1986 (59th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1986 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1986 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1986 to December 31, 1986 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1986 Ceremony
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Monday, March 30, 1987 6:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1986 Winners
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Best Picture: Platoon Hemdale Film Production; Orion Arnold Kopelson, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson in the film The Color of Money |
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Best Actress: Marlee Matlin as Sarah Norman in the film Children of a Lesser God |
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Best Supporting Actor: Michael Caine as Elliot in the film Hannah and Her Sisters |
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Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest as Holly in the film Hannah and Her Sisters |
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Best Song: Take My Breath Away from the film Top Gun Music by Giorgio Moroder; lyric by Tom Whitlock Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1986 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees |
The 1986 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |