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1994

Experience over nine decades of the Oscars from 1927 to 2024

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
Tom Hanks
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Best Actor winner for Philadelphia

Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin and Jane Campion
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The Piano winners for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Original Screenplay

Bruce Springsteen
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Original Song winner for "The Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia, with presenter Whitney Houston

WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Tom Hanks
Philadelphia
Nominees
Daniel Day-Lewis
In the Name of the Father
Laurence Fishburne
What's Love Got to Do with It
Anthony Hopkins
The Remains of the Day
Liam Neeson
Schindler's List
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Tommy Lee Jones
The Fugitive
Nominees
Leonardo DiCaprio
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Ralph Fiennes
Schindler's List
John Malkovich
In the Line of Fire
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
Stockard Channing
Six Degrees of Separation
Emma Thompson
The Remains of the Day
Debra Winger
Shadowlands
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Anna Paquin
The Piano
Nominees
Holly Hunter
The Firm
Rosie Perez
Fearless
Winona Ryder
The Age of Innocence
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
The Age of Innocence
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco
Orlando
Art Direction: Ben Van Os, Jan Roelfs
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
The Fugitive
Michael Chapman
The Piano
Stuart Dryburgh
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Conrad L. Hall
Costume Design
Winner
The Age of Innocence
Gabriella Pescucci
Nominees
Orlando
Sandy Powell
The Piano
Janet Patterson
The Remains of the Day
Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Schindler's List
Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard
Directing
Winner
Schindler's List
Steven Spielberg
Nominees
In the Name of the Father
Jim Sheridan
The Piano
Jane Campion
The Remains of the Day
James Ivory
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
Children of Fate
Susan Todd, Andrew Young
For Better or for Worse
David Collier, Betsy Thompson
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
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
In the Line of Fire
Anne V. Coates
In the Name of the Father
Gerry Hambling
The Piano
Veronika Jenet
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Belle Epoque
Spain
Nominees
Farewell My Concubine
Hong Kong
Hedd Wyn
United Kingdom
The Scent of Green Papaya
Vietnam
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
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
The Firm
Dave Grusin
The Fugitive
James Newton Howard
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
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
Philadelphia
Philadelphia in "Philadelphia" Music and Lyric by Neil Young
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
In the Name of the Father
Jim Sheridan, Producer
The Piano
Jan Chapman, Producer
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
The Mighty River
Frédéric Back, Hubert Tison
Small Talk
Bob Godfrey, Kevin Baldwin
The Village
Mark Baker
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer)
Pepe Danquart
Nominees
Down on the Waterfront
Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner
The Dutch Master
Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett
Partners
Peter Weller, Jana Sue Memel
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
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
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
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
Jurassic Park
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Nominees
Cliffhanger
Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
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
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
In the Name of the Father
Terry George, Jim Sheridan
The Remains of the Day
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Shadowlands
William Nicholson
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
The Piano
Jane Campion
Nominees
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

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I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond