57th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1984
The 57th Academy Awards recognized 1984 films, with Amadeus dominating by winning eight Oscars including Best Picture, watched by 38.9 million viewers.
Key Facts
- Date
- March 25, 1985
- Venue
- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
- Categories awarded
- 23
- Top winner
- Amadeus (8 awards, including Best Picture)
- TV audience
- 38.9 million viewers
- Host
- Jack Lemmon (4th time hosting)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Each year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences evaluates films released in the prior calendar year and organizes a ceremony to recognize outstanding achievement across multiple filmmaking categories. Films released in 1984, including Amadeus, The Killing Fields, and A Passage to India, were eligible for consideration.
On March 25, 1985, the 57th Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, hosted by Jack Lemmon and produced by Gregory Peck, Robert Wise, Larry Gelbart, and Gene Allen. Awards were presented in 23 categories, with Amadeus winning eight, including Best Picture.
Amadeus emerged as the dominant film of the 1984 awards season with eight wins. The ceremony reached an audience of 38.9 million U.S. viewers on ABC, reinforcing the cultural prominence of the Oscars as a major annual broadcast event and elevating the profiles of the winning films and their creators.