Academy Awards
59th edition
- March 30, 1987
- United States
United StatesThe 59th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring films released in 1986. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actors Chevy Chase, Paul Hogan, and Goldie Hawn co-hosted the show. Hawn hosted the gala for the second time, having previously been a co-host of the 48th ceremony held in 1976. Meanwhile, this was Chase and Hogan's first Oscar-hosting stint. Eight days earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 22, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Catherine Hicks.
Awards
Most Awarded
2 or more wins- Platoon 4
- Hannah and Her Sisters 3
- A Room with a View 3
- Aliens 2
Most Nominated
3 or more nominations- Platoon 8
- A Room with a View 8
- Aliens 7
- The Mission 7
- Hannah and Her Sisters 6
- Children of a Lesser God 5
- The Color of Money 4
- Peggy Sue Got Married 4
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4
- Top Gun 4
- Crimes of the Heart 3
Most Unluckiest
wins / nominations- The Mission 1 / 7
- A Room with a View 3 / 8
- Aliens 2 / 7
- Platoon 4 / 8
- Children of a Lesser God 1 / 5
- Peggy Sue Got Married 0 / 4
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 0 / 4
- Hannah and Her Sisters 3 / 6
- The Color of Money 1 / 4
- Top Gun 1 / 4
- Crimes of the Heart 0 / 3
Only one nomination
- '38 - Vienna Before the Fall
- An American Tail
- Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
- The Assault
- Betty Blue
- Blue Velvet
- Chile: Hasta Cuando?
- The Clan of the Cave Bear
- Crocodile Dundee
- Debonair Dancers
- The Decline of the American Empire
- Down and Out in America
- Exit
- The Fly
- The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil
- A Greek Tragedy
- Heartbreak Ridge
- Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
- The Karate Kid Part II
- Legend
- Love Struck
- Luxo Jr.
- The Masters of Disaster
- Mona Lisa
- The Morning After
- My Beautiful Laundrette
- My Sweet Little Village
- Otello
- Pirates
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side
- Precious Images
- Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse
- Sam
- Stand by Me
- That's Life!
- Witness to Apartheid
- Women - For America, For the World
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