*** indicates winner
| Film | Nominee/Recipient |
|---|---|
| The Color Purple | Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | David Weisman |
| ***Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack |
| Prizzi's Honor | John Foreman |
| Witness | Edward S. Feldman |
| Film | Nominee/Recipient |
|---|---|
| Kiss of the Spider Woman | Hector Babenco |
| ***Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack |
| Prizzi's Honor | John Huston |
| Ran | Akira Kurosawa |
| Witness | Peter Weir |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Harrison Ford | Witness |
| James Garner | Murphy's Romance |
| ***William Hurt | Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| Jack Nicholson | Prizzi's Honor |
| Jon Voight | Runaway Train |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Anne Bancroft | Agnes of God |
| Whoopi Goldberg | The Color People |
| Jessica Lange | Sweet Dreams |
| ***Geraldine Page | The Trip to Bountiful |
| Meryl Streep | Out of Africa |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| ***Don Ameche | Cocoon |
| Klaus Maria Brandauer | Out of Africa |
| William Hickey | Prizzi's Honor |
| Robert Loggia | Jagged Edge |
| Eric Roberts | Runaway Train |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Margaret Avery | The Color Purple |
| ***Anjelica Huston | Prizzi's Honor |
| Amy Madigan | Twice in a Lifetime |
| Meg Tilly | Agnes of God |
| Oprah Winfrey | The Color Purple |
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