1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards |
Trivia
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1994 Oscar Nominees and Winners |
| Best Picture: Schindler’s List – Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, and Branko Lustig, producers (WINNER) The Fugitive – Arnold Kopelson, producer In the Name of the Father – Jim Sheridan, producer The Piano – Jan Chapman, producer The Remains of the Day – John Calley, Mike Nichols, and Ismail Merchant, producers |
| Best Director: Steven Spielberg – Schindler’s List (WINNER) Jim Sheridan – In the Name of the Father Jane Campion – The Piano James Ivory – The Remains of the Day Robert Altman – Short Cuts |
| Best Actor: Tom Hanks – Philadelphia as Andrew Beckett (WINNER) Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father as Gerry Conlon Laurence Fishburne – What’s Love Got to Do with It as Ike Turner Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day as James Stevens Liam Neeson – Schindler’s List as Oskar Schindler |
| Best Actress: Holly Hunter – The Piano as Ada McGrath (WINNER) Angela Bassett – What’s Love Got to Do with It as Tina Turner Stockard Channing – Six Degrees of Separation as Ouisa Kittredge Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day as Sarah “Sally” Kenton Debra Winger – Shadowlands as Joy Davidman |
| Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (WINNER) Leonardo DiCaprio – What’s Eating Gilbert Grape as Arnie Grape Ralph Fiennes – Schindler’s List as Amon Goeth John Malkovich – In the Line of Fire as Mitch Leary Pete Postlethwaite – In the Name of the Father as Giuseppe Conlon |
| Best Supporting Actress: Anna Paquin – The Piano as Flora McGrath (WINNER) Holly Hunter – The Firm as Tamara “Tammy” Hemphill Rosie Perez – Fearless as Carla Rodrigo Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence as May Welland Emma Thompson – In the Name of the Father as Gareth Peirce |
| Best Original Screenplay: The Piano – Jane Campion (WINNER) Dave – Gary Ross In the Line of Fire – Jeff Maguire Philadelphia – Ron Nyswaner Sleepless in Seattle – Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, and Jeff Arch |
| Best Adapted Screenplay: Schindler’s List – Steven Zaillian based on the non-fiction book by Thomas Keneally (WINNER) The Age of Innocence – Martin Scorsese and Jay Cocks based on the novel by Edith Wharton In the Name of the Father – Jim Sheridan and Terry George based on the autobiographical book Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon The Remains of the Day – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro Shadowlands – William Nicholson based on his play |
| Best Foreign Language Film: Belle Epoque (Spain) in Spanish – Fernando Trueba, director (WINNER) Farewell My Concubine (Hong Kong) in Mandarin Chinese – Chen Kaige, director Hedd Wyn (United Kingdom) in Welsh – Paul Turner, director The Scent of Green Papaya (Vietnam) in Vietnamese – Anh Hung Tran, director The Wedding Banquet (Taiwan) in Mandarin Chinese – Ang Lee, director |
| Best Documentary Feature: I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School – Susan Raymond and Alan Raymond (WINNER) The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter – David Paperny and Arthur Ginsberg Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family – Susan Todd and Andrew Young For Better or for Worse – David Collier and Betsy Thompson The War Room – D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus |
| Best Documentary Short Subject: Defending Our Lives – Margaret Lazarus and Renner Wunderlich (WINNER) Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann – Steven Cantor and Peter Spirer Chicks in White Satin – Elaine Holliman and Jason Schneider |
| Best Live Action Short Film: Schwarzfahrer – Pepe Danquart (WINNER) Down on the Waterfront – Stacy Title and Jonathan Penner The Dutch Master – Susan Seidelman and Jonathan Brett Partners – Peter Weller and Jana Sue Memel The Screw (La Vis) – Didier Flamand |
| Best Animated Short Film: The Wrong Trousers – Nick Park (WINNER) Blindscape – Stephen Palmer The Mighty River – Frédéric Back and Hubert Tison Small Talk – Bob Godfrey and Kevin Baldwin The Village – Mark Baker |
| Best Original Score: Schindler’s List – John Williams (WINNER) The Age of Innocence – Elmer Bernstein The Firm – Dave Grusin The Fugitive – James Newton Howard The Remains of the Day – Richard Robbins |
| Best Original Song: “Streets of Philadelphia” from Philadelphia – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen (WINNER) “Again” from Poetic Justice – Music and Lyrics by Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis “The Day I Fall in Love” from Beethoven’s 2nd – Music and Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram, and Clif Magness “Philadelphia” from Philadelphia – Music and Lyrics by Neil Young “A Wink and a Smile” from Sleepless in Seattle – Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Ramsey McLean |
| Best Sound: Jurassic Park – Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Ron Judkins, and Shawn Murphy (WINNER) Cliffhanger – Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, and Tim Cooney The Fugitive – Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, and Scott D. Smith Geronimo: An American Legend – Chris Carpenter, Doug Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, and Lee Orloff Schindler’s List – Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, and Ron Judkins |
| Best Sound Effects Editing: Jurassic Park – Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns (WINNER) Cliffhanger – Wylie Stateman and Gregg Baxter The Fugitive – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler |
| Best Art Direction: Schindler’s List – Art Direction: Allan Starski; Set Decoration: Ewa Braun (WINNER) Addams Family Values – Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Marvin March The Age of Innocence – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco Orlando – Art Direction: Ben Van Os and Jan Roelfs The Remains of the Day – Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker |
| Best Makeup: Mrs. Doubtfire – Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng (WINNER) Philadelphia – Carl Fullerton and Alan D’Angerio Schindler’s List – Christina Smith, Matthew W. Mungle, and Judith A. Cory |
| Best Costume Design: The Age of Innocence – Gabriella Pescucci (WINNER) Orlando – Sandy Powell The Piano – Janet Patterson The Remains of the Day – Jenny Beavan and John Bright Schindler’s List – Anna B. Sheppard |
| Best Cinematography: Schindler’s List – Janusz Kaminski (WINNER) Farewell My Concubine – Gu Changwei The Fugitive – Michael Chapman The Piano – Stuart Dryburgh Searching for Bobby Fischer – Conrad Hall |
| Best Film Editing: Schindler’s List – Michael Kahn (WINNER) The Fugitive – Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, and Dov Hoenig In the Name of the Father – Gerry Hambling In the Line of Fire – Anne V. Coates The Piano – Veronika Jenet |
| Best Visual Effects: Jurassic Park – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, and Michael Lantieri (WINNER) Cliffhanger – Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, and Pamela Easley The Nightmare Before Christmas – Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, and Gordon Baker |
| Academy Honorary Award: Deborah Kerr |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Paul Newman |
