United Artists
(Guber-Peters Company)
Oscar Nominations: 8
Picture, produced by Mark Johnson
Director: Barry Levinson
Screenplay (Original): Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
Actor: Dustin Hoffman
Cinematography: John Seale
Art direction-set decoration: Ida Random; Linda DeScenna
Film Editing: Stu Linder
Original Score: Hans Zimmer
Oscar Awards: 4
Picture
Director
Screenplay
Actor
Oscar Context
The most nominated film in 1988, “Rain Man” received four Oscars out of its 8 nods, including Picture, Director, and Actor.
The other Best Picture nominees represented a mixed bag in genre and quality: “Dangerous Liaisons” and “Mississippi Burning,” each with 8 nominations, Mike Nichols's comedic fable “Working Girl,” with 6, and Kasdan's literary adaptation “The Accidental Tourist,” with 4.
