The Opening of the Academy Awards in 1987

Host Paul Hogan opens the 59th Academy Awards in 1987, featuring a performance by Telly Savalas, Pat Morita and Dom DeLuise and an introduction by Academy President Robert Wise. With red carpet arrivals by Denholm Elliott, Peter Cetera, Celeste Holm, Donald O'Connor, Molly Ringwald, Ralph Bellamy, Shirley MacLaine, Richard Dreyfuss, Piper Laurie, Roland Joffe, Sigourney Weaver, James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Isabella Rossellini, Michael Douglas, Anjelica Huston, Herbie Hancock, Sonia Braga, Leonard Nimoy, Oprah Winfrey, Chevy Chase, Dianne Wiest, Jeff Bridges, Sissy Spacek, Marlee Matlin, William Hurt and William Shatner.