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Oscars 1987 winners and nominees

The 1987 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Platoon
Platoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
GoodWatch score 76
The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68
A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85

Directing

Platoon
Platoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet (1986)
GoodWatch score 80
A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85

Actress in a Leading Role

Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
GoodWatch score 72
Aliens
Aliens (1986)
GoodWatch score 87
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
GoodWatch score 58
The Morning After
The Morning After (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

Actor in a Supporting Role

Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Platoon
Platoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 86
Hoosiers
Hoosiers (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

Actor in a Leading Role

The Color of Money
The Color of Money (1986)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight (1986)
GoodWatch score 77
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
GoodWatch score 76
Salvador
Salvador (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

Actress in a Supporting Role

Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
GoodWatch score 58
The Color of Money
The Color of Money (1986)
GoodWatch score 77
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
The Color of Money
The Color of Money (1986)
GoodWatch score 77
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
GoodWatch score 69
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
GoodWatch score 77
Platoon
Platoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 86
Salvador
Salvador (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Stand by Me
Stand by Me (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
GoodWatch score 76
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
GoodWatch score 58
The Color of Money
The Color of Money (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

Visual Effects

Aliens
Aliens (1986)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
GoodWatch score 43
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
GoodWatch score 80

Music (Original Score)

'Round Midnight
'Round Midnight (1986)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Hoosiers
Hoosiers (1986)
GoodWatch score 79
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
GoodWatch score 76
The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68
Aliens
Aliens (1986)
GoodWatch score 87

Foreign Language Film

The Assault
The Assault (1986)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Betty Blue
Betty Blue (1986)
GoodWatch score 73
'38 - Vienna Before the Fall
'38 - Vienna Before the Fall (1986)
GoodWatch score 64
My Sweet Little Village
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
GoodWatch score 75
The Decline of the American Empire
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

Music (Original Song)

Top Gun
Top Gun (1986)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
An American Tail
An American Tail (1986)
GoodWatch score 63
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
GoodWatch score 80

Makeup and Hairstyling

The Fly
The Fly (1986)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Legend
Legend (1985)
GoodWatch score 49
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
GoodWatch score 31

Documentary Feature Film

Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America (1986)
GoodWatch score 70
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (1985)
GoodWatch score 49
Won
Witness to Apartheid
Witness to Apartheid (1986)
GoodWatch score 80
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer (1986)
GoodWatch score 60
Chile: Hasta Cuando?
Chile: Hasta Cuando? (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

Documentary Short Film

Women - For America, For the World
Women - For America, For the World (1986)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
Debonair Dancers
Debonair Dancers (1986)
GoodWatch score 66
Sam
Sam (1986)
GoodWatch score 64
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse (1986)
GoodWatch score 72
The Masters of Disaster
The Masters of Disaster (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

International Feature Film

The Assault
The Assault (1986)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
'38 - Vienna Before the Fall
'38 - Vienna Before the Fall (1986)
GoodWatch score 64
My Sweet Little Village
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
GoodWatch score 75
The Decline of the American Empire
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
GoodWatch score 70
Betty Blue
Betty Blue (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

Costume Design

A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Pirates
Pirates (1986)
GoodWatch score 44
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
GoodWatch score 72
Otello
Otello (1986)
GoodWatch score 65
The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

Production Design

A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Aliens
Aliens (1986)
GoodWatch score 87
The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68
The Color of Money
The Color of Money (1986)
GoodWatch score 77
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85

Sound

Platoon
Platoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Top Gun
Top Gun (1986)
GoodWatch score 60
Aliens
Aliens (1986)
GoodWatch score 87
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
GoodWatch score 76
Heartbreak Ridge
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

Short Film (Live Action)

Precious Images
Precious Images (1986)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Exit
Exit (1985)
GoodWatch score 67
Love Struck
Love Struck (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Cinematography

Platoon
Platoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 86
The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
GoodWatch score 72
A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Short Film (Animated)

A Greek Tragedy
A Greek Tragedy (1985)
GoodWatch score 53
Won
Luxo Jr.
Luxo Jr. (1986)
GoodWatch score 72
The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil
The Frog, the Dog, and the Devil (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

Sound Editing

Aliens
Aliens (1986)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Top Gun
Top Gun (1986)
GoodWatch score 60
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Film Editing

Platoon
Platoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Top Gun
Top Gun (1986)
GoodWatch score 60
Aliens
Aliens (1986)
GoodWatch score 87
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85
The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68