Academy Awards, USA 1987 - Full List of Nominees

Site Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, USA

Date 30 March 1987

Oscar / Best Motion Picture of the Year

8.1

Platoon

Arnold Kopelson

Winner

All nominees

7.2

Children of a Lesser God

Patrick J. Palmer, Burt Sugarman

7.3

A Room with a View A Room With a View

Ismail Merchant

7.9

Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah And Her Sisters

Robert Greenhut

7.4

The Mission

Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam

Oscar / Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Paul Newman

The Color of Money Paul Newman was not present at the awards ceremony. Robert Wise accepted the award on his behalf.

Winner

All nominees

William Hurt

Children of a Lesser God

James Woods

Salvador

Dexter Gordon

'Round Midnight

Bob Hoskins

Mona Lisa

Oscar / Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Marlee Matlin

Children of a Lesser God Marlee Matlin became the first deaf actress to win an Oscar.

Winner

All nominees

Kathleen Turner

Peggy Sue Got Married

Jane Fonda

The Morning After

Sissy Spacek

Crimes of the Heart

Sigourney Weaver

Aliens

Oscar / Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Michael Caine

Hannah and Her Sisters Co-presenter Sigourney Weaver accepted the award on Caine's behalf, as he could not attend the ceremony due to production on Jaws: The Revenge (1987). Caine later said of the poorly-received third sequel to Jaws (1975), "I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific."

Winner

All nominees

Dennis Hopper

Hoosiers

Denholm Elliott

A Room with a View

Willem Dafoe

Platoon

Tom Berenger

Platoon

Oscar / Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Dianne Wiest

Hannah and Her Sisters

Winner

All nominees

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

The Color of Money

Tess Harper

Crimes of the Heart

Maggie Smith

A Room with a View

Piper Laurie

Children of a Lesser God

Oscar / Best Achievement in Directing

Oliver Stone

Platoon

Winner

All nominees

Roland Joffé

The Mission

David Lynch

Blue Velvet

Woody Allen

Hannah and Her Sisters

James Ivory

A Room with a View

Oscar / Best Achievement in Cinematography

7.4

The Mission

Chris Menges

Winner

All nominees

7.3

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Donald Peterman

7.2

Peggy Sue Got Married

Jordan Cronenweth

8.1

Platoon

Robert Richardson

7.3

A Room with a View A Room With a View

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Oscar / Best Achievement in Costume Design

7.3

A Room with a View A Room With a View

Jenny Beavan, John Bright

Winner

All nominees

7.4

The Mission

Enrico Sabbatini

Otello Otello

Anna Anni, Maurizio Millenotti

7.2

Peggy Sue Got Married

Theadora Van Runkle

5.9

Pirates

Anthony Powell

Oscar / Best Achievement in Film Editing

8.1

Platoon

Claire Simpson

Winner

All nominees

8.3

Aliens

Ray Lovejoy

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7.4

The Mission

Jim Clark

7.5

Top Gun

Chris Lebenzon, Billy Weber

7.9

Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah And Her Sisters

Susan E. Morse

Oscar / Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

7.1

The Fly

Stephan Dupuis, Chris Walas

Winner

All nominees

6.4

Legend

Rob Bottin, Peter Robb-King

The Clan of the Cave Bear The Clan of the Cave Bear

Michèle Burke, Michael Westmore

Oscar / Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)

'Round Midnight 'Round Midnight

Herbie Hancock

Winner

All nominees

8.3

Aliens

James Horner

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7.4

Hoosiers

Jerry Goldsmith

7.4

The Mission

Ennio Morricone

7.3

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Leonard Rosenman

Oscar / Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

7.5

Top Gun

Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock For the song "Take My Breath Away".

Winner

All nominees

7.2

An American Tail

James Horner, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil For the song "Somewhere Out There".

That's Life! That's Life!

Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse For the song "Life in a Looking Glass".

7.1

Little Shop of Horrors

Howard Ashman, Alan Menken For the song "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space".

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6.4

The Karate Kid Part II

Peter Cetera, David Foster, Diane Nini For the song "Glory of Love".

Oscar / Best Achievement in Production Design

7.3

A Room with a View A Room With a View

Brian Ackland-Snow, Elio Altamura, Gianni Quaranta, Brian Savegar

Winner

All nominees

7.9

Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah And Her Sisters

Carol Joffe, Stuart Wurtzel

7.4

The Mission

Stuart Craig, Jack Stephens

7.1

The Color of Money The Color Of Money

Boris Leven, Karen O'Hara Leven's nomination was posthumous.

8.3

Aliens

Peter Lamont, Crispian Sallis

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Oscar / Best Achievement in Visual Effects

8.3

Aliens

Suzanne M. Benson, John Richardson, Robert Skotak, Stan Winston

Winner

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All nominees

5.7

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

John Bruno, Richard Edlund, Bill Neil, Garry Waller

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7.1

Little Shop of Horrors

Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge

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Oscar / Best Adapted Screenplay

7.3

A Room with a View A Room With a View

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was not present at the awards ceremony. James Ivory accepted the award on her behalf.

Winner

All nominees

7.2

Children of a Lesser God

Hesper Anderson, Mark Medoff

8.0

Stand by Me

Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon

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6.3

Crimes of the Heart

Beth Henley

7.1

The Color of Money The Color Of Money

Richard Price

Oscar / Best Animated Short Film

A Greek Tragedy Een griekse tragedie

Willem Thijssen, Linda Van Tulden

Winner

All nominees

Luxo Jr. Luxo Jr.

John Lasseter, William Reeves

The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil

Hugh Macdonald, Martin Townsend

Oscar / Best Documentary Feature

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

Brigitte Berman Tied with Down and Out in America (1986).

Winner

Down and Out in America Down and Out in America

Joseph Feury, Milton Justice Tied with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (1985).

Winner

All nominees

Chile: Hasta Cuando? Chile: Hasta Cuando?

David Bradbury

Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer

Amram Nowak, Kirk Simon

Witness to Apartheid Witness to Apartheid

Sharon I. Sopher

Oscar / Best Documentary Short Film

Women - for America, for the World Women - for America, for the World

Vivienne Verdon-Roe

Winner

All nominees

Sam Sam

Aaron D. Weisblatt

The Masters of Disaster The Masters of Disaster

Sonya Friedman

Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse

Madeline Bell, Thomas L. Neff

Debonair Dancers Debonair Dancers

Alison Nigh-Strelich

Oscar / Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

8.3

Aliens

Don Sharpe

Winner

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7.5

Top Gun

Cecelia Hall, George Watters II

7.3

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Mark A. Mangini

Oscar / Best International Feature Film

7.2

The Assault De aanslag

Netherlands.

Winner

All nominees

7.3

Betty Blue 37°2 le matin

France.

7.9

My Sweet Little Village Vesnicko ma strediskova

Czechoslovakia.

7.2

The Decline of the American Empire Le déclin de l'empire américain

Canada.

6.2

'38

Austria.

Oscar / Best Live Action Short Film

Precious Images Precious Images

Chuck Workman

Winner

All nominees

Love Struck Love Struck

Fredda Weiss

Exit Exit

Pino Quartullo, Stefano Reali

Oscar / Best Original Screenplay

7.9

Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah And Her Sisters

Woody Allen Woody Allen was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Shirley MacLaine accepted the award on his behalf.

Winner

All nominees

6.9

My Beautiful Laundrette

Hanif Kureishi

6.4

Crocodile Dundee

Paul Hogan, John Cornell, Ken Shadie

8.1

Platoon

Oliver Stone

7.4

Salvador

Oliver Stone, Richard Boyle

Oscar / Best Sound

8.1

Platoon

Charles Grenzbach, Simon Kaye, Richard D. Rogers, John Wilkinson

Winner

All nominees

6.9

Heartbreak Ridge

Les Fresholtz, Bill Nelson, Vern Poore, Rick Alexander

8.3

Aliens

Michael Carter, Roy Charman, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier

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7.5

Top Gun

William B. Kaplan, Rick Kline, Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell

7.3

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Gene S. Cantamessa, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, Terry Porter

Academy Award of Merit Scientific and Engineering Award

Joel Hynek

For the design and development of the RGA/Oxberry Compu-Quad Special Effects Optical Printer.

Winner

Robert M. Greenberg

For the design and development of the RGA/Oxberry Compu-Quad Special Effects Optical Printer.

Winner

Eugene Mamut

For the design and development of the RGA/Oxberry Compu-Quad Special Effects Optical Printer.

Winner

Hal Needham

For the design and development of the Shotmaker Elite camera car and crane.

Winner

Bran Ferren

For the concept and design of an advanced optical printer.

Winner

Ken Wisner

For the concept and design of an advanced optical printer.

Winner

Charles Harrison

For the concept and design of an advanced optical printer.

Winner