1987 FILM BALLOT

the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases 

Another one of my old "Best in Film" ballots. 
Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

 Also, if you wish to view my favorite 30 films of 1987, go here

Note: "Animated Short" and "Animated Feature" categories have been merged into one Animation category, regardless of runtime length. Also "Sound Editing" and "Sound Mixing" have been combined into one "Sound Design" category. Focusing on both overall mix and sound creation.

1987

*ROBOCOP
RAISING ARIZONA
THE LAST EMPEROR

COME AND SEE

EMPIRE OF THE SUN
HOUSEKEEPING
NEAR DARK

WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOME?

TENEBRE

HOPE AND GLORY
WITHNAIL & I
RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO
RIVER'S EDGE

LAW OF DESIRE

AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS

MY LIFE AS A DOG

ROYAL SPACE FORCE: THE WINGS OF HONNEAMISE

TAMPOPO

A BETTER TOMORROW II

ELEMENT OF CRIME

actual oscar nominees: 
BROADCAST NEWS
FATAL ATTRACTION
HOPE AND GLORY
THE LAST EMPEROR (won)
MOONSTRUCK

actual oscar nominees:
AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS
BABETTE'S FEAST (won)
COURSE COMPLETED
THE FAMILY
PATHFINDER

1987

*Paul Verhoeven for ROBOCOP

Elem Klimov for COME AND SEE

Joel and Ethan Coen for RAISING ARIZONA

Bernardo Bertolucci for THE LAST EMPEROR

Bill Forsyth for HOUSEKEEPING

actual oscar nominees:
Norman Jewison for MOONSTRUCK
Bernardo Bertolucci for THE LAST EMPEROR (won)
John Boorman for HOPE AND GLORY
Adrian Lyne for FATAL ATTRACTION
Lasse Hallstrom for MY LIFE AS A DOG

1987

*Christine Lahti 

            in HOUSEKEEPING
Jessica Tandy in *BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED
Cher in MOONSTRUCK
Holly Hunter in BROADCAST NEWS
Meryl Streep in IRONWEED

actual oscar nominees:
Cher in MOONSTRUCK (won)
Glenn Close in FATAL ATTRACTION
Holly Hunter in BROADCAST NEWS
Sally Kirkland in ANNA
Meryl Streep in IRONWEED











1987

*Mickey Rourke in BARFLY
Ed Harris in WALKER
Bruce Campbell in EVIL DEAD II
Aleksey Kravchenko in COME AND SEE

John Candy in PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES
Nicolas Cage in RAISING ARIZONA

actual oscar nominees:
Michael Douglas in WALL STREET (won)
William Hurt in BROADCAST NEWS
Marcello Mastroianni in DARK EYES
Jack Nicholson in IRONWEED
Robin Williams in GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM 







 

1987

*Anjelica Huston in THE DEAD 
Anne Ramsey in THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN
Holly Hunter in RAISING ARIZONA
Vanessa Redgrave in PRICK UP YOUR EARS
Elizabeth Peña in *BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED

actual oscar nominees: 
Norma Aleandro in GABY
Anne Archer in FATAL ATTRACTION
Olympia Dukakis in MOONSTRUCK (won)
Anne Ramsey in THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN
Ann Sothern in THE WHALES OF AUGUST








 


1987

*Morgan Freeman 

             in STREET SMART
Albert Brooks in BROADCAST NEWS
John Malkovich in EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Michael Douglas in WALL STREET
John Candy in PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

actual oscar nominees: 
Albert Brooks in BROADCAST NEWS
Sean Connery in THE UNTOUCHABLES (won)
Morgan Freeman in STREET SMART
Vincent Gardenia in MOONSTRUCK
Denzel Washington in CRY FREEDOM










1987

*RAISING ARIZONA 

                   - Joel & Ethan Coen
ROBOCOP - Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
BROADCAST NEWS - James L. Brooks
MOONSTRUCK - John Patrick Stanley

RADIO DAYS - Woody Allen

actual oscar nominees: 
AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS
BROADCAST NEWS
HOPE AND GLORY
MOONSTRUCK (won)
RADIO DAYS












1987

*THE DEAD - Tony Huston
HOUSE OF GAMES - David Mamet

THE LAST EMPEROR - Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
EMPIRE OF THE SUN - Tom Stoppard
FULL METAL JACKET - Kubrick; Herr; Hasford

PRICK UP YOUR EARS - Alan Bennett

actual oscar nominees:
THE DEAD
FATAL ATTRACTION
FULL METAL JACKET
THE LAST EMPEROR (won)
MY LIFE AS A DOG












1987

*THE EMPEROR'S NAKED 

               ARMY MARCHES ON 
SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA
THE CHARLES BUKOWSKI TAPES
MARILYN MONROE: BEYOND THE LEGEND
THE FALKLANDS WAR: THE UNTOLD STORY 

actual oscar nominees doc feature:
EYES ON THE PRIZE
HELLFIRE: A JOURNEY TO HIROSHIMA
RADIO BIKINI
A STITCH FOR TIME
THE TEN YEAR LUNCH (won)

actual oscar nominees doc short:
FRANCES STELOFF
IN THE WEE WEE HOURS
LANGUAGE SAYS IT ALL
SILVER INTO GOLD
YOUNG AT HEART (won)










1987

*STREET OF CROCODILES
SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY
ROYAL SPACE FORCE: THE WINGS OF HONNEAMISE
THE AMAZING MR BICKFORD

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES

THE LAST THEFT by Jiří Barta
MASTER OF CEREMONIES

THE WEB

CAT CITY [MACSKAFOGÓ] 

YOUR FACE by Bill Plympton

REHEARSALS FOR EXTINCT ANATOMIES

PETER GABRIEL: SLEDGEHAMMER
LILY C.A.T.

RED'S DREAM

PETER GABRIEL: BIG TIME

SCHERZO INFERNAL

GIRLS NIGHT OUT

actual oscar nominees:
GEORGE AND ROSEMARY
THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES (won)
YOUR FACE

1987

*EMPIRE OF THE SUN 

                      - John Williams >
PREDATOR - Alan Silvestri >
COBRA VERDE - Popul Vuh >
THE UNTOUCHABLES - Ennio Morricone >
THE LAST EMPEROR 

                      - Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su > 

actual oscar nominees:
CRY FREEDOM
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
THE LAST EMPEROR (won)
THE UNTOUCHABLES
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK

1987

*LIEBESTOD 

            by Franc Roddam [ARIA segment]
NOT A JEALOUS BONE

ON TIME by Ari Taub
THIS IS A HISTORY OF NEW YORK
NESSUN DORMA by Ken Russell [ARIA segment]

actual oscar nominees live action short: 

RAY'S MALE HETEROSEXUAL DANCE HALL (won)

MAKING WAVES

SHOESHINE

actual oscar nominees documentary short: 

YOUNG AT HEART (won)

FRANCES STELOFF: MEMOIRS OF A BOOKSELLER

IN THE WEE WEE HOURS

LANGUAGE SAYS IT ALL

SILVER INTO GOLD

categories below this point are

↓for you technical craft lovers↓

1987

*THE LAST EMPEROR 

             - Vittorio Storaro, AIC, ASC
EMPIRE OF THE SUN - Allen Daviau, ASC
MATEWAN - Haskell Wexler, ASC
RAISING ARIZONA - Barry Sonnenfeld, ASC

THE LOST BOYS - Michael Chapman, ASC

actual oscar nominees:
BROADCAST NEWS
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
HOPE AND GLORY
THE LAST EMPEROR (won)
MATEWAN











1987

*EMPIRE OF THE SUN 

                           - Michael Kahn
ROBOCOP - Frank J. Urioste
THE LAST EMPEROR - Gabriella Cristiani
RAISING ARIZONA - Michael R. Miller  
THE LOST BOYS - Robert Brown

PREDATOR - Mark Helfrich, John F. Link

actual oscar nominees:
BROADCAST NEWS
ROBOCOP
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
FATAL ATTRACTION
THE LAST EMPEROR (won)

1987 - production design + set decor

*THE LAST EMPEROR 

            - Scarfiotti; Bruno Cesari; Desideri
THE UNTOUCHABLES - Brandenstein, William A. Elliott; Gausman
FULL METAL JACKET - A.Furst, Barbara Drake, Les Tomkins
EMPIRE OF THE SUN - Norman Reynolds; Harry Cordwell

THE RUNNING MAN - Jack T. Collis, Jim Duffy

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - William Stout

actual oscar nominees:
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
HOPE AND GLORY
THE LAST EMPEROR (won)
RADIO DAYS
THE UNTOUCHABLES

1987

*THE LAST EMPEROR 

                      - James Acheson
MAURICE - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
THE RUNNING MAN - Robert Blackman

THE UNTOUCHABLES - Marilyn Vance-Straker
THE DEAD - Dorothy Jeakins

actual oscar nominees: 
THE DEAD
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
THE LAST EMPEROR (won)
MAURICE
THE UNTOUCHABLES










1987

*ROBOCOP - Rob Bottin 
HELLRAISER - David Keen
THE MONSTER SQUAD - Stan Winston, Matt Rose, Zoltan
HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS - Rick Baker
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - Michael Westmore

actual oscar nominees:
HAPPY NEW YEAR
HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS (won)











1987

*INNERSPACE
ROBOCOP
PREDATOR
BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED 
EVIL DEAD II

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS

HARRY & THE HENDERSONS

actual oscar nominees:
INNERSPACE (won)
PREDATOR










1987

*PREDATOR
COME AND SEE

ROBOCOP
LETHAL WEAPON
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED

actual oscar nominees sound edit: 
ROBOCOP (won)

actual oscar nominees sound mix: 
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
LETHAL WEAPON
ROBOCOP
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
THE LAST EMPEROR (won)

↓the following are Muriel Awards categories:

1987

*1)  H.I.'s nightmare / 

Lone Biker of the Apocalypse 

             - RAISING ARIZONA
2) ED 209 vs. Robocop - ROBOCOP
3) old Puyi gives childhood cricket to tourist boy 

------------------------------------------------ LAST EMPEROR
4) "Odessa Steps" via slow motion shoot-out 

----------------------------------------------------- THE UNTOUCHABLES
5) Cloaked Predator closes in. **Dillon's death sequence** 

--------------------------------------------------- PREDATOR
6) Sunrise approaches as vampire is caught in empty field 

------------------------------------------------- NEAR DARK
7) Evil force chases Ash through every corner of the cabin 

------------------------------------------------- EVIL DEAD II
8) Robocop's first night on the beat - ROBOCOP
9) Abandoned Huế City sniper sequence 

------------------------------------------------------ FULL METAL JACKET
10) P-51 Mustang bombing the P.O.W. camp 

----------------------------------------------------- EMPIRE OF THE SUN
11) Pendleton views his future child in utero 

------------------------------------------------- INNERSPACE 
12) Frank regenerates his body on the floorboards 

------------------------------------------------ HELLRAISER
-tie- the giant Freddy snake/worm monster! 

----------- NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. 3: DREAM WARRIORS
13) the "Fix-it" offspring learn to fly in the stairwell 

-------------------------------------------- *BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED
14) Dangling from the bottom of the foggy bridge 

------------------------------------------------------- THE LOST BOYS

15) entire Statue of Liberty / Cobra vs. Joe intro 

------------------------------------------------- G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE
 



also this;

 







1987

*BROADCAST NEWS
PRICK UP YOUR EARS
RAISING ARIZONA
IRONWEED
THE UNTOUCHABLES

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014