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            The 66th Academy Awards
 | 1994
          
          Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
      
                                      
                Monday, March 21, 1994
              
                        
            Honoring movies released in 1993
      
          Highlights
          Visual Effects
      
            Jurassic Park
      
            Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
Original Score
      
            Schindler's List
      
            John Williams
Supporting Actor
      
            The Fugitive
      
            Tommy Lee Jones
Memorable Moments
          WINNERS & NOMINEES
  
  Actor in a Leading Role
      
      Winner
                    Tom Hanks
          Philadelphia
      Nominees
                    Daniel Day-Lewis
          In the Name of the Father
      Nominees
                    Laurence Fishburne
          What's Love Got to Do with It
      Nominees
                    Anthony Hopkins
          The Remains of the Day
      Nominees
                    Liam Neeson
          Schindler's List
      Actor in a Supporting Role
      
      Winner
                    Tommy Lee Jones
          The Fugitive
      Nominees
                    Leonardo DiCaprio
          What's Eating Gilbert Grape
      Nominees
                    Ralph Fiennes
          Schindler's List
      Nominees
                    John Malkovich
          In the Line of Fire
      Nominees
                    Pete Postlethwaite
          In the Name of the Father
      Actress in a Leading Role
      
      Winner
                    Holly Hunter
          The Piano
      Nominees
                    Angela Bassett
          What's Love Got to Do with It
      Nominees
                    Stockard Channing
          Six Degrees of Separation
      Nominees
                    Emma Thompson
          The Remains of the Day
      Nominees
                    Debra Winger
          Shadowlands
      Actress in a Supporting Role
      
      Winner
                    Anna Paquin
          The Piano
      Nominees
                    Holly Hunter
          The Firm
      Nominees
                    Rosie Perez
          Fearless
      Nominees
                    Winona Ryder
          The Age of Innocence
      Nominees
                    Emma Thompson
          In the Name of the Father
      Art Direction
      
      Winner
                    Schindler's List
      Art Direction: Allan Starski; Set Decoration: Ewa Braun
          Nominees
                    Addams Family Values
      Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Marvin March
          Nominees
                    The Age of Innocence
      Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco
          Nominees
                    Orlando
      Art Direction: Ben Van Os, Jan Roelfs
          Nominees
                    The Remains of the Day
      Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
          Cinematography
      
      Winner
                    Schindler's List
      Janusz Kaminski
          Nominees
                    Farewell My Concubine
      Gu Changwei
          Nominees
                    The Fugitive
      Michael Chapman
          Nominees
                    The Piano
      Stuart Dryburgh
          Nominees
                    Searching for Bobby Fischer
      Conrad L. Hall
          Costume Design
      
      Winner
                    The Age of Innocence
      Gabriella Pescucci
          Nominees
                    Orlando
      Sandy Powell
          Nominees
                    The Piano
      Janet Patterson
          Nominees
                    The Remains of the Day
      Jenny Beavan, John Bright
          Nominees
                    Schindler's List
      Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard
          Directing
      
      Winner
                    Schindler's List
      Steven Spielberg
          Nominees
                    In the Name of the Father
      Jim Sheridan
          Nominees
                    The Piano
      Jane Campion
          Nominees
                    The Remains of the Day
      James Ivory
          Nominees
                    Short Cuts
      Robert Altman
          Documentary (Feature)
      
      Winner
                    I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
      Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond
          Nominees
                    The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter
      David Paperny, Arthur Ginsberg
          Nominees
                    Children of Fate
      Susan Todd, Andrew Young
          Nominees
                    For Better or for Worse
      David Collier, Betsy Thompson
          Nominees
                    The War Room
      D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
          Documentary (Short Subject)
      
      Winner
                    Defending Our Lives
      Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich
          Nominees
                    Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann
      Steven Cantor, Peter Spirer
          Nominees
                    Chicks in White Satin
      Elaine Holliman, Jason Schneider
          Film Editing
      
      Winner
                    Schindler's List
      Michael Kahn
          Nominees
                    The Fugitive
      Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig
          Nominees
                    In the Line of Fire
      Anne V. Coates
          Nominees
                    In the Name of the Father
      Gerry Hambling
          Nominees
                    The Piano
      Veronika Jenet
          Foreign Language Film
      
      Winner
                    Belle Epoque
      Spain
          Nominees
                    Farewell My Concubine
      Hong Kong
          Nominees
                    Hedd Wyn
      United Kingdom
          Nominees
                    The Scent of Green Papaya
      Vietnam
          Nominees
                    The Wedding Banquet
      Taiwan
          Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
      
      Winner
                    
        Paul Newman
          Makeup
      
      Winner
                    Mrs. Doubtfire
      Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng
          Nominees
                    Philadelphia
      Carl Fullerton, Alan D'Angerio
          Nominees
                    Schindler's List
      Christina Smith, Matthew Mungle, Judy Alexander Cory
          Music (Original Score)
      
      Winner
                    Schindler's List
      John Williams
          Nominees
                    The Age of Innocence
      Elmer Bernstein
          Nominees
                    The Firm
      Dave Grusin
          Nominees
                    The Fugitive
      James Newton Howard
          Nominees
                    The Remains of the Day
      Richard Robbins
          Music (Original Song)
      
      Winner
                    Philadelphia
      Streets Of Philadelphia in "Philadelphia" Music and Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
          Nominees
                    Poetic Justice
      Again in "Poetic Justice" Music and Lyric by Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
          Nominees
                    Beethoven's 2nd
      The Day I Fall In Love in "Beethoven's 2nd" Music and Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Clif Magness
          Nominees
                    Philadelphia
      Philadelphia in "Philadelphia" Music and Lyric by Neil Young
          Nominees
                    Sleepless in Seattle
      A Wink And A Smile in "Sleepless in Seattle" Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyric by Ramsey McLean
          Best Picture
      
      Winner
                    Schindler's List
      Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig, Producers
          Nominees
                    The Fugitive
      Arnold Kopelson, Producer
          Nominees
                    In the Name of the Father
      Jim Sheridan, Producer
          Nominees
                    The Piano
      Jan Chapman, Producer
          Nominees
                    The Remains of the Day
      Mike Nichols, John Calley and Ismail Merchant, Producers
          Short Film (Animated)
      
      Winner
                    The Wrong Trousers
      Nick Park
          Nominees
                    Blindscape
      Stephen Palmer
          Nominees
                    The Mighty River
      Frédéric Back, Hubert Tison
          Nominees
                    Small Talk
      Bob Godfrey, Kevin Baldwin
          Nominees
                    The Village
      Mark Baker
          Short Film (Live Action)
      
      Winner
                    Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer)
      Pepe Danquart
          Nominees
                    Down on the Waterfront
      Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner
          Nominees
                    The Dutch Master
      Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett
          Nominees
                    Partners
      Peter Weller, Jana Sue Memel
          Nominees
                    The Screw (La Vis)
      Didier Flamand
          Sound
      
      Winner
                    Jurassic Park
      Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins
          Nominees
                    Cliffhanger
      Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Tim Cooney
          Nominees
                    The Fugitive
      The Fugitive
          Nominees
                    Geronimo: An American Legend
      Chris Carpenter, D. M. Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, Lee Orloff
          Nominees
                    Schindler's List
      Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, Ron Judkins
          Sound Effects Editing
      
      Winner
                    Jurassic Park
      Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
          Nominees
                    Cliffhanger
      Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
          Nominees
                    The Fugitive
      John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
          Visual Effects
      
      Winner
                    Jurassic Park
      Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
          Nominees
                    Cliffhanger
      Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley
          Nominees
                    The Nightmare before Christmas
      Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, Gordon Baker
          Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
      
      Winner
                    Schindler's List
      Steven Zaillian
          Nominees
                    The Age of Innocence
      Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese
          Nominees
                    In the Name of the Father
      Terry George, Jim Sheridan
          Nominees
                    The Remains of the Day
      Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
          Nominees
                    Shadowlands
      William Nicholson
          Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
      
      Winner
                    The Piano
      Jane Campion
          Nominees
                    Dave
      Gary Ross
          Nominees
                    In the Line of Fire
      Jeff Maguire
          Nominees
                    Philadelphia
      Ron Nyswaner
          Nominees
                    Sleepless in Seattle
      Screenplay by Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch;  Story by Jeff Arch
          A
Addams Family Values
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Art Direction - Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Marvin March
The Age of Innocence
    
                                  5 NOMINATIONS, 
                      1 WIN
                        
      - * Costume Design - Gabriella Pescucci
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Winona Ryder
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco
- Music (Original Score) - Elmer Bernstein
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese
B
Beethoven's 2nd
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Music (Original Song) - The Day I Fall In Love in "Beethoven's 2nd" Music and Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Clif Magness
Belle Epoque
    
                                              1 WIN,
                    1 NOMINATION
              
      - * Foreign Language Film - Spain
Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer)
    
                                              1 WIN,
                    1 NOMINATION
              
      - * Short Film (Live Action) - Pepe Danquart
Blindscape
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Short Film (Animated) - Stephen Palmer
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Documentary (Short Subject) - Steven Cantor, Peter Spirer
The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Documentary (Feature) - David Paperny, Arthur Ginsberg
C
Chicks in White Satin
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Documentary (Short Subject) - Elaine Holliman, Jason Schneider
Children of Fate
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Documentary (Feature) - Susan Todd, Andrew Young
Cliffhanger
    
                                  3 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Sound - Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Tim Cooney
- Sound Effects Editing - Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
- Visual Effects - Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley
D
Dave
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Gary Ross
Defending Our Lives
    
                                              1 WIN,
                    1 NOMINATION
              
      - * Documentary (Short Subject) - Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich
Down on the Waterfront
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Short Film (Live Action) - Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner
The Dutch Master
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Short Film (Live Action) - Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett
F
Farewell My Concubine
    
                                  2 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Cinematography - Gu Changwei
- Foreign Language Film - Hong Kong
Fearless
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Actress in a Supporting Role - Rosie Perez
The Firm
    
                                  2 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Actress in a Supporting Role - Holly Hunter
- Music (Original Score) - Dave Grusin
For Better or for Worse
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Documentary (Feature) - David Collier, Betsy Thompson
The Fugitive
    
                                  7 NOMINATIONS, 
                      1 WIN
                        
      - * Actor in a Supporting Role - Tommy Lee Jones
- Cinematography - Michael Chapman
- Film Editing - Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig
- Music (Original Score) - James Newton Howard
- Best Picture - Arnold Kopelson, Producer
- Sound - The Fugitive
- Sound Effects Editing - John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
G
Geronimo: An American Legend
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Sound - Chris Carpenter, D. M. Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, Lee Orloff
H
Hedd Wyn
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Foreign Language Film - United Kingdom
I
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
    
                                              1 WIN,
                    1 NOMINATION
              
      - * Documentary (Feature) - Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond
J
Jurassic Park
    
                                              3 WINS,
                    3 NOMINATIONS
              
      - * Sound - Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins
- * Sound Effects Editing - Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
- * Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
L
In the Line of Fire
    
                                  3 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Actor in a Supporting Role - John Malkovich
- Film Editing - Anne V. Coates
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Jeff Maguire
M
The Mighty River
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Short Film (Animated) - Frédéric Back, Hubert Tison
Mrs. Doubtfire
    
                                              1 WIN,
                    1 NOMINATION
              
      - * Makeup - Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng
N
The Nightmare before Christmas
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Visual Effects - Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, Gordon Baker
In the Name of the Father
    
                                  7 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Actor in a Leading Role - Daniel Day-Lewis
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Pete Postlethwaite
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Emma Thompson
- Directing - Jim Sheridan
- Film Editing - Gerry Hambling
- Best Picture - Jim Sheridan, Producer
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Terry George, Jim Sheridan
O
Orlando
    
                                  2 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Art Direction - Art Direction: Ben Van Os, Jan Roelfs
- Costume Design - Sandy Powell
P
Partners
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Short Film (Live Action) - Peter Weller, Jana Sue Memel
Philadelphia
    
                                  5 NOMINATIONS, 
                      2 WINS
                        
      - * Actor in a Leading Role - Tom Hanks
- * Music (Original Song) - Streets Of Philadelphia in "Philadelphia" Music and Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
- Makeup - Carl Fullerton, Alan D'Angerio
- Music (Original Song) - Philadelphia in "Philadelphia" Music and Lyric by Neil Young
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Ron Nyswaner
The Piano
    
                                  8 NOMINATIONS, 
                      3 WINS
                        
      - * Actress in a Leading Role - Holly Hunter
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Anna Paquin
- * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Jane Campion
- Cinematography - Stuart Dryburgh
- Costume Design - Janet Patterson
- Directing - Jane Campion
- Film Editing - Veronika Jenet
- Best Picture - Jan Chapman, Producer
Poetic Justice
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Music (Original Song) - Again in "Poetic Justice" Music and Lyric by Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
R
The Remains of the Day
    
                                  8 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Actor in a Leading Role - Anthony Hopkins
- Actress in a Leading Role - Emma Thompson
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
- Costume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
- Directing - James Ivory
- Music (Original Score) - Richard Robbins
- Best Picture - Mike Nichols, John Calley and Ismail Merchant, Producers
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
S
The Scent of Green Papaya
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Foreign Language Film - Vietnam
Schindler's List
    
                                  12 NOMINATIONS, 
                      7 WINS
                        
      - * Art Direction - Art Direction: Allan Starski; Set Decoration: Ewa Braun
- * Cinematography - Janusz Kaminski
- * Directing - Steven Spielberg
- * Film Editing - Michael Kahn
- * Music (Original Score) - John Williams
- * Best Picture - Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig, Producers
- * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Steven Zaillian
- Actor in a Leading Role - Liam Neeson
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Ralph Fiennes
- Costume Design - Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard
- Makeup - Christina Smith, Matthew Mungle, Judy Alexander Cory
- Sound - Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, Ron Judkins
The Screw (La Vis)
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Short Film (Live Action) - Didier Flamand
Searching for Bobby Fischer
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Cinematography - Conrad L. Hall
Shadowlands
    
                                  2 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Actress in a Leading Role - Debra Winger
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - William Nicholson
Short Cuts
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Directing - Robert Altman
Six Degrees of Separation
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Actress in a Leading Role - Stockard Channing
Sleepless in Seattle
    
                                  2 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Music (Original Song) - A Wink And A Smile in "Sleepless in Seattle" Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyric by Ramsey McLean
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch; Story by Jeff Arch
Small Talk
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Short Film (Animated) - Bob Godfrey, Kevin Baldwin
V
The Village
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Short Film (Animated) - Mark Baker
W
The War Room
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Documentary (Feature) - D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
The Wedding Banquet
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Foreign Language Film - Taiwan
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
    
                                  1 NOMINATION
                        
      - Actor in a Supporting Role - Leonardo DiCaprio
What's Love Got to Do with It
    
                                  2 NOMINATIONS
                        
      - Actor in a Leading Role - Laurence Fishburne
- Actress in a Leading Role - Angela Bassett
The Wrong Trousers
    
                                              1 WIN,
                    1 NOMINATION
              
      - * Short Film (Animated) - Nick Park
 
 
 
