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Also known as The 57th Academy Awards

award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1984

Key facts

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
Best picture
Amadeus
Most awards
Amadeus (8)
Most nominations
Amadeus and A Passage to India (11)
Network
ABC
Duration
3 hours, 10 minutes
Ratings
38.9 million, 27.7% ( Nielsen ratings )

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Wikidata facts

Producer
Gene Allen
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awarded for period
1984-00-00
point in time
1985-03-25
edition number
57
presenter
Jack Lemmon
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Encyclopedic overview

The 57th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1984 and took place on March 25, 1985, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gregory Peck, Robert Wise, Larry Gelbart, and Gene Allen, and was directed by Marty Pasetta. Actor Jack Lemmon hosted the show for the fourth time. He first co-hosted the 30th ceremony held in 1958, and had last co-hosted the 44th ceremony in 1972.

Amadeus won eight awards, including Best Picture. 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. The telecast was watched by an audience of 38.9 million viewers.

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