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61st
Annual Academy Awards

(1988)


Format: 2 DVD-R (VHS-Transfer)

Date: April 29, 1989

Total Time DVD 1: 1 h 28 m/DVD 2: 1 h 15 m

Venue: The Shrine Civic Auditorium

No Host


John Williams

Best Score Nomination:

The Accidental Tourist


Best Picture: Rain Man


Lily Tomlin


Tom Selleck


Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson


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Billy Crystal


Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Michael Caine



Sigourney Weaver


James Stewart and Kim Novak


Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen




Dennis Quaid and Michelle Pfeiffer







Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell



Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise




Cher



BEST PICTURE
1988 (61st) BEST PICTURE
The Accidental Tourist -- Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun and Michael Grillo, Producers
Dangerous Liaisons -- Norma Heyman and Hank Moonjean, Producers
Mississippi Burning -- Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry, Producers
* Rain Man -- Mark Johnson, Producer
Working Girl -- Douglas Wick, Producer

DIRECTING
1988 (61st) DIRECTING
A Fish Called Wanda -- Charles Crichton
The Last Temptation of Christ -- Martin Scorsese
Mississippi Burning -- Alan Parker
* Rain Man -- Barry Levinson
Working Girl -- Mike Nichols

ACTRESS -- LEADING ROLE
1988 (61st) ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close -- Dangerous Liaisons {"Marquise de Merteuil"}
* Jodie Foster -- The Accused {"Sarah Tobias"}
Melanie Griffith -- Working Girl {"Tess McGill"}
Meryl Streep -- A Cry in the Dark {"Lindy"}
Sigourney Weaver -- Gorillas in the Mist {"Dian Fossey"}

ACTRESS -- SUPPORTING ROLE
1988 (61st) ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Joan Cusack -- Working Girl {"Cyn"}
* Geena Davis -- The Accidental Tourist {"Muriel"}
Frances McDormand -- Mississippi Burning {"Mrs. Pell"}
Michelle Pfeiffer -- Dangerous Liaisons {"Madame de Tourvel"}
Sigourney Weaver -- Working Girl {"Katharine Parker"}

ACTOR -- LEADING ROLE
1988 (61st) ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Gene Hackman -- Mississippi Burning {"Anderson"}
Tom Hanks -- Big {"Josh"}
* Dustin Hoffman -- Rain Man {"Raymond Babbitt"}
Edward James Olmos -- Stand and Deliver {"Jaime Escalante"}
Max Von Sydow -- Pelle the Conqueror {"Lasse Karlsson"}

ACTOR -- SUPPORTING ROLE
1988 (61st) ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alec Guinness -- Little Dorrit {"William Dorrit"}
* Kevin Kline -- A Fish Called Wanda {"Otto"}
Martin Landau -- Tucker The Man and His Dream {"Abe"}
River Phoenix -- Running on Empty {"Danny Pope"}
Dean Stockwell -- Married to the Mob {"Tony 'the Tiger' Russo"}

ART DIRECTION
1988 (61st) ART DIRECTION
Beaches -- Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
* Dangerous Liaisons -- Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Gerard James
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

CINEMATOGRAPHY
1988 (61st) CINEMATOGRAPHY
* Mississippi Burning -- Peter Biziou
Rain Man -- John Seale
Tequila Sunrise -- Conrad L. Hall
The Unbearable Lightness of Being -- Sven Nykvist
Who Framed Roger Rabbit -- Dean Cundey

COSTUME DESIGN
1988 (61st) COSTUME DESIGN
Coming to America -- Deborah Nadoolman
* Dangerous Liaisons -- James Acheson
A Handful of Dust -- Jane Robinson
Sunset -- Patricia Norris
Tucker The Man and His Dream -- Milena Canonero

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
1988 (61st) DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
The Cry of Reason - Beyers Naude: An Afrikaner Speaks Out -- Robert Bilheimer and Ronald Mix, Producers
* Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie -- Marcel Ophuls, Producer
Let's Get Lost -- Bruce Weber and Nan Bush, Producers
Promises to Keep -- Ginny Durrin, Producer
Who Killed Vincent Chin? -- Renee Tajima and Christine Choy, Producers

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
1988 (61st) DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
The Children's Storefront -- Karen Goodman, Producer
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
* You Don't Have to Die -- William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke, Producers

FILM EDITING
1988 (61st) FILM EDITING
Die Hard -- Frank J. Urioste, John F. Link
Gorillas in the Mist -- Stuart Baird
Mississippi Burning -- Gerry Hambling
Rain Man -- Stu Linder
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit -- Arthur Schmidt

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1988 (61st) FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Hanussen -- Hungary
The Music Teacher -- Belgium
* Pelle the Conqueror -- Denmark
Salaam Bombay! -- India
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown -- Spain

HONORARY AWARD
1988 (61st) 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.
* 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.

MAKEUP
1988 (61st) MAKEUP
* Beetlejuice -- Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, Robert Short
Coming to America -- Rick Baker
Scrooged -- Tom Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman

MUSIC (SCORING)
1988 (61st) MUSIC (Original Score)
The Accidental Tourist -- John Williams
Dangerous Liaisons -- George Fenton
Gorillas in the Mist -- Maurice Jarre
* The Milagro Beanfield War -- Dave Grusin
Rain Man -- Hans Zimmer

MUSIC (SONG)
1988 (61st) MUSIC (Original Song)
"Calling You" from Bagdad Cafe -- Music and Lyric by Bob Telson
* "Let the River Run" from Working Girl -- Music and Lyric by Carly Simon
"Two Hearts" from Buster -- Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyric by Phil Collins

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL (ACADEMY AWARD OF MERIT)
1988 (61st) 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]

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL (GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD)
1988 (61st) GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
* Gordon Henry Cook

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL (SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING AWARD)
1988 (61st) 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]
* 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]
* 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]

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL (SPECIAL AWARDS)
1988 (61st) HONORARY AWARD
* 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.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL (TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD)
1988 (61st) 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]
* To MICHAEL V. CHEWEY, III for the development of the motion picture industry's first paper tape reader incorporating microprocessor technology. [Laboratory]
* 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 HOLLYWOOD FILM COMPANY for the development of a high-speed reader incorporating microprocessor technology for motion picture laboratories. [Laboratory]
* 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 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 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 GARY ZELLER of Zeller International Limited for the development of Zel-Jel fire protection barrier for motion picture stunt work. [Stage Operations]
* To EMANUEL TRILLING of Trilling Resources Limited for the development of Stunt-Gel fire protection barrier for motion picture stunt work. [Stage Operations]
* 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]

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
1988 (61st) SHORT FILM (Animated)
The Cat Came Back -- Cordell Barker
Technological Threat -- Bill Kroyer, Brian Jennings
* Tin Toy -- John Lasseter, William Reeves

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
1988 (61st) SHORT FILM (Live Action)
* The Appointments of Dennis Jennings -- Dean Parisot, Steven Wright
Cadillac Dreams -- Matia Karrell, Abbee Goldstein
Gullah Tales -- George deGolian, Gary Moss

SOUND
1988 (61st) SOUND
* Bird -- Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie D. Burton
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 EDITING
1988 (61st) SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Die Hard -- Stephen H. Flick, Richard Shorr
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit -- Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann
Willow -- Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1988 (61st) SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
* To Richard Williams for the animation direction of 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.'

VISUAL EFFECTS
1988 (61st) VISUAL EFFECTS
Die Hard -- Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit -- Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs
Willow -- Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Phil Tippett, Chris Evans

WRITING
1988 (61st) WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
The Accidental Tourist -- Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
* Dangerous Liaisons -- Christopher Hampton
Gorillas in the Mist -- Screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story by Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy
Little Dorrit -- Christine Edzard
The Unbearable Lightness of Being -- Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Big -- Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg
Bull Durham -- Ron Shelton
A Fish Called Wanda -- Screenplay by John Cleese; Story by John Cleese, Charles Crichton
* Rain Man -- Screenplay by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow
Running on Empty -- Naomi Foner


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