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Academy Awards, USA: 1991

Oscar

Date:25 March
Host:Billy Crystal
Location:Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

Best Picture
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • Awakenings (1990) - Walter F. Parkes; Lawrence Lasker
  • Ghost (1990) - Lisa Weinstein (I)
  • Goodfellas (1990) - Irwin Winkler
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Francis Ford Coppola

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Awakenings (1990) - Robert De Niro
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) - Gérard Depardieu
  • Dances with Wolves (1990) - Kevin Costner
  • The Field (1990) - Richard Harris (I)

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) - Joanne Woodward (I)
  • Postcards from the Edge (1990) - Meryl Streep
  • Pretty Woman (1990) - Julia Roberts (I)
  • The Grifters (1990) - Anjelica Huston

  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Dances with Wolves (1990) - Graham Greene (II)
  • Dick Tracy (1990) - Al Pacino
  • Longtime Companion (1990) - Bruce Davison
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Andy Garcia (I)

  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
    • Ghost (1990) - Whoopi Goldberg
      - Over the weekend of February 2nd, 2002, the Oscar statuette "disappeared" from a sealed shipping container. Goldberg, via the Academy, had sent it back to the manufacturer of the statuettes, R.S. Owens Co. of Chicago, for cleaning and replating. Allegedly the statuette was found in a trash bin at Ontario, Calif., airport on Tuesday, 5 February. "Oscar will never leave my house again", Goldberg commented in a statement.
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Dances with Wolves (1990) - Mary McDonnell (I)
  • Goodfellas (1990) - Lorraine Bracco
  • The Grifters (1990) - Annette Bening
  • Wild at Heart (1990) - Diane Ladd

  • Best Director
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Goodfellas (1990) - Martin Scorsese
  • Reversal of Fortune (1990) - Barbet Schroeder
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Francis Ford Coppola
  • The Grifters (1990) - Stephen Frears

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Alice (1990) - Woody Allen
  • Avalon (1990) - Barry Levinson (I)
  • Green Card (1990) - Peter Weir
  • Metropolitan (1990) - Whit Stillman

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Awakenings (1990) - Steven Zaillian
  • Goodfellas (1990) - Nicholas Pileggi; Martin Scorsese
  • Reversal of Fortune (1990) - Nicholas Kazan
  • The Grifters (1990) - Donald E. Westlake

  • Best Cinematography
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Avalon (1990) - Allen Daviau
  • Dick Tracy (1990) - Vittorio Storaro
  • Henry & June (1990) - Philippe Rousselot
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Gordon Willis (I)

  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) - Ezio Frigerio; Jacques Rouxel (I)
  • Dances with Wolves (1990) - Jeffrey Beecroft; Lisa Dean
  • Hamlet (1990/I) - Dante Ferretti; Francesca Lo Schiavo
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Dean Tavoularis; Gary Fettis

  • Best Costume Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Avalon (1990) - Gloria Gresham
  • Dances with Wolves (1990) - Elsa Zamparelli
  • Dick Tracy (1990) - Milena Canonero
  • Hamlet (1990/I) - Maurizio Millenotti

  • Best Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Days of Thunder (1990) - Charles M. Wilborn; Donald O. Mitchell; Rick Kline; Kevin O'Connell (II)
  • Dick Tracy (1990) - Thomas Causey; Chris Jenkins (I); David E. Campbell; Doug Hemphill
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990) - Richard Bryce Goodman (I); Richard Overton; Kevin F. Cleary; Don J. Bassman
  • Total Recall (1990) - Nelson Stoll; Michael J. Kohut; Carlos Delarios; Aaron Rochin (I)

  • Best Film Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Ghost (1990) - Walter Murch
  • Goodfellas (1990) - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Barry Malkin (I); Lisa Fruchtman; Walter Murch
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990) - Dennis Virkler; John Wright (II)

  • Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Flatliners (1990) - Charles L. Campbell; Richard C. Franklin
  • Total Recall (1990) - Stephen Hunter Flick

  • Best Makeup
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) - Michèle Burke; Jean-Pierre Eychenne
  • Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Ve Neill; Stan Winston

  • Best Music, Original Song
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Home Alone (1990) - John Williams (I) (music); Leslie Bricusse (lyrics)
    - For the song "Somewhere in My Memory".
  • Postcards from the Edge (1990) - Shel Silverstein
    - For the song "I'm Checkin' Out".
  • The Godfather: Part III (1990) - Carmine Coppola (music); John Bettis (I) (lyrics)
    - For the song "Promise Me You'll Remember".
  • Young Guns II (1990) - Jon Bon Jovi
    - For the song "Blaze of Glory".

  • Best Music, Original Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Avalon (1990) - Randy Newman (I)
  • Ghost (1990) - Maurice Jarre (I)
  • Havana (1990/I) - Dave Grusin
  • Home Alone (1990) - John Williams (I)

  • Best Short Film, Animated
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit (1989) - Nick Park (I)
  • Cavallette (1990) - Bruno Bozzetto

  • Best Short Film, Live Action
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 12:01 PM (1990) - Hillary Anne Ripps; Jonathan Heap (I)
  • Bronx Cheers (1990) - Raymond De Felitta; Matthew Gross (II)
  • Dear Rosie (1990) - Peter Cattaneo; Barnaby Thompson (I)
  • Senzeni Na? (1990) - Bernard Joffa; Anthony E. Nicholas

  • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Burning Down Tomorrow (1990) - Kit Thomas
  • Chimps: So Like Us (1990) - Karen Goodman (II); Kirk Simon
  • Journey Into Life: The World of the Unborn (1990) - Dr. Derek Bromhall
  • Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember (1990) - Freida Lee Mock; Terry Sanders (I)

  • Best Documentary, Features
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) - Mark Kitchell
  • Building Bombs (1991) - Mark Mori; Susan Robinson (I)
  • Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (1990) - Judith Montell
  • Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990) - Robert Hillmann; Eugene X

  • Best Foreign Language Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
    - France
  • Das schreckliche Mädchen (1990)
    - Germany
  • Ju Dou (1990)
    - China
  • Porte aperte (1990)
    - Italy

  • Special Achievement Award

      Winner:
     

    Honorary Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • Sophia Loren
      - For a career rich with memorable performances that has added permanent luster to our art form.
    • Myrna Loy
      - For her career achievement.

    Medal of Commendation

      Awarded to:
     
    • Roderick T. Ryan; Geoffrey Williamson (II)
      - In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

      Awarded to:
     

    Academy Award of Merit

    Date:2 March
    Location:Grand Ball Room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

      Winner:
     
    • Eastman Kodak
      - For the development of T-grain technology and the introduction of EXR color negative films which utilize this technology.

    Scientific and Engineering Award

      Winners:
     
    • Engineering Dept. of Arnold and Richter (ARRI)
      - For the continuing design improvements of the Arriflex BL Camera System, culminating in the 35BL-4S model.
    • Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
      - For the development and introduction of the F-Series of color negative films covering the range of film speeds from EI 64 to EI 500.
    • Bruce Wilton (Mechanical Concepts, Inc.); Carlos Icinkoff (Mechanical Concepts, Inc.)
      - For the development of the Mechanical Concepts optical printer platform.

    Technical Achievement Award

      Winners:
     
    • All-Union Cinema; Photo Research Institute (NIKFI)
      - For continuously improving and providing 3-D presentation to Soviet motion picture audiences for the last 25 years.
    • Peter Baldwin (VIII); Paul Kiankhooy; Lightmaker Co.
      - For the design (Baldwin) and for the development of the Lightmaker AC/DC HMI ballast.
    • William L. Blowers (Belco Associates, Inc.); Thomas F. Denove (Belco Associates, Inc.)
      - For the development and manufacture of the Belco Denove Cinemeter.
    • Christopher Gilman (I) (Diligent Dwarves Effects Lab); Harvey Hubert Jr. (Diligent Dwarves Effects Lab)
      - For the development of the Actor Climate System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.
    • Jim Graves (J and G Enterprises)
      - For the development of the Cool Suit System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.
    • Fred Kolb Jr.; Paul Preo
      - For the concept and development of a 35mm projection test film by which projection parameters may be evaluated.
    • John W. Lang (Bell and Howell Company); Walter Hrastnik (Bell and Howell Company); Charles J. Watson (Bell and Howell Company)
      - For the development and manufacture of a modular continuous contact motion picture film printer.
    • Manfred G. Michelson (Technical Film Systems, Inc.)
      - For the design and development of the first sprocket-driven film transport systemfor color print film processors which permits transport speeds in excess of 600 feet per minute.
    • Richard Mula (HydroImage, Inc.); Pete Romano (I) (HydroImage, Inc.)
      - For the development of the SeaPar 1200 watt HMI underwater lamp which provides a safe, portable HMI light fixture to be used on either wet or dry sets.
    • Iain Neil; Takuo Miyagishima; Panavision, Inc.
      - For the optical design (Neil), the mechanical design (Miyagishima) and for the concept and development (Panavision) of the Primo Series of spherical prime lenses for 35mm cinematography.
    • Bengt O. Orhall (AB Film-Teknik); Kenneth Lund (AB Film-Teknik); Bjorn Selin (AB Film-Teknik); Kjell Högberg (II) (AB Film-Teknik)
      - For the development and manufacture of the Mark IV film subtitling processor, which has increased the speed, simplified the operation, and improved the quality of subtitling.
    • Dedo Weigert (Dedo Weigert Film GmbH)
      - For the development of the Dedolight, a miniature low-voltage tungsten-halogen lighting fixture capable of being hidden in practical locations.

    Gordon E. Sawyer Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • Stefan Kudelski