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Nominees & Winners for the 61st Academy Awards
Actor in a Leading Role
- Gene Hackman in “Mississippi Burning”
- Tom Hanks in “Big”
- Dustin Hoffman in “Rain Man”
- Edward James Olmos in “Stand and Deliver”
- Max Von Sydow in “Pelle the Conqueror”
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Alec Guinness in “Little Dorrit”
- Kevin Kline in “A Fish Called Wanda”
- Martin Landau in “Tucker The Man and His Dream”
- River Phoenix in “Running on Empty”
- Dean Stockwell in “Married to the Mob”
Actress in a Leading Role
- Glenn Close in “Dangerous Liaisons”
- Jodie Foster in “The Accused”
- Melanie Griffith in “Working Girl”
- Meryl Streep in “A Cry in the Dark”
- Sigourney Weaver in “Gorillas in the Mist”
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Joan Cusack in “Working Girl”
- Geena Davis in “The Accidental Tourist”
- Frances McDormand in “Mississippi Burning”
- Michelle Pfeiffer in “Dangerous Liaisons”
- Sigourney Weaver in “Working Girl”
Art Direction
- “Beaches” Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
- “Dangerous Liaisons” Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration:
Gerard James
- “Rain Man” Art Direction: Ida Random; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
- “Tucker The Man and His Dream” Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Armin Ganz
- “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Art Direction: Elliot Scott; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
Cinematography
- “Mississippi Burning” Peter Biziou
- “Rain Man” John Seale
- “Tequila Sunrise” Conrad L. Hall
- “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” Sven Nykvist
- “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Dean Cundey
Costume Design
- “Coming to America” Deborah Nadoolman
- “Dangerous Liaisons” James Acheson
- “A Handful of Dust” Jane Robinson
- “Sunset” Patricia Norris
- “Tucker The Man and His Dream” Milena Canonero
Directing
- “A Fish Called Wanda” Charles Crichton
- “The Last Temptation of Christ” Martin Scorsese
- “Mississippi Burning” Alan Parker
- “Rain Man” Barry Levinson
- “Working Girl” Mike Nichols
Documentary (Feature)
- “The Cry of Reason - Beyers Naudé: An Afrikaner Speaks Out” Robert Bilheimer and Ronald Mix, Producers
- “Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie” Marcel Ophuls,
Producer
- “Let’s Get Lost” Bruce Weber and Nan Bush, Producers
- “Promises to Keep” Ginny Durrin, Producer
- “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” Renee Tajima and Christine Choy, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
- “The Children’s Storefront” Karen Goodman, Producer
- “Family Gathering” Lise Yasui and Ann Tegnell, Producers
- “Gang Cops” Thomas B. Fleming and Daniel J. Marks, Producers
- “Portrait of Imogen” Nancy Hale and Meg Partridge, Producers
- “You Don’t Have to Die” William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke,
Producers
Film Editing
- “Die Hard” Frank J. Urioste, John F. Link
- “Gorillas in the Mist” Stuart Baird
- “Mississippi Burning” Gerry Hambling
- “Rain Man” Stu Linder
- “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Arthur Schmidt
Foreign Language Film
- “Hanussen” Hungary
- “The Music Teacher” Belgium
- “Pelle the Conqueror” Denmark
- “Salaam Bombay!” India
- “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” Spain
Makeup
- “Beetlejuice” Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, Robert Short
- “Coming to America” Rick Baker
- “Scrooged” Tom Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman
Music (Original Score)
- “The Accidental Tourist” John Williams
- “Dangerous Liaisons” George Fenton
- “Gorillas in the Mist” Maurice Jarre
- “The Milagro Beanfield War” Dave Grusin
- “Rain Man” Hans Zimmer
Music (Original Song)
- “Calling You” from “Bagdad Cafe” Music and Lyric by Bob Telson
- “Let the River Run” from “Working
Girl” Music and Lyric by Carly Simon
- “Two Hearts” from “Buster” Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyric by Phil Collins
Best Picture
- “The Accidental Tourist” Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun and Michael Grillo, Producers
- “Dangerous Liaisons” Norma Heyman and Hank Moonjean, Producers
- “Mississippi Burning” Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry, Producers
- “Rain Man” Mark Johnson, Producer
- “Working Girl” Douglas Wick, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
- “The Cat Came Back” Cordell Barker
- “Technological Threat” Bill Kroyer, Brian Jennings
- “Tin Toy” John Lasseter, William Reeves
Short Film (Live Action)
Sound
- “Bird” Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, Willie D.
Burton
- “Die Hard” Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, Al Overton
- “Gorillas in the Mist” Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders, Peter Handford
- “Mississippi Burning” Robert Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, Danny Michael
- “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo, Tony Dawe
Sound Effects Editing
- “Die Hard” Stephen H. Flick, Richard Shorr
- “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Charles L. Campbell, Louis L. Edemann
- “Willow” Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns
Visual Effects
- “Die Hard” Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, Thaine Morris
- “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward
Jones, George Gibbs
- “Willow” Dennis Muren, Michael McAlister, Phil Tippett, Chris Evans
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)
- “The Accidental Tourist” Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan
- “Dangerous Liaisons” Christopher Hampton
- “Gorillas in the Mist” Screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story by Anna Hamilton Phelan, Tab Murphy
- “Little Dorrit” Christine Edzard
- “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
- “Big” Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg
- “Bull Durham” Ron Shelton
- “A Fish Called Wanda” Screenplay by John Cleese; Story by John Cleese, Charles Crichton
- “Rain Man” Screenplay by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow; Story by
Barry Morrow
- “Running on Empty” Naomi Foner