The
58th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 1986, at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in
Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m.
PST / 9:00 p.m.
EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring
films released in 1985. The ceremony, televised in the United States by
ABC, was produced by
Stanley Donen and directed by
Marty Pasetta. Actors
Alan Alda,
Jane Fonda, and
Robin Williams co-hosted the show. Fonda hosted the gala for the second time, having previously been a co-host of the
49th ceremony held in 1977. Meanwhile, this was Alda and Williams's first Oscars hosting stint. Eight days earlier, in a ceremony held at
The Beverly Hilton in
Beverly Hills, California on March 16, the
Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host
MacDonald Carey.