59th Academy Awards nominees and winners

The 59th Academy Awards were presented March 30, 1987 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan.

This is a complete list of nominees and winners of the 59th Academy Awards. Winners are highlighted in boldface .

=Best Picture=

*"Children of a Lesser God"
*"Hannah and Her Sisters"
*" The Mission"
*" Platoon"
*" A Room with a View"

=Best Director=

*David Lynch- "Blue Velvet"
*Woody Allen- "Hannah and Her Sisters"
*Roland Joffé-" Mission"
*Oliver Stone- "Platoon"
* James Ivory- " A Room with a View"

=Best Actor=

*Dexter Gordon- "'Round Midnight"
*Bob Hoskins- "Mona Lisa"
*William Hurt- "Children of a Lesser God"
*Paul Newman- "The Color of Money"
*James Woods- "Salvador"

=Best Actress=

*Jane Fonda- "The Morning After"
*Marlee Matlin- "Children of a Lesser God"
*Sissy Spacek- "Crimes of the Heart"
*Kathleen Turner- "Peggy Sue Got Married"
*Sigourney Weaver- "Aliens"

=Best Supporting Actor=

*Tom Berenger- "Platoon"
*Michael Caine- "Hannah and Her Sisters"
*Willem Dafoe- "Platoon"
*Denholm Elliott- "A Room with a View"
*Dennis Hopper- "Hoosiers"

=Best Supporting Actress=

*Tess Harper- "Crimes of the Heart"
*Piper Laurie- "Children of a Lesser God"
*Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio- "The Color of Money"
*Maggie Smith- "A Room with a View"
*Dianne Wiest- "Hannah and Her Sisters"

=Best Foreign Language Film=

*"The Assault"
*"Betty Blue"
*"The Decline of the American Empire"
*"My Sweet Little Village"
*"'38'"

=Best Adapted Screenplay=

*"Children of a Lesser God"
*"The Color of Money"
*"Crimes of the Heart"
*"A Room with a View"
*"Stand by Me"

=Best Original Screenplay=

*"'Crocodile' Dundee"
*"Hannah and Her Sisters"
*"My Beautiful Laundrette"
*"Platoon"
*"Salvador"

=Best Art Direction=

*"Aliens"
*"The Color of Money"
*"Hannah and Her Sisters"
*"The Mission"
*"A Room with a View"

=Best Cinematography=

*"The Mission"
*"Peggy Sue Got Married"
*"Platoon"
*"A Room with a View"
*""

=Best Documentary Feature=

*"" "(tie)"
*"Chile: Hasta Cuando?"
*"Down and Out in America" "(tie)"
*""
*"Witness to Apartheid"

=Best Documentary Short Subject=

*"Debonair Dancers"
*"The Masters of Disaster"
*""
*"Sam"
*"Women - for America, for the World"

=Best Film Editing=

*" Aliens"
*"Hannah and Her Sisters"
*" The Mission"
*" Platoon"
*"Top Gun"

Best Makeup

*" The Clan of the Cave Bear"
*"The Fly"
*"Legend"

=Best Score=

*"Aliens"
*"Hoosiers"
*" The Mission"
*"Round Midnight"
*""

=Best Song=

*"Glory of Love" - "The Karate Kid, Part II"
*"Life in a Looking Glass" - " That's Life!"
*"Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" - " Little Shop of Horrors"
*" Somewhere Out There" - "An American Tail"
*"Take My Breath Away" - " Top Gun"

=Best Animated Short=

*"The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil"
*"A Greek Tragedy"
*"Luxo Jr."

=Best Live Action Short=

*"Exit"
*"Love Struck"
*"Precious Images"

=Best Costume Design=

*"The Mission"
*" Otello"
*"Peggy Sue Got Married"
*"Pirates"
*" A Room with a View"

=Best Sound Mixing=

*" Aliens"
*"Heartbreak Ridge"
*"Platoon"
*""
*" Top Gun"

=Best Sound Editing=

*" Aliens"
*""
*" Top Gun"

=Best Visual Effects=

*" Aliens"
*" Little Shop of Horrors"
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References

cite web
title = Academy Awards Database
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accessdate = 2008-07-15