42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985)
· 12 categories · 53 nominations · Winners not recorded
Awards season
1985 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
5 award ceremonies from January to June 1985, with 228 nominations and 43 winners. The Killing Fields won the most, 11 awards at 2 ceremonies. At the Oscars, Amadeus won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1985 Ceremony
Each of the 2 top prizes recorded for 1985 went to a different film. 3 ceremonies have no top prize winner in the database.
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1985
The Killing Fields won 11 awards from 27 nominations at the 1985 ceremonies. Amadeus was next with 8 wins. The logos show where each film won.
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The Killing Fields 11 / 271985 · Drama, History · 11 wins from 27 nominations -
Amadeus 8 / 112002 · Drama, Music · 8 wins from 11 nominations -
Gremlins 3 / 71984 · Fantasy, Horror · 3 wins from 7 nominations -
A Passage to India 2 / 161985 · Adventure, Drama · 2 wins from 16 nominations -
1984 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 12 nominations -
Places in the Heart 2 / 111984 · Drama · 2 wins from 11 nominations -
1984 · Drama, Crime · 2 wins from 7 nominations -
The Terminator 2 / 61984 · Action, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 6 nominations -
1984 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 10 nominations -
Ghostbusters 1 / 71984 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy · 1 win from 7 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1985
Haing S. Ngor won 3 awards at the BAFTAs and the Oscars. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1985 Award Ceremony
5 ceremonies in date order from January to June 1985. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1985 Award Ceremony
March 1985 Award Ceremonies
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38th British Academy Film Awards (1985)· 18 categories · 50 nominations
Best Film: The Killing Fields
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37th Directors Guild of America Awards (1985)· 1 category · 4 nominations · Winners not recorded
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June 1985 Award Ceremony
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12th Saturn Awards (1985)· 11 categories · 39 nominations
2 ceremonies have no winners in the database yet.
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Movie Awards by Year
98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1985 has 5. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1985 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1985, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1985?
The Killing Fields (1985) won the most awards at the 1985 ceremonies: 11 wins from 27 nominations, at the BAFTAs and the Oscars. Amadeus was next with 8 wins.
About The Killing Fields Who won the most awards in 1985?
Haing S. Ngor won 3 awards in 1985, at the BAFTAs and the Oscars: the most of anyone named in a category.
Haing S. Ngor's awards What won Best Picture at the 1985 Oscars?
Amadeus (2002) won Best Picture at the 57th Academy Awards (1985) on March 25, 1985.
1985 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1985?
The database has 5 ceremonies for 1985: 42nd Golden Globe Awards, 38th British Academy Film Awards, 37th Directors Guild of America Awards, 57th Academy Awards and 12th Saturn Awards.