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Academy Awards, USA 1989

Event held on 29 March 1989 in Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar

Best Picture

Won
Rain Man (1988), Mark Johnson

Nominated
The Accidental Tourist (1988), Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, Michael Grillo

Nominated
Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Norma Heyman, Hank Moonjean

Nominated
Mississippi Burning (1988), Frederick Zollo, Robert F. Colesberry

Nominated
Working Girl (1988), Douglas Wick

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Won
Rain Man (1988), Dustin Hoffman

Nominated
Big (1988), Tom Hanks

Nominated
Mississippi Burning (1988), Gene Hackman

Nominated
Pelle the Conqueror (1987), Max von Sydow

Nominated
Stand and Deliver (1988), Edward James Olmos

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Won
The Accused (1988), Jodie Foster

Nominated
Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Glenn Close

Nominated
A Cry in the Dark (1988), Meryl Streep

Nominated
Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Sigourney Weaver

Nominated
Working Girl (1988), Melanie Griffith

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Won
A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Kevin Kline

Nominated
Little Dorrit (1988), Alec Guinness

Nominated
Married to the Mob (1988), Dean Stockwell

Nominated
Running on Empty (1988), River Phoenix

Nominated
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Martin Landau

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Won
The Accidental Tourist (1988), Geena Davis

Nominated
Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Michelle Pfeiffer

Nominated
Mississippi Burning (1988), Frances McDormand

Nominated
Working Girl (1988), Joan Cusack

Nominated
Working Girl (1988), Sigourney Weaver

Best Director

Won
Rain Man (1988), Barry Levinson

Nominated
A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Charles Crichton

Nominated
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Martin Scorsese

Nominated
Mississippi Burning (1988), Alan Parker

Nominated
Working Girl (1988), Mike Nichols

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Won
Rain Man (1988), Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow

Nominated
Big (1988), Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg

Nominated
Bull Durham (1988), Ron Shelton

Nominated
A Fish Called Wanda (1988), John Cleese, Charles Crichton

Nominated
Running on Empty (1988), Naomi Foner

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

Won
Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Christopher Hampton

Nominated
The Accidental Tourist (1988), Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan

Nominated
Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy

Nominated
Little Dorrit (1988), Christine Edzard

Nominated
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman

Best Cinematography

Won
Mississippi Burning (1988), Peter Biziou

Nominated
Rain Man (1988), John Seale

Nominated
Tequila Sunrise (1988), Conrad L. Hall

Nominated
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Sven Nykvist

Nominated
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Dean Cundey

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Won
Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Stuart Craig, Gérard James

Nominated
Beaches (1988), Albert Brenner, Garrett Lewis

Nominated
Rain Man (1988), Ida Random, Linda DeScenna

Nominated
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Dean Tavoularis, Armin Ganz

Nominated
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Elliot Scott, Peter Howitt

Best Costume Design

Won
Dangerous Liaisons (1988), James Acheson

Nominated
Coming to America (1988), Deborah Nadoolman

Nominated
A Handful of Dust (1988), Jane Robinson

Nominated
Sunset (1988), Patricia Norris

Nominated
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Milena Canonero

Best Sound

Won
Bird (1988), Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie D. Burton

Nominated
Die Hard (1988), Don J. Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, Al Overton Jr.

Nominated
Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders, Peter Handford

Nominated
Mississippi Burning (1988), Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, Danny Michael

Nominated
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo, Tony Dawe

Best Film Editing

Won
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Arthur Schmidt

Nominated
Die Hard (1988), Frank J. Urioste, John F. Link

Nominated
Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Stuart Baird

Nominated
Mississippi Burning (1988), Gerry Hambling

Nominated
Rain Man (1988), Stu Linder

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

Won
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann

Nominated
Die Hard (1988), Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard Shorr

Nominated
Willow (1988), Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns

Best Effects, Visual Effects

Won
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Ed Jones, George Gibbs

Nominated
Die Hard (1988), Richard Edlund, Al Di Sarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris

Nominated
Willow (1988), Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Phil Tippett, Christopher Evans

Best Makeup

Won
Beetle Juice (1988), Ve Neill, Steve LaPorte, Robert Short

Nominated
Coming to America (1988), Rick Baker

Nominated
Scrooged (1988), Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman

Best Music, Original Song

Won
Working Girl (1988), Carly Simon

Nominated
Buster (1988), Lamont Dozier, Phil Collins

Nominated
Bagdad Cafe (1987), Bob Telson

Best Music, Original Score

Won
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), Dave Grusin

Nominated
The Accidental Tourist (1988), John Williams

Nominated
Dangerous Liaisons (1988), George Fenton

Nominated
Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Maurice Jarre

Nominated
Rain Man (1988), Hans Zimmer

Best Short Film, Animated

Won
Tin Toy (1988), John Lasseter, William Reeves

Nominated
The Cat Came Back (1988), Cordell Barker

Nominated
Technological Threat (1988), Brian Jennings, Bill Kroyer

Best Short Film, Live Action

Won
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988), Dean Parisot, Steven Wright

Nominated
Cadillac Dreams (1988), Matia Karrell

Nominated
Gullah Tales (1988), Gary Moss

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Won
You Don't Have to Die (1988), Bill Guttentag, Malcolm Clarke

Nominated
The Children's Storefront (1988), Karen Goodman

Nominated
A Family Gathering (1989), Lise Yasui, Ann Tegnell

Nominated
Gang Cops (1988), Thomas B. Fleming, Daniel Marks

Nominated
Portrait of Imogen (1988), Nancy Hale, Meg Partridge

Best Documentary, Features

Won
Hôtel Terminus (1988), Marcel Ophüls

Nominated
The Cry of Reason: Beyers Naude - An Afrikaner Speaks Out (1988), Robert Bilheimer, Ronald Mix

Nominated
Let's Get Lost (1988), Bruce Weber, Nan Bush

Nominated
Promises to Keep (1988), Ginny Durrin

Nominated
Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987), Renee Tajima-Pena, Christine Choy

Best Foreign Language Film

Won
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

Nominated
Hanussen (1988)

Nominated
The Music Teacher (1989)

Nominated
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

Nominated
Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Special Achievement Award

Won
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Richard Williams

Honorary Award

Won

Won

Academy Award of Merit

Won
Ray Dolby

Scientific and Engineering Award

Won

Won

Won
Bill Tondreau, Alvah J. Miller, Paul D. Johnson, Peter Regla, Dan Slater, Bud Elam, Joe Parker, Billy Bryan, Jerry Jeffress, Ray Feeney, Bill Holland, Kris Brown

Technical Achievement Award

Won

Won

Won
Bob Badami, Dick Bernstein, Bill Bernstein

Won

Won

Won

Won

Won

Won

Won

Won
Gary Zeller

Gordon E. Sawyer Award

Won

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