National Board of Review Awards 1985



57th National Board of Review Awards

Best Picture:  The Color Purple  The 57th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 16, 1985, and given on January 27, 1986.

Top 10 films

 * 1) The Color Purple
 * 2) Out of Africa *Academy Award for Best Picture*
 * 3) The Trip to Bountiful
 * 4) Witness
 * 5) Kiss of the Spider Woman
 * 6) Prizzi's Honor
 * 7) Back to the Future
 * 8) The Shooting Party
 * 9) Blood Simple
 * 10) Dreamchild

Top Foreign Films

 * 1) Ran
 * 2) The Official Story
 * 3) When Father Was Away on Business
 * 4) La Chèvre
 * 5) The Home and the World

Winners

 * Best Picture:
 * The Color Purple
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * Ran
 * Best Actor:
 * Raúl Juliá and William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman
 * Best Actress:
 * Whoopi Goldberg - The Color Purple
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Klaus Maria Brandauer - Out of Africa
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Anjelica Huston - Prizzi's Honor
 * Best Director:
 * Akira Kurosawa - Ran
 * Career Achievement Award:
 * Orson Welles