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The 65th Academy Awards
| 1993
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 29, 1993
Honoring movies released in 1992
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Highlights
Supporting Actress
My Cousin Vinny
Marisa Tomei
Best Picture
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood
Honorary Award
Federico Fellini
Memorable Moments
Billy Crystal
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The Oscar host with an unusual movie prop
Neil Jordan
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Original Screenplay winner for The Crying Game
Philippe Rousselot
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Cinematography winner for A River Runs Through It
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman
Nominees
Robert Downey Jr.
Chaplin
Nominees
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven
Nominees
Stephen Rea
The Crying Game
Nominees
Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Gene Hackman
Unforgiven
Nominees
Jaye Davidson
The Crying Game
Nominees
Jack Nicholson
A Few Good Men
Nominees
Al Pacino
Glengarry Glen Ross
Nominees
David Paymer
Mr. Saturday Night
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Emma Thompson
Howards End
Nominees
Catherine Deneuve
Indochine
Nominees
Mary McDonnell
Passion Fish
Nominees
Michelle Pfeiffer
Love Field
Nominees
Susan Sarandon
Lorenzo's Oil
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Marisa Tomei
My Cousin Vinny
Nominees
Judy Davis
Husbands and Wives
Nominees
Joan Plowright
Enchanted April
Nominees
Vanessa Redgrave
Howards End
Nominees
Miranda Richardson
Damage
Art Direction
Winner
Howards End
Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Nominees
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Art Direction: Thomas Sanders; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Nominees
Chaplin
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler
Nominees
Toys
Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Nominees
Unforgiven
Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine
Cinematography
Winner
A River Runs through It
Philippe Rousselot
Nominees
Hoffa
Stephen H. Burum
Nominees
Howards End
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Nominees
The Lover
Robert Fraisse
Nominees
Unforgiven
Jack N. Green
Costume Design
Winner
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Eiko Ishioka
Nominees
Enchanted April
Sheena Napier
Nominees
Howards End
Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Nominees
Malcolm X
Ruth Carter
Nominees
Toys
Albert Wolsky
Directing
Winner
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood
Nominees
The Crying Game
Neil Jordan
Nominees
Howards End
James Ivory
Nominees
The Player
Robert Altman
Nominees
Scent of a Woman
Martin Brest
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The Panama Deception
Barbara Trent and David Kasper, Producers
Nominees
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
David Haugland, Producer
Nominees
Fires of Kuwait
Sally Dundas, Producer
Nominees
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
William Miles and Nina Rosenblum, Producers
Nominees
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Educating Peter
Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg, Producers
Nominees
At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
Geoffrey O'Connor, Producer
Nominees
Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the "Little Review"
Wendy L. Weinberg, Producer
Nominees
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
Richard Elson and Sally Bochner, Producers
Nominees
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories
Dorothy Fadiman, Producer
Film Editing
Winner
Unforgiven
Joel Cox
Nominees
Basic Instinct
Frank J. Urioste
Nominees
The Crying Game
Kant Pan
Nominees
A Few Good Men
Robert Leighton
Nominees
The Player
Geraldine Peroni
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Indochine
France
Nominees
Close to Eden
Russia
Nominees
Daens
Belgium
Nominees
Schtonk!
Germany
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Audrey Hepburn
Winner
Elizabeth Taylor
Makeup
Winner
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke, Matthew W. Mung
Nominees
Batman Returns
Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter, Stan Winston
Nominees
Hoffa
Ve Neill, Greg Cannom, John Blake
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Aladdin
Alan Menken
Nominees
Basic Instinct
Jerry Goldsmith
Nominees
Chaplin
John Barry
Nominees
Howards End
Richard Robbins
Nominees
A River Runs through It
Mark Isham
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Aladdin
A Whole New World in "Aladdin" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Tim Rice
Nominees
The Mambo Kings
Beautiful Maria Of My Soul in "The Mambo Kings" Music by Robert Kraft; Lyric by Arne Glimcher
Nominees
Aladdin
Friend Like Me in "Aladdin" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Nominees
The Bodyguard
I Have Nothing in "The Bodyguard" Music by David Foster; Lyric by Linda Thompson
Nominees
The Bodyguard
Run To You in "The Bodyguard" Music by Jud Friedman; Lyric by Allan Rich
Best Picture
Winner
Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood, Producer
Nominees
The Crying Game
Stephen Woolley, Producer
Nominees
A Few Good Men
David Brown, Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman, Producers
Nominees
Howards End
Ismail Merchant, Producer
Nominees
Scent of a Woman
Martin Brest, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
Joan C. Gratz
Nominees
Adam
Peter Lord
Nominees
Reci, Reci, Reci... (Words, Words, Words)
Reci, Reci, Reci... (Words, Words, Words)
Nominees
The Sandman
Paul Berry
Nominees
Screen Play
Barry J.C. Purves
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Omnibus
Sam Karmann
Nominees
Contact
Jonathan Darby, Jana Sue Memel
Nominees
Cruise Control
Matt Palmieri
Nominees
The Lady in Waiting
Christian M. Taylor
Nominees
Swan Song
Kenneth Branagh, David Parfitt
Sound
Winner
The Last of the Mohicans
Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, Simon Kaye
Nominees
Aladdin
Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
Nominees
A Few Good Men
Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Bob Eber
Nominees
Under Siege
Under Siege
Nominees
Unforgiven
Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander, Rob Young
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Tom C. McCarthy, David E. Stone
Nominees
Aladdin
Mark Mangini
Nominees
Under Siege
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Visual Effects
Winner
Death Becomes Her
Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, Tom Woodruff, Jr.
Nominees
Alien 3
Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., George Gibbs
Nominees
Batman Returns
Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Winner
Howards End
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Nominees
Enchanted April
Peter Barnes
Nominees
The Player
Michael Tolkin
Nominees
A River Runs through It
Richard Friedenberg
Nominees
Scent of a Woman
Bo Goldman
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
The Crying Game
Neil Jordan
Nominees
Husbands and Wives
Woody Allen
Nominees
Lorenzo's Oil
George Miller, Nick Enright
Nominees
Passion Fish
John Sayles
Nominees
Unforgiven
David Webb Peoples
A
Adam
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Peter Lord
Aladdin
5 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Music (Original Score) - Alan Menken
- * Music (Original Song) - A Whole New World in "Aladdin" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Tim Rice
- Music (Original Song) - Friend Like Me in "Aladdin" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
- Sound - Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
- Sound Effects Editing - Mark Mangini
Alien 3
1 NOMINATION
- Visual Effects - Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., George Gibbs
B
Basic Instinct
2 NOMINATIONS
- Film Editing - Frank J. Urioste
- Music (Original Score) - Jerry Goldsmith
Batman Returns
2 NOMINATIONS
- Makeup - Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter, Stan Winston
- Visual Effects - Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak
Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the "Little Review"
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Wendy L. Weinberg, Producer
The Bodyguard
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - I Have Nothing in "The Bodyguard" Music by David Foster; Lyric by Linda Thompson, Run To You in "The Bodyguard" Music by Jud Friedman; Lyric by Allan Rich
Bram Stoker's Dracula
4 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Costume Design - Eiko Ishioka
- * Makeup - Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke, Matthew W. Mung
- * Sound Effects Editing - Tom C. McCarthy, David E. Stone
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Thomas Sanders; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
C
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - David Haugland, Producer
Chaplin
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Robert Downey Jr.
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler
- Music (Original Score) - John Barry
Close to Eden
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Russia
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Richard Elson and Sally Bochner, Producers
Contact
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Jonathan Darby, Jana Sue Memel
Cruise Control
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Matt Palmieri
The Crying Game
6 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Neil Jordan
- Actor in a Leading Role - Stephen Rea
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Jaye Davidson
- Directing - Neil Jordan
- Film Editing - Kant Pan
- Best Picture - Stephen Woolley, Producer
D
Daens
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Belgium
Damage
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Miranda Richardson
Death Becomes Her
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Visual Effects - Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, Tom Woodruff, Jr.
E
Educating Peter
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Short Subject) - Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg, Producers
Enchanted April
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Joan Plowright
- Costume Design - Sheena Napier
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Peter Barnes
At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Geoffrey O'Connor, Producer
F
A Few Good Men
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Jack Nicholson
- Film Editing - Robert Leighton
- Best Picture - David Brown, Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman, Producers
- Sound - Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Bob Eber
Fires of Kuwait
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Sally Dundas, Producer
G
Glengarry Glen Ross
1 NOMINATION
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Al Pacino
H
Hoffa
2 NOMINATIONS
- Cinematography - Stephen H. Burum
- Makeup - Ve Neill, Greg Cannom, John Blake
Howards End
9 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Actress in a Leading Role - Emma Thompson
- * Art Direction - Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
- * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Vanessa Redgrave
- Cinematography - Tony Pierce-Roberts
- Costume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
- Directing - James Ivory
- Music (Original Score) - Richard Robbins
- Best Picture - Ismail Merchant, Producer
Husbands and Wives
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Judy Davis
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Woody Allen
I
Indochine
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Foreign Language Film - France
- Actress in a Leading Role - Catherine Deneuve
L
The Lady in Waiting
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Christian M. Taylor
The Last of the Mohicans
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Sound - Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, Simon Kaye
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - William Miles and Nina Rosenblum, Producers
Lorenzo's Oil
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Susan Sarandon
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - George Miller, Nick Enright
Love Field
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Leading Role - Michelle Pfeiffer
The Lover
1 NOMINATION
- Cinematography - Robert Fraisse
M
Malcolm X
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Denzel Washington
- Costume Design - Ruth Carter
The Mambo Kings
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - Beautiful Maria Of My Soul in "The Mambo Kings" Music by Robert Kraft; Lyric by Arne Glimcher
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Animated) - Joan C. Gratz
Mr. Saturday Night
1 NOMINATION
- Actor in a Supporting Role - David Paymer
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran, Producers
My Cousin Vinny
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Marisa Tomei
O
Omnibus
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Live Action) - Sam Karmann
P
The Panama Deception
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Feature) - Barbara Trent and David Kasper, Producers
Passion Fish
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Mary McDonnell
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Sayles
The Player
3 NOMINATIONS
- Directing - Robert Altman
- Film Editing - Geraldine Peroni
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Michael Tolkin
R
Reci, Reci, Reci... (Words, Words, Words)
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Reci, Reci, Reci... (Words, Words, Words)
A River Runs through It
3 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Cinematography - Philippe Rousselot
- Music (Original Score) - Mark Isham
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Richard Friedenberg
S
The Sandman
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Paul Berry
Scent of a Woman
4 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Actor in a Leading Role - Al Pacino
- Directing - Martin Brest
- Best Picture - Martin Brest, Producer
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Bo Goldman
Schtonk!
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Germany
Screen Play
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Barry J.C. Purves
Swan Song
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Kenneth Branagh, David Parfitt
T
Toys
2 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
- Costume Design - Albert Wolsky
U
Under Siege
2 NOMINATIONS
- Sound - Under Siege
- Sound Effects Editing - John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Unforgiven
9 NOMINATIONS,
4 WINS
- * Actor in a Supporting Role - Gene Hackman
- * Directing - Clint Eastwood
- * Film Editing - Joel Cox
- * Best Picture - Clint Eastwood, Producer
- Actor in a Leading Role - Clint Eastwood
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine
- Cinematography - Jack N. Green
- Sound - Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander, Rob Young
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - David Webb Peoples
W
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Dorothy Fadiman, Producer
No Films Found