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
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