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Best Picture
 AMADEUS (Won 8 Awards) - Zaentz, Orion. Produced by Saul Zaentz
 THE KILLING FIELDS - Goldcrest/International Film Investors, Warner Bros. Produced by David Puttnam
A PASSAGE TO INDIA - G. W. Films Ltd., Columbia. Produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin
PLACES IN THE HEART - Tri-Star. Produced by Arlene Donovan
A SOLDIER'S STORY - Caldix, Columbia. Produced by Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer
Actor
F. Murray Abraham in AMADEUS
Jeff Bridges in STARMAN
Albert Finney in UNDER THE VOLCANO
Tom Hulce in AMADEUS
Sam Waterston in THE KILLING FIELDS
Actress
Judy Davis in A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Sally Field in PLACES IN THE HEART
Jessica Lange in COUNTRY
Vanessa Redgrave in THE BOSTONIANS
Sissy Spacek in THE RIVER
Supporting Actor
Adolph Caesar in A SOLDIER'S STORY
John Malkovich in PLACES IN THE HEART
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita in THE KARATE KID
Haing S. Ngor in THE KILLING FIELDS
Sir Ralph Richardson in GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES
Supporting Actress
Dame Peggy Ashcroft in A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Glenn Close in THE NATURAL
Lindsay Crouse in PLACES IN THE HEART
Christine Lahti in SWING SHIFT
Geraldine Page in THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE
Director
Milos Forman for AMADEUS
Woody Allen for BROADWAY DANNY ROSE
Roland Joffe for THE KILLING FIELDS
David Lean for A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Robert Benton for PLACES IN THE HEART
Writing: Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Daniel Petrie, Jr. & Danilo Bach - BEVERLY HILLS COP
Woody Allen - BROADWAY DANNY ROSE
Gregory Nava & Anna Thomas - EL NORTE
Robert Benton - PLACES IN THE HEART
Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Bruce Jay Friedman & Brian Grazer - SPLASH
Writing: Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Peter Shaffer - AMADEUS
P.H. Vazak & Michael Austin - GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES
Bruce Robinson - THE KILLING FIELDS
David Lean - A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Charles Fuller - A SOLDIER'S STORY
Foreign Language Film
ME'AHOREI HOSORAGIM (BEYOND THE WALLS, Israel)
CAMILA (Argentina)
LA DIAGONALE DU FOU (DANGEROUS MOVES, Switzerland)
SESIÓN CONTINUA (DOUBLE FEATURE, Spain)
VOYENNO-POLEVOJ ROMAN (WAR-TIME ROMANCE, U.S.S.R.)
Art Direction/Set Decoration
Patrizia von Brandenstein - Art Direction, Karel Cerny - Set Decoration AMADEUS
Richard Sylbert - Art Direction, George Gaines & Les Bloom - Set Decoration THE COTTON CLUB
Angelo Graham, Mel Bourne, James J. Murakami & Speed Hopkins - Art Direction, Bruce Weintraub - Set Decoration THE NATURAL
John Box & Leslie Tomkins - Art Direction, Hugh Scaife - Set Decoration A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Albert Brenner - Art Direction, Rick Simpson - Set Decoration 2010
Cinematography
Miroslav Ondrícek - AMADEUS
Chris Menges - THE KILLING FIELDS
Caleb Deschanel - THE NATURAL
Vilmos Zsigmond - THE RIVER
Ernest Day - A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Costume Design
Theodor Pistek - AMADEUS
Jenny Beavan & John Bright - THE BOSTONIANS
Judy Moorcroft - A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Ann Roth - PLACES IN THE HEART
Patricia Norris - 2010
Documentary (Features)
Charles E. Guggenheim & Nancy Sloss - Producers HIGH SCHOOLS
Alex W. Drehsler & Frank Christopher - Producers IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE
Karel Dirka & Zev Braun - Producers MARLENE
Cheryl McCall - Producer STREETWISE
Robert Epstein & Richard Schmiechen - Producers THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK
Documentary (Short Subjects)
Joan Sawyer & Paul T. K. Lin - Producers THE CHILDREN OF SOONG CHING LING
Ben Achtenberg & Joan Sawyer - Producers CODE GRAY: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN NURSING
Lawrence R. Hott & Roger M. Sherman - Producers GARDEN OF EDEN
Irina Kalinina - Producer RECOLLECTIONS OF PAVLOVSK
Marjorie Hunt & Paul Wagner - Producers THE STONE CARVERS
Film Editing
Nena Danevic & Michael Chandler - AMADEUS
Barry Malkin & Robert Q. Lovett - THE COTTON CLUB
Jim Clark - THE KILLING FIELDS
Sir David Lean - A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Donn Cambern & Frank Morriss ROMANCING THE STONE
Make-Up
Paul LeBlanc & Dick Smith - AMADEUS
Rick Baker & Paul Engelen - GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES
Michael Westmore - 2010
Music: Original Score
John Williams - INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Randy Newman - THE NATURAL
Maurice Jarre - A PASSAGE TO INDIA
John Williams - THE RIVER
Alex North - UNDER THE VOLCANO
Music: Original Song Score
Jeff Moss - THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN
Prince - PURPLE RAIN
Kris Kristofferson - SONGWRITER
Music: Original Song
Phil Collins - Music & Lyric AGAINST ALL ODDS "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
Kenny Loggins & Dean Pitchford - Music & Lyric FOOTLOOSE "Footloose"
Ray Parker, Jr. - Music & Lyric GHOSTBUSTERS "Ghostbusters"
Stevie Wonder - Music & Lyric THE WOMAN IN RED "I Just Called to Say I Love You" 
Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford - Music & Lyric FOOTLOOSE "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Short Films (Animated)
Jon Minnis - Producer CHARADE
Morton Schindel & Michael Sporn - Producers DOCTOR DE SOTO
Ishu Patel - Producer PARADISE
Short Films (Live Action)
Michael MacMillan & Janice L. Platt - Producers THE PAINTED DOOR
Sharon Oreck & Lesli Linka Glatter - Producers TALES OF MEETING AND PARTING
Mike Hoover - Producer UP
Sound
Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide & Chris Newman - AMADEUS
Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O'Connell & Nelson Stoll - DUNE
Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas LeMessurier, Michael A. Carter & John Mitchell - A PASSAGE TO INDIA
Nick Alphin, Robert M. Thirlwell, Richard Portman & David Ronne - THE RIVER
Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos DeLarios & Gene S. Cantamessa - 2010
Sound Effects Editing
See Special Achievement Awards 1984
Visual Effects
Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo & Chuck Gaspar - GHOSTBUSTERS
Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Lorne Peterson & George Gibbs - INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson & Mark Stetson - 2010
Special Achievement Awards
Kay Rose - Sound Effects Editing THE RIVER
Scientific Or Technical Awards
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette):
No Award given for 1984.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque):
 Donald A. Anderson & Diana Reiners (3M Company) - For the development of "Cinetrak" Magnetic Film 350/351 for motion picture sound recording.
Barry M. Stultz, Ruben Avila & Wes Kennedy (Film Processing Corporation) - For the development of FPC 200 PB Fullcoat Magnetic Film for motion picture sound recording.
Barry M. Stultz, Ruben Avila, Wes Kennedy (Film Processing Corporation), John Mosely (Engineering) - For the formulation and application of an improved sound track stripe to 70mm motion picture film, and for the engineering research involved therein.
Kenneth Richter (Richter Cine Equipment) - For the design and engineering of the R-2 Auto-Collimator for examining image quality at the focal plane of motion picture camera lenses.
Gunther Schaidt (Rosco Laboratories Inc.) - For the development of an improved, non-toxic fluid for creating fog and smoke for motion picture production.
John Whitney, Jr. & Gary Demos (Digital Productions Inc.) - For the practical simulation of motion picture photography by means of computer-generated images.
Technical Achievement Award (Citation):
 Nat Tiffen (Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation) - For the production of high-quality, durable, laminated color filters for motion picture photography.
Donald Trumbull, Jonathan Erland, Stephen Fog & Paul Burk (Apogee Incorporated) - For the design and development of the "Blue Max" high-power, blue-flux projector for traveling matte composite photography.
Jonathan Erland & Robert Bealmear (Apogee Incorporated) - For an innovative design for front projection screens and an improved method for their construction.
Howard J. Preston (Preston Cinema Systems) - For the design and development of a variable speed control device with automatic exposure compensation for motion picture cameras.
Honorary and Other Awards
James Stewart - "For his fifty years of memorable performances. For his high ideals both on and off the screen. With the respect and affection of his colleagues." Winner presented a Statuette.
The National Endowment for the Arts - "In recognition of its 20th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to fostering artistic and creative activity and excellence in every area of the arts." Winner presented a Statuette.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
No Award given for 1984.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
David L. Wolper
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Linwood G. Dunn
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FIRSTS
· Roland Joffé nominated for film directing debut. Dr. Haing S. Ngor first actor to win for first film.
· Stevie Wonder first blind Oscar® winner.
· Best Picture winner distributed by a new studio - six-year-old Orion Pictures.
· All Cinematography nominees are foreign-born.
RULE CHANGES
· Sound Effects Editing not given as competitive Award; the branch gives Award to The River without asking the rest of the Academy for its opinion.
· "Original Song Score or Adaptation Score" becomes "Original Score."
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID...
· 7-time loser Geraldine Page tops record 6 losses by Thelma Ritter and Deborah Kerr and matches record of 7 losses held by Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole.
FADE TO BLACK
Sir Ralph Richardson died 5 months before he would have discovered that he was one of the nominees for Supporting Actor.
SINS OF OMISSION
Picture: Once Upon a Time in America, Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop
Director: Norman Jewison - A Soldier's Story
Actor: Steve Martin - All of Me
Supporting Actor: Victor Banerjee - A Passage to India
Song: "The Heat Is On"
ROLE REVERSALS
Glenn Close skipped out on James Ivory's adaptation of Henry James' The Bostonians to appear in Robert Redford's adaptation of Bernard Malamud's The Natural. Said Close, "Finally, I got to play opposite every woman's fantasy, Robert Redford, and I never got to touch him!"
UNMENTIONABLES
· Andie MacDowell's Southern accent was so thick in Greystoke... that Glenn Close was brought in to dub all her dialogue.
· Distressed by Hugh Hudson's rewrite of his script, Robert Towne removed his name from the writing credits of Greystoke... and replaced them with the name of his sheepdog, "P.H. Vazak."
· Tri-Star, which had premiered in 1979, established itself as a major production company with the 1984 releases of Songwriter, The Natural, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Place in the Heart and Birdy, among others.
· This year saw what was called "The Dust Bowl Trilogy": Places in the Heart, The River and Country.
· John Malkovich made a name for himself with strong supporting roles in Places in the Heart and The Killing Fields. Robert Benton said of him, "He's some kind of bizarre genius and his instincts are so true that you don't need to change him," adding, "and one of his great ambitions is to work with Pia Zadora."
· Prior to Amadeus, F. Murray Abraham's most notable role was as a leaf in a Fruit of the Loom underwear commercial.
· Milos Forman returned to Prague to shoot Amadeus. He had not been back to work in his native Czechoslovakia since emigrating in 1968.
· Norman Jewison recruited members of the off-Broadway Negro Ensemble Company to re-create their roles in A Soldier's Story.
· A Passage to India was David Lean's first film since the poorly received Ryan's Daughter (1970).
· Ismail Merchant had trouble with the US State Department in securing a visa for Vanessa Redgrave. An immigration officer called him to say that he'd loved The Europeans and he'd speed things up.
· The unqualified hit of the Christmas season was Beverly Hills Cop, originally intended as an action vehicle for Sylvester Stallone. After Sly left the project as a result of "creative differences," Paramount revamped the script for Eddie Murphy, who adlibbed all over the place and turned the police thriller into a comic romp. The film grossed over $200 million. Paramount gave the 23-year-old Murphy a new deal with more money and more perks, which included an office on the movie lot. The office Murphy got had belonged to Stallone.
· Sir Michael Redgrave died five days before the ceremony. Vanessa Redgrave and Peggy Ashcroft canceled their Oscar® plans and returned to England for the funeral.
· In an effort to streamline the Awards Show, Richard Crenna told winners that they'd have 45 seconds for their acceptance speeches. After that a red light would go on and the orchestra would drown them out.
· Backstage, a few Academy officials were having second thoughts about permitting the visibly pregnant but unwed Amy Irving to appear as a celebrity co-host. Steven Spielberg, the father of Irving's child, threatened to pull out as a presenter if Irving wasn't allowed on the show. The opposition relented.
· Victor Banerjee had brought the speech that Peggy Ashcroft wanted him to read if she won, but the Academy informed him that its post- Littlefeather no-proxy rule was still in effect. To his amazement, when Ashcroft's name was announced as Best Supporting Actress, Angela Lansbury left her seat and rushed to the stage to accept on Dame Peggy's behalf.
· When Maurice Jarre won the Original Score Award for A Passage to India, he sighed, "I was lucky Mozart wasn't eligible this year."
· Prince accepted the Best Song Score Award by saying, "This is very unbelievable. I could never imagine this in my wildest dreams." At Swifty Lazar's Spago party, Beverly Sills yelled back at the screen, "I can't believe it either!"
· Laurence Olivier, presenting the Best Picture Award, opened the envelope without reading the nominees. Amadeus producer Saul Zaentz corrected Lord Larry's oversight by naming the competition.
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