iTunes, BlinkBox and Amazon are among the 3 on-demand video streaming sites where you can watch the Oscar-winning movie Platoon. Here are some facts about Platoon from 1986. If you'd like to directly jump to the list of sites where you can stream this movie, please scroll to the bottom of the article.Ever wondered who won the Best Picture Oscar in 1986? The Academy members considered Platoon to be the Best Picture of the year 1986 and awarded it a total of 4 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Did you know that during World War 2, the statuettes handed out to the winners were made of plaster? These could be traded in with the regular gold-plated ones after the war. The US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been awarding Oscars since 1929. The Best Picture Oscar is regarded as the most important award at the Academy Awards.
According to Wikipedia, the movie Platoon can be described like this:
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and stars Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films by Stone. Stone wrote the story based upon his experiences as a U.S.
Some of the members of the cast of Platoon were:
- Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias
- Tom Berenger as Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes
- Forest Whitaker as Big Harold
- John C. McGinley as Sergeant "Red" O'Neill
- Johnny Depp as Gator Lerner
- Keith David as King
- Kevin Dillon as Bunny
- Francesco Quinn as Rhah
- Mark Moses as Lieutenant Wolfe
- Reggie Johnson as Junior
- Corey Glover as Francis
- Chris Pedersen as Crawford
Platoon has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 88%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 93%. More information about the movie can be found at IMDB.
Platoon won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 59th Academy Awards in 1986
- Academy Award for Best Director at the 59th Academy Awards in 1986
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 59th Academy Awards in 1986
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 44th Golden Globe Awards in 1986
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction at the 1988 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture at the 44th Golden Globe Awards in 1986
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Tom Berenger for his role as Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes at the 44th Golden Globe Awards in 1986
- BAFTA Award for Best Editing at the 1988 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing at the 59th Academy Awards in 1986
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