1988
The 60th Academy Awards | 1988
Shrine Civic Auditorium
Monday, April 11, 1988
Honoring movies released in 1987
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Michael Douglas
Wall Street
Nominees
William Hurt
Broadcast News
Marcello Mastroianni
Dark Eyes
Jack Nicholson
Ironweed
Robin Williams
Good Morning, Vietnam
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Sean Connery
The Untouchables
Nominees
Albert Brooks
Broadcast News
Morgan Freeman
Street Smart
Vincent Gardenia
Moonstruck
Denzel Washington
Cry Freedom
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Cher
Moonstruck
Nominees
Glenn Close
Fatal Attraction
Holly Hunter
Broadcast News
Sally Kirkland
Anna
Meryl Streep
Ironweed
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Olympia Dukakis
Moonstruck
Nominees
Anne Ramsey
Throw Momma from the Train
Ann Sothern
The Whales of August
Norma Aleandro
Gaby - A True Story
Anne Archer
Fatal Attraction
Best Picture
Winner
The Last Emperor
Jeremy Thomas, Producer
Nominees
Broadcast News
James L. Brooks, Producer
Fatal Attraction
Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, Producers
Hope and Glory
John Boorman, Producer
Moonstruck
Patrick Palmer and Norman Jewison, Producers
Cinematography
Winner
The Last Emperor
Vittorio Storaro
Nominees
Broadcast News
Michael Ballhaus
Empire of the Sun
Allen Daviau
Hope and Glory
Philippe Rousselot
Matewan
Haskell Wexler
Costume Design
Winner
The Last Emperor
James Acheson
Nominees
Maurice
Jenny Beavan, John Bright
The Untouchables
Marilyn Vance-Straker
The Dead
Dorothy Jeakins
Empire of the Sun
Bob Ringwood
Directing
Winner
The Last Emperor
Bernardo Bertolucci
Nominees
Fatal Attraction
Adrian Lyne
Hope and Glory
John Boorman
Moonstruck
Norman Jewison
My Life as a Dog
"My Life as a Dog" Lasse Hallström
Film Editing
Winner
The Last Emperor
Gabriella Cristiani
Nominees
Broadcast News
Richard Marks
Empire of the Sun
Michael Kahn
Fatal Attraction
Michael Kahn, Peter E. Berger
RoboCop
Frank J. Urioste
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Babette's Feast
Denmark
Nominees
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)
France
Course Completed
Spain
The Family
Italy
Pathfinder
Norway
Visual Effects
Winner
Innerspace
Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith
Nominees
Predator
Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Stan Winston
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
Hope and Glory
Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Joan Woollard
Radio Days
Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe, Les Bloom, George DeTitta, Jr.
The Untouchables
Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein, William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Billy Wilder
Music (Original Score)
Winner
The Last Emperor
Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
Nominees
The Untouchables
Ennio Morricone
The Witches of Eastwick
John Williams
Cry Freedom
George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
Empire of the Sun
John Williams
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Young at Heart
Sue Marx and Pamela Conn, Producers
Nominees
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller
Deborah Dickson, Producer
In the Wee Wee Hours...
Dr. Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir, Producers
Language Says It All
Megan Williams, Producer
Silver into Gold
Lynn Mueller, Producer
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
Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima
John Junkerman and John W. Dower, Producers
Radio Bikini
Robert Stone, Producer
A Stitch for Time
Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo, Producers
Sound
Winner
The Last Emperor
Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
Nominees
Empire of the Sun
Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, Tony Dawe
Lethal Weapon
Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bill Nelson
RoboCop
Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Robert Wald
The Witches of Eastwick
Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom Dahl, Art Rochester
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
The Man Who Planted Trees
The Man Who Planted Trees
Nominees
George and Rosemary
Eunice Macaulay, Producer
Your Face
Bill Plympton, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
Jonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel, Producers
Nominees
Shoeshine
Robert A. Katz, Producer
Making Waves
Ann Wingate, Producer
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
Mannequin
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now in "Mannequin" Music and Lyric by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
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
The Princess Bride
Storybook Love in "The Princess Bride" Music and Lyric by Willy DeVille
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
Winner
RoboCop
Stephen Flick, John Pospisil
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
Winner
The Last Emperor
Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
Nominees
The Dead
Tony Huston
Fatal Attraction
James Dearden
Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
My Life as a Dog
My Life as a Dog
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Moonstruck
John Patrick Shanley
Nominees
Hope and Glory
John Boorman
Radio Days
Woody Allen
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)
Louis Malle
Broadcast News
James L. Brooks
Makeup
Winner
Harry and the Hendersons
Rick Baker
Nominees
Happy New Year
Bob Laden
A
Anna
1 NominationActress in a Leading Role - Sally Kirkland in "Anna"
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)
2 NominationsForeign 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 NominationMusic (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 NominationsActor in a Supporting Role - Albert Brooks in "Broadcast News"
Actress in a Leading Role - Holly Hunter in "Broadcast News"
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - James L. Brooks
Best Picture - James L. Brooks, Producer
Cinematography - Michael Ballhaus
Film Editing - Richard Marks
Actor in a Leading Role - William Hurt in "Broadcast News"
C
Course Completed
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Spain
Cry Freedom
3 NominationsMusic (Original Song) - Cry Freedom in "Cry Freedom" Music and Lyric by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
Actor in a Supporting Role - Denzel Washington in "Cry Freedom"
Music (Original Score) - George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
D
Dark Eyes
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - Marcello Mastroianni in "Dark Eyes"
The Dead
2 NominationsCostume 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 NominationsCinematography - Allen Daviau
Art Direction - Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Costume Design - Bob Ringwood
Music (Original Score) - John Williams
Film Editing - Michael Kahn
Sound - Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, Tony Dawe
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney, Producers
F
The Family
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Italy
Fatal Attraction
6 NominationsDirecting - Adrian Lyne
Actress in a Supporting Role - Anne Archer in "Fatal Attraction"
Actress in a Leading Role - Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction"
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - James Dearden
Film Editing - Michael Kahn, Peter E. Berger
Best Picture - Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, Producers
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Deborah Dickson, Producer
Full Metal Jacket
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
G
Gaby - A True Story
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Norma Aleandro in "Gaby - A True Story"
George and Rosemary
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Eunice Macaulay, Producer
Good Morning, Vietnam
1 NominationActor in a Leading Role - Robin Williams in "Good Morning, Vietnam"
H
Happy New Year
1 NominationMakeup - Bob Laden
Harry and the Hendersons
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Makeup - Rick Baker
Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - John Junkerman and John W. Dower, Producers
Hope and Glory
5 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Joan Woollard
Directing - John Boorman
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Boorman
Best Picture - John Boorman, Producer
Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot
I
In the Wee Wee Hours...
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Dr. Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir, Producers
Innerspace
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith
Ironweed
2 NominationsActor in a Leading Role - Jack Nicholson in "Ironweed"
Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep in "Ironweed"
L
Language Says It All
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Megan Williams, Producer
The Last Emperor
9 Wins, 9 Nominations* Art Direction - Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri
* Directing - Bernardo Bertolucci
* Sound - Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
* Film Editing - Gabriella Cristiani
* Costume Design - James Acheson
* Best Picture - Jeremy Thomas, Producer
* Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
* Music (Original Score) - Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
* Cinematography - Vittorio Storaro
Lethal Weapon
1 NominationSound - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bill Nelson
M
Making Waves
1 NominationShort 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 NominationMusic (Original Song) - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now in "Mannequin" Music and Lyric by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
Matewan
1 NominationCinematography - Haskell Wexler
Maurice
1 NominationCostume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Moonstruck
6 Nominations, 3 Wins* Actress in a Leading Role - Cher in "Moonstruck"
* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Patrick Shanley
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Olympia Dukakis in "Moonstruck"
Directing - Norman Jewison
Best Picture - Patrick Palmer and Norman Jewison, Producers
Actor in a Supporting Role - Vincent Gardenia in "Moonstruck"
My Life as a Dog
2 NominationsDirecting - "My Life as a Dog" Lasse Hallström
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - My Life as a Dog
P
Pathfinder
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Norway
Predator
1 NominationVisual Effects - Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Stan Winston
The Princess Bride
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - Storybook Love in "The Princess Bride" Music and Lyric by Willy DeVille
R
Radio Bikini
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Robert Stone, Producer
Radio Days
2 NominationsArt 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 WinFilm Editing - Frank J. Urioste
Sound - Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Robert Wald
* Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing) - Stephen Flick, John Pospisil
S
Shoeshine
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Robert A. Katz, Producer
Silver into Gold
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Lynn Mueller, Producer
A Stitch for Time
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo, Producers
Street Smart
1 NominationActor in a Supporting Role - Morgan Freeman in "Street Smart"
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 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Anne Ramsey in "Throw Momma from the Train"
U
The Untouchables
4 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction - Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein, William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Music (Original Score) - Ennio Morricone
Costume Design - Marilyn Vance-Straker
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Sean Connery in "The Untouchables"
W
Wall Street
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Actor in a Leading Role - Michael Douglas in "Wall Street"
The Whales of August
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Ann Sothern in "The Whales of August"
The Witches of Eastwick
2 NominationsMusic (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 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Bill Plympton, Producer