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    Oscar

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    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • Michael Douglas
      Winner
      • Michael Douglas
      • Wall Street
    • William Hurt
      • William Hurt
      • Broadcast News
    • Marcello Mastroianni
      • Marcello Mastroianni
      • Dark Eyes
    • Jack Nicholson at an event for The Bucket List (2007)
      • Jack Nicholson
      • Ironweed
    • Robin Williams at an event for Happy Feet Two (2011)
      • Robin Williams
      • Good Morning, Vietnam

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Sean Connery in Another Time, Another Place (1958)
      Winner
      • Sean Connery
      • The Untouchables
    • Albert Brooks
      • Albert Brooks
      • Broadcast News
    • Morgan Freeman
      • Morgan Freeman
      • Street Smart
    • Vincent Gardenia in Love, American Style (1969)
      • Vincent Gardenia
      • Moonstruck
    • Denzel Washington
      • Denzel Washington
      • Cry Freedom

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Cher
      Winner
      • Cher
      • Moonstruck
    • Glenn Close
      • Glenn Close
      • Fatal Attraction
    • Holly Hunter at an event for The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)
      • Holly Hunter
      • Broadcast News
    • Sally Kirkland at an event for Hollywood Film Awards (2016)
      • Sally Kirkland
      • Anna
    • Meryl Streep
      • Meryl Streep
      • Ironweed

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Olympia Dukakis in Tales of the City (1993)
      Winner
      • Olympia Dukakis
      • Moonstruck
    • Norma Aleandro
      • Norma Aleandro
      • Gaby: A True Story
    • Anne Archer
      • Anne Archer
      • Fatal Attraction
    • Anne Ramsey in Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
      • Anne Ramsey
      • Throw Momma from the Train
    • Ann Sothern
      • Ann Sothern
      • The Whales of August

    Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      Ferdinando Scarfiotti
      Bruno Cesari
      Osvaldo Desideri
    • [object Object]

      Empire of the Sun

      7.7 (140K)
      Norman Reynolds
      Harry Cordwell
    • [object Object]

      Hope and Glory

      7.3 (16K)
      Anthony Pratt
      Joanne Woollard
    • [object Object]

      Radio Days

      7.4 (38K)
      Santo Loquasto
      Carol Joffe
      Leslie Bloom
      George DeTitta Jr.
    • [object Object]

      The Untouchables

      7.8 (346K)
      Patrizia von Brandenstein
      William A. Elliott
      Hal Gausman

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      Vittorio Storaro
    • [object Object]

      Broadcast News

      7.3 (36K)
      Michael Ballhaus
    • [object Object]

      Empire of the Sun

      7.7 (140K)
      Allen Daviau
    • [object Object]

      Hope and Glory

      7.3 (16K)
      Philippe Rousselot
    • [object Object]

      Matewan

      7.9 (10K)
      Haskell Wexler

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      James Acheson
    • [object Object]

      The Dead

      7.2 (9.5K)
      Dorothy Jeakins
    • [object Object]

      Empire of the Sun

      7.7 (140K)
      Bob Ringwood
    • [object Object]

      Maurice

      7.6 (26K)
      Jenny Beavan
      John Bright
    • [object Object]

      The Untouchables

      7.8 (346K)
      Marilyn Vance

    Best Director

    • Director Bernardo Bertolucci celebrates his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 19, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
      Winner
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
      • The Last Emperor
    • John Boorman
      • John Boorman
      • Hope and Glory
    • Lasse Hallström at an event for Casanova (2005)
      • Lasse Hallström
      • My Life as a Dog
    • Norman Jewison
      • Norman Jewison
      • Moonstruck
    • Adrian Lyne
      • Adrian Lyne
      • Fatal Attraction

    Best Documentary, Features

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Algonquin Round Table: The Ten Year Lunch

      6.5 (238)
      Aviva Slesin
    • [object Object]

      Eyes on the Prize

      Episode: 

      Bridge to Freedom: 1965

      9.2 (804)
      Callie Crossley
      James A. DeVinney
    • [object Object]

      Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima

      7.3 (53)
      John Junkerman
      John W. Dower
    • [object Object]

      Radio Bikini

      7.5 (692)
      Robert Stone
      For episode "Radio Bikini".
    • [object Object]

      A Stitch for Time

      6.5 (35)
      Barbara Herbich
      Cyril Christo

    Best Documentary, Short Subjects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Young at Heart

      6.6 (92)
      Sue Marx
      Pamela Conn
    • [object Object]

      Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller

      7.4 (15)
      Deborah Dickson
    • In the Wee Wee Hours...

      7.4 (15)
      Frantisek Daniel
      Izak Ben-Meir
    • [object Object]

      Language Says It All

      6.9 (22)
      Megan Williams
    • Silver Into Gold

      6.1 (22)
      Lynn Mueller

    Best Effects, Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Innerspace

      6.8 (68K)
      Dennis Muren
      Bill George
      Harley Jessup
      Kenneth Smith
    • [object Object]

      Predator

      7.8 (483K)
      Joel Hynek
      Robert M. Greenberg
      Richard Greenberg
      Stan Winston

    Best Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      Gabriella Cristiani
    • [object Object]

      Broadcast News

      7.3 (36K)
      Richard Marks
    • [object Object]

      Empire of the Sun

      7.7 (140K)
      Michael Kahn
    • [object Object]

      Fatal Attraction

      6.9 (108K)
      Michael Kahn
      Peter E. Berger
    • [object Object]

      RoboCop

      7.6 (300K)
      Frank J. Urioste

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Babette's Feast

      7.8 (23K)
      Denmark
    • [object Object]

      Au Revoir les Enfants

      8.0 (38K)
      France
    • [object Object]

      Course Completed

      5.8 (316)
      Spain
    • [object Object]

      The Family

      7.4 (2.6K)
      Italy
    • [object Object]

      Pathfinder

      7.1 (5.8K)
      Norway

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harry and the Hendersons

      6.1 (40K)
      Rick Baker
    • [object Object]

      Happy New Year

      5.9 (795)
      Robert Laden

    Best Music, Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      Ryuichi Sakamoto
      David Byrne
      Cong Su
    • [object Object]

      Cry Freedom

      7.4 (15K)
      George Fenton
      Jonas Gwangwa
    • [object Object]

      Empire of the Sun

      7.7 (140K)
      John Williams
    • [object Object]

      The Untouchables

      7.8 (346K)
      Ennio Morricone
    • [object Object]

      The Witches of Eastwick

      6.6 (82K)
      John Williams

    Best Music, Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dirty Dancing

      7.1 (272K)
      Franke Previte(music/lyrics)
      John DeNicola(music)
      Donald Markowitz(music)
      For the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".
    • [object Object]

      Cry Freedom

      7.4 (15K)
      George Fenton
      Jonas Gwangwa
      For the song "Cry Freedom".
    • [object Object]

      Mannequin

      6.0 (38K)
      Albert Hammond
      Diane Warren
      For the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".
    • [object Object]

      Beverly Hills Cop II

      6.6 (145K)
      Harold Faltermeyer(music/lyrics)
      Keith Forsey(music/lyrics)
      Bob Seger(lyrics)
      For the song "Shakedown".
    • [object Object]

      The Princess Bride

      8.0 (472K)
      Willy DeVille
      For the song "Storybook Love".

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      Jeremy Thomas
    • [object Object]

      Broadcast News

      7.3 (36K)
      James L. Brooks
    • [object Object]

      Fatal Attraction

      6.9 (108K)
      Stanley R. Jaffe
      Sherry Lansing
    • [object Object]

      Hope and Glory

      7.3 (16K)
      John Boorman
    • [object Object]

      Moonstruck

      7.2 (75K)
      Patrick J. Palmer
      Norman Jewison

    Best Short Film, Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Man Who Planted Trees

      8.5 (6.3K)
      Frédéric Back
    • [object Object]

      George and Rosemary

      6.6 (386)
      Eunice Macaulay
    • [object Object]

      Your Face

      7.0 (1.5K)
      Bill Plympton

    Best Short Film, Live Action

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall

      6.8 (260)
      Jonathan Sanger
      Jana Sue Memel
    • [object Object]

      Making Waves

      6.7 (41)
      Ann Wingate
    • [object Object]

      Shoeshine

      6.5 (92)
      Robert Katz

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      Bill Rowe
      Ivan Sharrock
    • [object Object]

      Empire of the Sun

      7.7 (140K)
      Robert Knudson
      Don Digirolamo
      John Boyd
      Tony Dawe
    • [object Object]

      Lethal Weapon

      7.6 (289K)
      Les Fresholtz
      Rick Alexander(as Dick Alexander)
      Vern Poore
      Bill Nelson
    • [object Object]

      RoboCop

      7.6 (300K)
      Michael J. Kohut
      Carlos Delarios
      Aaron Rochin
      Robert Wald
    • [object Object]

      The Witches of Eastwick

      6.6 (82K)
      Wayne Artman
      Tom Beckert
      Tom E. Dahl
      Art Rochester

    Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Emperor

      7.7 (117K)
      Mark Peploe
      Bernardo Bertolucci
    • [object Object]

      The Dead

      7.2 (9.5K)
      Tony Huston
    • [object Object]

      Fatal Attraction

      6.9 (108K)
      James Dearden
    • [object Object]

      Full Metal Jacket

      8.2 (830K)
      Stanley Kubrick
      Michael Herr
      Gustav Hasford
    • [object Object]

      My Life as a Dog

      7.6 (23K)
      Lasse Hallström
      Reidar Jönsson
      Brasse Brännström
      Pelle Berglund

    Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonstruck

      7.2 (75K)
      John Patrick Shanley
    • [object Object]

      Au Revoir les Enfants

      8.0 (38K)
      Louis Malle
    • [object Object]

      Broadcast News

      7.3 (36K)
      James L. Brooks
    • [object Object]

      Hope and Glory

      7.3 (16K)
      John Boorman
    • [object Object]

      Radio Days

      7.4 (38K)
      Woody Allen

    Special Achievement Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      RoboCop

      7.6 (300K)
      Stephen Hunter Flick
      John Pospisil
      For sound effects editing.

    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

    Edit
    • Billy Wilder in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
      Winner
      • Billy Wilder

    Academy Award of Merit

    Edit
    • Winner
        For the invention and the continuing improvement of the OSRAM HMI light source for motion picture photography.

      Scientific and Engineering Award

      Edit
      • Winner
          For the invention and development of the Non-rewind Platter System for motion picture presentations.
        • Winner
            For the development (Montage) and the invention (Barker/Schuler of the Montage Picture Processor electronic film editing system.
          • Winner
              For creating a fully-automated handling system for improving productivity of high speed film processing.
            • Winner
                For the development of Eastman Color High Speed Daylight Negative Film 5297/7297.
              • Winner
                  For the development of Eastman Color High Speed SA Negative Film 5295 for blue-screen traveling matte photography.
                • Winner
                    For the invention and development of the improved features of the Moviecam Camera System.
                  • Time flies... when you are having fun!
                    Winner
                    • Zoran Perisic(Courier Films Ltd.)
                    For the Zoptic dual-zoom front projection system for visual effects photography.
                  • Winner
                      For the design and development of a series of super-speed lenses for motion picture photography.

                    Technical Achievement Award

                    Edit
                    • Winner
                      • Ioan Allen
                      Dolby Laboratories
                      For the Cat. 43 playback-only noise reduction unit and its practical application to motion picture sound recordings.
                    • Winners
                      • John Eppolito
                      • Wally Gentleman
                      • William Mesa
                      • Les Paul Robley
                      For refinement to a dual-screen, front-projection image-compositing system.
                    • Winner
                      • Jan Jacobsen
                      For the application of a dual-screen, front-projection system to motion picture special effects photography.
                    • Thaine Morris
                      Winners
                      • Thaine Morris
                      • David Pier
                      For the development of the DSC Spark Devices for motion picture special effects.
                    • Winner
                      • 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.
                    • Winner
                        For the development of a single-frame exposure system for motion picture photography.

                      Gordon E. Sawyer Award

                      Edit
                      • Winner
                        • Fred Hynes

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                      Event date

                      March 27, 1988

                      Event location

                      Los Angeles, California, USA

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