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{{Infobox award | name = 1985 Brit Awards | image = | date = 11 February 1985 | venue = Grosvenor House Hotel | host = Noel Edmonds | previous = 1984 | main = Brit Awards | next = 1986 | most_awards = Frankie Goes to Hollywood (2) | most_nominations = Frankie Goes to Hollywood (5) | network = BBC }}
The '''1985 Brit Awards''' were the fifth edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 11 February 1985 at Grosvenor House Hotel in London. This year marked the first presentation of the British Video of the Year and Soundtrack/Cast Recording awards, and the last presentation of the defunct International Artist award.
For the first time, the awards ceremony was televised by the BBC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e590fdd6ff3441d481e2a5e4ab4623ef|title=The British Record Industry Awards|date=7 February 1985|issue=3195|pages=40|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>
==Performances== * Alison Moyet – "All Cried Out" * Bronski Beat – "Smalltown Boy" * Howard Jones – "What Is Love" * Nik Kershaw – "Wouldn't It Be Good" * Tina Turner – "What's Love Got to Do with It"
==Winners and nominees== {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%" |- bgcolor="#bebebe" ! width="50%" | British Album of the Year ! width="50%" | British Producer of the Year |- | valign="top" | * '''Sade – ''Diamond Life''''' ** Frankie Goes to Hollywood – ''Welcome to the Pleasuredome'' ** Nik Kershaw – ''Human Racing'' ** Queen – ''The Works'' ** U2 – ''The Unforgettable Fire'' | valign="top" | * '''Trevor Horn''' ** Jolley & Swain ** Laurie Latham ** Peter Collins ** Steve Lillywhite |- ! width="50%" | British Single of the Year ! width="50%" | British Video of the Year |- | valign="top" | * '''Frankie Goes to Hollywood – "Relax"''' ** Bronski Beat – "Smalltown Boy" ** Frankie Goes to Hollywood – "Two Tribes" ** George Michael – "Careless Whisper" ** Sade – "Smooth Operator" | valign="top" | * '''Duran Duran – "The Wild Boys"''' ** Wham! – "Last Christmas" ** Wham! – "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" |- ! width="50%" | British Male Solo Artist ! width="50%" | British Female Solo Artist |- | valign="top" | * '''Paul Young''' ** David Bowie ** Howard Jones ** Nik Kershaw ** Paul McCartney | valign="top" | * '''Alison Moyet''' ** Annie Lennox ** Kim Wilde ** Sade Adu ** Tracey Ullman |- ! width="50%" | British Group ! width="50%" | British Breakthrough Act |- | valign="top" | * '''Wham!''' ** Bronski Beat ** Frankie Goes to Hollywood ** Queen ** U2 | valign="top" | * '''Frankie Goes to Hollywood''' ** Bronski Beat ** Nik Kershaw |- ! width="50%" | International Act ! width="50%" | Soundtrack/Cast Recording |- | valign="top" | * '''Prince and The Revolution''' ** Bruce Springsteen ** Lionel Richie ** Michael Jackson ** ZZ Top | valign="top" | * '''''Purple Rain''''' ** ''Electric Dreams'' ** ''Footloose'' ** ''Give My Regards to Broad Street'' ** ''The Woman in Red'' |- ! width="50%" | Comedy Recording ! width="50%" | Classical Recording |- | valign="top" | * '''Nigel Planer – "Hole in My Shoe"''' ** Alexei Sayle – "'Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?" ** Mel Brooks – "To Be or Not to Be" ** Roland Rat – "Rat Rapping" ** "Weird Al" Yankovic – "Eat It" | valign="top" | * '''Christopher Hogwood – ''The Four Seasons''''' ** Bryden Thomson – ''Symphony No. 4'' ** Carlo Maria Giulini – ''Il trovatore'' ** Colin Davis – ''The Magic Flute'' ** Colin Davis – ''The Turn of the Screw'' |- ! width="50%" | Special Award ! width="50%" | Outstanding Contribution to Music |- | valign="top" | * '''Bob Geldof and Midge Ure''' | valign="top" | * '''The Police''' |}
==Multiple nominations and awards== The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations. [[File:Frankie Goes to Hollywood in London cropped.jpg|right|200px|upright|thumb|alt=|Two-time winner Frankie Goes to Hollywood as most nominations and awards]] {{col-float}} {| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |+ Artists that received multiple nominations |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist |- |5 |Frankie Goes to Hollywood |- |rowspan="4"|3 |Bronski Beat |- |Nik Kershaw |- |Sade |- |Wham! |- |rowspan="3"|2 |Colin Davis |- |Queen |- |U2 |} {{col-float-break}} {| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |+ Artists that received multiple awards |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Awards ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist |- |2 |Frankie Goes to Hollywood |} {{col-float-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1985 1985 Brit Awards at Brits.co.uk]
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