1986
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- DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerWillem DafoeChris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.*[BEST PICTURE]* *Top Rated Movies *
DIRECTING -- Oliver Stone
FILM EDITING -- Claire Simpson
BEST PICTURE -- Arnold Kopelson, Producer
SOUND -- John K. Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles 'Bud' Grenzbach, Simon Kaye - DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMichael CaineBetween two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.BEST PICTURE
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Michael Caine
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Dianne Wiest
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -- Woody Allen - DirectorRoland JofféStarsRobert De NiroJeremy IronsRay McAnallyEighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.BEST PICTURE
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Chris Menges - DirectorDaniele GangemiRanda HainesStarsWilliam HurtMarlee MatlinPiper LaurieA new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.BEST PICTURE
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Marlee Matlin - DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.*Top Rated Movies*
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING -- Don Sharpe
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, Suzanne Benson - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeff GoldblumGeena DavisJohn GetzA brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.MAKEUP -- Chris Walas, Stephan Dupuis
- DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseTim RobbinsKelly McGillisThe Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman.MUSIC (Original Song) -- "Take My Breath Away," Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyric by Tom Whitlock
- DirectorBertrand TavernierStarsDexter GordonFrançois CluzetGabrielle HakerA troubled, but talented musician flees the US to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in Paris.MUSIC (Original Score) -- Herbie Hancock
- DirectorFons RademakersStarsDerek de LintMarc van UchelenMonique van de VenA Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- The Netherlands
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsPaul NewmanTom CruiseMary Elizabeth MastrantonioFast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Paul Newman
- DirectorLee GrantStarsLee GrantJeff FarmerBob HansonA recession in the mid-1980s affects Minnesota farm workers, unemployed urban workers and the newly homeless in Los Angeles and New York.DOCUMENTARY (Feature) -- Joseph Feury and Milton Justice, Producers
- DirectorChuck WorkmanA montage of nearly 500 film clips from eight decades of American movies, made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Director's Guild of America.SHORT FILM (Live Action) -- Chuck Workman, Producer
- DirectorVivienne Verdon-RoeStarsJoanne WoodwardJean Shinoda BolenBetty Bumpers22 prominent American women discuss their activism for nuclear disarmament and their motivations in seeking the end of the arms race.DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) -- Vivienne Verdon-Roe, Producer
- DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyTo save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.Nominated for 4 Oscars.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsDiane KeatonJessica LangeSissy SpacekThree southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.Nominated for 3 Oscars.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsKathleen TurnerNicolas CageBarry MillerPeggy Sue, on the verge of a divorce, faints at her 25th high school reunion, and wakes up to find herself back in 1960, leading her to try to spot and correct the mistakes that led to disappointments and an unhappy marriage.Nominated for 3 Oscars.
- DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsGene HackmanBarbara HersheyDennis HopperA coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsJames WoodsJim BelushiMichael MurphyA burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsRick MoranisEllen GreeneVincent GardeniaA nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorDon BluthStarsDom DeLuiseChristopher PlummerErica YohnWhile emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must locate them while trying to survive in a new country.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorJean-Jacques BeineixStarsJean-Hugues AngladeBéatrice DalleGérard DarmonA lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorPeter FaimanStarsPaul HoganLinda KozlowskiJohn MeillonAmerican reporter Sue Charlton travels to the Australian outback to meet eccentric poacher Mick "Crocodile" Dundee and invites him to New York City, where he comes face-to-face with the complexities of modern life. Can this bushman adapt?Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorMichael ChapmanStarsDaryl HannahPamela ReedJames RemarA young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorDenys ArcandStarsDominique MichelDorothée BerrymanLouise PortalSexual revelations emerge when a group of academics and their partners spend a weekend at a country retreat.Nominated for 1 Oscar.