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