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History of the Academy Awards

The 60th Academy Awards - 1987

By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com

The sixtieth Academy Awards ceremony was held on Monday, April 11, 1988 at the Shrine Civil Auditorium. Chevy Chase was the host.

The 1987 Academy Award Winners

Picture: The Last Emperor
Actor: Michael Douglas (Wall Street)
Actress: Cher (Moonstruck)
Supporting Actor: Sean Connery (The Untouchables)
Supporting Actress: Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck)
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor)
Adapted Screenplay: Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor)
Original Screenplay: John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck)
Song: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Dirty Dancing)
Original Score: The Last Emperor
Cinematography: The Last Emperor
Costume Design: The Last Emperor
Art / Set Decoration: The Last Emperor
Film Editing: The Last Emperor
Foreign Language Film: Babette's Feast (Denmark)
Sound: The Last Emperor
Makeup: Harry and the Hendersons
Visual Effects: Innerspace
Short Films: The Man Who Planted Trees (Animated) / Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (Live Action)
Documentaries: Young at Heart (Short) / The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and the Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (Feature)

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