Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman

Nominated

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Chaplin
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea
The Crying Game
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Unforgiven

Nominated

Jaye Davidson
Jaye Davidson
The Crying Game
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
A Few Good Men
Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Glengarry Glen Ross
David Paymer
David Paymer
Mr. Saturday Night
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Howards End

Nominated

Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Love Field
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Indochine
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Lorenzo's Oil
Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell
Passion Fish
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei
My Cousin Vinny

Nominated

Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
Enchanted April
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Howards End
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
Damage
Judy Davis
Judy Davis
Husbands and Wives
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Winner
Howards End
Howards End
Luciana Arrighi
Ian Whittaker

Nominated

Chaplin
Chaplin
Stuart Craig
Chris Butler
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
Henry Bumstead
Janice Blackie-Goodine
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Thomas E. Sanders
Garrett Lewis
Toys
Toys
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Linda DeScenna
Best Cinematography
Winner
A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It
Philippe Rousselot

Nominated

The Lover
The Lover
Robert Fraisse
Hoffa
Hoffa
Stephen H. Burum
Howards End
Howards End
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
Jack N. Green
Best Costume Design
Winner
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Eiko Ishioka

Nominated

Howards End
Howards End
Jenny Beavan
John Bright
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Ruth E. Carter
Enchanted April
Enchanted April
Sheena Napier
Toys
Toys
Albert Wolsky
Best Director
Winner
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven

Nominated

Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
The Crying Game
James Ivory
James Ivory
Howards End
Martin Brest
Martin Brest
Scent of a Woman
Robert Altman
Robert Altman
The Player
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
The Panama Deception
The Panama Deception
Barbara Trent
David Kasper

Nominated

Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
David Haugland
Fires of Kuwait
Fires of Kuwait
Sally Dundas
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
William Miles
Nina Rosenblum
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
Margaret Smilow
Roma Baran
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
Educating Peter
Educating Peter
Thomas C. Goodwin
Gerardine Wurzburg

Nominated

Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the 'Little Review'
Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the 'Little Review'
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
Richard Elson
Sally Bochner
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories
Dorothy Fadiman
At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
Geoffrey O'Connor
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
Winner
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Tom C. McCarthy
David E. Stone

Nominated

Aladdin
Aladdin
Mark A. Mangini
Under Siege
Under Siege
John Leveque
Bruce Stambler
Best Effects, Visual Effects
Winner
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her
Ken Ralston
Doug Chiang
Douglas Smythe
Tom Woodruff Jr.

Nominated

Batman Returns
Batman Returns
Michael L. Fink
Craig Barron
John Bruno
Dennis Skotak
Alien³
Alien³
Richard Edlund
Alec Gillis
Tom Woodruff Jr.
George Gibbs
Best Film Editing
Winner
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
Joel Cox

Nominated

Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct
Frank J. Urioste
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
Kant Pan
A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men
Robert Leighton
The Player
The Player
Geraldine Peroni
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Indochine
Indochine

Nominated

Close to Eden
Close to Eden
Schtonk
Schtonk
Daens
Daens
A Place in the World
A Place in the World
Best Makeup
Winner
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Greg Cannom
Michèle Burke
Matthew W. Mungle

Nominated

Batman Returns
Batman Returns
Ve Neill
Ronnie Specter
Stan Winston
Hoffa
Hoffa
Ve Neill
Greg Cannom
John Blake
Best Music, Original Score
Winner
Aladdin
Aladdin
Alan Menken

Nominated

Howards End
Howards End
Richard Robbins
Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct
Jerry Goldsmith
A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It
Mark Isham
Chaplin
Chaplin
John Barry
Best Music, Original Song

Nominated

The Mambo Kings
The Mambo Kings
Robert Kraft
Arne Glimcher
Aladdin
Aladdin
Alan Menken
Howard Ashman
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
David Foster
Linda Thompson
Best Picture
Winner
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood

Nominated

The Crying Game
The Crying Game
Stephen Woolley
A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men
David Brown
Rob Reiner
Andrew Scheinman
Howards End
Howards End
Ismail Merchant
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman
Martin Brest
Best Short Film, Animated
Winner
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
Joan C. Gratz

Nominated

Adam
Adam
Peter Lord
Words, Words, Words
Words, Words, Words
Michaela Pavlátová
Screen Play
Screen Play
Barry Purves
The Sandman
The Sandman
Paul Berry
Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner
Omnibus
Omnibus
Sam Karmann

Nominated

Contact
Contact
Jonathan Darby
Jana Sue Memel
Cruise Control
Cruise Control
Matt Palmieri
The Lady in Waiting
The Lady in Waiting
Christian Taylor
Swan Song
Swan Song
Kenneth Branagh
Best Sound
Winner
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
Chris Jenkins
Doug Hemphill
Mark Smith
Simon Kaye

Nominated

A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men
Kevin O'Connell
Rick Kline
Robert Eber
Under Siege
Under Siege
Donald O. Mitchell
Frank A. Montaño
Rick Hart
Scott D. Smith
Aladdin
Aladdin
Terry Porter
Mel Metcalfe
David J. Hudson
Doc Kane
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
Les Fresholtz
Vern Poore
Rick Alexander
Rob Young
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Winner
Howards End
Howards End
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Nominated

A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It
Richard Friedenberg
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman
Bo Goldman
Enchanted April
Enchanted April
Peter Barnes
The Player
The Player
Michael Tolkin
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
Neil Jordan

Nominated

Husbands and Wives
Husbands and Wives
Woody Allen
Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil
George Miller
Nick Enright
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
David Webb Peoples
Passion Fish
Passion Fish
John Sayles