1985 in awards
7 ceremonies · 7 awards bodies · 543 nominations · 151 winners
Most awarded of 1985
Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.
- 13 Amadeus Academy Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes
- 12 The Killing Fields Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes
- 6 A Passage to India Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 5 Big River Tonys
- 3 Murder, She Wrote Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 Places in the Heart Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 3 The Cosby Show Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 A Private Function BAFTA Film Awards
- 3 Biloxi Blues Tonys
- 3 What's Love Got to Do with It Grammys
42nd Golden Globes
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · Amadeus · Saul Zaentz
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · Prizzi's Honor · John Foreman
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · F. Murray Abraham · Amadeus
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Sally Field · Places in the Heart
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Dudley Moore · Micki & Maude
27th Grammys
- Winner Album of the Year · Can't Slow Down · Lionel Richie
- Winner Record of the Year · What's Love Got to Do with It · Tina Turner
- Winner Song of the Year · What's Love Got to Do with It · Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
- Winner Best New Artist · Cyndi Lauper
- Winner Best Children's Music Album · Where the Sidewalk Ends · Ron Haffkine, Shel Silverstein
38th BAFTA Film Awards
- Winner Best Film · The Killing Fields · David Puttnam
- Winner Best Direction · Wim Wenders · Paris, Texas
- Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · Haing S. Ngor · The Killing Fields
- Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Maggie Smith · A Private Function
- Winner Best Actor in a Supporting Role · Denholm Elliott · A Private Function
37th DGA Awards
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Miloš Forman · Amadeus
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Thomas Carter · The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall from Hill Street Blues
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · Jay Sandrich · Pilot from The Cosby Show
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series · Daniel Petrie · The Dollmaker
57th Academy Awards
- Winner Best Picture · Amadeus · Saul Zaentz
- Winner Best Actor · F. Murray Abraham · Amadeus
- Winner Best Actress · Sally Field · Places in the Heart
- Winner Best Supporting Actor · Haing S. Ngor · The Killing Fields
- Winner Best Supporting Actress · Peggy Ashcroft · A Passage to India
39th Tonys
- Winner Best Play · Biloxi Blues · Neil Simon
- Winner Best Musical · Big River
- Winner Best Actor in a Play · Derek Jacobi · Much Ado About Nothing
- Winner Best Actress in a Play · Stockard Channing · A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
- Winner Best Book of a Musical · Big River · William Hauptman
37th Emmys
- Winner Outstanding Drama Series · Cagney & Lacey
- Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · The Cosby Show · Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Earl Pomerantz, Caryn Mandabach
- Winner Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series · The Jewel in the Crown · Denis Forman, Christopher Morahan
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · William Daniels · St. Elsewhere
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · Tyne Daly · Cagney & Lacey