AMADEUS (1984) 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration on BIG Screen – Fri April 25, 7pm

Winner of 8 Academy Awards
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The Saul Zaentz Company Presents  /  A Milos Forman Film
Released September 1984 

ACADEMY AWARDS, USA 1985
Best Picture  /  Saul Zaentz
Best Director  /  Milos Forman
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium  /  Peter Shaffer
Best Actor in a Leading Role  /  F. Murray Abraham
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration  /  Patrizia von Brandenstein, Karel Cerný
Best Costume Design  /  Theodor Pistek
Best Sound  /  Mark Berger, Thomas Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Christopher Newman
Best Makeup  /  Paul LeBlanc, Dick SmithNOMINATIONS
Best Actor in a Leading Role  /  Tom Hulce
Best Cinematography  /  Miroslav Ondříček
Best Film Editing  /  Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler

BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS (BAFTA) AWARDS 1986
Best Cinematography  /  Miroslav Ondricek
Best Editing  /  Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
Best Sound  /  John Nutt , Christopher Newman, Mark Berger
Best Make Up Artist  /  Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith

GOLDEN GLOBES, USA 1985
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Director – Motion Picture  /  Milos Forman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama  /  F. Murray Abraham
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture  /  Peter Shaffer

GRAMMY AWARDS 1985
Best Classical Album / Amadeus Original Soundtrack  / John Strauss (producer), Neville Marriner (conductor), the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Choristers of Westminster Abbey

Amadeus was adapted from the hit play by its author, Sir Peter Shaffer. Described by Shaffer as “a fantasia based on fact,” Amadeus was inspired by persistent rumors from the early 19th century that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had been poisoned by a jealous rival, Antonio Salieri. Salieri was a successful court composer driven mad by the knowledge of his own mediocrity when compared to Mozart’s God-given genius. The film Amadeusmuch more than the stage production is a celebration of Mozart’s timeless music. All the music in Amadeus was newly recorded for the film by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under the direction of Sir Neville Marriner. Amadeus was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won eight including Best Film. The soundtrack on Fantasy Records won the Grammy for Best Classical Album and was certified gold, selling over 100,000 copies.