Academy Awards archive
Witness Oscar Nominations & Wins
Witness has 8 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace
1985 film yearAll 8 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1985 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientHarrison Ford John Book | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1985 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientArt Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John Anderson | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryOut of Africa Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin |
| Film year1985 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientJohn Seale | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1985 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientPeter Weir | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1985 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientThom Noble | Win recorded |
| Film year1985 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientMaurice Jarre | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1985 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientEdward S. Feldman, Producer | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1985 | Original Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientScreenplay by Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare Witness with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Actor 1985 film year · Ceremony 58
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Art Direction 1985 film year · Ceremony 58
- BrazilNomineeArt Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
- The Color PurpleNomineeArt Direction: J. Michael Riva, Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
- Out of Africa★ WinnerArt Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin
- RanNomineeArt Direction: Yoshiro Muraki, Shinobu Muraki
- Witness This filmNomineeArt Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John Anderson
Cinematography 1985 film year · Ceremony 58
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- Nominee
- ★ Winner
- RanNomineeTakao Saito, Masaharu Ueda, Asakazu Nakai
- Witness This filmNominee
Best Director 1985 film year · Ceremony 58
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- ★ Winner
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- Nominee
- Witness This filmNominee
Film Editing 1985 film year · Ceremony 58
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- Out of AfricaNomineeFredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke Herring, Sheldon Kahn
- Prizzi's HonorNomineeRudi Fehr, Kaja Fehr
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- Witness This film★ Winner
Original Score 1985 film year · Ceremony 58
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- The Color PurpleNomineeQuincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andrae Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber
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- Witness This filmNominee
Best Picture 1985 film year · Ceremony 58
- The Color PurpleNomineeSteven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, Producers
- Kiss of the Spider WomanNomineeDavid Weisman, Producer
- Out of Africa★ WinnerSydney Pollack, Producer
- Prizzi's HonorNomineeJohn Foreman, Producer
- Witness This filmNomineeEdward S. Feldman, Producer
Original Screenplay 1985 film year · Ceremony 58
- Back to the FutureNomineeRobert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
- BrazilNomineeTerry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown
- The Official StoryNomineeLuis Puenzo, Aida Bortnik
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- Witness This film★ WinnerScreenplay by Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
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