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The 64th Academy Awards | 1992
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 30, 1992
Honoring movies released in 1991
Highlights
Best Directing
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme
Supporting Actor
City Slickers
Jack Palance
Original Screenplay
Thelma & Louise
Callie Khouri
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Memorable Moments
Billy Crystal
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The Oscar host pays his respects to Hannibal Lecter
George Lucas
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The recipient of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, with presenter Steven Spielberg
Mercedes Ruehl.
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Supporting Actress winner for The Fisher King
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WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Anthony Hopkins
The Silence of the Lambs
Nominees
Warren Beatty
Bugsy
Nominees
Robert De Niro
Cape Fear
Nominees
Nick Nolte
The Prince of Tides
Nominees
Robin Williams
The Fisher King
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jack Palance
City Slickers
Nominees
Tommy Lee Jones
JFK
Nominees
Harvey Keitel
Bugsy
Nominees
Ben Kingsley
Bugsy
Nominees
Michael Lerner
Barton Fink
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Jodie Foster
The Silence of the Lambs
Nominees
Geena Davis
Thelma & Louise
Nominees
Laura Dern
Rambling Rose
Nominees
Bette Midler
For the Boys
Nominees
Susan Sarandon
Thelma & Louise
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Mercedes Ruehl
The Fisher King
Nominees
Diane Ladd
Rambling Rose
Nominees
Juliette Lewis
Cape Fear
Nominees
Kate Nelligan
The Prince of Tides
Nominees
Jessica Tandy
Fried Green Tomatoes
Art Direction
Winner
Bugsy
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Nominees
Barton Fink
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Nominees
The Fisher King
Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr
Nominees
Hook
Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Nominees
The Prince of Tides
Art Direction: Paul Sylbert; Set Decoration: Caryl Heller
Cinematography
Winner
JFK
Robert Richardson
Nominees
Bugsy
Allen Daviau
Nominees
The Prince of Tides
Stephen Goldblatt
Nominees
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Adam Greenberg
Nominees
Thelma & Louise
Adrian Biddle
Costume Design
Winner
Bugsy
Albert Wolsky
Nominees
The Addams Family
Ruth Myers
Nominees
Barton Fink
Richard Hornung
Nominees
Hook
Anthony Powell
Nominees
Madame Bovary
Corinne Jorry
Directing
Winner
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme
Nominees
Boyz N the Hood
John Singleton
Nominees
Bugsy
Barry Levinson
Nominees
JFK
Oliver Stone
Nominees
Thelma & Louise
Ridley Scott
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
In the Shadow of the Stars
Allie Light and Irving Saraf, Producers
Nominees
Death on the Job
Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, Producers
Nominees
Doing Time: Life inside the Big House
Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, Producers
Nominees
The Restless Conscience
Hava Kohav Beller, Producer
Nominees
Wild by Law
Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment
Debra Chasnoff, Producer
Nominees
Birdnesters of Thailand (aka "Shadow Hunters")
Eric Valli and Alain Majani, Producers
Nominees
A Little Vicious
Immy Humes, Producer
Nominees
The Mark of the Maker
David McGowan, Producer
Nominees
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Bill Couturié and Bernard Edelman, Producers
Film Editing
Winner
JFK
Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia
Nominees
The Commitments
Gerry Hambling
Nominees
The Silence of the Lambs
Craig McKay
Nominees
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris
Nominees
Thelma & Louise
Thom Noble
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Mediterraneo
Italy
Nominees
Children of Nature
Iceland
Nominees
The Elementary School
Czechoslovakia
Nominees
The Ox
Sweden
Nominees
Raise the Red Lantern
Hong Kong
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
George Lucas
Makeup
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Stan Winston, Jeff Dawn
Nominees
Hook
Christina Smith, Monty Westmore, Greg Cannom
Nominees
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
Michael Mills, Edward French, Richard Snell
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken
Nominees
Bugsy
Ennio Morricone
Nominees
The Fisher King
George Fenton
Nominees
JFK
John Williams
Nominees
The Prince of Tides
James Newton Howard
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty And The Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Nominees
Beauty and the Beast
Be Our Guest in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Nominees
Beauty and the Beast
Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Nominees
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" Music by Michael Kamen; Lyric by Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
Nominees
Hook
When You're Alone in "Hook" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
Best Picture
Winner
The Silence of the Lambs
Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, Producers
Nominees
Beauty and the Beast
Don Hahn, Producer
Nominees
Bugsy
Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Warren Beatty, Producers
Nominees
JFK
A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, Producers
Nominees
The Prince of Tides
Barbra Streisand and Andrew Karsch, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Manipulation
Daniel Greaves
Nominees
Blackfly
Christopher Hinton
Nominees
Strings
Wendy Tilby
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Session Man
Seth Winston, Rob Fried
Nominees
Birch Street Gym
Stephen Kessler, Thomas R. Conroy
Nominees
Last Breeze of Summer
David M. Massey
Sound
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff
Nominees
Backdraft
Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom, Glenn Williams
Nominees
Beauty and the Beast
Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
Nominees
JFK
Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, Tod A. Maitland
Nominees
The Silence of the Lambs
Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Gary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders
Nominees
Backdraft
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Nominees
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
George Watters II, F. Hudson Miller
Visual Effects
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak
Nominees
Backdraft
Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar
Nominees
Hook
Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, Michael Lantieri
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Winner
The Silence of the Lambs
Ted Tally
Nominees
Europa Europa
Agnieszka Holland
Nominees
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
Nominees
JFK
Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar
Nominees
The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Thelma & Louise
Callie Khouri
Nominees
Boyz N the Hood
John Singleton
Nominees
Bugsy
James Toback
Nominees
The Fisher King
Richard LaGravenese
Nominees
Grand Canyon
Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
A
The Addams Family
1 NOMINATION
- Costume Design - Ruth Myers
B
Backdraft
3 NOMINATIONS
- Sound - Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom, Glenn Williams
- Sound Effects Editing - Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
- Visual Effects - Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar
Barton Fink
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Michael Lerner
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- Costume Design - Richard Hornung
Beauty and the Beast
5 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
- * Music (Original Score) - Alan Menken
- * Music (Original Song) - Beauty And The Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
- Music (Original Song) - Be Our Guest in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman, Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
- Best Picture - Don Hahn, Producer
- Sound - Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
Birch Street Gym
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - Stephen Kessler, Thomas R. Conroy
Birdnesters of Thailand (aka "Shadow Hunters")
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Eric Valli and Alain Majani, Producers
Blackfly
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Christopher Hinton
Boyz N the Hood
2 NOMINATIONS
- Directing - John Singleton
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - John Singleton
Bugsy
9 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
- * Art Direction - Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- * Costume Design - Albert Wolsky
- Actor in a Leading Role - Warren Beatty
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley
- Cinematography - Allen Daviau
- Directing - Barry Levinson
- Music (Original Score) - Ennio Morricone
- Best Picture - Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Warren Beatty, Producers
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - James Toback
C
Cape Fear
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Robert De Niro
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Juliette Lewis
Children of Nature
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Iceland
City Slickers
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
- * Actor in a Supporting Role - Jack Palance
The Commitments
1 NOMINATION
- Film Editing - Gerry Hambling
D
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Short Subject) - Debra Chasnoff, Producer
Death on the Job
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, Producers
Doing Time: Life inside the Big House
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, Producers
E
The Elementary School
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Czechoslovakia
Europa Europa
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Agnieszka Holland
F
The Fisher King
5 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Mercedes Ruehl
- Actor in a Leading Role - Robin Williams
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr
- Music (Original Score) - George Fenton
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Richard LaGravenese
For the Boys
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Leading Role - Bette Midler
Fried Green Tomatoes
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Jessica Tandy
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
G
Grand Canyon
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
H
Hook
5 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
- Costume Design - Anthony Powell
- Makeup - Christina Smith, Monty Westmore, Greg Cannom
- Music (Original Song) - When You're Alone in "Hook" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
- Visual Effects - Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, Michael Lantieri
J
JFK
8 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
- * Cinematography - Robert Richardson
- * Film Editing - Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Tommy Lee Jones
- Directing - Oliver Stone
- Music (Original Score) - John Williams
- Best Picture - A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, Producers
- Sound - Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, Tod A. Maitland
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar
L
Last Breeze of Summer
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Live Action) - David M. Massey
A Little Vicious
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Immy Humes, Producer
M
Madame Bovary
1 NOMINATION
- Costume Design - Corinne Jorry
Manipulation
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Animated) - Daniel Greaves
The Mark of the Maker
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - David McGowan, Producer
Mediterraneo
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
- * Foreign Language Film - Italy
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Bill Couturié and Bernard Edelman, Producers
O
The Ox
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Sweden
P
The Prince of Tides
7 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Leading Role - Nick Nolte
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Kate Nelligan
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Paul Sylbert; Set Decoration: Caryl Heller
- Cinematography - Stephen Goldblatt
- Music (Original Score) - James Newton Howard
- Best Picture - Barbra Streisand and Andrew Karsch, Producers
- Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston
R
Raise the Red Lantern
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Hong Kong
Rambling Rose
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Leading Role - Laura Dern
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Diane Ladd
The Restless Conscience
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Hava Kohav Beller, Producer
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" Music by Michael Kamen; Lyric by Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
S
Session Man
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Live Action) - Seth Winston, Rob Fried
The Silence of the Lambs
7 NOMINATIONS, 5 WINS
- * Actor in a Leading Role - Anthony Hopkins
- * Actress in a Leading Role - Jodie Foster
- * Directing - Jonathan Demme
- * Best Picture - Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, Producers
- * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Ted Tally
- Film Editing - Craig McKay
- Sound - Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
2 NOMINATIONS
- Makeup - Michael Mills, Edward French, Richard Snell
- Sound Effects Editing - George Watters II, F. Hudson Miller
Strings
1 NOMINATION
- Short Film (Animated) - Wendy Tilby
In the Shadow of the Stars
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Feature) - Allie Light and Irving Saraf, Producers
T
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
6 NOMINATIONS, 4 WINS
- * Makeup - Stan Winston, Jeff Dawn
- * Sound - Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff
- * Sound Effects Editing - Gary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders
- * Visual Effects - Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak
- Cinematography - Adam Greenberg
- Film Editing - Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris
Thelma & Louise
5 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
- * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Callie Khouri
- Actress in a Leading Role - Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon
- Cinematography - Adrian Biddle
- Directing - Ridley Scott
- Film Editing - Thom Noble
W
Wild by Law
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, Producers
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