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Academy Awards

64th edition

  • March 30, 1992
  • United States

The 64th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1991 in the United States and took place on March 30, 1992, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 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. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the third consecutive year. Three weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on March 7, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Tom Hanks.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Silence of the Lambs Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ron Bozman - as producer(s) Winner
Beauty and the Beast Don Hahn - as producer(s)
Bugsy Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson, Warren Beatty - as producer(s)
JFK A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone - as producer(s)
The Prince of Tides Barbra Streisand, Andrew S. Karsch - as producer(s)
Best Directing
The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme Winner
Boyz n the Hood John Singleton
Bugsy Barry Levinson
JFK Oliver Stone
Thelma & Louise Ridley Scott
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Silence of the Lambs Anthony Hopkins Winner
Bugsy Warren Beatty
Cape Fear Robert De Niro
The Prince of Tides Nick Nolte
The Fisher King Robin Williams
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Silence of the Lambs Jodie Foster Winner
Thelma & Louise Geena Davis
Rambling Rose Laura Dern
For the Boys Bette Midler
Thelma & Louise Susan Sarandon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
City Slickers Jack Palance Winner
JFK Tommy Lee Jones
Bugsy Harvey Keitel
Bugsy Ben Kingsley
Barton Fink Michael Lerner
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The Fisher King Mercedes Ruehl Winner
Rambling Rose Diane Ladd
Cape Fear Juliette Lewis
The Prince of Tides Kate Nelligan
Fried Green Tomatoes Jessica Tandy
Best Original Screenplay
Thelma & Louise Callie Khouri Winner
Boyz n the Hood John Singleton
Bugsy James Toback
The Fisher King Richard LaGravenese
Grand Canyon Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Silence of the Lambs Ted Tally Winner
Europa Europa Agnieszka Holland
Fried Green Tomatoes Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
JFK Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar
The Prince of Tides Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston
Best International Feature Film
Mediterraneo Gabriele Salvatores Winner
Children of Nature Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
The Elementary School Jan Svěrák
The Ox Sven Nykvist
Raise the Red Lantern Zhang Yimou
Best Documentary Feature Film
In the Shadow of the Stars Allie Light, Irving Saraf Winner
Death on the Job Vince DiPersio, William Guttentag
Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond
The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 Hava Kohav Beller
Wild by Law Lawrence Hott, Diane Garey
Best Original Score
Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken Winner
Bugsy Ennio Morricone
The Fisher King George Fenton
JFK John Williams
The Prince of Tides James Newton Howard
Best Cinematography
JFK Robert Richardson Winner
Bugsy Allen Daviau
The Prince of Tides Stephen Goldblatt
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Adam Greenberg
Thelma & Louise Adrian Biddle
Best Original Song
Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken, Howard Ashman - "Beauty and the Beast" Winner
Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken, Howard Ashman - "Be Our Guest"
Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken, Howard Ashman - "Belle"
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
Hook John Williams, Leslie Bricusse - "When You're Alone"
Best Sound Editing
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Gary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders Winner
Backdraft Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country George Watters II, F. Hudson Miller
Best Sound Mixing
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff Winner
Backdraft Gary Rydstrom, Randy Thom, Gary Summers, Glenn Williams
Beauty and the Beast Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
JFK Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, Tod A. Maitland
The Silence of the Lambs Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman
Best Production Design
Bugsy Dennis Gassner, Nancy Haigh Winner
Barton Fink Dennis Gassner, Nancy Haigh
The Fisher King Mel Bourne, Cindy Carr
Hook Norman Garwood, Garrett Lewis
The Prince of Tides Paul Sylbert, Caryl Heller
Best Film Editing
JFK Pietro Scalia, Joe Hutshing Winner
The Commitments Gerry Hambling
The Silence of the Lambs Craig McKay
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris
Thelma & Louise Thom Noble
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Stan Winston, Jeff Dawn Winner
Hook Christina Smith, Monty Westmore, Greg Cannom
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Michael Mills, Edward French, Richard Snell
Best Costume Design
Bugsy Albert Wolsky Winner
The Addams Family Ruth Myers
Barton Fink Richard Hornung
Hook Anthony Powell
Madame Bovary Corinne Jorry
Best Special Effects
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren Jr., Robert Skotak Winner
Backdraft Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar
Hook Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, Michael Lantieri
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Session Man Seth Winston, Rob Fried Winner
Birch Street Gym Stephen Kessler, Thomas R. Conroy
Last Breeze of Summer David M. Massey
Best Documentary Short Film
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment Debra Chasnoff Winner
Birdnesters of Thailand Éric Valli, Alain Majani
A Little Vicious Immy Humes
The Mark of the Maker David McGowan
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers Bill Couturié, Bernard Edelman
Best Animated Short Film
Manipulation Daniel Greaves Winner
Blackfly Christopher Hinton
Strings Wendy Tilby
Honorary Award
Satyajit Ray - in recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures, and of his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world. Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
George Lucas Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • The Silence of the Lambs 5
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day 4
  • Beauty and the Beast 2
  • Bugsy 2
  • JFK 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Bugsy 10
  • JFK 8
  • The Prince of Tides 7
  • The Silence of the Lambs 7
  • Beauty and the Beast 6
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day 6
  • Thelma & Louise 6
  • The Fisher King 5
  • Hook 5
  • Backdraft 3
  • Barton Fink 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Bugsy 2 / 10
  • The Prince of Tides 0 / 7
  • JFK 2 / 8
  • Thelma & Louise 1 / 6
  • Hook 0 / 5
  • Beauty and the Beast 2 / 6
  • The Fisher King 1 / 5
  • Backdraft 0 / 3
  • Barton Fink 0 / 3
  • The Silence of the Lambs 5 / 7
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day 4 / 6

Only one nomination

29 movies:
  • The Addams Family
  • Birch Street Gym
  • Birdnesters of Thailand
  • Blackfly
  • Children of Nature
  • City Slickers
  • The Commitments
  • Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment
  • Death on the Job
  • Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House
  • The Elementary School
  • Europa Europa
  • For the Boys
  • Grand Canyon
  • In the Shadow of the Stars
  • Last Breeze of Summer
  • A Little Vicious
  • Madame Bovary
  • Manipulation
  • The Mark of the Maker
  • Mediterraneo
  • Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
  • The Ox
  • Raise the Red Lantern
  • The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  • Session Man
  • Strings
  • Wild by Law

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