1984: Alternate Oscars
Best Picture of 1984
The Killing Fields
Once Upon a Time in America
This Is Spinal Tap
Paris, Texas
Winner: Amadeus
Best Director of 1984
Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields)
Sergio Leone (Once Upon a Time in America)
Woody Allen (Broadway Danny Rose)
Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas)
Winner: Miloš Forman (Amadeus)
Best Actor of 1984
Jeff Bridges (Starman)
Harry Dean Stanton (Paris, Texas)
Steve Martin (All of Me)
Tom Hulce (Amadeus)
Winner: F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus)
Best Actress of 1984
Mia Farrow (Broadway Danny Rose)
Karen Allen (Starman)
Kathleen Turner (Romancing the Stone)
Judy Davis (A Passage to India)
Winner: Sally Field (Places in the Heart)
Best Supporting Actor of 1984
Denzel Washington (A Soldier’s Story)
Jeffrey Jones (Amadeus)
James Woods (Once Upon a Time in America)
Pat Morita (The Karate Kid)
Winner: Haing S. Ngor (The Killing Fields)
Best Supporting Actress of 1984
Nastassja Kinski (Paris, Texas)
Christine Lahti (Swing Shift)
Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India)
Elizabeth Berridge (Amadeus)
Winner: Geraldine Page (The Pope of Greenwich Village)
Best Original Screenplay of 1984
This Is Spinal Tap
Repo Man
Broadway Danny Rose
Ghostbusters
Winner: Paris, Texas
Best Adapted Screenplay of 1984
The Killing Fields
Once Upon a Time in America
Under the Volcano
A Soldier’s Story
Winner: Amadeus
Best Cinematography of 1984
The Natural
Once Upon a Time in America
Paris, Texas
Amadeus
Winner: The Killing Fields
Best Film Editing of 1984
This Is Spinal Tap
Broadway Danny Rose
The Killing Fields
Once Upon a Time in America
Winner: Amadeus
Best Score of 1984
Gremlins
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Natural
Dune
Winner: Once Upon a Time in America
Best Sound of 1984
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Terminator
Dune
Winner: Amadeus
Best Production Design of 1984
The NeverEnding Story
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Bounty
Once Upon a Time in America
Winner: Amadeus
Best Costume Design of 1984
The Cotton Club
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Bostonians
Once Upon a Time in America
Winner: Amadeus
The Killing Fields
Once Upon a Time in America
This Is Spinal Tap
Paris, Texas
Winner: Amadeus
Best Director of 1984
Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields)
Sergio Leone (Once Upon a Time in America)
Woody Allen (Broadway Danny Rose)
Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas)
Winner: Miloš Forman (Amadeus)
Best Actor of 1984
Jeff Bridges (Starman)
Harry Dean Stanton (Paris, Texas)
Steve Martin (All of Me)
Tom Hulce (Amadeus)
Winner: F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus)
Best Actress of 1984
Mia Farrow (Broadway Danny Rose)
Karen Allen (Starman)
Kathleen Turner (Romancing the Stone)
Judy Davis (A Passage to India)
Winner: Sally Field (Places in the Heart)
Best Supporting Actor of 1984
Denzel Washington (A Soldier’s Story)
Jeffrey Jones (Amadeus)
James Woods (Once Upon a Time in America)
Pat Morita (The Karate Kid)
Winner: Haing S. Ngor (The Killing Fields)
Best Supporting Actress of 1984
Nastassja Kinski (Paris, Texas)
Christine Lahti (Swing Shift)
Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India)
Elizabeth Berridge (Amadeus)
Winner: Geraldine Page (The Pope of Greenwich Village)
Best Original Screenplay of 1984
This Is Spinal Tap
Repo Man
Broadway Danny Rose
Ghostbusters
Winner: Paris, Texas
Best Adapted Screenplay of 1984
The Killing Fields
Once Upon a Time in America
Under the Volcano
A Soldier’s Story
Winner: Amadeus
Best Cinematography of 1984
The Natural
Once Upon a Time in America
Paris, Texas
Amadeus
Winner: The Killing Fields
Best Film Editing of 1984
This Is Spinal Tap
Broadway Danny Rose
The Killing Fields
Once Upon a Time in America
Winner: Amadeus
Best Score of 1984
Gremlins
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Natural
Dune
Winner: Once Upon a Time in America
Best Sound of 1984
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Terminator
Dune
Winner: Amadeus
Best Production Design of 1984
The NeverEnding Story
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Bounty
Once Upon a Time in America
Winner: Amadeus
Best Costume Design of 1984
The Cotton Club
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Bostonians
Once Upon a Time in America
Winner: Amadeus
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