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Oscars 1988 Winners & Nominees

The 60th Academy Awards (1988) took place on April 11, 1988. The Last Emperor won Best Picture and 8 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
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19
nominations
74
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30
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Best Picture
The Last Emperor
Headline winners

Oscars 1988: The Winners

The Last Emperor won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Bernardo Bertolucci (Best Director), Michael Douglas (Best Actor) and Cher (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Last Emperor (1987) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

The Last Emperor

1987 · Biography, Drama, History · $44M worldwide

9 wins from 9 nominations at the 60th Academy Awards (1988)

  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Sound
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

This epic biographical drama chronicles the life of China's last emperor, Pu Yi, portrayed by John Lone. The film explores his privileged upbringing within the Forbidden City, showcasing the opulence and grandeur of imperial life. It follows his journey through the dramatic changes in China, from the fall of the Qing Dynasty to his imprisonment and subsequent rehabilitation as a war criminal in 1950. Through Pu Yi’s experiences, the film offers a poignant look at the collapse of an empire and the shifting dynamics of power.

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Scoreboard

Oscars 1988: Which Films Won the Most

The Last Emperor won 9 awards from 9 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while Broadcast News went home empty-handed from 7 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Last Emperor (1987) movie poster
    The Last Emperor 9 / 9
    1987 · Biography, Drama · 9 wins from 9 nominations
  2. Moonstruck (1987) movie poster
    Moonstruck 3 / 6
    1987 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  3. The Untouchables (1987) movie poster
    The Untouchables 1 / 4
    1987 · Drama, History · 1 win from 4 nominations
  4. RoboCop (1987) movie poster
    RoboCop 1 / 3
    1987 · Action, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. Babette's Feast (1988) movie poster
    Babette's Feast 1 / 1
    1988 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. Wall Street (1987) movie poster
    Wall Street 1 / 1
    1987 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Harry and the Hendersons (1987) movie poster
    Harry and the Hendersons 1 / 1
    1987 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Dirty Dancing (1987) movie poster
    Dirty Dancing 1 / 1
    1987 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Innerspace (1987) movie poster
    Innerspace 1 / 1
    1987 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Broadcast News (1987) movie poster
    Broadcast News 0 / 7
    1987 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 7 nominations
Full results

All 19 Oscars 1988 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 74 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 · 74 nominations

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Oscars 1988 Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Editing)

1 nominee

Oscars 1988 Best Visual Effects

Official name: Visual Effects

2 nominees
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1988 Winners

Drama led with 62 nominations across 20 films and won 17. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 17 wins · 62 nominations · 27%
  2. Comedy 5 wins · 31 nominations · 16%
  3. History 10 wins · 24 nominations · 42%
  4. Romance 4 wins · 22 nominations · 18%
  5. Thriller 3 wins · 20 nominations · 15%
  6. Action 2 wins · 15 nominations · 13%
  7. Biography 9 wins · 13 nominations · 69%
  8. Crime 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  9. War 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  10. Fantasy 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
1988 season

How the Rest of the 1988 Awards Season Voted

The other 6 ceremonies of 1988, with the winner of each top prize. The Last Emperor also won the top prize at one of them.

All 1988 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 1988: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 60th Academy Awards (1988), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 60th Academy Awards (1988)?

The Last Emperor (1987) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Broadcast News, Fatal Attraction, Hope and Glory and Moonstruck.

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Which film won the most awards at the 60th Academy Awards (1988)?

The Last Emperor (1987) won the most: 9 awards from 9 nominations. Moonstruck was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 60th Academy Awards (1988)?

The Last Emperor (1987) led with 9 nominations and won 9 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 60th Academy Awards (1988)?

Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci for The Last Emperor. Best Actor: Michael Douglas for Wall Street. Best Actress: Cher for Moonstruck. Best Supporting Actor: Sean Connery for The Untouchables. Best Supporting Actress: Olympia Dukakis for Moonstruck.

When was the 60th Academy Awards (1988)?

The 60th Academy Awards (1988) took place on April 11, 1988. The database has 19 categories and 74 nominations for it.