| 57th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | March 25, 1985 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Jack Lemmon |
| Produced by | Gregory Peck Robert Wise Larry Gelbart Gene Allen |
| Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Amadeus |
| Most awards | Amadeus (8) |
| Most nominations | Amadeus and A Passage to India (11) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 10 minutes |
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.
- ^ "Oscars: The worst ever gaffes". The Observer. January 31, 2009.