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Academy Awards

67th edition

  • March 27, 1995
  • United States

The 67th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 27, 1995, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars) in 23 categories honoring the films released in 1994. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gilbert Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Comedian David Letterman hosted the show for the first time. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on March 4, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jamie Lee Curtis.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Forrest Gump Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve Starkey - as producer(s) Winner
Four Weddings and a Funeral Duncan Kenworthy - as producer(s) —
Pulp Fiction Lawrence Bender - as producer(s) —
Quiz Show Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin, Michael Nozik - as producer(s) —
The Shawshank Redemption Niki Marvin - as producer(s) —
Best Directing
Forrest Gump Robert Zemeckis Winner
Bullets Over Broadway Woody Allen —
Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino —
Quiz Show Robert Redford —
Three Colors: Red Krzysztof Kieślowski —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Forrest Gump Tom Hanks Winner
The Shawshank Redemption Morgan Freeman —
The Madness of King George Nigel Hawthorne —
Nobody's Fool Paul Newman —
Pulp Fiction John Travolta —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Blue Sky Jessica Lange Winner
Nell Jodie Foster —
Tom & Viv Miranda Richardson —
Little Women Winona Ryder —
The Client Susan Sarandon —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ed Wood Martin Landau Winner
Pulp Fiction Samuel L. Jackson —
Bullets Over Broadway Chazz Palminteri —
Quiz Show Paul Scofield —
Forrest Gump Gary Sinise —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Bullets Over Broadway Dianne Wiest Winner
Tom & Viv Rosemary Harris —
The Madness of King George Helen Mirren —
Pulp Fiction Uma Thurman —
Bullets Over Broadway Jennifer Tilly —
Best Original Screenplay
Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary Winner
Bullets Over Broadway Woody Allen, Douglas McGrath —
Four Weddings and a Funeral Richard Curtis —
Heavenly Creatures Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh —
Three Colors: Red Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz —
Best Adapted Screenplay
Forrest Gump Eric Roth Winner
The Madness of King George Alan Bennett —
Nobody's Fool Robert Benton —
Quiz Show Paul Attanasio —
The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont —
Best International Feature Film
Burnt by the Sun Nikita Mikhalkov Winner
Before the Rain Milcho Manchevski —
Eat Drink Man Woman Ang Lee —
Farinelli Gérard Corbiau —
Strawberry and Chocolate Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío —
Best Documentary Feature Film
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders Winner
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter Deborah Hoffmann —
D-Day Remembered Charles Guggenheim —
Freedom on My Mind Connie Field, Marilyn Mulford —
A Great Day in Harlem Jean Bach —
Best Original Score
The Lion King Hans Zimmer Winner
Forrest Gump Alan Silvestri —
Interview with the Vampire Elliot Goldenthal —
Little Women Thomas Newman —
The Shawshank Redemption Thomas Newman —
Best Cinematography
Legends of the Fall John Toll Winner
Forrest Gump Don Burgess —
The Shawshank Redemption Roger Deakins —
Three Colors: Red Piotr Sobociński —
Wyatt Earp Owen Roizman —
Best Film Editing
Forrest Gump Arthur Schmidt Winner
Hoop Dreams Frederick Marx, Steve James, Bill Haugse —
Pulp Fiction Sally Menke —
The Shawshank Redemption Richard Francis-Bruce —
Speed John Wright —
Best Original Song
The Lion King Elton John, Tim Rice - "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Winner
The Lion King Elton John, Tim Rice - "Circle of Life" —
The Lion King Elton John, Tim Rice - "Hakuna Matata" —
Junior Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram, Patty Smyth - "Look What Love Has Done" —
The Paper Randy Newman - "Make Up Your Mind" —
Best Sound Editing
Speed Stephen Hunter Flick Winner
Clear and Present Danger Bruce Stambler, John Leveque —
Forrest Gump Randy Thom, Gloria S. Borders —
Best Sound
Speed Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David MacMillan Winner
Clear and Present Danger Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, Art Rochester —
Forrest Gump Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan —
Legends of the Fall Paul Massey, David E. Campbell, Chris David, Douglas Ganton —
The Shawshank Redemption Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton —
Best Production Design
The Madness of King George Ken Adam, Carolyn Scott Winner
Bullets Over Broadway Santo Loquasto, Susan Bode —
Forrest Gump Rick Carter, Nancy Haigh —
Interview with the Vampire Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo —
Legends of the Fall Lilly Kilvert, Dorree Cooper —
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Ed Wood Ve Neill, Rick Baker, Yolanda Toussieng Winner
Forrest Gump Daniel C. Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore, Judith A. Cory —
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Daniel Parker, Paul Engelen, Carol Hemming —
Best Costume Design
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel Winner
Bullets Over Broadway Jeffrey Kurland —
Little Women Colleen Atwood —
Maverick April Ferry —
Queen Margot Moidele Bickel —
Best Special Effects
Forrest Gump Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall Winner
The Mask Scott Squires, Steve Spaz Williams, Tom Bertino, Jon Farhat —
True Lies John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, Patrick McClung —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-Letts Winner
Trevor Peggy Rajski, Randy Stone Winner
Kangaroo Court Sean Astin, Christine Astin —
On Hope JoBeth Williams, Michele McGuire —
Syrup Paul Unwin, Nick Vivian —
Best Documentary Short Film
A Time for Justice Charles Guggenheim Winner
89 mm from Europe Marcel Łoziński —
Blues Highway Vince DiPersio, Bill Guttentag —
School of Assassins Robert Richter —
Straight from the Heart Dee Mosbacher, Frances Reid —
Best Animated Short Film
Bob's Birthday Alison Snowden, David Fine Winner
The Big Story Tim Watts, David Stoten —
The Janitor Vanessa Schwartz —
The Monk and the Fish Michaël Dudok de Wit —
Triangle Erica Russell —
Honorary Award
— Michelangelo Antonioni - in recognition of his place as one of the cinema's master visual stylists. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
— Quincy Jones Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
— Clint Eastwood Winner

Forrest Gump
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Forrest Gump 6
  • Ed Wood 2
  • The Lion King 2
  • Speed 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Forrest Gump 13
  • Bullets Over Broadway 7
  • Pulp Fiction 7
  • The Shawshank Redemption 7
  • The Lion King 4
  • The Madness of King George 4
  • Quiz Show 4
  • Legends of the Fall 3
  • Little Women 3
  • Speed 3
  • Three Colors: Red 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Forrest Gump 6 / 13
  • The Shawshank Redemption 0 / 7
  • Bullets Over Broadway 1 / 7
  • Pulp Fiction 1 / 7
  • Quiz Show 0 / 4
  • The Madness of King George 1 / 4
  • Little Women 0 / 3
  • Three Colors: Red 0 / 3
  • The Lion King 2 / 4
  • Legends of the Fall 1 / 3

Only one nomination

39 movies:
  • 89 mm from Europe
  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
  • Before the Rain
  • The Big Story
  • Blue Sky
  • Blues Highway
  • Bob's Birthday
  • Burnt by the Sun
  • The Client
  • Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
  • D-Day Remembered
  • Eat Drink Man Woman
  • Farinelli
  • Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
  • Freedom on My Mind
  • A Great Day in Harlem
  • Heavenly Creatures
  • Hoop Dreams
  • The Janitor
  • Junior
  • Kangaroo Court
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
  • The Mask
  • Maverick
  • Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
  • The Monk and the Fish
  • Nell
  • On Hope
  • The Paper
  • Queen Margot
  • School of Assassins
  • Straight from the Heart
  • Strawberry and Chocolate
  • Syrup
  • A Time for Justice
  • Trevor
  • Triangle
  • True Lies
  • Wyatt Earp

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