58th Academy Awards (1986) - Movies from 1985
1985
11 nominations
Nominations - The Color Purple
- Best Picture
- Best Leading Actress (Whoopi Goldberg)
- Best Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery)
- Best Supporting Actress (Oprah Winfrey)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Menno Meyjes)
- Best Cinematography (Allen Daviau)
- Best Music (Score) (Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, AndraƩ Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber)
- Best Song (Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Lionel Richie)
- Best Production Design (J. Michael Riva, Bo Welch)
- Best Costume Design (Aggie Guerard Rodgers)
- Best Makeup & Hairstyling (Ken Chase)