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
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