1988 (61st Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1988 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 1988 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1988 to December 31, 1988 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1988 Ceremony
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Wednesday, March 29, 1989 6:00 PM Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles 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 1988 Winners
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Best Picture: Rain Man Guber-Peters Company Production; United Artists Mark Johnson, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt in the film Rain Man |
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Best Actress: Jodie Foster as Sarah Tobias in the film The Accused |
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Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Kline as Otto in the film A Fish Called Wanda |
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Best Supporting Actress: Geena Davis as Muriel Pritchett in the film The Accidental Tourist |
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Best Song: Let the River Run from the film Working Girl Music and lyric by Carly Simon Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1988 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees |
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
The 1988 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |