Best Picture Winner
Schindler's List
Best Picture
Director: Steven Spielberg
Studio: Universal
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce.
All Categories (28)
Best Picture
Schindler's List— Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig, Producers
Winner
In the Name of the Father— Jim Sheridan, Producer
The Fugitive— Arnold Kopelson, Producer
The Piano— Jan Chapman, Producer
The Remains of the Day— Mike Nichols, John Calley and Ismail Merchant, Producers
Actor In A Leading Role
Anthony Hopkins— The Remains of the Day {"Mr. Stevens"}
Daniel Day-Lewis— In the Name of the Father {"Gerry Conlon"}
Laurence Fishburne— What's Love Got to Do with It {"Ike Turner"}
Liam Neeson— Schindler's List {"Oskar Schindler"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
John Malkovich— In the Line of Fire {"Mitch Leary"}
Leonardo DiCaprio— What's Eating Gilbert Grape {"Arnie Grape"}
Pete Postlethwaite— In the Name of the Father {"Giuseppe Conlon"}
Ralph Fiennes— Schindler's List {"Amon Goeth"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Angela Bassett— What's Love Got to Do with It {"Tina Turner"}
Debra Winger— Shadowlands {"Joy Gresham"}
Emma Thompson— The Remains of the Day {"Miss Kenton"}
Stockard Channing— Six Degrees of Separation {"Ouisa Kittredge"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Emma Thompson— In the Name of the Father {"Gareth Peirce"}
Holly Hunter— The Firm {"Tammy Hemphill"}
Rosie Perez— Fearless {"Carla Rodrigo"}
Winona Ryder— The Age of Innocence {"May Welland"}
Directing
In the Name of the Father— Jim Sheridan
Short Cuts— Robert Altman
The Piano— Jane Campion
The Remains of the Day— James Ivory
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published)
Schindler's List— Steven Zaillian
Winner
In the Name of the Father— Terry George, Jim Sheridan
Shadowlands— William Nicholson
The Age of Innocence— Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese
The Remains of the Day— Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
The Piano— Jane Campion
Winner
Dave— Gary Ross
In the Line of Fire— Jeff Maguire
Philadelphia— Ron Nyswaner
Sleepless in Seattle— Screenplay by Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch; Story by Jeff Arch
Cinematography
Schindler's List— Janusz Kaminski
Winner
Farewell My Concubine— Gu Changwei
Searching for Bobby Fischer— Conrad L. Hall
The Fugitive— Michael Chapman
The Piano— Stuart Dryburgh
Music (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
Music (Original Song)
"Streets Of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia— Music and Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
Winner
"A Wink And A Smile" from Sleepless in Seattle— Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyric by Ramsey McLean
"Again" from Poetic Justice— Music and Lyric by Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
"Philadelphia" from Philadelphia— Music and Lyric by Neil Young
"The Day I Fall In Love" from Beethoven's 2nd— Music and Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Clif Magness
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
Orlando— Art Direction: Ben Van Os, Jan Roelfs
The Age of Innocence— Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco
The Remains of the Day— Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Visual Effects
Jurassic Park— Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
Winner
Cliffhanger— Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley
The Nightmare before Christmas— Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, Gordon Baker
Film Editing
Schindler's List— Michael Kahn
Winner
In the Line of Fire— Anne V. Coates
In the Name of the Father— Gerry Hambling
The Fugitive— Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig
The Piano— Veronika Jenet
Sound
Jurassic Park— Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins
Winner
Cliffhanger— Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Tim Cooney
Geronimo: An American Legend— Chris Carpenter, D. M. Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, Lee Orloff
Schindler's List— Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, Ron Judkins
The Fugitive— Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, Scott D. Smith
Sound Effects Editing
Jurassic Park— Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Winner
Cliffhanger— Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
The Fugitive— John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Costume Design
The Age of Innocence— Gabriella Pescucci
Winner
Orlando— Sandy Powell
Schindler's List— Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard
The Piano— Janet Patterson
The Remains of the Day— Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Makeup
Mrs. Doubtfire— Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng
Winner
Philadelphia— Carl Fullerton, Alan D'Angerio
Schindler's List— Christina Smith, Matthew Mungle, Judy Alexander Cory
Documentary (Feature)
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School— Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond
Winner
Children of Fate— Susan Todd, Andrew Young
For Better or for Worse— David Collier, Betsy Thompson
The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter— David Paperny, Arthur Ginsberg
The War Room— D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
Documentary (Short Subject)
Defending Our Lives— Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich
Winner
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann— Steven Cantor, Peter Spirer
Chicks in White Satin— Elaine Holliman, Jason Schneider
Short Film (Animated)
The Wrong Trousers— Nick Park
Winner
Blindscape— Stephen Palmer
Small Talk— Bob Godfrey, Kevin Baldwin
The Mighty River— Frédéric Back, Hubert Tison
The Village— Mark Baker
Short Film (Live Action)
Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer)— Pepe Danquart
Winner
Down on the Waterfront— Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner
Partners— Peter Weller, Jana Sue Memel
The Dutch Master— Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett
The Screw (La Vis)— Didier Flamand
Foreign Language Film
Belle Epoque— Spain
Winner
Farewell My Concubine— Hong Kong
Hedd Wyn— United Kingdom
The Scent of Green Papaya— Vietnam
The Wedding Banquet— Taiwan
Honorary Award
To Deborah Kerr, in appreciation for a full career's worth of elegant and beautifully crafted performances.
Winner
GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
Petro Vlahos
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Paul Newman
Winner
Scientific And Technical Award (Academy Award Of Merit)
To PANAVISION for the Auto Panatar anamorphic photographic lens. [Lenses and Filters]
Winner
To MANFRED G. MICHELSON of Technical Film Systems, Incorporated, for the design and development of the first sprocket-driven film transport system for color print film processors which permits transport speeds in excess of 600 feet per minute. [Laboratory]
Scientific And Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To MARK LEATHER, LES DITTERT, DOUGLAS SMYTHE and GEORGE JOBLOVE for the concept and development of the Digital Motion Picture Retouching System for removing visible rigging and dirt/damage artifacts from original motion picture imagery. [Systems]
Winner
To FRITZ GABRIEL BAUER for the design, development and manufacture of the Moviecam Compact Modular 35mm motion picture camera system. [Camera]
Scientific And Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To WALLY MILLS for the concept; and GARY STADLER and GUSTAVE PARADA for the design of the Cinemills Lamp Protection System. [Lighting]
Winner
To DAVID DEGENKOLB for the development of a Silver Recovery Ion Exchange System to eliminate hazardous waste (silver ion) in wash water and allow recycling of this water. [Laboratory]
To GARY NUZZI, DAVID JOHNSRUD and WILLIAM BLETHEN for the design and development of the Unilux H3000 Strobe Lighting System. [Lighting]
To HARRY J. BAKER for the design and development of the Ronford-Baker Metal Tripods for motion picture photography. [Stage Operations]
To MICHAEL DORROUGH for the design and development of the compound meter known as the Dorrough Audio Level Meter. [Sound]