The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 22 categories honoring films released in 1987. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actor Chevy Chase hosted the show for the second consecutive year. Two weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on March 27, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Shirley Jones.
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The 60th Academy Awards ceremony.
Jeremy Thomas, Best Picture winner
Bernardo Bertolucci, Best Director winner and Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He became the breakout cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live (1975–1976), where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and a writer on the series, he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations.
Chase in 2010
The original cast of Saturday Night Live with President Gerald Ford in 1976
Chevy Chase at the private party after the premiere of the movie A Star Is Born, December 1976
Chevy Chase at the premiere of the movie Seems Like Old Times, December 10, 1980