58th Academy Awards
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| 58th Academy Awards | ||||
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| Date | Monday, March 24, 1986 | |||
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Host | Alan Alda Jane Fonda Robin Williams |
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| Producer | Stanley Donen | |||
| Director | Marty Pasetta | |||
| Nominees and winners | ||||
| Best Picture | Out of Africa | |||
| TV in the United States | ||||
| Network | ABC | |||
| Duration | 3 hours, 2 minutes | |||
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The 58th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1985, were held on March 24, 1986 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams. The ceremony was watched by 38.93 million viewers, tying the 78th Academy Awards as the third lowest rated telecast since 1966.[1] The 80th Academy Awards still holds the distinction of the least watched ceremony of 31.76 million.
[edit] Winners & Nominees
[edit] Best Picture
[edit] Best Director
[edit] Best Actor
[edit] Best Actress
[edit] Best Supporting Actor
[edit] Best Supporting Actress
[edit] Best Original Screenplay
[edit] Best Adapted Screenplay
[edit] Best Cinematography
[edit] Best Art Direction/Set Decoration
[edit] Best Costume Design
[edit] Best Sound
[edit] Best Film Editing
[edit] Best Sound Mixing
[edit] Best Visual Effects
[edit] Best Makeup
[edit] Best Original Song
- White Nights - Say You, Say Me ; Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie
- Separate Lives - White Nights - Stephen Bishop
- Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) - The Color Purple - Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Lionel Richie
- Power of Love - Back to the Future - Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis
- Surprise, Surprise - A Chorus Line - Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban
[edit] Best Original Score
[edit] Best Animated Short Film
[edit] Best Live Action Short Film
[edit] Best Documentary, Short
[edit] Best Documentary Feature
[edit] Best Foreign Language Film
[edit] Honorary Award
[edit] Trivia
- During the ceremony actress Sarah Cunningham, wife of actor John Randolph, suffered an asthma attack in the lobby and died.
- Twelve people were nominated for Best Original Score for The Color Purple, the most ever nominated for a single award. They lost to John Barry for Out of Africa.

