43rd Golden Globe Awards (1986)
· 12 categories · 52 nominations · Winners not recorded
Awards season
1986 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
7 award ceremonies and festivals from January to September 1986, with 245 nominations and 41 winners. Out of Africa won the most, 7 awards at 1 ceremony. At the Oscars, Out of Africa won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
- ceremonies
- 7
- nominations
- 245
- winners
- 41
- top prizes
- 5
Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1986 Ceremony
Each of the 5 top prizes recorded for 1986 went to a different film. 2 ceremonies have no top prize winner in the database.
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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: DGA Awards The Color Purple Outstanding Directing – Feature Film -
Best Film: BAFTA The Purple Rose of Cairo Best Film -
Best Feature: Spirit Awards After Hours Best Feature -
Best Picture: Oscars Out of Africa Best Picture -
People's Choice Award: TIFF The Decline of the American Empire People's Choice Award
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1986
Out of Africa won 7 awards from 18 nominations at the 1986 ceremonies. Witness, Cocoon and The Trip to Bountiful followed with 3 wins each. The logos show where each film won.
- Out of Africa 7 / 181985 · Biography, Drama · 7 wins from 18 nominations
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Witness 3 / 221985 · Drama, Thriller · 3 wins from 22 nominations -
Cocoon 3 / 101985 · Sci-Fi · 3 wins from 10 nominations -
The Trip to Bountiful 3 / 71986 · Drama · 3 wins from 7 nominations -
Back to the Future 2 / 201985 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 20 nominations -
Prizzi's Honor 2 / 171985 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 17 nominations - The Purple Rose of Cairo 2 / 121985 · Drama, Fantasy · 2 wins from 12 nominations
- After Hours 2 / 61985 · Thriller, Comedy · 2 wins from 6 nominations
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Blood Simple 2 / 51985 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 5 nominations -
Fright Night 2 / 51985 · Thriller, Horror · 2 wins from 5 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1986
Geraldine Page won 2 awards at the Oscars and the Spirit Awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1986 Award Ceremony
7 ceremonies in date order from January to September 1986. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1986 Award Ceremony
March 1986 Award Ceremonies
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38th Directors Guild of America Awards (1986)· 1 category · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: The Color Purple
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39th British Academy Film Awards (1986)· 16 categories · 41 nominations
Best Film: The Purple Rose of Cairo
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May 1986 Award Ceremony
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13th Saturn Awards (1986)· 12 categories · 44 nominations
September 1986 Film Festival
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11th Toronto International Film Festival (1986)· 2 categories · 2 nominations
People's Choice Award: The Decline of the American Empire
1 ceremony has 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; 1986 has 7. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1986 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1986, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1986?
Out of Africa (1985) won the most awards at the 1986 ceremonies: 7 wins from 18 nominations. Witness, Cocoon and The Trip to Bountiful followed with 3 wins each.
About Out of Africa Who won the most awards in 1986?
Geraldine Page won 2 awards in 1986, at the Oscars and the Spirit Awards: the most of anyone named in a category.
Geraldine Page's awards What won Best Picture at the 1986 Oscars?
Out of Africa (1985) won Best Picture at the 58th Academy Awards (1986) on March 24, 1986.
1986 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1986?
The database has 7 ceremonies for 1986: 43rd Golden Globe Awards, 38th Directors Guild of America Awards, 39th British Academy Film Awards, 1st Independent Spirit Awards, 58th Academy Awards, 13th Saturn Awards and 11th Toronto International Film Festival.