Rich Picks
19831985

Awards & Top Films

1984

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 1984 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 1984

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AmadeusNo award data
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A Passage to IndiaNo award data
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Romancing the StoneNo award data
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The Killing FieldsNo award data
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Places in the HeartNo award data
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Micki & MaudeNo award data
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The Woman in RedNo award data
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A Soldier's StoryNo award data
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GhostbustersNo award data
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All of MeNo award data

Film

Live-Action Feature

The Killing Fields
Producer: David Puttnam
OscarNBRBAFTA
Amadeus
Producer: Saul Zaentz
OscarBAFTA
Romancing the Stone
Globe
A Passage to India
Producers: John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin
OscarNBRBAFTA
The Dresser
Producer: Peter Yates
OscarNBRBAFTA
A Soldier's Story
Producers: Norman Jewison, Patrick Palmer, and Ronald L. Schwary
OscarNBR
Paris, Texas
Producer: Anatole Dauman
NBRBAFTA
Places in the Heart
Producer: Arlene Donovan
OscarNBR
A Private Function
Producer: Mark Shivas
BAFTA
Beverly Hills Cop
Globe
Birdy
NBR
Careful, He Might Hear You
NBR
Country
NBR
Ghostbusters
Globe
Mass Appeal
NBR
Micki & Maude
Globe
Splash
Globe
Under The Volcano
NBR

International Feature

A Passage to India
Producer: David Lean
Globe
Carmen
Producers: Carlos Saura and Emiliano Piedra
BAFTA
Un dimanche à la campagne (A Sunday in the Country), France
NBR
A Sunday in the Country
Producer: Bertrand Tavernier
GlobeBAFTA
Bizet's Carmen
Producer: Francesco Rosi
Globe
Dangerous Moves
Producer: Richard Dembo
Globe
Paris, Texas
Producer: Wim Wenders
Globe
Swann in Love
Producer: Volker Schlöndorff
BAFTA
The Return of Martin Guerre
Producer: Daniel Vigne
BAFTA

Documentary

Up
Producer: Michael Apted
BAFTA
Afghanistan Reports: Allah Against the Sunships
Producer: Sandy Gall
BAFTA
GI Brides
Producer: Lavinia Warner
BAFTA
South Bank Show: Allan Bennett
Producer: David Hinton
BAFTA

Directing & Editing

Directing

Milos Forman and Miloš Forman
Amadeus
OscarGlobeDGA
David Lean
A Passage to India
OscarGlobeNBRDGA
John Huston
John Huston
NBR
Roland Joffé
The Killing Fields
OscarGlobeDGA
Robert Benton
Places in the Heart
OscarDGA
Norman Jewison
A Soldier's Story
DGA
Woody Allen
Broadway Danny Rose
Oscar
Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time in America
Globe
Francis Ford Coppola
The Cotton Club
Globe

Editing

Jim Clark
The Killing Fields
OscarBAFTA
Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler
Amadeus
OscarBAFTA
David Lean
A Passage to India
Oscar
Gerry Hambling
Another Country
BAFTA
Michael Kahn
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
BAFTA
Donn Cambern and Frank Morriss
Romancing the Stone
Oscar
Barry Malkin and Robert Q. Lovett
The Cotton Club
Oscar
John Bloom
Under Fire
BAFTA

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Haing S. Ngor
The Killing Fields
OscarBAFTA
F. Murray Abraham
Amadeus
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Tom Courtenay
The Dresser
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Victor Banerjee
A Passage to India
NBRBAFTA
Albert Finney
Under The Volcano
OscarGlobe
The Dresser
GlobeBAFTA
Sam Waterston
The Killing Fields
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Jeff Bridges
John Carpenter's Starman
Globe
Starman
Oscar
Tom Hulce
Amadeus
Globe

Actress in a Leading Role

Peggy Ashcroft
A Passage to India
OscarNBRBAFTA
Shirley MacLaine
Terms of Endearment
OscarNBRBAFTA
Maggie Smith
A Private Function
BAFTA
Sally Field
Places in the Heart
Oscar
Meryl Streep
Silkwood
OscarBAFTA
Judy Davis
A Passage to India
Oscar
Helen Mirren
Cal
BAFTA
Jessica Lange
Country
Oscar
Vanessa Redgrave
The Bostonians
Oscar
Sissy Spacek
The River
Oscar

Actor in a Supporting Role

Haing S. Ngor
The Killing Fields
OscarBAFTA
John Malkovich
Places in the Heart
OscarNBR
Denholm Elliott
A Private Function
BAFTA
Ralph Richardson
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
OscarBAFTA
Adolph Caesar
A Soldier's Story
Oscar
Michael Elphick
Gorky Park
BAFTA
Ian Holm
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
BAFTA
Earl
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
BAFTA
Pat Morita
The Karate Kid
Oscar

Actress in a Supporting Role

Peggy Ashcroft
A Passage to India
OscarBAFTA
Liz Smith
A Private Function
BAFTA
Amadeus
Peter Shaffer based on his play
Oscar
Places in the Heart
Robert Benton
Oscar
Sabine Azéma
Un dimanche à la campagne (A Sunday in the Country)
NBR
Cher
Silkwood
OscarBAFTA
The Killing Fields
Bruce Robinson based on the article "The Death and Life of Dith Pran" by Sydney Schanberg
Oscar
A Soldier's Story
Charles Fuller based on his play A Soldier's Play
Oscar
A Passage to India
David Lean based on the novel by E. M. Forster
Oscar
El Norte
Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas
Oscar
Tuesday Weld
Once Upon a Time in America
BAFTA
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan
P. H. Vazak and Michael Austin based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Oscar
Lord of the Apes
P. H. Vazak and Michael Austin based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Oscar
Lindsay Crouse
Places in the Heart
Oscar
Beverly Hills Cop
Screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr.
Oscar
Splash
Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman based on a story by Brian Grazer
Oscar
Christine Lahti
Swing Shift
Oscar
Eileen Atkins
The Dresser
BAFTA
Glenn Close
The Natural
Oscar
Geraldine Page
The Pope of Greenwich Village
Oscar
Broadway Danny Rose
Woody Allen
Oscar

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Woody Allen
Broadway Danny Rose
OscarBAFTAWGA
Barbara Benedek and Lawrence Kasdan
The Big Chill
OscarGlobeBAFTAWGA
Robert Benton
Places in the Heart
OscarGlobeWGA
Peter Shaffer
Amadeus
Globe
Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas
El Norte
OscarWGA
Brian Grazer, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, and Bruce Jay Friedman
Splash
OscarWGA
David Lean
A Passage to India
Globe
Alan Bennett
A Private Function
BAFTA
Charles Fuller
A Soldier's Story
Globe
Daniel Petrie Jr. and Danilo Bach
Beverly Hills Cop
Oscar
Bill Forsyth
Comfort and Joy
BAFTA
Diane Thomas
Romancing the Stone
WGA
Bruce Robinson
The Killing Fields
Globe

Screenplay (Adapted)

Bruce Robinson
The Killing Fields
GlobeBAFTAWGA
Peter Shaffer
Amadeus
GlobeBAFTA
David Lean
A Passage to India
GlobeBAFTAWGA
Charles Fuller
A Soldier's Story
GlobeWGA
Ronald Harwood
The Dresser
GlobeBAFTA
Julian Mitchell
Another Country
BAFTA
Robert Towne and Michael Austin
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
WGA
Sam Shepard
Paris, Texas
BAFTA
Robert Benton
Places in the Heart
Globe
Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry
The Natural
WGA

Visual

Cinematography

Chris Menges
The Killing Fields
OscarBAFTA
Miroslav Ondříček
Amadeus
OscarBAFTA
Ernest Day
A Passage to India
OscarBAFTA
John Alcott
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
BAFTA
Douglas Slocombe
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
BAFTA
Tonino Delli Colli
Once Upon a Time in America
BAFTA
Caleb Deschanel
The Natural
Oscar
Vilmos Zsigmond
The River
Oscar

Art Direction

Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein and Set Decoration: Karel Černý
Amadeus
Production design: Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein and Set Decoration: Karel Černý
OscarBAFTA
Roy Walker
The Killing Fields
Production design: Roy Walker
BAFTA
Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins, and Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
A Passage to India
Production design: Art Direction: John Box, Leslie Tomkins, and Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
OscarBAFTA
Set Decoration: Rick Simpson and Art Direction: Albert Brenner
2010
Production design: Set Decoration: Rick Simpson and Art Direction: Albert Brenner
Oscar
Stuart Craig
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Production design: Stuart Craig
BAFTA
Allan Cameron
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Production design: Allan Cameron
BAFTA
Anton Furst
The Company of Wolves
Production design: Anton Furst
BAFTA
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, Leslie Bloom, and Set Decoration: George Gaines
The Cotton Club
Production design: Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, Leslie Bloom, and Set Decoration: George Gaines
Oscar
James J. Murakami, Art Direction: Mel Bourne, Angelo P. Graham, Speed Hopkins, and Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
The Natural
Production design: James J. Murakami, Art Direction: Mel Bourne, Angelo P. Graham, Speed Hopkins, and Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
Oscar

Costuming

Theodor Pištěk
Amadeus
OscarBAFTA
Gabriella Pescucci
Once Upon a Time in America
BAFTA
Judy Moorcroft
A Passage to India
OscarBAFTA
Jenny Beavan and John Bright
The Bostonians
OscarBAFTA
Patricia Norris
2010
Oscar
Ann Roth
Places in the Heart
Oscar
Yvonne Sassinot De Nesle
Swann in Love
BAFTA
Elizabeth Wailer
The Company of Wolves
BAFTA

Effects

Dennis Muren, George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister, and Lorne Peterson
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
OscarBAFTA
John Bruno, Richard Edlund, Mark Vargo, and Chuck Gaspar
Ghostbusters
OscarBAFTA
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Oscar
Christopher Tucker
The Company of Wolves
BAFTA
Fred Cramer
The Killing Fields
BAFTA
Kay Rose
The River
Oscar

Sound & Music

Original Score

Maurice Jarre
A Passage to India
GlobeBAFTA
Ennio Morricone
Once Upon a Time in America
GlobeBAFTA
Mike Oldfield
The Killing Fields
GlobeBAFTA
Paco de Lucía
Carmen
BAFTA
Jack Nitzsche
John Carpenter's Starman
Globe
Ry Cooder
Paris, Texas
BAFTA
John Williams
The River
Globe

Original Song

Unknown Song
The Woman in Red
Music & lyrics: Stevie Wonder
Globe
Unknown Song
Against All Odds
Music & lyrics: Phil Collins
Globe
Unknown Song
Footloose
Music & lyrics: Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford
Globe
Unknown Song
Ghostbusters
Music & lyrics: Ray Parker Jr.
Globe
Unknown Song
Give My Regards To Broad Street
Music & lyrics: Paul McCartney
Globe

Sound Mixing

Bill Rowe
The Killing Fields
BAFTA
Carlos Faruolo, Alfonso Marcos, and Antonio Illan
Carmen
BAFTA
Ivan Sharrock and Gordon McCallum
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
BAFTA
Ben Burtt and Simon Kaye
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
BAFTA

Sound Editing

Bill Rowe
The Killing Fields
BAFTA
Carlos Faruolo, Alfonso Marcos, and Antonio Illan
Carmen
BAFTA
Ivan Sharrock and Gordon McCallum
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
BAFTA
Ben Burtt and Simon Kaye
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
BAFTA