| 64th Academy Awards | ||||
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| Date | March 30, 1992 | |||
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||
| Host | Billy Crystal | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Best Picture | The Silence of the Lambs | |||
| Most wins | The Silence of the Lambs (5) | |||
| Most nominations | Bugsy (10) | |||
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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. 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.
One of the most memorable moments on the show was Jack Palance doing a one arm push-up after receiving his Best Supporting Actor award. The telecast garnered more than 44 million viewers in the United States.
Nominees and Winners[]
The nominees for the 64th Academy Awards were announced on February 19, 1992. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 30, 1992.
Best Picture[]
See also: Best Picture
- Winner
- The Silence of the Lambs — Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, producers
- Nominees
- Beauty and the Beast — Don Hahn, producer
- Bugsy — Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Warren Beatty, producers
- JFK — A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, producers
- The Prince of Tides — Barbra Streisand and Andrew Karsch, producers
Best Director[]
See also: Best Director
- Winner
- The Silence of the Lambs — Jonathan Demme
- Nominees
- Boyz N the Hood — John Singleton
- Bugsy — Barry Levinson
- JFK — Oliver Stone
- Thelma & Louise — Ridley Scott
Best Actor[]
See also: Best Actor
- Winner
- Anthony Hopkins — The Silence of the Lambs
- Nominees
- Warren Beatty — Bugsy
- Robert De Niro — Cape Fear
- Nick Nolte — The Prince of Tides
- Robin Williams — The Fisher King
Best Actress[]
See also: Best Actress
- Winner
- Jodie Foster — The Silence of the Lambs
- Nominees
- Geena Davis — Thelma & Louise
- Laura Dern — Rambling Rose
- Bette Midler — For the Boys
- Susan Surandon — Thelma & Louise
Best Supporting Actor[]
See also: Best Supporting Actor
- Winner
- Jack Palance — City Slickers
- Nominees
- Tommy Lee Jones — JFK
- Harvey Keitel — Bugsy
- Ben Kingsley — Bugsy
- Michael Lerner — Barton Fink
Best Supporting Actress[]
See also: Best Supporting Actress
- Winner
- Mercedes Ruehl — The Fisher King
- Nominees
- Diane Ladd — Rambling Rose
- Juliette Lewis — Cape Fear
- Kate Nelligan — The Prince of Tides
- Jessica Tandy — Fried Green Tomatoes
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen[]
See also: Best Original Screenplay
- Winner
- Thelma & Louise — Callie Khouri
- Nominees
- Boyz N the Hood — John Singleton
- Bugsy — James Toback
- The Fisher King — Richard LaGravenese
- Grand Canyon — Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published[]
See also: Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner
- The Silence of the Lambs — Ted Tally
- Nominees
- Europa Europa — Agnieszka Holland
- Fried Green Tomatoes — Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski
- JFK — Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar
- The Prince of Tides — Pat Conroy and Becky Johnston
Best Foreign Language Film[]
See also: Best Foreign Language Film
- Winner
- Mediterraneo from Italy — Gabriele Salvatores
- Nominees
- Children of Nature from Iceland — Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
- The Elementary School from Czechoslovakia — Jan Sverák
- The Ox from Sweden — Sven Nykvist
- Raise the Red Lantern from Hong Kong — Yimou Zhang
Best Documentary Feature[]
See also: Best Documentary Feature
- Winner
- In the Shadow of the Stars — Allie Light and Irving Saraf, producers
- Nominees
- Death on the Job — Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, producers
- Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House — Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, producers
- The Restless Conscience — Hava Kohave Beller, producer
- Wild by Law — Lawrence Holt and Diane Garey, producers
Best Documentary Short[]
See also: Best Documentary Short
- Winner
- Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment — Debra Chasnoff, producer
- Nominees
- Birdnesters of Thailand (aka Shadowlands) — Eric Valli and Alain Majani, producers
- A Little Vicious — Immy Humes, producer
- The Mark of the Maker — David McGowan, producer
- Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers — Bill Couturie and Bernard Edelman, producers
Best Live Action Short[]
See also: Best Live Action Short
- Winner
- Session Man — Seth Winston
- Nominees
- Birch Street Gym — Stephen Kessler
- Last Breeze of Summer — David M. Massey
Best Animated Short[]
See also: Best Animated Short
- Winner
- Manipulation — Daniel Greaves
- Nominees
- Blackfly — Christopher Hinton
- Strings — Wendy Tilby
Best Original Score[]
See also: Best Original Score
- Winner
- Beauty and the Beast — Alan Menken
- Nominees
- Bugsy — Ennio Morricone
- The Fisher King — George Fenton
- JFK — John Williams
- The Prince of Tides — James Newton Howard
Best Original Song[]
See also: Best Original Song
- Winner
- "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast — Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
- Nominees
- "When You're Alone" from Hook — Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
- "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast — Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
- "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast — Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
- "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves — Music by Michael Kamen; Lyric by Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
Best Cinematography[]
See also: Best Cinematography
- Winner
- JFK — Robert Richardson
- Nominees
- Bugsy — Allen Daviau
- The Prince of Tides — Stephen Goldblatt
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day — Adam Greenberg
- Thelma & Louise — Adrian Biddle
Best Art Direction[]
See also: Best Art Direction
- Winner
- Bugsy — Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- Nominees
- Barton Fink — Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- The Fisher King — Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr
- Hook — Art Direction: Norma Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
- The Prince of Tides — Art Direction: Paul Sylbert; Set Decoration: Caryl Heller
Costume Design[]
See also: Best Costume Design
- Winner
- Bugsy — Albert Wolsky
- Nominees
- The Addams Family — Ruth Myers
- Barton Fink — Richard Hornung
- Hook — Anthony Powell
- Madame Bovary — Corrine Jorry
Best Makeup[]
See also: Best Makeup
- Winner
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day — Stan Winston and Jeff Dawn
- Nominees
- Hook — Christina Smith, Monty Westmore and Greg Cannom
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country — Michael Mills, Edward French and Richard Snell
Best Film Editing[]
See also: Best Film Editing
- Winner
- JFK — Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia
- Nominees
- The Commitments — Gerry Hambling
- The Silence of the Lambs — Craig McKay
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day — Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt and Richard A. Harris
- Thelma & Louise — Thom Noble
Sound[]
See also: Best Sound
- Winner
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day — Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Lee Orloff
- Nominees
- Backdraft — Gary Rydstrom, Randy Thom, Gary Summers and Glenn Williams
- Beauty and the Beast — Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Judson and Doc Kane
- JFK — Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker and Tod A. Maitland
- The Silence of the Lambs — Tom Fleischman and Christopher Newman
Best Sound Effects Editing[]
See also: Best Sound Effects Editing
- Winner
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day — Gary Rydstrom and Gloria S. Borders
- Nominees
- Backdraft — Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country — George Watters, II and F. Hudson Miller
Best Visual Effects[]
See also: Best Visual Effects
- Winner
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day — Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr. and Robert Skotak
- Nominees
- Backdraft — Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney and Scott Farrar
- Hook — Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan and Michael Lantieri
Honorary Awards[]
- 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.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award[]
Gordon E. Sawyer Award[]
- Ray Harryhausen
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD[]
- Iain Neil for the optical design; Albert Saiki for the mechanical design; and Panavision, Incorporated , for the concept and development of the Primo Zoom Lens for 35mm cinematography.
- Georg Thoma for the design and Heinz Feierlein and the [[Engineering Department of Sachtler AG]] for the development of a range of fluid tripod heads.
- Harry J. Baker for the design and development of the first full fluid-action tripod head with adjustable degrees of viscous drag.
- Guido Cartoni for his pioneering work in developing the technology to achieve selectable and repeatable viscous drag modules in fluid tripod heads.
- Ray Feeney, Richard Kenney and Richard J. Lundell for the software development and adaptation of the Solitaire Film Recorder that provides a flexible, cost-effective film recording system.
- Faz Fazaka, Brian Henson, Dave Housman, Peter Miller and John Stephenson for the development of the Henson Performance Control System.
- Mario Celso for his pioneering work in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for carbon arc and xenon power supplies and igniters used in motion picture projection.
- Randy Cartwright, David B. Coons, Lem Davis, Thomas Hahn, James Houston, [[Mark Kimball]], Dylan W. Kohler, Peter Nye, Michael Shantzis, David F. Wolf and the Walt Disney Feature Animation Department for the design and development of the "CAPS" production system for feature film animation.
- George Worrall for the design, development and manufacture of the Worrall geared camera head for motion picture production.
- Rovert W. Stoker, Jr., for the design and development of a cobweb gun, for applying non-toxic cobweb effects on motion picture sets with both safety and ease of operation.
- James Doyle for the design and development of the Dry Fogger, which uses liquid nitrogen to produce a safe, dense, low-hanging fog effects.
- Dick Cavdek, Steve Hamerski and Otto Nemenz International, Incorporated for the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Nemenz Zoom Lens.
- Ken Robings and Clairmont Camera for the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Clairmont Camera Zoom Lens.
- Centure Precision Optics for the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Century Precision Optics Zoom Lens.
AWARD OF COMMENDATION[]
- Pete Comandini, Richard T. Dayton, Donald Hagans and Richard T. Ryan of YCM Laboratories for the creation and development of a motion picture film restoration process using liquid gate and registration correction on a contact printer.
MEDAL OF COMMENDATION[]
- Richard J. Stumpf for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Joseph Westheimer for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.