43rd Golden Globe Awards

THE FILMS OF 1985

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Out of Africa

WINNER

The Color Purple

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Runaway Train

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Prizzi’s Honor

WINNER

Back to the Future

A Chorus Line

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Jon Voight
Runaway Train

WINNER

Harrison Ford
Witness

Gene Hackman
Twice in a Lifetime

William Hurt
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Raúl Juliá
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Whoopi Goldberg
The Color Purple

WINNER

Anne Bancroft
Agnes of God

Geraldine Page
The Trip to Bountiful

Meryl Streep
Out of Africa

Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Jack Nicholson
Prizzi’s Honor

WINNER

Jeff Daniels
The Purple Rose of Cairo

Griffin Dunne
After Hours

Michael J. Fox
Back to the Future

James Garner
Murphy’s Romance

Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Kathleen Turner
Prizzi’s Honor

WINNER

Rosanna Arquette
Desperately Seeking Susan

Glenn Close
Maxie

Mia Farrow
The Purple Rose of Cairo

Sally Field
Murphy’s Romance

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Klaus Maria Brandauer
Out of Africa

WINNER

Joel Grey
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

John Lone
Year of the Dragon

Eric Roberts
Runaway Train

Eric Stoltz
Mask

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Meg Tilly
Agnes of God

WINNER

Sônia Braga
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Anjelica Huston
Prizzi’s Honor

Amy Madigan
Twice in a Lifetime

Kelly McGillis
Witness

Oprah Winfrey
The Color Purple

Best Director

John Huston
Prizzi’s Honor

WINNER

Richard Attenborough
A Chorus Line

Sydney Pollack
Out of Africa

Steven Spielberg
The Color Purple

Peter Weir
Witness

Best Screenplay

Woody Allen
The Purple Rose of Cairo

WINNER

Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
Back to the Future

Kurt Luedtke
Out of Africa

Richard Condon
Janet Roach
Prizzi’s Honor

William Kelley
Earl W. Wallace
Witness

Best Original Score

John Barry
Out of Africa

WINNER

Quincy Jones
The Color Purple

Michel Colombier
White Nights

Maurice Jarre
Witness

David Mansfield
Year of the Dragon

Best Original Song

“SAY YOU, SAY ME“

Lionel Richie
White Nights

WINNER

“THE POWER OF LOVE“

Chris Hayes
Johnny Colla
Huey Lewis
Back to the Future

“RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT“

Diane Warren
The Last Dragon

“A VIEW TO A KILL“

John Barry
Duran Duran
Bernard Edwards
A View to a Kill

“WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO“

Graham Lyle
Terry Britten
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language

The Official Story

WINNER

Colonel Redl

When Father Was Away on Business

The Year of the Quiet Sun