58th Academy Awards
| 58th Academy Awards | |
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Official poster
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| Date | March 24, 1986 |
| Site |
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by |
Alan Alda Jane Fonda Robin Williams |
| Produced by | Stanley Donen |
| Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Out of Africa |
| Most awards | Out of Africa (7) |
| Most nominations | The Color Purple and Out of Africa (11) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 11 minutes |
| Ratings | 37.8 million 27.3% (Nielsen ratings) |
The 58th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 1986, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released in 1985. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Stanley Donen and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actors Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, and Robin Williams co-hosted the show. Fonda hosted the gala for the second time, having previously been a co-host of the 49th ceremony held in 1977. Meanwhile, this was Alda and Williams's first Oscars hosting stint. Eight days earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on March 16, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host MacDonald Carey.
Out of Africa won seven awards including Best Picture. Other winners included Cocoon and Witness with two awards, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Trip to Bountiful, Prizzi's Honor, The Official Story, Broken Rainbow, Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements, Molly's Pilgrim, Anna & Bella, White Nights, Back to the Future, Mask, and Ran with one.
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