Salaam Bombay! (1988) was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language category.
Beetlejuice won the Oscar for Makeup in 1988.
Bird won the Oscar for Sound in 1988.
Dangerous Liaisons won the Oscar for Writing in 1988.
Mississippi Burning won the Oscar for Cinematography in 1988.
Rain Man won the Oscar for Directing in 1988.
Tom Hanks earned his first Best Actor nomination for the 1988 comedy "Big," which was the first film directed by Penny Marshall.
'Mother India' was India's first Oscar nominee. It was in 1957 though and not in 1956. India has had only three movies going to Oscars as nominees (no win). Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay (1988) and Lagaan (2001).
Philip Morris acquired Oscar Mayer in 1988
Dangerous Liaisons won the Oscar for Art Direction in 1988.
Working Girl won the Oscar for Music - Song - in 1988.
I assume you mean a 2007 nomination, because it is currently March of 2008 and no 2008 nominations have been given out yet. The answer though is Harvey Mason for a song from Dreamgirls. He played for Arizona, I think.
Oscar Marzaroli died in 1988.