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Best Picture - Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, Producers Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Charles Fuller
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.
Feb 5, 2014 · BEST PICTURE. The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones. Kiss of the Spider Woman – David Weisman. Out of Africa – Sydney Pollack. Prizzi’s Honor – John Foreman. Witness – Edward S. Feldman.
Witness was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees, with $68.7 million in domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by Out of Africa ($55.6 million), The Color Purple ($46.4 million), Prizzi's Honor ($26.7 million) and Kiss of the Spider Woman ($13.4 million).
1985 Oscar Nominees and Winners. Best Picture: Amadeus – Saul Zaentz, producer (WINNER) The Killing Fields – David Puttnam, producer. A Passage to India – John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin, producers. Places in the Heart – Arlene Donovan, producer. A Soldier’s Story – Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, producers.
Mar 26, 1985 · “Amadeus” dominated the 57th annual Academy Awards ceremonies Monday night, winning eight Oscars, including the best-picture award and a best-actor award for F. Murray Abraham, co-star...
