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Academy Awards, USA: 1987

Oscar

Date:	30 March
Host:	Chevy Chase; Goldie Hawn; Paul Hogan (I)
Location:	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture


Winner:
	Platoon (1986) - Arnold Kopelson
Other Nominees:
	Children of a Lesser God (1986) - Burt Sugarman; Patrick J. Palmer Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - Robert Greenhut (I) Mission, The (1986) - Fernando Ghia; David Puttnam Room with a View, A (1985) - Ismail Merchant

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Color of Money, The (1986) - Paul Newman (I) - Paul Newman was not present at the awards ceremony. Robert Wise (I) accepted the award on his behalf.
Other Nominees:
	'Round Midnight (1986) - Dexter Gordon (I) Children of a Lesser God (1986) - William Hurt (I) Mona Lisa (1986) - Bob Hoskins Salvador (1986) - James Woods (I)

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Children of a Lesser God (1986) - Marlee Matlin
Other Nominees:
	Aliens (1986) - Sigourney Weaver Crimes of the Heart (1986) - Sissy Spacek Morning After, The (1986) - Jane Fonda Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) - Kathleen Turner (I)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - Michael Caine (I) - After losing the Oscar three times Michael Caine was tired of attending the awards ceremony. Ironically he won the first time that year.
Other Nominees:
	Hoosiers (1986) - Dennis Hopper Platoon (1986) - Tom Berenger Platoon (1986) - Willem Dafoe Room with a View, A (1985) - Denholm Elliott

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - Dianne Wiest
Other Nominees:
	Children of a Lesser God (1986) - Piper Laurie Color of Money, The (1986) - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Crimes of the Heart (1986) - Tess Harper Room with a View, A (1985) - Maggie Smith (I)

Best Director


Winner:
	Platoon (1986) - Oliver Stone (I)
Other Nominees:
	Blue Velvet (1986) - David Lynch (I) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - Woody Allen Mission, The (1986) - Roland Joffé Room with a View, A (1985) - James Ivory

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen


Winner:
	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - Woody Allen
Other Nominees:
	Crocodile Dundee (1986) - Paul Hogan (I) (screenplay/story); Ken Shadie (screenplay); John Cornell (I) (screenplay) My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) - Hanif Kureishi Platoon (1986) - Oliver Stone (I) Salvador (1986) - Oliver Stone (I); Rick Boyle (II)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium


Winner:
	Room with a View, A (1985) - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Other Nominees:
	Children of a Lesser God (1986) - Hesper Anderson; Mark Medoff Color of Money, The (1986) - Richard Price (I) Crimes of the Heart (1986) - Beth Henley Stand by Me (1986) - Raynold Gideon; Bruce A. Evans

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Mission, The (1986) - Chris Menges
Other Nominees:
	Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) - Jordan Cronenweth Platoon (1986) - Robert Richardson (I) Room with a View, A (1985) - Tony Pierce-Roberts Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Donald Peterman

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration


Winner:
	Room with a View, A (1985) - Gianni Quaranta; Brian Ackland-Snow; Brian Savegar; Elio Altramura
Other Nominees:
	Aliens (1986) - Peter Lamont; Crispian Sallis Color of Money, The (1986) - Boris Leven; Karen O'Hara (I) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - Stuart Wurtzel; Carol Joffe Mission, The (1986) - Stuart Craig; Jack Stephens (I)

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Room with a View, A (1985) - Jenny Beavan; John Bright (II)
Other Nominees:
	Mission, The (1986) - Enrico Sabbatini (I) Otello (1986) - Anna Anni; Maurizio Millenotti Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) - Theadora Van Runkle Pirates (1986) - Anthony Powell (I)

Best Sound


Winner:
	Platoon (1986) - John Wilkinson (I); Richard D. Rogers; Charles Grenzbach (I); Simon Kaye
Other Nominees:
	Aliens (1986) - Graham V. Hartstone; Nicolas Le Messurier; Michael A. Carter; Roy Charman Heartbreak Ridge (1986) - Les Fresholtz; Rick Alexander (II) (as Dick Alexander); Vern Poore; Bill Nelson (I) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Terry Porter (I); David J. Hudson; Mel Metcalfe; Gene S. Cantamessa Top Gun (1986) - Donald O. Mitchell; Kevin O'Connell (II); Rick Kline; William B. Kaplan

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	Platoon (1986) - Claire Simpson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Aliens (1986) - Ray Lovejoy Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - Susan E. Morse Mission, The (1986) - Jim Clark (I) Top Gun (1986) - Billy Weber; Chris Lebenzon

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing


Winner:
	Aliens (1986) - Don Sharpe (I)
Other Nominees:
	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Mark A. Mangini Top Gun (1986) - Cecelia Hall (I); George Watters II

Best Effects, Visual Effects


Winner:
	Aliens (1986) - Robert Skotak; Stan Winston; John Richardson (II); Suzanne M. Benson
Other Nominees:
	Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - Lyle Conway; Bran Ferren; Martin Gutteridge Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) - Richard Edlund; John Bruno (I); Gary Waller; Bill Neil (I)

Best Makeup


Winner:
	Fly, The (1986) - Chris Walas; Stephan Dupuis
Other Nominees:
	Clan of the Cave Bear, The (1986) - Michael Westmore (I); Michèle Burke Legend (1985) - Rob Bottin; Peter Robb-King

Best Music, Original Song


Winner:
	Top Gun (1986) - Giorgio Moroder (music); Tom Whitlock (lyrics) - For the song "Take My Breath Away".
Other Nominees:
	American Tail, An (1986) - James Horner (music); Barry Mann (II) (music); Cynthia Weil (lyrics) - For the song "Somewhere Out There". Karate Kid, Part II, The (1986) - Peter Cetera (music/lyrics); David Foster (I) (music); Diane Nini (lyrics) - For the song "Glory of Love". Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - Alan Menken (music); Howard Ashman (lyrics) - For the song "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space". That's Life! (1986) - Henry Mancini (music); Leslie Bricusse (lyrics) - For the song "Life in a Looking Glass".

Best Music, Original Score


Winner:
	'Round Midnight (1986) - Herbie Hancock
Other Nominees:
	Aliens (1986) - James Horner Hoosiers (1986) - Jerry Goldsmith Mission, The (1986) - Ennio Morricone Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Leonard Rosenman

Best Short Film, Animated


Winner:
	Griekse tragedie, Een (1985) - Linda Van Tulden; Willem Thijssen
Other Nominees:
	Frog, the Dog, and the Devil, The (1986) - Hugh MacDonald (II); Martin Townsend (I) Luxo Jr. (1986) - John Lasseter; William Reeves (II)

Best Short Film, Live Action


Winner:
	Precious Images (1986) - Chuck Workman
Other Nominees:
	Exit (1985) - Stefano Reali; Pino Quartullo Love Struck (1986) - Fredda Weiss

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Women - for America, for the World (1986) - Vivienne Verdon-Roe
Other Nominees:
	Debonair Dancers (1986) - Alison Nigh-Strelich Masters of Disaster, The (1986) - Sonya Friedman Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse (1986) - Thomas L. Neff; Madeline Bell (I) Sam (1986) - Aaron D. Weisblatt

Best Documentary, Features


Winners:
	Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (1985) - Brigitte Berman Down and Out in America (1986) - Joseph Feury; Milton Justice
Other Nominees:
	Chile: Hasta Cuando? (1986) - David Bradbury (I) Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer (1986) - Kirk Simon; Amram Nowak Witness to Apartheid (1986) - Sharon I. Sopher

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Aanslag, De (1986) - Netherlands.
Other Nominees:
	'38 (1987) - Austria. 37°2 le matin (1986) - France. Déclin de l'empire américain, Le (1986) - Canada. Vesnicko má stredisková (1985) - Czechoslovakia.

Honorary Award


Awarded to:
	Ralph Bellamy - For his unique artistry and his distinguished service to the profession of acting.

Medal of Commendation


Awarded to:
	E.M. 'Al' Lewis - In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award


Awarded to:
	Steven Spielberg

Academy Award of Merit

Date:	22 March
Location:	Grand Ball Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA


Winner:
	- Not awarded.

Scientific and Engineering Award


Winners:
	Anthony D. Bruno (MGM Laboratories, Inc.); John L. Baptista (MGM Laboratories, Inc.); Manfred G. Michelson (Technical Film Systems, Inc.); Bruce W. Keller (Technical Film Systems, Inc.) - For the design and engineering of a Continuous-Feed Printer. Richard Edlund (Boss Film Corp.); Gene Whiteman (Boss Film Corp.); David Grafton (Boss Film Corp.); Mark West (II) (Boss Film Corp.); Jerry Jeffress (Boss Film Corp.); Robert Wilcox (II) (Boss Film Corp.) - For the design and development of a Zoom Aerial (ZAP) 65mm Optical Printer. Bran Ferren (Associates and Ferren); Charles Harrison (VI) (Associates and Ferren); Kenneth Wisner (Associates and Ferren) - For the concept and design of an advanced optical printer. William L. Fredrick; Hal Needham - For the design and development of the Shotmaker Elite camera car and crane. Richard Benjamin Grant (Auricle Control Systems); Ron Grant (III) (Auricle Control Systems) - For their invention of the Film Composer's Time Processor. Robert Greenberg (III) (R/Greenberg Associates, Inc.); Joel Hynek (R/Greenberg Associates, Inc.); Eugene Mamut (R/Greenberg Associates, Inc.); Alfred Thumim (Oxberry Division of Richmark Camera Service, Inc.); Elan Lipshitz (Oxberry Division of Richmark Camera Service, Inc.); Darryl A. Armour (Oxberry Division of Richmark Camera Service, Inc.) - For the design and development of the RGA/Oxberry Compu-Quad Special Effects Optical Printer. Fritz Sennheiser (Sennheiser Electronics Corporation) - For the invention of an interference tube directional microphone.

Technical Achievement Award


Winners:
	Lee Electric (Lightning) Ltd. - For the design and development of an electronic, flicker-free, discharge lamp control system. John L. Baptista (MGM Laboratories, Inc.) - For the development and installation of a computerized silver recovery operation. Bran Ferren (Associates and Ferren) - For the development of a laser synchro-cue system for applications in the motion picture industry. Carl E. Holmes (Carl E. Holmes Company); Alexander Bryce (The Burbank Studios) - For the development of a mobile DC power supply unit for motion picture production photography. Hal Landaker (The Burbank Studios); Alan Landaker (The Burbank Studios) - For the development of the Beat System low-frequency cue track for motion picture production sound recording. Peter Parks (II) (Oxford Scientific Films' Image Quest Division) - For the development of a live aero-compositor for special effects photography. David W. Samuelson; William B. Pollard - For the development and programs incorporated into a pocket computer for motion picture cinematographers (Samuelson) and for contributing new algorithms on which the programs are based (Pollard). Matt Sweeney (I); Lucinda Strub - For the development of an automatic capsule gun for simulating bullet hits for motion picture special effects.