The 61st Academy Awards (1988): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS

AWARDS

  • 8
  • 7
  • 7
  • 6
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 4
  • 3
  • 3
  • Rain Man
  • Dangerous Liaisons
  • Mississippi Burning
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Working Girl
  • Gorillas in the Mist
  • The Accidental Tourist
  • Die Hard
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • Tucker The Man and His Dream
  • 4
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • Rain Man
  • Dangerous Liaisons
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • The Accidental Tourist
  • The Accused
  • The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
  • Beetlejuice
  • Bird
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
  • The Milagro Beanfield War
  • Mississippi Burning
  • Pelle the Conqueror
  • Tin Toy
  • Working Girl
  • You Don't Have to Die
  • NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND
  • Best Picture winner
  • Best Picture nominee
  • Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best 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

DIRECTING

  • A Fish Called Wanda - Charles Crichton
  • The Last Temptation of Christ - Martin Scorsese
  • Mississippi Burning - Alan Parker
  • Rain Man - Barry Levinson
  • Working Girl - Mike Nichols

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)

  • Gene Hackman - Mississippi Burning
  • Tom Hanks - Big
  • Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
  • Edward James Olmos - Stand and Deliver
  • Max Von Sydow - Pelle the Conqueror

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)

  • 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 (Actor in a Supporting Role)

  • Alec Guinness - Little Dorrit
  • Martin Landau - Tucker The Man and His Dream
  • Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda
  • River Phoenix - Running on Empty
  • Dean Stockwell - Married to the Mob

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)

  • Joan Cusack - Working Girl
  • Geena Davis - The Accidental Tourist
  • Frances McDormand - Mississippi Burning
  • Michelle Pfeiffer - Dangerous Liaisons
  • Sigourney Weaver - Working Girl

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

  • Big - Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg
  • Bull Durham - Ron Shelton
  • A Fish Called Wanda - Screenplay by John Cleese; Story by John Cleese, Charles Crichton
  • Rain Man - Screenplay by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow
  • Running on Empty - Naomi Foner

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

  • The Accidental Tourist - Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
  • Dangerous Liaisons - Christopher Hampton
  • Gorillas in the Mist - Screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story by Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy
  • Little Dorrit - Christine Edzard
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Jean-Claude Carrire, Philip Kaufman

ORIGINAL SONG

  • "Calling You" - Bagdad Cafe - Music, Lyric by Bob Telson
  • "Let the River Run" - Working Girl - Music, Lyric by Carly Simon
  • "Two Hearts" - Buster - Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyric by Phil Collins

ORIGINAL SCORE

  • The Accidental Tourist - John Williams
  • Dangerous Liaisons - George Fenton
  • Gorillas in the Mist - Maurice Jarre
  • The Milagro Beanfield War - Dave Grusin
  • Rain Man - Hans Zimmer

FILM EDITING

  • Die Hard - Frank J. Urioste, John F. Link
  • Gorillas in the Mist - Stuart Baird
  • Mississippi Burning - Gerry Hambling
  • Rain Man - Stu Linder
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Arthur Schmidt

CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Mississippi Burning - Peter Biziou
  • Rain Man - John Seale
  • Tequila Sunrise - Conrad L. Hall
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Sven Nykvist
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Dean Cundey

ART DIRECTION

  • Beaches - Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
  • Dangerous Liaisons - Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Gerard James
  • Rain Man - Art Direction: Ida Random; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
  • Tucker The Man and His Dream - Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Armin Ganz
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Art Direction: Elliot Scott; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt

COSTUME DESIGN

  • Coming to America - Deborah Nadoolman
  • Dangerous Liaisons - James Acheson
  • A Handful of Dust - Jane Robinson
  • Sunset - Patricia Norris
  • Tucker The Man and His Dream - Milena Canonero

MAKEUP

  • Beetlejuice - Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, Robert Short
  • Coming to America - Rick Baker
  • Scrooged - Tom Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman

SOUND

  • Bird - Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie D. Burton
  • Die Hard - Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, Al Overton
  • Gorillas in the Mist - Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders, Peter Handford
  • Mississippi Burning - Robert Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, Danny Michael
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo, Tony Dawe

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING

  • Die Hard - Stephen H. Flick, Richard Shorr
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann
  • Willow - Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns

VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Die Hard - Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs
  • Willow - Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Phil Tippett, Chris Evans

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

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

  • The Cry of Reason - Beyers Naude: An Afrikaner Speaks Out - Robert Bilheimer, Ronald Mix
  • Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie - Marcel Ophuls
  • Let's Get Lost - Bruce Weber, Nan Bush
  • Promises to Keep - Ginny Durrin
  • Who Killed Vincent Chin? - Renee Tajima, Christine Choy

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

SHORT FILM (Animated)

  • The Cat Came Back - Cordell Barker
  • Technological Threat - Bill Kroyer, Brian Jennings
  • Tin Toy - John Lasseter, William Reeves

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

  • The Appointments of Dennis Jennings - Dean Parisot, Steven Wright
  • Cadillac Dreams - Matia Karrell, Abbee Goldstein
  • Gullah Tales - George deGolian, Gary Moss

HONORARY AWARDS

  • To Eastman Kodak Company in recognition of the company's fundamental contributions to the art of motion pictures during the first century of film history.
  • To 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 film making.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • To Richard Williams for the animation direction of 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.'

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD

  • Gordon Henry Cook

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE I (Academy Award of Merit)

  • To RAY DOLBY and IOAN ALLEN of Dolby Laboratories Incorporated for their continuous contributions to motion picture sound through the research and development programs of Dolby Laboratories. [Sound]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE II (Plaque)

  • To ROY W. EDWARDS and the ENGINEERING STAFF OF PHOTO-SONICS, INCORPORATED for the design and development of the Photo-Sonics 35mm-4ER High-Speed Motion Picture Camera with Reflex Viewing and Video Assist. [Camera]
  • To the ARNOLD & RICHTER ENGINEERING STAFF, OTTO BLASCHEK and ARRIFLEX CORPORATION for the concept and engineering of the Arriflex 35-3 Motion Picture Camera. [Camera]
  • To BILL TONDREAU of Tondreau Systems / to ALVAH MILLER and PAUL JOHNSON of Lynx Robotics / to PETER A. REGLA of Elicon / to DAN SLATER / to BUD ELAM, JOE PARKER and BILL BRYAN of Interactive Motion Control / and to JERRY JEFFRESS, RAY FEENEY, BILL HOLLAND and KRIS BROWN for their individual contributions and the collective advancements they have brought to the motion picture industry in the field of motion control technology. [Special Photographic]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE III (Certificate)

  • To GRANT LOUCKS of Alan Gordon Enterprises Incorporated for the design concept, and to GEOFFREY H. WILLIAMSON of Wilcam for the mechanical and electrical engineering, of the Image 300 35mm High-Speed Motion Picture Camera. [Camera]
  • To BOB BADAMI, DICK BERNSTEIN and BILL BERNSTEIN of Offbeat Systems for the design and development of the Streamline Scoring System, Mark IV, for motion picture music editing. [Editorial]
  • To 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. [Laboratory]
  • To BRUCE W. KELLER and MANFRED G. MICHELSON of Technical Film Systems for the design and development of a high-speed light valve controller and constant current power supply for motion picture laboratories. [Laboratory]
  • To HOLLYWOOD FILM COMPANY for the development of a high-speed reader incorporating microprocessor technology for motion picture laboratories. [Laboratory]
  • To MICHAEL V. CHEWEY, III for the development of the motion picture industry's first paper tape reader incorporating microprocessor technology. [Laboratory]
  • To DR. ANTAL LISZIEWICZ and GLENN M. BERGGREN of ISCO-OPTIC GmbH for the design and development of the Ultra-Star series of motion picture lenses. [Lenses and Filters]
  • To JAMES K. BRANCH of Spectra Cine, Incorporated, and to WILLIAM L. BLOWERS and NASIR J. ZAIDI for the design and development of the Spectra CineSpot one-degree spotmeter for measuring the brightness of motion picture screens. [Photography]
  • To EMANUEL TRILLING of Trilling Resources Limited for the development of Stunt-Gel fire protection barrier for motion picture stunt work. [Stage Operations]
  • To GARY ZELLER of Zeller International Limited for the development of Zel-Jel fire protection barrier for motion picture stunt work. [Stage Operations]
  • To 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 video tape. [Systems]