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Oscars 1985 Winners & Nominees

The 57th Academy Awards (1985) took place on March 25, 1985. Amadeus won Best Picture and 7 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
categories
19
nominations
82
films nominated
29
winners
19
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Best Picture
Amadeus
Headline winners

Oscars 1985: The Winners

Amadeus won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Milos Forman (Best Director), F. Murray Abraham (Best Actor) and Sally Field (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Amadeus (2002) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Amadeus

2002 · Drama, Music

8 wins from 11 nominations at the 57th Academy Awards (1985)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Director
  • Best Makeup
  • Best Sound
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

This drama explores the intense rivalry between two prominent 18th-century composers: the brilliant and charismatic Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the devout but ambitious Antonio Salieri. Consumed by envy of Mozart’s extraordinary talent, Salieri develops a plot to undermine his rival, leading to a series of tragic events with devastating repercussions for both men and those around them. The story delves into themes of genius, faith, and the destructive power of jealousy.

About Amadeus
Scoreboard

Oscars 1985: Which Films Won the Most

Amadeus won 8 awards from 11 nominations. 8 films won at least once, while 2010 went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Amadeus (2002) movie poster
    Amadeus 8 / 11
    2002 · Drama, Music · 8 wins from 11 nominations
  2. The Killing Fields (1985) movie poster
    The Killing Fields 3 / 7
    1985 · Drama, History · 3 wins from 7 nominations
  3. A Passage to India (1985) movie poster
    A Passage to India 2 / 11
    1985 · Adventure, Drama · 2 wins from 11 nominations
  4. Places in the Heart (1984) movie poster
    Places in the Heart 2 / 7
    1984 · Drama · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  5. Red River (1948) movie poster
    Red River 1 / 5
    1948 · Drama, Western · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) movie poster
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1 / 2
    1984 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Purple Rain (1984) movie poster
    Purple Rain 1 / 1
    1984 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. The Woman in Red (1984) movie poster
    The Woman in Red 1 / 1
    1984 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. 2010 (1984) movie poster
    2010 0 / 5
    1984 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  10. The Natural (1984) movie poster
    The Natural 0 / 4
    1984 · Drama, Sport · 0 wins from 4 nominations
Full results

All 19 Oscars 1985 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 82 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

19 categories · 82 nominations

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Oscars 1985 Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1985 Winners

Drama led with 66 nominations across 20 films and won 17. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 17 wins · 66 nominations · 26%
  2. Adventure 3 wins · 27 nominations · 11%
  3. History 5 wins · 18 nominations · 28%
  4. Music 9 wins · 16 nominations · 56%
  5. War 3 wins · 11 nominations · 27%
  6. Romance 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  7. Comedy 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  8. Sci-Fi 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  9. Mystery 0 wins · 8 nominations · 0%
  10. Thriller 0 wins · 8 nominations · 0%
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 Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1985: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 57th Academy Awards (1985), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 57th Academy Awards (1985)?

Amadeus (2002) won Best Picture. The other nominees were The Killing Fields, A Passage to India, Places in the Heart and A Soldier's Story.

About Amadeus

Which film won the most awards at the 57th Academy Awards (1985)?

Amadeus (2002) won the most: 8 awards from 11 nominations. The Killing Fields was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 57th Academy Awards (1985)?

Amadeus (2002) and A Passage to India (1985) led with 11 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 57th Academy Awards (1985)?

Best Director: Milos Forman for Amadeus. Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham for Amadeus. Best Actress: Sally Field for Places in the Heart. Best Supporting Actor: Haing S. Ngor for The Killing Fields. Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India.

When was the 57th Academy Awards (1985)?

The 57th Academy Awards (1985) took place on March 25, 1985. The database has 19 categories and 82 nominations for it.