Best Picture Winner
Rain Man
Best Picture
Director: Barry Levinson
Studio: United Artists
A selfish yuppie discovers that his estranged father has left a fortune to his autistic savant brother.
All Categories (28)
Best Picture
Rain Man— Mark Johnson, Producer
Winner
Dangerous Liaisons— Norma Heyman and Hank Moonjean, Producers
Mississippi Burning— Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry, Producers
The Accidental Tourist— Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun and Michael Grillo, Producers
Working Girl— Douglas Wick, Producer
Actor In A Leading Role
Edward James Olmos— Stand and Deliver {"Jaime Escalante"}
Gene Hackman— Mississippi Burning {"Anderson"}
Max von Sydow— Pelle the Conqueror {"Lasse Karlsson"}
Tom Hanks— Big {"Josh"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Alec Guinness— Little Dorrit {"William Dorrit"}
Dean Stockwell— Married to the Mob {"Tony 'the Tiger' Russo"}
Martin Landau— Tucker The Man and His Dream {"Abe"}
River Phoenix— Running on Empty {"Danny Pope"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Glenn Close— Dangerous Liaisons {"Marquise de Merteuil"}
Melanie Griffith— Working Girl {"Tess McGill"}
Meryl Streep— A Cry in the Dark {"Lindy"}
Sigourney Weaver— Gorillas in the Mist {"Dian Fossey"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Frances McDormand— Mississippi Burning {"Mrs. Pell"}
Joan Cusack— Working Girl {"Cyn"}
Michelle Pfeiffer— Dangerous Liaisons {"Madame de Tourvel"}
Sigourney Weaver— Working Girl {"Katharine Parker"}
Directing
A Fish Called Wanda— Charles Crichton
Mississippi Burning— Alan Parker
The Last Temptation of Christ— Martin Scorsese
Working Girl— Mike Nichols
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium)
Dangerous Liaisons— Christopher Hampton
Winner
Gorillas in the Mist— Screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story by Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy
Little Dorrit— Christine Edzard
The Accidental Tourist— Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
The Unbearable Lightness of Being— Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Rain Man— Screenplay by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow
Winner
A Fish Called Wanda— Screenplay by John Cleese; Story by John Cleese, Charles Crichton
Big— Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg
Bull Durham— Ron Shelton
Running on Empty— Naomi Foner
Cinematography
Mississippi Burning— Peter Biziou
Winner
Rain Man— John Seale
Tequila Sunrise— Conrad L. Hall
The Unbearable Lightness of Being— Sven Nykvist
Who Framed Roger Rabbit— Dean Cundey
Music (Original Score)
The Milagro Beanfield War— Dave Grusin
Winner
Dangerous Liaisons— George Fenton
Gorillas in the Mist— Maurice Jarre
Rain Man— Hans Zimmer
The Accidental Tourist— John Williams
Music (Original Song)
"Let The River Run" from Working Girl— Music and Lyric by Carly Simon
Winner
"Calling You" from Bagdad Cafe— Music and Lyric by Bob Telson
"Two Hearts" from Buster— Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyric by Phil Collins
Art Direction
Dangerous Liaisons— Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Gerard James
Winner
Beaches— Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
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
Visual Effects
Who Framed Roger Rabbit— Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs
Winner
Die Hard— Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris
Willow— Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Phil Tippett, Chris Evans
Film Editing
Who Framed Roger Rabbit— Arthur Schmidt
Winner
Die Hard— Frank J. Urioste, John F. Link
Gorillas in the Mist— Stuart Baird
Mississippi Burning— Gerry Hambling
Rain Man— Stu Linder
Sound
Bird— Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie D. Burton
Winner
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
Who Framed Roger Rabbit— Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann
Winner
Die Hard— Stephen H. Flick, Richard Shorr
Willow— Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns
Costume Design
Dangerous Liaisons— James Acheson
Winner
A Handful of Dust— Jane Robinson
Coming to America— Deborah Nadoolman
Sunset— Patricia Norris
Tucker The Man and His Dream— Milena Canonero
Makeup
Beetlejuice— Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, Robert Short
Winner
Coming to America— Rick Baker
Scrooged— Tom Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman
Documentary (Feature)
Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie— Marcel Ophuls, Producer
Winner
Let's Get Lost— Bruce Weber and Nan Bush, Producers
Promises to Keep— Ginny Durrin, Producer
The Cry of Reason - Beyers Naudé: An Afrikaner Speaks Out— Robert Bilheimer and Ronald Mix, Producers
Who Killed Vincent Chin?— Renee Tajima and Christine Choy, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
You Don't Have to Die— William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke, Producers
Winner
Family Gathering— Lise Yasui and Ann Tegnell, Producers
Gang Cops— Thomas B. Fleming and Daniel J. Marks, Producers
Portrait of Imogen— Nancy Hale and Meg Partridge, Producers
The Children's Storefront— Karen Goodman, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
Tin Toy— John Lasseter, William Reeves
Winner
Technological Threat— Bill Kroyer, Brian Jennings
The Cat Came Back— Cordell Barker
Short Film (Live Action)
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings— Dean Parisot, Steven Wright
Winner
Cadillac Dreams— Matia Karrell, Abbee Goldstein
Gullah Tales— George deGolian, Gary Moss
Foreign Language Film
Pelle the Conqueror— Denmark
Winner
Hanussen— Hungary
Salaam Bombay!— India
The Music Teacher— Belgium
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown— Spain
Honorary Award
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.
Winner
GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
Gordon Henry Cook
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.
Special Achievement Award
To Richard Williams for the animation direction of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (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]
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
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]
Winner
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]
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]
Scientific Or Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
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]
Winner
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 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 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 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 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 HOLLYWOOD FILM COMPANY for the development of a high-speed reader incorporating microprocessor technology for motion picture laboratories. [Laboratory]
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 MICHAEL V. CHEWEY, III for the development of the motion picture industry's first paper tape reader incorporating microprocessor technology. [Laboratory]
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]