Awards for 1988
Picture
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST Lawrence Kasdan , Charles Okun, Michael Grillo
DANGEROUS LIAISONS Norma Heyman, Hank Moonjean
MISSISSIPPI BURNING Frederick Zollo, Robert F. Colesberry
* RAIN MAN Mark Johnson
WORKING GIRL Douglas Wick
Actor
Gene Hackman MISSISSIPPI BURNING
Tom Hanks BIG
* Dustin Hoffman RAIN MAN
Edward James Olmos STAND AND DELIVER
Max von Sydow PELLE THE CONQUEROR
Actress
Glenn Close DANGEROUS LIAISONS
* Jodie Foster THE ACCUSED
Melanie Griffith WORKING GIRL
Meryl Streep A CRY IN THE DARK
Sigourney Weaver GORILLAS IN THE MIST
Supporting Actor
Sir Alec Guinness LITTLE DORRIT
* Kevin Kline A FISH CALLED WANDA
Martin Landau TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM
River Phoenix RUNNING ON EMPTY
Dean Stockwell MARRIED TO THE MOB
Supporting Actress
Sigourney Weaver WORKING GIRL
Michelle Pfeiffer DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Frances McDormand MISSISSIPPI BURNING
* Geena Davis THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
Joan Cusack WORKING GIRL
Director
Charles Crichton A FISH CALLED WANDA
Martin Scorsese THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
Alan Parker MISSISSIPPI BURNING
* Barry Levinson RAIN MAN
Mike Nichols WORKING GIRL
Writing - Screenplay (Written Directly For The Screen)
Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg BIG
Ron Shelton BULL DURHAM
John Cleese, Charles Crichton A FISH CALLED WANDA
* Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow RAIN MAN
Naomi Foner RUNNING ON EMPTY
Writing - Screenplay (Based on Material from Another Medium)
Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
* Christopher Hampton DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy GORILLAS IN THE MIST
Christine Edzard LITTLE DORRIT
Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
Cinematography
* Peter Biziou MISSISSIPPI BURNING
John Seale RAIN MAN
Conrad L. Hall TEQUILA SUNRISE
Sven Nykvist THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
Dean Cundey WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Art Direction
Albert Brenner - Art Direction, Garrett Lewis - Set Decoration BEACHES
* Stuart Craig - Art Direction, Gerard James - Set Decoration DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Ida Random - Art Direction, Linda DeScenna - Set Decoration RAIN MAN
Dean Tavoularis - Art Direction, Armin Ganz - Set Decoration TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM
Elliot Scott - Art Direction, Peter Howitt - Set Decoration WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Sound
* Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie D. Burton BIRD
Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, Al Overton DIE HARD
Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders, Peter Handford GORILLAS IN THE MIST
Robert Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, Danny Michael MISSISSIPPI BURNING
Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo, Tony Dawe WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Song
Bob Telson - Music & Lyrics, BAGDAD CAFE, "Calling You"
* Carly Simon - Music & Lyrics, WORKING GIRL, "Let the River Run"
Lamont Dozier-Music, Phil Collins- Lyrics, BUSTER,"Two Hearts"
Music - Original Score
John Williams THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
George Fento DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Maurice Jarre GORILLAS IN THE MIST
* Dave Grusin THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR
Hans Zimme RAIN MAN
Film Editing
Frank J. Urioste, John F. Link, II DIE HARD
Stuart Baird GORILLAS IN THE MIST
Gerry Hambling MISSISSIPPI BURNING
Stu Linder RAIN MAN
* Arthur Schmidt WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Costume Design
Deborah Nadoolman COMING TO AMERICA
* James Acheson DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Jane Robinson A HANDFUL OF DUST
Patricia Norris SUNSET
Milena Canonero TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM
Makeup
* Ve Neill, Steve LaPorte, Robert Short BEETLEJUICE
Rick Baker COMING TO AMERICA
Tom Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman SCROOGED
Visual Effects
Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris DIE HARD
* Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Phil Tippet, Chris Evans WILLOW
Sound Effects Editing
Stephen H. Flick, Richard Shorr DIE HARD
* Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns WILLOW
Short Films - Animated Short
THE CAT CAME BACK Cordell Barker
TECHNOLOGICAL THREAT Bill Kroyer
* TIN TOY John Lasseter, William Reeves
Short Films - Live Action
* THE APPOINTMENTS OF DENNIS JENNINGS Dean Parisot, Steven Wright
CADILLAC DREAMS Matia Karrell, Abbee Goldstein
GULLAH TALES Gary Moss, George deGolian
Documentary Short Subject
THE CHILDREN'S STOREFRONT Karen Goodman
FAMILY GATHERING Lise Yasui, Ann Tegnell
GANG COPS Thomas B. Fleming, Daniel J. Marks
PORTRAIT OF IMOGEN Nancy Hale, Meg Partridge
* YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIE William Guttentag, Malcolm Clarke
Documentary Feature
THE CRY OF REASON-BEYERS MAUDE: AN AFRIKANER SPEAKS OUT Robert Bilheimer, Ronald Mix
* HOTEL TERMINUS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF KLAUS BARBIE Marcel Ophüls
LET'S GET LOST Bruce Weber, Nan Bush
PROMISES TO KEEP Ginny Durrin
WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN? Renee Tajima, Christine Choy
Foreign Language Film
HANUSSEN (Hungary)
THE MUSIC TEACHER (Belgium)
* PELLE THE CONQUEROR (Denmark)
SALAAM BOMBAY! (India)
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (Spain)
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
No award given for 1988.
The Gordon E. Sawyer Award
* Gordon Henry Cook for zoom lens design. Presented for technical contributions that have brought credit to the motion Picture industry.
Honorary and Other Awards
* The National Film Board of Canada in recognition of its 50th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to originate artistic, creative, and technological activity and excellence in every area of filmmaking. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Eastman Kodak Company as an acknowledgement of the company's support of and its fundamental place in the art of motion Pictures over its 100 years of involvement with the industry.
Special Achievement
* Richard Williams - Animation Direction WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
Ioan Allen (Dolby Laboratories, Inc.), Ray Dolby (Dolby Laboratories, Inc.) for continuous contributions to motion Picture Sound through the research and development programs of Dolby Laboratories.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
Roy W. Edwards (Photo-Sonics Inc.), The Engineering Staff of Photo-Sonics Inc. for the design and development of the Photo-Sonics 35mm-4ER High-Speed Motion Picture Camera with Reflex Viewing and video assist.
Otto Blaschek, Arriflex Corporation, Arnold & Richter Engineering Staff for the concept and engineering of the Arriflex 35-3 Motion Picture Camera.
Bill Tondreau (Tondreau Systems), Alvah Miller (Lynx Robotics), Paul Johnson (Lynx Robotics), Peter A. Regla (ELICON), Dan Slater, Bud Elam (Interactive Motion Control), Joe Parker (Interactive Motion Control), Bill Bryan (Interactive Motion Control), Jerry Jeffress, Ray Feeney, Bill Holland, Kris Brown for advancements brought to the motion Picture industry in the field of motion control technology.
Technical Achievement Award (Certificate)
Grant Loucks (Alan Gordon Enterprises Inc.), Geoffrey H. Williamson (Wilcam) for the design concept and mechanical and electrical engineering of the Image 300 35mm High-Speed Motion Picture Camera.
Michael V. Chewey, III for the development of the motion Picture industry's first paper tape reader incorporating microprocessor technology.
BHP, Inc. Successor to the Bell & Howell Professional Equipment Division for the development of a high-speed reader incorporating microprocessor technology for motion Picture laboratories.
Hollywood Film Company for the development of a high-speed reader incorporating microprocessor technology for motion Picture laboratories.
Bruce W. Keller (Technical Film Systems), Manfred G. Michelson (Technical Film Systems) for the design and development of a high-speed light valve controller and constant current power supply for motion Picture laboratories.
Dr. Antal Lisziewicz (ISCO-OPTIC GmbH), Glenn M. Berggren (ISCO-OPTIC GmbH) for the design and development of the Ultra-Star series of motion Picture lenses.
James K. Branch (Spectra Cine, Inc.), William L. Blowers, Nasir J. Zaidi for the design and development of the Spectra CineSpot one-degree spotmeter for measuring the brightness of motion Picture screens.
Bob Badami, Dick Bernstein & Bill Bernstein (Offbeat Systems) for the design and development of the Streamline Scoring System, Mark IV, for motion Picture music Editing.
Gary Zeller (Zeller International Limited) for the development of Zel-Jel fire protection barrier for motion Picture stunt work.
Emanuel Trilling (Trilling Resources Limited) for the development of Stunt-Gel fire protection barrier for motion Picture stunt work.
Paul A. Roos for the invention of a method known as Video Assist, whereby a scene being photographed on motion Picture film can be viewed on a monitor and/or recorded on videotape.