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Academy Awards, USA: 1994

Oscar

Date:	21 March
Host:	Whoopi Goldberg
Location:	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture


Winner:
	Schindler's List (1993) - Steven Spielberg; Gerald R. Molen; Branko Lustig
Other Nominees:
	Fugitive, The (1993) - Arnold Kopelson In the Name of the Father (1993) - Jim Sheridan (I) Piano, The (1993) - Jan Chapman (I) Remains of the Day, The (1993) - Mike Nichols (I); John Calley; Ismail Merchant

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Philadelphia (1993) - Tom Hanks
Other Nominees:
	In the Name of the Father (1993) - Daniel Day-Lewis Remains of the Day, The (1993) - Anthony Hopkins Schindler's List (1993) - Liam Neeson What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) - Laurence Fishburne

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Piano, The (1993) - Holly Hunter
Other Nominees:
	Remains of the Day, The (1993) - Emma Thompson (I) Shadowlands (1993) - Debra Winger Six Degrees of Separation (1993) - Stockard Channing What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) - Angela Bassett

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Fugitive, The (1993) - Tommy Lee Jones
Other Nominees:
	In the Line of Fire (1993) - John Malkovich In the Name of the Father (1993) - Pete Postlethwaite Schindler's List (1993) - Ralph Fiennes What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - Leonardo DiCaprio

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Piano, The (1993) - Anna Paquin
Other Nominees:
	Age of Innocence, The (1993) - Winona Ryder Fearless (1993) - Rosie Perez Firm, The (1993) - Holly Hunter In the Name of the Father (1993) - Emma Thompson (I)

Best Director


Winner:
	Schindler's List (1993) - Steven Spielberg
Other Nominees:
	In the Name of the Father (1993) - Jim Sheridan (I) Piano, The (1993) - Jane Campion Remains of the Day, The (1993) - James Ivory Short Cuts (1993) - Robert Altman (I)

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen


Winner:
	Piano, The (1993) - Jane Campion
Other Nominees:
	Dave (1993) - Gary Ross (I) In the Line of Fire (1993) - Jeff Maguire Philadelphia (1993) - Ron Nyswaner Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - Nora Ephron (screenplay); David S. Ward (screenplay); Jeff Arch (screenplay/story)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium


Winner:
	Schindler's List (1993) - Steven Zaillian
Other Nominees:
	Age of Innocence, The (1993) - Jay Cocks; Martin Scorsese In the Name of the Father (1993) - Terry George (I); Jim Sheridan (I) Remains of the Day, The (1993) - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Shadowlands (1993) - William Nicholson

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Schindler's List (1993) - Janusz Kaminski (I)
Other Nominees:
	Ba wang bie ji (1993) - Changwei Gu Fugitive, The (1993) - Michael Chapman (I) Piano, The (1993) - Stuart Dryburgh Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) - Conrad L. Hall

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration


Winner:
	Schindler's List (1993) - Allan Starski; Ewa Braun
Other Nominees:
	Addams Family Values (1993) - Ken Adam; Marvin March Age of Innocence, The (1993) - Dante Ferretti; Robert J. Franco Orlando (1992) - Ben van Os; Jan Roelfs Remains of the Day, The (1993) - Luciana Arrighi; Ian Whittaker (I)

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Age of Innocence, The (1993) - Gabriella Pescucci
Other Nominees:
	Orlando (1992) - Sandy Powell (II) Piano, The (1993) - Janet Patterson (I) Remains of the Day, The (1993) - Jenny Beavan; John Bright (II) Schindler's List (1993) - Anna B. Sheppard

Best Sound


Winner:
	Jurassic Park (1993) - Gary Summers; Gary Rydstrom; Shawn Murphy (I); Ron Judkins
Other Nominees:
	Cliffhanger (1993) - Michael Minkler; Bob Beemer; Tim Cooney Fugitive, The (1993) - Donald O. Mitchell; Michael Herbick; Frank A. Monta�o; Scott D. Smith Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) - Chris Carpenter (I); Doug Hemphill; Bill W. Benton; Lee Orloff Schindler's List (1993) - Andy Nelson (I); Steve Pederson (I); Scott Millan; Ron Judkins

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	Schindler's List (1993) - Michael Kahn (I)
Other Nominees:
	Fugitive, The (1993) - Dennis Virkler; David Finfer; Dean Goodhill (II); Don Brochu; Richard Nord; Dov Hoenig In the Line of Fire (1993) - Anne V. Coates In the Name of the Father (1993) - Gerry Hambling Piano, The (1993) - Veronika Jenet

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing


Winner:
	Jurassic Park (1993) - Gary Rydstrom; Richard Hymns
Other Nominees:
	Cliffhanger (1993) - Wylie Stateman; Gregg Baxter Fugitive, The (1993) - John Leveque; Bruce Stambler

Best Effects, Visual Effects


Winner:
	Jurassic Park (1993) - Dennis Muren; Stan Winston; Phil Tippett; Michael Lantieri
Other Nominees:
	Cliffhanger (1993) - Neil Krepela; John Richardson (II); John Bruno (I); Pamela Easley Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) - Pete Kozachik; Eric Leighton (I); Ariel Velasco-Shaw; Gordon Baker (I)

Best Makeup


Winner:
	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) - Greg Cannom; Ve Neill; Yolanda Toussieng
Other Nominees:
	Philadelphia (1993) - Carl Fullerton; Alan D'Angerio Schindler's List (1993) - Christina Smith (I); Matthew W. Mungle; Judith A. Cory

Best Music, Original Song


Winner:
	Philadelphia (1993) - Bruce Springsteen - For the song "Streets of Philadelphia".
Other Nominees:
	Beethoven's 2nd (1993) - Carole Bayer Sager; James Ingram (I); Clif Magness - For the song "The Day I Fall in Love". Philadelphia (1993) - Neil Young (I) - For the song "Philadelphia". Poetic Justice (1993) - Janet Jackson (I); James Harris III; Terry Lewis (III) - For the song "Again". Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - Marc Shaiman (music); Ramsey McLean (lyrics) - For the song "A Wink and a Smile".

Best Music, Original Score


Winner:
	Schindler's List (1993) - John Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	Age of Innocence, The (1993) - Elmer Bernstein Firm, The (1993) - Dave Grusin Fugitive, The (1993) - James Newton Howard Remains of the Day, The (1993) - Richard Robbins (I)

Best Short Film, Animated


Winner:
	Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993) - Nick Park
Other Nominees:
	Blindscape (1993) - Stephen Palmer Fleuve aux grandes eaux, Le (1993) - Fr�d�ric Back; Hubert Tison Small Talk (1993) - Bob Godfrey; Kevin Baldwin (I) Village, The (1993) - Mark Baker (III)

Best Short Film, Live Action


Winner:
	Schwarzfahrer (1993) - Pepe Danquart
Other Nominees:
	Down on the Waterfront (1993) - Stacy Title; Jonathan Penner Dutch Master, The (1994) - Susan Seidelman; Jonathan Brett (I) Partners (1993) (TV) - Peter Weller (I); Jana Sue Memel Vis, La (1993) - Didier Flamand

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Defending Our Lives (1994) - Margaret Lazarus; Renner Wunderlich
Other Nominees:
	Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (1994) - Steven Cantor (I); Peter Spirer Chicks in White Satin (1994) - Elaine Holliman; Jason Schneider (I)

Best Documentary, Features


Winner:
	I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School (1993) - Susan Raymond (I); Alan Raymond (II)
Other Nominees:
	Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter, The (1993) - David Paperny; Arthur Ginsberg Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family (1993) - Susan Todd (I); Andrew Young (I) For Better or for Worse (1993) - David Collier (I); Betsy Thompson (I) War Room, The (1993) - D.A. Pennebaker; Chris Hegedus

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Belle epoque (1992) - Spain
Other Nominees:
	Ba wang bie ji (1993) - Hong Kong Hedd Wyn (1992) - UK Mùi du du xanh - L'odeur de la papaye verte (1993) - Vietnam Xi yan (1993) - Taiwan

Honorary Award


Awarded to:
	Deborah Kerr - An artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance.

Medal of Commendation


Awarded to:
	John A. Bonner - In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


Awarded to:
	Paul Newman (I)

Academy Award of Merit

Date:	26 February
Location:	Grand Ball Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA


Winners:
	Panavision, Inc. - For the Auto Panatar anamorphic photographic lens that substantially reduces photographic lateral distortion and improves close-up quality. Manfred G. Michelson (Technical Film Systems Inc.) - For the design and development of the first sprocket-driven film transport system for color print processors which permits transport speed in excess of 600 feet per minute.

Scientific and Engineering Award


Winners:
	Fritz Gabriel Bauer - For the design, development and manufacture of the Moviecam Compact Modular 35mm motion picture camera system, which features quiet operation, light weight and versatility. Mark Leather; Les Dittert; Douglas Smythe; George H. Joblove - For the concept and development of the Digital Motion Picture Retouching System for removing visible rigging and dirt from original motion picture imagery.

Technical Achievement Award


Winners:
	David Degenkolb - For the development of a Silver Recovery Ion Exchange System to eliminate hazardous silver ion waste in development wash water and allow recycling of the water. Wally Mills (II); Gary Stadler; Gustave Parada - For the concept (Mills) and the design (Stadler/Parada) of the Cinemills Lamp Protection System, which provides a process that prevents the early failure of 20-kilowatt lamps by maintaining essentially uniform current flow to the lamp filament as it heats and changes resistance. Gary Nuzzi; David Johnsrud; William Blethen - For the design and development of the Unilux H3000 Strobe Lighting System, a high-speed system that generates a high-intensity light pulse with a duration of only one-100,000th of a second, the effect of which is to freeze an object moving at a high rate of speed so it can be photographed with extraordinary sharpness.
Other Nominees:
	Harry J. Baker - For the design and development of Ronford-Baker Metal Tripods for motion picture photography, which have proven to be more rigid, durable and trouble-free than the wooden tripods previously used. Michael Dorrough - For the design and development of the compound meter known as the Dorrough Audio Level Meter, which provides a single scale presentation of peak levels and energy content with a high correlation between the complex signals present and the acoustic output.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award


Awarded to:
	Petro Vlahos