60th Academy Awards

60th Academy Awards
Official poster promoting the 60th Academy Awards in 1988
Official poster
DateApril 11, 1988
SiteShrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, California
Hosted byChevy Chase
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn Jr.
Directed byMarty Pasetta
Highlights
Best PictureThe Last Emperor
Most awardsThe Last Emperor (9)
Most nominationsThe Last Emperor (9)
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
Duration3 hours, 33 minutes[1]
Ratings42.2 million
29.4% (Nielsen ratings)

The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 22 categories honoring films released in 1987. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta.[2][3] Actor Chevy Chase hosted the show for the second consecutive year.[4] Two weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 27, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Shirley Jones.[5]

The Last Emperor won all nine awards it was nominated for, including Best Picture and Best Director for Bernardo Bertolucci.[6] For their performances in Moonstruck, Cher and Olympia Dukakis won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Michael Douglas won Best Actor for his role in Wall Street; and Sean Connery won Best Supporting Actor for The Untouchables, the latter becoming the first Scottish thespian to win an acting Oscar in any of the four categories.[7] The telecast garnered 42.2 million viewers in the United States.

  1. ^ Wiley & Bona 1996, p. 726.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference VanGelder was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Caulfield, Deborah (December 7, 1987). "TV & Video". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Gilatto, Tom (January 27, 1988). "Oscar Wild". USA Today.
  5. ^ "Past Scientific & Technical Awards Ceremonies". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  6. ^ Harmetz, Aljean (April 12, 1988). "The Last Emperor Wins 9 Oscars and Is Named Best Film of 1987". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  7. ^ Cieply, Michael (April 12, 1988). "Last Emperor Reigns Over Oscar Ceremonies : Best Picture Winner Adds Eight Other Awards; Cher and Douglas Take Top Prizes for Acting". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.

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