The 59th Academy Awards | 1987
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1987. We have had 23 different categories and 52 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 16 distinct movies awarded. Platoon is the most-awarded movie of this year with 8 Oscars nominations and 4 awards. Platoon won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 23
- Nominees
- 52
- Winners
- 16
1987 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 23 categories in 1987.
- 'Round Midnight
- Best Music, Original Score
- A Greek Tragedy
- Best Short Film, Animated
- A Room with a View
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- A Room with a View
- Best Costume Design
- A Room with a View
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- Aliens
- Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
- Aliens
- Best Effects, Visual Effects
- Children of a Lesser God
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Down and Out in America
- Best Documentary, Features
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Platoon
- Best Director
- Platoon
- Best Film Editing
- Platoon
- Best Picture
- Platoon
- Best Sound
- Precious Images
- Best Short Film, Live Action
- The Assault
- Best Foreign Language Film
- The Color of Money
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- The Fly
- Best Makeup
- The Mission
- Best Cinematography
- Top Gun
- Best Music, Original Song
- Women - for America, for the World
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19867.0/10·89%
- 19867.3/10·97%
- 19867.4/10·96%
- 19867.4/10·89%
- 19867.2/10·80%
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19867.9/10·91%+
- 19857.3/10·100%+
- 19867.5/10·91%
- 19868.1/10·87%+
- 19868.1/10·87%+
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19867.2/10·80%
- 19866.0/10·63%
- 19866.4/10·86%
- 19868.3/10·97%+
- 19866.4/10·81%
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19867.9/10·91%+
- 19857.3/10·100%+
- 19867.0/10·89%
- 19867.2/10·80%
- 19866.4/10·81%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- 19857.3/10·100%+
- 19868.3/10·97%+
- 19867.9/10·91%+
- 19867.0/10·89%
- 19867.4/10·67%+
Best Cinematography
- 19867.4/10·67%+
- 19857.3/10·100%+
- 19866.4/10·86%
- 19868.1/10·87%+
- 19867.3/10·82%
Best Costume Design
- 19857.3/10·100%+
- 19867.0/10
- 19866.4/10·86%
- 19866.1/10·27%
- 19867.4/10·67%+
Best Director
- 19868.1/10·87%+
- 19867.7/10·94%
- 19857.3/10·100%+
- 19867.4/10·67%+
- 19867.9/10·91%+
Best Documentary, Features
- 1985
- 19867.1/10
- 19866.7/10
- 19866.8/10
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 1986
- 19865.8/10
- 1986
- 1986N/A/10
- 19867.4/10
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
- 19868.3/10·97%+
- 19867.3/10·82%
- 19866.9/10·59%
Best Effects, Visual Effects
- 19868.3/10·97%+
- 19867.1/10·90%
- 19865.7/10·20%
Best Film Editing
- 19868.1/10·87%+
- 19868.3/10·97%+
- 19867.9/10·91%+
- 19867.4/10·67%+
- 19866.9/10·59%
Best Foreign Language Film
- 19867.2/10
- 19866.4/10
- 19867.3/10·78%
- 19857.9/10
- 19867.2/10·86%
Best Makeup
- 19867.6/10·93%
- 19856.4/10·40%
- 19865.4/10·10%
Best Music, Original Score
- 19867.4/10·96%
- 19868.3/10·97%+
- 19867.5/10·91%
- 19867.3/10·82%
- 19867.4/10·67%+
Best Music, Original Song
- 19866.9/10·59%
- 19866.9/10·72%
- 19867.1/10·90%
- 19866.0/10·53%
- 19866.1/10·44%
Best Picture
- 19868.1/10·87%+
- 19857.3/10·100%+
- 19867.2/10·80%
- 19867.9/10·91%+
- 19867.4/10·67%+
Best Short Film, Animated
- 19855.3/10
- 19867.3/10
- 1986
Best Short Film, Live Action
- 19867.5/10
- 19856.6/10
- 1986N/A/10
Best Sound
- 19868.1/10·87%+
- 19868.3/10·97%+
- 19866.9/10·68%
- 19867.3/10·82%
- 19866.9/10·59%
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- 19857.3/10·100%+
- 19867.2/10·80%
- 19866.4/10·81%
- 19868.1/10·91%
- 19867.0/10·89%
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- 19867.9/10·91%+
- 19866.6/10·89%
- 19856.8/10·98%
- 19868.1/10·87%+
- 19867.4/10·89%