| 66th Academy Awards | ||||
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| Date | March 21, 1994 | |||
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California | |||
| Host | Whoopi Goldberg | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Best Picture | Schindler's List | |||
| Most wins | Schindler's List (7) | |||
| Most nominations | Schindler's List (12) | |||
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The 66th Academy Awards ceremony, which honored the best achievements in film in 1993, was held on March 21, 1994 at Los Angeles' Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Actress Whoopi Goldberg hosted the show for the first time. Nearly a month earlier in a ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on February 26, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Laura Dern.
Schindler's List won seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Spielberg. Best Director nominee Jane Campion was the second woman to be nominated in that category. Holly Hunter and Emma Thompson's nominations in both lead and supporting acting categories marked the first occurrence that two performers earned double acting nominations in the same year. Best Supporting Actress winner Anna Paquin, at age 11, became the second youngest winner of a competitive acting Oscar, behind Tatum O'Neal, who won at age 10 for Paper Moon.
Nominees and Winners[]
The nominees for the 66th Academy Awards were announced on February 9, 1994. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 21, 1994.
Best Picture[]
See also: Best Picture
- Winner
- Schindler's List — Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig
- Nominees
- The Fugitive — Arnold Kopelson
- In the Name of the Father — Jim Sheridan
- The Piano — Jan Chapman
- The Remains of the Day — Mike Nichols, John Calley, Ismail Merchant
Best Director[]
See also: Best Director
- Winner
- Schindler's List — Steven Spielberg
- Nominees
- In the Name of the Father — Jim Sheridan
- The Piano — Jane Campion
- The Remains of the Day — James Ivory
- Short Cuts — Robert Altman
Best Actor[]
See also: Best Actor
- Winner
- Tom Hanks — Philadelphia
- Nominees
- Daniel Day-Lewis — In the Name of the Father
- Laurence Fishburne — What's Love Got to Do With It
- Anthony Hopkins — The Remains of the Day
- Liam Neeson — Schindler's List
Best Actress[]
See also: Best Actress
- Winner
- Holly Hunter — The Piano
- Nominees
- Angela Bassett — What's Love Got to Do With It
- Stockard Channing — Six Degrees of Separation
- Emma Thompson — The Remains of the Day
- Debra Winger — Shadowlands
Best Supporting Actor[]
See also: Best Supporting Actor
- Winner
- Tommy Lee Jones — The Fugitive
- Nominees
- Leonardo DiCaprio — What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- Ralph Fiennes — Schindler's List
- John Malkovich — In the Line of Fire
- Pete Postlethwaite — In the Name of the Father
Best Supporting Actress[]
See also: Best Supporting Actress
- Winner
- Anna Paquin — The Piano
- Nominees
- Holly Hunter — The Firm
- Rosie Perez — Fearless
- Winona Ryder — The Age of Innocence
- Emma Thompson — In the Name of the Father
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen[]
See also: Best Original Screenplay
- Winner
- The Piano — Jane Campion
- Nominees
- Dave — Gary Ross
- In the Line of Fire — Jeff Maguire
- Philadelphia — Ron Nyswaner
- Sleepless in Seattle — Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published[]
See also: Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner
- Schindler's List — Steven Zaillian
- Nominees
- The Age of Innocence — Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese
- In the Name of the Father — Terry George, Jim Sheridan
- The Remains of the Day — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Shadowlands — William Nicholson
Best Foreign Language Film[]
See also: Best Foreign Language Film
- Winner
- Belle Epoque from Spain — Fernando Trueba
- Nominees
- Farewell My Concubine from Hong Kong — Chen Kaige
- Hedd Wyn from United Kingdom — Paul Turner
- The Scent of Green Papaya from Vietnam — Tran Anh Hung
- The Wedding Banquet from Taiwan — Ang Lee
Best Documentary Feature[]
See also: Best Documentary Feature
- 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
- Children of Fate — Susan Todd, Andrew Young
- For Better or for Worse — David Collier, Betsy Thompson
- The War Room — D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
Best Documentary Short[]
See also: Best Documentary Short
- Winner
- Defending Our Lives — Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich
- Nominees
- Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann — Steven Cantor, Peter Spirer
- Chicks in White Satin — Elaine Holliman, Jason Schneider
Best Live Action Short[]
See also: Best Live Action Short
- Winner
- Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer) — Pepe Danquart
- Nominees
- Down on the Waterfront — Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner
- The Dutch Master — Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett
- Partners — Peter Weller, Jana Sue Memel
- The Screw (La Vis) — Didier Flamand
Best Animated Short[]
See also: Best Animated Short
- Winner
- The Wrong Trousers — Nick Park
- Nominees
- Blindscape — SFrédéric Back, Hubert Tison
- The Mighty River — Vanessa Schwartz
- Small Talk — Bob Godfrey, Kevin Baldwin
- The Village — Mark Baker
Best Original Score[]
See also: Best Original Score
- Winner
- Schindler's List — John Williams
- Nominees
- The Age of Innocence — Elmer Bernstein
- The Firm — Dave Grusin
- The Fugitive — James Newton Howard
- The Remains of the Day — Richard Robbins
Best Original Song[]
See also: Best Original Song
- Winner
- "Streets of Philadelphia" from Philadelphia — Bruce Springsteen
- Nominees
- "Again" from Poetic Justice — Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
- "The Day I Fall In Love" from Beethoven's 2nd — Carol Bayer Sager, James Ingram, Clif Magness
- "Philadelphia" from Philadelphia — Neil Young
- "A Wink and a Smile" from Sleepless in Seattle — Marc Shaiman, Ramsey McLean
Best Cinematography[]
See also: Best Cinematography
- Winner
- Schindler's List — Janusz Kaminski
- Nominees
- Farewell My Concubine — Gu Changwei
- The Fugitive — Michael Chapman
- The Piano — Stuart Dryburgh
- Searching for Bobby Fischer — Conrad L. Hall
Best Art Direction[]
See also: Best Art Direction
- Winner
- Schindler's List — Allan Starski, Ewa Braun
- Nominees
- Addams Family Values — Ken Adam, Marvin March
- The Age of Innocence — Dante Ferretti, Robert J. Franco
- Orlando — Ben Van Os, Jan Roelfs
- The Remains of the Day — Luciana Arrighi, Ian Whittaker
Costume Design[]
See also: Best Costume Design
- Winner
- The Age of Innocence — Gabriella Pescucci
- Nominees
- Orlando — Sandy Powell
- The Piano — Janet Patterson
- The Remains of the Day — Jenny Beavan, John Bright
- Schindler's List — Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard
Best Makeup[]
See also: Best Makeup
- Winner
- Mrs. Doubtfire — Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng
- Nominees
- Philadelphia — Carl Fullerton, Alan D'Angerio
- Schindler's List — Christina Smith, Matthew Mungle, Judy Alexander Cory
Best Film Editing[]
See also: Best Film Editing
- Winner
- Schindler's List — Michael Kahn
- Nominees
- The Fugitive — Dennis Virkler. David Finfer, dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig
- In the Line of Fire — Anne V. Coates
- In the Name of the Father — Gerry Hambling
- The Piano — Veronika Jenet
Sound[]
See also: Best Sound
- Winner
- Jurassic Park — Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy, Ronald Judkins
- Nominees
- Cliffhanger — Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Tim Cooney
- The Fugitive — Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, Scott D. Smith
- Geronimo: An American Legend — Chris Carpenter, D. M. Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, Lee Orloff
- Schindler's List — Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, Ronald Judkins
Best Sound Effects Editing[]
See also: Best Sound Effects Editing
- Winner
- Jurassic Park — Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
- Nominees
- Cliffhanger — Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
- The Fugitive — John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Best Visual Effects[]
See also: Best Visual Effects
- Winner
- Jurassic Park — Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
- Nominees
- Cliffhanger — Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley
- The Nightmare Before Christmas — Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, Gordon Baker
Honorary Awards[]
- Deborah Kerr in appreciation for a full career's worth of elegant and beautifully crafted performances.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award[]
Gordon E. Sawyer Award[]
- Petro Vlahos