# 45th Golden Globe Awards

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.

## Winners and nominees
### Film

Best Motion Picture :
| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
| The Last Emperor Cry Freedom Empire of the Sun Fatal Attraction La Bamba Nuts | Hope and Glory Baby Boom Broadcast News Dirty Dancing Moonstruck |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Michael Douglas – Wall Street as Gordon Gekko John Lone – The Last Emperor as Puyi Jack Nicholson – Ironweed as Francis Phelan Nick Nolte – Weeds as Lee Umstetter Denzel Washington – Cry Freedom as Steve Biko | Sally Kirkland – Anna as Anna Rachel Chagall – Gaby: A True Story as Gabriela Brimmer Glenn Close – Fatal Attraction as Alex Forrest Faye Dunaway – Barfly as Wanda Wilcox Barbra Streisand – Nuts as Claudia Draper |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Robin Williams – Good Morning, Vietnam as Adrian Cronauer Nicolas Cage – Moonstruck as Ronny Cammareri Danny DeVito – Throw Momma from the Train as Owen Lift William Hurt – Broadcast News as Tom Grunick Steve Martin – Roxanne as C.D. Bales Patrick Swayze – Dirty Dancing as Johnny Castle | Cher – Moonstruck as Loretta Castorini Jennifer Grey – Dirty Dancing as Frances "Baby" Houseman Holly Hunter – Broadcast News as Jane Craig Diane Keaton – Baby Boom as J.C. Wiatt Bette Midler – Outrageous Fortune as Sandy Brozinsky |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Sean Connery – The Untouchables as Jim Malone Richard Dreyfuss – Nuts as Aaron Levinsky R. Lee Ermey – Full Metal Jacket as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman Morgan Freeman – Street Smart as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls Jr. Rob Lowe – Square Dance as Rory | Olympia Dukakis – Moonstruck as Rose Castorini Norma Aleandro – Gaby: A True Story as Florencia Sánchez Morales Anne Archer – Fatal Attraction as Beth Gallagher Anne Ramsey – Throw Momma from the Train as Mrs. Lift Vanessa Redgrave – Prick Up Your Ears as Peggy Ramsay |
| Other ||
| Best Director | Best Screenplay |
| Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor Richard Attenborough – Cry Freedom John Boorman – Hope and Glory James L. Brooks – Broadcast News Adrian Lyne – Fatal Attraction | The Last Emperor – Bernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe and Enzo Ungari Broadcast News – James L. Brooks Hope and Glory – John Boorman House of Games – David Mamet Moonstruck – John Patrick Shanley |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
| The Last Emperor – Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su Cry Freedom – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Empire of the Sun – John Williams The Glass Menagerie – Henry Mancini The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz) – Dirty Dancing "Shakedown" (Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey and Bob Seger) – Beverly Hills Cop II "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Albert Hammond and Diane Warren) – Mannequin "The Secret of My Success" (David Foster, Tom Keane and Tim DuBois) – The Secret of My Success "Who's That Girl" (Madonna and Patrick Leonard) – Who's That Girl |
| Best Foreign Language Film ||
| My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (Sweden) Dark Eyes (Oci ciornie) (Italy) Goodbye, Children (Au revoir les enfants) (France) Jean de Florette (France) Repentance (Monanieba) (USSR) ||
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 5 | Broadcast News |
| 5 | The Last Emperor |
| 5 | Moonstruck |
| 4 | Cry Freedom |
| 4 | Dirty Dancing |
| 4 | Fatal Attraction |
| 3 | Hope and Glory |
| 3 | Nuts |
| 2 | Baby Boom |
| 2 | Empire of the Sun |
| 2 | Throw Momma from the Train |
| 2 | The Untouchables |
The following films received multiple awards:
| Wins | Title |
| 4 | The Last Emperor |
| 2 | Moonstruck |

### Television

Best Television Series :
| Drama | Comedy or Musical |
| L.A. Law Beauty and the Beast Murder, She Wrote St. Elsewhere thirtysomething A Year in the Life | The Golden Girls Cheers Family Ties Frank's Place Hooperman Moonlighting |
| Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Richard Kiley – A Year in the Life as Joe Gardner Harry Hamlin – L.A. Law as Michael Kuzak Tom Selleck – Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum Michael Tucker – L.A. Law as Stuart Markowitz Edward Woodward – The Equalizer as Robert McCall | Susan Dey – L.A. Law as Grace Van Owen Jill Eikenberry – L.A. Law as Ann Kelsey Sharon Gless – Cagney & Lacey as Christine Cagney Linda Hamilton – Beauty and the Beast as Catherine Chandler Angela Lansbury – Murder, She Wrote as Jessica Fletcher |
| Best Performance in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Dabney Coleman – The Slap Maxwell Story as "Slap" Maxwell Michael J. Fox – Family Ties as Alex P. Keaton John Ritter – Hooperman as Harry Hooperman Alan Thicke – Growing Pains as Dr. Jason Roland Seaver Bruce Willis – Moonlighting as David Addison | Tracey Ullman – The Tracey Ullman Show as various characters Beatrice Arthur – The Golden Girls as Dorothy Zbornak Rue McClanahan – The Golden Girls as Blanche Devereaux Cybill Shepherd – Moonlighting as Maddie Hayes Betty White – The Golden Girls as Rose Nylund |
| Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Randy Quaid – LBJ: The Early Years as Lyndon B. Johnson Alan Arkin – Escape from Sobibor as Leon Feldhendler Mark Harmon – After the Promise as Elmer Jackson Jack Lemmon – Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone Sr. Judd Nelson – Billionaire Boys Club as Joe Hunt James Woods – In Love and War as James Stockdale | Gena Rowlands – The Betty Ford Story as Betty Ford Ann-Margret – The Two Mrs. Grenvilles as Ann Arden Grenville Farrah Fawcett – Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Barbara Hutton Shirley MacLaine – Out on a Limb as herself Raquel Welch – Right to Die as Emily Bauer |
| Best Supporting Performance - TV Series, Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Rutger Hauer – Escape from Sobibor as Alexander Pechersky Kirk Cameron – Growing Pains as Michael Aaron "Mike" Seaver Dabney Coleman – Sworn to Silence as Martin Costigan John Hillerman – Magnum, P.I. as Jonathan Higgins John Larroquette – Night Court as Daniel R. "Dan" Fielding Brian McNamara – Billionaire Boys Club as Dean Karny Alan Rachins – L.A. Law as Douglas Brackman, Jr. Gordon Thomson – Dynasty as Adam Carrington | Claudette Colbert – The Two Mrs. Grenvilles as Alice Grenville Allyce Beasley – Moonlighting as Agnes DiPesto Julia Duffy – Newhart as Stephanie Vanderkellen Christine Lahti – Amerika as Alethea Milford Rhea Perlman – Cheers as Carla Tortelli |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Escape from Sobibor Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story After the Promise Echoes in the Darkness Foxfire ||
The following programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 6 | L.A. Law |
| 4 | The Golden Girls |
| 4 | Moonlighting |
| 3 | Escape from Sobibor |
| 2 | After the Promise |
| 2 | Beauty and the Beast |
| 2 | Billionaire Boys Club |
| 2 | Cheers |
| 2 | Family Ties |
| 2 | Growing Pains |
| 2 | Hooperman |
| 2 | Magnum P.I. |
| 2 | Murder, She Wrote |
| 2 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story |
| 2 | A Year in the Life |
The following programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
| 2 | Escape from Sobibor |
| 2 | L.A. Law |

## Ceremony
### Presenters

* Richard Dean Anderson
* Ann-Margret
* Richard Attenborough
* Kevin Bacon
* Corbin Bernsen
* Pam Dawber
* Sandy Duncan
* Fred Dyer
* Ann Jillian
* Lorenzo Lamas
* Marlee Matlin
* Marilyn McCoo
* Donna Mills
* Leonard Nimoy
* Jerry Orbach
* Ron Perlman
* Lou Diamond Phillips
* Christopher Reeve
* Cynthia Rhodes
* Mickey Rooney
* Katharine Ross
* Emma Samms
* Connie Sellecca
* Tom Selleck
* Ally Sheedy
* Cybill Shepherd
* Yakov Smirnoff
* Robert Wagner
* James Woods

### Cecil B. DeMille Award

Clint Eastwood