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1999 Oscars 71st Academy Awards
1999 Oscars 71st Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 21, 1999

Held at: Los Angeles County Music Center, Los Angeles, California

Host: Whoopi Goldberg

Eligibility Year: 1998

Trivia

Whoopi Goldberg became the first woman and the first African American to solo host the Oscars. This was her third time hosting but her first time going solo.

Shakespeare in Love managed to snag seven Oscars, including Best Picture, beating out the favorite, Saving Private Ryan. It was considered a major upset at the time.

Gwyneth Paltrow won Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love, and her emotional acceptance speech, complete with tears and a pink Ralph Lauren gown, became iconic.

Roberto Benigni became the toast of the town with his effusive and animated acceptance speech after winning Best Actor for Life is Beautiful. He climbed over chairs to get to the stage, a move that’s still talked about today.

Life is Beautiful also won for Best Foreign Language Film, making it one of the few to win in multiple categories.

Elton John and Tim Rice snagged Best Original Song for “The Prayer” from Quest for Camelot. Interestingly, this was a year where animated films showed strong in the music categories.

The ceremony was one of the longest in Oscars history, clocking in at over four hours.

James Coburn won Best Supporting Actor for Affliction, which was notable as he was a Hollywood veteran and this was his first Oscar win.

The event was produced by the legendary Gil Cates, who had a knack for putting on a show that combined glamour with unexpected moments.

This year’s ceremony was notable for its inclusion of a tribute to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, who had passed away just weeks before the ceremony.

“This is a terrible mistake, because I used up all of my English.”
– Roberto Benigni, after winning his second Oscar of the night for Life is Beautiful

“Am I allowed to say I really wanted this? This is fantastic.”
– Steven Spielberg
1999 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Shakespeare in Love – Donna Gigliotti, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Marc Norman, producers (WINNER)
Elizabeth – Alison Owen, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, producers
Life Is Beautiful – Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi, producers
Saving Private Ryan – Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon and Gary Levinsohn, producers
The Thin Red Line – Robert Michael Geisler, Grant Hill and John Roberdeau, producers

Best Director:
Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan (WINNER)
Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful
John Madden – Shakespeare in Love
Terrence Malick – The Thin Red Line
Peter Weir – The Truman Show

Best Actor:
Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful as Guido Orefice (WINNER)
Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan as Captain John Miller
Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters as James Whale
Nick Nolte – Affliction as Wade Whitehouse
Edward Norton – American History X as Derek Vinyard

Best Actress:
Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love as Viola De Lesseps (WINNER)
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth as Queen Elizabeth I of England
Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station as Isadora “Dora” Teixeira
Meryl Streep – One True Thing as Kate Gulden
Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie as Jacqueline du Pré

Best Supporting Actor:
James Coburn – Affliction as Glen Whitehouse (WINNER)
Robert Duvall – A Civil Action as Jerome Facher
Ed Harris – The Truman Show as Christof
Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love as Philip Henslowe
Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan as Jacob Mitchell

Best Supporting Actress:
Judi Dench – Shakespeare in Love as Queen Elizabeth I of England (WINNER)
Kathy Bates – Primary Colors as Libby Holden
Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice as Mari Hoff
Rachel Griffiths – Hilary and Jackie as Hilary du Pré
Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters as Hanna

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard (WINNER)
Bulworth – Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser
Life Is Beautiful – Vincenzo Cerami and Roberto Benigni
Saving Private Ryan – Robert Rodat
The Truman Show – Andrew Niccol

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
Gods and Monsters – Bill Condon based on the novel Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram (WINNER)
Out of Sight – Scott Frank from the novel by Elmore Leonard
Primary Colors – Elaine May adapted from the novel by anonymous
A Simple Plan – Scott B. Smith based on his novel
The Thin Red Line – Terrence Malick adapted from the novel by James Jones

Best Foreign Language Film:
Life Is Beautiful (Italy) in Italian – Roberto Benigni (WINNER)
Central Station (Brazil) in Portuguese – Walter Salles
Children of Heaven (Iran) in Persian – Majid Majidi
The Grandfather (Spain) in Spanish – José Luis Garci
Tango (Argentina) in Spanish – Carlos Saura

Best Original Song:
“When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (WINNER)
“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” from Armageddon – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
“That’ll Do” from Babe: Pig in the City – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
“A Soft Place to Fall” from The Horse Whisperer – Music and Lyrics by Allison Moorer and Gwil Owen
“The Prayer” from Quest for Camelot – Music by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis and Alberto Testa

Best Documentary Feature:
The Last Days – James Moll and Ken Lipper (WINNER)
Dancemaker – Matthew Diamond and Jerry Kupfer
The Farm: Angola, USA – Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth – Robert B. Weide
Regret to Inform – Barbara Sonneborn and Janet Cole

Best Documentary Short Subject:
The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years – Keiko Ibi (WINNER)
A Place in the Land – Charles Guggenheim
Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square – Shui-Bo Wang and Donald McWilliams

Best Live Action Short Film:
Election Night – Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen (WINNER)
Culture – Will Speck and Josh Gordon
Holiday Romance – Alexander Jovy and JJ Keith
La Carte Postale – Vivian Goffette
Victor – Simon Sandquist and Joel Bergvall

Best Animated Short Film:
Bunny – Chris Wedge (WINNER)
The Canterbury Tales – Christopher Grace and Jonathan Myerson
Jolly Roger – Mark Baker
More – Mark Osborne and Steve Kalafer
When Life Departs – Karsten Kiilerich and Stefan Fjeldmark

Best Original Dramatic Score:
Life Is Beautiful – Nicola Piovani (WINNER)
Elizabeth – David Hirschfelder
Pleasantville – Randy Newman
Saving Private Ryan – John Williams
The Thin Red Line – Hans Zimmer

Best Original Musical or Comedy Score:
Shakespeare in Love – Stephen Warbeck (WINNER)
A Bug’s Life – Randy Newman
Mulan – Music by Matthew Wilder; Lyrics by David Zippel; Orchestral Score by Jerry Goldsmith
Patch Adams – Marc Shaiman
The Prince of Egypt – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Hans Zimmer

Best Sound Effects Editing:
Saving Private Ryan – Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns (WINNER)
Armageddon – George Watters II
The Mask of Zorro – David McMoyler

Best Sound:
Saving Private Ryan – Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Ron Judkins (WINNER)
Armageddon – Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
The Mask of Zorro – Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Pud Cusack
Shakespeare in Love – Robin O’Donoghue, Dominic Lester and Peter Glossop
The Thin Red Line – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Paul Brincat

Best Art Direction:
Shakespeare in Love – Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill Quertier (WINNER)
Elizabeth – Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
Pleasantville – Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Jay Hart
Saving Private Ryan – Art Direction: Tom Sanders; Set Decoration: Lisa Dean Kavanaugh
What Dreams May Come – Art Direction: Eugenio Zanetti; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr

Best Cinematography:
Saving Private Ryan – Janusz Kaminski (WINNER)
A Civil Action – Conrad Hall
Elizabeth – Remi Adefarasin
Shakespeare in Love – Richard Greatrex
The Thin Red Line – John Toll

Best Makeup:
Elizabeth – Jenny Shircore (WINNER)
Saving Private Ryan – Lois Burwell, Conor O’Sullivan and Daniel C. Striepeke
Shakespeare in Love – Lisa Westcott and Veronica Brebner

Best Costume Design:
Shakespeare in Love – Sandy Powell (WINNER)
Beloved – Colleen Atwood
Elizabeth – Alexandra Byrne
Pleasantville – Judianna Makovsky
Velvet Goldmine – Sandy Powell

Best Film Editing:
Saving Private Ryan – Michael Kahn (WINNER)
Life Is Beautiful – Simona Paggi
Out of Sight – Anne V. Coates
Shakespeare in Love – David Gamble
The Thin Red Line – Billy Weber, Leslie Jones and Saar Klein

Best Visual Effects:
What Dreams May Come – Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson and Kevin Mack (WINNER)
Armageddon – Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung and John Frazier
Mighty Joe Young – Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall and Jim Mitchell

Academy Honorary Award:
Elia Kazan

Irving G. Thalberg Award:
Norman Jewison
March 21, 1999
1998 Oscars 70th Academy Awards
1998 Oscars 70th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 23, 1998
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1997
Trivia
Titanic Triumph: Titanic won 11 Oscars, tying with Ben-Hur for the most Academy Awards ever won by a single film.
Iconic Line: One of the most famous lines, “I’m the king of the world!”, was shouted by James Cameron as he accepted the award for Best Director.
First Time’s the Charm: Kim Basinger won Best Supporting Actress for her role in L.A. Confidential, her first nomination ever.
Humanitarian Award: Stanley Kramer was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, honoring his work in film that tackled social issues.
Documentary Feature: The Long Way Home, about Jewish refugees after World War II, won in the Best Documentary Feature category.
Animated Shorts: Geri’s Game, a Pixar short, won the award for Best Animated Short Film, showing Pixar’s growing influence.
Musical Score: James Horner won for his original dramatic score for Titanic, and his song “My Heart Will Go On,” performed by Céline Dion, also won Best Original Song.
“I am king of the world!”
– James Cameron, Best Director, Titanic”
I just want to thank everybody I’ve ever met in my entire life.”
– Kim Basinger, Best Supporting Actress, L.A Confidential
“I just said to Matt, ‘Losing would suck and winning would be really scary.’ And it’s really, really scary.”
– Ben Affleck, Best Original Screenplay, together with Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting
“Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, ‘Wonderful. Just have a back-up profession like welding.’”
– Robin Williams, Best Supporting Actor, Good Will Hunting
1998 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Titanic – James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers (WINNER)
As Good as It Gets – James L. Brooks, Bridgit Johnson and Kristi Zea, producers
The Full Monty – Uberto Pasolini, producer
Good Will Hunting – Lawrence Bender, producer
L.A. Confidential – Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, producers
Best Director:
James Cameron – Titanic (WINNER)
Peter Cattaneo – The Full Monty
Gus Van Sant – Good Will Hunting
Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential
Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter
Best Actor:
Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall (WINNER)
Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting
Robert Duvall – The Apostle as Euliss “Sonny” Dewey, a.k.a. “The Apostle E.F.”
Peter Fonda – Ulee’s Gold as Ulysses “Ulee” Jackson
Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss
Best Actress:
Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly (WINNER)
Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy
Julie Christie – Afterglow as Phyllis Mann
Judi Dench – Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria
Kate Winslet – Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater
Best Supporting Actor:
Robin Williams – Good Will Hunting as Dr. Sean Maguire (WINNER)
Robert Forster – Jackie Brown as Max Cherry
Anthony Hopkins – Amistad as John Quincy Adams
Greg Kinnear – As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop
Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights as Jack Horner
Best Supporting Actress:
Kim Basinger – L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken (WINNER)
Joan Cusack – In & Out as Emily Montgomery
Minnie Driver – Good Will Hunting as Skylar Satenstein
Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights as Amber Waves/Maggie
Gloria Stuart – Titanic as Rose Dawson Calvert
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Good Will Hunting – Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (WINNER)
As Good as It Gets – Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks
Boogie Nights – Paul Thomas Anderson
Deconstructing Harry – Woody Allen
The Full Monty – Simon Beaufoy
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
L.A. Confidential – Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson from the novel by James Ellroy (WINNER)
Donnie Brasco – Paul Attanasio based on the book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley
The Sweet Hereafter – Atom Egoyan adapted from the novel by Russell Banks
Wag the Dog – David Mamet and Hilary Henkin from the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart
The Wings of the Dove – Hossein Amini adapted from the novel by Henry James
Best Foreign Language Film:
Karakter (Netherlands) in Dutch – Mike van Diem (WINNER)
Beyond Silence (Germany) in German – Caroline Link
Four Days in September (Brazil) in Portuguese – Bruno Barreto
Secrets of the Heart (Spain) in Spanish – Montxo Armendáriz
The Thief (Russia) in Russian – Pavel Chukhray
Best Documentary Feature:
The Long Way Home – Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank (WINNER)
4 Little Girls – Spike Lee and Sam Pollard
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life – Michael Paxton
Colors Straight Up – Michèle Ohayon and Julia Schachter
Waco: The Rules of Engagement – Dan Gifford and William Gazecki
Best Documentary Short Subject:
A Story of Healing – Donna Dewey and Carol Pasternak (WINNER)
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild – George Casey and Paul Novros
Amazon – Kieth Merrill and Jonathan Stern
Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride – Terri Randall
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies – Mel Damski and Andrea Blaugrund
Best Live Action Short Film:
Visas and Virtue – Chris Tashima and Chris Donahue (WINNER)
Dance Lexie Dance – Tim Loane
It’s Good to Talk – Roger Goldby and Barney Reisz
Sweethearts – Birger Larsen and Thomas Lydholm
Wolfgang – Anders Thomas Jensen and Kim Magnusson
Best Animated Short Film:
Geri’s Game – Jan Pinkava (WINNER)
Famous Fred – Joanna Quinn
The Old Lady and the Pigeons – Sylvain Chomet
Redux Riding Hood – Steve Moore and Dan O’Shannon
Rusalka – Alexander Petrov
Best Original Dramatic Score:
Titanic – James Horner (WINNER)
Amistad – John Williams
Good Will Hunting – Danny Elfman
Kundun – Philip Glass
L.A. Confidential – Jerry Goldsmith
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score:
The Full Monty – Anne Dudley (WINNER)
Anastasia – Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Orchestral score by David Newman
As Good as It Gets – Hans Zimmer
Men in Black – Danny Elfman
My Best Friend’s Wedding – James Newton Howard
Best Original Song:
“My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic – Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Will Jennings (WINNER)
“Go the Distance” from Hercules – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by David Zippel
“Journey to the Past” from Anastasia – Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
“How Do I Live” from Con Air – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
“Miss Misery” from Good Will Hunting – Music and Lyrics by Elliott Smith
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Titanic – Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes (WINNER)
Face/Off – Mark Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg
The Fifth Element – Mark Mangini
Best Sound:
Titanic – Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Mark Ulano (WINNER)
Air Force One – Paul Massey, Rick Kline, Doug Hemphill and Keith A. Wester
Con Air – Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Art Rochester
Contact – Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
L.A. Confidential – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Kirk Francis
Best Art Direction:
Titanic – Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Michael D. Ford (WINNER)
Gattaca – Art Direction: Jan Roelfs; Set Decoration: Nancy Nye
Kundun – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
L.A. Confidential – Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Jay Hart
Men in Black – Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Best Cinematography:
Titanic – Russell Carpenter (WINNER)
Amistad – Janusz Kaminski
Kundun – Roger Deakins
L.A. Confidential – Dante Spinotti
The Wings of the Dove – Eduardo Serra
Best Makeup:
Men in Black – Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (WINNER)
Mrs Brown – Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner and Beverley Binda
Titanic – Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom and Simon Thompson
Best Costume Design:
Titanic – Deborah Lynn Scott (WINNER)
Amistad – Ruth E. Carter
Kundun – Dante Ferretti
Oscar and Lucinda – Janet Patterson
The Wings of the Dove – Sandy Powell
Best Film Editing:
Titanic – Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris (WINNER)
Air Force One – Richard Francis-Bruce
As Good as It Gets – Richard Marks
Good Will Hunting – Pietro Scalia
L.A. Confidential – Peter Honess
Best Visual Effects:
Titanic – Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher and Michael Kanfer (WINNER)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra and Michael Lantieri
Starship Troopers – Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis and John Richardson
Academy Honorary Award:
Stanley Donen
March 23, 1998
1997 Oscars 69th Academy Awards
1997 Oscars 69th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 24, 1997
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1996
Trivia
Striking Gold: The English Patient dominated the night, taking home nine Oscars including Best Picture.
Double Whammy: Geoffrey Rush won Best Actor for Shine and became the first Australian actor to win an Academy Award.
Host with the Most: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars for the fifth time, bringing his iconic humor and memorable opening monologues.
Queen of the Screen: Frances McDormand won Best Actress for her role in Fargo, making it her first win for this quirky, cult-favorite film.
Family Affair: Joel and Ethan Coen, the brothers behind Fargo, won for Best Original Screenplay, solidifying their place as unique storytellers in Hollywood.
Best Foreign Flair: Kolya, a Czech film, won Best Foreign Language Film.
Docu-Domination: The documentary When We Were Kings, about Muhammad Ali’s historic “Rumble in the Jungle” fight, won Best Documentary Feature.
Musical Notes: The Best Original Song Oscar went to You Must Love Me from Evita, performed by Madonna and written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
“What a thrill. You know you’ve entered new territory when you realize that your outfit cost more than your film.”
– Jessica Yu, Best Short Subject Documentary for Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien
1997 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The English Patient – Saul Zaentz, producer (WINNER)
Fargo – Ethan Coen, producer
Jerry Maguire – James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe, Laurence Mark and Richard Sakai, producers
Secrets & Lies – Simon Channing Williams, producer
Shine – Jane Scott, producer
Best Director:
Anthony Minghella – The English Patient (WINNER)
Joel Coen – Fargo
Miloš Forman – The People vs. Larry Flynt
Mike Leigh – Secrets & Lies
Scott Hicks – Shine
Best Actor:
Geoffrey Rush – Shine as David Helfgott (WINNER)
Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire as Jerry Maguire
Ralph Fiennes – The English Patient as László Almásy
Woody Harrelson – The People vs. Larry Flynt as Larry Flynt
Billy Bob Thornton – Sling Blade as Karl Childers
Best Actress:
Frances McDormand – Fargo as Marge Gunderson (WINNER)
Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies as Cynthia Rose Purley
Diane Keaton – Marvin’s Room as Bessie
Kristin Scott Thomas – The English Patient as Katharine Clifton
Emily Watson – Breaking the Waves as Bess McNeill
Best Supporting Actor:
Cuba Gooding Jr. – Jerry Maguire as Rod Tidwell (WINNER)
William H. Macy – Fargo as Jerry Lundegaard
Armin Mueller-Stahl – Shine as Peter Helfgott
Edward Norton – Primal Fear as Aaron Stampler
James Woods – Ghosts of Mississippi as Byron De La Beckwith
Best Supporting Actress:
Juliette Binoche – The English Patient as Hana (WINNER)
Joan Allen – The Crucible as Elizabeth Proctor
Lauren Bacall – The Mirror Has Two Faces as Hannah Morgan
Barbara Hershey – The Portrait of a Lady as Madame Serena Merle
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Secrets & Lies as Hortense Cumberbatch
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Fargo – Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (WINNER)
Jerry Maguire – Cameron Crowe
Lone Star – John Sayles
Secrets & Lies – Mike Leigh
Shine – Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
Sling Blade – Billy Bob Thornton based on his short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (WINNER)
The Crucible – Arthur Miller based on his play
The English Patient – Anthony Minghella based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje
Hamlet – Kenneth Branagh based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Trainspotting – John Hodge based on the novel by Irvine Welsh
Best Foreign Language Film:
Kolya (Czech Republic) in Czech – Jan Sverák, director (WINNER)
A Chef in Love (Georgia) in French, Georgian, Russian – Nana Jorjadze, director
The Other Side of Sunday (Norway) in Norwegian – Berit Nesheim, director
Prisoner of the Mountains (Russia) in Russian – Sergei Bodrov, director
Ridicule (France) in French – Patrice Leconte, director
Best Documentary Feature:
When We Were Kings – Leon Gast and David Sonenberg (WINNER)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story – Susan W. Dryfoos
Mandela – Jo Menell and Angus Gibson
Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse – Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson
Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press – Rick Goldsmith
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien – Jessica Yu (WINNER)
Cosmic Voyage – Jeffrey Marvin and Bayley Silleck
An Essay on Matisse – Perry Wolff
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen – Susanne Simpson and Ben Burtt
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage – Paul Seydor and Nick Redman
Best Live Action Short Film:
Dear Diary – David Frankel and Barry Jossen (WINNER)
De tripas, corazón – Antonio Urrutia
Ernst & lyset – Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen
Esposados – Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Senza parole – Bernadette Carranza and Antonello De Leo
Best Animated Short Film:
Quest – Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach (WINNER)
Canhead – Timothy Hittle
La Salla – National Film Board of Canada – Richard Condie
Wat’s Pig – Peter Lord
Best Original Dramatic Score:
The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (WINNER)
Hamlet – Patrick Doyle
Michael Collins – Elliot Goldenthal
Shine – David Hirschfelder
Sleepers – John Williams
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score:
Emma – Rachel Portman (WINNER)
The First Wives Club – Marc Shaiman
The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
James and the Giant Peach – Randy Newman
The Preacher’s Wife – Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song:
“You Must Love Me” from Evita – Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice (WINNER)
“I Finally Found Someone” from The Mirror Has Two Faces – Music and Lyrics by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
“For the First Time” from One Fine Day – Music and Lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
“That Thing You Do!” from That Thing You Do! – Music and Lyrics by Adam Schlesinger
“Because You Loved Me” from Up Close and Personal – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
Best Sound Effects Editing:
The Ghost and the Darkness – Bruce Stambler (WINNER)
Daylight – Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker
Eraser – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Best Sound:
The English Patient – Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker and Chris Newman (WINNER)
Evita – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ken Weston
Independence Day – Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer and Jeff Wexler
The Rock – Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
Twister – Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O’Connell and Geoffrey Patterson
Best Art Direction:
The English Patient – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan (WINNER)
The Birdcage – Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Evita – Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure
Hamlet – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Tim Harvey
Romeo + Juliet – Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch
Best Cinematography:
The English Patient – John Seale (WINNER)
Evita – Darius Khondji
Fargo – Roger Deakins
Fly Away Home – Caleb Deschanel
Michael Collins – Chris Menges
Best Makeup:
The Nutty Professor – Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (WINNER)
Ghosts of Mississippi – Matthew W. Mungle and Deborah La Mia Denaver
Star Trek: First Contact – Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler and Jake Garber
Best Costume Design:
The English Patient – Ann Roth (WINNER)
Angels & Insects – Paul Brown
Emma – Ruth Myers
Hamlet – Alexandra Byrne
The Portrait of a Lady – Janet Patterson
Best Film Editing:
The English Patient – Walter Murch (WINNER)
Evita – Gerry Hambling
Fargo – Roderick Jaynes
Jerry Maguire – Joe Hutshing
Shine – Pip Karmel
Best Visual Effects:
Independence Day – Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil (WINNER)
Dragonheart – Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus and Kit West
Twister – Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour and Henry La Bounta
Academy Honorary Award:
Michael Kidd
Irving G. Thalberg Award:
Saul Zaentz
March 24, 1997
1996 Oscars 68th Academy Awards
1996 Oscars 68th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 25, 1996

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Host: Whoopi Goldberg

Eligibility Year: 1995

Trivia

Braveheart’s Roar: Mel Gibson’s Braveheart was the evening’s big winner, capturing Best Picture and Best Director.

Nicholas’ Nick of Time: Nicholas Cage won Best Actor for his role in Leaving Las Vegas, marking a high point in his eclectic career.

A Sense and Sensibility: Emma Thompson, already an Oscar winner, scored another nomination for her adapted screenplay for Sense and Sensibility.

A Toy’s Tale: Toy Story was acknowledged with a Special Achievement Award, highlighting the growing impact of computer animation in cinema.

Supporting Surprises: Mira Sorvino won Best Supporting Actress for Mighty Aphrodite, while Kevin Spacey took Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects.

Comedy to Oscars: Whoopi Goldberg, known for her comedic roles and stand-up, was one of the few African American women to have hosted the Oscars, a feather in her already impressive cap.

Se7en and the Snub: Despite its commercial and critical success, Se7en failed to secure a Best Picture nomination.
1996 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Braveheart – Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey and Alan Ladd Jr., producers (WINNER)
Apollo 13 – Brian Grazer, producer
Babe – George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller, producers
Il Postino: The Postman – Mario Cecchi Gori (posthumous nomination), Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele, producers
Sense and Sensibility – Lindsay Doran, producer

Best Director:
Mel Gibson – Braveheart (WINNER)
Chris Noonan – Babe
Tim Robbins – Dead Man Walking
Mike Figgis – Leaving Las Vegas
Michael Radford – Il Postino: The Postman

Best Actor:
Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson (WINNER)
Richard Dreyfuss – Mr. Holland’s Opus as Glenn Holland
Anthony Hopkins – Nixon as Richard Nixon
Sean Penn – Dead Man Walking as Matthew Poncelet
Massimo Troisi – Il Postino: The Postman as Mario Ruoppolo (posthumous nomination)

Best Actress:
Susan Sarandon – Dead Man Walking as Helen Prejean (WINNER)
Elisabeth Shue – Leaving Las Vegas as Sera
Sharon Stone – Casino as Ginger McKenna
Meryl Streep – The Bridges of Madison County as Francesca Johnson
Emma Thompson – Sense and Sensibility as Elinor Dashwood

Best Supporting Actor:
Kevin Spacey – The Usual Suspects as Roger “Verbal” Kint (WINNER)
James Cromwell – Babe as Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Ed Harris – Apollo 13 as Gene Kranz
Brad Pitt – 12 Monkeys as Jeffrey Goines
Tim Roth – Rob Roy as Archibald Cunningham

Best Supporting Actress:
Mira Sorvino – Mighty Aphrodite as Linda Ash (WINNER)
Joan Allen – Nixon as Pat Nixon
Kathleen Quinlan – Apollo 13 as Marilyn Gerlach Lovell
Mare Winningham – Georgia as Georgia Flood
Kate Winslet – Sense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
The Usual Suspects – Christopher McQuarrie (WINNER)
Braveheart – Randall Wallace
Mighty Aphrodite – Woody Allen
Nixon – Oliver Stone, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele
Toy Story – Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, John Lasseter, Pete Docter and Joe Ranft

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
Sense and Sensibility – Emma Thompson adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (WINNER)
Apollo 13 – Al Reinert and William Broyles Jr. based on the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
Babe – George Miller and Chris Noonan based on the book The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith
Leaving Las Vegas – Mike Figgis based on the novel by John O’Brien
Il Postino: The Postman – Michael Radford, Anna Pavignano, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli and Massimo Troisi (posthumous nomination) based on the novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skármeta

Best Foreign Language Film:
Antonia’s Line (The Netherlands) in Dutch – Marleen Gorris, director (WINNER)
All Things Fair (Sweden) in Swedish – Bo Widerberg, director
Dust of Life (Algeria) in French – Rachid Bouchareb, director
O Quatrilho (Brazil) in Portuguese and Italian – Fábio Barreto, director
The Star Maker (Italy) in Italian – Giuseppe Tornatore, director

Best Documentary Feature:
Anne Frank Remembered – Jon Blair (WINNER)
The Battle Over Citizen Kane – Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein
Fiddlefest—Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program – Allan Miller and Walter Scheuer
Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream – Mike Tollin and Fredric Golding
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern – Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher

Best Documentary Short Subject:
One Survivor Remembers – Kary Antholis (WINNER)
Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls – Nancy Dine and Richard Stilwell
The Living Sea – Greg MacGillivray and Alec Lorimore
Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper – Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock
The Shadow of Hate – Charles Guggenheim

Best Live Action Short Film:
Lieberman in Love – Christine Lahti and Jana Sue Memel (WINNER)
Brooms – Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas
Duke of Groove – Griffin Dunne and Thom Colwell
Little Surprises – Jeff Goldblum and Tikki Goldberg
Tuesday Morning Ride – Dianne Houston and Joy Ryan

Best Animated Short Film:
A Close Shave – Nick Park (WINNER)
The Chicken from Outer Space – John R. Dilworth
The End – Chris Landreth and Robin Barger
Gagarin – Alexiy Kharitidi
Runaway Brain – Chris Bailey

Best Original Dramatic Score:
Il Postino: The Postman – Luis Bacalov (WINNER)
Apollo 13 – James Horner
Braveheart – James Horner
Nixon – John Williams
Sense and Sensibility – Patrick Doyle

Best Original Musical or Comedy Score:
Pocahontas – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral score by Alan Menken (WINNER)
The American President – Marc Shaiman
Sabrina – John Williams
Toy Story – Randy Newman
Unstrung Heroes – Thomas Newman

Best Original Song:
“Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (WINNER)
“Dead Man Walkin’” from Dead Man Walking – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen
“Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” from Don Juan DeMarco – Music and Lyrics by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
“Moonlight” from Sabrina – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman

Best Sound Effects Editing:
Braveheart – Lon Bender and Per Hallberg (WINNER)
Batman Forever – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
Crimson Tide – George Watters II

Best Sound:
Apollo 13 – Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David MacMillan (WINNER)
Batman Forever – Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Michael Herbick and Petur Hliddal
Braveheart – Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons
Crimson Tide – Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins and William B. Kaplan
Waterworld – Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Keith A. Wester

Best Art Direction:
Restoration – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Eugenio Zanetti (WINNER)
Apollo 13 – Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
Babe – Art Direction: Roger Ford; Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
A Little Princess – Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Richard III – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Tony Burrough

Best Cinematography:
Braveheart – John Toll (WINNER)
Batman Forever – Stephen Goldblatt
A Little Princess – Emmanuel Lubezki
Sense and Sensibility – Michael Coulter
Shanghai Triad – Lü Yue

Best Makeup:
Braveheart – Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell (WINNER)
My Family, Mi Familia – Ken Diaz and Mark Sanchez
Roommates – Greg Cannom, Bob Laden and Colleen Callaghan

Best Costume Design:
Restoration – James Acheson (WINNER)
12 Monkeys – Julie Weiss
Braveheart – Charles Knode
Richard III – Shuna Harwood
Sense and Sensibility – Jenny Beavan and John Bright

Best Film Editing:
Apollo 13 – Mike Hill and Daniel P. Hanley (WINNER)
Babe – Marcus D’Arcy and Jay Friedkin
Braveheart – Steven Rosenblum
Crimson Tide – Chris Lebenzon
Seven – Richard Francis-Bruce

Best Visual Effects:
Babe – Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan and John Cox (WINNER)
Apollo 13 – Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney

Academy Honorary Awards:
Chuck Jones
Kirk Douglas

Special Achievement Award:
John Lasseter for Toy Story
March 25, 1996
1995 Oscars 67th Academy Awards
1995 Oscars 67th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 27, 1995
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: David Letterman
Eligibility Year: 1994
Trivia
Forrest Gump Dominance: The film took home six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Tom Hanks.
First-time Oscar for Martin Landau: Won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ed Wood.
Disney’s Golden Year: The Lion King snagged two Oscars for Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
Tarantino’s Debut: Quentin Tarantino received his first Oscar nomination and win for Best Original Screenplay for Pulp Fiction.
“Uma, Oprah”: Host David Letterman’s joke trying to introduce Uma Thurman to Oprah Winfrey became an awkward moment that’s still talked about.
Blue Sky Surprise: Jessica Lange won Best Actress for Blue Sky, a film completed in 1991 but delayed due to the bankruptcy of its studio.
Four Weddings and a Funeral Breakout: The British film was nominated for Best Picture and helped boost Hugh Grant’s career.
SFX Achievement: Speed won for both Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, proving action flicks could win in technical categories.
1995 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Forrest Gump – Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey, producers (WINNER)
Four Weddings and a Funeral – Duncan Kenworthy, producer
Pulp Fiction – Lawrence Bender, producer
Quiz Show – Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin, and Michael Nozik, producers
The Shawshank Redemption – Niki Marvin, producer
Best Director:
Robert Zemeckis – Forrest Gump (WINNER)
Woody Allen – Bullets over Broadway
Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
Robert Redford – Quiz Show
Krzysztof Kieslowski – Red
Best Actor:
Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump as Forrest Gump (WINNER)
Morgan Freeman – The Shawshank Redemption as Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding
Nigel Hawthorne – The Madness of King George as King George III of the United Kingdom
Paul Newman – Nobody’s Fool as Donald “Sully” Sullivan
John Travolta – Pulp Fiction as Vincent Vega
Best Actress:
Jessica Lange – Blue Sky as Carly Marshall (WINNER)
Jodie Foster – Nell as Nell Kellty
Miranda Richardson – Tom & Viv as Vivienne Haigh-Wood
Winona Ryder – Little Women as Josephine “Jo” March
Susan Sarandon – The Client as Regina “Reggie” Love
Best Supporting Actor:
Martin Landau – Ed Wood as Bela Lugosi (WINNER)
Samuel L. Jackson – Pulp Fiction as Jules Winnfield
Chazz Palminteri – Bullets over Broadway as Cheech
Paul Scofield – Quiz Show as Mark Van Doren
Gary Sinise – Forrest Gump as Lt. Dan Taylor
Best Supporting Actress:
Dianne Wiest – Bullets over Broadway as Helen Sinclair (WINNER)
Rosemary Harris – Tom & Viv as Rose Robinson Haigh-Wood
Helen Mirren – The Madness of King George as Queen Charlotte
Uma Thurman – Pulp Fiction as Mia Wallace
Jennifer Tilly – Bullets over Broadway as Olive Neal
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Pulp Fiction – Written by Quentin Tarantino; Story by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (WINNER)
Bullets over Broadway – Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath
Four Weddings and a Funeral – Richard Curtis
Heavenly Creatures – Peter Jackson and Frances Walsh
Red – Krzysztof Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
Forrest Gump – Eric Roth based on the novel by Winston Groom (WINNER)
The Madness of King George – Alan Bennett based on his stage play The Madness of George III
Nobody’s Fool – Robert Benton based on the novel by Richard Russo
Quiz Show – Paul Attanasio based on the book Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties by Richard N. Goodwin
The Shawshank Redemption – Frank Darabont based on the short novel “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King
Best Foreign Language Film:
Burnt by the Sun (Russia) in Russian – Nikita Mikhalkov, director (WINNER)
Before the Rain (Macedonia) in Macedonian, Albanian, and English – Milcho Manchevski, director
Eat Drink Man Woman (Taiwan) in Mandarin Chinese – Ang Lee, director
Farinelli: Il Castrato (Belgium) in French and Italian – Gérard Corbiau, director
Strawberry and Chocolate (Cuba) in Spanish – Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío, directors
Best Documentary Feature:
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision – Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders (WINNER)
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter – Deborah Hoffmann
D-Day Remembered – Charles Guggenheim
Freedom on My Mind – Connie Field and Marilyn Mulford
A Great Day in Harlem – Jean Bach
Best Documentary Short Subject:
A Time for Justice – Charles Guggenheim (WINNER)
89mm from Europe – Marcel Lozinski
Blues Highway – Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag
School of the Americas Assassins – Robert Richter
Straight from the Heart – Dee Mosbacher and Frances Reid
Best Live Action Short Film:
Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life – Peter Capaldi and Ruth Kenley-Letts (WINNER)
Trevor – Peggy Rajski and Randy Stone (WINNER)
Kangaroo Court – Sean Astin and Christine Astin
On Hope – JoBeth Williams and Michele McGuire
Syrup – Paul Unwin and Nick Vivian
Best Animated Short Film:
Bob’s Birthday – Alison Snowden and David Fine (WINNER)
The Big Story – Tim Watts and David Stoten
The Janitor – Vanessa Schwartz
The Monk and the Fish – Michaël Dudok de Wit
Triangle – Erica Russell
Best Original Score:
The Lion King – Hans Zimmer (WINNER)
Forrest Gump – Alan Silvestri
Interview with the Vampire – Elliot Goldenthal
Little Women – Thomas Newman
The Shawshank Redemption – Thomas Newman
Best Original Song:
“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice (WINNER)
“Circle of Life” from The Lion King – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice
“Hakuna Matata” from The Lion King – Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice
“Look What Love Has Done” from Junior – Music and Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram and Patty Smyth
“Make Up Your Mind” from The Paper – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Speed – Stephen Hunter Flick (WINNER)
Clear and Present Danger – Bruce Stambler and John Leveque
Forrest Gump – Gloria Borders and Randy Thom
Best Sound:
Speed – Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer and David MacMillan (WINNER)
Clear and Present Danger – Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño and Art Rochester
Forrest Gump – Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
Legends of the Fall – Paul Massey, David E. Campbell, Chris David and Douglas Ganton
The Shawshank Redemption – Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick and Willie D. Burton
Best Art Direction:
The Madness of King George – Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Carolyn Scott (WINNER)
Bullets over Broadway – Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Susan Bode
Forrest Gump – Art Direction: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Interview with the Vampire – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Legends of the Fall – Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert; Set Decoration: Dorree Cooper
Best Cinematography:
Legends of the Fall – John Toll (WINNER)
Forrest Gump – Don Burgess
The Shawshank Redemption – Roger Deakins
Red – Piotr Sobocinski
Wyatt Earp – Owen Roizman
Best Makeup:
Ed Wood – Ve Neill, Rick Baker and Yolanda Toussieng (WINNER)
Forrest Gump – Daniel C. Striepeke, Hallie D’Amore and Judith A. Cory
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – Daniel Parker, Paul Engelen and Carol Hemming
Best Costume Design:
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel (WINNER)
Bullets over Broadway – Jeffrey Kurland
Little Women – Colleen Atwood
Maverick – April Ferry
Queen Margot – Moidele Bickel
Best Film Editing:
Forrest Gump – Arthur Schmidt (WINNER)
Hoop Dreams – Frederick Marx, Steve James and Bill Haugse
Pulp Fiction – Sally Menke
The Shawshank Redemption – Richard Francis-Bruce
Speed – John Wright
Best Visual Effects:
Forrest Gump – Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum and Allen Hall (WINNER)
The Mask – Scott Squires, Steve Spaz Williams, Tom Bertino and Jon Farhat
True Lies – John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis and Patrick McClung
Academy Honorary Award:
Michelangelo Antonioni
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Quincy Jones
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Clint Eastwood
March 27, 1995
1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards
1994 Oscars 66th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 21, 1994

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Host: Whoopi Goldberg

Eligibility Year: 1993

Trivia

Whoopi’s Hosting Debut: Whoopi Goldberg stepped onto the Oscars stage as the host, marking her first time hosting the ceremony.

Spielberg’s Sweep: Schindler’s List was the big winner, taking home seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Spielberg.

Hanks on a Roll: Tom Hanks won Best Actor for Philadelphia, making him one of the few actors to win the award in consecutive years.

Holly Hunter’s Big Year: Holly Hunter won Best Actress for her role in The Piano, and was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm.

Double Duty: The Piano didn’t just net Holly Hunter an Oscar; Anna Paquin won for Best Supporting Actress at just 11 years old.

Asian Recognition: Farewell My Concubine and The Wedding Banquet were both nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, but lost to Belle Époque from Spain.

Special Achievements: A special Honorary Award went to Deborah Kerr for her lifetime of work, while a Scientific and Engineering Award went to Petro Vlahos for his work in blue and green screen technology.

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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
March 21, 1994
1993 Oscars 65th Academy Awards
1993 Oscars 65th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 29, 1993
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1992
Trivia
Comedy Kingpin: Billy Crystal was back, hosting the Oscars for the fourth time and delivering his iconic humorous monologues.
Unforgiven Unleashed: Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven dominated the night, winning Best Picture, Best Director for Eastwood, and Best Supporting Actor for Gene Hackman.
Actress Ascent: Emma Thompson won Best Actress for her role in Howards End, and she also wrote the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility, which would later earn her another Oscar.
Historic Win for Pacino: Al Pacino finally snagged his first competitive Oscar for Best Actor in Scent of a Woman after eight nominations.
Marisa’s Moment: Marisa Tomei won Best Supporting Actress for My Cousin Vinny, a comedy film, which is rare in the Oscars.
Animated Achievements: Aladdin bagged two Oscars, one for Best Original Score and another for Best Original Song for A Whole New World.
Sorrowful Score: Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Wojciech Kilar took home the Oscar for Best Costume Design.
War Winner: Indochine, a French film, won Best Foreign Language Film.
Woody’s Words: Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, a nod that came amidst a tumultuous period in Allen’s personal life.
1993 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood, producer (WINNER)
The Crying Game – Stephen Woolley, producer
A Few Good Men – David Brown, Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman, producers
Howards End – Ismail Merchant, producer
Scent of a Woman – Martin Brest, producer
Best Director:
Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven (WINNER)
Neil Jordan – The Crying Game
James Ivory – Howards End
Robert Altman – The Player
Martin Brest – Scent of a Woman
Best Actor:
Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade (WINNER)
Robert Downey Jr. – Chaplin as Charlie Chaplin
Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven as William “Will” Munny
Stephen Rea – The Crying Game as Fergus
Denzel Washington – Malcolm X as Malcolm X
Best Actress:
Emma Thompson – Howards End as Margaret Schlegel (WINNER)
Catherine Deneuve – Indochine as Éliane Devries
Mary McDonnell – Passion Fish as May-Alice Culhane
Michelle Pfeiffer – Love Field as Lurene Hallett
Susan Sarandon – Lorenzo’s Oil as Michaela Odone
Best Supporting Actor:
Gene Hackman – Unforgiven as Little Bill Daggett (WINNER)
Jaye Davidson – The Crying Game as Dil
Jack Nicholson – A Few Good Men as Colonel Nathan R. Jessup
Al Pacino – Glengarry Glen Ross as Ricky Roma
David Paymer – Mr. Saturday Night as Stan Young
Best Supporting Actress:
Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny as Mona Lisa Vito (WINNER)
Judy Davis – Husbands and Wives as Sally Wainwright
Joan Plowright – Enchanted April as Mrs. Fisher
Vanessa Redgrave – Howards End as Ruth Wilcox
Miranda Richardson – Damage as Ingrid Fleming
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
The Crying Game – Neil Jordan (WINNER)
Husbands and Wives – Woody Allen
Lorenzo’s Oil – George Miller and Nick Enright
Passion Fish – John Sayles
Unforgiven – David Webb Peoples
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
Howards End – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by E.M. Forster (WINNER)
Enchanted April – Peter Barnes based on the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim
The Player – Michael Tolkin based on his novel
A River Runs Through It – Richard Friedenberg based upon the story by Norman Maclean
Scent of a Woman – Bo Goldman based on the previous film Profumo di donna by Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi and the novel Il Buio E Il Miele by Giovanni Arpino
Best Foreign Language Film:
Indochine (France) in French – Régis Wargnier, director (WINNER)
Close to Eden (Russia) in Russian – Nikita Mikhalkov, director
Daens (Belgium) in Dutch – Stijn Coninx, director
Schtonk! (Germany) in German – Helmut Dietl, director
Best Documentary Feature:
The Panama Deception – Barbara Trent and David Kasper (WINNER)
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker – David Haugland
Fires of Kuwait – Sally Dundas
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II – Bill Miles and Nina Rosenblum
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann – Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Educating Peter – Thomas C. Goodwin (posthumous award) and Gerardine Wurzburg (WINNER)
At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai – Geoffrey O’Connor
Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the ‘Little Review’ – Wendy L. Weinberg
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein – Richard Elson and Sally Bochner
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories – Dorothy Fadiman
Best Live Action Short Film:
Omnibus – Sam Karmann (WINNER)
Contact – Jonathan Darby and Jana Sue Memel
Cruise Control – Matt Palmieri
The Lady in Waiting – Christian M. Taylor
Swan Song – Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt
Best Animated Short Film:
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase – Joan C. Gratz (WINNER)
Adam – Peter Lord
Reci, reci, reci – Michaela Pavlátová
The Sandman – Paul Berry
Screen Play – Barry Purves
Best Original Score:
Aladdin – Alan Menken (WINNER)
Basic Instinct – Jerry Goldsmith
Chaplin – John Barry
Howards End – Richard Robbins
A River Runs Through It – Mark Isham
Best Original Song:
“A Whole New World” from Aladdin – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Tim Rice (WINNER)
“Friend Like Me” from Aladdin – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
“I Have Nothing” from The Bodyguard – Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Linda Thompson
“Run to You” from The Bodyguard – Music by Jud Friedman; Lyrics by Allan Rich
“Beautiful Maria of My Soul” from The Mambo Kings – Music by Robert Kraft; Lyrics by Arne Glimcher
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – David E. Stone and Tom McCarthy (WINNER)
Aladdin – Mark Mangini
Under Siege – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
Best Sound:
The Last of the Mohicans – Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith and Simon Kaye (WINNER)
Aladdin – Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane
A Few Good Men – Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline and Robert Eber
Under Siege – Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Rick Hart and Scott D. Smith
Unforgiven – Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander and Rob Young
Best Art Direction:
Howards End – Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker (WINNER)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Art Direction: Thomas E. Sanders; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Chaplin – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler
Toys – Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Unforgiven – Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine
Best Cinematography:
A River Runs Through It – Philippe Rousselot (WINNER)
Hoffa – Stephen H. Burum
Howards End – Tony Pierce-Roberts
The Lover – Robert Fraisse
Unforgiven – Jack N. Green
Best Makeup:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke and Matthew W. Mungle (WINNER)
Batman Returns – Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter and Stan Winston
Hoffa – Ve Neill, Greg Cannom and John Blake
Best Costume Design:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Eiko Ishioka (WINNER)
Enchanted April – Sheena Napier
Howards End – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
Malcolm X – Ruth E. Carter
Toys – Albert Wolsky
Best Film Editing:
Unforgiven – Joel Cox (WINNER)
Basic Instinct – Frank J. Urioste
The Crying Game – Kant Pan
A Few Good Men – Robert Leighton
The Player – Geraldine Peroni
Best Visual Effects:
Death Becomes Her – Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe and Tom Woodruff Jr. (WINNER)
Alien³ – Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. and George Gibbs
Batman Returns – Michael L. Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak
Academy Honorary Award:
Federico Fellini – In recognition of his place as one of the screen’s master storytellers.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards:
The award recognizes individuals whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the motion picture industry.
Audrey Hepburn (posthumous award)
Elizabeth Taylor
March 29, 1993
1992 Oscars 64th Academy Awards
1992 Oscars 64th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 30, 1992
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1991
Trivia
Comedy Genius Returns: Billy Crystal was back for the third time as the Oscars host, injecting his unique brand of humor into the ceremony.
Silence Roars: The Silence of the Lambs made history by winning the “big five” awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally).
Breaking Barriers: Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, though it didn’t win.
Aladdin’s Riches: Aladdin took home two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for A Whole New World.
Riveting Documentary: Barbara Kopple won Best Documentary Feature for American Dream, which delved into labor issues in the American Midwest.
Foreign Brilliance: The Best Foreign Language Film award went to Mediterraneo from Italy.
Jazz Legend Honored: Musician and bandleader Benny Carter won an Honorary Award for his contributions to the world of jazz and cinema.
Colorful Animation: Manipulation, an animated short film by Daniel Greaves, snagged the award for Best Animated Short Film.
1992 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Silence of the Lambs – Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, producers (WINNER)
Beauty and the Beast – Don Hahn, producer
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 S. Karsch, producers
Best Director:
Jonathan Demme – The Silence of the Lambs (WINNER)
John Singleton – Boyz n the Hood
Barry Levinson – Bugsy
Oliver Stone – JFK
Ridley Scott – Thelma & Louise
Best Actor:
Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs as Dr. Hannibal Lecter (WINNER)
Warren Beatty – Bugsy as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
Robert De Niro – Cape Fear as Maximilian “Max” Cady
Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides as Tom Wingo
Robin Williams – The Fisher King as Henry “Parry” Sagan
Best Actress:
Jodie Foster – The Silence of the Lambs as Clarice Starling (WINNER)
Geena Davis – Thelma & Louise as Thelma Dickinson
Laura Dern – Rambling Rose as Rose
Bette Midler – For the Boys as Dixie Leonard
Susan Sarandon – Thelma & Louise as Louise Sawyer
Best Supporting Actor:
Jack Palance – City Slickers as Curly Washburn (WINNER)
Tommy Lee Jones – JFK as Clay Shaw
Harvey Keitel – Bugsy as Mickey Cohen
Ben Kingsley – Bugsy as Meyer Lansky
Michael Lerner – Barton Fink as Jack Lipnick
Best Supporting Actress:
Mercedes Ruehl – The Fisher King as Anne Napolitano (WINNER)
Diane Ladd – Rambling Rose as Mother
Juliette Lewis – Cape Fear as Danielle Bowden
Kate Nelligan – The Prince of Tides as Lila Wingo Newbury
Jessica Tandy – Fried Green Tomatoes as Virginia “Ninny” Threadgoode
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Thelma & Louise – Callie Khouri (WINNER)
Boyz n the Hood – John Singleton
Bugsy – James Toback
The Fisher King – Richard LaGravenese
Grand Canyon – Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
The Silence of the Lambs – Ted Tally based on the novel by Thomas Harris (WINNER)
Europa Europa – Agnieszka Holland based on the memoirs of Solomon Perel
Fried Green Tomatoes – Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski (posthumous nomination) based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
JFK – Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar based on the books Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs and On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison
The Prince of Tides – Pat Conroy and Becky Johnston based on the novel by Pat Conroy
Best Foreign Language Film:
Mediterraneo (Italy) in Italian – Gabriele Salvatores (WINNER)
Children of Nature (Iceland) in Icelandic – Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
The Elementary School (Czechoslovakia) in Czech – Jan Sverák
The Ox (Sweden) in Swedish – Sven Nykvist
Raise the Red Lantern (Hong Kong) in Mandarin – Zhang Yimou
Best Documentary Feature:
In the Shadow of the Stars – Allie Light and Irving Saraf, producers (WINNER)
Death on the Job – Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, producers
Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House – Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, producers
The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 – Hava Kohav Beller, producer
Wild by Law – Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, producers
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment – Debra Chasnoff, producer (WINNER)
Birdnesters of Thailand – Éric Valli and Alain Majani d’Inguimbert, 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
Best Live Action Short Film:
Session Man – Seth Winston and Rob Fried (WINNER)
Birch Street Gym – Stephen Kessler and Thomas R. Conroy
Last Breeze of Summer – David M. Massey
Best Animated Short Film:
Manipulation – Daniel Greaves (WINNER)
Blackfly – Christopher Hinton
Strings – Wendy Tilby
Best Original Score:
Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (WINNER)
Bugsy – Ennio Morricone
The Fisher King – George Fenton
JFK – John Williams
The Prince of Tides – James Newton Howard
Best Original Song:
“Beauty and the Beast” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous award) (WINNER)
“Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
“Belle” from Beauty and the Beast – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (posthumous nomination)
“(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves – Music by Michael Kamen; Lyrics by Bryan Adams and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
“When You’re Alone” from Hook – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Best Sound:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers and Lee Orloff (WINNER)
Backdraft – Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom and Glenn Williams
Beauty and the Beast – Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane
JFK – Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker and Tod A. Maitland
The Silence of the Lambs – Tom Fleischman and Christopher Newman
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Gary Rydstrom and Gloria Borders (WINNER)
Backdraft – Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – George Watters II and F. Hudson Miller
Best Art Direction:
Bugsy – Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh (WINNER)
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
Best Makeup:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Stan Winston and Jeff Dawn (WINNER)
Hook – Christina Smith, Monty Westmore and Greg Cannom
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Michael Mills, Edward French and Richard Snell
Best Costume Design:
Bugsy – Albert Wolsky (WINNER)
The Addams Family – Ruth Myers
Barton Fink – Richard Hornung
Hook – Anthony Powell
Madame Bovary – Corinne Jorry
Best Cinematography:
JFK – Robert Richardson (WINNER)
Bugsy – Allen Daviau
The Prince of Tides – Stephen Goldblatt
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Adam Greenberg
Thelma & Louise – Adrian Biddle
Best Film Editing:
JFK – Pietro Scalia and Joe Hutshing (WINNER)
The Commitments – Gerry Hambling
The Silence of the Lambs – Craig McKay
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt and Richard A. Harris
Thelma & Louise – Thom Noble
Best Visual Effects:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr. and Robert Skotak (WINNER)
Backdraft – Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney and Scott Farrar
Hook – Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan and Michael Lantieri
Academy Honorary Award:
Satyajit Ray
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
George Lucas
March 30, 1992
1991 Oscars 63rd Academy Awards
1991 Oscars 63rd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 21, 1991

Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California

Host: Billy Crystal

Eligibility Year: 1990

Trivia

Comedy Streak Continues: Billy Crystal continued to add a touch of humor as the host for the evening.

Dances with Wolves Dominance: The film Dances with Wolves was the star of the night, winning seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Kevin Costner.

Pioneer for Female Directors: Although not a winner, Jane Campion’s An Angel at My Table brought attention to female directors during a time when they were greatly underrepresented.

Memorable Speech: Joe Pesci’s acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor was one of the shortest ever. He simply said, “It’s my privilege, thank you,” after winning for his role in Goodfellas.

Unique Achievement: A rather rare feat, Misery saw Kathy Bates take home the Best Actress award, a category often not won by actresses in thriller films.

Music and Movies: The Little Mermaid was acknowledged with Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Under the Sea,” mirroring its Grammy success.

Advocacy and Awards: Whoopi Goldberg won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ghost, becoming the second black woman to win an acting Oscar.

Vintage Style: Cinematography honors went to Dean Semler for Dances with Wolves, evoking the grandeur of classic Westerns.
1991 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Dances with Wolves – Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner, producers (WINNER)
Awakenings – Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, producers
Ghost – Lisa Weinstein, producer
The Godfather Part III – Francis Ford Coppola, producer
Goodfellas – Irwin Winkler, producer

Best Director:
Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves (WINNER)
Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part III
Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas
Stephen Frears – The Grifters
Barbet Schroeder – Reversal of Fortune

Best Actor:
Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune as Claus von Bülow (WINNER)
Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves as Lieutenant John J. Dunbar
Robert De Niro – Awakenings as Leonard Lowe
Gérard Depardieu – Cyrano de Bergerac as Cyrano de Bergerac
Richard Harris – The Field as “Bull” McCabe

Best Actress:
Kathy Bates – Misery as Annie Wilkes (WINNER)
Anjelica Huston – The Grifters as Lilly Dillon
Julia Roberts – Pretty Woman as Vivian Ward
Meryl Streep – Postcards from the Edge as Suzanne Vale
Joanne Woodward – Mr. and Mrs. Bridge as India Bridge

Best Supporting Actor:
Joe Pesci – Goodfellas as Tommy DeVito (WINNER)
Bruce Davison – Longtime Companion as David
Andy García – The Godfather Part III as Vincent Corleone
Graham Greene – Dances with Wolves as Kicking Bird
Al Pacino – Dick Tracy as Alphonse “Big Boy” Caprice

Best Supporting Actress:
Whoopi Goldberg – Ghost as Oda Mae Brown (WINNER)
Annette Bening – The Grifters as Myra Langtry
Lorraine Bracco – Goodfellas as Karen Friedman Hill
Diane Ladd – Wild at Heart as Marietta Fortune
Mary McDonnell – Dances with Wolves as Stands with a Fist

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Ghost – Bruce Joel Rubin (WINNER)
Alice – Woody Allen
Avalon – Barry Levinson
Green Card – Peter Weir
Metropolitan – Whit Stillman

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Dances with Wolves – Michael Blake based on his novel (WINNER)
Awakenings – Steven Zaillian from the book by Oliver Sacks
Goodfellas – Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese from Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
The Grifters – Donald E. Westlake based on the book by Jim Thompson
Reversal of Fortune – Nicholas Kazan based on the book by Alan M. Dershowitz

Best Foreign Language Film:
Journey of Hope (Switzerland) in German – Xavier Koller (WINNER)
Cyrano de Bergerac (France) in French – Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Ju Dou (China) in Mandarin Chinese – Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang
The Nasty Girl (Germany) in German – Michael Verhoeven
Open Doors (Italy) in Italian – Gianni Amelio

Best Documentary Feature:
American Dream – Barbara Kopple and Arthur Cohn (WINNER)
Berkeley in the Sixties – Mark Kitchell
Building Bombs – Mark Mori and Susan Robinson
Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade – Judith Montell
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter’s Journey – Robert Hillmann and Eugene Corr

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Days of Waiting – Steven Okazaki (WINNER)
Burning Down Tomorrow – Kit Thomas
Chimps: So Like Us – Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Journey into Life: The World of the Unborn – Derek Bromhall
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember – Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders

Best Live Action Short Film:
The Lunch Date – Adam Davidson (WINNER)
12:01 PM – Hillary Ripps and Jonathan Heap
Bronx Cheers – Raymond De Felitta and Matthew Gross
Dear Rosie – Peter Cattaneo and Barnaby Thompson
Senzeni Na? (What Have We Done?) – Bernard Joffa and Anthony E. Nicholas

Best Animated Short Film:
Creature Comforts – Nick Park (WINNER)
A Grand Day Out – Nick Park
Grasshoppers (Cavallette) – Bruno Bozzetto

Best Original Score:
Dances with Wolves – John Barry (WINNER)
Avalon – Randy Newman
Ghost – Maurice Jarre
Havana – Dave Grusin
Home Alone – John Williams

Best Original Song:
“Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)” from Dick Tracy – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (WINNER)
“Blaze of Glory” from Young Guns II – Music and Lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi
“I’m Checkin’ Out” from Postcards from the Edge – Music and Lyrics by Shel Silverstein
“Promise Me You’ll Remember” from The Godfather Part III – Music by Carmine Coppola; Lyrics by John Bettis
“Somewhere in My Memory” from Home Alone – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse

Best Sound:
Dances with Wolves – Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins, and Russell Williams II (WINNER)
Days of Thunder – Charles M. Wilborn, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, and Kevin O’Connell
Dick Tracy – Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, and Doug Hemphill
The Hunt for Red October – Richard Bryce Goodman, Richard Overton, Kevin F. Cleary, and Don Bassman
Total Recall – Nelson Stoll, Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, and Aaron Rochin

Best Sound Effects Editing:
The Hunt for Red October – Cecelia Hall and George Watters II (WINNER)
Flatliners – Charles L. Campbell and Richard C. Franklin
Total Recall – Stephen Hunter Flick

Best Art Direction:
Dick Tracy – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson (WINNER)
Cyrano de Bergerac – Art Direction: Ezio Frigerio; Set Decoration: Jacques Rouxel
Dances with Wolves – Art Direction: Jeffrey Beecroft; Set Decoration: Lisa Dean
The Godfather Part III – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Hamlet – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

Best Makeup:
Dick Tracy – John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler (WINNER)
Cyrano de Bergerac – Michèle Burke and Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Edward Scissorhands – Ve Neill and Stan Winston

Best Costume Design:
Cyrano de Bergerac – Franca Squarciapino (WINNER)
Avalon – Gloria Gresham
Dances with Wolves – Elsa Zamparelli
Dick Tracy – Milena Canonero
Hamlet – Maurizio Millenotti

Best Cinematography:
Dances with Wolves – Dean Semler (WINNER)
Avalon – Allen Daviau
Dick Tracy – Vittorio Storaro
The Godfather Part III – Gordon Willis
Henry & June – Philippe Rousselot

Best Film Editing:
Dances with Wolves – Neil Travis (WINNER)
Ghost – Walter Murch
The Godfather Part III – Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, and Walter Murch
Goodfellas – Thelma Schoonmaker
The Hunt for Red October – Dennis Virkler and John Wright

Academy Honorary Awards::
Sophia Loren – “One of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form.”
Myrna Loy – “In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime’s worth of indelible performances.”

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck

Academy Special Achievement Award:
Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, and Alex Funke for the visual effects of Total Recall
March 21, 1991
1990 Oscars 62nd Academy Awards
1990 Oscars 62nd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 26, 1990
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1989
Trivia
Billy’s Debut: This was the first time Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars, and he would go on to host the ceremony nine times.
Driving Miss Daisy Drives Home: Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture, but its director Bruce Beresford was not even nominated for Best Director.
Best Actress Streak: Jessica Tandy became the oldest actress to win Best Actress at the age of 80 for her role in Driving Miss Daisy.
Musical Moments: Alan Menken won the Oscar for Best Original Score for The Little Mermaid, marking the beginning of a successful partnership between Disney and Menken.
Historical Significance: Denzel Washington won Best Supporting Actor for his role as a Civil War soldier in Glory, the first Oscar for a film focused on the Civil War since Gone with the Wind.
Costume Drama: Henry V took home the Oscar for Best Costume Design, a nod to the movie’s historical accuracy.
Foreign Entry: Italy’s Cinema Paradiso won Best Foreign Language Film, cementing its place as one of the greatest films about the love of movies.
Woody’s Writing: Woody Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors received two nominations but walked away with none, continuing Allen’s mixed Oscar track record.
The event was named “Around the World in 3½ Hours”
This (62nd) Academy Awards live presentation featured segments from five other cities around the globe: Buenos Aires, Argentina – London, United Kingdom – Moscow, Soviet Union – Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan
1990 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Driving Miss Daisy – Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, producers (WINNER)
Born on the Fourth of July – A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, producers
Dead Poets Society – Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, and Tony Thomas, producers
Field of Dreams – Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, producers
My Left Foot – Noel Pearson, producer
Best Director:
Oliver Stone – Born on the Fourth of July (WINNER)
Woody Allen – Crimes and Misdemeanors
Peter Weir – Dead Poets Society
Kenneth Branagh – Henry V
Jim Sheridan – My Left Foot
Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot as Christy Brown (WINNER)
Kenneth Branagh – Henry V as King Henry V of England
Tom Cruise – Born on the Fourth of July as Ron Kovic
Morgan Freeman – Driving Miss Daisy as Hoke Colburn
Robin Williams – Dead Poets Society as John Charles Keating
Best Actress:
Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy as Daisy Werthan (WINNER)
Isabelle Adjani – Camille Claudel as Camille Claudel
Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Jessica Lange – Music Box as Ann Talbot
Michelle Pfeiffer – The Fabulous Baker Boys as Susie Diamond
Best Supporting Actor:
Denzel Washington – Glory as Pvt. Silas Trip (WINNER)
Danny Aiello – Do the Right Thing as Sal Frangione
Dan Aykroyd – Driving Miss Daisy as Boolie Werthan
Marlon Brando – A Dry White Season as Ian Mackenzie
Martin Landau – Crimes and Misdemeanors as Judah Rosenthal
Best Supporting Actress:
Brenda Fricker – My Left Foot as Bridget Fagan Brown (WINNER)
Anjelica Huston – Enemies, A Love Story as Tamara Broder
Lena Olin – Enemies, A Love Story as Masha
Julia Roberts – Steel Magnolias as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Dianne Wiest – Parenthood as Helen Buckman
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Dead Poets Society – Tom Schulman (WINNER)
Crimes and Misdemeanors – Woody Allen
Do the Right Thing – Spike Lee
Sex, Lies, and Videotape – Steven Soderbergh
When Harry Met Sally… – Nora Ephron
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Driving Miss Daisy – Alfred Uhry based on his play (WINNER)
Born on the Fourth of July – Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic based on the autobiography by Ron Kovic
Enemies, A Love Story – Roger L. Simon and Paul Mazursky based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Field of Dreams – Phil Alden Robinson based on Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella
My Left Foot – Jim Sheridan and Shane Connaughton based on the autobiography by Christy Brown
Best Foreign Language Film:
Cinema Paradiso (Italy) – Giuseppe Tornatore (WINNER)
Camille Claudel (France) – Bruno Nuytten
Jesus of Montreal (Canada) – Denys Arcand
Memories of a Marriage (Denmark) – Kaspar Rostrup
What Happened to Santiago (Puerto Rico) – Jacobo Morales
Best Documentary Feature:
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt – Rob Epstein and Bill Couturié (WINNER)
Adam Clayton Powell – Richard Killberg and Yvonne Smith
Crack USA: County Under Siege – Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag
For All Mankind – Al Reinert and Betsy Broyles Breier
Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren – Judith Leonard and Bill Jersey
Best Documentary Short Subject:
The Johnstown Flood – Charles Guggenheim (WINNER)
Fine Food, Fine Pastries, Open 6 to 9 – David Petersen
Yad Vashem: Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future – Ray Errol Fox
Best Live Action Short Film:
Work Experience – James Hendrie (WINNER)
Amazon Diary – Robert Nixon
The Childeater – Jonathan Tammuz
Best Animated Short Film:
Balance – Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein (WINNER)
The Cow – Aleksandr Petrov
The Hill Farm – Mark Baker
Best Original Score:
The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (WINNER)
Born on the Fourth of July – John Williams
The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin
Field of Dreams – James Horner
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – John Williams
Best Original Song:
“Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman (WINNER)
“After All” from Chances Are – Music by Tom Snow; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
“The Girl Who Used to Be Me” from Shirley Valentine – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“I Love To See You Smile” from Parenthood – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
“Kiss the Girl” from The Little Mermaid – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Richard Hymns and Ben Burtt (WINNER)
Black Rain – Milton Burrow and William Manger
Lethal Weapon 2 – Robert G. Henderson and Alan Robert Murray
Best Sound:
Glory – Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson and Russell Williams II (WINNER)
The Abyss – Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton and Lee Orloff
Black Rain – Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
Born on the Fourth of July – Michael Minkler, Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman and Tod A. Maitland
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy and Tony Dawe
Best Art Direction:
Batman – Art Direction: Anton Furst; Set Decoration: Peter Young (WINNER)
The Abyss – Art Direction: Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Anne Kuljian
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Driving Miss Daisy – Art Direction: Bruno Rubeo; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
Glory – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Best Cinematography:
Glory – Freddie Francis (WINNER)
The Abyss – Mikael Salomon
Blaze – Haskell Wexler
Born on the Fourth of July – Robert Richardson
The Fabulous Baker Boys – Michael Ballhaus
Best Makeup:
Driving Miss Daisy – Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber and Kevin Haney (WINNER)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Maggie Weston and Fabrizio Sforza
Dad – Dick Smith, Ken Diaz and Greg Nelson
Best Costume Design:
Henry V – Phyllis Dalton (WINNER)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Gabriella Pescucci
Driving Miss Daisy – Elizabeth McBride
Harlem Nights – Joe Tompkins
Valmont – Theodor Pištek
Best Film Editing:
Born on the Fourth of July – David Brenner and Joe Hutshing (WINNER)
The Bear – Noëlle Boisson
Driving Miss Daisy – Mark Warner
The Fabulous Baker Boys – William Steinkamp
Glory – Steven Rosenblum
Best Visual Effects:
The Abyss – Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak (WINNER)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Richard Conway and Kent Houston
Back to the Future Part II – Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell and Steve Gawley
Academy Honorary Award:
Akira Kurosawa
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Howard W. Koch
March 26, 1990
1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards
1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards
Winners Announced: Wednesday, March 29, 1989
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: no one
Eligibility Year: 1988
Trivia
No Host, No Problem: This was one of the rare occasions where the Oscars had no host. Instead, the ceremony opened with an infamous musical number featuring Rob Lowe and Snow White.
Rain Man Rains Supreme: Rain Man dominated the awards, scooping up Best Picture, Best Director for Barry Levinson, and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman.
Wacky Wednesday: Unlike the traditional Sunday ceremony, the 61st Oscars took place on a Wednesday, breaking with tradition.
Firsts for Animation: Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit won three technical Oscars and also received a Special Achievement Award, marking an impressive year for animation.
Best Actress Upset: Jodie Foster won Best Actress for her role in The Accused, surprising many who had thought that Glenn Close in Dangerous Liaisons was a shoo-in.
Historic Cinematography: Peter Biziou won Best Cinematography for Mississippi Burning, a film focusing on racial tensions in the American South.
Musical Notes: Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” from Working Girl won Best Original Song, making it the first and only Oscar-winning song to also win a Grammy and a Golden Globe for Best Song.
Documentary Excellence: The French documentary Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie won Best Documentary Feature, spotlighting the life of the infamous Nazi war criminal.
This broadcast is noted for being the final public appearance of actress Lucille Ball, who died a few weeks later.
1989 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Rain Man – Mark Johnson, producer (WINNER)
The Accidental Tourist – Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun and Michael Grillo, producers
Dangerous Liaisons – Norma Heyman and Hank Moonjean, producers
Mississippi Burning – Frederick Zollo and Robert F. Colesberry, producers
Working Girl – Douglas Wick, producer
Best Director:
Barry Levinson – Rain Man (WINNER)
Charles Crichton – A Fish Called Wanda
Martin Scorsese – The Last Temptation of Christ
Alan Parker – Mississippi Burning
Mike Nichols – Working Girl
Best Actor:
Dustin Hoffman – Rain Man as Raymond Babbit (WINNER)
Gene Hackman – Mississippi Burning as Agent Rupert Anderson
Tom Hanks – Big as Josh Baskin
Edward James Olmos – Stand and Deliver as Jaime Escalante
Max von Sydow – Pelle the Conqueror as Lassefar
Best Actress:
Jodie Foster – The Accused as Sarah Tobias (WINNER)
Glenn Close – Dangerous Liaisons as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
Melanie Griffith – Working Girl as Tess McGill
Meryl Streep – A Cry in the Dark as Lindy Chamberlain
Sigourney Weaver – Gorillas in the Mist as Dian Fossey
Best Supporting Actor:
Kevin Kline – A Fish Called Wanda as Otto West (WINNER)
Alec Guinness – Little Dorrit as William Dorrit
Martin Landau-Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Abe Karatz
River Phoenix – Running on Empty as Danny Pope
Dean Stockwell – Married to the Mob as Tony “The Tiger” Russo
Best Supporting Actress:
Geena Davis – The Accidental Tourist as Muriel Pritchett (WINNER)
Joan Cusack – Working Girl as Cyn
Frances McDormand – Mississippi Burning as Mrs. Pell
Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Liaisons as Madame Marie de Tourvel
Sigourney Weaver – Working Girl as Katharine Parker
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Rain Man – Screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow; Story by Barry Morrow (WINNER)
Big – Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg
Bull Durham – Ron Shelton
A Fish Called Wanda – Screenplay by John Cleese; Story by John Cleese and Charles Crichton
Running on Empty – Naomi Foner
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Dangerous Liaisons – Christopher Hampton based on the play Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton and the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (WINNER)
The Accidental Tourist – Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan based on the novel by Anne Tyler
Gorillas in the Mist – Screenplay by Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story by Anna Hamilton Phelan and Tab Murphy based on articles by Harold T.P. Hayes and Alex Shoumatoff
Little Dorrit – Christine Edzard based on the novel by Charles Dickens
The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Jean-Claude Carrière and Philip Kaufman based on the novel by Milan Kundera
Best Foreign Language Film:
Pelle the Conqueror (Denmark) in Danish – Bille August (WINNER)
Hanussen (Hungary) in Hungarian – István Szabó
The Music Teacher (Belgium) in French – Gérard Corbiau
Salaam Bombay! (India) Hindi – Mira Nair
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain) in Spanish – Pedro Almodóvar
Best Documentary Feature:
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie – Marcel Ophuls (WINNER)
The Cry of Reason: Beyers Naude – An Afrikaner Speaks Out – Robert Bilheimer and Ronald Mix
Let’s Get Lost – Bruce Weber and Nan Bush
Promises to Keep – Ginny Durrin
Who Killed Vincent Chin? – Renee Tajima and Christine Choy
Best Documentary Short Subject:
You Don’t Have to Die – William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke (WINNER)
The Children’s Storefront – Karen Goodman
Family Gathering – Lise Yasui and Ann Tegnell
Gang Cops – Thomas B. Fleming and Daniel J. Marks
Portrait of Imogen – Nancy Hale and Meg Partridge
Best Live Action Short Film:
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings – Dean Parisot and Steven Wright (WINNER)
Cadillac Dreams – Matia Karrell and Abbee Goldstein
Gullah Tales – George deGolian and Gary Moss
Best Animated Short Film:
Tin Toy – John Lasseter and William Reeves (WINNER)
The Cat Came Back – Cordell Barker
Technological Threat – Bill Kroyer and Brian Jennings
Best Original Score:
The Milagro Beanfield War – Dave Grusin (WINNER)
The Accidental Tourist – John Williams
Dangerous Liaisons – George Fenton
Gorillas in the Mist – Maurice Jarre
Rain Man – Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song:
“Let the River Run” from Working Girl – Music and Lyrics by Carly Simon (WINNER)
“Calling You” from Bagdad Cafe – Music and Lyrics by Bob Telson
“Two Hearts” from Buster – Music by Lamont Dozier; Lyrics by Phil Collins
Best Sound:
Bird – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Willie D. Burton (WINNER)
Die Hard – Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, and Al Overton Jr.
Gorillas in the Mist – Andy Nelson, Brian Saunders, and Peter Handford
Mississippi Burning – Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, and Danny Michael
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Robert Knudson, John Boyd, Don Digirolamo, and Tony Dawe
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Charles L. Campbell and Louis Edemann (WINNER)
Die Hard – Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard Shorr
Willow – Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns
Best Art Direction:
Dangerous Liaisons – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Gérard James (WINNER)
Beaches – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Rain Man – Art Direction: Ida Random; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Tucker: The Man and His Dream – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis; Set Decoration: Armin Ganz
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Art Direction: Elliot Scott; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
Best Makeup:
Beetlejuice – Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short (WINNER)
Coming to America – Rick Baker
Scrooged – Tom Burman and Bari Dreiband-Burman
Best Costume Design:
Dangerous Liaisons – James Acheson (WINNER)
Coming to America – Deborah Nadoolman Landis
A Handful of Dust – Jane Robinson
Sunset – Patricia Norris
Tucker: The Man and His Dream – Milena Canonero
Best Cinematography:
Mississippi Burning – Peter Biziou (WINNER)
Rain Man – John Seale
Tequila Sunrise – Conrad Hall
The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Sven Nykvist
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Dean Cundey
Best Film Editing:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Arthur Schmidt (WINNER)
Die Hard – Frank J. Urioste and John F. Link
Gorillas in the Mist – Stuart Baird
Mississippi Burning – Gerry Hambling
Rain Man – Stu Linder
Best Visual Effects:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Ed Jones, and George Gibbs (WINNER)
Die Hard – Richard Edlund, Al DiSarro, Brent Boates, and Thaine Morris
Willow – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Phil Tippett, and Chris Evans
Academy Honorary Awards::
National Film Board of Canada
Eastman Kodak Company
Special Achievement Award:
Richard Williams “For the animation direction of Who Framed Roger Rabbit”.
March 29, 1989
1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards
1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 11, 1988
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Chevy Chase
Eligibility Year: 1987
In-Depth Details and Trivia
New Venue: After years at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Oscars moved to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
One-Man Show: Unlike previous years featuring multiple hosts, Chevy Chase held the reins alone, bringing his comedic chops to the stage.
The Last Emperor Reigns: The film The Last Emperor cleaned house, winning nine Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Bernardo Bertolucci.
Michael Douglas’ Moment: Michael Douglas took home Best Actor for his role in Wall Street, while Sally Kirkland was a strong contender for Best Actress but ultimately lost to Kathy Bates for Moonstruck.
Unexpected Music Wins: Dirty Dancing surprised many by winning Best Original Song for “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” beating out favorites from La Bamba.
Sean Connery’s First: The iconic actor won his first and only Oscar for his role in The Untouchables as Best Supporting Actor.
Historic Animation: This year marked the debut of the Best Animated Short category, a significant milestone for the world of animation.
Foreign Film Winner: Denmark’s Babette’s Feast took home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, an adaptation of a story by Isak Dinesen.
1988 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Last Emperor – Jeremy Thomas, producer (WINNER)
Broadcast News – James L. Brooks, producer
Fatal Attraction – Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, producers
Hope and Glory – John Boorman, producer
Moonstruck – Norman Jewison and Patrick Palmer, producers
Best Director:
Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor (WINNER)
Adrian Lyne – Fatal Attraction
John Boorman – Hope and Glory
Norman Jewison – Moonstruck
Lasse Hallström – My Life as a Dog
Best Actor:
Michael Douglas – Wall Street as Gordon Gekko (WINNER)
William Hurt – Broadcast News as Tom Grunick
Marcello Mastroianni – Dark Eyes as Romano
Jack Nicholson – Ironweed as Francis Phelan
Robin Williams – Good Morning, Vietnam as Adrian Cronauer
Best Actress:
Cher – Moonstruck as Loretta Castorini (WINNER)
Glenn Close – Fatal Attraction as Alex Forrest
Holly Hunter – Broadcast News as Jane Craig
Sally Kirkland – Anna as Anna
Meryl Streep – Ironweed as Helen Archer
Best Supporting Actor:
Sean Connery – The Untouchables as Jim Malone (WINNER)
Albert Brooks – Broadcast News as Aaron Altman
Morgan Freeman – Street Smart as Leo “Fast Black” Smalls Jr.
Vincent Gardenia – Moonstruck as Cosmo Castorini
Denzel Washington – Cry Freedom as Steve Biko
Best Supporting Actress:
Olympia Dukakis – Moonstruck as Rose Castorini (WINNER)
Norma Aleandro – Gaby: A True Story as Florencia Sánchez Morales
Anne Archer – Fatal Attraction as Beth Gallagher
Anne Ramsey – Throw Momma from the Train as Mrs. Lift
Ann Sothern – The Whales of August as Tisha Doughty
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Moonstruck – John Patrick Shanley (WINNER)
Au revoir les enfants – Louis Malle
Broadcast News – James L. Brooks
Hope and Glory – John Boorman
Radio Days – Woody Allen
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The Last Emperor – Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci based on the autobiography From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi by Henry Pu Yi (WINNER)
The Dead – Tony Huston based on the short story by James Joyce
Fatal Attraction – James Dearden based on the teleplay Diversion by James Dearden
Full Metal Jacket – Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford
My Life as a Dog – Lasse Hallström, Reidar Jonsson, Brasse Brännström, and Per Berglund based on the novel Mitt liv som hund by Reidar Jönsson
Best Foreign Language Film:
Babette’s Feast (Denmark) in Danish and French – Gabriel Axel (WINNER)
Au revoir les enfants (France) in French – Louis Malle
Course Completed (Spain) in Spanish – José Luis Garci
The Family (Italy) in Italian – Ettore Scola
Pathfinder (Norway) in Sami – Nils Gaup
Best Documentary Feature:
The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table – Aviva Slesin (WINNER)
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years/Bridge to Freedom 1965 – Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney
Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima – John Junkerman and John W. Dower
Radio Bikini – Robert Stone
A Stitch for Time – Barbara Herbich and Cyril Christo
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Young at Heart – Sue Marx and Pamela Conn (WINNER)
Frances Steloff: Memoirs of a Bookseller – Deborah Dickson
In the Wee Wee Hours… – Frank Daniel and Izak Ben-Meir
Language Says It All – Megan Williams
Silver into Gold – Lynn Mueller
Best Live Action Short Film:
Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall – Jonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel (WINNER)
Making Waves – Ann Wingate
Shoeshine – Robert A. Katz
Best Animated Short Film:
The Man Who Planted Trees – Frédéric Back (WINNER)
George and Rosemary – Eunice Macaulay
Your Face – Bill Plympton
Best Original Score:
The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su, and Ryuichi Sakamoto (WINNER)
Cry Freedom – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
Empire of the Sun – John Williams
The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone
The Witches of Eastwick – John Williams
Best Original Song:
“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing – Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte (WINNER)
“Cry Freedom” from Cry Freedom – Music and Lyrics by George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from Mannequin – Music and Lyrics by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren
“Shakedown” from Beverly Hills Cop II – Music by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey; Lyrics by Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, and Bob Seger
“Storybook Love” from The Princess Bride – Music and Lyrics by Willy DeVille
Best Sound:
The Last Emperor – Bill Rowe and Ivan Sharrock (WINNER)
Empire of the Sun – Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, and Tony Dawe
Lethal Weapon – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and Bill Nelson
RoboCop – Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin, and Robert Wald
The Witches of Eastwick – Wayne Artman, Tom Beckert, Tom E. Dahl, and Art Rochester
Best Art Direction:
The Last Emperor – Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri (WINNER)
Empire of the Sun – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Hope and Glory – Art Direction: Anthony D. G. Pratt; Set Decoration: Joanne Woollard
Radio Days – Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe, Leslie Bloom, and George DeTitta Jr.
The Untouchables – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein and William A. Elliott; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Best Cinematography:
The Last Emperor – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
Broadcast News – Michael Ballhaus
Empire of the Sun – Allen Daviau
Hope and Glory – Philippe Rousselot
Matewan – Haskell Wexler
Best Makeup:
Harry and the Hendersons – Rick Baker (WINNER)
Happy New Year – Bob Laden
Best Costume Design:
The Last Emperor – James Acheson (WINNER)
The Dead – Dorothy Jeakins
Empire of the Sun – Bob Ringwood
Maurice – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
The Untouchables – Marilyn Vance-Straker
Best Film Editing:
The Last Emperor – Gabriella Cristiani (WINNER)
Broadcast News – Richard Marks
Empire of the Sun – Michael Kahn
Fatal Attraction – Michael Kahn and Peter E. Berger
RoboCop – Frank J. Urioste
Best Visual Effects:
Innerspace – Dennis Muren, Bill George, Harley Jessup, and Kenneth F. Smith (WINNER)
Predator – Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, and Stan Winston
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
The award honors “creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production”.
Billy Wilder
Special Achievement Award:
Stephen Hunter Flick and John Pospisil, for the sound effects editing of RoboCop
April 11, 1988
1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards
1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 30, 1987
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan
Eligibility Year: 1986
In-Depth Details and Trivia
Triple Hosting Power: A unique trio of Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan added a mix of humor and charm to the event.
Platoon Dominates: Oliver Stone’s Platoon was the big winner, taking home four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
Paul Newman Finally Wins: Paul Newman won his first Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Color of Money, after seven previous nominations.
Marlee Matlin’s Historic Win: At 21, Marlee Matlin became the youngest and only deaf actress to win Best Actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God.
Top Tunes: Take My Breath Away from Top Gun won Best Original Song, marking a victory for pop music in the Oscars.
A Touch of Animation: The Best Animated Short Film was awarded to A Greek Tragedy.
Woody Allen Stays Strong: Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters snagged three awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Michael Caine.
Special Achievements: Ralph Bellamy received an Honorary Award for his unique artistry and distinguished service to the profession of acting.
1987 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Platoon – Arnold Kopelson, producer (WINNER)
Children of a Lesser God – Burt Sugarman and Patrick J. Palmer, producers
Hannah and Her Sisters – Robert Greenhut, producer
The Mission – Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam, producers
A Room with a View – Ismail Merchant, producer
Best Director:
Oliver Stone – Platoon (WINNER)
David Lynch – Blue Velvet
Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters
Roland Joffé – The Mission
James Ivory – A Room with a View
Best Actor:
Paul Newman – The Color of Money as “Fast Eddie” Felson (WINNER)
Dexter Gordon – Round Midnight as Dale Turner
Bob Hoskins – Mona Lisa as George
William Hurt – Children of a Lesser God as James Leeds
James Woods – Salvador as Richard Boyle
Best Actress:
Marlee Matlin – Children of a Lesser God as Sarah Norman (WINNER)
Jane Fonda – The Morning After as Alex Sternbergen
Sissy Spacek – Crimes of the Heart as Babe Magrath
Kathleen Turner – Peggy Sue Got Married as Peggy Sue Bodell
Sigourney Weaver – Aliens as Ellen Ripley
Best Supporting Actor:
Michael Caine – Hannah and Her Sisters as Elliott Daniels (WINNER)
Tom Berenger – Platoon as Sgt. Bob Barnes
Willem Dafoe – Platoon as Sgt. Elias Grodin
Denholm Elliott – A Room with a View as Mr. Emerson
Dennis Hopper – Hoosiers as Wilbur “Shooter” Flatch
Best Supporting Actress:
Dianne Wiest – Hannah and Her Sisters as Holly (WINNER)
Tess Harper – Crimes of the Heart as Chick Boyle
Piper Laurie – Children of a Lesser God as Mrs. Norman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio – The Color of Money as Carmen
Maggie Smith – A Room with a View as Charlotte Bartlett
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Hannah and Her Sisters – Woody Allen (WINNER)
Crocodile Dundee – Screenplay by Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie, and John Cornell; Story by Paul Hogan
My Beautiful Laundrette – Hanif Kureishi
Platoon – Oliver Stone
Salvador – Oliver Stone and Rick Boyle
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
A Room with a View – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by E. M. Forster (WINNER)
Children of a Lesser God – Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff based on the play by Mark Medoff
The Color of Money – Richard Price based on the novel by Walter Tevis
Crimes of the Heart – Beth Henley based on the play by Beth Henley
Stand by Me – Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans based on the novella The Body by Stephen King
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Assault (The Netherlands) in Dutch and German – Fons Rademakers (WINNER)
38 (Austria) in German – Wolfgang Glück
Betty Blue (France) in French – Jean-Jacques Beineix
The Decline of the American Empire (Canada) in French – Denys Arcand
My Sweet Little Village (Czechoslovakia) in Czech – Jirí Menzel
Best Documentary Feature:
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got – Brigitte Berman (WINNER/TIE)
Down and Out in America – Joseph Feury and Milton Justice (WINNER/TIE)
Chile: Hasta Cuando? – David Bradbury
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer – Kirk Simon and Amram Nowak
Witness to Apartheid – Sharon I. Sopher
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Women – for America, for the World – Vivienne Verdon-Roe (WINNER)
Debonair Dancers – Alison Nigh-Strelich
The Masters of Disaster – Sonya Friedman
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse – Thomas L. Neff and Madeline Bell
Sam – Aaron D. Weisblatt
Best Live Action Short Film:
Precious Images – Chuck Workman (WINNER)
Exit – Stefano Reali and Pino Quartullo
Love Struck – Fredda Weiss
Best Animated Short Film:
Greek Tragedy – Nicole van Goethem (WINNER)
The Frog, the Dog and the Devil – Bob Stenhouse
Luxo Jr. – John Lasseter and William Reeves
Best Original Score:
Round Midnight – Herbie Hancock (WINNER)
Aliens – James Horner
Hoosiers – Jerry Goldsmith
The Mission – Ennio Morricone
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Leonard Rosenman
Best Original Song:
“Take My Breath Away” from Top Gun – Music and Lyrics by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock (WINNER)
“Glory of Love” from The Karate Kid Part II – Music by Peter Cetera and David Foster; Lyrics by Peter Cetera and Diane Nini
“Life in a Looking Glass” from That’s Life! – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
“Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” from Little Shop of Horrors – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman
“Somewhere Out There” from An American Tail – Music by James Horner and Barry Mann; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Aliens – Don Sharpe (WINNER)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Mark Mangini
Top Gun – Cecelia Hall and George Watters II
Best Sound:
Platoon – John K. Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles “Bud” Grenzbach, and Simon Kaye (WINNER)
Aliens – Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter, and Roy Charman
Heartbreak Ridge – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore, and William Nelson
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Terry Porter, Dave Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, and Gene S. Cantamessa
Top Gun – Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline, and William B. Kaplan
Best Art Direction:
A Room with a View – Art Direction: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow; Set Decoration: Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura (WINNER)
Aliens – Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
The Color of Money – Art Direction: Boris Leven (posthumous nomination) ; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
Hannah and Her Sisters – Art Direction: Stuart Wurtzel; Set Decoration: Carol Joffe
The Mission – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Jack Stephens
Best Cinematography:
The Mission – Chris Menges (WINNER)
Peggy Sue Got Married – Jordan Cronenweth
Platoon – Robert Richardson
A Room with a View – Tony Pierce-Roberts
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – Donald Peterman
Best Makeup:
The Fly – Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis (WINNER)
The Clan of the Cave Bear – Michael Westmore and Michèle Burke
Legend – Rob Bottin and Peter Robb-King
Best Costume Design:
A Room with a View – Jenny Beavan and John Bright (WINNER)
The Mission – Enrico Sabbatini
Otello – Anna Anni and Maurizio Millenotti
Peggy Sue Got Married – Theadora Van Runkle
Pirates – Anthony Powell
Best Film Editing:
Platoon – Claire Simpson (WINNER)
Aliens – Ray Lovejoy
Hannah and Her Sisters – Susan E. Morse
The Mission – Jim Clark
Top Gun – Billy Weber and Chris Lebenzon
Best Visual Effects:
Aliens – Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, and Suzanne M. Benson (WINNER)
Little Shop of Horrors – Lyle Conway, Bran Ferren, and Martin Gutteridge
Poltergeist II: The Other Side – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Garry Waller, and William Neil
Honorary Academy Award:
Ralph Bellamy
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Steven Spielberg
March 30, 1987
1986 Oscars 58th Academy Awards
1986 Oscars 58th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 24, 1986
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams
Eligibility Year: 1985
Trivia
Dynamic Hosting Trio: Alan Alda brought his charm, Jane Fonda added an activist’s perspective, and Robin Williams unleashed his comedic energy as hosts.
Out of Africa Dominance: The film Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, won seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Sydney Pollack.
Comedy and Drama: Prizzi’s Honor was noted for its mix of dark comedy and drama, earning Anjelica Huston a Best Supporting Actress award.
Spielberg’s First: This year marked the first Best Director nomination for Steven Spielberg for his work on The Color Purple, though he didn’t win.
The Age of Cocoon: Don Ameche, at the age of 77, won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Cocoon, beating younger talents.
Geraldine Page’s Win: Geraldine Page finally snagged a Best Actress win for The Trip to Bountiful after seven previous nominations.
Song Hit: Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie from White Nights won Best Original Song.
Foreign Flair: The Official Story from Argentina took home the Best Foreign Language Film award.
1986 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Out of Africa – Sydney Pollack, producer (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Quincy Jones, producers
Kiss of the Spider Woman – David Weisman, producer
Prizzi’s Honor – John Foreman, producer
Witness – Edward S. Feldman, producer
Best Director:
Sydney Pollack – Out of Africa (WINNER)
Héctor Babenco – Kiss of the Spider Woman
John Huston – Prizzi’s Honor
Akira Kurosawa – Ran
Peter Weir – Witness
Best Actor:
William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman as Luis Molina (WINNER)
Harrison Ford – Witness as Detective Captain John Book
James Garner – Murphy’s Romance as Murphy Jones
Jack Nicholson – Prizzi’s Honor as Charley Partanna
Jon Voight – Runaway Train as Oscar “Manny” Manheim
Best Actress:
Geraldine Page – The Trip to Bountiful as Carrie Watts (WINNER)
Anne Bancroft – Agnes of God as Miriam Ruth
Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple as Celie Harris Johnson
Jessica Lange – Sweet Dreams as Patsy Cline
Meryl Streep – Out of Africa as Karen Blixen
Best Supporting Actor:
Don Ameche – Cocoon as Arthur Selwyn (WINNER)
Klaus Maria Brandauer – Out of Africa as Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke
William Hickey – Prizzi’s Honor as Don Corrado Prizzi
Robert Loggia – Jagged Edge as Sam Ransom
Eric Roberts – Runaway Train as Buck
Best Supporting Actress:
Anjelica Huston – Prizzi’s Honor as Maerose Prizzi (WINNER)
Margaret Avery – The Color Purple as Shug Avery
Amy Madigan – Twice in a Lifetime as Sunny Sobel
Meg Tilly – Agnes of God as Sister Agnes
Oprah Winfrey – The Color Purple as Sofia Johnson
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Witness – Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley; Story by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace and Earl W. Wallace (WINNER)
Back to the Future – Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale
Brazil – Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown
The Official Story – Luis Puenzo and Aída Bortnik
The Purple Rose of Cairo – Woody Allen
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Out of Africa – Kurt Luedtke based on the memoir by Isak Dinesen and the books Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski and Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurman (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Menno Meyjes based on the novel by Alice Walker
Kiss of the Spider Woman – Leonard Schrader based on the novel by Manuel Puig
Prizzi’s Honor – Richard Condon and Janet Roach based on the novel by Richard Condon
The Trip to Bountiful – Horton Foote based on his teleplay
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Official Story (Argentina) in Spanish – Luis Puenzo (WINNER)
Angry Harvest (Federal Republic of Germany) in German – Agnieszka Holland
Colonel Redl (Hungary) in German – István Szabó
Three Men and a Cradle (France) in French – Coline Serreau
When Father Was Away on Business (Yugoslavia) in Serbo-Croatian – Emir Kusturica
Best Documentary Feature:
Broken Rainbow – Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd (WINNER)
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo – Susana Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo
Soldiers in Hiding – Japhet Asher
The Statue of Liberty – Ken Burns and Buddy Squires
Unfinished Business – Steven Okazaki
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements – David Goodman (WINNER)
The Courage to Care – Robert H. Gardner
Keats and His Nightingale: A Blind Date – Michael Crowley and James Wolpaw
Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra – Barbara Willis Sweete
The Wizard of the Strings – Alan Edelstein
Best Live Action Short Film:
Molly’s Pilgrim – Jeffrey D. Brown and Chris Pelzer (WINNER)
Graffiti – Dianna Costello
Rainbow War – Bob Rogers
Best Animated Short Film:
Anna & Bella – Cilia van Dijk (WINNER)
The Big Snit – Richard Condie and Michael J. F. Scott
Second Class Mail – Alison Snowden
Best Original Score:
Out of Africa – John Barry (WINNER)
Agnes of God – Georges Delerue
The Color Purple – Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Andraé Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey and Randy Kerber
Silverado – Bruce Broughton
Witness – Maurice Jarre
Best Original Song:
“Say You, Say Me” from White Nights – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie (WINNER)
“Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)” from The Color Purple – Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton; Lyrics by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
“The Power of Love” from Back to the Future – Music by Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla; Lyrics by Huey Lewis
“Separate Lives” from White Nights – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Bishop
“Surprise Surprise” from A Chorus Line – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Best Sound Effects Editing:
Back to the Future – Charles L. Campbell and Robert Rutledge (WINNER)
Ladyhawke – Robert G. Henderson and Alan Robert Murray
Rambo: First Blood Part II – Frederick Brown
Best Sound:
Out of Africa – Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold and Peter Handford (WINNER)
Back to the Future – Bill Varney, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, Robert Thirlwell and William B. Kaplan
A Chorus Line – Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Minkler, Gerry Humphreys and Christopher Newman
Ladyhawke – Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander, Vern Poore and Bud Alper
Silverado – Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell and David M. Ronne
Best Art Direction:
Out of Africa – Art Direction: Stephen B. Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin (WINNER)
Brazil – Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
The Color Purple – Art Direction: J. Michael Riva and Robert W. Welch; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Ran – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Yoshiro Muraki and Shinobu Muraki
Witness – Art Direction: Stan Jolley; Set Decoration: John H. Anderson
Best Cinematography:
Out of Africa – David Watkin (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Allen Daviau
Murphy’s Romance – William A. Fraker
Ran – Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda and Asakazu Nakai
Witness – John Seale
Best Makeup:
Mask – Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Ken Chase
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins – Carl Fullerton
Best Costume Design:
Ran – Emi Wada (WINNER)
The Color Purple – Aggie Guerard Rodgers
The Journey of Natty Gann – Albert Wolsky
Out of Africa – Milena Canonero
Prizzi’s Honor – Donfeld
Best Film Editing:
Witness – Thom Noble (WINNER)
A Chorus Line – John Bloom
Out of Africa – Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke J. Herring and Sheldon Kahn
Prizzi’s Honor – Rudi Fehr and Kaja Fehr
Runaway Train – Henry Richardson
Best Visual Effects:
Cocoon – Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar and David Berry (WINNER)
Return to Oz – Will Vinton, Ian Wingrove, Zoran Perisic and Michael Lloyd
Young Sherlock Holmes – Dennis Muren, Kit West, John R. Ellis and David W. Allen
Honorary Academy Awards
Paul Newman
Alex North
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Charles “Buddy” Rogers
March 24, 1986
1985 Oscars 57th Academy Awards
1985 Oscars 57th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 25, 1985

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Host: Jack Lemmon

Eligibility Year: 1984

Trivia

Amadeus Rules the Night: The film Amadeus directed by Milos Forman swept the Oscars, taking home eight awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for F. Murray Abraham.

Sally’s Field Day: Sally Field won Best Actress for her role in Places in the Heart, delivering her iconic “You like me!” acceptance speech.
“I haven’t had an orthodox career and I wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn’t feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can’t deny the fact that you like me… right now, you like me!”

Prince Makes History: Purple Rain earned Prince an Oscar for Best Original Song Score, a category that was retired after this win.

Cates Debuts: The Oscars broadcast saw the first appearance of “Oscar Family Album,” an idea introduced by producer Gil Cates, who was new to the job that year.

Eastwood Honored: Clint Eastwood received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for consistently high-quality film production.

Foreign Film Spotlight: Dangerous Moves, a Swiss film, won Best Foreign Language Film.

Aging Elegance: Peggy Ashcroft at 77 became the oldest actress to win an Academy Award at that time, for her Supporting role in A Passage to India.
1985 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Amadeus – Saul Zaentz, producer (WINNER)
The Killing Fields – David Puttnam, producer
A Passage to India – John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin, producers
Places in the Heart – Arlene Donovan, producer
A Soldier’s Story – Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer, producers

Best Director:
Miloš Forman – Amadeus (WINNER)
Woody Allen – Broadway Danny Rose
Roland Joffé – The Killing Fields
David Lean – A Passage to India
Robert Benton – Places in the Heart

Best Actor:
F. Murray Abraham – Amadeus as Antonio Salieri (WINNER)
Jeff Bridges – Starman as Starman/Scott Hayden
Albert Finney – Under the Volcano as Geoffrey Firmin
Tom Hulce – Amadeus as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sam Waterston – The Killing Fields as Sydney Schanberg

Best Actress:
Sally Field – Places in the Heart as Edna Spalding (WINNER)
Judy Davis – A Passage to India as Adela Quested
Jessica Lange – Country as Jewell Ivy
Vanessa Redgrave – The Bostonians as Olive Chancellor
Sissy Spacek – The River as Mae Garvey

Best Supporting Actor:
Haing S. Ngor – The Killing Fields as Dith Pran (WINNER)
Adolph Caesar – A Soldier’s Story as Sgt. Waters
John Malkovich – Places in the Heart as Mr. Will
Pat Morita – The Karate Kid as Kesuke Miyagi
Ralph Richardson (posthumous nomination) – Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as 6th Earl of Greystoke

Best Supporting Actress:
Peggy Ashcroft – A Passage to India as Mrs. Moore (WINNER)
Glenn Close – The Natural as Iris Gaines
Lindsay Crouse – Places in the Heart as Margaret Lomax
Christine Lahti – Swing Shift as Hazel Zanussi
Geraldine Page – The Pope of Greenwich Village as Mrs. Ritter

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Places in the Heart – Robert Benton (WINNER)
Beverly Hills Cop – Screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr.; Story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr.
Broadway Danny Rose – Woody Allen
The North – Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas
Splash – Screenplay by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Bruce Jay Friedman; Screen Story by Bruce Jay Friedman based on a story by Brian Grazer

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Amadeus – Peter Shaffer based on his play (WINNER)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – P.H. Vazak and Michael Austin[5] based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Killing Fields – Bruce Robinson based on the article “The Death and Life of Dith Pran” by Sydney Schanberg
A Passage to India – David Lean based on the novel by E. M. Forster
A Soldier’s Story – Charles Fuller based on his play A Soldier’s Play

Best Foreign Language Film:
Dangerous Moves (Switzerland) (WINNER)
Beyond the Walls (Israel)
Camila (Argentina)
Double Feature (Spain)
Wartime Romance (USSR)

Best Documentary Feature:
The Times of Harvey Milk – Robert Epstein and Richard Schmiechen (WINNER)
High Schools – Charles Guggenheim and Nancy Sloss
In the Name of the People – Alex W. Drehsler and Frank Christopher
Marlene – Karel Dirka and Zev Braun
Streetwise – Cheryl McCall

Best Documentary Short Subject:
The Stone Carvers – Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner (WINNER)
The Children of Soong Ching Ling – Gary Bush and Paul T.K. Lin
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing – Ben Achtenberg and Joan Sawyer
The Garden of Eden – Lawrence R. Hott and Roger M. Sherman
Recollections of Pavlovsk – Irina Kalinina

Best Live Action Short Film:
Up – Mike Hoover (WINNER)
The Painted Door – Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt
Tales of Meeting and Parting – Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter

Best Animated Short Film:
Charade – Jon Minnis (WINNER)
Doctor DeSoto – Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn
Paradise – Ishu Patel

Best Original Score:
A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre (WINNER)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – John Williams
The Natural – Randy Newman
The River – John Williams
Under the Volcano – Alex North

Best Original Song: Score
Purple Rain – Prince (WINNER)
The Muppets Take Manhattan – Jeff Moss
Songwriter – Kris Kristofferson

Best Original Song:
“I Just Called to Say I Love You” from The Woman in Red – Music and Lyrics by Stevie Wonder (WINNER)
“Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” from Against All Odds – Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins
“Footloose” from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford
“Let’s Hear It for the Boy” from Footloose – Music and Lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow
“Ghostbusters” from Ghostbusters – Music and Lyrics by Ray Parker Jr.

Best Sound:
Amadeus – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide and Chris Newman (WINNER)
2010 – Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios and Gene Cantamessa
Dune – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Kevin O’Connell and Nelson Stoll
A Passage to India – Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier, Michael A. Carter and John W. Mitchell
The River – Nick Alphin, Robert Thirlwell, Richard Portman and David M. Ronne

Best Art Direction:
Amadeus – Art Direction: Patrizia von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerný (WINNER)
2010 – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
The Cotton Club – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George Gaines and Leslie Bloom
The Natural – Art Direction: Mel Bourne, Angelo P. Graham, James J. Murakami and Speed Hopkins; Set Decoration: Bruce Weintraub
A Passage to India – Art Direction: John Box and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife

Best Costume Design:
Amadeus – Theodor Pištek (WINNER)
2010 – Patricia Norris
The Bostonians – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
A Passage to India – Judy Moorcroft
Places in the Heart – Ann Roth

Best Makeup:
Amadeus – Dick Smith and Paul LeBlanc (WINNER)
2010 – Michael Westmore
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes – Rick Baker and Paul Engelen

Best Cinematography:
The Killing Fields – Chris Menges (WINNER)
Amadeus – Miroslav Ondrícek
The Natural – Caleb Deschanel
A Passage to India – Ernest Day
The River – Vilmos Zsigmond

Best Film Editing:
The Killing Fields – Jim Clark (WINNER)
Amadeus – Nena Danevic and Michael Chandler
The Cotton Club – Barry Malkin and Robert Q. Lovett
A Passage to India – David Lean
Romancing the Stone – Donn Cambern and Frank Morriss

Best Visual Effects:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson and George Gibbs (WINNER)
2010 – Richard Edlund, Neil Krepela, George Jenson and Mark Stetson
Ghostbusters – Richard Edlund, John Bruno, Mark Vargo and Chuck Gaspar

Honorary Academy Awards
James Stewart “for his fifty years of memorable performances. For his high ideals both on and off the screen. With the respect and affection of his colleagues.”

National Endowment for the Arts “in recognition of its 20th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to fostering artistic and creative activity and excellence in every area of the arts.”

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
David L. Wolper

Special Achievement Academy Award:
The River – Kay Rose for Sound Effects Editing
March 25, 1985
1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards
1984 Oscars 56th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 9, 1984
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Eligibility Year: 1983
Trivia
The evening was dominated by Terms of Endearment. It won Best Picture, Best Director for James L. Brooks, and Best Actress for Shirley MacLaine.
Sally Field’s famous speech, “You like me, you really like me!” took place during this ceremony. She won Best Actress for Places in the Heart.
Flashdance…What a Feeling from Flashdance won Best Original Song. This track became an ’80s anthem.
An honorary award was presented to film industry titan Hal Roach, known for producing Laurel and Hardy films.
“The Right Stuff” bagged four technical awards—Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Art Direction.
Yentl, directed and starring Barbra Streisand, won Best Original Score. Streisand became the first woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director, but was overlooked in the Oscars’ director category.
Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman, took home the Best Foreign Language Film, and it was Sweden’s first win in the category since 1961’s Through a Glass Darkly.
“God bless that potential that we all have for making anything possible if we think we deserve it. I deserve this.”
– Shirley MacLaine, Best Actress, Terms of Endearment
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1984 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks, producer (WINNER)
The Big Chill – Michael Shamberg, producer
The Dresser – Peter Yates, producer
The Right Stuff – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers
Tender Mercies – Philip S. Hobel, producer
Best Director:
James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment (WINNER)
Peter Yates – The Dresser
Ingmar Bergman – Fanny and Alexander
Mike Nichols – Silkwood
Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies
Best Actor:
Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies as Mac Sledge (WINNER)
Michael Caine – Educating Rita as Prof. Frank Bryant
Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben as Gowan McGland
Tom Courtenay – The Dresser as Norman
Albert Finney – The Dresser as Sir
Best Actress:
Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment as Aurora Greenway (WINNER)
Jane Alexander – Testament as Carol Wetherly
Meryl Streep – Silkwood as Karen Silkwood
Julie Walters – Educating Rita as Susan “Rita” White
Debra Winger – Terms of Endearment as Emma Greenway-Horton
Best Supporting Actor:
Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment as Garrett Breedlove (WINNER)
Charles Durning – To Be or Not to Be as S.S. Colonel Erhardt
John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment as Sam Burns
Sam Shepard – The Right Stuff as Chuck Yeager
Rip Torn – Cross Creek as Marsh Turner
Best Supporting Actress:
Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously as Billy Kwan (WINNER)
Cher – Silkwood as Dolly Pelliker
Glenn Close – The Big Chill as Sarah Cooper
Amy Irving – Yentl as Hadass Vishkower
Alfre Woodard – Cross Creek as Beatrice “Geechee”
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Tender Mercies – Horton Foote (WINNER)
The Big Chill – Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek
Fanny and Alexander – Ingmar Bergman
Silkwood – Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen
WarGames – Lawrence Lasker and Walter Parkes
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks based on the novel by Larry McMurtry (WINNER)
Betrayal – Harold Pinter based on his play
The Dresser – Ronald Harwood based on his play
Educating Rita – Willy Russell based on his play
Reuben, Reuben – Julius J. Epstein based on the play Spofford by Herman Shumlin
Best Foreign Language Film:
Fanny and Alexander (Sweden) (WINNER)
The Ball (Algeria)
Carmen (Spain)
Entre Nous (France)
The Revolt of Job (Hungary)
Best Documentary Feature:
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’ – Emile Ardolino (WINNER)
Children of Darkness – Richard Kotuk and Ara Chekmayan
First Contact – Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson
The Profession of Arms – Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen
Seeing Red – James Klein and Julia Reichert
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Flamenco at 5:15 – Cynthia Scott and Adam Symansky (WINNER)
In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? – Vivienne Verdon-Roe and Eric Thiermann
Sewing Woman – Arthur Dong
Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph – Robert Eisenhardt
You Are Free (Ihr Zent Frei) – Dea Brokman and Ilene Landis
Best Live Action Short Film:
Boys and Girls – Janice L. Platt (WINNER)
Goodie-Two-Shoes – Ian Emes
Overnight Sensation – Jon N. Bloom
Best Animated Short Film:
Sundae in New York – Jimmy Picker (WINNER)
Mickey’s Christmas Carol – Burny Mattinson
Sound of Sunshine – Sound of Rain – Eda Godel Hallinan
Best Original Score:
The Right Stuff – Bill Conti (WINNER)
Cross Creek – Leonard Rosenman
Return of the Jedi – John Williams
Terms of Endearment – Michael Gore
Under Fire – Jerry Goldsmith
Best Original Song: Score or Adaptation Score
Yentl – Song Score by Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
The Sting II – Adaptation Score by Lalo Schifrin
Trading Places – Adaptation Score by Elmer Bernstein
Best Original Song:
“Flashdance… What a Feeling” from Flashdance – Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (WINNER)
“Maniac” from Flashdance – Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky
“Over You” from Tender Mercies – Music and Lyrics by Austin Roberts and Bobby Hart
“Papa, Can You Hear Me?” from Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“The Way He Makes Me Feel” from Yentl – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Best Sound:
The Right Stuff – Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Randy Thom and David MacMillan (WINNER)
Never Cry Wolf – Alan Splet, Todd Boekelheide, Randy Thom and David Parker
Return of the Jedi – Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Randy Thom and Tony Dawe
Terms of Endearment – Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O’Connell and James R. Alexander
WarGames – Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin and Willie D. Burton
Best Sound Effects Editing:
The Right Stuff – Jay Boekelheide (WINNER)
Return of the Jedi – Ben Burtt
Best Art Direction:
Fanny and Alexander – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Anna Asp (WINNER)
Return of the Jedi – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Fred Hole and James L. Schoppe; Set Decoration: Michael D. Ford
The Right Stuff – Art Direction: Geoffrey Kirkland, Richard Lawrence, W. Stewart Campbell and Peter R. Romero; Set Decoration: Jim Poynter and George R. Nelson
Terms of Endearment – Art Direction: Polly Platt and Harold Michelson; Set Decoration: Tom Pedigo and Anthony Mondello
Yentl – Art Direction: Roy Walker and Leslie Tomkins; Set Decoration: Tessa Davies
Best Costume Design:
Fanny and Alexander – Marik Vos (WINNER)
Cross Creek – Joe I. Tompkins
Heart Like a Wheel – William Ware Theiss
The Return of Martin Guerre – Anne-Marie Marchand
Zelig – Santo Loquasto
Best Cinematography:
Fanny and Alexander – Sven Nykvist (WINNER)
Flashdance – Donald Peterman
The Right Stuff – Caleb Deschanel
WarGames – William A. Fraker
Zelig – Gordon Willis
Best Film Editing:
The Right Stuff – Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter, and Douglas Stewart (WINNER)
Blue Thunder – Frank Morriss and Edward M. Abroms
Flashdance – Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery
Silkwood – Sam O’Steen
Terms of Endearment – Richard Marks
Honorary Academy Award:
Hal Roach
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
M. J. Frankovich
Special Achievement Academy Award:
Return of the Jedi – Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston and Phil Tippett for Visual Effects
April 9, 1984
1983 Oscars 55th Academy Awards
1983 Oscars 55th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 11, 1983
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau
Eligibility Year: 1982
Trivia
Host Versatility: The hosting ensemble included a diverse blend of talents. Liza Minnelli represented the musical theater community, Dudley Moore brought comedic flavor, Richard Pryor offered edgier comedy, and Walter Matthau provided dramatic gravitas.
Gandhi’s Grand Night: The film Gandhi swept major categories. Richard Attenborough won Best Director and Ben Kingsley, Best Actor, and the film taking Best Picture.
E.T. Comes Close: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was a major contender but lost out in some major categories. It did win for Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Sound Editing, and a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects.
Historical Win for Louis Gossett Jr.: Louis Gossett Jr. became the first African American to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for performing in An Officer and a Gentleman.
Musical Milestone: Up Where We Belong from An Officer and a Gentleman won Best Original Song.
No Visual Effects Category: There was no standard award for Best Visual Effects this year. Instead, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial received a Special Achievement Award for visual effects.
Not Just Movies: The evening honored veterans in the film industry. Mickey Rooney received a special Honorary Award for his lifetime of achievement in film.
Foreign Film Winner: Best Foreign Language Film went to Volver a Empezar (‘To Begin Again’) from Spain.
Celebrating Animation: The short film Tango won Best Animated Short Film, a significant achievement for Polish filmmaker Zbigniew Rybczyński.
1983 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Gandhi – Richard Attenborough, producer (WINNER)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers
Missing – Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis, producers
Tootsie – Sydney Pollack and Dick Richards, producers
The Verdict – David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck, producers
Best Director:
Richard Attenborough – Gandhi (WINNER)
Wolfgang Petersen – Das Boot
Steven Spielberg – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Sydney Pollack – Tootsie
Sidney Lumet – The Verdict
Best Actor:
Ben Kingsley – Gandhi as Mahatma Gandhi (WINNER)
Dustin Hoffman – Tootsie as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels
Jack Lemmon – Missing as Edmund Horman
Paul Newman – The Verdict as Frank Galvin
Peter O’Toole – My Favorite Year as Alan Swann
Best Actress:
Meryl Streep – Sophie’s Choice as Zofia “Sophie” Zawistowski (WINNER)
Julie Andrews – Victor/Victoria as Victoria Grant/Count Victor Grazinski
Jessica Lange – Frances as Frances Farmer
Sissy Spacek – Missing as Beth Horman
Debra Winger – An Officer and a Gentleman as Paula Pokrifki
Best Supporting Actor:
Louis Gossett Jr. – An Officer and a Gentleman as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (WINNER)
Charles Durning – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as The Governor
John Lithgow – The World According to Garp as Roberta Muldoon
James Mason – The Verdict as Ed Concannon
Robert Preston – Victor/Victoria as Carol “Toddy” Todd
Best Supporting Actress:
Jessica Lange – Tootsie as Julie Nichols (WINNER)
Glenn Close – The World According to Garp as Jenny Fields
Teri Garr – Tootsie as Sandra “Sandy” Lester
Kim Stanley – Frances as Lillian Van Ornum Farmer
Lesley Ann Warren – Victor/Victoria as Norma Cassidy
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Gandhi – John Briley (WINNER)
Diner – Barry Levinson
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Melissa Mathison
An Officer and a Gentleman – Douglas Day Stewart
Tootsie – Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal and Don McGuire
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Missing – Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart based on the book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice by Thomas Hauser (WINNER)
Das Boot – Wolfgang Petersen based on the novel by Lothar G. Buchheim
Sophie’s Choice – Alan J. Pakula based on the novel by William Styron
The Verdict – David Mamet based on the novel by Barry Reed
Victor/Victoria – Blake Edwards based on the film Viktor und Viktoria by Reinhold Schünzel
Best Foreign Language Film:
Begin the Beguine (Spain) (WINNER)
Alsino and the Condor (Nicaragua)
Clean Slate (France)
Flight of the Eagle (Sweden)
Private Life (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Best Documentary Feature:
Just Another Missing Kid – John Zaritsky (WINNER)
After the Axe – Sturla Gunnarsson and Steve Lucas
Ben’s Mill – John Karol and Michel Chalufour
In Our Water – Meg Switzgable
A Portrait of Giselle – Joseph Wishy
Best Documentary Short Subject: Best Live Action Short Film:
If You Love This Planet – Edward Le Lorrain and Terre Nash (WINNER)
Gods of Metal – Robert Richter
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America – Charles Guggenheim and Werner Schumann
To Live or Let Die – Freida Lee Mock
Traveling Hopefully – John G. Avildsen
Best Live Action Short Film:
A Shocking Accident – Christine Oestreicher (WINNER)
Ballet Robotique – Bob Rogers
The Silence – Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson
Split Cherry Tree – Jan Saunders
Sredni Vashtar – Andrew Birkin
Best Animated Short Film: Best Original Score:
Tango – Zbigniew Rybczynski (WINNER)
The Great Cognito – Will Vinton
The Snowman – John Coates
Best Original Score:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (WINNER)
Gandhi – Ravi Shankar and George Fenton
An Officer and a Gentleman – Jack Nitzsche
Poltergeist – Jerry Goldsmith
Sophie’s Choice – Marvin Hamlisch
Best Original Song: Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score
Victor/Victoria – Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse (WINNER)
Annie – Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
One from the Heart – Song Score by Tom Waits
Best Original Song:
“Up Where We Belong” from An Officer and a Gentleman – Music by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie; Lyrics by Will Jennings (WINNER)
“Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III – Music and Lyrics by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” from Best Friends – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
“If We Were In Love” from Yes, Giorgio – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
“It Might Be You” from Tootsie – Music by Dave Grusin; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Best Sound Effects Editing:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Charles L. Campbell and Ben Burtt (WINNER)
Das Boot – Mike Le Mare
Poltergeist – Stephen Hunter Flick and Richard Anderson
Best Sound:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo and Gene Cantamessa (WINNER)
Das Boot – Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le Mare
Gandhi – Gerry Humphreys, Robin O’Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye
Tootsie – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Les Lazarowitz
Tron – Michael Minkler, Bob Minkler, Lee Minkler and James LaRue
Best Makeup:
Quest for Fire – Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke (WINNER)
Gandhi – Tom Smith
Best Costume Design:
Gandhi – John Mollo and Bhanu Athaiya (WINNER)
La Traviata – Piero Tosi
Sophie’s Choice – Albert Wolsky
Tron – Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton
Victor/Victoria – Patricia Norris
Best Art Direction:
Gandhi – Art Direction: Stuart Craig and Robert W. Laing; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton (WINNER)
Annie – Art Direction: Dale Hennesy (posthumous nomination); Set Decoration: Marvin March
Blade Runner – Art Direction: Lawrence G. Paull and David Snyder; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
La Traviata – Art Direction: Franco Zeffirelli; Set Decoration: Gianni Quaranta
Victor/Victoria – Art Direction: Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson and William Craig Smith; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
Best Cinematography:
Gandhi – Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor (WINNER)
Das Boot – Jost Vacano
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Allen Daviau
Sophie’s Choice – Néstor Almendros
Tootsie – Owen Roizman
Best Film Editing:
Gandhi – John Bloom (WINNER)
Das Boot – Hannes Nikel
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Carol Littleton
An Officer and a Gentleman – Peter Zinner
Tootsie – Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp
Best Visual Effects:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren and Kenneth F. Smith (WINNER)
Blade Runner – Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer
Poltergeist – Richard Edlund, Michael Wood and Bruce Nicholson
Honorary Academy Award:
Mickey Rooney
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Walter Mirisch
April 11, 1983
1982 Oscars 54th Academy Awards
1982 Oscars 54th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 29, 1982
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Eligibility Year: 1981
1982 Oscars Trivia and Noteworthy Moments
Henry’s Final Award: Henry Fonda won his only Oscar for On Golden Pond, and sadly, he passed away a few months later.
British Underdog: Chariots of Fire, a British film, surprised everyone by winning Best Picture over the heavily favored Reds.
Rising Star: At just 20, Timothy Hutton won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ordinary People, setting a record for the youngest actor to win in that category.
Duo Directors: Warren Beatty won Best Director for Reds and became one of the few individuals to be nominated in four categories for the same film.
Women in Film: Katherine Hepburn’s Best Actress win for On Golden Pond made her the first actress to win four Academy Awards.
Musical Milestone: The score for Chariots of Fire by Vangelis is iconic. It not only won Best Original Score but also became synonymous with slow-motion running scenes in later films.
Viva la France: A surprise win for the foreign language film Mephisto from Hungary marked a departure from the traditional French and Italian victories in this category.
The 54th Academy Awards was first year that the award for Best Makeup was presented; the winner was Rick Baker for his work on An American Werewolf in London.
1982 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Chariots of Fire – David Puttnam, producer (WINNER)
Atlantic City – Denis Héroux and John Kemeny, producers
On Golden Pond – Bruce Gilbert, producer
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Frank Marshall, producer
Reds – Warren Beatty, producer
Best Director:
Warren Beatty – Reds (WINNER)
Louis Malle – Atlantic City
Hugh Hudson – Chariots of Fire
Mark Rydell – On Golden Pond
Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Best Actor:
Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond as Norman Thayer Jr. (WINNER)
Warren Beatty – Reds as John Silas “Jack” Reed
Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City as Lou Pascal
Dudley Moore – Arthur as Arthur Bach
Paul Newman – Absence of Malice as Michael Gallagher
Best Actress:
Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond as Ethel Thayer (WINNER)
Diane Keaton – Reds as Louise Bryant
Marsha Mason – Only When I Laugh as Georgia Hines
Susan Sarandon – Atlantic City as Sally Matthews
Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant’s Woman as Sarah Woodruff/Anna
Best Supporting Actor:
John Gielgud – Arthur as Hobson (WINNER)
James Coco – Only When I Laugh as Jimmy Perrino
Ian Holm – Chariots of Fire as Sam Mussabini
Jack Nicholson – Reds as Eugene O’Neill
Howard E. Rollins Jr. – Ragtime as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Best Supporting Actress:
Maureen Stapleton – Reds as Emma Goldman (WINNER)
Melinda Dillon – Absence of Malice as Teresa Perrone
Jane Fonda – On Golden Pond as Chelsea Thayer Wayne
Joan Hackett – Only When I Laugh as Toby Landau
Elizabeth McGovern – Ragtime as Evelyn Nesbit
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Chariots of Fire – Colin Welland (WINNER)
Absence of Malice – Kurt Luedtke
Arthur – Steve Gordon
Atlantic City – John Guare
Reds – Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
On Golden Pond – Ernest Thompson based on his play (WINNER)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Harold Pinter based on the novel by John Fowles
Pennies from Heaven – Dennis Potter based on his TV series
Prince of the City – Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet based on the book by Robert Daley
Ragtime – Michael Weller based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow
Best Foreign Language Film:
Mephisto (Hungary) (WINNER)
The Boat Is Full (Switzerland)
Man of Iron (Poland)
Muddy River (Japan)
Three Brothers (Italy)
Best Documentary Feature:
Genocide – Arnold Schwartzman and Rabbi Marvin Hier (WINNER)
Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey – Suzanne Bauman, Paul Neshamkin and Jim Burroughs
Brooklyn Bridge – Ken Burns
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott – Mary Benjamin, Susanne Simpson and Boyd Estus
El Salvador: Another Vietnam – Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Close Harmony – Nigel Noble (WINNER)
Americas in Transition – Obie Benz
Journey for Survival – Dick Young
See What I Say – Linda Chapman, Pam LeBlanc and Freddi Stevens
Urge to Build – Roland Hallé and John Hoover
Best Live Action Short Film:
Violet – Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson (WINNER)
Couples and Robbers – Christine Oestreicher
First Winter – John N. Smith
Best Animated Short Film:
Crac – Frédéric Back (WINNER)
The Creation – Will Vinton
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin – Janet Perlman
Best Original Score:
Chariots of Fire – Vangelis (WINNER)
Dragonslayer – Alex North
On Golden Pond – Dave Grusin
Ragtime – Randy Newman
Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams
Best Original Song:
“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” from Arthur – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (WINNER)
“Endless Love” from Endless Love – Music and Lyrics by Lionel Richie
“The First Time It Happens” from The Great Muppet Caper – Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
“For Your Eyes Only” from For Your Eyes Only – Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Mick Leeson
“One More Hour” from Ragtime – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Best Sound:
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Roy Charman (WINNER)
On Golden Pond – Richard Portman and David M. Ronne
Outland – John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., Robert Thirlwell and Robin Gregory
Pennies from Heaven – Michael J. Kohut, Jay M. Harding, Richard Tyler and Al Overton Jr.
Reds – Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman and Simon Kaye
Best Makeup:
An American Werewolf in London – Rick Baker (WINNER)
Heartbeeps – Stan Winston
Best Costume Design:
Chariots of Fire – Milena Canonero (WINNER)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Tom Rand
Pennies from Heaven – Bob Mackie
Ragtime – Anna Hill Johnstone
Reds – Shirley Russell
Best Art Direction:
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Michael Ford (WINNER)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Art Direction: Assheton Gorton; Set Decoration: Ann Mollo
Heaven’s Gate – Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: James L. Berkey
Ragtime – Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia von Brandenstein and Anthony Reading; Set Decoration: George DeTitta Sr., George DeTitta Jr. and Peter Howitt
Reds – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: Michael Seirton
Best Cinematography:
Reds – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
Excalibur – Alex Thomson
On Golden Pond – Billy Williams
Ragtime – Miroslav Ondrícek
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Douglas Slocombe
Best Film Editing:
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Michael Kahn (WINNER)
Chariots of Fire – Terry Rawlings
The French Lieutenant’s Woman – John Bloom
On Golden Pond – Robert L. Wolfe (posthumous nomination)
Reds – Dede Allen and Craig McKay
Best Visual Effects:
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston (WINNER)
Dragonslayer – Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Ken Ralston and Brian Johnson
Honorary Academy Award:
Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Danny Kaye
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Albert R. Broccoli
Gordon E. Sawyer Award:
Joseph B. Walker
Special Achievement Academy Award:
Ben Burtt and Richard L. Anderson for Raiders of the Lost Ark for Sound Effects Editing
March 29, 1982
1981 Oscars 53rd Academy Awards
1981 Oscars 53rd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 31, 1981
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Eligibility Year: 1980
Oscar Trivia for the Film Buffs
Host with the Most: Johnny Carson, famed for his long-running The Tonight Show, returned to host the Oscars, showcasing his quick wit and effortless charm.
First-Timer’s Luck: Ordinary People, a film about the disintegration of an upper-middle-class family in Illinois, marked Robert Redford’s directorial debut and won Best Picture.
Two Legends, Two Films: Both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci won Oscars but for different films. De Niro took home Best Actor for his role as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, while Pesci secured Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas.
Country Roads to Stardom: Sissy Spacek won the Best Actress award for her role as country music legend Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter. Her performance involved singing Lynn’s hits herself.
Musical Genius: John Williams, a name synonymous with film scores, won Best Original Score for his work on The Empire Strikes Back, adding another trophy to his extensive collection.
A Soviet Story: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, a Soviet film about the lives of three women in Russia, won Best Foreign Language Film. It was a nod to international cinema during the Cold War.
Political Stance: The 1981 ceremony was the last time the Academy advised winners to avoid making political statements during their acceptance speeches, a guideline that has since changed.
The ceremony was originally scheduled for the previous day but were postponed due to the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
The lack of recognition for Christopher Tucker’s make-up work on The Elephant Man prompted the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup the following year.
1981 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Ordinary People – Ronald L. Schwary, producer (WINNER)
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Bernard Schwartz, producer
The Elephant Man – Jonathan Sanger, producer
Raging Bull – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers
Tess – Claude Berri, producer; Timothy Burrill, co-producer
Best Director:
Robert Redford – Ordinary People (WINNER)
David Lynch – The Elephant Man
Martin Scorsese – Raging Bull
Richard Rush – The Stunt Man
Roman Polanski – Tess
Best Actor:
Robert De Niro – Raging Bull as Jake LaMotta (WINNER)
Robert Duvall – The Great Santini as Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum
John Hurt – The Elephant Man as Joseph Merrick
Jack Lemmon – Tribute as Scottie Templeton
Peter O’Toole – The Stunt Man as Eli Cross
Best Actress:
Sissy Spacek – Coal Miner’s Daughter as Loretta Lynn (WINNER)
Ellen Burstyn – Resurrection as Edna Mae McCauley
Goldie Hawn – Private Benjamin as Judy Benjamin
Mary Tyler Moore – Ordinary People as Beth Jarrett
Gena Rowlands – Gloria as Gloria Swenson
Best Supporting Actor:
Timothy Hutton – Ordinary People as Conrad Jarrett (WINNER)
Judd Hirsch – Ordinary People as Dr. Tyrone C. Berger
Michael O’Keefe – The Great Santini as Ben
Joe Pesci – Raging Bull as Joey LaMotta
Jason Robards – Melvin and Howard as Howard Hughes
Best Supporting Actress:
Mary Steenburgen – Melvin and Howard as Lynda West Dummar (WINNER)
Eileen Brennan – Private Benjamin as Doreen Lewis
Eva Le Gallienne – Resurrection as Pearl
Cathy Moriarty – Raging Bull as Vikki Thailer Lamotta
Diana Scarwid – Inside Moves as Louise
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Melvin and Howard – Bo Goldman (WINNER)
Brubaker – Screenplay by W. D. Richter; Story by W. D. Richter and Arthur Ross
Fame – Christopher Gore
Mon Oncle D’Amerique – Jean Gruault
Private Benjamin – Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer and Harvey Miller
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Ordinary People – Alvin Sargent based on the novel by Judith Guest (WINNER)
Breaker Morant – Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens and Bruce Beresford based on the play by Kenneth G. Ross
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Thomas Rickman based on the autobiography by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey
The Elephant Man – Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and David Lynch based on the books The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves and The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu
The Stunt Man – Screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus; Adaptation by Richard Rush based on the novel by Paul Brodeur
Best Foreign Language Film:
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (WINNER)
Confidence (Hungary)
Kagemusha (Japan)
The Last Metro (France)
The Nest (Spain)
Best Documentary Feature:
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China – Murray Lerner (WINNER)
Agee – Ross Spears
The Day After Trinity – Jon H. Else
Front Line – David Bradbury
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933-45 – Bengt von zur Muehlen and Arthur Cohn
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty – Roland Hallé and Peter Ladue (WINNER)
Don’t Mess with Bill – John Watson and Pen Densham
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! – George Casey
It’s the Same World – Dick Young
Luther Metke at 94 – Richard Hawkins and Jorge Preloran
Best Live Action Short Film:
The Dollar Bottom – Lloyd Phillips (WINNER)
Fall Line – Bob Carmichael and Greg Lowe
A Jury of Her Peers – Sally Heckel
Best Animated Short Film:
The Fly – Ferenc Rofusz (WINNER)
All Nothing – Frédéric Back
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat – Michael Mills
Best Original Score:
Fame – Michael Gore (WINNER)
Altered States – John Corigliano
The Elephant Man – John Morris
The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams
Tess – Philippe Sarde
Best Original Song:
“Fame” from Fame – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford (WINNER)
“9 to 5” from 9 to 5 – Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton
“On the Road Again” from Honeysuckle Rose – Music and Lyrics by Willie Nelson
“Out Here on My Own” from Fame – Music by Michael Gore; Lyrics by Lesley Gore
“People Alone” from The Competition – Music by Lalo Schifrin; Lyrics by Will Jennings
Best Sound:
The Empire Strikes Back – Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Peter Sutton (WINNER)
Altered States – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Willie D. Burton
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Richard Portman, Roger Heman and Jim Alexander
Fame – Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Jay M. Harding and Chris Newman
Raging Bull – Donald O. Mitchell, Bill Nicholson, David J. Kimball and Les Lazarowitz
Best Costume Design:
Tess – Anthony Powell (WINNER)
The Elephant Man – Patricia Norris
My Brilliant Career – Anna Senior
Somewhere in Time – Jean-Pierre Dorleac
When Time Ran Out – Paul Zastupnevich
Best Art Direction:
Tess – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens (WINNER)
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Art Direction: John W. Corso; Set Decoration: John M. Dwyer
The Elephant Man – Art Direction: Stuart Craig and Robert Cartwright; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
The Empire Strikes Back – Art Direction: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange and Alan Tomkins; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Kagemusha – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Yoshiro Muraki
Best Cinematography:
Tess – Geoffrey Unsworth (posthumous award) and Ghislain Cloquet (WINNER)
The Blue Lagoon – Néstor Almendros
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Ralf D. Bode
The Formula – James Crabe
Raging Bull – Michael Chapman
Best Film Editing:
Raging Bull – Thelma Schoonmaker (WINNER)
Coal Miner’s Daughter – Arthur Schmidt
The Competition – David Blewitt
The Elephant Man – Anne V. Coates
Fame – Gerry Hambling
Academy Honorary Award:
Henry Fonda
Special Achievement Award:
The Empire Strikes Back (Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson) for Visual Effects
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March 31, 1981
1980 Oscars 52nd Academy Awards
1980 Oscars 52nd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 14, 1980
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Eligibility Year: 1979
Red Carpet Trivia
Battle of the Spouses: Kramer vs. Kramer, a film about a custody battle, was the big winner of the night, taking home Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman.
Host with the Most: Johnny Carson was no stranger to hosting, being a familiar face on late-night TV. This year, he added his characteristic wit to the Oscars ceremony.
Revolving Roles: Meryl Streep won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer this year. Interestingly, the role was initially given to Kate Jackson, who had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.
A Comic Icon: Peter Sellers was posthumously nominated for his role in Being There. Sadly, he passed away just a few months after the ceremony.
War and Pieces: Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola’s epic about the Vietnam War, was nominated for eight awards but only won two: Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
From 007 to Oscar: The James Bond film Moonraker was nominated for Best Visual Effects, a nod to the franchise’s ever-evolving technological prowess.
Young Talent: Justin Henry, the young actor from Kramer vs. Kramer, became one of the youngest actors ever to be nominated for an Academy Award.
All That Jazz and Kramer vs. Kramer each earned 9 nominations. Kramer vs Kramer won 5 Oscars. All That Jazz won 4.
1980 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Kramer vs. Kramer – Stanley R. Jaffe, producer (WINNER)
All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur, producer (posthumous nomination)
Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola, producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, co-producers
Breaking Away – Peter Yates, producer
Norma Rae – Tamara Asseyev and Alex Rose, producers
Best Director:
Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer (WINNER)
Bob Fosse – All That Jazz
Francis Ford Coppola – Apocalypse Now
Peter Yates – Breaking Away
Édouard Molinaro – La Cage aux Folles
Best Actor:
Dustin Hoffman – Kramer vs. Kramer as Ted Kramer (WINNER)
Jack Lemmon – The China Syndrome as Jack Godell
Al Pacino – …And Justice for All. as Arthur Kirkland
Roy Scheider – All That Jazz as Joseph “Joe” Gideon
Peter Sellers – Being There as Chance
Best Actress:
Sally Field – Norma Rae as Norma Rae Webster (WINNER)
Jill Clayburgh – Starting Over as Marilyn Holmberg
Jane Fonda – The China Syndrome as Kimberly Wells
Marsha Mason – Chapter Two as Jennie MacLaine
Bette Midler – The Rose as Mary Rose Foster
Best Supporting Actor:
Melvyn Douglas – Being There as Ben Rand (WINNER)
Robert Duvall – Apocalypse Now as Lieutenant Colonel William “Bill” Kilgore
Frederic Forrest – The Rose as Huston Dyer
Justin Henry – Kramer vs. Kramer as Billy Kramer
Mickey Rooney – The Black Stallion as Henry Dailey
Best Supporting Actress:
Meryl Streep – Kramer vs. Kramer as Joanna Kramer (WINNER)
Jane Alexander – Kramer vs. Kramer as Margaret Phelps
Barbara Barrie – Breaking Away as Evelyn Stoller
Candice Bergen – Starting Over as Jessica Potter
Mariel Hemingway – Manhattan as Tracy
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Breaking Away – Steve Tesich (WINNER)
All That Jazz – Robert Alan Aurthur (posthumous nomination) and Bob Fosse
…And Justice for All – Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson
The China Syndrome – Mike Gray, T. S. Cook, and James Bridges
Manhattan – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Kramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton based on the novel by Avery Corman (WINNER)
Apocalypse Now – Francis Coppola and John Milius based on the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
La Cage aux Folles – Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon and Jean Poiret based on the play by Jean Poiret
A Little Romance – Allan Burns based on the novel E=MC2 mon amour by Patrick Cauvin
Norma Rae – Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. based on the book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by Hank Leiferman
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Tin Drum (Federal Republic of Germany – West) (WINNER)
The Maids of Wilko (Poland)
Mama Turns 100 (Spain)
A Simple Story (France)
To Forget Venice (Italy)
Best Documentary Feature:
Best Boy – Ira Wohl (WINNER)
Generation on the Wind – David A. Vassar
Going the Distance – Paul Cowan and Jacques Bobet
The Killing Ground – Steve Singer and Tom Priestley
The War at Home – Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist – Saul J. Turell (WINNER)
Dae – Risto Teofilovski
Koryo Celadon – Donald A. Connolly and James R. Messenger
Nails – Phillip Borsos
Remember Me – Dick Young
Best Live Action Short Film:
Board and Care – Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis (WINNER)
Bravery in the Field – Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky
Oh Brother, My Brother – Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell
The Solar Film – Saul Bass and Michael Britton
Solly’s Diner – Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin
Best Animated Short Film:
Every Child – Derek Lamb (WINNER)
Dream Doll – Bob Godfrey
Its So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House – Paul Fierlinger
Best Original Score:
A Little Romance – Georges Delerue (WINNER)
10 – Henry Mancini
The Amityville Horror – Lalo Schifrin
The Champ – Dave Grusin
Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Jerry Goldsmith
Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
All That Jazz – Ralph Burns (WINNER)
Breaking Away – Patrick Williams
The Muppet Movie – Songs by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; Adaptation by Paul Williams
Best Original Song:
“It Goes Like It Goes” from Norma Rae – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel (WINNER)
“I’ll Never Say Goodbye” from The Promise – Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“It’s Easy to Say” from 10 – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Robert Wells
“Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie – Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
“Through the Eyes of Love” from Ice Castles – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Best Sound:
Apocalypse Now – Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs and Nat Boxer (WINNER)
1941 – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
The Electric Horseman – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler and Al Overton Jr.
Meteor – William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Michael J. Kohut and Jack Solomon
The Rose – Theodore Soderberg, Douglas Williams, Paul Wells and Jim Webb
Best Costume Design:
All That Jazz – Albert Wolsky (WINNER)
Agatha – Shirley Russell
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days – William Ware Theiss
The Europeans – Judy Moorcroft
La Cage aux Folles – Piero Tosi and Ambra Danon
Best Art Direction:
All That Jazz – Art Direction: Philip Rosenberg and Tony Walton; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart and Gary J. Brink (WINNER)
Alien – Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Leslie Dilley and Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Apocalypse Now – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
The China Syndrome – Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker
Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Art Direction: Harold Michelson, Joe Jennings, Leon Harris and John Vallone; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Best Cinematography:
Apocalypse Now – Vittorio Storaro (WINNER)
1941 – William A. Fraker
All That Jazz – Giuseppe Rotunno
The Black Hole – Frank Phillips
Kramer vs. Kramer – Néstor Almendros
Best Film Editing:
All That Jazz – Alan Heim (WINNER)
Apocalypse Now – Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman
The Black Stallion – Robert Dalva
Kramer vs. Kramer – Jerry Greenberg
The Rose – Robert L. Wolfe and C. Timothy O’Meara
Best Visual Effects:
Alien – H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Dennis Ayling (WINNER)
1941 – Gregory Jein, William A. Fraker and A. D. Flowers
The Black Hole – Peter Ellenshaw, Art Cruickshank, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Harrison Ellenshaw and Joe Hale
Moonraker – Derek Meddings, Paul Wilson and John Evans
Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra, Richard Yuricich, Robert Swarthe, Dave Stewart and Grant McCune
Special Achievement Award:
Alan Splet for sound effects editing in The Black Stallion
Academy Honorary Awards:
Hal Elias
Alec Guinness
Medal of Commendation:
John O. Aalberg
Charles G. Clarke
John G. Frayne
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Robert Benjamin
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Ray Stark
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April 14, 1980
1979 Oscars 51st Academy Awards
1979 Oscars 51st Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 9, 1979
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson (introduced as “John Carson”)
Eligibility Year: 1978
Intriguing Trivia and Highlights
Introduction Curveball: Johnny Carson, a seasoned late-night host, was formally introduced as “John Carson,” which was a bit unusual for TV audiences.
Dear Hunter, the Winner: The Deer Hunter swept the major awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Cimino, and Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken.
Streisand & Diamond: Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond performed the song You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, a chart-topping hit that was unrelated to any film that year.
“A Little Priest”: The film adaptation of The Wiz was among the nominees for Best Art Direction, giving the beloved musical some much-needed limelight.
Mork on Stage: Robin Williams, then primarily known for his TV role as Mork, presented an award, providing a touch of comedy to the ceremonies.
Musical Variety: John Williams won for his original score for Superman, further cementing his status as one of Hollywood’s leading composers.
Foreign Excellence: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs) from France won Best Foreign Language Film, marking a strong presence for international cinema.
This was the final public appearance of actor John Wayne.
The nominees for the 51st Academy Awards were announced on February 20, 1979
1979 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Deer Hunter – Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall, producers (WINNER)
Coming Home – Jerome Hellman, producer
Heaven Can Wait – Warren Beatty, producer
Midnight Express – Alan Marshall and David Puttnam, producers
An Unmarried Woman – Paul Mazursky and Anthony Ray, producers
Best Director:
Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter (WINNER)
Hal Ashby – Coming Home
Warren Beatty and Buck Henry – Heaven Can Wait
Woody Allen – Interiors
Alan Parker – Midnight Express
Best Actor:
Jon Voight – Coming Home as Luke Martin (WINNER)
Warren Beatty – Heaven Can Wait as Joe Pendleton/Leo Farnsworth/Tom Jarrett
Gary Busey – The Buddy Holly Story as Buddy Holly
Robert De Niro – The Deer Hunter as Sergeant Michael “Mike” Vronsky
Laurence Olivier – The Boys from Brazil as Ezra Lieberman
Best Actress:
Jane Fonda – Coming Home as Sally Hyde (WINNER)
Ingrid Bergman – Autumn Sonata as Charlotte Andergast
Ellen Burstyn – Same Time, Next Year as Doris
Jill Clayburgh – An Unmarried Woman as Erica Benton
Geraldine Page – Interiors as Eve
Best Supporting Actor:
Christopher Walken – The Deer Hunter as Corporal Nikanor “Nick” Chevotarevich (WINNER)
Bruce Dern – Coming Home as Captain Bob Hyde
Richard Farnsworth – Comes a Horseman as Dodger
John Hurt – Midnight Express as Max
Jack Warden – Heaven Can Wait as Max Corkle
Best Supporting Actress:
Maggie Smith – California Suite as Diana Barrie (WINNER)
Dyan Cannon – Heaven Can Wait as Julia Farnsworth
Penelope Milford – Coming Home as Vi Munson
Maureen Stapleton – Interiors as Pearl
Meryl Streep – The Deer Hunter as Linda
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Coming Home – Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones (WINNER)
Autumn Sonata – Ingmar Bergman
The Deer Hunter – Story by Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle and Quinn Redeker; Screenplay by Deric Washburn
Interiors – Woody Allen
An Unmarried Woman – Paul Mazursky
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Midnight Express – Oliver Stone based on the book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer (WINNER)
Bloodbrothers – Walter Newman based on the novel by Richard Price
California Suite – Neil Simon based on his play
Heaven Can Wait – Elaine May and Warren Beatty based on the play by Harry Segall
Same Time, Next Year – Bernard Slade based on his play
Best Foreign Language Film:
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (France) (WINNER)
The Glass Cell (West Germany)
Hungarians (Hungary)
Viva Italia! (Italy)
White Bim Black Ear (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Best Documentary Feature:
Scared Straight! – Arnold Shapiro (WINNER)
The Lovers’ Wind (Le vent des amoureux) – Albert Lamorisse (posthumous nomination)
Mysterious Castles of Clay – Joan Root and Alan Root
Raoni – Jean-Pierre Dutilleux and Luiz Carlos Saldanha
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women’s Emergency Brigade – Lorraine Gray
Best Documentary Short Subject:
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor – Jacqueline Phillips Shedd and Ben Shedd (WINNER)
The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey
An Encounter with Faces – Vidhu Vinod Chopra and K. K. Kapil
Goodnight Miss Ann
Squires of San Quentin
Best Live Action Short Film:
Teenage Father – Taylor Hackford (WINNER)
A Different Approach – Jim Belcher and Fern Field
Mandy’s Grandmother – Andrew Sugerman
Strange Fruit – Seth Pinsker
Best Animated Short Film:
Special Delivery – Eunice Macauley and John Weldon (WINNER)
Oh My Darling – Nico Crama
Rip Van Winkle – Will Vinton
Best Original Score:
Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder (WINNER)
The Boys from Brazil – Jerry Goldsmith
Days of Heaven – Ennio Morricone
Heaven Can Wait – Dave Grusin
Superman – John Williams
Best Adaptation Score:
The Buddy Holly Story – Joe Renzetti (WINNER)
Pretty Baby – Jerry Wexler
The Wiz – Quincy Jones
Best Original Song:
“Last Dance” from Thank God It’s Friday – Music and Lyrics by Paul Jabara (WINNER)
“Hopelessly Devoted to You” from Grease – Music and Lyrics by John Farrar
“The Last Time I Felt Like This” from Same Time, Next Year – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“Ready to Take a Chance Again” from Foul Play – Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
“When You’re Loved” from The Magic of Lassie – Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Best Sound:
The Deer Hunter – Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Darin Knight (WINNER)
The Buddy Holly Story – Tex Rudloff, Joel Fein, Curly Thirlwell and Willie D. Burton
Days of Heaven – John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., John T. Reitz and Barry Thomas
Hooper – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Jack Solomon
Superman – Gordon McCallum, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier and Roy Charman
Best Costume Design:
Death on the Nile – Anthony Powell (WINNER)
Caravans – Renié
Days of Heaven – Patricia Norris
The Swarm – Paul Zastupnevich
The Wiz – Tony Walton
Best Art Direction:
Heaven Can Wait – Art Direction: Paul Sylbert and Edwin O’Donovan; Set Decoration: George Gaines (WINNER)
The Brink’s Job – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson and Bruce Kay
California Suite – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Interiors – Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Daniel Robert
The Wiz – Art Direction: Tony Walton and Philip Rosenberg; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart and Robert Drumheller
Best Cinematography:
Days of Heaven – Néstor Almendros (WINNER)
The Deer Hunter – Vilmos Zsigmond
Heaven Can Wait – William A. Fraker
Same Time, Next Year – Robert Surtees
The Wiz – Oswald Morris
Best Film Editing:
The Deer Hunter – Peter Zinner (WINNER)
The Boys from Brazil – Robert E. Swink
Coming Home – Don Zimmerman
Midnight Express – Gerry Hambling
Superman – Stuart Baird
Academy Honorary Awards:
Laurence Olivier
Walter Lantz
King Vidor
Museum of Modern Art Department of Film
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Leo Jaffe
Special Achievement Award:
Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings and Zoran Perisic for the visual effects of Superman.
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April 9, 1979
1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards
1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 3, 1978
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Bob Hope
Eligibility Year: 1977

Riveting Trivia and Tantalizing Tidbits

Milestone Event: This ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of the Oscars, making it an especially significant year.

Woody Allen’s No-Show: Woody Allen won for Best Director for Annie Hall but didn’t attend the ceremony, famously choosing to play clarinet at his regular gig instead.

Breakthrough for Star Wars: The epic space opera Star Wars won six technical Oscars, but lost Best Picture to Annie Hall.

Diane Keaton Triumphs: Diane Keaton won Best Actress for her role in Annie Hall, a character reportedly based on her own personality.

Youngest Supporting Actress: Tatum O’Neal still holds the record as the youngest actor ever to win a competitive Academy Award. She won Best Supporting Actress at age 10 for her role in Paper Moon (1973), but this year her record wasn’t broken.

Pioneering Animation: The Rescuers, a film by Walt Disney Productions, received a nomination for its song “Someone’s Waiting for You,” signaling recognition for animated films in categories other than just Best Animated Feature.

Hope’s Hosting Legacy: Bob Hope served as host for a record 19th and final time, a record that still stands to this day.
1978 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Annie Hall – Charles H. Joffe, producer (WINNER)
The Goodbye Girl – Ray Stark, producer
Julia – Richard Roth, producer
Star Wars – Gary Kurtz, producer
The Turning Point – Herbert Ross and Arthur Laurents, producers

Best Director:
Woody Allen – Annie Hall (WINNER)
Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Fred Zinnemann – Julia
George Lucas – Star Wars
Herbert Ross – The Turning Point

Best Actor:
Richard Dreyfuss – The Goodbye Girl as Elliot Garfield (WINNER)
Woody Allen – Annie Hall as Alvy “Max” Singer
Richard Burton – Equus as Doctor Martin Dysart
Marcello Mastroianni – A Special Day as Gabriele
John Travolta – Saturday Night Fever as Anthony “Tony” Manero

Best Actress:
Diane Keaton – Annie Hall as Annie Hall (WINNER)
Anne Bancroft – The Turning Point as Emma Jacklin
Jane Fonda – Julia as Lillian Hellman
Shirley MacLaine – The Turning Point as DeeDee Rodgers
Marsha Mason – The Goodbye Girl as Paula McFadden

Best Supporting Actor:
Jason Robards – Julia as Dashiell Hammett (WINNER)
Mikhail Baryshnikov – The Turning Point as Yuri Kopeikine
Peter Firth – Equus as Alan Strang
Alec Guinness – Star Wars as Obi Wan Kenobi
Maximilian Schell – Julia as Johann

Best Supporting Actress:
Vanessa Redgrave – Julia as Julia (WINNER)
Leslie Browne – The Turning Point as Emilia Rodgers
Quinn Cummings – The Goodbye Girl as Lucy McFadden
Melinda Dillon – Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Jillian Guiler
Tuesday Weld – Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Katherine Dunn

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Based on Factual Material or on Story Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
Annie Hall – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (WINNER)
The Goodbye Girl – Neil Simon
The Late Show – Robert Benton
Star Wars – George Lucas
The Turning Point – Arthur Laurents

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Julia – Alvin Sargent based on the novel Pentimento by Lillian Hellman (WINNER)
Equus – Peter Shaffer based on his play
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden – Gavin Lambert and Lewis John Carlino based on the novel by Hannah Greene
Oh, God! – Larry Gelbart based on the novel by Avery Corman
That Obscure Object of Desire – Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière based on the novel La Femme et le pantin by Pierre Louÿs

Best Foreign Language Film:
Madame Rosa (France) (WINNER)
Iphigenia (Greece)
Operation Thunderbolt (Israel)
A Special Day (Italy)
That Obscure Object of Desire (Spain)

Best Documentary Feature:
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? – John Korty (WINNER)
The Children of Theatre Street – Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack
High Grass Circus – Tony Ianzelo and Torben Schioler
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love – Harry Rasky
Union Maids – Jim Klein, Miles Mogulescu and Julia Reichert

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Gravity Is My Enemy – John C. Joseph and Jan Stussy (WINNER)
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
First Edition
Of Time, Tombs and Treasures
The Shetland Experience

Best Live Action Short Film:
I’ll Find a Way – Beverly Shaffer and Yuki Yoshida (WINNER)
The Absent-Minded Waiter – William E. McEuen
Floating Free – Jerry Butts
Notes on the Popular Arts – Saul Bass
Spaceborne – Philip Dauber

Best Animated Short Film:
The Sand Castle – Co Hoedeman (WINNER)
Bead Game – Ishu Patel
The Doonesbury Special – John Hubley (posthumous nomination), Faith Hubley and Garry Trudeau
Jimmy the C – James Picker, Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker

Best Original Score:
Star Wars – John Williams (WINNER)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
Julia – Georges Delerue
Mohammad, Messenger of God – Maurice Jarre
The Spy Who Loved Me – Marvin Hamlisch

Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
A Little Night Music – Adapted by Jonathan Tunick (WINNER)
Pete’s Dragon – Song Score by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn; Adapted by Irwin Kostal
The Slipper and the Rose – Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adapted by Angela Morley

Best Original Song:
“You Light Up My Life” from You Light Up My Life – Music and Lyrics by Joseph Brooks (WINNER)
“Candle on the Water” from Pete’s Dragon – Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
“Nobody Does It Better” from The Spy Who Loved Me – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
“The Slipper and the Rose Waltz (He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me)” from The Slipper and the Rose – Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
“Someone’s Waiting for You” from The Rescuers – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins

Best Sound:
Star Wars – Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler and Derek Ball (WINNER)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
The Deep – Walter Goss, Dick Alexander, Tom Beckert and Robin Gregory
Sorcerer – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Richard Tyler and Jean-Louis Ducarme
The Turning Point – Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas Williams and Jerry Jost

Best Costume Design:
Star Wars – John Mollo (WINNER)
Airport ’77 – Edith Head and Burton Miller
Julia – Anthea Sylbert
A Little Night Music – Florence Klotz
The Other Side of Midnight – Irene Sharaff

Best Art Direction:
Star Wars – Art Direction: John Barry, Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Roger Christian (WINNER)
Airport ’77 – Art Direction: George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Mickey S. Michaels
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Art Direction: Joe Alves and Daniel A. Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
The Spy Who Loved Me – Art Direction: Ken Adam and Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
The Turning Point – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March

Best Cinematography:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Vilmos Zsigmond (WINNER)
Islands in the Stream – Fred J. Koenekamp
Julia – Douglas Slocombe
Looking for Mr. Goodbar – William A. Fraker
The Turning Point – Robert Surtees

Best Film Editing:
Star Wars – Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew (WINNER)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Michael Kahn
Julia – Walter Murch
Smokey and the Bandit – Walter Hannemann and Angelo Ross
The Turning Point – William H. Reynolds

Best Visual Effects:
Star Wars – John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune and Robert Blalack (WINNER)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Gregory Jein, Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich and Richard Yuricich

Academy Honorary Awards:
Margaret Booth

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Charlton Heston

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Walter Mirisch

Special Achievement Awards:
Ben Burtt for the creation of the alien, creature, and robot voices in Star Wars
Frank Warner for sound effects editing in Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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April 3, 1978
1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards
1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 28, 1977

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Hosts: Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, Warren Beatty

Eligibility Year: 1976

Trivia and Details

This was the first year the Academy Awards had multiple hosts. Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, and Warren Beatty each brought their own flair to the proceedings, which was a bit of an experimental move.

The film Rocky, starring Sylvester Stallone, knocked out the competition to win Best Picture. Stallone wrote the screenplay in just three days and had to sell his dog to stay financially afloat while seeking a studio willing to let him star in it.

Faye Dunaway won Best Actress for her role in Network, a film that also earned Peter Finch a posthumous Best Actor award. He’s the first actor to win an Oscar posthumously.

All the President’s Men won four Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robards, who portrayed Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.

The Best Foreign Language Film was Black and White in Color, an Ivory Coast film that was actually a comedy about colonialism.

Jerry Goldsmith won Best Original Score for The Omen, making it the only horror film to win an Oscar that evening.

Peter Finch was the first posthumous winner of an Oscar for acting.

The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called.

Beatrice Straight became the actor with the shortest performance ever in a film to win an acting Oscar, with only five minutes and two seconds of screen-time in Network.
1977 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Rocky – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers (WINNER)
All the President’s Men – Walter Coblenz, producer
Bound for Glory – Robert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal, producers
Network – Howard Gottfried, producer
Taxi Driver – Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips, producers

Best Director:
John G. Avildsen – Rocky (WINNER)
Alan J. Pakula – All the President’s Men
Ingmar Bergman – Face to Face
Sidney Lumet – Network
Lina Wertmüller – Seven Beauties

Best Actor:
Peter Finch – Network as Howard Beale (WINNER)
Robert De Niro – Taxi Driver as Travis Bickle
Giancarlo Giannini – Seven Beauties as Pasqualino
William Holden – Network as Max Schumacher
Sylvester Stallone – Rocky as Rocky Balboa

Best Actress:
Faye Dunaway – Network as Diana Christensen (WINNER)
Marie-Christine Barrault – Cousin Cousine as Marthe
Talia Shire – Rocky as Adrian Pennino
Sissy Spacek – Carrie as Carrie White
Liv Ullmann – Face to Face as Jenny Isaksson

Best Supporting Actor:
Jason Robards – All the President’s Men as Ben Bradlee (WINNER)
Ned Beatty – Network as Arthur Jensen
Burgess Meredith – Rocky as “Mickey” Goldmill
Laurence Olivier – Marathon Man as Dr. Christian Szell
Burt Young – Rocky as Paulie Pennino

Best Supporting Actress:
Beatrice Straight – Network as Louise Schumacher (WINNER)
Jane Alexander – All the President’s Men as Judy Graham Hoback
Jodie Foster – Taxi Driver as Iris Steensma
Lee Grant – Voyage of the Damned as Lillian Rosen
Piper Laurie – Carrie as Margaret White

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Based on Factual Material or on Story Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
Network – Paddy Chayefsky (WINNER)
Cousin Cousine – Jean-Charles Tacchella and Danièle Thompson
The Front – Walter Bernstein
Rocky – Sylvester Stallone
Seven Beauties – Lina Wertmüller

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
All the President’s Men – William Goldman based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (WINNER)
Bound for Glory – Robert Getchell based on the book by Woody Guthrie
Fellini’s Casanova – Federico Fellini and Bernardino Zapponi based on the autobiography Histoire de ma vie by Giacomo Casanova
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution – Nicholas Meyer based on his novel
Voyage of the Damned – David Butler and Steve Shagan based on the book by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts

Best Documentary Feature:
Harlan County, USA – Barbara Kopple (WINNER)
Hollywood on Trial – David Helpern
Off the Edge – Michael Firth
People of the Wind – Anthony Howarth and David Koff
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry – Donald Brittain and John Kramer

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Number Our Days – Lynne Littman (WINNER)
American Shoeshine
Blackwood
The End of the Road
Universe

Best Live Action Short Film:
In the Region of Ice – Anne Guttfreund and Peter Werner (WINNER)
Kudzu – Marjorie Anne Short
The Morning Spider – Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin
Nightlife – Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman
Number One – Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon

Best Animated Short Film:
Leisure – Suzanne Baker (WINNER)
Dedalo – Manfredo Manfredi
The Street – Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover

Best Original Score:
The Omen – Jerry Goldsmith (WINNER)
Obsession – Bernard Herrmann (posthumous nomination)
The Outlaw Josey Wales – Jerry Fielding
Taxi Driver – Bernard Herrmann (posthumous nomination)
Voyage of the Damned – Lalo Schifrin

Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
Bound for Glory – Leonard Rosenman (WINNER)
Bugsy Malone – Paul Williams
A Star Is Born – Roger Kellaway

Best Original Song:
“Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” from A Star Is Born – Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams (WINNER)
“Ave Satani” from The Omen – Music and Lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith
“Come to Me” from The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Don Black
“Gonna Fly Now” from Rocky – Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
“A World That Never Was” from Half a House – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

Best Sound:
All the President’s Men – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Jim Webb (WINNER)
King Kong – Harry Warren Tetrick (posthumous nomination), William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Jack Solomon
Rocky – Harry Warren Tetrick (posthumous nomination), William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge and Bud Alper
Silver Streak – Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler and Hal Etherington
A Star Is Born – Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass and Tom Overton

Best Foreign Language Film:
Black and White in Color (Côte d’Ivoire) (WINNER)
Cousin Cousine (France)
Jacob the Liar (East Germany)
Nights and Days (Poland)
Seven Beauties (Italy)

Best Costume Design:
Fellini’s Casanova – Danilo Donati (WINNER)
Bound for Glory – William Ware Theiss
The Incredible Sarah – Anthony Mendleson
The Passover Plot – Mary Wills
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution – Alan Barrett

Best Art Direction:
All the President’s Men – Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: George Gaines (WINNER)
The Incredible Sarah – Art Direction: Elliot Scott and Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
The Last Tycoon – Art Direction: Gene Callahan and Jack T. Collis; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Logan’s Run – Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Robert De Vestel
The Shootist – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker

Best Cinematography:
Bound for Glory – Haskell Wexler (WINNER)
King Kong – Richard H. Kline
Logan’s Run – Ernest Laszlo
Network – Owen Roizman
A Star Is Born – Robert Surtees

Best Film Editing:
Rocky – Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad (WINNER)
All the President’s Men – Robert L. Wolfe
Bound for Glory – Robert C. Jones and Pembroke J. Herring
Network – Alan Heim
Two-Minute Warning – Eve Newman and Walter Hannemann

Special Achievement Awards:
Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, and Frank Van der Veer for the visual effects of King Kong
L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, and Matthew Yuricich for the visual effects of Logan’s Run

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Pandro S. Berman

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March 28, 1977
1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards
1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 29, 1976

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Hosts: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly

Eligibility Year: 1975

Trivia and Details

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest had a legendary night, sweeping the “Big Five” Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director for Milos Forman, Best Actor for Jack Nicholson, Best Actress for Louise Fletcher, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The late Robert Shaw, known for his role in Jaws, co-hosted the ceremony but didn’t win an Oscar for his iconic performance. Talk about irony!

George Burns, at 80 years old, won Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Sunshine Boys, making him one of the oldest winners in this category.

Jaws, Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster, got recognized for its score but was noticeably absent from the Best Director and Best Picture nominations. However, it won three Oscars: Best Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound.

The Best Animated Short Film award went to Great, a biographical film about Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Quite an eclectic pick for an animation!

Dog Day Afternoon was a strong contender with six nominations but managed to snag only one Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Chris Sarandon, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Dog Day Afternoon, became one of the first actors to receive an Oscar nomination for portraying a transgender character.
1976 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz, producers (WINNER)
Barry Lyndon – Stanley Kubrick, producer
Dog Day Afternoon – Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, producers
Jaws – Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, producers
Nashville – Robert Altman, producer

Best Director:
Miloš Forman – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (WINNER)
Federico Fellini – Amarcord
Stanley Kubrick – Barry Lyndon
Sidney Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon
Robert Altman – Nashville

Best Actor:
Jack Nicholson – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Randle Patrick McMurphy (WINNER)
Walter Matthau – The Sunshine Boys as Willy Clark
Al Pacino – Dog Day Afternoon as Sonny Wortzik
Maximilian Schell – The Man in the Glass Booth as Arthur Goldman
James Whitmore – Give ’em Hell, Harry! as Harry S. Truman

Best Actress:
Louise Fletcher – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Nurse Mildred Ratched (WINNER)
Isabelle Adjani – The Story of Adele H. as Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewry
Ann-Margret – Tommy as Nora Walker
Glenda Jackson – Hedda as Hedda Gabler
Carol Kane – Hester Street as Gitl

Best Supporting Actor:
George Burns – The Sunshine Boys as Al Lewis (WINNER)
Brad Dourif – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Billy Bibbit
Burgess Meredith – The Day of the Locust as Harry Greener
Chris Sarandon – Dog Day Afternoon as Leon
Jack Warden – Shampoo as Lester Karpf

Best Supporting Actress:
Lee Grant – Shampoo as Felicia Karpf (WINNER)
Ronee Blakley – Nashville as Barbara Jean
Sylvia Miles – Farewell, My Lovely as Jessie Halstead Florian
Lily Tomlin – Nashville as Linnea Reese
Brenda Vaccaro – Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough as Linda Riggs

Best Original Screenplay:
Dog Day Afternoon – Frank Pierson (WINNER)
Amarcord – Federico Fellini and Tonino Guerra
And Now My Love – Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven
Lies My Father Told Me – Ted Allan
Shampoo – Warren Beatty and Robert Towne

Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben based on the novel by Ken Kesey (WINNER)
Barry Lyndon – Stanley Kubrick based on The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Man Who Would Be King – John Huston and Gladys Hill based on the story by Rudyard Kipling
Profumo di donna – Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi based on the novel Il buio e il mare by Giovanni Arpino
The Sunshine Boys – Neil Simon based on his play

Best Documentary Feature:
The Man Who Skied Down Everest – F. R. Crawley, James Hager and Dale Hartleben (WINNER)
The California Reich – Keith Critchlow and Walter F. Parkes
Fighting for Our Lives – Glen Pearcy
The Incredible Machine – Irwin Rosten
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir – Shirley MacLaine

Best Documentary Short Subject:
The End of the Game – Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman (WINNER)
Arthur and Lillie
Millions of Years Ahead of Man
Probes in Space
Whistling Smith

Best Live Action Short Film:
Angel and Big Joe – Bert Salzman (WINNER)
Conquest of Light – Louis Marcus
Dawn Flight – Lawrence M. Lansburgh and Brian Lansburgh
A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo – Barry Spinello
Doubletalk – Alan Beattie

Best Animated Short Film:
Great – Bob Godfrey (WINNER)
Kick Me – Robert Swarthe
Monsieur Pointu – René Jodoin, Bernard Longpré and André Leduc
Sisyphus – Marcell Jankovics

Best Original Score:
Jaws – John Williams (WINNER)
Birds Do It, Bees Do It – Gerald Fried
Bite the Bullet – Alex North
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Jack Nitzsche
The Wind and the Lion – Jerry Goldsmith

Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
Barry Lyndon – Leonard Rosenman (WINNER)
Funny Lady – Peter Matz
Tommy – Pete Townshend

Best Original Song:
“I’m Easy” from Nashville – Music and Lyrics by Keith Carradine (WINNER)
“How Lucky Can You Get?” from Funny Lady – Music and Lyrics by Kander and Ebb
“Now That We’re In Love” from Whiffs – Music by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
“Richard’s Window” from The Other Side of the Mountain – Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
“Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” from Mahogany – Music by Michael Masser; Lyrics by Gerry Goffin

Best Sound:
Jaws – John Carter, Roger Heman, Robert Hoyt and Earl Madery (WINNER)
Bite the Bullet – Les Fresholtz, Al Overton Jr., Arthur Piantadosi and Richard Tyler
Funny Lady – Don MacDougall, Richard Portman, Jack Solomon and Curly Thirlwell
The Hindenburg – John A. Bolger Jr., John L. Mack, Leonard Peterson and Don Sharpless
The Wind and the Lion – Roy Charman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Harry W. Tetrick

Best Foreign Language Film:
Dersu Uzala (Soviet Union) (WINNER)
Letters from Marusia (Mexico)
Profumo di donna (Italy)
The Promised Land (Poland)
Sandakan No. 8 (Japan)

Best Costume Design:
Barry Lyndon – Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund (WINNER)
The Four Musketeers – Yvonne Blake and Ron Talsky
Funny Lady – Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie
The Magic Flute – Karin Erskine and Henny Noremark
The Man Who Would Be King – Edith Head

Best Art Direction:
Barry Lyndon – Art Direction: Ken Adam and Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon (WINNER)
The Hindenburg – Art Direction: Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
The Man Who Would Be King – Art Direction: Alexandre Trauner and Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James
Shampoo – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines
The Sunshine Boys – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March

Best Cinematography:
Barry Lyndon – John Alcott (WINNER)
The Day of the Locust – Conrad Hall
Funny Lady – James Wong Howe
The Hindenburg – Robert Surtees
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Bill Butler and Haskell Wexler

Best Film Editing:
Jaws – Verna Fields (WINNER)
Dog Day Afternoon – Dede Allen
The Man Who Would Be King – Russell Lloyd
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Richard Chew, Sheldon Kahn and Lynzee Klingman
Three Days of the Condor – Don Guidice and Fredric Steinkamp

Academy Honorary Award:
Mary Pickford

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Mervyn LeRoy

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Jules C. Stein

Special Achievement Awards:
Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson for visual effect work on The Hindenburg
Peter Berkos for sound effect work on The Hindenburg

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March 29, 1976
1975 Oscars 47th Academy Awards
1975 Oscars 47th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 8, 1975
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra
Eligibility Year: 1974
Trivia and Details
This was the only Oscars where the same studio released all nominees in one category: all five Best Costume Design nominations were for films released by Paramount Pictures.
The hosting line-up was studded with iconic performers. Bob Hope, who had hosted multiple times, joined a rare ensemble of hosts that included Sammy Davis, Jr., Shirley MacLaine, and Frank Sinatra.
The Best Picture award went to The Godfather Part II. It was the first sequel to win Best Picture, and it also won for Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola) and Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro).
The Towering Inferno received a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects. The film was a commercial blockbuster and a significant entry in the disaster movie genre.
Art Carney won Best Actor for Harry and Tonto, beating out actors like Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson. It was a surprising win and remains one of the Oscars’ notable upsets.
The Great Gatsby swept the costume and art direction categories, making it a rare case where a film’s visual aesthetics were highly celebrated, but it failed to snag any of the top awards.
Actress Ingrid Bergman won her third Oscar for her role in Murder on the Orient Express, further cementing her status as an icon in Hollywood history.
Blazing Saddles, directed by Mel Brooks, was nominated for three awards but failed to win any. However, its legacy as a comedy classic endures.
1975 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, co – producers (WINNER)
Chinatown – Robert Evans, producer
The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Fred Roos, co-producer
Lenny – Marvin Worth, producer
The Towering Inferno – Irwin Allen, producer
Best Director:
Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part II (WINNER)
Roman Polanski – Chinatown
François Truffaut – Day for Night
Bob Fosse – Lenny
John Cassavetes – A Woman Under the Influence
Best Actor:
Art Carney – Harry and Tonto as Harry Coombes (WINNER)
Albert Finney – Murder on the Orient Express as Hercule Poirot
Dustin Hoffman – Lenny as Lenny Bruce
Jack Nicholson – Chinatown as J.J. “Jake” Gittes
Al Pacino – The Godfather Part II as Michael Corleone
Best Actress:
Ellen Burstyn – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore as Alice Hyatt (WINNER)
Diahann Carroll – Claudine as Claudine Price
Faye Dunaway – Chinatown as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Valerie Perrine – Lenny as Honey Bruce
Gena Rowlands – A Woman Under the Influence as Mabel Longhetti
Best Supporting Actor:
Robert De Niro – The Godfather Part II as Vito Corleone (WINNER)
Fred Astaire – The Towering Inferno as Harlee Claiborne
Jeff Bridges – Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Lightfoot
Michael V. Gazzo – The Godfather Part II as Frankie “Five Angels” Pentangeli
Lee Strasberg – The Godfather Part II as Hyman Roth
Best Supporting Actress:
Ingrid Bergman – Murder on the Orient Express as Greta Ohlsson (WINNER)
Valentina Cortese – Day for Night as Severine
Madeline Kahn – Blazing Saddles as Lili von Shtupp
Diane Ladd – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore as Florence “Flo” Castleberry
Talia Shire – The Godfather Part II as Connie Corleone
Best Original Screenplay:
Chinatown – Robert Towne (WINNER)
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Robert Getchell
The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola
Day for Night – François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman and Jean-Louis Richard
Harry and Tonto – Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld
Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material:
The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo (WINNER)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz – Mordecai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd based on the novel by Mordecai Richler
Lenny – Julian Barry based on his play
Murder on the Orient Express – Paul Dehn based on the novel by Agatha Christie
Young Frankenstein – Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Best Documentary Feature:
Hearts and Minds – Peter Davis (WINNER)
The 81st Blow – Haim Gouri
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman – Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow
The Challenge… A Tribute to Modern Art – Herbert Kline
The Wild and the Brave – Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Don’t – Robin Lehman (WINNER)
City Out of Wilderness
Exploratorium
John Muir’s High Sierra
Naked Yoga
Best Live Action Short Film:
One-Eyed Men Are Kings – Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan (WINNER)
Climb – Dewitt Jones
The Concert – Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin
Planet Ocean – George V. Casey
The Violin – Andrew Welsh and George Pastic
Best Animated Short Film:
Closed Mondays – Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner (WINNER)
The Family That Dwelt Apart – Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall
Hunger – Peter Foldes and René Jodoin
Voyage to Next – John Hubley and Faith Hubley
Winnie the Pooh and Teggir Too – Wolfgang Reitherman
Best Original Dramatic Score:
The Godfather Part II – Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola (WINNER)
Chinatown – Jerry Goldsmith
Murder on the Orient Express – Richard Rodney Bennett
Shanks – Alex North
The Towering Inferno – John Williams
Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
The Great Gatsby – Adapted by Nelson Riddle (WINNER)
The Little Prince – Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adapted by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
Phantom of the Paradise – Song Score by Paul Williams; Adapted by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
Best Song:
“We May Never Love Like This Again” – The Towering Inferno • Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (WINNER)
“Benji’s Theme (I Feel Love)” – Benji • Music by Euel Box • Lyrics by Betty Box
“Blazing Saddles” – Blazing Saddles • Music by John Morris • Lyrics by Mel Brooks
“Little Prince” – The Little Prince • Music by Frederick Loewe • Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
“Wherever Love Takes Me” – Gold • Music by Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics by Don Black
Best Sound:
Earthquake – Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr. (WINNER)
Chinatown – Bud Grenzbach and Larry Jost
The Conversation – Walter Murch and Arthur Rochester
The Towering Inferno – Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis
Young Frankenstein – Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa
Best Foreign Language Film:
Amarcord – Italy (WINNER)
Cats’ Play – Hungary
The Deluge – Poland
Lacombe, Lucien – France
The Truce – Argentina
Best Costume Design:
The Great Gatsby – Theoni V. Aldredge (WINNER)
Chinatown – Anthea Sylbert
Daisy Miller – John Furniss
The Godfather Part II – Theadora Van Runkle
Murder on the Orient Express – Tony Walton
Best Art Direction:
The Godfather Part II – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham: Set Decoration: George R. Nelson (WINNER)
Chinatown – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt
Earthquake – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
The Island at the Top of the World – Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler and Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
The Towering Inferno – Art Direction: William J. Creber and Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
Best Cinematography:
The Towering Inferno – Joseph Biroc and Fred J. Koenekamp (WINNER)
Chinatown – John A. Alonzo
Earthquake – Philip H. Lathrop
Lenny – Bruce Surtees
Murder on the Orient Express – Geoffrey Unsworth
Best Film Editing:
The Towering Inferno – Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress (WINNER)
Blazing Saddles – John C. Howard and Danford Greene
Chinatown – Sam O’Steen
Earthquake – Dorothy Spencer
The Longest Yard – Michael Luciano
Special Achievement Award:
Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, and Albert Whitlock for the visual effects of Earthquake
Academy Honorary Awards:
Jean Renoir
Howard Hawks
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Arthur B. Krim
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April 8, 1975
1974 Oscars 46th Academy Awards
1974 Oscars 46th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 2, 1974
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, David Niven
Eligibility Year: 1973
Trivia and Details
The host list was a star-studded ensemble featuring John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, and David Niven. This combination brought an interesting mix of Hollywood’s old guard and rising stars.
George Roy Hill’s The Sting became the night’s big winner, taking home seven Oscars including Best Picture.
The event had its share of humor and spontaneity when a streaker (Robert Opel) dashed across the stage, famously prompting host David Niven to remark, “The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and showing his shortcomings.”
Jack Lemmon earned his fourth Oscar nomination for his role in Save the Tiger but it was his first win for Best Actor.
Glenda Jackson took home Best Actress for A Touch of Class, a romantic comedy that starkly contrasts the heavier, more dramatic films that often won in this category.
The Exorcist didn’t win Best Picture but did manage to secure two Oscars for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay. The horror genre was rarely recognized at the Oscars, making this a noteworthy exception.
The ceremony occurred during a period of great social change, marked by the Watergate scandal and the ending of the Vietnam War, adding a layer of gravitas to the evening’s more light-hearted moments.
Tatum O’Neal, age 10, was the youngest person ever to win an Oscar.
“In recent years, especially, there has been a great deal of criticism about this award. And probably, a great deal of that criticism is very justified; I would just like to say that, whether it is justified or not, I think it is one hell of a honor and I am thrilled, and I thank you all, very, very much.” – Jack Lemmon, after winning his second Oscar.
Julia Phillips became the first female producer to win for Best Picture.
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1974 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Sting – Tony Bill, Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips, producers (WINNER)
American Graffiti – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Gary Kurtz, co-producer
Cries and Whispers – Ingmar Bergman, producer
The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty, producer
A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank, producer
Best Director:
George Roy Hill – The Sting (WINNER)
George Lucas – American Graffiti
Ingmar Bergman – Cries and Whispers
William Friedkin – The Exorcist
Bernardo Bertolucci – Last Tango in Paris
Best Actor:
Jack Lemmon – Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner (WINNER)
Marlon Brando – Last Tango in Paris as Paul
Jack Nicholson – The Last Detail as Billy “Badass” Buddusky
Al Pacino – Serpico as Frank Serpico
Robert Redford – The Sting as Johnny Hooker
Best Actress:
Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class as Vicki Allessio (WINNER)
Ellen Burstyn – The Exorcist as Chris MacNeil
Marsha Mason – Cinderella Liberty as Maggie Paul
Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were as Katie Morosky
Joanne Woodward – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Rita Pritchett-Walden
Best Supporting Actor:
John Houseman – The Paper Chase as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. (WINNER)
Vincent Gardenia – Bang the Drum Slowly as Dutch
Jack Gilford – Save the Tiger as Phil
Jason Miller – The Exorcist as Damien Karras
Randy Quaid – The Last Detail as Larry Meadows
Best Supporting Actress:
Tatum O’Neal – Paper Moon as Addie Loggins (WINNER)
Linda Blair – The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil
Candy Clark – American Graffiti as Debbie Dunham
Madeline Kahn – Paper Moon as Trixie Delight
Sylvia Sidney – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Mrs. Pritchett
Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
The Sting – David S. Ward (WINNER)
American Graffiti – George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck
Cries and Whispers – Ingmar Bergman
Save the Tiger – Steve Shagan
A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank and Jack Rose
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty based on his novel (WINNER)
The Last Detail – Robert Towne based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan
The Paper Chase – James Bridges based on the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
Paper Moon – Alvin Sargent based on the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown
Serpico – Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler based on the book by Peter Maas
Best Documentary Feature:
The Great American Cowboy – Kieth Merrill (WINNER)
Always a New Beginning – John D. Goodell
Battle of Berlin (Schlacht um Berlin) – Franz Baake and Jost von Morr
Journey to the Outer Limits – Alexander Grasshoff
Walls of Fire – Herbert Kline and Edmund Penney
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Princeton: A Search for Answers – Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage Jr. (WINNER)
Background
Christo’s Valley Curtain
Four Stones for Kanemitsu
Paisti ag obair
Best Live Action Short Subject:
The Bolero – Allan Miller and William Fertik (WINNER)
Clockmaker – Richard Gayer
Life Times Nine – Pen Densham and John Watson
Best Animated Short Subject:
Frank Film – Frank Mouris (WINNER)
The Legend of John Henry – Nick Bosustow and David Adams
Pulcinella – Emanuele Luzzati and Guilo Gianini
Best Original Dramatic Score:
The Way We Were – Marvin Hamlisch (WINNER)
Cinderella Liberty – John Williams
The Day of the Dolphin – Georges Delerue
Papillon – Jerry Goldsmith
A Touch of Class – John Cameron
Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
The Sting – Adaptated by Marvin Hamlisch (WINNER)
Jesus Christ Superstar – Adapted by André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tom Sawyer – Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adapted by John Williams
Best Song:
“The Way We Were” – The Way We Were • Music by Marvin Hamlisch • Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
“All That Love Went to Waste” – A Touch of Class • Music by George Barrie • Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
“Live and Let Die” – Live and Let Die • Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
“Love” – Robin Hood • Music by George Bruns • Lyrics by Floyd Huddleston
“(You’re So) Nice to Be Around” – Cinderella Liberty • Music by John Williams • Lyrics by Paul Williams
Best Sound:
The Exorcist – Robert Knudson and Chris Newman (WINNER)
The Day of the Dolphin – Richard Portman and Larry Jost
The Paper Chase – Donald O. Mitchell and Larry Jost
Paper Moon – Richard Portman and Les Fresholtz
The Sting – Ronald Pierce and Robert R. Bertrand
Best Foreign Language Film:
Day for Night – France (WINNER)
The House on Chelouche Street – Israel
L’Invitation – Switzerland
The Pedestrian – Germany (West)
Turkish Delight – Netherlands
Best Costume Design:
The Sting – Edith Head (WINNER)
Cries and Whispers – Marik Vos
Ludwig – Piero Tosi
Tom Sawyer – Donfeld
The Way We Were – Dorothy Jeakins and Moss Mabry
Best Art Direction:
The Sting – Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James W. Payne (WINNER)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon – Art Direction: Lorenzo Mongiardino and Gianni Quaranta; Set Decoration: Carmelo Patrono
The Exorcist – Art Direction: Bill Malley; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Tom Sawyer – Art Direction: Philip Jefferies; Set Decoration: Robert De Vestel
The Way We Were – Art Direction: Stephen B. Grimes; Set Decoration: William Kiernan (posthumous nomination)
Best Cinematography:
Cries and Whispers – Sven Nykvist (WINNER)
The Exorcist – Owen Roizman
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Jack Couffer
The Sting – Robert Surtees
The Way We Were – Harry Stradling Jr.
Best Film Editing:
The Sting – William H. Reynolds (WINNER)
American Graffiti – Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas
The Day of the Jackal – Ralph Kemplen
The Exorcist – Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud S. Smith, Evan Lottman and Norman Gay
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Frank P. Keller and James Galloway
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April 12, 1974
1973 Oscars 45th Academy Awards
1973 Oscars 45th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 3, 1973
Held at: Tennessee Theater, Nashville, Tennessee
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: October 16, 1971 – October 15, 1972
Musical Highlights and Achievements
Sweep by “The Concert for Bangladesh”: The album, organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, won Album of the Year and demonstrated the power of music to enact social change.
Robert Flack’s “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”: This song won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, catapulting Roberta Flack to stardom.
Prestigious Newcomer: America won Best New Artist.
Engaging Trivia
Country Takeover: With the Grammys being held in Nashville for the first time, there was a noticeable focus on country music, including Charley Pride winning Best Country Vocal Performance.
Repeat Host: Andy Williams hosted the Grammys for several years, but the 1973 event was notable for its location change to Nashville, placing Williams in the heart of country music.
Youth Power: Michael Jackson got his first Grammy nomination at the age of 14 for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.
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1973 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Godfather – Albert S. Ruddy, producer
Cabaret – Cy Feuer, producer
Deliverance – John Boorman, producer
The Emigrants – Bengt Forslund, producer
Sounder – Robert B. Radnitz, producer
Best Director:
Bob Fosse – Cabaret
John Boorman – Deliverance
Jan Troell – The Emigrants
Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather
Joseph L. Mankiewicz – Sleuth
Best Actor:
Marlon Brando – The Godfather as Vito Corleone (declined)
Michael Caine – Sleuth as Milo Tindle
Laurence Olivier – Sleuth as Andrew Wyke
Peter O’Toole – The Ruling Class as Jack Gurney
Paul Winfield – Sounder as Nathan Lee Morgan
Best Actress:
Liza Minnelli – Cabaret as Sally Bowles
Diana Ross – Lady Sings the Blues as Billie Holiday
Maggie Smith – Travels with My Aunt as Augusta Bertram
Cicely Tyson – Sounder as Rebecca Morgan
Liv Ullmann – The Emigrants as Kristina Nilsson
Best Supporting Actor:
Joel Grey – Cabaret as the M.C.
Eddie Albert – The Heartbreak Kid as Mr. Corcoran
James Caan – The Godfather as Santino “Sonny” Corleone
Robert Duvall – The Godfather as Tom Hagen
Al Pacino – The Godfather as Michael Corleone
Best Supporting Actress:
Eileen Heckart – Butterflies Are Free as Mrs. Baker
Jeannie Berlin – The Heartbreak Kid as Lila Kolodny
Geraldine Page – Pete ‘n’ Tillie as Gertrude Wilson
Susan Tyrrell – Fat City as Oma
Shelley Winters – The Poseidon Adventure as Belle Rosen
Best Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
The Candidate – Jeremy Larner
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
Lady Sings the Blues – Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe and Terence McCloy
Murmur of the Heart – Louis Malle
Young Winston – Carl Foreman
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The Godfather – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel by Puzo
Cabaret – Jay Presson Allen based on the musical by Fred Ebb and John Kander and the book by Joe Masteroff
The Emigrants – Bengt Forslund and Jan Troell based on the novels The Emigrants and Unto a Good Land by Vilhelm Moberg
Pete ‘n’ Tillie – Julius J. Epstein based on the story Witch’s Milk by Peter De Vries
Sounder – Lonne Elder III based on the novel by William H. Armstrong
Best Documentary Feature:
Marjoe – Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith
Ape and Super-Ape – Bert Haanstra
Malcolm X – Arnold Perl (posthumous nomination) and Marvin Worth
Manson – Robert Hendrickson and Laurence Merrick
The Silent Revolution – Eckehard Munck
Best Documentary Short Subject:
This Tiny World – Charles Huguenot van der Linden and Martina Huguenot van der Linden
Hundertwasser’s Rainy Day – Peter Schamoni
K-Z – Giorgio Treves
Selling Out – Tadeusz Jaworski
The Tide of Traffic – Humphrey Swingler
Best Live Action Short Subject:
Norman Rockwell’s World… An American Dream – Richard Barclay
Frog Story – Ray Gideon and Ron Satlof
Solo – David Adams
Best Animated Short Subject:
A Christmas Carol – Richard Williams
Kama Sutra Rides Again – Bob Godfrey
Tup Tup – Nedeljko Dragic
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (France) in French – Luis Buñuel
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (USSR) in Russian – Stanislav Rostotsky
I Love You Rosa (Israel) in Hebrew – Moshé Mizrahi
My Dearest Senorita (Spain) in Spanish – Jaime de Armiñán
The New Land (Sweden) in Swedish – Jan Troell
Best Song Original for the Picture:
“The Morning After” from The Poseidon Adventure – Music and Lyrics by Joel Hirschhorn and Al Kasha
“Ben” from Ben – Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black
“Come Follow, Follow Me” from The Little Ark – Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Marsha Karlin
“Marmalade, Molasses & Honey” from The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean – Music by Maurice Jarre; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“Strange Are the Ways of Love” from The Stepmother – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Best Original Dramatic Score:
Limelight – Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell (posthumous awards)
Images – John Williams
Napoleon and Samantha – Buddy Baker
The Poseidon Adventure – John Williams
Sleuth – John Addison
Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score:
Cabaret – Adaptated by Ralph Burns
Lady Sings the Blues – Adapted by Gil Askey
Man of La Mancha – Adapted by Laurence Rosenthal
Best Costume Design:
Travels with My Aunt – Anthony Powell
The Godfather – Anna Hill Johnstone
Lady Sings the Blues – Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch and Bob Mackie
The Poseidon Adventure – Paul Zastupnevich
Young Winston – Anthony Mendleson
Best Sound:
Cabaret – David Hildyard and Robert Knudson
Butterflies Are Free – Charles T. Knight and Arthur Piantadosi
The Candidate – Gene Cantamessa and Richard Portman
The Godfather – Bud Grenzbach, Christopher Newman and Richard Portman
The Poseidon Adventure – Herman Lewis and Theodore Soderberg
Best Art Direction:
Cabaret – Art Direction: Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer; Set Decoration: Herbert Strabel
Lady Sings the Blues – Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: Reg Allen
The Poseidon Adventure – Art Direction: William Creber; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
Travels with My Aunt – Art Direction and Set Decoration: John Box, Robert W. Laing and Gil Parrondo
Young Winston – Art Direction: Donald M. Ashton, Geoffrey Drake, John Graysmark and William Hutchinson; Set Decoration: Peter James
Best Cinematography:
Cabaret – Geoffrey Unsworth
1776 – Harry Stradling Jr.
Butterflies Are Free – Charles Lang
The Poseidon Adventure – Harold E. Stine
Travels with My Aunt – Douglas Slocombe
Best Film Editing:
Cabaret – David Bretherton
Deliverance – Tom Priestley
The Godfather – William H. Reynolds and Peter Zinner
The Hot Rock – Fred W. Berger and Frank P. Keller
The Poseidon Adventure – Harold F. Kress
Special Achievement Award:
L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers for the visual effects of The Poseidon Adventure
Academy Honorary Award:
Charles S. Boren
Edward G. Robinson
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March 27, 1973
1973 Grammy Award Winners
1973 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 3, 1973
Held at: Tennessee Theater, Nashville, Tennessee
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: October 16, 1971 – October 15, 1972
Musical Highlights and Achievements
Sweep by “The Concert for Bangladesh”: The album, organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, won Album of the Year and demonstrated the power of music to enact social change.
Robert Flack’s “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”: This song won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, catapulting Roberta Flack to stardom.
Prestigious Newcomer: America won Best New Artist
Engaging Trivia
Country Takeover: With the Grammys being held in Nashville for the first time, there was a noticeable focus on country music, including Charley Pride winning Best Country Vocal Performance.
Repeat Host: Andy Williams hosted the Grammys for several years, but the 1973 event was notable for its location change to Nashville, placing Williams in the heart of country music.
Youth Power: Michael Jackson got his first Grammy nomination at 14 for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.
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1973 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
Album of the Year:
The Concert for Bangla Desh, George Harrison, Ravi Shanker, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton and Klaus Voormann (Apple)
Song of the Year:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year:
America
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Without You – Nilsson
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Where Is the Love – Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
Best Pop Instrumental Performance By an Instrumental Performer:
Outa-Space – Billy Preston
Best Pop Instrumental Performance With Vocal:
Coloring Black Moses, Isaac Hayes
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Papa Was a Rolling Stone – Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Young, Gifted and Black, Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group, or Chorus:
Papa Was a Rolling Stone – Temptations
Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist:
Alone at Last – Gary Burton
Best Jazz Performance By a Group:
First Light – Freddie Hubbard
Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band:
Toga Brava Suite – Duke Ellington
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Happiest Girl in the Whole USA – Donna Fargo
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs, Charley Pride
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
Class of ’57 – Statler Brothers
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Charlie McCoy/The Real McCoy, Charlie McCoy
Best Country Song:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ – Ben Peters, songwriter
Best Gospel Performance:
L-O-V-E, Blackwood Brothers
Best Soul Gospel Performance:
Amazing Grace – Aretha Franklin
Best Inspirational Performance:
He Touched Me, Elvis Presley
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
The London Muddy Waters Session, Muddy Waters (Chess)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Theme From The French Connection – Don Ellis, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist:
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life – Michel Legrand, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
Brian’s Song – Michel Legrand, composer
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, Micki Grant, composer (Polydor)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
The Godfather, Nino Rota, composer
Album of the Year, Classical:
Mahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand), Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Singverein Chorus and Soloists (London)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Mahler, Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Julian and John, Julian Bream and John Williams
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance, Classical:
(With Orchestra) Brahms, Concerto No. 2, Artur Rubinstein
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance, Classical (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz Plays Chopin, Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Berlioz, Benvenuto Cellini, Colin Davis conducting BBC Symphony and Chorus of Covent Garden (Philips)
Best Choral Performance, Classical:
Mahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand), Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Singverein Chorus and Soloists
Best Vocal Soloist Performance, Classical:
Brahms, Die Schöne Magelone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Best Comedy Recording:
FM and AM, George Carlin (Little David)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Lenny, Original Cast (Blue Thumb)
Best Recording for Children:
The Electric Company, Lee Chamberlin, Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno (Warner Bros.)
Best Album Cover:
The Siegel Schwall Band, Acy Lehman, art director; Harvey Dinnerstein, artist (Wooden Nickel)
Best Album Notes:
Tom T. Hall’s Greatest Hits, Tom T. Hall, annotator (Mercury)
Best Album Notes, Classical:
Williams, Symphony No. 2, James Lyons, annotator (RCA)
March 3, 1973
Racial Pandering in the 1970s

Racial Pandering in the 1970s

Any Black person who grew up in the 1970s probably remember it as the era of racial pandering. It was common to be invited to a White friend’s party or social gathering just so they could show off their Black friend. I was often invited to parties by people who loved the way Black people danced. I was not a good dancer. Likewise, I seemed to get picked for all the ship’s basketball games because everyone knew that Blacks were good at basketball. I was lousy at basketball.

But this was also the era of tokenism. Every television show had to have at least one Black person in the cast. Sadly, that one Black was usually cast as a drug dealer or pimp. I hope we’re not going to see a repeat of these same misguided human reactions again. I still can’t dance and I’m still lousy at basketball, just a few years older.

My younger foster brother, Van, embarrassed my older foster brother and me at school when the school counselor asked him what he wanted to be after he graduated. “A pimp”, he said. The counselor got a strange look on his face and asked, “what?”. “A pimp”, Van replied. The counselor closed his notebook, stood up and walked out of the room.

June 9, 1972
1972 Oscar Nominees and Winners
1972 Oscars 44th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 10, 1972
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Lemmon
Eligibility Year: 1971
Cinematic Highlights and Achievements
The French Connection Cleans Up: This crime thriller won, snagging five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Gene Hackman.
Jane Fonda’s Breakthrough: Fonda won Best Actress for her role in “Klute,” which also secured an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Donald Sutherland.
Disney’s Resurgence: “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” took home the award for Best Visual Effects, showcasing Disney’s persistent prowess in the category.
Noteworthy Trivia
Unusual Host Quartet: This year saw a unique hosting scenario with four hosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Jack Lemmon, who kept the audience engaged throughout the ceremony.
Film Editing Triumph: “The French Connection” nabbed the Best Picture and took home the trophy for Best Film Editing, cementing its place as a technical masterpiece.
Costume Drama: A British period drama, “Nicholas and Alexandra,” won for Best Costume Design, emphasizing the genre’s significance in this particular category.
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1972 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The French Connection – Philip D’Antoni, producer (WINNER)
A Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick, producer
Fiddler on the Roof – Norman Jewison, producer
The Last Picture Show – Stephen J. Friedman, producer
Nicholas and Alexandra – Sam Spiegel, producer
Best Director:
William Friedkin – The French Connection (WINNER)
Stanley Kubrick – A Clockwork Orange
Norman Jewison – Fiddler on the Roof
Peter Bogdanovich – The Last Picture Show
John Schlesinger – Sunday Bloody Sunday
Best Actor:
Gene Hackman – The French Connection as Det. Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (WINNER)
Peter Finch – Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsch
Walter Matthau – Kotch as Joseph P. Kotcher
George C. Scott – The Hospital as Dr. Herbert “Herb” Bock
Chaim Topol – Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye
Best Actress:
Jane Fonda – Klute as Bree Daniels (WINNER)
Julie Christie – McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Constance Miller
Glenda Jackson – Sunday Bloody Sunday as Alex Greville
Vanessa Redgrave – Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary, Queen of Scots
Janet Suzman – Nicholas and Alexandra as Empress Alexandra
Best Supporting Actor:
Ben Johnson – The Last Picture Show as Sam the Lion (WINNER)
Jeff Bridges – The Last Picture Show as Duane Jackson
Leonard Frey – Fiddler on the Roof as Motel Kamzoil
Richard Jaeckel – Sometimes a Great Notion as Joe Ben Stamper
Roy Scheider – The French Connection as Det. Buddy ‘Cloudy’ Russo
Best Supporting Actress:
Cloris Leachman – The Last Picture Show as Ruth Popper (WINNER)
Ann-Margret – Carnal Knowledge as Bobbie
Ellen Burstyn – The Last Picture Show as Lois Farrow
Barbara Harris – Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? as Allison Densmore
Margaret Leighton – The Go-Between as Mrs. Maudsley
Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
The Hospital – Paddy Chayefsky (WINNER)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro
Klute – Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis
Summer of ’42 – Herman Raucher
Sunday Bloody Sunday – Penelope Gilliatt
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The French Connection – Ernest Tidyman based on the book by Robin Moore (WINNER)
A Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick based on the novel by Anthony Burgess
The Conformist – Bernardo Bertolucci based on the novel Il Conformista by Alberto Moravia
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Vittorio Bonicelli and Ugo Pirro based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani
The Last Picture Show – Peter Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry based on the novel by Larry McMurtry
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italy) in Italian – Vittorio De Sica (WINNER)
Dodes’ka-den (Japan) in Japanese – Akira Kurosawa
The Emigrants (Sweden) in Swedish – Jan Troell
The Policeman (Israel) in Hebrew – Ephraim Kishon
Tchaikovsky (USSR) in Russian – Igor Talankin
Best Costume Design:
Nicholas and Alexandra – Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo (WINNER)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Bill Thomas
Death in Venice – Piero Tosi
Mary, Queen of Scots – Margaret Furse
What’s the Matter with Helen? – Morton Haack
Best Documentary Feature:
The Hellstrom Chronicle – Walon Green (WINNER)
Alaska Wilderness Lake – Alan Landsburg
On Any Sunday – Bruce Brown
Ra – Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl
The Sorrow and the Pity – Marcel Ophüls
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Sentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango (WINNER)
Adventures in Perception – Han van Gelder
Art Is… – Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr.
The Numbers Start with the River – Donald Wrye
Somebody Waiting – Sherwood Omens, Hal Riney and Dick Snider
Best Live Action Short Subject:
Sentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango (WINNER)
Good Morning – Denny Evans and Ken Greenwald
The Rehearsal – Stephen F. Verona
Best Animated Short Subject:
The Crunch Bird – Ted Petok (WINNER)
Evolution – Michael Mills
The Selfish Giant – Peter Sander and Murray Shostak
Best Original Dramatic Score:
Summer of ’42 – Michel Legrand (WINNER)
Mary, Queen of Scots – John Barry
Nicholas and Alexandra – Richard Rodney Bennett
Shaft – Isaac Hayes
Straw Dogs – Jerry Fielding
Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score:
Fiddler on the Roof – Adapted by John Williams (WINNER)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Adapted by Irwin Kostal; Song Score by The Sherman Brothers: Robert B. and Richard M.
The Boy Friend – Adapted by Peter Maxwell Davies and Peter Greenwell
Tchaikovsky – Adapted by Dimitri Tiomkin
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – Adapted by Walter Scharf; Song Score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Best Song Original for the Picture:
“Theme from Shaft” from Shaft – Music and Lyrics by Isaac Hayes (WINNER)
“The Age of Not Believing” from Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Music and Lyrics by Robert Sherman and Richard Sherman
“All His Children” from Sometimes a Great Notion – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“Bless the Beasts and Children” from Bless the Beasts and Children – Music and Lyrics by Perry Botkin Jr. and Barry De Vorzon
“Life Is What You Make It” from Kotch – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Best Sound:
Fiddler on the Roof – David Hildyard and Gordon K. McCallum (WINNER)
Diamonds Are Forever – Gordon K. McCallum, John W. Mitchell and Alfred J. Overton
The French Connection – Christopher Newman and Theodore Soderberg
Kotch – Richard Portman and Jack Solomon
Mary, Queen of Scots – John Aldred and Bob Jones
Best Art Direction:
Nicholas and Alexandra – Art Direction: Ernest Archer, John Box, Jack Maxsted and Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon (WINNER)
The Andromeda Strain – Art Direction: Boris Leven and William H. Tuntke; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw and John B. Mansbridge; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman and Emile Kuri
Fiddler on the Roof – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle and Michael Stringer; Set Decoration: Peter Lamont
Mary, Queen of Scots – Art Direction: Terence Marsh and Robert Cartwright; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
Best Cinematography:
Fiddler on the Roof – Oswald Morris (WINNER)
The French Connection – Owen Roizman
The Last Picture Show – Robert Surtees
Nicholas and Alexandra – Freddie Young
Summer of ’42 – Robert Surtees
Best Film Editing:
The French Connection – Gerald B. Greenberg (WINNER)
The Andromeda Strain – Stuart Gilmore (posthumous nomination) and John W. Holmes
A Clockwork Orange – Bill Butler
Kotch – Ralph E. Winters
Summer of ’42 – Folmar Blangsted
Best Special Visual Effects:
Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Danny Lee, Eustace Lycett and Alan Maley (WINNER)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth – Jim Danforth and Roger Dicken
Honorary Academy Award:
Charlie Chaplin received an honorary award at this ceremony, for “the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century”.
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April 10, 1972