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Oscars 1985 winners and nominees

The 1985 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

Directing

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77
Broadway Danny Rose
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
GoodWatch score 83
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

Actress in a Leading Role

Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
GoodWatch score 61
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
Country
Country (1984)
GoodWatch score 65
The River
The River (1984)
GoodWatch score 45

Actor in a Supporting Role

The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (1984)
GoodWatch score 73
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

Actor in a Leading Role

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Starman
Starman (1984)
GoodWatch score 73
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano (1984)
GoodWatch score 69
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

Actress in a Supporting Role

A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
GoodWatch score 67
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77
Swing Shift
Swing Shift (1984)
GoodWatch score 56
The Natural
The Natural (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
Broadway Danny Rose
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
GoodWatch score 83
Splash
Splash (1984)
GoodWatch score 72
El Norte
El Norte (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
GoodWatch score 65
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

Visual Effects

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (1984)
GoodWatch score 81
2010
2010 (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

Music (Original Score)

A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Natural
The Natural (1984)
GoodWatch score 66
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano (1984)
GoodWatch score 69
The River
The River (1984)
GoodWatch score 45
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

Foreign Language Film

Dangerous Moves
Dangerous Moves (1984)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Beyond the Walls
Beyond the Walls (1984)
GoodWatch score 64
Camila
Camila (1984)
GoodWatch score 73
Double Feature
Double Feature (1984)
GoodWatch score 60
War-Time Romance
War-Time Romance (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

Music (Original Song)

The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red (1984)
GoodWatch score 50
Won
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (1984)
GoodWatch score 81
Footloose
Footloose (1984)
GoodWatch score 58
Against All Odds
Against All Odds (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

Makeup and Hairstyling

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
GoodWatch score 65
2010
2010 (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

Documentary Feature Film

The Times of Harvey Milk
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
In the Name of the People
In the Name of the People (1985)
GoodWatch score 72
Streetwise
Streetwise (1984)
GoodWatch score 88
High Schools
High Schools (1984)
GoodWatch score 68
Marlene
Marlene (1984)
GoodWatch score 89

Documentary Short Film

The Stone Carvers
The Stone Carvers (1984)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Recollections of Pavlovsk
Recollections of Pavlovsk (1984)
GoodWatch score 62
The Children of Soong Ching Ling
The Children of Soong Ching Ling (1985)
GoodWatch score 66
The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden (1984)
GoodWatch score 70
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

International Feature Film

Dangerous Moves
Dangerous Moves (1984)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
War-Time Romance
War-Time Romance (1983)
GoodWatch score 65
Double Feature
Double Feature (1984)
GoodWatch score 60
Camila
Camila (1984)
GoodWatch score 73
Beyond the Walls
Beyond the Walls (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

Costume Design

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
GoodWatch score 61
2010
2010 (1984)
GoodWatch score 63
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

Production Design

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
The Natural
The Natural (1984)
GoodWatch score 66
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1984)
GoodWatch score 68
2010
2010 (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

Sound

Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Dune
Dune (1984)
GoodWatch score 50
The River
The River (1984)
GoodWatch score 45
2010
2010 (1984)
GoodWatch score 63
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

Short Film (Live Action)

Up
Up (1985)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Tales of Meeting and Parting
Tales of Meeting and Parting (1985)
GoodWatch score 65
The Painted Door
The Painted Door (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

Cinematography

The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
The Natural
The Natural (1984)
GoodWatch score 66
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
The River
The River (1984)
GoodWatch score 45
Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87

Short Film (Animated)

Charade
Charade (1984)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Paradise
Paradise (1984)
GoodWatch score 69
Doctor De Soto
Doctor De Soto (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

Best Original Song Score

Purple Rain
Purple Rain (1984)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
GoodWatch score 73
Songwriter
Songwriter (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

Film Editing

The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields (1984)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1984)
GoodWatch score 68
Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone (1984)
GoodWatch score 71
A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75
Amadeus
Amadeus (1984)
GoodWatch score 87

Documentary (Feature)

The Times of Harvey Milk
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business (1984)
GoodWatch score 66
Marlene
Marlene (1984)
GoodWatch score 89
Streetwise
Streetwise (1984)
GoodWatch score 88
Soldiers in Hiding
Soldiers in Hiding (1984)
GoodWatch score 68