- 1984 Oscars were held on March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion
- Host: Jack Lemmon
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| 1984
Nominees and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
Amadeus, Saul Zaentz, producer (Orion) |
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The Killing Fields, David Puttnam, producer (Warner
Bros.) |
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A Passage to India, John Brabourne and Richard
Goodwin, producer (Columbia) |
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Places in the Heart, Arlene Donovan, producer
(TriStar) |
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A Soldier's Story, Norman Jewison, Ronald L.
Schwary and Patrick Palmer, producers (Columbia) |
| Actor in a Leading Role |
F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus |
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Jeff Bridges, Starman |
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Albert Finney, Under the Volcano |
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Tom Hulce, Amadeus |
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Sam Waterston, The Killing Fields |
| Actress in a Leading Role |
Judy Davis, A Passage to India |
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Sally Field, Places in the Heart |
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Jessica Lange, Country |
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Vanessa Redgrave, The Bostonians |
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Sissy Spacek, The River |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Adolph Caesar, A Soldier's Story |
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John Malkovich, Places in the Heart |
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Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, The Karate Kid |
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Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields |
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Ralph Richardson, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan,
Lord of the Apes |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage to India |
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Glenn Close, The Natural |
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Lindsay Crouse, Places in the Heart |
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Christine Lahti, Swing Shift |
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Geraldine Page, The Pope of Greenwich Village |
| Directing |
Woody Allen, Broadway Danny Rose |
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Robert Benton, Places in the Heart |
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Milos Forman, Amadeus |
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Roland Joffe, The Killing Fields |
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David Lean, A Passage to India |
| Writing |
| Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
Woody Allen, Broadway Danny Rose |
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Robert Benton, Places in the Heart |
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Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman,
screenplay; Bruce Jay Friedman; screen story, Splash |
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Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas, El Norte |
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Daniel Petrie, Jr., screenplay; Danilo Bach and
Daniel Petrie, Jr., story, Beverly Hills Cop |
| Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium |
Charles Fuller, A Soldier's Story |
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David Lean, A Passage to India |
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Bruce Robinson, The Killing Fields |
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Peter Shaffer, Amadeus |
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P.H. Vazak and Michael Austin, Greystoke: The
Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes |
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| Cinematography |
Ernest Day, A Passage to India |
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Caleb Deschanel, The Natural |
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Chris Menges, The Killing Fields |
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Miroslav Ondricek, Amadeus |
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Vilmos Zsigmond, The River |
| Art Direction |
John Box and Leslie Tomkins, art direction; Hugh Scaife,
set decoration, A Passage to India |
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Albert Brenner, art direction; Rick Simpson, set decoration,
2010 |
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Angelo Graham and Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami and
Speed Hopkins, art direction; Bruch Weintraub, set decoration,
The Natural |
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Richard Sylbert, art direction; George Gaines and Les
Bloom, set decoration, The Cotton Club |
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Patrizia Von Brandenstein, art direction; Karel Cerny,
set decoration, Amadeus |
| Sound |
Nick Alphin, Robert Thirwell, Richard Portman and David
Ronne, The River |
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Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Chris
Newman, Amadeus |
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Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A.
Carter and John Mitchell, A Passage to India |
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Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios and
Gene S. Cantamessa, 2010 |
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Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell and Nelson
Stoll, Dune |
| Music |
| Original Song |
“Against All Odds” (Take a Look at Me Now), Against
All Odds, Phil Collins, music and lyrics |
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“Footloose,” Footloose, Kenny Loggins and
Dean Pitchford, music and lyrics |
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“Ghostbusters,” Ghostbusters, Ray Parker,
Jr., music and lyrics |
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“I Just Called to Say I Love You,” The Woman
in Red, Stevie Wonder, music and lyrics |
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“Let's Hear It for the Boy,” Footloose,
Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow, music and lyrics |
| Original Score |
Maurice Jarre, A Passage to India |
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Randy Newman, The Natural |
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Alex North, Under the Volcano |
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John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Temple
of Doom |
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John Williams, The River |
| Original Song Score |
Kris Kristofferson, Songwriter |
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Jeffrey Moss, The Muppets Take Manhattan |
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Prince, Purple Rain |
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| Film Editing |
Donn Cambern and Frank Morriss, Romancing the Stone |
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Jim Clark, The Killing Fields |
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Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler, Amadeus |
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David Lean, A Passage to India |
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Barry Malkin and Robert Q. Lovett, The Cotton Club |
| Costume Design |
Jenny Beavan and John Bright, The Bostonians |
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Judy Moorcroft, A Passage to India |
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Patricia Norris, 2010 |
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Theodor Pistek, Amadeus |
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Ann Roth, Places in the Heart |
| Makeup |
Rick Baker and Paul Engelen, Greystoke: The Legend
of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes |
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Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith, Amadeus |
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Michael Westmore, 2010 |
| Visual Effects |
Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gasper,
Ghostbusters |
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Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark
Stetson, 2010 |
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Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson and
George Gibbs, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| Short Films |
| Animated |
Charade (Jon Minnis, producer; Sheridan
College Production) |
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Doctor De Soto (Morton Schindel and Michael
Sporn, producers; Michael Sporn Animation, Inc.) |
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Paradise (Ishu Patel, producer; National
Film Board of Canada) |
| Live Action |
The Painted Door (Atlantis Films Ltd. in
association with the National Film Board of Canada) |
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Tales of Meeting and Parting (Sharon Oreck
and Lesli Linka Glatter, producers; American Film
Institute—Directing Workshop for Women) |
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Up (Mike Hoover, producer; Pyramid Films) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject |
The Children of Soong Ching Ling (Gary
Bush and Paul T.K. Lin, producers; UNICEF and the
Soong Ching Ling Foundation) |
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Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing
(Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer, producers; The
Nursing Ethics Project/Fanlight Productions) |
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The Garden of Eden (Lawrence R. Hott and
Roger M. Sherman, producers; Florentine Films Production) |
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Recollections of Pavlovsk (Irina Kalinina,
producer; Leningrad Documentary Film Studio) |
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The Stone Carvers (Marjorie Hunt and
Paul Wagner, producers, Paul Wagner Productions) |
| Feature |
High Schools (Charles Guggenheim and Nancy
Sloss, producers; Guggenheim Productions) |
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In the Name of the People (Alex W. Drehsler
and Frank Christopher, producers; Pan American Films) |
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Marlene (Zev Braun Pictures, Inc.; OKO
Film Produktion) |
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Streetwise (Cheryl McCall, producer; Bear
Creek Productions, Inc.) |
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The Times of Harvey Milk (Robert Epstein
and Richard Schmiechen, producers; Black Sand Educational
Productions, Inc.) |
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| Foreign Language Film |
Beyond the Walls, Israel |
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Camila, Argentina |
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Dangerous Moves, Switzerland |
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Double Feature, Spain |
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Wartime Romance, U.S.S.R. |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |
David L. Wolper |
| Honorary Awards |
To the National Endowment for the Arts in recognition
of its 20th anniversary and its dedication to fostering
artistic and creative activity and excellence in every
area of the arts |
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To James Stewart for 50 years of memorable performances
and for his high ideals, both on and off the screen, with
the respect and affection of his colleagues |
| Sound Effects Editing |
Kay Rose, The River |
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