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1988

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The 60th Academy Awards | 1988
Shrine Civic Auditorium
Monday, April 11, 1988
Honoring movies released in 1987
Highlights
Actress in a Leading Role
Moonstruck

Cher winning Best Actress for "Moonstruck"

Actor in a Leading Role
Wall Street

Michael Douglas winning Best Actor for "Wall Street"

Irving G. Thalberg Award

Billy Wilder

Memorable Moments
Sean Connery
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Supporting Actor winner for The Untouchables

Olympia Dukakis
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Supporting Actress winner for Moonstruck

Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su
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Original Score winners for The Last Emperor

WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Michael Douglas
Wall Street
Nominees
William Hurt
Broadcast News
Nominees
Marcello Mastroianni
Dark Eyes
Nominees
Jack Nicholson
Ironweed
Nominees
Robin Williams
Good Morning, Vietnam
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Sean Connery
The Untouchables
Nominees
Albert Brooks
Broadcast News
Nominees
Morgan Freeman
Street Smart
Nominees
Vincent Gardenia
Moonstruck
Nominees
Denzel Washington
Cry Freedom
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Cher
Moonstruck
Nominees
Glenn Close
Fatal Attraction
Nominees
Holly Hunter
Broadcast News
Nominees
Sally Kirkland
Anna
Nominees
Meryl Streep
Ironweed
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Olympia Dukakis
Moonstruck
Nominees
Norma Aleandro
Gaby - A True Story
Nominees
Anne Archer
Fatal Attraction
Nominees
Anne Ramsey
Throw Momma from the Train
Nominees
Ann Sothern
The Whales of August
Art Direction
Winner
The Last Emperor
Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri
Nominees
Empire of the Sun
Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Nominees
Hope and Glory
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Joan Woollard
Nominees
Radio Days
Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe, Les Bloom, George DeTitta, Jr.
Nominees
The Untouchables
Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein, William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Cinematography
Winner
The Last Emperor
Vittorio Storaro
Nominees
Broadcast News
Michael Ballhaus
Nominees
Empire of the Sun
Allen Daviau
Nominees
Hope and Glory
Philippe Rousselot
Nominees
Matewan
Haskell Wexler
Costume Design
Winner
The Last Emperor
James Acheson
Nominees
The Dead
Dorothy Jeakins
Nominees
Empire of the Sun
Bob Ringwood
Nominees
Maurice
Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Nominees
The Untouchables
Marilyn Vance-Straker
Directing
Winner
The Last Emperor
Bernardo Bertolucci
Nominees
Fatal Attraction
Adrian Lyne
Nominees
Hope and Glory
John Boorman
Nominees
Moonstruck
Norman Jewison
Nominees
My Life as a Dog
"My Life as a Dog" Lasse Hallström
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table
Aviva Slesin, Producer
Nominees
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965
Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney, Producers
Nominees
Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima
John Junkerman and John W. Dower, Producers
Nominees
Radio Bikini
Robert Stone, Producer
Nominees
A Stitch for Time
Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Young at Heart
Sue Marx and Pamela Conn, Producers
Nominees
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller
Deborah Dickson, Producer
Nominees
In the Wee Wee Hours...
Dr. Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir, Producers
Nominees
Language Says It All
Megan Williams, Producer
Nominees
Silver into Gold
Lynn Mueller, Producer
Film Editing
Winner
The Last Emperor
Gabriella Cristiani
Nominees
Broadcast News
Richard Marks
Nominees
Empire of the Sun
Michael Kahn
Nominees
Fatal Attraction
Michael Kahn, Peter E. Berger
Nominees
RoboCop
Frank J. Urioste
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Babette's Feast
Denmark
Nominees
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)
France
Nominees
Course Completed
Spain
Nominees
The Family
Italy
Nominees
Pathfinder
Norway
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Billy Wilder
Makeup
Winner
Harry and the Hendersons
Rick Baker
Nominees
Happy New Year
Bob Laden
Music (Original Score)
Winner
The Last Emperor
Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
Nominees
Cry Freedom
George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
Nominees
Empire of the Sun
John Williams
Nominees
The Untouchables
Ennio Morricone
Nominees
The Witches of Eastwick
John Williams
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Dirty Dancing
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life in "Dirty Dancing" Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyric by Franke Previte
Nominees
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom in "Cry Freedom" Music and Lyric by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
Nominees
Mannequin
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now in "Mannequin" Music and Lyric by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
Nominees
Beverly Hills Cop II
Shakedown in "Beverly Hills Cop II" Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyric by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger
Nominees
The Princess Bride
Storybook Love in "The Princess Bride" Music and Lyric by Willy DeVille
Best Picture
Winner
The Last Emperor
Jeremy Thomas, Producer
Nominees
Broadcast News
James L. Brooks, Producer
Nominees
Fatal Attraction
Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, Producers
Nominees
Hope and Glory
John Boorman, Producer
Nominees
Moonstruck
Patrick Palmer and Norman Jewison, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
The Man Who Planted Trees
The Man Who Planted Trees
Nominees
George and Rosemary
Eunice Macaulay, Producer
Nominees
Your Face
Bill Plympton, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
Jonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel, Producers
Nominees
Making Waves
Ann Wingate, Producer
Nominees
Shoeshine
Robert A. Katz, Producer
Sound
Winner
The Last Emperor
Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
Nominees
Empire of the Sun
Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, Tony Dawe
Nominees
Lethal Weapon
Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bill Nelson
Nominees
RoboCop
Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Robert Wald
Nominees
The Witches of Eastwick
Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom Dahl, Art Rochester
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
Winner
RoboCop
Stephen Flick, John Pospisil
Visual Effects
Winner
Innerspace
Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith
Nominees
Predator
Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Stan Winston
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Winner
The Last Emperor
Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
Nominees
The Dead
Tony Huston
Nominees
Fatal Attraction
James Dearden
Nominees
Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
Nominees
My Life as a Dog
My Life as a Dog
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Moonstruck
John Patrick Shanley
Nominees
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)
Louis Malle
Nominees
Broadcast News
James L. Brooks
Nominees
Hope and Glory
John Boorman
Nominees
Radio Days
Woody Allen

A

Anna
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Sally Kirkland
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Foreign Language Film - France
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Louis Malle

B

Babette's Feast
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Foreign Language Film - Denmark
Beverly Hills Cop II
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song) - Shakedown in "Beverly Hills Cop II" Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyric by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger
Broadcast News
7 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Leading Role - William Hurt
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Albert Brooks
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Holly Hunter
  • Cinematography - Michael Ballhaus
  • Film Editing - Richard Marks
  • Best Picture - James L. Brooks, Producer
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - James L. Brooks

C

Course Completed
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Spain
Cry Freedom
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Denzel Washington
  • Music (Original Score) - George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
  • Music (Original Song) - Cry Freedom in "Cry Freedom" Music and Lyric by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa

D

Dark Eyes
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Marcello Mastroianni
The Dead
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Costume Design - Dorothy Jeakins
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Tony Huston
Dirty Dancing
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Music (Original Song) - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life in "Dirty Dancing" Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyric by Franke Previte

E

Empire of the Sun
6 NOMINATIONS
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
  • Cinematography - Allen Daviau
  • Costume Design - Bob Ringwood
  • Film Editing - Michael Kahn
  • Music (Original Score) - John Williams
  • Sound - Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, Tony Dawe
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney, Producers

F

The Family
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Italy
Fatal Attraction
6 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Glenn Close
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Anne Archer
  • Directing - Adrian Lyne
  • Film Editing - Michael Kahn, Peter E. Berger
  • Best Picture - Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, Producers
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - James Dearden
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Deborah Dickson, Producer
Full Metal Jacket
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford

G

Gaby - A True Story
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Norma Aleandro
George and Rosemary
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Eunice Macaulay, Producer
Good Morning, Vietnam
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Robin Williams

H

Happy New Year
1 NOMINATION
  • Makeup - Bob Laden
Harry and the Hendersons
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Makeup - Rick Baker
Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - John Junkerman and John W. Dower, Producers
Hope and Glory
5 NOMINATIONS
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Joan Woollard
  • Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot
  • Directing - John Boorman
  • Best Picture - John Boorman, Producer
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Boorman

I

Innerspace
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith
Ironweed
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Jack Nicholson
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep

L

Language Says It All
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Megan Williams, Producer
The Last Emperor
9 WINS, 9 NOMINATIONS
  • * Art Direction - Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri
  • * Cinematography - Vittorio Storaro
  • * Costume Design - James Acheson
  • * Directing - Bernardo Bertolucci
  • * Film Editing - Gabriella Cristiani
  • * Music (Original Score) - Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
  • * Best Picture - Jeremy Thomas, Producer
  • * Sound - Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
  • * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
Lethal Weapon
1 NOMINATION
  • Sound - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bill Nelson

M

Making Waves
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Ann Wingate, Producer
The Man Who Planted Trees
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Animated) - The Man Who Planted Trees
Mannequin
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song) - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now in "Mannequin" Music and Lyric by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
Matewan
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography - Haskell Wexler
Maurice
1 NOMINATION
  • Costume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Moonstruck
6 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Actress in a Leading Role - Cher
  • * Actress in a Supporting Role - Olympia Dukakis
  • * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Patrick Shanley
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Vincent Gardenia
  • Directing - Norman Jewison
  • Best Picture - Patrick Palmer and Norman Jewison, Producers
My Life as a Dog
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Directing - "My Life as a Dog" Lasse Hallström
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - My Life as a Dog

P

Pathfinder
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Norway
Predator
1 NOMINATION
  • Visual Effects - Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Stan Winston
The Princess Bride
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song) - Storybook Love in "The Princess Bride" Music and Lyric by Willy DeVille

R

Radio Bikini
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Robert Stone, Producer
Radio Days
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe, Les Bloom, George DeTitta, Jr.
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Woody Allen
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Live Action) - Jonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel, Producers
RoboCop
3 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) - Stephen Flick, John Pospisil
  • Film Editing - Frank J. Urioste
  • Sound - Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Robert Wald

S

Shoeshine
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Robert A. Katz, Producer
Silver into Gold
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Lynn Mueller, Producer
A Stitch for Time
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo, Producers
Street Smart
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Morgan Freeman

T

The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Aviva Slesin, Producer
Throw Momma from the Train
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Anne Ramsey

U

The Untouchables
4 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actor in a Supporting Role - Sean Connery
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein, William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
  • Costume Design - Marilyn Vance-Straker
  • Music (Original Score) - Ennio Morricone

W

In the Wee Wee Hours...
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Dr. Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir, Producers
Wall Street
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Actor in a Leading Role - Michael Douglas
The Whales of August
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Ann Sothern
The Witches of Eastwick
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Music (Original Score) - John Williams
  • Sound - Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom Dahl, Art Rochester

Y

Young at Heart
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Short Subject) - Sue Marx and Pamela Conn, Producers
Your Face
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Bill Plympton, Producer
No Films Found