The 65th Oscars
109 nominations in 23 categories.
The night's big films
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Every category
Best Picture
- Clint Eastwood, Producer
- Ismail Merchant, Producer
- Martin Brest, Producer
- Stephen Woolley, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
- Al Pacino · Lt. Col. Frank Slade
- Robert Downey Jr. · Charles Chaplin
- Denzel Washington · Malcolm X
- Stephen Rea · Fergus
- Clint Eastwood · Bill Munny
Best Actress
- Emma Thompson · Margaret Schlegel
- Catherine Deneuve · Eliane
- Susan Sarandon · Michaela Odone
- Michelle Pfeiffer · Lurene Hallett
- Mary McDonnell · May-Alice
Best Supporting Actor
- Gene Hackman · Little Bill Daggett
- Jack Nicholson · Col. Nathan R. Jessep
- Al Pacino · Ricky Roma
Best Supporting Actress
- Marisa Tomei · Mona Lisa Vito
- Miranda Richardson · Ingrid
- Joan Plowright · Mrs. Fisher
- Vanessa Redgrave · Ruth Wilcox
- Judy Davis · Sally
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best International Feature
France- Uruguay
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. After nominations were announced, information came to light that showed that this film was wholly produced in Argentina, and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot.
- Russia
- Belgium
- Germany
Best Documentary Feature
- Barbara Trent and David Kasper, Producers
- Sally Dundas, Producer
- Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran, Producers
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
- Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna- Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
- Aladdin · A Whole New WorldMusic by Alan Menken; Lyric by Tim Rice
- Aladdin · Friend Like MeMusic by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
The Bodyguard · I Have NothingMusic by David Foster; Lyric by Linda Thompson- The Bodyguard · Run To YouMusic by Jud Friedman; Lyric by Allan Rich
- The Mambo Kings · Beautiful Maria Of My SoulMusic by Robert Kraft; Lyric by Arne Glimcher
Best Sound
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, Tom Woodruff, Jr.
Best Documentary Short
- Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg, Producers
Best Animated Short
Best Live Action Short
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Federico Fellini
To Federico Fellini in recognition of his place as one of the screen's master storytellers.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Audrey Hepburn
NOTE: The Academy's Board of Governors voted to confer this award on January 12, 1993. Ms. Hepburn passed away on January 20th, and the award was accepted on her behalf by her son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer.
- Elizabeth Taylor
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
- Erich Kaestner
Erich Kaestner
Medal of Commendation
- The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
To The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees in recognition of the indispensable contributions of its members, who represent the full spectrum of artists, technicians and craftspeople, to the art of motion pictures on the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Alliance's founding.
Medal of Commendation
- Petro Vlahos
To Petro Vlahos in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.