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60th Academy Awards

60th Academy Awards
Official poster promoting the 60th Academy Awards in 1988
Official poster
Date April 11, 1988
Site Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by Chevy Chase
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.
Directed by Marty Pasetta
Highlights
Best Picture The Last Emperor
Most awards The Last Emperor (9)
Most nominations The Last Emperor (9)
TV in the United States
Network ABC
Duration 3 hours, 33 minutes
Ratings 42.2 million
29.4% (Nielsen ratings)

The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 22 categories honoring films released in 1987. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actor Chevy Chase hosted the show for the second consecutive year. Two weeks earlier in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Shirley Jones.

The Last Emperor won nine awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Bernardo Bertolucci. For their performances in Moonstruck, Cher and Olympia Dukakis won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Michael Douglas won Best Actor for his role in Wall Street; Sean Connery won Best Supporting Actor for The Untouchables. The telecast garnered 42.2 million viewers in the United States.


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