1988
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- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria GolinoAfter a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.*[BEST PICTURE]*
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Dustin Hoffman
DIRECTING -- Barry Levinson
BEST PICTURE -- Mark Johnson, Producer
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -- Screenplay by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow - DirectorStephen FrearsStarsGlenn CloseJohn MalkovichMichelle PfeifferA scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.BEST PICTURE
ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Gerard James
COSTUME DESIGN -- James Acheson
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) -- Christopher Hampton - DirectorAlan ParkerStarsGene HackmanWillem DafoeFrances McDormandTwo FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights activists.BEST PICTURE
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Peter Biziou - DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerGeena DavisAn emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.BEST PICTURE
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Geena Davis - DirectorMike NicholsStarsMelanie GriffithHarrison FordSigourney WeaverWhen a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.BEST PICTURE
MUSIC (Original Song) -- "Let The River Run," Music and Lyric by Carly Simon - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsBob HoskinsChristopher LloydJoanna CassidyWhen a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.FILM EDITING -- Arthur Schmidt
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING -- Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
To Richard Williams for the animation direction of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. - DirectorTim BurtonStarsAlec BaldwinGeena DavisMichael KeatonThe spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.MAKEUP -- Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, Robert Short
- DirectorsCharles CrichtonJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleeseJamie Lee CurtisKevin KlineIn London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool the very proper barrister Archibald Leach.ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Kevin Kline
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsForest WhitakerDiane VenoraMichael ZelnikerThe troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie Parker.SOUND -- Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie D. Burton
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsKelly McGillisJodie FosterBernie CoulsonAfter a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Jodie Foster
- DirectorRobert RedfordStarsRubén BladesRichard BradfordSonia BragaThe accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.MUSIC (Original Score) -- Dave Grusin
- DirectorDean ParisotStarsSteven WrightRowan AtkinsonLaurie MetcalfDennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist, only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. After finding his doctor sharing his intimate secrets with a group of fellow psychiatrists at a bar, he then learns the doctor has a another more unprofessional involvement in his life.SHORT FILM (Live Action) -- Dean Parisot, Steven Wright
- DirectorMarcel OphülsStarsKlaus BarbieClaude LanzmannMarcel OphülsA documentary about Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo chief of Lyon, and his life after the war.DOCUMENTARY (Feature) -- Marcel Ophuls, Producer
- DirectorJohn LasseterA one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby.SHORT FILM (Animated) -- John Lasseter, William Reeves
- DirectorsMalcolm ClarkeBill GuttentagStarsJason GaesAdam GaesCraig GaesA young boy's successful battle against cancer and his subsequent efforts to help other children overcome their fears of the illness.DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) -- William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke, Producers
- DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsPhilippe NoiretEnzo CannavaleAntonella AttiliSalvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- Italy
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsSigourney WeaverBryan BrownJulie HarrisThe story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.Nominated for 5 Oscars.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.*Top Rated Movies *
Nominated for 4 Oscars. - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohn NevilleEric IdleSarah PolleyAn account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.Nominated for 4 Oscars.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsJeff BridgesJoan AllenMartin LandauThe story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.Nominated for 3 Oscars.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksElizabeth PerkinsRobert LoggiaAfter wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyPaul BatesGarcelle BeauvaisAn extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsVal KilmerJoanne WhalleyWarwick DavisA young dwarf farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. Along the way, he teams up with a disgraced swordsman to defeat the evil sorceress.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsRiver PhoenixChristine LahtiJudd HirschThe eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live his own life.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsDaniel Day-LewisJuliette BinocheLena OlinA doctor in 1968 Prague struggles with monogamy to his wife's frustration, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.Nominated for 2 Oscars.