Best Picture Winner
The Last Emperor
Best Picture
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Studio: Columbia
The story of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China, from his enthronement as a child to his imprisonment and rehabilitation.
All Categories (26)
Best Picture
The Last Emperor— Jeremy Thomas, Producer
Winner
Broadcast News— James L. Brooks, Producer
Fatal Attraction— Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, Producers
Hope and Glory— John Boorman, Producer
Moonstruck— Patrick Palmer and Norman Jewison, Producers
Actor In A Leading Role
Jack Nicholson— Ironweed {"Francis Phelan"}
Marcello Mastroianni— Dark Eyes {"Romano"}
Robin Williams— Good Morning, Vietnam {"Adrian Cronauer"}
William Hurt— Broadcast News {"Tom Grunick"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Albert Brooks— Broadcast News {"Aaron Altman"}
Denzel Washington— Cry Freedom {"Steve Biko"}
Morgan Freeman— Street Smart {"Fast Black"}
Vincent Gardenia— Moonstruck {"Cosmo Castorini"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Glenn Close— Fatal Attraction {"Alex Forrest"}
Holly Hunter— Broadcast News {"Jane Craig"}
Meryl Streep— Ironweed {"Helen"}
Sally Kirkland— Anna {"Anna"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Ann Sothern— The Whales of August {"Tisha Doughty"}
Anne Archer— Fatal Attraction {"Beth Gallagher"}
Anne Ramsey— Throw Momma from the Train {"Momma"}
Norma Aleandro— Gaby - A True Story {"Florencia"}
Directing
Fatal Attraction— Adrian Lyne
Hope and Glory— John Boorman
Moonstruck— Norman Jewison
My Life as a Dog— Lasse Hallström
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
The Last Emperor— Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
Winner
Fatal Attraction— James Dearden
Full Metal Jacket— Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
My Life as a Dog— Lasse Hallström, Reidar Jönsson, Brasse Brännström, Per Berglund
The Dead— Tony Huston
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Moonstruck— John Patrick Shanley
Winner
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)— Louis Malle
Broadcast News— James L. Brooks
Hope and Glory— John Boorman
Radio Days— Woody Allen
Cinematography
The Last Emperor— Vittorio Storaro
Winner
Broadcast News— Michael Ballhaus
Empire of the Sun— Allen Daviau
Hope and Glory— Philippe Rousselot
Matewan— Haskell Wexler
Music (Original Score)
The Last Emperor— Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
Winner
Cry Freedom— George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
Empire of the Sun— John Williams
The Untouchables— Ennio Morricone
The Witches of Eastwick— John Williams
Music (Original Song)
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" from Dirty Dancing— Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyric by Franke Previte
Winner
"Cry Freedom" from Cry Freedom— Music and Lyric by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from Mannequin— Music and Lyric by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
"Shakedown" from Beverly Hills Cop II— Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyric by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger
"Storybook Love" from The Princess Bride— Music and Lyric by Willy DeVille
Art Direction
The Last Emperor— Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri
Winner
Empire of the Sun— Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Hope and Glory— Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Joan Woollard
Radio Days— Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe, Les Bloom, George DeTitta, Jr.
The Untouchables— Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein, William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Visual Effects
Innerspace— Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith
Winner
Predator— Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Stan Winston
Film Editing
The Last Emperor— Gabriella Cristiani
Winner
Broadcast News— Richard Marks
Empire of the Sun— Michael Kahn
Fatal Attraction— Michael Kahn, Peter E. Berger
RoboCop— Frank J. Urioste
Sound
The Last Emperor— Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
Winner
Empire of the Sun— Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, Tony Dawe
Lethal Weapon— Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bill Nelson
RoboCop— Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Robert Wald
The Witches of Eastwick— Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom Dahl, Art Rochester
Costume Design
The Last Emperor— James Acheson
Winner
Empire of the Sun— Bob Ringwood
Maurice— Jenny Beavan, John Bright
The Dead— Dorothy Jeakins
The Untouchables— Marilyn Vance-Straker
Makeup
Harry and the Hendersons— Rick Baker
Winner
Happy New Year— Bob Laden
Documentary (Feature)
The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table— Aviva Slesin, Producer
Winner
A Stitch for Time— Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo, Producers
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965— Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney, Producers
Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima— John Junkerman and John W. Dower, Producers
Radio Bikini— Robert Stone, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
Young at Heart— Sue Marx and Pamela Conn, Producers
Winner
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller— Deborah Dickson, Producer
In the Wee Wee Hours...— Dr. Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir, Producers
Language Says It All— Megan Williams, Producer
Silver into Gold— Lynn Mueller, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
The Man Who Planted Trees— Frédéric Back, Producer
Winner
George and Rosemary— Eunice Macaulay, Producer
Your Face— Bill Plympton, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall— Jonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel, Producers
Winner
Making Waves— Ann Wingate, Producer
Shoeshine— Robert A. Katz, Producer
Foreign Language Film
Babette's Feast— Denmark
Winner
Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)— France
Course Completed— Spain
Pathfinder— Norway
The Family— Italy
Scientific Or Technical Award (Academy Award Of Merit)
To BERNHARD KÜHL and WERNER BLOCK and to the OSRAM GmbH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT for the invention and the continuing improvement of the OSRAM HMI light source for motion picture photography. [Lighting]
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To WILLI BURTH and KINOTONE CORPORATION for the invention and development of the Non-rewind Platter System for motion picture presentations. [Projection]
Winner
To COLIN F. MOSSMAN and RANK FILM LABORATORIES' DEVELOPMENT GROUP for creating a fully-automated, film handling system for improving productivity of high speed film processing. [Laboratory]
To EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY for the development of Eastman Color High Speed Daylight Negative Film 5297/7297. [Film]
To EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY for the development of Eastman Color High Speed SA Negative Film 5295 for blue-screen traveling matte photography. [Film]
To FRITZ GABRIEL BAUER for the invention and development of the improved features of the Moviecam Camera System. [Camera]
To MONTAGE GROUP, LTD. for the development, and to RONALD C. BARKER and CHESTER L. SCHULER for the invention, of the Montage Picture Processor electronic film editing system. [Editorial]
To ZORAN PERISIC of Courier Films Ltd. for the Zoptic dual-zoom front projection system for visual effects photography. [Special Photographic]
To the CARL ZEISS COMPANY for the design and development of a series of super-speed lenses for motion picture photography. [Lenses and Filters]
Scientific Or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To IOAN ALLEN of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., for the Cat. 43 playback-only noise reduction unit and its practical application to motion picture sound recordings. [Sound]
Winner
To DAN C. NORRIS and TIM COOK of Norris Film Products for the development of a single-frame exposure system for motion picture photography. [Camera]
To JAN JACOBSEN for the application of a dual screen, front projection system to motion picture special effects photography. [Special Photographic]
To JOHN EPPOLITO, WALLY GENTLEMAN, WILLIAM MESA, LES PAUL ROBLEY and GEOFFREY H. WILLIAMSON for refinements to a dual screen, front projection, image-compositing system. [Special Photographic]
To TADEUZ KRZANOWSKI of Industrial Light and Magic, Inc., for the development of a Wire Rig Model Support Mechanism used to control the movements of miniatures in special effects. [Stage Operations]
To THAINE MORRIS and DAVID PIER for the development of DSC Spark Devices for motion picture special effects. [Stage Operations]
Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)
RoboCop— Stephen Flick, John Pospisil
Winner
Billy Wilder
Fred Hynes
GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD