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Oscars 1987 Winners & Nominees

The 59th Academy Awards (1987) took place on March 30, 1987. Platoon won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
categories
19
nominations
81
films nominated
29
winners
18
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Best Picture
Platoon
Headline winners

Oscars 1987: The Winners

Platoon won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Oliver Stone (Best Director), Paul Newman (Best Actor) and Marlee Matlin (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Platoon (1986) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Platoon

1986 · Drama, War · $139M worldwide

4 wins from 8 nominations at the 59th Academy Awards (1987)

  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Sound

In 1967, idealistic soldier Chris Taylor experiences the harsh realities of the Vietnam War upon arriving in the country's combat zones. He finds himself caught between conflicting leadership styles within his unit: the ruthless and pragmatic Staff Sergeant Barnes, and the compassionate Sergeant Elias. Their differing approaches to warfare create tension and fractured loyalties, as the soldiers become entangled in a dangerous and deadly conflict with the Viet Cong. Taylor's innocence is challenged as he witnesses the brutal and psychological toll of war.

About Platoon
Scoreboard

Oscars 1987: Which Films Won the Most

Platoon won 4 awards from 8 nominations. 10 films won at least once, while Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Platoon (1986) movie poster
    Platoon 4 / 8
    1986 · Drama, War · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  2. A Room with a View (1986) movie poster
    A Room with a View 3 / 8
    1986 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) movie poster
    Hannah and Her Sisters 3 / 7
    1986 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 7 nominations
  4. Aliens (1986) movie poster
    Aliens 2 / 7
    1986 · Action, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  5. The Mission (1986) movie poster
    The Mission 1 / 7
    1986 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 7 nominations
  6. Children of a Lesser God (1986) movie poster
    Children of a Lesser God 1 / 5
    1986 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations
  7. The Color of Money (1986) movie poster
    The Color of Money 1 / 4
    1986 · Drama, Sport · 1 win from 4 nominations
  8. Top Gun (1986) movie poster
    Top Gun 1 / 4
    1986 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  9. Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (2024) movie poster
    Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got 1 / 1
    2024 · Documentary, Biography · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. The Fly (1986) movie poster
    The Fly 1 / 1
    1986 · Sci-Fi, Thriller · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 19 Oscars 1987 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 81 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

19 categories · 81 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Oscars 1987 Best Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Picture nominees at the 59th Academy Awards (1987), back to back: 9 hours 44 minutes.

Total running time 9h 44m 9 hours 44 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Mission 2h 5m
Shortest
Hannah and Her Sisters 1h 43m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1987 Winners

Drama led with 60 nominations across 18 films and won 14. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 14 wins · 60 nominations · 23%
  2. Comedy 6 wins · 33 nominations · 18%
  3. Romance 8 wins · 31 nominations · 26%
  4. Adventure 1 win · 17 nominations · 6%
  5. Sci-Fi 3 wins · 14 nominations · 21%
  6. Action 3 wins · 13 nominations · 23%
  7. War 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  8. Thriller 3 wins · 11 nominations · 27%
  9. History 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  10. Sport 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
1987 season

How the Rest of the 1987 Awards Season Voted

The other 6 ceremonies of 1987, with the winner of each top prize. Platoon also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 1987 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1987: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 59th Academy Awards (1987), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 59th Academy Awards (1987)?

Platoon (1986) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Children of a Lesser God, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Mission and A Room with a View.

About Platoon

Which film won the most awards at the 59th Academy Awards (1987)?

Platoon (1986) won the most: 4 awards from 8 nominations. A Room with a View and Hannah and Her Sisters followed with 3 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 59th Academy Awards (1987)?

Platoon (1986) and A Room with a View (1986) led with 8 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 59th Academy Awards (1987)?

Best Director: Oliver Stone for Platoon. Best Actor: Paul Newman for The Color of Money. Best Actress: Marlee Matlin for Children of a Lesser God. Best Supporting Actor: Michael Caine for Hannah and Her Sisters. Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest for Hannah and Her Sisters.

When was the 59th Academy Awards (1987)?

The 59th Academy Awards (1987) took place on March 30, 1987. The database has 19 categories and 81 nominations for it.