The
59th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 30, 1987, at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in
Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m.
PST / 9:00 p.m.
EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories honoring
films released in 1986. The ceremony, televised in the United States by
ABC, was produced by
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. and directed by Marty Pasetta. Actors
Chevy Chase,
Paul Hogan, and
Goldie Hawn co-hosted the show. Hawn hosted the gala for the second time, having previously been a co-host of the
48th ceremony held in 1976. Meanwhile, this was Chase and Hogan's first Oscars hosting stint. Eight days earlier, in a ceremony held at
The Beverly Hilton in
Beverly Hills, California on March 22, the
Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host
Catherine Hicks.