3rd TVyNovelas Awards

The 3rd TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on May 21, 1985 in the Centro Libanés, in Mexico City, Mexico D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.

Claudia Córdoba and Juan Calderón hosted the show. La traición won 5 awards, the most for the evening, including Best Telenovela. Other winners La fiera won 2 awards and Amalia Batista, Guadalupe, La pasión de Isabela and Los años felices won 1 each.

Special Awards

 * Best Villain of the Year: Sergio Jiménez for La traición
 * Best International Production: Los cuentos de Cri-Cri, produced by Miguel Alemán Velasco
 * Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award: Miguel Manzano
 * International Young Singer: Luis Miguel
 * Best Cabaret Show: Diego Verdaguer and Amanda Miguel

Absent
People who did not attend the ceremony and were nominated in the shortlist in each category:
 * Susana Alexander (Her mother, Brígida Alexander, received the award in her place)