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Academy Awards

66th edition

  • March 21, 1994
  • United States

The 66th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1993 and took place on March 21, 1994, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actress Whoopi Goldberg hosted the show for the first time. This ceremony was the first to present the annual In Memoriam tribute. Nearly a month earlier in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on February 26, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Laura Dern.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Schindler's List Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig - as producer(s) Winner
The Fugitive Arnold Kopelson - as producer(s) —
In the Name of the Father Jim Sheridan - as producer(s) —
The Piano Jan Chapman - as producer(s) —
The Remains of the Day John Calley, Mike Nichols, Ismail Merchant - as producer(s) —
Best Directing
Schindler's List Steven Spielberg Winner
In the Name of the Father Jim Sheridan —
The Piano Jane Campion —
The Remains of the Day James Ivory —
Short Cuts Robert Altman —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Philadelphia Tom Hanks Winner
In the Name of the Father Daniel Day-Lewis —
What's Love Got to Do with It Laurence Fishburne —
The Remains of the Day Anthony Hopkins —
Schindler's List Liam Neeson —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Piano Holly Hunter Winner
What's Love Got to Do with It Angela Bassett —
Six Degrees of Separation Stockard Channing —
The Remains of the Day Emma Thompson —
Shadowlands Debra Winger —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Fugitive Tommy Lee Jones Winner
What's Eating Gilbert Grape Leonardo DiCaprio —
Schindler's List Ralph Fiennes —
In the Line of Fire John Malkovich —
In the Name of the Father Pete Postlethwaite —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The Piano Anna Paquin Winner
The Firm Holly Hunter —
Fearless Rosie Perez —
The Age of Innocence Winona Ryder —
In the Name of the Father Emma Thompson —
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, Jeff Arch —
Best Adapted Screenplay
Schindler's List Steven Zaillian Winner
The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese, Jay Cocks —
In the Name of the Father Jim Sheridan, Terry George —
The Remains of the Day Ruth Prawer Jhabvala —
Shadowlands William Nicholson —
Best International Feature Film
Belle Époque Fernando Trueba Winner
Farewell My Concubine Chen Kaige —
Hedd Wyn Paul Turner —
The Scent of Green Papaya Anh Hung Tran —
The Wedding Banquet Ang Lee —
Best Documentary Feature Film
I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond Winner
The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter David Paperny, Arthur Ginsberg —
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family Susan Todd, Andrew Young —
For Better or for Worse David Collier, Betsy Thompson —
The War Room D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus —
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 Cinematography
Schindler's List Janusz Kamiński Winner
Farewell My Concubine Gu Changwei —
The Fugitive Michael Chapman —
The Piano Stuart Dryburgh —
Searching for Bobby Fischer Conrad Hall —
Best Original Song
Philadelphia Bruce Springsteen - "Streets of Philadelphia" Winner
Philadelphia Neil Young - "Philadelphia" —
Poetic Justice Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis - "Again" —
Beethoven's 2nd Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram, Clif Magness - "The Day I Fall in Love" —
Sleepless in Seattle Marc Shaiman, Ramsey McLean - "A Wink and a Smile" —
Best Sound Editing
Jurassic Park Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns Winner
Cliffhanger Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter —
The Fugitive John Leveque, Bruce Stambler —
Best Sound Mixing
Jurassic Park Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins Winner
Cliffhanger Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Tim Cooney —
The Fugitive Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, Scott D. Smith —
Geronimo: An American Legend Chris Carpenter, Doug Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, Lee Orloff —
Schindler's List Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, Ron Judkins —
Best Production Design
Schindler's List Allan Starski, Ewa Braun Winner
Addams Family Values Ken Adam, Marvin March —
The Age of Innocence Dante Ferretti, Robert J. Franco —
Orlando Ben Van Os, Jan Roelfs —
The Remains of the Day Luciana Arrighi, Ian Whittaker —
Best Film Editing
Schindler's List Michael Kahn Winner
The Fugitive Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig —
In the Name of the Father Gerry Hambling —
In the Line of Fire Anne V. Coates —
The Piano Veronika Jenet —
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mrs. Doubtfire Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng Winner
Philadelphia Carl Fullerton, Alan D'Angerio —
Schindler's List Christina Smith, Matthew W. Mungle, 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, John Bright —
Schindler's List Anna B. Sheppard —
Best Special Effects
Jurassic Park Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri Winner
Cliffhanger Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley —
The Nightmare Before Christmas Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, Gordon Baker —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Black Rider Pepe Danquart Winner
Down on the Waterfront Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner —
The Dutch Master Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett —
Partners Peter Weller, Jana Sue Memel —
The Screw Didier Flamand —
Best Documentary Short Film
Defending Our Lives Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich Winner
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann Steven Cantor, Peter Spirer —
Chicks in White Satin Elaine Holliman, Jason Schneider —
Best Animated Short Film
The Wrong Trousers Nick Park Winner
Blindscape Stephen Palmer —
The Mighty River Frédéric Back, Hubert Tison —
Small Talk Bob Godfrey, Kevin Baldwin —
The Village Mark Baker —
Honorary Award
— Deborah Kerr - in appreciation for a full career's worth of elegant and beautifully crafted performances. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
— Paul Newman Winner

Schindler's List
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Schindler's List 7
  • Jurassic Park 3
  • The Piano 3
  • Philadelphia 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Schindler's List 12
  • The Piano 8
  • The Remains of the Day 8
  • The Fugitive 7
  • In the Name of the Father 7
  • The Age of Innocence 5
  • Philadelphia 5
  • Cliffhanger 3
  • In the Line of Fire 3
  • Jurassic Park 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • The Remains of the Day 0 / 8
  • In the Name of the Father 0 / 7
  • The Fugitive 1 / 7
  • Schindler's List 7 / 12
  • The Piano 3 / 8
  • The Age of Innocence 1 / 5
  • Philadelphia 2 / 5
  • Cliffhanger 0 / 3
  • In the Line of Fire 0 / 3

Only one nomination

34 movies:
  • Addams Family Values
  • Beethoven's 2nd
  • Belle Époque
  • Black Rider
  • Blindscape
  • Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann
  • The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter
  • Chicks in White Satin
  • Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
  • Dave
  • Defending Our Lives
  • Down on the Waterfront
  • The Dutch Master
  • Fearless
  • For Better or for Worse
  • Geronimo: An American Legend
  • Hedd Wyn
  • I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
  • The Mighty River
  • Mrs. Doubtfire
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Partners
  • Poetic Justice
  • The Scent of Green Papaya
  • The Screw
  • Searching for Bobby Fischer
  • Short Cuts
  • Six Degrees of Separation
  • Small Talk
  • The Village
  • The War Room
  • The Wedding Banquet
  • What's Eating Gilbert Grape
  • The Wrong Trousers

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