Best of 1987
by OscarWinnerInWaiting | created - 20 Feb 2012 | updated - 8 months ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Untouchables (1987)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 330,857 | Gross: $76.27M
BEST PICTURE
The Untouchables
Full Metal Jacket
The Last Emperor
The Princess Bride
Maurice
Radio Days
Fatal Attraction
Moonstruck
Raising Arizona
Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud)
2. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
R | 116 min | Drama, War
A 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.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin
Votes: 790,501 | Gross: $46.36M
BEST DIRECTOR
Stanley Kubrick - Full Metal Jacket
Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor
James Ivory - Maurice
Adrian Lyne - Fatal Attraction
Brian De Palma - The Untouchables
Norman Jewison - Moonstruck
3. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,522 | Gross: $43.98M
BEST ACTOR
John Lone - The Last Emperor
William Hurt - Broadcast News
Robin Williams - Good Morning, Vietnam
Cary Elwes - The Princess Bride
Christian Bale - Empire of the Sun
Michael Douglas - Fatal Attraction
4. Broadcast News (1987)
R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.
Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky
Votes: 34,123 | Gross: $51.25M
BEST ACTRESS
Holly Hunter - Broadcast News
Cher - Moonstruck
Holly Hunter - Raising Arizona
Glenn Close - Fatal Attraction
Stéphane Audran - Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud)
Robin Wright - The Princess Bride
5. The Princess Bride (1987)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A 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.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 451,000 | Gross: $30.86M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mandy Patinkin - The Princess Bride
Albert Brooks - Broadcast News
R. Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
Sean Connery - The Untouchables
Michael Douglas - Wall Street
Vincent Gardenia - Moonstruck
6. Moonstruck (1987)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Loretta 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.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello
Votes: 68,516 | Gross: $80.64M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olympia Dukakis - Moonstruck
Anne Archer - Fatal Attraction
Sarah Miles - Hope and Glory
Joan Cusack - Broadcast News
Joan Chen - The Last Emperor
Mia Farrow - Radio Days
7. Broadcast News (1987)
R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.
Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky
Votes: 34,123 | Gross: $51.25M
BEST CASTING
Broadcast News
The Untouchables
Fatal Attraction
Moonstruck
The Princess Bride
Maurice
8. Moonstruck (1987)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Loretta 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.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello
Votes: 68,516 | Gross: $80.64M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Moonstruck
Raising Arizona
Radio Days
Broadcast News
Wall Street
Good Morning, Vietnam
9. Maurice (1987)
R | 140 min | Drama, Romance
Two English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Hugh Grant, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 23,582 | Gross: $3.13M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Maurice
The Princess Bride
Full Metal Jacket
The Last Emperor
Fatal Attraction
The Untouchables
10. Mannequin (1987)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A young artist, searching for his vocation, makes a mannequin so perfect he falls in love with it. Finding the mannequin in a store window, he gets a job there and his creation comes to life.
Director: Michael Gottlieb | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, James Spader
Votes: 35,682 | Gross: $42.72M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Mannequin
The Untouchables
The Living Daylights
Raising Arizona
The Last Emperor
The Princess Bride
11. Fatal Attraction (1987)
R | 119 min | Drama, Thriller
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Latzen
Votes: 97,110 | Gross: $156.65M
BEST EDITING
Fatal Attraction
Full Metal Jacket
The Last Emperor
The Untouchables
Broadcast News
Empire of the Sun
12. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
R | 116 min | Drama, War
A 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.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin
Votes: 790,501 | Gross: $46.36M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Full Metal Jacket
The Last Emperor
Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud)
Empire of the Sun
The Untouchables
Maurice
13. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,522 | Gross: $43.98M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Last Emperor
Radio Days
The Untouchables
Maurice
The Princess Bride
Empire of the Sun
14. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,522 | Gross: $43.98M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Last Emperor
The Princess Bride
Radio Days
Maurice
The Untouchables
Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud)
15. The Princess Bride (1987)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A 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.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 451,000 | Gross: $30.86M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
The Princess Bride
The Last Emperor
The Witches of Eastwick
The Untouchables
Hope and Glory
Radio Days
16. The Princess Bride (1987)
PG | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A 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.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon
Votes: 451,000 | Gross: $30.86M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Princess Bride
The Living Daylights
The Witches of Eastwick
Masters of the Universe
The Untouchables
17. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,522 | Gross: $43.98M
BEST SCORE
The Last Emperor
The Untouchables
The Witches of Eastwick
The Princess Bride
Empire of the Sun
Maurice
18. Dirty Dancing (I) (1987)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes
Votes: 256,461 | Gross: $0.62M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Dirty Dancing
Full Metal Jacket
Radio Days
Moonstruck
Hope and Glory
19. Dirty Dancing (I) (1987)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes
Votes: 256,461 | Gross: $0.62M
BEST SONG
Dirty Dancing - "Hungry Eyes"
Mannequin - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Dirty Dancing - "I've Had the Time of My Life"
The Princess Bride - "Storybook Love"
The Living Daylights - "The Living Daylights"
20. Dirty Dancing (I) (1987)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes
Votes: 256,461 | Gross: $0.62M
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Dirty Dancing
21. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,522 | Gross: $43.98M
BEST SOUND
The Last Emperor
Full Metal Jacket
The Living Daylights
Empire of the Sun
The Witches of Eastwick
The Untouchables
22. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
R | 116 min | Drama, War
A 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.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin
Votes: 790,501 | Gross: $46.36M
BEST SOUND EDITING
Full Metal Jacket
Empire of the Sun
The Living Daylights
The Untouchables
The Princess Bride
The Witches of Eastwick
23. The Living Daylights (1987)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker
Votes: 105,858 | Gross: $51.19M
BEST STUNTS
The Living Daylights
The Princess Bride
Full Metal Jacket
Empire of the Sun
The Witches of Eastwick
The Untouchables
24. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A group of dated appliances embark on a journey to the city to find their master after being abandoned in a cabin in the woods.
Director: Jerry Rees | Stars: Jon Lovitz, Timothy Stack, Timothy E. Day, Thurl Ravenscroft
Votes: 27,739
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Brave Little Toaster
25. Babette's Feast (1987)
G | 103 min | Drama
During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle
Votes: 22,042 | Gross: $4.40M
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud)
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