Best Picture Winner
Platoon
Best Picture
Director: Oliver Stone
Studio: Orion
A young soldier in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
All Categories (27)
Best Picture
Platoon— Arnold Kopelson, Producer
Winner
A Room with a View— Ismail Merchant, Producer
Children of a Lesser God— Burt Sugarman and Patrick Palmer, Producers
Hannah and Her Sisters— Robert Greenhut, Producer
The Mission— Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam, Producers
Actor In A Leading Role
Bob Hoskins— Mona Lisa {"George"}
Dexter Gordon— 'Round Midnight {"Dale Turner"}
James Woods— Salvador {"Richard Boyle"}
William Hurt— Children of a Lesser God {"James"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Denholm Elliott— A Room with a View {"Mr. Emerson"}
Dennis Hopper— Hoosiers {"Shooter"}
Tom Berenger— Platoon {"Sgt. Barnes"}
Willem Dafoe— Platoon {"Sgt. Elias"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Jane Fonda— The Morning After {"Alex Sternbergen"}
Kathleen Turner— Peggy Sue Got Married {"Peggy Sue"}
Sigourney Weaver— Aliens {"Ripley"}
Sissy Spacek— Crimes of the Heart {"Babe Magrath"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Maggie Smith— A Room with a View {"Charlotte Bartlett"}
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio— The Color of Money {"Carmen"}
Piper Laurie— Children of a Lesser God {"Mrs. Norman"}
Tess Harper— Crimes of the Heart {"Chick Boyle"}
Directing
A Room with a View— James Ivory
Blue Velvet— David Lynch
Hannah and Her Sisters— Woody Allen
The Mission— Roland Joffé
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
A Room with a View— Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Winner
Children of a Lesser God— Hesper Anderson, Mark Medoff
Crimes of the Heart— Beth Henley
Stand by Me— Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans
The Color of Money— Richard Price
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Hannah and Her Sisters— Woody Allen
Winner
'Crocodile' Dundee— Screenplay by Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, John Cornell; Story by Paul Hogan
My Beautiful Laundrette— Hanif Kureishi
Platoon— Oliver Stone
Salvador— Oliver Stone, Richard Boyle
Cinematography
The Mission— Chris Menges
Winner
A Room with a View— Tony Pierce-Roberts
Peggy Sue Got Married— Jordan Cronenweth
Platoon— Robert Richardson
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home— Don Peterman
Music (Original Score)
'Round Midnight— Herbie Hancock
Winner
Aliens— James Horner
Hoosiers— Jerry Goldsmith
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home— Leonard Rosenman
The Mission— Ennio Morricone
Music (Original Song)
"Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun— Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyric by Tom Whitlock
Winner
"Glory Of Love" from The Karate Kid Part II— Music by Peter Cetera and David Foster; Lyric by Peter Cetera and Diane Nini
"Life In A Looking Glass" from That's Life— Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
"Mean Green Mother From Outer Space" from Little Shop of Horrors— Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
"Somewhere Out There" from An American Tail— Music by James Horner and Barry Mann; Lyric by Cynthia Weil
Art Direction
A Room with a View— Art Direction: Gianni Quaranta, Brian Ackland-Snow; Set Decoration: Brian Savegar, Elio Altamura
Winner
Aliens— Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
Hannah and Her Sisters— Art Direction: Stuart Wurtzel; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe
The Color of Money— Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Karen A. O'Hara
The Mission— Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Jack Stephens
Visual Effects
Aliens— Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, Suzanne Benson
Winner
Little Shop of Horrors— Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge
Poltergeist II: The Other Side— Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller, William Neil
Film Editing
Platoon— Claire Simpson
Winner
Aliens— Ray Lovejoy
Hannah and Her Sisters— Susan E. Morse
The Mission— Jim Clark
Top Gun— Billy Weber, Chris Lebenzon
Sound
Platoon— John K. Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles 'Bud' Grenzbach, Simon Kaye
Winner
Aliens— Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, Roy Charman
Heartbreak Ridge— Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, William Nelson
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home— Terry Porter, Dave Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, Gene S. Cantamessa
Top Gun— Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, William B. Kaplan
Sound Effects Editing
Aliens— Don Sharpe
Winner
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home— Mark Mangini
Top Gun— Cecelia Hall, George Watters II
Costume Design
A Room with a View— Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Winner
Otello— Anna Anni, Maurizio Millenotti
Peggy Sue Got Married— Theadora Van Runkle
Pirates— Anthony Powell
The Mission— Enrico Sabbatini
Makeup
The Fly— Chris Walas, Stephan Dupuis
Winner
Legend— Rob Bottin, Peter Robb-King
The Clan of the Cave Bear— Michael G. Westmore, Michèle Burke
Documentary (Feature)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got— Brigitte Berman, Producer
Winner
A tie. The other winning film in this category was Down and Out in America.
Chile: Hasta Cuando?— David Bradbury, Producer
Down and Out in America— Joseph Feury and Milton Justice, Producers
A tie. The other winning film in this category was Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got.
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer— Kirk Simon and Amram Nowak, Producers
Witness to Apartheid— Sharon I. Sopher, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
Women--for America, for the World— Vivienne Verdon-Roe, Producer
Winner
Debonair Dancers— Alison Nigh-Strelich, Producer
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse— Thomas L. Neff and Madeline Bell, Producers
Sam— Aaron D. Weisblatt, Producer
The Masters of Disaster— Sonya Friedman, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
A Greek Tragedy— Linda Van Tulden and Willem Thijssen, Producers
Winner
Luxo Jr.— John Lasseter and William Reeves, Producers
The Frog, the Dog and the Devil— Bob Stenhouse, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Precious Images— Chuck Workman, Producer
Winner
Exit— Stefano Reali and Pino Quartullo, Producers
Love Struck— Fredda Weiss, Producer
Foreign Language Film
The Assault— The Netherlands
Winner
'38'— Austria
Betty Blue— France
My Sweet Little Village— Czechoslovakia
The Decline of the American Empire— Canada
Honorary Award
To Ralph Bellamy for his unique artistry and his distinguished service to the profession of acting.
Winner
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
Steven Spielberg
Medal Of Commendation
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.
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To BRAN FERREN, CHARLES HARRISON and KENNETH WISNER of Associates and Ferren for the concept and design of an advanced optical printer. [Special Photographic]
Winner
To ANTHONY D. BRUNO and JOHN L. BAPTISTA of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Laboratories Incorporated and to MANFRED G. MICHELSON and BRUCE W. KELLER of Technical Film Systems, Incorporated, for the design and engineering of a Continuous-Feed Printer. [Laboratory]
To PROFESSOR FRITZ SENNHEISER of Sennheiser Electronic Corporation for the invention of an interference tube directional microphone. [Sound]
To RICHARD BENJAMIN GRANT and RON GRANT of Auricle Control Systems for their invention of the Film Composer's Time Processor. [Editorial]
To RICHARD EDLUND, GENE WHITEMAN, DAVID GRAFTON, MARK WEST, JERRY JEFFRESS and BOB WILCOX of Boss Film Corporation for the design and development of a Zoom Aerial (ZAP) 65mm Optical Printer. [Special Photographic]
To ROBERT GREENBERG, JOEL HYNEK and EUGENE MAMUT of R/Greenberg Associates, Incorporated, and to DR. ALFRED THUMIM, ELAN LIPSCHITZ and DARRYL A. ARMOUR of the Oxberry Division of Richmark Camera Service, Incorporated, for the design and development of the RGA/Oxberry Compu-Quad Special Effects Optical Printer. [Special Photographic]
To WILLIAM L. FREDRICK and HAL NEEDHAM for the design and development of the Shotmaker Elite camera car and crane. [Camera Cranes]
Scientific Or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To LEE ELECTRIC (LIGHTING) LIMITED for the design and development of an electronic, flicker-free, discharge lamp control system. [Lighting]
Winner
To BRAN FERREN of Associates and Ferren for the development of a laser synchro-cue system for applications in the motion picture industry. [Special Photographic]
To CARL HOLMES of Carl E. Holmes Company and to ALEXANDER BRYCE of The Burbank Studios for the development of a mobile DC power supply unit for motion picture production photography. [Lighting]
To DAVID W. SAMUELSON for the development of programs incorporated into a pocket computer for motion picture cinematographers, and to WILLIAM B. POLLARD for contributing new algorithms on which the programs are based. [Photography]
To HAL LANDAKER and ALAN LANDAKER of The Burbank Studios for the development of the Beat System low-frequency cue track for motion picture production sound recording. [Sound]
To JOHN L. BAPTISTA of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Laboratories, Inc. for the development and installation of a computerized silver recovery operation. [Laboratory]
To MATT SWEENEY and LUCINDA STRUB for the development of an automatic capsule gun for simulating bullet hits for motion picture special effects. [Stage Operations]
To PETER D. PARKS of Oxford Scientific Films' Image Quest Division for the development of a live aero-compositor for special effects photography. [Special Photographic]