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Nominees & Winners for the 60th Academy Awards

Cher and Michael Douglas

Actor in a Leading Role

Michael Douglas
  • Michael Douglas in “Wall Street”
  • William Hurt in “Broadcast News”
  • Marcello Mastroianni in “Dark Eyes”
  • Jack Nicholson in “Ironweed”
  • Robin Williams in “Good Morning, Vietnam”

Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Albert Brooks in “Broadcast News”
  • Sean Connery in “The Untouchables”
  • Morgan Freeman in “Street Smart”
  • Vincent Gardenia in “Moonstruck”
  • Denzel Washington in “Cry Freedom”

Actress in a Leading Role

Cher
  • Cher in “Moonstruck”
  • Glenn Close in “Fatal Attraction”
  • Holly Hunter in “Broadcast News”
  • Sally Kirkland in “Anna”
  • Meryl Streep in “Ironweed”

Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Norma Aleandro in “Gaby - A True Story”
  • Anne Archer in “Fatal Attraction”
  • Olympia Dukakis in “Moonstruck”
  • Anne Ramsey in “Throw Momma from the Train”
  • Ann Sothern in “The Whales of August”

Art Direction

  • “Empire of the Sun” Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
  • “Hope and Glory” Art Direction: Anthony Pratt; Set Decoration: Joan Woollard
  • “The Last Emperor” Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri
  • “Radio Days” Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe, Les Bloom, George DeTitta, Jr.
  • “The Untouchables” Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein, William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman

Cinematography

  • “Broadcast News” Michael Ballhaus
  • “Empire of the Sun” Allen Daviau
  • “Hope and Glory” Philippe Rousselot
  • “The Last Emperor” Vittorio Storaro
  • “Matewan” Haskell Wexler

Costume Design

  • “The Dead” Dorothy Jeakins
  • “Empire of the Sun” Bob Ringwood
  • “The Last Emperor” James Acheson
  • “Maurice” Jenny Beavan, John Bright
  • “The Untouchables” Marilyn Vance-Straker

Directing

  • “Fatal Attraction” Adrian Lyne
  • “Hope and Glory” John Boorman
  • “The Last Emperor” Bernardo Bertolucci
  • “Moonstruck” Norman Jewison
  • “My Life as a Dog” Lasse Hallström

Documentary (Feature)

  • “Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965” Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney, Producers
  • “Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima” John Junkerman and John W. Dower, Producers
  • “Radio Bikini” Robert Stone, Producer
  • “A Stitch for Time” Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo, Producers
  • “The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table” Aviva Slesin, Producer

Documentary (Short Subject)

  • “Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller” Deborah Dickson, Producer
  • “In the Wee Wee Hours...” Dr. Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir, Producers
  • “Language Says It All” Megan Williams, Producer
  • “Silver into Gold” Lynn Mueller, Producer
  • “Young at Heart” Sue Marx and Pamela Conn, Producers

Film Editing

  • “Broadcast News” Richard Marks
  • “Empire of the Sun” Michael Kahn
  • “Fatal Attraction” Michael Kahn, Peter E. Berger
  • “The Last Emperor” Gabriella Cristiani
  • “RoboCop” Frank J. Urioste

Foreign Language Film

  • “Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)” France
  • “Babette's Feast” Denmark
  • “Course Completed” Spain
  • “The Family” Italy
  • “Pathfinder” Norway

Makeup

Music (Original Score)

  • “Cry Freedom” George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
  • “Empire of the Sun” John Williams
  • “The Last Emperor” Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
  • “The Untouchables” Ennio Morricone
  • “The Witches of Eastwick” John Williams

Music (Original Song)

  • “Cry Freedom” from “Cry Freedom” Music and Lyric by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
  • “(I've Had) The Time of My Life” from “Dirty Dancing” Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz; Lyric by Franke Previte
  • “Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now” from “Mannequin” Music and Lyric by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
  • “Shakedown” from “Beverly Hills Cop II” Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyric by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger
  • “Storybook Love” from “The Princess Bride” Music and Lyric by Willy DeVille

Best Picture

  • “Broadcast News” James L. Brooks, Producer
  • “Fatal Attraction” Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, Producers
  • “Hope and Glory” John Boorman, Producer
  • “The Last Emperor” Jeremy Thomas, Producer
  • “Moonstruck” Patrick Palmer and Norman Jewison, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

Short Film (Live Action)

Sound

  • “Empire of the Sun” Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, Tony Dawe
  • “The Last Emperor” Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
  • “Lethal Weapon” Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Bill Nelson
  • “RoboCop” Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Robert Wald
  • “The Witches of Eastwick” Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom Dahl, Art Rochester

Visual Effects

  • “Innerspace” Dennis Muren, William George, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith
  • “Predator” Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Stan Winston

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

  • “The Dead” Tony Huston
  • “Fatal Attraction” James Dearden
  • “Full Metal Jacket” Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
  • “The Last Emperor” Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
  • “My Life as a Dog” Lasse Hallström, Reidar Jönsson, Brasse Brännström, Per Berglund

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

  • “Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)” Louis Malle
  • “Broadcast News” James L. Brooks
  • “Hope and Glory” John Boorman
  • “Moonstruck” John Patrick Shanley
  • “Radio Days” Woody Allen
  • Star indicates a win.