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This Is What The Oscars Looked Like In 1987

This Is What The Oscars Looked Like In 1987
Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey during 59th Annual Academy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
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Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey during 59th Annual Academy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

The 89th annual Academy Awards are fast approaching, and as we love to do, HuffPost is taking a look back at a past Oscar ceremony.

The year was 1987. "Platoon" took home the award for Best Picture, while Paul Newman and Marlee Matlin won the night's top acting honors for their work in the films "The Color of Money" and "Children of a Lesser God," respectively.

The red carpet was as star-studded as you'd imagine. Everyone from Bette Davis to Tom Hanks to then-couple Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey was in attendance, leaving us with some pretty great photographic memories.

Check out our favorites below:

Helena Bonham Carter

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Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey

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Anjelica Huston and Don Ameche

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Shirley MacLaine

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Oliver Stone, Dustin Hoffman and Arnold Kopelson

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Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn

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Rita Moreno

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Willem Dafoe

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Louis Gossett Jr. and Cyndi James-Reese

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Jeff Bridges and Suzie Bridges

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Isabella Rossellini

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Dustin Hoffman with his mother and wife, Lisa Hoffman

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Tom Hanks

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Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham

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Melba Moore

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Celeste Holm

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Bette Davis

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Marlee Matlin

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George Hamilton and Elizabeth Taylor

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Molly Ringwald

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Herbie Hancock

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The 89th annual Academy Awards air Feb. 26 on ABC.

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