Best Picture

WINNER

Out of Africa: Sydney Pollack

NOMINEES

The Color Purple: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones

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Kiss of the Spider Woman: David Weisman

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Prizzi's Honor: John Foreman

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Witness: Edward S. Feldman

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Kiss of the Spider Woman: William Hurt

NOMINEES

Witness: Harrison Ford

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Murphy's Romance: James Garner

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Prizzi's Honor: Jack Nicholson

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Runaway Train: Jon Voight

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

The Trip to Bountiful: Geraldine Page

NOMINEES

Agnes of God: Anne Bancroft

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The Color Purple: Whoopi Goldberg

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Sweet Dreams: Jessica Lange

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Out of Africa: Meryl Streep

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Cocoon: Don Ameche

NOMINEES

Out of Africa: Klaus Maria Brandauer

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Prizzi's Honor: William Hickey

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Jagged Edge: Robert Loggia

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Runaway Train: Eric Roberts

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Prizzi's Honor: Anjelica Huston

NOMINEES

The Color Purple: Margaret Avery

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Twice in a Lifetime: Amy Madigan

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Agnes of God: Meg Tilly

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The Color Purple: Oprah Winfrey

Best Director

WINNER

Out of Africa: Sydney Pollack

NOMINEES

Kiss of the Spider Woman: Hector Babenco

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Prizzi's Honor: John Huston

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Ran: Akira Kurosawa

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Witness: Peter Weir

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

Witness: Earl W. Wallace (screenplay/story), William Kelley (screenplay/story), Pamela Wallace (story)

NOMINEES

Back to the Future: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

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Brazil: Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown

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The Official Story: Luis Puenzo, Aída Bortnik

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The Purple Rose of Cairo: Woody Allen

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

WINNER

Out of Africa: Kurt Luedtke

NOMINEES

The Color Purple: Menno Meyjes

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Kiss of the Spider Woman: Leonard Schrader

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Prizzi's Honor: Richard Condon, Janet Roach

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The Trip to Bountiful: Horton Foote

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Out of Africa: David Watkin

NOMINEES

The Color Purple: Allen Daviau

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Murphy's Romance: William A. Fraker

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Ran: Takao Saitô, Shôji Ueda, Asakazu Nakai

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Witness: John Seale

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

WINNER

Out of Africa: Stephen B. Grimes, Josie MacAvin

NOMINEES

Brazil: Norman Garwood, Maggie Gray

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The Color Purple: J. Michael Riva, Bo Welch, Linda DeScenna

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Ran: Yoshirô Muraki, Shinobu Muraki

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Witness: Stan Jolley, John H. Anderson

Best Costume Design

WINNER

Ran: Emi Wada

NOMINEES

The Color Purple: Aggie Guerard Rodgers

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The Journey of Natty Gann: Albert Wolsky

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Out of Africa: Milena Canonero

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Prizzi's Honor: Donfeld

Best Sound

WINNER

Out of Africa: Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford

NOMINEES

Back to the Future: Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell, William B. Kaplan

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A Chorus Line: Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys, Christopher Newman

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Ladyhawke: Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander (as Dick Alexander), Vern Poore, Bud Alper

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Silverado: Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell, David M. Ronne

Best Film Editing

WINNER

Witness: Thom Noble

NOMINEES

A Chorus Line: John Bloom

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Out of Africa: Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke J. Herring, Sheldon Kahn

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Prizzi's Honor: Rudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr

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Runaway Train: Henry Richardson

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

WINNER

Back to the Future: Charles L. Campbell, Robert R. Rutledge

NOMINEES

Ladyhawke: Robert G. Henderson, Alan Robert Murray

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Rambo: First Blood Part II: Fred J. Brown

Best Effects, Visual Effects

WINNER

Cocoon: David Berry, Ralph McQuarrie, Ken Ralston, Scott Farrar

NOMINEES

Return to Oz: Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic, Michael Lloyd

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Young Sherlock Holmes: Dennis Muren, Kit West, John Ellis, David Allen

Best Makeup

WINNER

Mask: Michael Westmore, Zoltan Elek

NOMINEES

The Color Purple: Ken Chase

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins: Carl Fullerton

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER

White Nights: Lionel Richie
For the song "Say You, Say Me".

NOMINEES

The Color Purple: Quincy Jones (music/lyrics), Rod Temperton (music/lyrics), Lionel Richie (lyrics)
For the song "Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)".

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Back to the Future: Chris Hayes (music), Johnny Colla (music), Huey Lewis (lyrics)
For the song "The Power of Love".

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White Nights: Stephen Bishop
For the song "Separate Lives (Love Theme from White Nights)".

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A Chorus Line: Marvin Hamlisch (music), Ed Kleban (lyrics)
For the song "Surprise, Surprise".

Best Music, Original Score

WINNER

Out of Africa: John Barry

NOMINEES

Agnes of God: Georges Delerue

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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, Randy Kerber

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Silverado: Bruce Broughton

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Witness: Maurice Jarre

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

Anna & Bella: Cilia van Dijk

NOMINEES

The Big Snit: Richard Condie, Michael J.F. Scott

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Second Class Mail: Alison Snowden

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

Molly's Pilgrim: Jeffrey D. Brown

NOMINEES

Graffiti: Dianna Costello

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Rainbow War: Bob Rogers

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements: David Goodman

NOMINEES

The Courage to Care: Robert H. Gardner

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Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date: Michael Crowley, Jim Wolpaw (as James Wolpaw)

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Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra: Barbara Willis Sweete

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The Wizard of the Strings: Alan Edelstein

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

Broken Rainbow: Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd

NOMINEES

Las madres de la Plaza de Mayo: Susana Blaustein Muñoz, Lourdes Portillo

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Soldiers in Hiding: Japhet Asher

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The Statue of Liberty: Ken Burns, Buddy Squires

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Unfinished Business: Steven Okazaki

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

The Official Story
Argentina

NOMINEES

Angry Harvest
West Germany

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Colonel Redl
Hungary

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3 hommes et un couffin
France

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When Father Was Away on Business
Yugoslavia

WINNERS

Paul Newman
In recognition of his many and memorable and compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft.
Paul Newman was not present at the awards ceremony. He gave his acceptance speech via satellite from Chicago.

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Alex North
In recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures.

WINNER

John H. Whitney Sr.
For cinematic pioneering.

WINNER

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

WINNER

Not awarded.

WINNERS

Ron Grant (inventor), Richard Grant (programmer, inventor) (Auricle Control Systems (Software company))

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(Imax Systems Corp.)
For a method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format wide-angle motion pictures.

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Ernst F. Nettman (E.F. Nettman & Associates), Edward Phillips (Matthews Studio Equipment, Inc.), Carlos DeMattos (Matthews Studio Equipment, Inc.)
For the invention (Nettman) and the development (Phillips/DeMattos) of the CamRemote for motion picture photography.

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Myron Gordin (Musco Mobile Lighting, Ltd.), Joe P. Crookham (Musco Mobile Lighting, Ltd.), Jim Drost (Musco Mobile Lighting, Ltd.), David Crookham (Musco Mobile Lighting, Ltd.)
For the invention of a method of transporting adjustable, high-intensity Luminaires and their application to the motion picture industry.

WINNERS

David W. Spencer
For the development of an Animation Photo Transfer (APT) process.

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(Harrison & Harrison, Optical Engineers)
For the invention and development of Harrison Diffusion Filters for motion picture photography.

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Larry Barton (Cinematography Electronics, Inc.)
For a precision speed, crystal-controlled device for motion picture photography.

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Alan Landaker (Burbank Studios)
For the Mark III Camera Drive for motion picture photography.