The 45th Golden Globes Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 1987, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The ceremony was held on January 23, 1988 at the Beverly Hilton and was produced by Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA. The nominations were announced on January 5, 1988.

The Last Emperor is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the final Emperor of China. It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapted from Puyi's 1964 autobiography, and independently produced by Jeremy Thomas.