Best Picture

WINNER

Schindler's List: Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig

NOMINEES

The Fugitive: Arnold Kopelson

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In the Name of the Father: Jim Sheridan

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The Piano: Jan Chapman

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The Remains of the Day: Mike Nichols, John Calley, Ismail Merchant

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Philadelphia: Tom Hanks

NOMINEES

In the Name of the Father: Daniel Day-Lewis

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What's Love Got to Do with It: Laurence Fishburne

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The Remains of the Day: Anthony Hopkins

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Schindler's List: Liam Neeson

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

The Piano: Holly Hunter

NOMINEES

What's Love Got to Do with It: Angela Bassett

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Six Degrees of Separation: Stockard Channing

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The Remains of the Day: Emma Thompson

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Shadowlands: Debra Winger

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

The Fugitive: Tommy Lee Jones

NOMINEES

What's Eating Gilbert Grape: Leonardo DiCaprio

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Schindler's List: Ralph Fiennes

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In the Line of Fire: John Malkovich

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In the Name of the Father: Pete Postlethwaite

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

The Piano: Anna Paquin

NOMINEES

The Firm: Holly Hunter

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Fearless: Rosie Perez

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The Age of Innocence: Winona Ryder

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In the Name of the Father: Emma Thompson

Best Director

WINNER

Schindler's List: Steven Spielberg

NOMINEES

Short Cuts: Robert Altman

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The Piano: Jane Campion

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The Remains of the Day: James Ivory

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In the Name of the Father: Jim Sheridan

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

The Piano: Jane Campion

NOMINEES

Dave: Gary Ross

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In the Line of Fire: Jeff Maguire

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Philadelphia: Ron Nyswaner

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Sleepless in Seattle: Nora Ephron (screenplay), David S. Ward (screenplay), Jeff Arch (screenplay/story)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

WINNER

Schindler's List: Steven Zaillian

NOMINEES

In the Name of the Father: Terry George, Jim Sheridan

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Shadowlands: William Nicholson

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The Age of Innocence: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese

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The Remains of the Day: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Schindler's List: Janusz Kaminski

NOMINEES

Farewell My Concubine: Changwei Gu

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The Fugitive: Michael Chapman

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The Piano: Stuart Dryburgh

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Searching for Bobby Fischer: Conrad L. Hall

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

WINNER

Schindler's List: Allan Starski, Ewa Braun

NOMINEES

Addams Family Values: Ken Adam, Marvin March

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The Age of Innocence: Dante Ferretti, Robert J. Franco

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Orlando: Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs

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The Remains of the Day: Luciana Arrighi, Ian Whittaker

Best Costume Design

WINNER

The Age of Innocence: Gabriella Pescucci

NOMINEES

Orlando: Sandy Powell

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The Piano: Janet Patterson

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The Remains of the Day: Jenny Beavan, John Bright

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Schindler's List: Anna B. Sheppard

Best Sound

WINNER

Jurassic Park: Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins

NOMINEES

Cliffhanger: Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Tim Cooney

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The Fugitive: Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, Scott D. Smith

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Geronimo: An American Legend: Chris Carpenter, Doug Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, Lee Orloff

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Schindler's List: Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, Ron Judkins

Best Film Editing

WINNER

Schindler's List: Michael Kahn

NOMINEES

The Fugitive: Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig

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In the Line of Fire: Anne V. Coates

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In the Name of the Father: Gerry Hambling

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The Piano: Veronika Jenet

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

WINNER

Jurassic Park: Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns

NOMINEES

Cliffhanger: Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter

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The Fugitive: John Leveque, Bruce Stambler

Best Effects, Visual Effects

WINNER

Jurassic Park: Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri

NOMINEES

Cliffhanger: Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley

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The Nightmare Before Christmas: Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Gordon Baker

Best Makeup

WINNER

Mrs. Doubtfire: Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng

NOMINEES

Philadelphia: Carl Fullerton, Alan D'Angerio

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Schindler's List: Christina Smith, Matthew W. Mungle, Judith A. Cory

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER

Philadelphia: Bruce Springsteen
For the song "Streets of Philadelphia".

NOMINEES

Poetic Justice: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
For the song "Again".

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Beethoven's 2nd: Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram, Clif Magness
For the song "The Day I Fall in Love".

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Philadelphia: Neil Young
For the song "Philadelphia".

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Sleepless in Seattle: Marc Shaiman (music), Ramsey McLean (lyrics)
For the song "A Wink and a Smile".

Best Music, Original Score

WINNER

Schindler's List: John Williams

NOMINEES

The Age of Innocence: Elmer Bernstein

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The Firm: Dave Grusin

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The Fugitive: James Newton Howard

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The Remains of the Day: Richard Robbins

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers: Nick Park

NOMINEES

Blindscape: Stephen Palmer

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Le fleuve aux grandes eaux: Frédéric Back, Hubert Tison

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Small Talk: Bob Godfrey, Kevin Baldwin

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The Village: Mark Baker

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

Black Rider: Pepe Danquart

NOMINEES

Down on the Waterfront: Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner

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The Dutch Master: Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett

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Partners: Peter Weller, Jana Sue Memel

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La vis: Didier Flamand

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

Defending Our Lives: Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich

NOMINEES

Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann: Steven Cantor, Peter Spirer

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Chicks in White Satin: Elaine Holliman, Jason Schneider

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School: Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond

NOMINEES

The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter: David Paperny, Arthur Ginsberg

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Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family: Susan Todd, Andrew Young

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For Better or for Worse: David Collier, Betsy Thompson

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The War Room: D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

Belle epoque
Spain.

NOMINEES

Farewell My Concubine
Hong Kong.

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The Scent of Green Papaya
Vietnam.

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Hedd Wyn
United Kingdom.

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The Wedding Banquet
Taiwan.

WINNER

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

WINNER

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

WINNER

Paul Newman

WINNERS

(Panavision, Inc.)
For the Auto Panatar anamorphic photographic lens that substantially reduces photographic lateral distortion and improves close-up quality.

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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.

WINNERS

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.

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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.

WINNERS

Wally Mills, 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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

WINNER

Petro Vlahos