1985 in film

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The following is an overview of events in **1985 in film**, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

## Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

See also: List of 1985 box office number-one films in the United States
The top ten 1985 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

## Events

* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.
* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by *Out Of Africa*, while the highest-grossing film was *Back to the Future*.
* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie (Australia).
* June 5 - The Chicago Cubs play the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game at Wrigley Field. Excerpts from the broadcast later pin this date as the day featured in *Ferris Bueller's Day Off*.

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**Academy Awards:**

Best Picture: ***Out of Africa*** - Universal
Best Director: **Sydney Pollack** - *Out of Africa*
Best Actor: **William Hurt** - *Kiss of the Spider Woman*
Best Actress: **Geraldine Page** - *The Trip to Bountiful*
Best Supporting Actor: **Don Ameche** - *Cocoon*
Best Supporting Actress: **Anjelica Huston** - *Prizzi's Honor*
Best Foreign Language Film: ***The Official Story*** (*La historia oficial*), directed by Luis Puenzo, Argentina
Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement **James Stewart**
Best Picture: ***Out of Africa***
Best Actor: **Jon Voight** - *Runaway Train*
Best Actress: **Whoopi Goldberg** - *The Color Purple*
**Musical or comedy:**
Best Picture: ***Prizzi's Honor***
Best Actor: **Jack Nicholson** - *Prizzi's Honor*
Best Actress: **Kathleen Turner** - *Prizzi's Honor*
**Other**
Best Director: **John Huston** - *Prizzi's Honor*
Best Foreign Language Film: ***The Official Story*** (*La historia oficial*), Argentina
**Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):**

***When Father Was Away on Business*** (*Otac na službenom putu*), directed by Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavia
**Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):**

***Vagabond*** (*Sans toit ni loi*), directed by Agnès Varda, France / U.K.
**Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):**

***Die Frau und der Fremde*** (*The Woman and the Stranger*), directed by Rainer Simon, East Germany
***Wetherby***, directed by David Hare, United Kingdom
**Razzie Awards**

Worst Picture: ***Rambo: First Blood Part II***
Worst Director: **Sylvester Stallone** - *Rocky IV*
Worst Actor: **Sylvester Stallone** - *Rambo: First Blood Part II* and *Rocky IV*
Worst Actress: **Linda Blair** - *Night Patrol*, *Savage Island* and *Savage Streets*
Worst Supporting Actor: **Rob Lowe** - *St. Elmo's Fire*
Worst Supporting Actress: **Brigitte Nielsen** - *Rocky IV*
Worst New Star: **Brigitte Nielsen** - *Red Sonja* and *Rocky IV*

## Births

* January 3 - Nicole Beharie, American actress
* February 7 - Tina Majorino, American actress
* March 13 - Emile Hirsch, American actor
* March 15
	+ Eva Amurri, American actress
	+ Kellan Lutz, American actor
* March 26
	+ Jonathan Groff, American actor and singer
	+ Keira Knightley, English actress
* April 16 - Rhiana Griffith, Australian actress
* April 17 - Rooney Mara, American actress
* April 27 - Sheila Vand, American actress
* May 10 - Odette Annable, American actress
* May 28 - Tao Okamoto, Japanese actress
* May 28 - Carey Mulligan, English actress
* May 29 - Blake Foster, American actor
* June 12 - Dave Franco, American actor
* June 15 - Maxey Whitehead, American voice actress
* July 1 - Léa Seydoux, French actress
* July 2 - Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer
* July 18 - Chace Crawford, American actor
* July 21 - Vanessa Lengies, Canadian actress and singer
* August 9 - Anna Kendrick, American actress
* August 23 - Juss Haasma, Estonian actor
* September 4 - Morgan Garrett, American voice actress
* September 16 - Madeline Zima, American actress
* October 11 - Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
* November 2 - Josh Grelle, American voice actor
* November 30 - Kaley Cuoco, American actress
* December 3 - Amanda Seyfried, American actress and singer
* December 5 - Frankie Muniz, American actor
* December 10 - Raven-Symoné, American actress and singer

## Film debuts

* Joan Allen - *Compromising Positions*
* Sean Astin - *The Goonies*
* Josh Brolin - *The Goonies*
* Tim Burton (director) - *Pee Wee's Big Adventure*
* Don Cheadle - *Moving Violations*
* Patrick Dempsey - *Heaven Help Us*
* Linda Fiorentino - *Vision Quest*
* Stephen Fry - *The Good Father*
* Whoopi Goldberg - *The Color Purple*
* Ethan Hawke - *Explorers*
* Elias Koteas - *One Magic Christmas*
* LL Cool J - *Krush Groove*
* John Leguizamo - *Mixed Blood*
* Tom Lister, Jr. - *Runaway Train*
* Dolph Lundgren - *A View to a Kill*
* Madonna - *Vision Quest*
* Alyssa Milano -*Commando*
* Rob Morrow - *Private Resort*
* Viggo Mortensen - *Witness*
* Brigitte Nielsen - *Red Sonja*
* River Phoenix - *Explorers*
* Miranda Richardson - *Dance with a Stranger*
* Mia Sara - *Legend*
* Kyra Sedgwick - *War and Love*
* Christian Slater - *The Legend of Billie Jean*
* Yeardley Smith - *Heaven Help Us*
* Danny Trejo - *Runaway Train*
* Stanley Tucci - *Prizzi's Honor*
* Thomas F. Wilson - *Back to the Future*
* Oprah Winfrey - *The Color Purple*
* Billy Zane - *Back to the Future*

## See also

* List of American films of 1985
* List of British films of 1985
* List of French films of 1985
* List of German films of the 1980s
* List of Bollywood films of 1985
* List of Italian films of 1985
* List of Japanese films of 1985
* List of Swedish films of the 1980s

## References

1. ↑ "1985 Domestic Grosses". *Box Office Mojo*. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

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