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Academy Awards, USA: 1988

Oscar

Date:	11 April
Host:	Chevy Chase
Location:	Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Jeremy Thomas (I)
Other Nominees:
	Broadcast News (1987) - James L. Brooks Fatal Attraction (1987) - Stanley R. Jaffe; Sherry Lansing Hope and Glory (1987) - John Boorman Moonstruck (1987) - Patrick J. Palmer; Norman Jewison

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Wall Street (1987) - Michael Douglas (I)
Other Nominees:
	Broadcast News (1987) - William Hurt (I) Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) - Robin Williams (I) Ironweed (1987) - Jack Nicholson Oci ciornie (1987) - Marcello Mastroianni

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Moonstruck (1987) - Cher (I)
Other Nominees:
	Anna (1987) - Sally Kirkland (I) Broadcast News (1987) - Holly Hunter Fatal Attraction (1987) - Glenn Close Ironweed (1987) - Meryl Streep

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Untouchables, The (1987) - Sean Connery
Other Nominees:
	Broadcast News (1987) - Albert Brooks (I) Cry Freedom (1987) - Denzel Washington Moonstruck (1987) - Vincent Gardenia Street Smart (1987) - Morgan Freeman (I)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Moonstruck (1987) - Olympia Dukakis
Other Nominees:
	Fatal Attraction (1987) - Anne Archer Gaby: A True Story (1987) - Norma Aleandro Throw Momma from the Train (1987) - Anne Ramsey Whales of August, The (1987) - Ann Sothern

Best Director


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Bernardo Bertolucci
Other Nominees:
	Fatal Attraction (1987) - Adrian Lyne Hope and Glory (1987) - John Boorman Mitt liv som hund (1985) - Lasse Hallström Moonstruck (1987) - Norman Jewison

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen


Winner:
	Moonstruck (1987) - John Patrick Shanley
Other Nominees:
	Au revoir les enfants (1987) - Louis Malle Broadcast News (1987) - James L. Brooks Hope and Glory (1987) - John Boorman Radio Days (1987) - Woody Allen

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Mark Peploe; Bernardo Bertolucci
Other Nominees:
	Dead, The (1987) - Tony Huston (I) Fatal Attraction (1987) - James Dearden Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Stanley Kubrick; Michael Herr; Gustav Hasford Mitt liv som hund (1985) - Lasse Hallström; Reidar Jönsson; Brasse Brännström; Per Berglund

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Vittorio Storaro
Other Nominees:
	Broadcast News (1987) - Michael Ballhaus (I) Empire of the Sun (1987) - Allen Daviau Hope and Glory (1987) - Philippe Rousselot Matewan (1987) - Haskell Wexler

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Bruno Cesari; Osvaldo Desideri
Other Nominees:
	Empire of the Sun (1987) - Norman Reynolds; Harry Cordwell Hope and Glory (1987) - Anthony Pratt; Joanne Woollard Radio Days (1987) - Santo Loquasto; Carol Joffe; Leslie Bloom (I); George DeTitta Jr. Untouchables, The (1987) - Patrizia von Brandenstein; William A. Elliott; Hal Gausman

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - James Acheson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Dead, The (1987) - Dorothy Jeakins Empire of the Sun (1987) - Bob Ringwood Maurice (1987) - Jenny Beavan; John Bright (II) Untouchables, The (1987) - Marilyn Vance

Best Sound


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Bill Rowe (I); Ivan Sharrock
Other Nominees:
	Empire of the Sun (1987) - Robert Knudson; Don Digirolamo; John Boyd (IV); Tony Dawe Lethal Weapon (1987) - Les Fresholtz; Rick Alexander (II) (as Dick Alexander); Vern Poore; Bill Nelson (I) RoboCop (1987) - Michael J. Kohut; Carlos Delarios; Aaron Rochin (I); Robert Wald (I) Witches of Eastwick, The (1987) - Wayne Artman; Tom Beckert; Tom E. Dahl; Art Rochester

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Gabriella Cristiani
Other Nominees:
	Broadcast News (1987) - Richard Marks (I) Empire of the Sun (1987) - Michael Kahn (I) Fatal Attraction (1987) - Michael Kahn (I); Peter E. Berger RoboCop (1987) - Frank J. Urioste

Best Effects, Visual Effects


Winner:
	Innerspace (1987) - Dennis Muren; Bill George (I); Harley Jessup; Kenneth Smith (I)
Other Nominees:
	Predator (1987) - Joel Hynek; Robert M. Greenberg; Richard Greenberg (I); Stan Winston

Best Makeup


Winner:
	Harry and the Hendersons (1987) - Rick Baker (I)
Other Nominees:
	Happy New Year (1987) - Robert Laden

Best Music, Original Song


Winner:
	Dirty Dancing (1987) - Franke Previte (music/lyrics); John DeNicola (music); Donald Markowitz (music) - For the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".
Other Nominees:
	Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) - Harold Faltermeyer (music/lyrics); Keith Forsey (music/lyrics); Bob Seger (lyrics) - For the song "Shakedown". Cry Freedom (1987) - George Fenton; Jonas Gwangwa - For the song "Cry Freedom". Mannequin (1987) - Albert Hammond; Diane Warren - For the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". Princess Bride, The (1987) - Willy DeVille - For the song "Storybook Love".

Best Music, Original Score


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Ryuichi Sakamoto (I); David Byrne (I); Cong Su - Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su were not present at the awards ceremony.
Other Nominees:
	Cry Freedom (1987) - George Fenton; Jonas Gwangwa Empire of the Sun (1987) - John Williams (I) Untouchables, The (1987) - Ennio Morricone Witches of Eastwick, The (1987) - John Williams (I)

Best Short Film, Animated


Winner:
	Homme qui plantait des arbres, L' (1987) - Frédéric Back
Other Nominees:
	George and Rosemary (1987) - Eunice Macaulay Your Face (1987) - Bill Plympton

Best Short Film, Live Action


Winner:
	Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987) - Jonathan Sanger; Jana Sue Memel
Other Nominees:
	Making Waves (1987) - Ann Wingate Shoeshine (1987) - Robert Katz (IV)

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Young at Heart (1987) - Sue Marx; Pamela Conn
Other Nominees:
	Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller (1987) - Deborah Dickson In the Wee Wee Hours... (1987) - Frantisek Daniel; Izak Ben-Meir Language Says It All (1987) - Megan Williams (III) Silver Into Gold (1987) - Lynn Mueller

Best Documentary, Features


Winner:
	Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table, The (1987) - Aviva Slesin
Other Nominees:
	"Eyes on the Prize" (1987) - Callie Crossley; James A. DeVinney - For episode "America's Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom, 1965". Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima (1986) - John Junkerman; John W. Dower Radio Bikini (1988) - Robert Stone (IV) Stitch for Time, A (1987) - Barbara Herbich; Cyril Christo

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Denmark
Other Nominees:
	Asignatura aprobada (1987) - Spain Au revoir les enfants (1987) - France Famiglia, La (1987) - Italy Ofelas (1987) - Norway

Special Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	RoboCop (1987) - Stephen Hunter Flick; John Pospisil - For sound effects editing.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award


Awarded to:
	Billy Wilder

Academy Award of Merit

Date:	27 March
Location:	Grand Ball Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA


Winner:
	Bernard Kuhl; Werner Block; OSRAM GmbH R&D Dept. - For the invention and the continuing improvement of the OSRAM HMI light source for motion picture photography.

Scientific and Engineering Award


Winners:
	Carl Zeiss Co. - For the design and development of a series of super-speed lenses for motion picture photography. Eastman Kodak - For the development of Eastman Color High Speed Daylight Negative Film 5297/7297. Eastman Kodak - For the development of Eastman Color High Speed SA Negative Film 5295 for blue-screen traveling matte photography. Ronald C. Barker; Chester L. Schuler; Montage Group, Ltd. - For the development (Montage) and the invention (Barker/Schuler) of the Montage Picture Processor electronic film editing system. Fritz Gabriel Bauer - For the invention and development of the improved features of the Moviecam Camera System. Willie Burth; Kinotone Corp. - For the invention and development of the Non-rewind Platter System for motion picture presentations. Colin F. Mossman; Rank Film Laboratories' Development Group - For creating a fully-automated handling system for improving productivity of high speed film processing. Zoran Perisic (Courier Films Ltd.) - For the Zoptic dual-zoom front projection system for visual effects photography.

Technical Achievement Award


Winners:
	Ioan Allen (II) (Dolby Laboratories, Inc.) - For the Cat. 43 playback-only noise reduction unit and its practical application to motion picture sound recordings. John Eppolito; Wally Gentleman; William Mesa; Les Paul Robley; Geoffrey H. Williamson - For refinement to a dual-screen, front-projection image-compositing system. Jan Jacobsen (III) - For the application of a dual-screen, front-projection system to motion picture special effects photography. Tad Krzanowski (Industrial Light and Magic, Inc.) - For the development of a Wire Rig Model Support Mechanism used to control the movements of miniatures in special effects. Thaine Morris; David Pier - For the development of the DSC Spark Devices for motion picture special effects. Dan C. Norris (Norris Film Products); Tim Cook (III) (Norris Film Products) - For the development of a single-frame exposure system for motion picture photography.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award


Awarded to:
	Fred Hynes