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The Oscars: The 68th Academy Awards (1995): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS AWARDS
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5
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Braveheart
Apollo 13
Babe
Sense and Sensibility
The Postman (Il Postino)
Dead Man Walking
Leaving Las Vegas
Nixon
Batman Forever
Crimson Tide
Toy Story
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Braveheart
Apollo 13
Pocahontas
Restoration
The Usual Suspects
Anne Frank Remembered
Antonia's Line
Babe
A Close Shave
Dead Man Walking
Leaving Las Vegas
Lieberman in Love
Mighty Aphrodite
One Survivor Remembers
The Postman (Il Postino)
Sense and Sensibility

NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND

Best Picture winner
Best Picture nominee
Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best Picture)


Apollo 13 - Brian Grazer
Babe - George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Bill Miller
Braveheart - Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr., Bruce Davey
The Postman (Il Postino) - Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele
Sense and Sensibility - Lindsay Doran

DIRECTING


Babe - Chris Noonan
Braveheart - Mel Gibson
Dead Man Walking - Tim Robbins
Leaving Las Vegas - Mike Figgis
The Postman (Il Postino) - Michael Radford

ACTOR (Actor in a Leading Role)


Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
Richard Dreyfuss - Mr. Holland's Opus
Anthony Hopkins - Nixon
Sean Penn - Dead Man Walking
Massimo Troisi - The Postman (Il Postino)

ACTRESS (Actress in a Leading Role)


Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking
Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas
Sharon Stone - Casino
Meryl Streep - The Bridges of Madison County
Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)


James Cromwell - Babe
Ed Harris - Apollo 13
Brad Pitt - 12 Monkeys
Tim Roth - Rob Roy
Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)


Joan Allen - Nixon
Mira Sorvino - Mighty Aphrodite
Kathleen Quinlan - Apollo 13
Mare Winningham - Georgia
Kate Winslet - Sense and Sensibility

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)


Braveheart - Randall Wallace
Mighty Aphrodite - Woody Allen
Nixon - Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone
Toy Story - Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
The Usual Suspects - Christopher McQuarrie

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)


Apollo 13 - William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert
Babe - George Miller, Chris Noonan
Leaving Las Vegas - Mike Figgis
The Postman (Il Postino) - Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi
Sense and Sensibility - Emma Thompson

ORIGINAL SONG


"Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas - Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
"Dead Man Walkin'" - Dead Man Walking - Music, Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" - Don Juan DeMarco - Music, Lyric by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange
"Moonlight" - Sabrina - Music by John Williams; Lyric by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
"You've Got a Friend in Me" - Toy Story - Music, Lyric by Randy Newman

ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE


Apollo 13 - James Horner
Braveheart - James Horner
Nixon - John Williams
The Postman (Il Postino) - Luis Enrique Bacalov
Sense and Sensibility - Patrick Doyle

ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE


The American President - Marc Shaiman
Pocahontas - Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
Sabrina - John Williams
Toy Story - Randy Newman
Unstrung Heroes - Thomas Newman

FILM EDITING


Apollo 13 - Mike Hill, Dan Hanley
Babe - Marcus D'Arcy, Jay Friedkin
Braveheart - Steven Rosenblum
Crimson Tide - Chris Lebenzon
Seven - Richard Francis-Bruce

CINEMATOGRAPHY


Batman Forever - Stephen Goldblatt
Braveheart - John Toll
A Little Princess - Emmanuel Lubezki
Sense and Sensibility - Michael Coulter
Shanghai Triad - Lu Yue

ART DIRECTION


Apollo 13 - Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
Babe - Art Direction: Roger Ford; Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
A Little Princess - Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Restoration - Eugenio Zanetti
Richard III - Tony Burrough

COSTUME DESIGN


Braveheart - Charles Knode
Restoration - James Acheson
Richard III - Shuna Harwood
Sense and Sensibility - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
12 Monkeys - Julie Weiss

MAKEUP


Braveheart - Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell
My Family, Mi Familia - Ken Diaz, Mark Sanchez
Roommates - Greg Cannom, Bob Laden, Colleen Callaghan

SOUND


Apollo 13 - Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, David MacMillan
Batman Forever - Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaņo, Michael Herbick, Petur Hliddal
Braveheart - Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer, Brian Simmons
Crimson Tide - Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins, William B. Kaplan
Waterworld - Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Keith A. Wester

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING


Batman Forever - John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Braveheart - Lon Bender, Per Hallberg
Crimson Tide - George Watters II

VISUAL EFFECTS


Apollo 13 - Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, Matt Sweeney
Babe - Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM


All Things Fair - Sweden
Antonia's Line - The Netherlands
Dust of Life - Algeria
O Quatrilho - Brazil
The Star Maker - Italy

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)


Anne Frank Remembered - Jon Blair
The Battle over Citizen Kane - Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein
Fiddlefest--Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program - Allan Miller, Walter Scheuer
Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream - Mike Tollin, Fredric Golding
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern - Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)


Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls - Nancy Dine, Richard Stilwell
The Living Sea - Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore
Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper - Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock
One Survivor Remembers - Kary Antholis
The Shadow of Hate - Charles Guggenheim

SHORT FILM (Animated)


The Chicken from Outer Space - John R. Dilworth
A Close Shave - Nick Park
Gagarin - Alexij Kharitidi
Runaway Brain - Chris Bailey
the end - Chris Landreth, Robin Bargar

SHORT FILM (Live Action)


Brooms - Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas
Duke of Groove - Griffin Dunne, Thom Colwell
Lieberman in Love - Christine Lahti, Jana Sue Memel
Little Surprises - Jeff Goldblum, Tikki Goldberg
Tuesday Morning Ride - Dianne Houston, Joy Ryan

HONORARY AWARDS


To Chuck Jones, for the creation of classic cartoons which have brought worldwide joy for more than half a century.
To Kirk Douglas, for fifty years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD


To John Lasseter, for his inspired leadership of the Pixar Toy Story team, resulting in the first feature-length computer-animated film.

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD


Donald C. Rogers

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE II (Plaque)


To ARNOLD AND RICHTER CINE TECHNIK for the development of the Arriflex 535 Series of Cameras for motion picture cinematography. [Camera]
To MARTIN S. MUELLER for the design and development of the MSM 9801 IMAX 65mm/15 perf production motion picture camera. [Camera]
To IAIN NEIL for the optical design; RICK GELBARD for the mechanical design; ERIC DUBBERKE for the engineering and PANAVISION INTERNATIONAL, L.P., for the development of the Primo 3:1 Zoom Lens. [Lenses and Filters]
To RONALD C. GOODMAN, ATTILA SZALAY, STEVEN SASS and SPACECAM SYSTEMS, INC. for the design of the SpaceCam gyroscopically stabilized Camera System. [Photography]
To COLIN MOSSMAN, JOE WARY, HANS LEISINGER, GERALD PAINTER and DELUXE LABORATORIES for the design and development of the Deluxe Quad Format Digital Sound Printing Head. [Sound]
To DAVID GILMARTIN, JOHANNES BORGGREBE, JEAN-PIERRE GAGNON, FRANK RICOTTA and TECHNICOLOR, INC. for the design and development of the Technicolor Contact Printer Sound Head. [Sound]
To DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEMS for the design and development of the DTS Digital Sound System for motion picture exhibition. [Sound]
To DOLBY LABORATORIES for the design and development of the SR-D Digital Sound System for motion picture exhibition. [Sound]
To HOWARD FLEMMING and RONALD UHLIG for their pioneering work leading to motion picture digital sound. [Sound]
To SONY CORPORATION for the design and development of the SDDS Digital Sound System for motion picture exhibition. [Sound]
To ALVY RAY SMITH, ED CATMULL, THOMAS PORTER and TOM DUFF for their pioneering inventions in Digital Image Compositing. [Special Photographic]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE III (Certificate)


To AL JENSEN, CHUCK HEADLEY, JEAN MESSNER and HAZEM NABULSI of CEI Technology for producing a self-contained, flicker-free Color Video-Assist Camera. [Camera]
To PETER DENZ of Präzisions-Entwicklung Denz for developing a flicker-free Color Video-Assist Camera. [Camera]
To INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE for the concept; KODAK PATHE CTP CINE for the prototype; and ECLAIR LABORATORIES and MARTINEAU INDUSTRIES for the development and further implementation of the Toulouse Electrolytic Silver Recovery Cell. [Laboratory]
To BHP, INCORPORATED for their pioneering efforts developing Digital Sound Printing Heads for motion pictures. [Sound]
To CLAY DAVIS and JOHN CARTER of Todd AO for their pioneering efforts in creating an Automated Patchbay System for motion picture sound transfer and dubbing operations. [Sound]
To JAMES DEAS of the Warner Bros. Studio Facility for the design and subsequent development of an Automated Patchbay and Metering System for motion picture sound transfer and dubbing operations. [Sound]
To PASCAL CHEDEVILLE for the design of the L.C. Concept Digital Sound System for motion picture exhibition. [Sound]
To DOUGLAS SMYTHE, LINCOLN HU, DOUGLAS S. KAY and INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the ILM Digital Film Compositing System. [Special Photographic]
To GARY DEMOS, DAVID RUHOFF, DAN CAMERON and MICHELLE FERAUD for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the Digital Productions Digital Film Compositing System. [Special Photographic]
To the COMPUTER FILM COMPANY for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the CFC Digital Film Compositing System. [Special Photographic]
To DAVID PRINGLE and YAN ZHONG FANG for the design and development of 'Lightning Strikes,' a flexible, high-performance electronic lightning effect system. [Stage Operations]
To JOE FINNEGAN (a.k.a. Joe Yrigoyen) for his pioneering work in developing the Air Ram for motion picture stunt effects. [Stage Operations]

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