1985 Oscar Shouldabeens

[Mack Ten]

Acting only:

1985

Best Supporting Actor

Klaus Maria Brandaur ... Out Of Africa
Ruperet Everett ... Dance With A Stranger
Danny Glover ... The Color Purple *
William Hickey ... Prizzi's Honor
Eric Roberts ... Runaway Train

Best Supporting Actress

Margaret Avery ... The Color Purple *
Mieko Harada ... Ran
Anjelica Huston ... Prizzi's Honor
Meg Tilly ... Agnes Of God
Oprah Winfrey ... The Color Purple

Best Actor

Jeff Daniels ... The Purple Rose Of Cairo
William Hurt ... Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Jack Nicholson ... Prizzi's Honor
Paul Reubens ... Pee Wee's Big Adventure *
Eric Stolz ... Mask

Best Actress

Norma Aleandro ... The Official Story
Cher ... Mask
Whoopi Goldberg ... Color Purple
Jessica Lange ... Sweet Dreams
Miranda Richardson ... Dance With A Stranger *

[Precious Doll]

Best Film

1. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
2. A Zed and Two Naughts
3. Insignificance
4. The Purple Rose of Cairo
5. Wetherby

Best Director

1. Hector Babenco, Kiss of the Spiderwoman
2. Peter Greenaway, A Zed and Two Naughts
3. Nicolas Roeg, Insignificance
4. Woody Allen, The Purple Rose of Cairo
5. Ray Lawrence, Bliss

Best Actor

1. William Hurt, Kiss of the Spider Woman
2. Klaus Maria Brandauer, Colonel Redl
3. Ed Harris, Sweet Dreams
4. Barry Otto, Bliss
5. John Cusack, The Sure Thing

Best Actress

1. Jessica Lange, Sweet Dreams
2. Meryl Streep, Plenty
3. Vanessa Redgrave, Wetherby
4. Angela Winkler, Edith’s Diary
5. Mia Farrow, The Purple Rose of Cairo

Best Supporting Actor

1. Michael Emil, Insignificance
2. Tony Curtis, Insignificance
3. Gary Busey, Insignificance
4. Jeff Daniels, The Purple Rose of Cairo
5. Miles Buchanan, Bliss

Best Supporting Actress

1. Lynette Curran, Bliss
2. Chus Lampreave, What Have I Done to Deserve This?
3. Mieko Harada, Ran
4. Ann Wedgeworth, Sweet Dreams
5. Fernanda Montenegro, Hour of the Star

Best Screenplay

1. The Purple Rose of Cairo
2. A Zed and Two Naughts
3. Insignificance
4. Wetherby
5. Sweet Dreams

Best Screenplay Adaptation

1. Kiss of the Spider Woman
2. Bliss
3. Desert Hearts
4. The Coca Cola Kid
5. Plenty

Best Cinematography

1. Legend
2. Bliss
3. The Purple Rose of Cairo
4. Kiss of the Spider Woman
5. Marie

Best Editing

1. Bliss
2. Kiss of the Spider Woman
3. A Zed and Two Naughts
4. Nightmare on Elm Street
5. Detective

Best Sound

1. Detective
2. Legend
3. A Zed and Two Naughts
4. Kiss of the Spider Woman
5. Sweet Dreams

Best Art Direction

1. A Zed and Two Naughts
2. Legend
3. The Purple Rose of Cairo
4. Kiss of the Spider Woman
5. Sweet Dreams

Best Costume Design

1. Insignificance
2. Legend
3. Kiss of the Spider Woman
4. A Zed and Two Naughts
5. The Purple Rose of Cairo

Best Music

1. Kiss of the Spider Woman
2. A Zed and Two Naughts
3. Legend
4. The Quiet Earth
5. Bliss

[Reza]

1985
Best Picture
Brazil
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Prizzi's Honor
The Purple Rose of Cairo
*Ran

Best Actor
Harrison Ford, Witness
*James Garner, Murphy's Romance
William Hurt, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Raul Julia, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Jack Nicholson, Prizzi's Honor

Best Actress
Norma Aleandro, The Official Story
Jessica Lange, Sweet Dreams
Geraldine Page, The Trip to Bountiful
*Miranda Richardson, Dance With a Stranger
Meryl Streep, Plenty

Best Supporting Actor
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Out of Africa
Rupert Everett, Dance With a Stranger
*John Gielgud, Plenty
William Hickey, Prizzi's Honor
Ian Holm, Dance With a Stranger

Best Supporting Actress
Mieko Harada, Ran
*Anjelica Huston, Prizzi's Honor
Kelly McGillis, Witness
Meg Tilly, Agnes of God
Ann Wedgeworth, Sweet Dreams

Best Director
Woody Allen, The Purple Rose of Cairo
Hector Babenco, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Terry Gilliam, Brazil
John Huston, Prizzi's Honor
*Akira Kurosawa, Ran

[Aceisgreat]

BEST PICTURE
*The Color Purple
Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Prizzi's Honor
The Purple Rose Of Cairo
Witness

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, The Purple Rose Of Cairo
Hector Babenco, Kiss Of The Spider Woman
*John Huston, Prizzi's Honor
Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple
Peter Weir, Witness

BEST ACTOR
Harrison Ford, Witness
James Garner, Murphy's Romance
*William Hurt, Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Raul Julia, Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Jack Nicholson, Prizzi's Honor

BEST ACTRESS
*Whoopi Goldberg, The Color Purple
Jessica Lange, Sweet Dreams
Geraldine Page, The Trip To Bountiful
Vanessa Redgrave, Wetherby
Kathleen Turner, Prizzi's Honor

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
*Klaus Maria Brandauer, Out Of Africa
John Gielgud, Plenty
William Hickey, Prizzi's Honor
Robert Loggia, Jagged Edge
Eric Stoltz, Mask

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Margaret Avery, The Color Purple
Akosua Busia, The Color Purple
*Anjelica Huston, Prizzi's Honor
Judi Dench, Wetherby
Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple

[Big Magilla]

1985

Best Picture
*Brazil
The Color Purple
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Prizzi’s Honor
Witness

Best Actor
Harrison Ford, Witness
*William Hurt, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Raul Julia, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Jack Nicholson, Prizzi’s Honor
Jon Voight, Runaway Train

Best Actress
Anne Bancroft, Agnes of God
Cher, Mask
*Whoopi Goldberg, The Color Purple
Geraldine Page, The Trip to Bountiful
Meryl Streep, Out of Africa

Best Supporting Actor
Don Ameche, Cocoon
*Klaus Maria Brandauer, Out of Africa
William Hickey, Prizzi’s Honor
Eric Roberts, Runaway Train
Eric Stoltz, Mask

Best Supporting Actress
Margaret Avery, The Color Purple
*Anjelica Huston, Prizzi’s Honor
Kelly McGillis, Witness
Meg Tilly, Agnes of God
Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple

Best Director
Hector Babenco, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Terry Gilliam, Brazil
*John Huston, Prizzi’s Honor
Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple
Peter Weir, Witness