The Alternative Oscars: 1987
My winners and nominees for the 1987 Oscars...
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- DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMike StarrA nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.BEST PICTURE: Radio Days
other nominees:
The Princess Bride
Full Metal Jacket
Good Morning, Vietnam
Broadcast News - DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobin WilliamsForest WhitakerTom T. TranIn 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Robin Williams, Good Morning, Vietnam
other nominees:
Matthew Modine, Full Metal Jacket
Michael Douglas, Fatal Attraction
William Hurt, Broadcast News
Richard E. Grant, Withnail & I - DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsWilliam HurtAlbert BrooksHolly HunterTake two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Holly Hunter, Broadcast News
other nominees:
Mia Farrow, September
Glenn Close, Fatal Attraction
Cher, Moonstruck
Robin Wright, The Princess Bride - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMatthew ModineR. Lee ErmeyVincent D'OnofrioA pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: R. Lee Ermey, Full Metal Jacket
other nominees:
Jack Nicholson, The Witches of Eastwick
John Goodman, Raising Arizona
Mandy Patinkin, The Princess Bride
Richard Griffiths, Withnail & I - DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMichael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne ArcherA married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Anne Archer, Fatal Attraction
other nominees:
Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck
Elaine Stritch, September
Lisa Bonet, Angel Heart
Anne Ramsey, Throw Momma From the Train - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMatthew ModineR. Lee ErmeyVincent D'OnofrioA pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.BEST DIRECTOR: Stanley Kubrick, Full Metal Jacket
other nominees:
Woody Allen, Radio Days
Rob Reiner, The Princess Bride
Joel & Ethan Coen, Raising Arizona
Norman Jewison, Moonstruck - DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMike StarrA nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Radio Days
other nominees:
Broadcast News
Raising Arizona
Good Morning, Vietnam
Withnail & I - DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Princess Bride
other nominees:
Full Metal Jacket
Fatal Attraction
Angel Heart
The Witches of Eastwick - DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.BEST CASTING: The Princess Bride
other nominees:
Radio Days
Raising Arizona
Broadcast News
Good Morning, Vietnam - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsNicolas CageHolly HunterTrey WilsonWhen a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Raising Arizona
other nominees:
Full Metal Jacket
September
Wall Street
The Untouchables - DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Princess Bride
other nominees:
The Running Man
The Untouchables
Radio Days - DirectorNorman JewisonStarsCherNicolas CageOlympia DukakisLoretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.BEST FILM EDITING: Moonstruck
other nominees:
Broadcast News
Lethal Weapon
Raising Arizona
Good Morning, Vietnam - DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Robocop
Other nominees:
Predator