Which 1985 Sydney Pollack film set largely in Kenya won Best Picture?

The 1985 Sydney Pollack film set largely in Kenya that won Best Picture is Out of Africa.

The epic romantic drama stars Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen and Robert Redford as big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton. It is loosely based on Blixen’s autobiographical 1937 book, along with material from her later writing.

Out of Africa won seven Academy Awards from 11 nominations at the 58th Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Pollack, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, and Original Score. Its sweeping Kenyan landscapes and Barry’s score became central to its enduring identity.

A Passage to India is an understandable mix-up because it was another major period drama nominated that year, but it did not win Best Picture. The film’s historical portrait is also highly dramatized rather than a literal biography.