1985 · Adventure, Drama · 4 nominations
  3. Places in the Heart (1984) movie poster
    Places in the Heart 3
    1984 · Drama · 3 nominations
  4. A Soldier's Story (1984) movie poster
    A Soldier's Story 3
    1984 · Drama, Mystery · 3 nominations
  5. Ghostbusters (1984) movie poster
    Ghostbusters 3
    1984 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy · 3 nominations
  6. River's Edge (1987) movie poster
    River's Edge 2
    1987 · Drama, Crime · 2 nominations
  7. The Cotton Club (1984) movie poster
    The Cotton Club 2
    1984 · Drama, Crime · 2 nominations
  8. Romancing the Stone (1984) movie poster
    Romancing the Stone 2
    1984 · Action, Adventure · 2 nominations
  9. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) movie poster
    Beverly Hills Cop 2
    1984 · Action, Drama · 2 nominations
  10. Micki + Maude (1984) movie poster
    Micki + Maude 2
    1984 · Comedy, Romance · 2 nominations
Full results

All 12 Golden Globes 1985 Categories: Every Nominee

12 categories and 53 nominations; Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress) had the most nominees (7). Search for a film or a person, or jump straight to a category.

12 categories · 53 nominations

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The Genres in the Golden Globes 1985 Race

Drama led with 40 nominations across 21 films. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 40 nominations
  2. Romance 19 nominations
  3. Comedy 18 nominations
  4. Crime 12 nominations
  5. History 10 nominations
  6. War 10 nominations
  7. Adventure 9 nominations
  8. Action 6 nominations
  9. Fantasy 6 nominations
  10. Music 5 nominations
1985 season

How the Rest of the 1985 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1985, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1985 awards
Earlier years

Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 1985: Questions & Answers

The most-nominated film and the date of the 42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985), answered from the results on this page.

Which film had the most nominations at the 42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985)?

The Killing Fields (1985) led with 6 nominations.

When was the 42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985)?

The 42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985) took place on January 27, 1985. The database has 12 categories and 53 nominations for it.