1992
The 64th Academy Awards | 1992
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 30, 1992
Honoring movies released in 1991
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Anthony Hopkins
The Silence of the Lambs
Nominees
Warren Beatty
Bugsy
Robert De Niro
Cape Fear
Nick Nolte
The Prince of Tides
Robin Williams
The Fisher King
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jack Palance
City Slickers
Nominees
Tommy Lee Jones
JFK
Harvey Keitel
Bugsy
Ben Kingsley
Bugsy
Michael Lerner
Barton Fink
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Jodie Foster
The Silence of the Lambs
Nominees
Geena Davis
Thelma & Louise
Laura Dern
Rambling Rose
Bette Midler
For the Boys
Susan Sarandon
Thelma & Louise
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Mercedes Ruehl
The Fisher King
Nominees
Diane Ladd
Rambling Rose
Juliette Lewis
Cape Fear
Kate Nelligan
The Prince of Tides
Jessica Tandy
Fried Green Tomatoes
Best Picture
Winner
The Silence of the Lambs
Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, Producers
Nominees
Bugsy
Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Warren Beatty, Producers
JFK
A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, Producers
The Prince of Tides
Barbra Streisand and Andrew Karsch, Producers
Beauty and the Beast
Don Hahn, Producer
Cinematography
Winner
JFK
Robert Richardson
Nominees
The Prince of Tides
Stephen Goldblatt
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Adam Greenberg
Thelma & Louise
Adrian Biddle
Bugsy
Allen Daviau
Costume Design
Winner
Bugsy
Albert Wolsky
Nominees
The Addams Family
Ruth Myers
Barton Fink
Richard Hornung
Hook
Anthony Powell
Madame Bovary
Corinne Jorry
Directing
Winner
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme
Nominees
Boyz N the Hood
John Singleton
Bugsy
Barry Levinson
JFK
Oliver Stone
Thelma & Louise
Ridley Scott
Film Editing
Winner
JFK
Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia
Nominees
The Commitments
Gerry Hambling
The Silence of the Lambs
Craig McKay
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris
Thelma & Louise
Thom Noble
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Mediterraneo
Italy
Nominees
The Ox
Sweden
Raise the Red Lantern
Hong Kong
Children of Nature
Iceland
The Elementary School
Czechoslovakia
Visual Effects
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak
Nominees
Backdraft
Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar
Hook
Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, Michael Lantieri
Art Direction
Winner
Bugsy
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Nominees
Barton Fink
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
The Fisher King
Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr
Hook
Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
The Prince of Tides
Art Direction: Paul Sylbert; Set Decoration: Caryl Heller
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
George Lucas
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken
Nominees
Bugsy
Ennio Morricone
The Fisher King
George Fenton
JFK
John Williams
The Prince of Tides
James Newton Howard
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment
Debra Chasnoff, Producer
Nominees
Birdnesters of Thailand (aka "Shadow Hunters")
Eric Valli and Alain Majani, Producers
A Little Vicious
Immy Humes, Producer
The Mark of the Maker
David McGowan, Producer
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Bill Couturié and Bernard Edelman, Producers
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
In the Shadow of the Stars
Allie Light and Irving Saraf, Producers
Nominees
The Restless Conscience
Hava Kohav Beller, Producer
Wild by Law
Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, Producers
Death on the Job
Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, Producers
Doing Time: Life inside the Big House
Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, Producers
Sound
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff
Nominees
Backdraft
Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom, Glenn Williams
Beauty and the Beast
Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
JFK
Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, Tod A. Maitland
The Silence of the Lambs
Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Manipulation
Daniel Greaves
Nominees
Blackfly
Christopher Hinton
Strings
Wendy Tilby
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Session Man
Seth Winston, Rob Fried
Nominees
Birch Street Gym
Stephen Kessler, Thomas R. Conroy
Last Breeze of Summer
David M. Massey
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty And The Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Nominees
Beauty and the Beast
Be Our Guest in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Beauty and the Beast
Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" Music by Michael Kamen; Lyric by Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
Hook
When You're Alone in "Hook" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Thelma & Louise
Callie Khouri
Nominees
Boyz N the Hood
John Singleton
Bugsy
James Toback
The Fisher King
Richard LaGravenese
Grand Canyon
Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
Makeup
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Stan Winston, Jeff Dawn
Nominees
Hook
Christina Smith, Monty Westmore, Greg Cannom
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
Michael Mills, Edward French, Richard Snell
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Gary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders
Nominees
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
George Watters II, F. Hudson Miller
Backdraft
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Winner
The Silence of the Lambs
Ted Tally
Nominees
Europa Europa
Agnieszka Holland
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
JFK
Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar
The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston
A
The Addams Family
1 NominationCostume Design - Ruth Myers
B
Backdraft
3 NominationsSound Effects Editing - Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Sound - Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom, Glenn Williams
Visual Effects - Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar
Barton Fink
3 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Actor in a Supporting Role - Michael Lerner in "Barton Fink"
Costume Design - Richard Hornung
Beauty and the Beast
6 Nominations, 2 Wins* Music (Original Score) - Alan Menken
* Music (Original Song) - Beauty And The Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Music (Original Song) - Be Our Guest in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Music (Original Song) - Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Best Picture - Don Hahn, Producer
Sound - Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
Birch Street Gym
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - Stephen Kessler, Thomas R. Conroy
Birdnesters of Thailand (aka "Shadow Hunters")
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Eric Valli and Alain Majani, Producers
Blackfly
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Christopher Hinton
Boyz N the Hood
2 NominationsDirecting - John Singleton
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Singleton
Bugsy
10 Nominations, 2 Wins* Costume Design - Albert Wolsky
* Art Direction - Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Cinematography - Allen Daviau
Directing - Barry Levinson
Actor in a Supporting Role - Ben Kingsley in "Bugsy"
Music (Original Score) - Ennio Morricone
Actor in a Supporting Role - Harvey Keitel in "Bugsy"
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - James Toback
Best Picture - Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Warren Beatty, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role - Warren Beatty in "Bugsy"
C
Cape Fear
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Juliette Lewis in "Cape Fear"
Actor in a Leading Role - Robert De Niro in "Cape Fear"
Children of Nature
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Iceland
City Slickers
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Actor in a Supporting Role - Jack Palance in "City Slickers"
The Commitments
1 NominationFilm Editing - Gerry Hambling
D
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Debra Chasnoff, Producer
Death on the Job
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, Producers
Doing Time: Life inside the Big House
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, Producers
E
The Elementary School
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Czechoslovakia
Europa Europa
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Agnieszka Holland
F
The Fisher King
5 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction - Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr
Music (Original Score) - George Fenton
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Richard LaGravenese
Actor in a Leading Role - Robin Williams in "The Fisher King"
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Mercedes Ruehl in "The Fisher King"
For the Boys
1 NominationActress in a Leading Role - Bette Midler in "For the Boys"
Fried Green Tomatoes
2 NominationsWriting (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
Actress in a Supporting Role - Jessica Tandy in "Fried Green Tomatoes"
G
Grand Canyon
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
H
Hook
5 NominationsCostume Design - Anthony Powell
Art Direction - Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Makeup - Christina Smith, Monty Westmore, Greg Cannom
Visual Effects - Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, Michael Lantieri
Music (Original Song) - When You're Alone in "Hook" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
I
In the Shadow of the Stars
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Allie Light and Irving Saraf, Producers
J
JFK
8 Nominations, 2 WinsBest Picture - A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, Producers
Music (Original Score) - John Williams
Sound - Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, Tod A. Maitland
Directing - Oliver Stone
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar
Actor in a Supporting Role - Tommy Lee Jones in "JFK"
* Film Editing - Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia
* Cinematography - Robert Richardson
L
Last Breeze of Summer
1 NominationShort Film (Live Action) - David M. Massey
A Little Vicious
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Immy Humes, Producer
M
Madame Bovary
1 NominationCostume Design - Corinne Jorry
Manipulation
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Animated) - Daniel Greaves
The Mark of the Maker
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - David McGowan, Producer
Mediterraneo
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Foreign Language Film - Italy
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Bill Couturié and Bernard Edelman, Producers
O
The Ox
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Sweden
P
The Prince of Tides
7 NominationsArt Direction - Art Direction: Paul Sylbert; Set Decoration: Caryl Heller
Best Picture - Barbra Streisand and Andrew Karsch, Producers
Music (Original Score) - James Newton Howard
Actress in a Supporting Role - Kate Nelligan in "The Prince of Tides"
Actor in a Leading Role - Nick Nolte in "The Prince of Tides"
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston
Cinematography - Stephen Goldblatt
R
Raise the Red Lantern
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Hong Kong
Rambling Rose
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Diane Ladd in "Rambling Rose"
Actress in a Leading Role - Laura Dern in "Rambling Rose"
The Restless Conscience
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Hava Kohav Beller, Producer
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1 NominationMusic (Original Song) - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" Music by Michael Kamen; Lyric by Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
S
Session Man
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Film (Live Action) - Seth Winston, Rob Fried
The Silence of the Lambs
7 Nominations, 5 Wins* Actor in a Leading Role - Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of the Lambs"
* Best Picture - Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, Producers
* Actress in a Leading Role - Jodie Foster in "The Silence of the Lambs"
* Directing - Jonathan Demme
* Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Ted Tally
Film Editing - Craig McKay
Sound - Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
2 NominationsSound Effects Editing - George Watters II, F. Hudson Miller
Makeup - Michael Mills, Edward French, Richard Snell
Strings
1 NominationShort Film (Animated) - Wendy Tilby
T
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
6 Nominations, 4 WinsCinematography - Adam Greenberg
Film Editing - Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris
* Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak
* Sound Effects Editing - Gary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders
* Makeup - Stan Winston, Jeff Dawn
* Sound - Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff
Thelma & Louise
2 NominationsActress in a Leading Role - Geena Davis in "Thelma & Louise"
Actress in a Leading Role - Susan Sarandon in "Thelma & Louise"
Thelma & Louise
4 Nominations, 1 WinCinematography - Adrian Biddle
Directing - Ridley Scott
Film Editing - Thom Noble
* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Callie Khouri
W
Wild by Law
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, Producers