58th Academy Awards

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58th Academy Awards
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Official poster
DateMarch 24, 1986
SiteDorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted byAlan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams
Produced byStanley Donen
Directed byMarty Pasetta
Highlights
Best PictureOut of Africa
Most awardsOut of Africa (7)
Most nominationsThe Color Purple and Out of Africa (11)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
Duration3 hours, 11 minutes[1]
Ratings37.8 million
27.3% (Nielsen ratings)

The 58th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 1986, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released in 1985. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Stanley Donen and directed by Marty Pasetta.[2] Actors Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, and Robin Williams co-hosted the show. Fonda hosted the gala for the second time, having previously been a co-host of the 49th ceremony held in 1977. Meanwhile, this was Alda and Williams's first Oscars hosting stint.[3] Eight days earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 16, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Macdonald Carey.[4]

Out of Africa won seven awards, including Best Picture.[5][6] Other winners included Cocoon and Witness with two awards and Anna & Bella, Back to the Future, Broken Rainbow, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Mask, Molly's Pilgrim, The Official Story, Prizzi's Honor, Ran, The Trip to Bountiful, White Nights, and Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements with one.

Winners and nominees[]

The nominees for the 58th Academy Awards were announced on February 5, 1986. The Color Purple and Out of Africa led all nominees with eleven each.[7] Winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 24, 1986.[8] With its 11 nominations and zero wins, The Color Purple joined The Turning Point as the most nominated films in Oscar history without a single win.[9] At age 79, John Huston became the oldest person nominated for Best Director.[10] By virtue of his father Walter's previous wins, John's daughter Anjelica's victory in the Best Supporting Actress category made her the first third-generation Oscar winner in history.[11] For the first time in Academy Awards history, all lead acting nominees were born in the United States.[10] Argentina's The Official Story became the first Latin American film to win the Best Foreign Language Film category.[12] Paul Newman was awarded an Academy Honorary Award, much like previous recipient Henry Fonda in 1980, Newman, like Fonda, won the Academy Award for Best Actor the year after receiving the Honorary Award.

Awards[]

Sydney Pollack, Best Director and Best Picture winner
William Hurt, Best Actor winner
Geraldine Page, Best Actress winner
Don Ameche, Best Supporting Actor winner
Anjelica Huston, Best Supporting Actress winner
John Barry, Best Original Score winner
Lionel Richie, Best Original Song winner
Ralph McQuarrie, Best Visual Effects co-winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (double-dagger).[13]

Best Picture
  • Out of Africa – Sydney Pollack, producerdouble-dagger
    • The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, producers
    • Kiss of the Spider Woman – David Weisman, producer
    • Prizzi's Honor – John Foreman, producer
    • Witness – Edward S. Feldman, producer
Best Actor Best Actress
  • William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman as Luis Molinadouble-dagger
    • Harrison Ford – Witness as Detective Captain John Book
    • James Garner – Murphy's Romance as Murphy Jones
    • Jack Nicholson – Prizzi's Honor as Charley Partanna
    • Jon Voight – Runaway Train as Oscar "Manny" Manheim
  • Geraldine Page – The Trip to Bountiful as Carrie Wattsdouble-dagger
    • Anne Bancroft – Agnes of God as Miriam Ruth
    • Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple as Celie Harris Johnson
    • Jessica Lange – Sweet Dreams as Patsy Cline
    • Meryl Streep – Out of Africa as Karen Blixen
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
  • Don Ameche – Cocoon as Arthur Selwyndouble-dagger
    • Klaus Maria Brandauer – Out of Africa as Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke
    • William Hickey – Prizzi's Honor as Don Corrado Prizzi
    • Robert Loggia – Jagged Edge as Sam Ransom
    • Eric Roberts – Runaway Train as Buck
  • Anjelica Huston – Prizzi's Honor as Maerose Prizzidouble-dagger
    • Margaret Avery – The Color Purple as Shug Avery
    • Amy Madigan – Twice in a Lifetime as Sunny Sobel
    • Meg Tilly – Agnes of God as Sister Agnes
    • Oprah Winfrey – The Color Purple as Sofia Johnson
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
  • Witness – Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace and Earl W. Wallacedouble-dagger
    • Back to the Future – Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
    • Brazil – Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown
    • The Official Story – Luis Puenzo and Aída Bortnik
    • The Purple Rose of Cairo – Woody Allen
  • Out of Africa – Kurt Luedtke based on the memoir by Isak Dinesen and the books Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski and Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurmandouble-dagger
    • The Color Purple – Menno Meyjes based on the novel by Alice Walker
    • Kiss of the Spider Woman – Leonard Schrader based on the novel by Manuel Puig
    • Prizzi's Honor – Richard Condon and Janet Roach based on the novel by Richard Condon
    • The Trip to Bountiful – Horton Foote based on his teleplay
Best Foreign Language Film Best Documentary Feature
  • The Official Story (Argentina) in Spanish – Luis Puenzodouble-dagger
    • Angry Harvest (Federal Republic of Germany) in German – Agnieszka Holland
    • Colonel Redl (Hungary) in German – István Szabó
    • Three Men and a Cradle (France) in French – Coline Serreau
    • When Father Was Away on Business (Yugoslavia) in Serbo-Croatian – Emir Kusturica
Best Documentary Short Subject Best Live Action Short Film
Best Animated Short Film Best Original Score
  • Out of Africa – John Barrydouble-dagger
    • Agnes of God – Georges Delerue
    • The Color Purple – Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey and Randy Kerber
    • Silverado – Bruce Broughton
    • Witness – Maurice Jarre
Best Original Song Best Sound Effects Editing
  • "Say You, Say Me" from White Nights – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richiedouble-dagger
    • "Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)" from The Color Purple – Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton; Lyrics by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
    • "The Power of Love" from Back to the Future – Music by Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla; Lyrics by Huey Lewis
    • "Separate Lives" from White Nights – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Bishop
    • "Surprise Surprise" from A Chorus Line – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Best Sound Best Art Direction
  • Out of Africa – Art Direction: Stephen B. Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvindouble-dagger
    • Brazil – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
    • The Color Purple – Art Direction: J. Michael Riva and Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
    • Ran – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Yoshirō Muraki and Shinobu Muraki
    • Witness – Art Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John H. Anderson
Best Cinematography Best Makeup
  • Out of Africa – David Watkindouble-dagger
    • The Color Purple – Allen Daviau
    • Murphy's Romance – William A. Fraker
    • Ran – Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda and Asakazu Nakai
    • Witness – John Seale
Best Costume Design Best Film Editing
  • Witness – Thom Nobledouble-dagger
    • A Chorus Line – John Bloom
    • Out of Africa – Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke J. Herring and Sheldon Kahn
    • Prizzi's Honor – Rudi Fehr and Kaja Fehr
    • Runaway Train – Henry Richardson
Best Visual Effects
  • Cocoon – Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar and David Berrydouble-dagger
    • Return to Oz – Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic and Michael Lloyd
    • Young Sherlock Holmes – Dennis Muren, Kit West, John R. Ellis and David W. Allen

Honorary Academy Awards[]

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award[]

Multiple nominations and awards[]

Presenters and performers[]

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[17][18]

Presenters[]

Name Role
Hank Simms[19] Announcer for the 58th annual Academy Awards
Richard Dreyfuss
Marsha Mason		 Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Molly Ringwald Presenter of the award for Best Visual Effects
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog
Scooter		 Presentation of the award for Best Animated Short Film
Audrey Hepburn Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design
Louis Gossett Jr. Presenter of the award for Best Documentary Feature
Irene Cara Presenter of the award for Best Sound
Teri Garr Presenter of the award for Best Makeup
Cher Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Bob Hope Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Steve Guttenberg
Ally Sheedy		 Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Short Subject
Rebecca De Mornay
Michael J. Fox		 Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction
Sally Field Presenter of the Honorary Award to Paul Newman
Michael Winslow Presenter of the award for Best Sound Effects Editing
Quincy Jones Presenter of the Honorary Award to Alex North
Jim MacGeorge
Chuck McCann as Laurel and Hardy		 Presenters of the award for Best Live Action Short Film
F. Murray Abraham Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Jon Cryer Presenter of the award for Best Cinematography
Norma Aleandro
Jack Valenti		 Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Whoopi Goldberg Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing
Gene Kelly
Donald O'Connor
Debbie Reynolds		 Presenters of the awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song
Larry Gelbart Presenter of the Writing Awards
Barbra Streisand Presenter of the award for Best Director
Sally Field Presenter of the award for Best Actor
John Huston
Akira Kurosawa
Billy Wilder		 Presenters of the award for Best Picture

Performers[]

Name Role Performed
Lionel Newman Musical arranger
Conductor		 Orchestral
Teri Garr Performer "Flying Down to Rio" during the opening number
Arranged by David Shire
Special lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Irene Cara Performer "Here's to the Losers"
Music by Barry Mann
Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
Gregg Burge Performer "Surprise, Surprise" from A Chorus Line
Tata Vega Performer "Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)" from The Color Purple
Stephen Bishop
Marilyn Martin		 Performers "Separate Lives" from White Nights
Huey Lewis and the News Performers "The Power of Love" from Back to the Future
Lionel Richie Performer "Say You, Say Me" from White Nights
June Allyson
Leslie Caron
Marge Champion
Cyd Charisse
Kathryn Grayson
Howard Keel
Ann Miller
Jane Powell
Debbie Reynolds
Esther Williams		 Performers "Once a Star, Always a Star" during the MGM musicals tribute
Music by David Shire
Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr.
Barbra Streisand Performer "Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George during the Best Director presentation
Academy Awards Orchestra Performers "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (orchestral) during the closing credits

Ceremony information[]

Determined to revive interest surrounding the awards and reverse declining ratings, the Academy hired Stanley Donen in December 1985 to produce the telecast for the first time.[20] The following February, actor and comedian Robin Williams was selected as host of the 1986 telecast.[21] Actor Alan Alda and two-time Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda were later announced to join Williams in sharing emceeing duties.[22]

Several other people were involved with the production of the ceremony. Lionel Newman served as musical director and conductor for the ceremony.[23] Actress Teri Garr performed the titular song from Flying Down to Rio during the opening segment.[23] Singer Irene Cara sang the Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann-penned "Here's to the Losers" in honor of unsuccessful Oscar nominees throughout history.[23] A song-and-dance number featuring actor and singer Howard Keel and several actresses including Cyd Charisse, Leslie Caron, and Debbie Reynolds paid tribute to MGM musicals.[12]

Box office performance of nominated films[]

At the time of the nominations announcement on February 5, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees at the US box office was $119 million with an average of $23.9 million.[24] Witness was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $68.7 million in the domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by Out of Africa ($55.6 million), The Color Purple ($46.4 million), Prizzi's Honor ($26.7 million) and Kiss of the Spider Woman ($13.4 million).[24]

Of the 50 grossing movies of the year, 42 nominations went to 12 films on the list. Only Back to the Future (1st), Cocoon (4th), Witness (5th), Jagged Edge (20th), The Color Purple (21st), Prizzi's Honor (30th), Agnes of God (32nd) were nominated for Best Picture, directing, acting, or screenplay.[25] The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Rambo: First Blood Part II (2nd), Mask (14th), White Nights (22nd), Silverado (27th), Young Sherlock Holmes (44th), and Ladyhawke (46th).[25]

Critical reviews[]

Terrence O'Flaherty of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Last night's sustained-release Oscar pill moved faster through the system than most, but from a standpoint of taste it was the worst in years." Regarding Alda, Fonda, and Williams hosting performance, he commented, "Together they immediately placed a fatal suggestion in the viewer's mind that there must be a shortage of elegant people in the movie business today – a suspicion that was substantiated again and again throughout this disjointed and unattractive program."[26] Chicago Tribune film critic Gene Siskel noted that after co-host Williams opened the ceremony with a slew of humorous jokes, "The show regrettably returned to its old bad habits with a boring onstage production number intended to be a tribute to old movies. Instead, it was a tribute to the continuing inability of the Oscar show producers to create fun for the home viewer rather than for the audience in the auditorium."[27] The Record's Joel Pisetzner remarked "The program might as well have begun with the announcement 'Dead, from L.A. it's Academy night!' "[28]

Television columnist John J. O'Connor of The New York Times quipped, "Suddenly, it seemed, somebody had listened to the complaints that had grown deadeningly familiar over the years. Clumpy film clips and smirking patronization were out. Spiffy electronic techniques and pure celebration were in, leavened with generous dollops of good-natured and sometimes outrageous humor." He also added, "Mr. Williams's improvisational, on-the-precipice style of humor brought the event's comic tone thumpingly into the 1980s."[29] Yardena Arar from the Los Angeles Daily News said, "This time, the ABC telecast didn't drown in the thank yous -- or, for that matter, boring presentation speeches and production numbers. Clocking in at 3 and one-fourth hours, the show seemed shorter -- and Donen must take the lion's share of the credit." Furthermore, she observed, "The writing was by and large brisk, the production numbers fair (in the case of the Oscar-nominated songs) to fabulous (Howard Keel's medley with a bevy of former leading ladies)."[30] Houston Chronicle television critic Ann Hodges remarked, "Oscar 1986 goes into the record books as a very good year - the year the Academy parked the pompous and let the show biz show." She also lauded the winners' acceptance speeches and the various musicals numbers during the broadcast.[31]

Ratings and reception[]

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 37.8 million people over its length, which was a 2% decrease from the previous year's ceremony.[32] Moreover, the show drew lower Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 27.3% of households watching over a 43 share.[33] At the time, it earned the lowest viewership for an Academy Award telecast and the lowest ratings for any broadcast.[34]

In July 1986, the ceremony presentation received four nominations at the 38th Primetime Emmys.[35][36] The following month, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety Program (Roy Christopher).[37]

See also[]

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