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Academy Awards

58th edition

  • March 24, 1986
  • United States

The 58th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 1986, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released in 1985. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Stanley Donen and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actors Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, and Robin Williams co-hosted the show. Fonda hosted the gala for the second time, having previously been a co-host of the 49th ceremony held in 1977. Meanwhile, this was Alda and Williams's first Oscars hosting stint. Eight days earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 16, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Macdonald Carey.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Out of Africa Sydney Pollack - as producer(s) Winner
The Color Purple Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones - as producer(s) —
Kiss of the Spider Woman David Weisman - as producer(s) —
Prizzi's Honor John Foreman - as producer(s) —
Witness Edward S. Feldman - as producer(s) —
Best Directing
Out of Africa Sydney Pollack Winner
Kiss of the Spider Woman Héctor Babenco —
Prizzi's Honor John Huston —
Ran Akira Kurosawa —
Witness Peter Weir —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Kiss of the Spider Woman William Hurt Winner
Witness Harrison Ford —
Murphy's Romance James Garner —
Prizzi's Honor Jack Nicholson —
Runaway Train Jon Voight —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Trip to Bountiful Geraldine Page Winner
Agnes of God Anne Bancroft —
The Color Purple Whoopi Goldberg —
Sweet Dreams Jessica Lange —
Out of Africa Meryl Streep —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Cocoon Don Ameche Winner
Out of Africa Klaus Maria Brandauer —
Prizzi's Honor William Hickey —
Jagged Edge Robert Loggia —
Runaway Train Eric Roberts —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Prizzi's Honor Anjelica Huston Winner
The Color Purple Margaret Avery —
The Color Purple Oprah Winfrey —
Twice in a Lifetime Amy Madigan —
Agnes of God Meg Tilly —
Best Original Screenplay
Witness William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace Winner
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale —
Brazil Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown —
The Official Story Luis Puenzo, Aída Bortnik —
The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen —
Best Adapted Screenplay
Out of Africa Kurt Luedtke Winner
The Color Purple Menno Meyjes —
Kiss of the Spider Woman Leonard Schrader —
Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon, Janet Roach —
The Trip to Bountiful Horton Foote —
Best International Feature Film
The Official Story Luis Puenzo Winner
Angry Harvest Agnieszka Holland —
Colonel Redl István Szabó —
Three Men and a Cradle Coline Serreau —
When Father Was Away on Business Emir Kusturica —
Best Documentary Feature Film
Broken Rainbow Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd Winner
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Susana Muñoz, Lourdes Portillo —
Soldiers in Hiding Japhet Asher —
The Statue of Liberty Ken Burns, Buddy Squires —
Unfinished Business Steven Okazaki —
Best Original Score
Out of Africa John Barry Winner
Agnes of God Georges Delerue —
The Color Purple Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes —
Silverado Bruce Broughton —
Witness Maurice Jarre —
Best Cinematography
Out of Africa David Watkin Winner
The Color Purple Allen Daviau —
Murphy's Romance William A. Fraker —
Ran Takao Saito, Shoji Ueda, Asakazu Nakai —
Witness John Seale —
Best Film Editing
Witness Thom Noble Winner
A Chorus Line John Bloom —
Out of Africa Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke J. Herring, Sheldon Kahn —
Prizzi's Honor Rudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr —
Runaway Train Henry Richardson —
Best Sound
Out of Africa Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford Winner
Back to the Future Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell, William B. Kaplan —
A Chorus Line Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys, Christopher Newman —
Ladyhawke Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bud Alper —
Silverado Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, David M. Ronne —
Best Original Song
White Nights Lionel Richie - "Say You, Say Me" Winner
The Color Purple Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Lionel Richie - "Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)" —
Back to the Future Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis - "The Power of Love" —
White Nights Stephen Bishop - "Separate Lives" —
A Chorus Line Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban - "Surprise Surprise" —
Best Sound Editing
Back to the Future Charles L. Campbell, Robert Rutledge Winner
Ladyhawke Robert G. Henderson, Alan Robert Murray —
Rambo: First Blood Part II Frederick Brown —
Best Production Design
Out of Africa Stephen B. Grimes, Josie MacAvin Winner
Brazil Norman Garwood, Maggie Gray —
The Color Purple J. Michael Riva, Robert W. Welch, Linda DeScenna —
Ran Yoshirō Muraki, Shinobu Muraki —
Witness Stan Jolley, John H. Anderson —
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mask Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek Winner
The Color Purple Ken Chase —
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Carl Fullerton —
Best Costume Design
Ran Emi Wada Winner
The Color Purple Aggie Guerard Rodgers —
The Journey of Natty Gann Albert Wolsky —
Out of Africa Milena Canonero —
Prizzi's Honor Donfeld —
Best Special Effects
Cocoon Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, David Berry Winner
Return to Oz Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd —
Young Sherlock Holmes Dennis Muren, Kit West, John R. Ellis, David W. Allen —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Molly's Pilgrim Jeffrey D. Brown, Chris Pelzer Winner
Graffiti Dianna Costello —
Rainbow War Bob Rogers —
Best Documentary Short Film
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements David Goodman Winner
The Courage to Care Robert H. Gardner —
Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date Michael Crowley, James Wolpaw —
Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra Barbara Willis Sweete —
The Wizard of the Strings Alan Edelstein —
Best Animated Short Film
Anna & Bella Cilia van Dijk Winner
The Big Snit Richard Condie, Michael J. F. Scott —
Second Class Mail Alison Snowden —
Honorary Award
— Paul Newman - in recognition of his many and memorable compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft. Winner
— Alex North - in recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
— Charles "Buddy" Rogers Winner

Out of Africa
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Out of Africa 7
  • Cocoon 2
  • Witness 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • The Color Purple 11
  • Out of Africa 11
  • Prizzi's Honor 8
  • Witness 8
  • Back to the Future 4
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman 4
  • Ran 4
  • Agnes of God 3
  • A Chorus Line 3
  • Runaway Train 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • The Color Purple 0 / 11
  • Prizzi's Honor 1 / 8
  • Witness 2 / 8
  • Out of Africa 7 / 11
  • Back to the Future 1 / 4
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman 1 / 4
  • Ran 1 / 4
  • Agnes of God 0 / 3
  • A Chorus Line 0 / 3
  • Runaway Train 0 / 3

Only one nomination

30 movies:
  • Angry Harvest
  • Anna & Bella
  • The Big Snit
  • Broken Rainbow
  • Colonel Redl
  • The Courage to Care
  • Graffiti
  • Jagged Edge
  • The Journey of Natty Gann
  • Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date
  • Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra
  • Mask
  • Molly's Pilgrim
  • The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo
  • Rainbow War
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II
  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
  • Return to Oz
  • Second Class Mail
  • Soldiers in Hiding
  • The Statue of Liberty
  • Sweet Dreams
  • Three Men and a Cradle
  • Twice in a Lifetime
  • Unfinished Business
  • When Father Was Away on Business
  • Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
  • The Wizard of the Strings
  • Young Sherlock Holmes

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