Academy Awards®
Awards for 1987
Picture
James L. Brooks - Producer, BROADCAST NEWS
Stanley R. Jaffe - Producer, Sherry Lansing - Producer, FATAL ATTRACTION
John Boorman - Producer, HOPE AND GLORY
* Jeremy Thomas - Producer, THE LAST EMPEROR
Won nine Awards. Won every nominated category.
Patrick Palmer - Producer, Norman Jewison - Producer, MOONSTRUCK
Actor
* Michael Douglas, WALL STREET
William Hurt, BROADCAST NEWS
Marcello Mastroianni, DARK EYES
Jack Nicholson, IRONWEED
Robin Williams, GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
Actress
* Cher, MOONSTRUCK
Glenn Close, FATAL ATTRACTION
Holly Hunter, BROADCAST NEWS
Sally Kirkland, ANNA
Meryl Streep, IRONWEED
Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks, BROADCAST NEWS
* Sean Connery, THE UNTOUCHABLES
Morgan Freeman, STREET SMART
Vincent Gardenia, MOONSTRUCK
Denzel Washington, CRY FREEDOM
Supporting Actress
Norma Aleandro, GABY—A TRUE STORY
Anne Archer, FATAL ATTRACTION
* Olympia Dukakis, MOONSTRUCK
Anne Ramsey, THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN
Ann Sothern, THE WHALES OF AUGUST
Director
Adrian Lyne, FATAL ATTRACTION
John Boorman, HOPE AND GLORY
Norman Jewison, MOONSTRUCK
* Bernardo Bertolucci, THE LAST EMPEROR
Lasse Hallström, MY LIFE AS A DOG
Writing - Screenplay (Written Directly For The Screen)
Louis Malle, AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS/GOODBYE, CHILDREN
James L. Brooks, BROADCAST NEWS
John Boorman, HOPE AND GLORY
* John Patrick Shanley, MOONSTRUCK
Woody Allen, RADIO DAYS
Writing - Screenplay (Based on Material from Another Medium)
Tony Huston, THE DEAD
James Dearden, FATAL ATTRACTION
Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford, FULL METAL JACKET
* Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci, THE LAST EMPEROR
Lasse Hallström, Reidar Jonsson, Brasse Brannstrom, Per Berglund, MY LIFE AS A DOG
Foreign Film
AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS/GOODBYE, CHILDREN
(France)
* BABETTE'S FEAST
(Denmark)
COURSE COMPLETED
(Spain)
THE FAMILY
(Italy)
PATHFINDER
(Norway)
Art Direction
Norman Reynolds - Art Direction, Harry Cordwell - Set Decoration, EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Anthony Pratt - Art Direction, Joan Woollard - Set Decoration, HOPE AND GLORY
* Ferdinando Scarfiotti - Art Direction, Bruno Cesari - Set Decoration, THE LAST EMPEROR
Santo Loquasto - Art Direction, Carol Joffe - Set Decoration, Les Bloom - Set Decoration, George DeTitta, Jr. - Set Decoration, RADIO DAYS
Patrizia von Brandenstein - Art Direction, Hal Gausman - Set Decoration, THE UNTOUCHABLES
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus, BROADCAST NEWS
Allen Daviau, EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Philippe Rousselot, HOPE AND GLORY
* Vittorio Storaro, THE LAST EMPEROR
Haskell Wexler, MATEWAN
Costume Design
Dorothy Jeakins, THE DEAD
Bob Ringwood, EMPIRE OF THE SUN
* James Acheson, THE LAST EMPEROR
Jenny Beavan, John Bright, MAURICE
Marilyn Vance-Straker, THE UNTOUCHABLES
Documentary Feature
John Junkerman - Producer, John W. Dower - Producer, HELLFIRE: A JOURNEY FROM HIROSHIMA
Robert Stone - Producer, RADIO BIKINI
Barbara Herbich - Producer, Cyril Christo - Producer, A STITCH FOR TIME
* Aviva Slesin - Producer, THE TEN-YEAR LUNCH: THE WIT AND LEGEND OF THE ALGONQUIN ROUND TABLE
Callie Crossley - Producer, James A. DeVinney - Producer, EYES ON THE PRIZE: AMERICA'S CIVIL RIGHTS YEARS/BRIDGE TO FREEDOM 1965
Documentary Short Subject
Deborah Dickson - Producer, FRANCES STELOFF: MEMOIRS OF A BOOKSELLER
University of Southern California School of Cinema/TV - Producer, IN THE WEE WEE HOURS
Megan Williams - Producer, LANGUAGE SAYS IT ALL
Lynn Mueller - Producer, SILVER INTO GOLD
* Sue Marx - Producer, Pamela Conn - Producer, YOUNG AT HEART
Film Editing
Richard Marks, BROADCAST NEWS
Michael Kahn, EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Michael Kahn, Peter E. Berger, FATAL ATTRACTION
* Gabriella Cristiani, THE LAST EMPEROR
Frank J. Urioste, ROBOCOP
Makeup
Bob Laden, HAPPY NEW YEAR
* Rick Baker, HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS
Music - Original Score
George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa, CRY FREEDOM
John Williams, EMPIRE OF THE SUN
* Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su, THE LAST EMPEROR
Ennio Morricone, THE UNTOUCHABLES
John Williams, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
Song
George Fenton - Music & Lyrics, Jonas Gwangwa - Music & Lyrics, CRY FREEDOM
"Cry Freedom"
* Franke Previte - Music & Lyrics, John DeNicola - Music, Donald Markowitz - Music, DIRTY DANCING
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"
Albert Hammond - Music & Lyrics, Diane Warren - Music & Lyrics, MANNEQUIN
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Harold Faltermeyer - Music, Keith Forsey - Music, Bob Seger - Lyrics, BEVERLY HILLS COP II
"Shakedown"
Willy Deville - Music & Lyrics, THE PRINCESS BRIDE
"Storybook Love"
Animated Short
Eunice Macaulay - Producer, GEORGE AND ROSEMARY
* Frederic Back - Producer, THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES
Bill Plympton - Producer, YOUR FACE
Short Films - Live Action
Ann Wingate - Producer, MAKING WAVES
* Jonathan Sanger - Producer, Jana Sue Memel - Producer, RAY'S MALE HETEROSEXUAL DANCE HALL
Robert A. Katz - Producer, SHOESHINE
Sound
Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyde, Tony Dawe, EMPIRE OF THE SUN
* Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock, THE LAST EMPEROR
Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bill Nelson, LETHAL WEAPON
Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Robert Wald, ROBOCOP
Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom Dahl, Art Rochester, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
Sound Effects
No award given for 1987. See Special Achievement Awards 1987.
Visual Effects
Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Stan Winston, PREDATOR
* Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith, INNERSPACE
Special Achievement
No award given for 1987.
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
* Bernard Kuhl, Werner Block, OSRAM GmbH Research and Development Department, For the invention and the continuing improvement of the OSRAM HMI light source for motion picture photography.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
* Willi Burth, Kinotone Corporation, For the invention and development of the non-rewind platter system for motion picture presentation.
* Montage Group - Development, Ronald C. Barker, Chester L. Schuler, For the invention of the Montage Picture Processor electronic film editing system.
* Colin F. Mossman, Rank Film Laboratories' Development Group, For creating a fully automated handling system for improving productivity of high-speed film processing.
* Eastman Kodak Company, For the development of Eastman Color High Speed Daylight Negative Film 5297/7297.
* Eastman Kodak Company, For the development of Eastman Color High Speed SA Negative Film 5295 for blue screen traveling matte photography.
* Fritz Gabriel Bauer, For the invention and development of the improved features of the Moviecam Camera System.
* Zoran Perisic (Courier Films Ltd.)
For the Zoptic dual-zoom front projection system for visual effects photography.
* Carl Zeiss Company, For the design and development of a series of superspeed lenses for motion picture photography.
Technical Achievement Award (Certificate)
* Ioan Allen (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 refinements to a dual-screen, front projection, image-compositing system.
* Jan Jacobsen, For the application of a dual-screen, front projection system to motion picture special effects photography.
* Thaine Morris, David Pier, For the development of DSC Spark Devices for motion picture special effects.
* Tadeuz 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.
* Dan C. Norris (Norris Film Products)
Tim Cook (Norris Film Products)
For the development of a single-frame exposure system for motion picture photography.
Honorary and Other Awards
No award given for 1987.
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
* Billy Wilder,
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
No award given for 1987.
The Gordon E. Sawyer Award
* Fred Hynes, For technical contributions that have brought credit to the motion picture industry.