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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.
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Art Direction - Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown
58th Oscar Highlights. Filters: All Videos Photos. Jane Fonda and Alan Alda's Opening Monologue: 1986 Oscars. Anjelica Huston Wins Supporting Actress: 1986 Oscars. Cocoon Wins Visual Effects: 1986 Oscars. Jim Henson, Kermit and Scooter: 1986 Oscars. Ran Wins Costume Design: 1986 Oscars.
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“Do we have to talk about it now?” “No.” That’s Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) and his nephew, Patrick (Lucas Hedges), after the sudden death of his brother, Joe (Kyle Chandler). It’s a sentiment that runs rife throughout Manchester by the Sea, a spikily hilarious drama about a family dealing with the pain of grief – by refusing to deal with it Watch...
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Kathryn Bigelow’s film about a bomb disposal officer made a star of Jeremy Renner, but its real achievement was conveying the adrenaline rush of being in the middle of combat – a constant state of tension that leaves Renner’s soldier wanting more. Watch on Amazon Prime
Curtis Hanson’s masterful neo-noir brings period Los Angeles to stylish, gripping life, with Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe on fine form as a pair of cops drawn together by murder, a mysterious woman and the city’s seedy underbelly. Watch on Amazon Prime
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Sean Penn stars in this biopic of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California.
Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy fairytale horror is a masterpiece bursting with scares, sentiment and stunning imagination.
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Artist-turned-director Steve McQueen has made a name for himself for tackling difficult subjects head-on – and for doing it beautifully. 12 Years a Slave continues the first part of that tradition, but skips the second, as the director presents Solomon Northup’s horrible true story of being captured and forced into slavery with minimum fuss – and m...
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The 58th Annual Academy Awards were hosted by Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams on Monday, March 24th, 1986. The pundits had made the evening out to be a battle between The Color Purple and Out of Africa, each with eleven nominations.
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Out of Africa also won Academy Awards for Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stephen Grimes and Josie MacAvin), Cinematography (David Watkin), Directing (Sydney Pollack), Music – Original Score (John Barry), Sound (Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, and Peter Handford), and Writing – Screenplay based on material from another medium ...
