| Number: | 57 |
| Award: | Academy Awards |
| Date: | March 25, 1985 |
| Site: | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Host: | Jack Lemmon |
| Producer: | Gregory Peck Robert Wise Larry Gelbart Gene Allen |
| Director: | Marty Pasetta |
| Best Picture: | Amadeus |
| Most Wins: | Amadeus (8) |
| Most Nominations: | Amadeus and A Passage to India (11) |
| Network: | ABC |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 10 minutes |
| Last: | 56th |
| Next: | 58th |
The 57th Academy Awards were presented on March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, and were hosted by Jack Lemmon.
This ceremony marked the first time that multiple black nominees would win an Oscar, when Prince and Stevie Wonder won for their respective work on Purple Rain and The Woman in Red. Additionally, it was the only time that all five nominees in Best Original Song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
While presenting the Best Picture award, Laurence Olivier forgot to list the nominees and simply tore open the envelope to declare: "Amadeus!".[1] Upon accepting the award on the film's behalf, producer Saul Zaentz had the presence of mind to mention the other Best Picture nominees during his speech to make up for Olivier's flub.
The Best Picture win for Amadeus was one of the film's leading eight wins, having also won Best Director for Miloš Forman and Best Actor for F. Murray Abraham, who beat Tom Hulce to the honor in what would become, as of 2024, the last time two actors from the same film would be nominated in Best Actor.
Other winners included The Killing Fields with three awards, A Passage to India and Places in the Heart with two, and Charade, Dangerous Moves, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Purple Rain, The Stone Carvers, The Times of Harvey Milk, Up, and The Woman in Red with one.
Nominees were announced on February 6, 1985. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger .[2] [3]
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 11 | Amadeus |
| A Passage to India | |
| 7 | The Killing Fields |
| Places in the Heart | |
| 5 | |
| The River | |
| 4 | The Natural |
| 3 | |
| A Soldier's Story | |
| 2 | The Bostonians |
| Broadway Danny Rose | |
| The Cotton Club | |
| Footloose | |
| Ghostbusters | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | |
| Under the Volcano |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 8 | Amadeus |
| 3 | The Killing Fields |
| 2 | A Passage to India |
| Places in the Heart |
The following persons, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Announcer for the 57th Academy Awards | ||
| (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony | |
| Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Short | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Makeup | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Sound | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress | ||
| Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to David L. Wolper | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Art Direction | ||
| Presenter of the Scientific & Technical Awards | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects | ||
| Presenter of the Honorary Award to the National Endowment for the Arts | ||
| Presenters of the Writing Awards | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Original Score | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Original Song Score | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Animated Short Film | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Live Action Short Film | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Actor | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Original Song | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing | ||
| Presenter of the Honorary Award to James Stewart | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Director | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Actress | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Picture |
| Name | Role | Performed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musical arranger and conductor | Orchestral | ||
| Performers | "Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters | ||
| Performer | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" from Footloose | ||
| Performer | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" from Against All Odds | ||
| Performers | “How Do You Feel about Foolin’ Around?”, “On the Road Again” and “Amazing Grace” | ||
| Performer | "Footloose" from Footloose | ||
| Performer | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red | ||
| Performers | "They Say It's Wonderful" (orchestral) from Annie Get Your Gun during the closing credits |