The fifty-ninth Academy Awards were held on Monday, March 31, 1987 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. Bette Davis caused a stir when she missed cues while trying to present the best actor award. The hosts for the program were Chevy Chase, Paul Hogan, and Goldie Hawn.

Best Picture - Platoon

Best Actor - Paul Newman (The Color of Money)

Best Actress - Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God)

Best Supporting Actor - Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters)

Best Supporting Actress - Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters)

Best Director - Oliver Stone (Platoon)

Adapted Screenplay - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (A Room With a View)

Original Screenplay - Woody Allen (Hannah and Her Sisters)

Best Song - "Take My Breath Away" (Top Gun)

Best Original Score - Round Midnight

Best Cinematography - The Mission

Best Costume Design - A Room With a View

Best Art / Set Decoration - A Room With a View

Best Film Editing - Platoon

Best Foreign Language Film - Film The Assault (The Netherlands)

Best Sound - Platoon

Best Sound Effects - Aliens

Best Makeup - The Fly

Best Visual Effects - Aliens

Best Short Films - A Greek Tragedy (Animated) and Precious Images (Live Action)

Best Documentaries - Women For America, for the World (Short)

Artie Shaw - Time Is All You''ve Got and Down and Out in America (Feature)