Events in Film & TV
- Mar 3 "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shepard & Bruce Willis premieres on ABC TV in the US
- Mar 18 Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC for $3.5 billion, first transfer of ownership of a TV network
- Nov 11 1st AIDS theme TV movie - "An Early Frost" screens in US on NBC
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Film & TV Awards in 1985
- Jan 26 42nd Golden Globes: "Amadeus", F. Murray Abraham, & Sally Field win
- Feb 15 35th Berlin International Film Festival: "The Woman and the Stranger" and "Wetherby" win the Golden Bear (tie)
- Mar 5 38th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "The Killing Fields" Best Film, Wim Wenders Best Director
- Mar 12 11th People's Choice Awards: Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep win (Motion Picture) and Tom Selleck, Joan Collins & Linda Evans win (TV)
- Mar 25 57th Academy Awards: "Amadeus", F. Murray Abraham & Sally Field win
- May 20 38th Cannes Film Festival: "When Father Was Away on Business" directed by Emir Kusturica wins the Palme d'Or
- Aug 1 Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time
- Aug 1 18th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego
- Aug 26 42nd Venice Film Festival: "Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond)" directed by Agnes Varda wins the Golden Lion
- Sep 14 10th Toronto International Film Festival: "The Official Story" directed by Luis Puenzo wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 22 37th Emmy Awards: "Cagney & Lacey", "The Cosby Show" and Tyne Daly win
Weddings in Film & TV
- Jan 2 Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood (37) weds British model Jo Karslake(29) in Gerrards Cross, England; divorce in 2009
- Feb 2 NFL running back, broadcaster, actor and felon O.J. Simpson marries second wife Nicole Brown (murdered 1994)
- Feb 8 Director Martin Scorsese (42) weds producer Barbara De Fina (35)
Divorces in Film & TV
- Jan 7 Actress-singer Janet Jackson (18) divorces fellow R&B singer James DeBarge (21) only 4 months after getting married
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