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Academy Awards

63rd edition

  • March 25, 1991
  • United States

The 63rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 25, 1991, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars) were presented in 22 categories. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States on ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Actor Billy Crystal hosted for the second consecutive year. Three weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on March 2, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Geena Davis.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Dances with Wolves Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner - as producer(s) Winner
Awakenings Walter Parkes, Lawrence Lasker - as producer(s) —
Ghost Lisa Weinstein - as producer(s) —
The Godfather Part III Francis Ford Coppola - as producer(s) —
GoodFellas Irwin Winkler - as producer(s) —
Best Directing
Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner Winner
The Godfather Part III Francis Ford Coppola —
GoodFellas Martin Scorsese —
The Grifters Stephen Frears —
Reversal of Fortune Barbet Schroeder —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Reversal of Fortune Jeremy Irons Winner
Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner —
Awakenings Robert De Niro —
Cyrano de Bergerac Gérard Depardieu —
The Field Richard Harris —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Misery Kathy Bates Winner
The Grifters Anjelica Huston —
Pretty Woman Julia Roberts —
Postcards from the Edge Meryl Streep —
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Joanne Woodward —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
GoodFellas Joe Pesci Winner
Longtime Companion Bruce Davison —
The Godfather Part III Andy García —
Dances with Wolves Graham Greene —
Dick Tracy Al Pacino —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ghost Whoopi Goldberg Winner
The Grifters Annette Bening —
GoodFellas Lorraine Bracco —
Wild at Heart Diane Ladd —
Dances with Wolves Mary McDonnell —
Best Original Screenplay
Ghost Bruce Joel Rubin Winner
Alice Woody Allen —
Avalon Barry Levinson —
Green Card Peter Weir —
Metropolitan Whit Stillman —
Best Adapted Screenplay
Dances with Wolves Michael Blake Winner
Awakenings Steven Zaillian —
GoodFellas Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese —
The Grifters Donald E. Westlake —
Reversal of Fortune Nicholas Kazan —
Best International Feature Film
Journey of Hope Xavier Koller Winner
Cyrano de Bergerac Jean-Paul Rappeneau —
Ju Dou Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang —
The Nasty Girl Michael Verhoeven —
Open Doors Gianni Amelio —
Best Documentary Feature Film
American Dream Barbara Kopple, Arthur Cohn Winner
Berkeley in the Sixties Mark Kitchell —
Building Bombs Mark Mori, Susan Robinson —
Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Judith Montell —
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey Robert Hillmann, Eugene Corr —
Best Original Score
Dances with Wolves John Barry Winner
Avalon Randy Newman —
Ghost Maurice Jarre —
Havana Dave Grusin —
Home Alone John Williams —
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 Original Song
Dick Tracy Stephen Sondheim - "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" Winner
Young Guns II Jon Bon Jovi - "Blaze of Glory" —
Postcards from the Edge Shel Silverstein - "I'm Checkin' Out" —
The Godfather Part III Carmine Coppola, John Bettis - "Promise Me You'll Remember" —
Home Alone John Williams, Leslie Bricusse - "Somewhere in My Memory" —
Best Sound Editing
The Hunt for Red October Cecelia Hall, George Watters II Winner
Flatliners Charles L. Campbell, Richard C. Franklin —
Total Recall Stephen Hunter Flick —
Best Sound Mixing
Dances with Wolves Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Gregory H. Watkins, Russell Williams II Winner
Days of Thunder Charles M. Wilborn, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Kevin O'Connell —
Dick Tracy Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, Doug Hemphill —
The Hunt for Red October Richard Bryce Goodman, Richard Overton, Kevin F. Cleary, Don Bassman —
Total Recall Nelson Stoll, Michael J. Kohut, Carlos Delarios, Aaron Rochin —
Best Production Design
Dick Tracy Richard Sylbert, Rick Simpson Winner
Cyrano de Bergerac Ezio Frigerio, Jacques Rouxel —
Dances with Wolves Jeffrey Beecroft, Lisa Dean —
The Godfather Part III Dean Tavoularis, Gary Fettis —
Hamlet Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo —
Best Film Editing
Dances with Wolves Neil Travis Winner
Ghost Walter Murch —
The Godfather Part III Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, Walter Murch —
GoodFellas Thelma Schoonmaker —
The Hunt for Red October Dennis Virkler, John Wright —
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Dick Tracy John Caglione Jr., Doug Drexler Winner
Cyrano de Bergerac Michèle Burke, Jean-Pierre Eychenne —
Edward Scissorhands Ve Neill, 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 Short Film (Live Action)
The Lunch Date Adam Davidson Winner
12:01 PM Hillary Ripps, Jonathan Heap —
Bronx Cheers Raymond De Felitta, Matthew Gross —
Dear Rosie Peter Cattaneo, Barnaby Thompson —
What Have We Done? Bernard Joffa, Anthony E. Nicholas —
Best Documentary Short Film
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo Steven Okazaki Winner
Burning Down Tomorrow Kit Thomas —
Chimps: So Like Us Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon —
Journey Into Life: The World of the Unborn Derek Bromhall —
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders —
Best Animated Short Film
Creature Comforts Nick Park Winner
A Grand Day Out Nick Park —
Grasshoppers Bruno Bozzetto —
Honorary Award
— 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. Winner
— Myrna Loy - in recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances. Winner
Special Achievement Award
Total Recall Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, Alex Funke - for visual effects. Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
— David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck Winner

Dances with Wolves
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Dances with Wolves 7
  • Dick Tracy 3
  • Ghost 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Dances with Wolves 12
  • Dick Tracy 7
  • The Godfather Part III 7
  • GoodFellas 6
  • Cyrano de Bergerac 5
  • Ghost 5
  • Avalon 4
  • The Grifters 4
  • Awakenings 3
  • The Hunt for Red October 3
  • Reversal of Fortune 3
  • Total Recall 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • The Godfather Part III 0 / 7
  • Dances with Wolves 7 / 12
  • GoodFellas 1 / 6
  • Dick Tracy 3 / 7
  • Cyrano de Bergerac 1 / 5
  • Avalon 0 / 4
  • The Grifters 0 / 4
  • Ghost 2 / 5
  • Awakenings 0 / 3
  • The Hunt for Red October 1 / 3
  • Reversal of Fortune 1 / 3
  • Total Recall 1 / 3

Only one nomination

37 movies:
  • 12:01 PM
  • Alice
  • American Dream
  • Berkeley in the Sixties
  • Bronx Cheers
  • Building Bombs
  • Burning Down Tomorrow
  • Chimps: So Like Us
  • Creature Comforts
  • Days of Thunder
  • Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo
  • Dear Rosie
  • Edward Scissorhands
  • The Field
  • Flatliners
  • Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
  • A Grand Day Out
  • Grasshoppers
  • Green Card
  • Havana
  • Henry & June
  • Journey Into Life: The World of the Unborn
  • Journey of Hope
  • Ju Dou
  • Longtime Companion
  • The Lunch Date
  • Metropolitan
  • Misery
  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
  • The Nasty Girl
  • Open Doors
  • Pretty Woman
  • Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember
  • Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
  • What Have We Done?
  • Wild at Heart
  • Young Guns II

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