The sixty-first Academy Awards ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 29, 1989 at the Shrine Civil Auditorium. This year's event did not have a good start. During the opening of the Awards ceremony, Rob Lowe sang a duet of "Proud Mary" with Snow White. The performance was so terrible that Disney threatened to sue. There was no official host.
The 1988 Academy Award Winners
Picture: Rain ManActor: Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man)
Actress: Jodie Foster (The Accused)
Supporting Actor: Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda)
Supporting Actress: Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist)
Director: Barry Levinson (Rain Man)
Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons)
Original Screenplay: Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow (Rain Man)
Song: "Let the River Run" (Working Girl)
Original Score: The Milagro Beanfield War
Cinematography: Mississippi Burning
Costume Design: Dangerous Liaisons
Art / Set Decoration: Dangerous Liaisons
Film Editing: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Foreign Language Film: Pelle the Conqueror (Denmark)
Sound: Bird
Sound Effects: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Makeup: Beetlejuice
Visual Effects: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Short Films: Tin Toy (Animated) / The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (Live Action)
Documentaries You Don't Have to Die (Short) / Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (Feature)
