Best Picture Winner
Out of Africa
Best Picture
Director: Sydney Pollack
Studio: Universal
Based on the true story of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in colonial Kenya and falls in love with a free-spirited hunter.
All Categories (28)
Best Picture
Out of Africa— Sydney Pollack, Producer
Winner
Kiss of the Spider Woman— David Weisman, Producer
Prizzi's Honor— John Foreman, Producer
The Color Purple— Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, Producers
Witness— Edward S. Feldman, Producer
Actor In A Leading Role
Harrison Ford— Witness {"John Book"}
Jack Nicholson— Prizzi's Honor {"Charley Partanna"}
James Garner— Murphy's Romance {"Murphy Jones"}
Jon Voight— Runaway Train {"Manny"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Eric Roberts— Runaway Train {"Buck"}
Klaus Maria Brandauer— Out of Africa {"Bror"}
Robert Loggia— Jagged Edge {"Sam Ransom"}
William Hickey— Prizzi's Honor {"Don Corrado Prizzi"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Anne Bancroft— Agnes of God {"Sister Miriam Ruth"}
Jessica Lange— Sweet Dreams {"Patsy Cline"}
Meryl Streep— Out of Africa {"Karen"}
Whoopi Goldberg— The Color Purple {"Celie"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Amy Madigan— Twice in a Lifetime {"Sunny Sobel"}
Margaret Avery— The Color Purple {"Shug Avery"}
Meg Tilly— Agnes of God {"Sister Agnes"}
Oprah Winfrey— The Color Purple {"Sofia"}
Directing
Kiss of the Spider Woman— Hector Babenco
Prizzi's Honor— John Huston
Ran— Akira Kurosawa
Witness— Peter Weir
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
Out of Africa— Kurt Luedtke
Winner
Kiss of the Spider Woman— Leonard Schrader
Prizzi's Honor— Richard Condon, Janet Roach
The Color Purple— Menno Meyjes
The Trip to Bountiful— Horton Foote
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Witness— Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley; Story by 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, Aida Bortnik
The Purple Rose of Cairo— Woody Allen
Cinematography
Out of Africa— David Watkin
Winner
Murphy's Romance— William A. Fraker
Ran— Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda, Asakazu Nakai
The Color Purple— Allen Daviau
Witness— John Seale
Music (Original Score)
Out of Africa— John Barry
Winner
Agnes of God— Georges Delerue
Silverado— Bruce Broughton
The Color Purple— Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber
Witness— Maurice Jarre
Music (Original Song)
"Say You, Say Me" from White Nights— Music and Lyric by Lionel Richie
Winner
"Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)" from The Color Purple— Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton; Lyric by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
"Separate Lives (Love Theme From 'White Nights')" from White Nights— Music and Lyric by Stephen Bishop
"Surprise, Surprise" from A Chorus Line— Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyric by Edward Kleban
"The Power Of Love" from Back to the Future— Music by Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla; Lyric by Huey Lewis
Art Direction
Out of Africa— Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin
Winner
Brazil— Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Ran— Art Direction: Yoshiro Muraki, Shinobu Muraki
The Color Purple— Art Direction: J. Michael Riva, Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Witness— Art Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John Anderson
Visual 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 Ellis, David Allen
Film Editing
Witness— Thom Noble
Winner
A Chorus Line— John Bloom
Out of Africa— Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke Herring, Sheldon Kahn
Prizzi's Honor— Rudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr
Runaway Train— Henry Richardson
Sound
Out of Africa— Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
Winner
A Chorus Line— Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys, Chris Newman
Back to the Future— Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell, William B. Kaplan
Ladyhawke— Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bud Alper
Silverado— Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, David Ronne
Sound Effects Editing
Back to the Future— Charles L. Campbell, Robert Rutledge
Winner
Ladyhawke— Bob Henderson, Alan Murray
Rambo: First Blood Part II— Frederick J. Brown
Costume Design
Ran— Emi Wada
Winner
Out of Africa— Milena Canonero
Prizzi's Honor— Donfeld
The Color Purple— Aggie Guerard Rodgers
The Journey of Natty Gann— Albert Wolsky
Makeup
Mask— Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek
Winner
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins— Carl Fullerton
The Color Purple— Ken Chase
Documentary (Feature)
Broken Rainbow— Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd, Producers
Winner
Las Madres--The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo— Susana Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo, Producers
Soldiers in Hiding— Japhet Asher, Producer
The Statue of Liberty— Ken Burns and Buddy Squires, Producers
Unfinished Business— Steven Okazaki, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements— David Goodman, Producer
Winner
Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date— Michael Crowley and James Wolpaw, Producers
Making Overtures--The Story of a Community Orchestra— Barbara Willis Sweete, Producer
The Courage to Care— Robert Gardner, Producer
The Wizard of the Strings— Alan Edelstein, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
Anna & Bella— Cilia Van Dijk, Producer
Winner
Second Class Mail— Alison Snowden, Producer
The Big Snit— Richard Condie and Michael Scott, Producers
Short Film (Live Action)
Molly's Pilgrim— Jeff Brown and Chris Pelzer, Producers
Winner
Graffiti— Dianna Costello, Producer
Rainbow War— Bob Rogers, Producer
Foreign Language Film
The Official Story— Argentina
Winner
Angry Harvest— Federal Republic of Germany
Colonel Redl— Hungary
Three Men and a Cradle— France
When Father Was Away on Business— Yugoslavia
Honorary Award
To Paul Newman, in recognition of his many and memorable compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft.
Winner
To Alex North, in recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Winner
Medal Of Commendation
To John H. Whitney, Sr. for Cinematic Pioneering.
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To IMAX SYSTEMS CORPORATION for a method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide angle motion pictures. [Systems]
Winner
To ERNST NETTMANN of E.F. Nettmann & Associates for the invention, and to EDWARD PHILLIPS and CARLOS DeMATTOS of Matthews Studio Equipment, Inc. for the development, of the Cam-Remote for motion picture photography. [Camera]
To MYRON GORDIN, JOE P. CROOKHAM, JIM DROST and DAVID CROOKHAM of Musco Mobile Lighting, Ltd., for the invention of a method of transporting adjustable, high-intensity luminaires and their application to the motion picture industry. [Lighting]
Scientific Or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To DAVID W. SPENCER for the development of an Animation Photo Transfer (APT) process. [Cartoon Process]
Winner
To ALAN LANDAKER of The Burbank Studios for the Mark III Camera Drive for motion picture photography. [Camera]
To HARRISON & HARRISON, OPTICAL ENGINEERS, for the invention and development of Harrison Diffusion filters for motion picture photography. [Lenses and Filters]
To LARRY BARTON of Cinematography Electronics, Inc., for a Precision Speed Crystal-Controlled Device for motion picture photography. [Camera]