Best Picture Winner
Amadeus
Best Picture
Director: Milos Forman
Studio: Orion
The life, success, and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by his rival, Antonio Salieri.
All Categories (28)
Best Picture
Amadeus— Saul Zaentz, Producer
Winner
A Passage to India— John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, Producers
A Soldier's Story— Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, Producers
Places in the Heart— Arlene Donovan, Producer
The Killing Fields— David Puttnam, Producer
Actor In A Leading Role
Albert Finney— Under the Volcano {"Geoffrey Firmin"}
Jeff Bridges— Starman {"Starman"}
Sam Waterston— The Killing Fields {"Sydney Schanberg"}
Tom Hulce— Amadeus {"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Adolph Caesar— A Soldier's Story {"Sgt. Waters"}
John Malkovich— Places in the Heart {"Mr. Will"}
Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita— The Karate Kid {"Miyagi"}
Ralph Richardson— Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes {"The Sixth Earl of Greystoke"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Jessica Lange— Country {"Jewell Ivy"}
Judy Davis— A Passage to India {"Adela Quested"}
Sissy Spacek— The River {"Mae Garvey"}
Vanessa Redgrave— The Bostonians {"Olive Chancellor"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Christine Lahti— Swing Shift {"Hazel Zanussi"}
Geraldine Page— The Pope of Greenwich Village {"Mrs. Ritter"}
Glenn Close— The Natural {"Iris"}
Lindsay Crouse— Places in the Heart {"Margaret Lomax"}
Directing
A Passage to India— David Lean
Broadway Danny Rose— Woody Allen
Places in the Heart— Robert Benton
The Killing Fields— Roland Joffé
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
Amadeus— Peter Shaffer
Winner
A Passage to India— David Lean
A Soldier's Story— Charles Fuller
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes— P.H. Vazak, Michael Austin
The Killing Fields— Bruce Robinson
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Places in the Heart— Robert Benton
Winner
Beverly Hills Cop— Screenplay by Daniel Petrie, Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach, Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Broadway Danny Rose— Woody Allen
El Norte— Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
Splash— Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman; Based on a story by Brian Grazer
Cinematography
The Killing Fields— Chris Menges
Winner
A Passage to India— Ernest Day
Amadeus— Miroslav Ondricek
The Natural— Caleb Deschanel
The River— Vilmos Zsigmond
Music (Original Score)
A Passage to India— Maurice Jarre
Winner
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom— John Williams
The Natural— Randy Newman
The River— John Williams
Under the Volcano— Alex North
Music (Original Song)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red— Music and Lyric by Stevie Wonder
Winner
"Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" from Against All Odds— Music and Lyric by Phil Collins
"Footloose" from Footloose— Music and Lyric by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford
"Ghostbusters" from Ghostbusters— Music and Lyric by Ray Parker, Jr.
"Let's Hear It For The Boy" from Footloose— Music and Lyric by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford
Art Direction
Amadeus— Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerny
Winner
2010— Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
A Passage to India— Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
The Cotton Club— Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines, Les Bloom
The Natural— Art Direction: Angelo Graham, Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami, Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
Visual Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom— Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson, George Gibbs
Winner
2010— Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson, Mark Stetson
Ghostbusters— Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo, Chuck Gaspar
Film Editing
The Killing Fields— Jim Clark
Winner
A Passage to India— David Lean
Amadeus— Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
Romancing the Stone— Donn Cambern, Frank Morriss
The Cotton Club— Barry Malkin, Robert Q. Lovett
Sound
Amadeus— Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
Winner
2010— Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos De Larios, Gene S. Cantamessa
A Passage to India— Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, John Mitchell
Dune— Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell, Nelson Stoll
The River— Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman, David Ronne
Costume Design
Amadeus— Theodor Pistek
Winner
2010— Patricia Norris
A Passage to India— Judy Moorcroft
Places in the Heart— Ann Roth
The Bostonians— Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Makeup
Amadeus— Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
Winner
2010— Michael Westmore
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes— Rick Baker, Paul Engelen
Documentary (Feature)
The Times of Harvey Milk— Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen, Producers
Winner
High Schools— Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss, Producers
In the Name of the People— Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher, Producers
Marlene— Karel Dirka and Zev Braun, Producers
Streetwise— Cheryl McCall, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
The Stone Carvers— Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner, Producers
Winner
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing— Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer, Producers
Recollections of Pavlovsk— Irina Kalinina, Producer
The Children of Soong Ching Ling— Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin, Producers
The Garden of Eden— Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Charade— Jon Minnis, Producer
Winner
Doctor De Soto— Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn, Producers
Paradise— Ishu Patel, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Up— Mike Hoover, Producer
Winner
Tales of Meeting and Parting— Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter, Producers
The Painted Door— Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt, Producers
Foreign Language Film
Dangerous Moves— Switzerland
Winner
Beyond the Walls— Israel
Camila— Argentina
Double Feature— Spain
Wartime Romance— Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Honorary Award
To James Stewart, for his fifty years of memorable performances. For his high ideals both on and off the screen. With the respect and affection of his colleagues.
Winner
GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
Linwood G. Dunn
To the National Endowment for the Arts, in recognition of its 20th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to fostering artistic and creative activity and excellence in every area of the arts.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
David L. Wolper
Winner
Music (Original Song Score)
Purple Rain— Prince
Winner
Songwriter— Kris Kristofferson
The Muppets Take Manhattan— Jeff Moss
Scientific Or Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To DONALD A. ANDERSON and DIANA REINERS of 3M Company for the development of "Cinetrak" Magnetic Film #350/351 for motion picture sound recording. [Sound]
Winner
To BARRY M. STULTZ, RUBEN AVILA and WES KENNEDY of Film Processing Corporation for the development of FPC 200 PB Fullcoat Magnetic Film for motion picture sound recording. [Sound]
To BARRY M. STULTZ, RUBEN AVILA and WES KENNEDY of Film Processing Corporation for the formulation and application of an improved sound track stripe to 70mm motion picture film, and to JOHN MOSELY for the engineering research involved therein. [Sound]
To GÜNTHER SCHAIDT and ROSCO LABORATORIES, INCORPORATED, for the development of an improved, non-toxic fluid for creating fog and smoke for motion picture production. [Stage Operations]
To JOHN WHITNEY, JR. and GARY DEMOS of Digital Productions, Incorporated, for the practical simulation of motion picture photography by means of computer-generated images. [Special Photographic]
To KENNETH RICHTER of Richter Cine Equipment for the design and engineering of the R-2 Auto-Collimator for examining image quality at the focal plane of motion picture camera lenses. [Lenses and Filters]
Scientific Or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To NAT TIFFEN of Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation for the production of high-quality, durable, laminated color filters for motion picture photography. [Lenses and Filters]
Winner
To DONALD TRUMBULL, JONATHAN ERLAND, STEPHEN FOG and PAUL BURK of Apogee, Incorporated, for the design and development of the "Blue Max" high-power, blue-flux projector for traveling matte composite photography. [Special Photographic]
To HOWARD J. PRESTON of Preston Cinema Systems for the design and development of a variable speed control device with automatic exposure compensation for motion picture cameras. [Camera]
To JONATHAN ERLAND and ROBERT BEALMEAR of Apogee, Incorporated, for an innovative design for front projection screens and an improved method for their construction. [Special Photographic]
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
The River— Kay Rose
Winner