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Select a date below to jump to that year's nominees and winners in the categories of best picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, and director.

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Picture

• Nominees:

- Awakenings
- Dances With Wolves
- Ghost
- The Godfather, Part III
- GoodFellas

• Winner: Dances With Wolves

Actor

• Nominees:

- Kevin Costner in Dances With Wolves
- Robert De Niro in Awakenings
- Gerard Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac
- Richard Harris in The Field
- Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune

• Winner: Jeremy Irons

Actress

• Nominees:

- Kathy Bates in Misery
- Anjelica Huston in The Grifters
- Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman
- Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge
- Joanne Woodward in Mr. and Mrs. Bridge

• Winner: Kathy Bates

Director

• Nominees:

- Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather, Part III
- Kevin Costner for Dances With Wolves
- Stephen Frears for The Grifters
- Barbet Schroeder for Reversal of Fortune
- Martin Scorsese for GoodFellas

• Winner: Kevin Costner

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- Bruce Davison in Longtime Companion
- Andy Garcia in The Godfather, Part III
- Graham Greene in Dances With Wolves
- Al Pacino in Dick Tracy
- Joe Pesci in GoodFellas

• Winner: Joe Pesci

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Annette Bening in The Grifters
- Lorraine Bracco in GoodFellas
- Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost
- Diane Ladd in Wild at Heart
- Mary McDonnell in Dances With Wolves

• Winner: Whoopi Goldberg

Picture

• Nominees:

- Beauty and the Beast
- Bugsy
- JFK
- The Prince of Tides
- The Silence of the Lambs

• Winner: The Silence of the Lambs

Actor

• Nominees:

- Warren Beatty in Bugsy
- Robert De Niro in Cape Fear
- Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs
- Nick Nolte in The Prince of Tides
- Robin Williams in The Fisher King

• Winner: Anthony Hopkins

Actress

• Nominees:

- Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise
- Laura Dern in Rambling Rose
- Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs
- Bette Midler in For the Boys
- Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise

• Winner: Jodie Foster

Director

• Nominees:

- Jonathan Demme for The Silence of the Lambs
- Barry Levinson for Bugsy
- Ridley Scott for Thelma & Louise
- John Singleton for Boyz N the Hood
- Oliver Stone for JFK

• Winner: Jonathan Demme

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- Tommy Lee Jones in JFK
- Harvey Keitel in Bugsy
- Ben Kingsley in Bugsy
- Michael Lerner in Barton Fink
- Jack Palance in City Slickers

• Winner: Jack Palance

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Diane Ladd in Rambling Rose
- Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear
- Kate Nelligan in The Prince of Tides
- Mercedes Ruehl in The Fisher King
- Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes

• Winner: Mercedes Ruehl

Picture

• Nominees:

- The Crying Game
- A Few Good Men
- Howards End
- Scent of a Woman
- Unforgiven

• Winner: Unforgiven

Actor

• Nominees:

- Robert Downey, Jr. in Chaplin
- Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven
- Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman
- Stephen Rea in The Crying Game"
- Denzel Washington in "Malcolm X"

• Winner: Al Pacino

Actress

• Nominees:

- Catherine Deneuve in Indochine
- Mary McDonnell in Passion Fish
- Michelle Pfeiffer in Love Field
- Susan Sarandon in Lorenzo's Oil  Emma Thompson in Howards End

• Winner: Emma Thompson

Director

• Nominees:

- Robert Altman for The Player
- Martin Brest for Scent of a Woman
- Clint Eastwood for Unforgiven
- James Ivory for Howards End
- Neil Jordan for The Crying Game

• Winner: Clint Eastwood

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game
- Gene Hackman in Unforgiven
- Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men
- Al Pacino in Glengarry Glen Ross
- David Paymer in Mr. Saturday Night

• Winner: Gene Hackman

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Judy Davis in Husbands and Wives
- Joan Plowright in Enchanted April
- Vanessa Redgrave in Howards End
- Miranda Richardson in Damage
- Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny

• Winner: Marisa Tomei

Picture

• Nominees:

- The Fugitive
- In the Name of the Father
- The Piano
- The Remains of the Day
- Schindler's List

• Winner: Schindler's List

Actor

• Nominees:

- Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father
- Laurence Fishburne in What's Love Got to Do With It
- Tom Hanks in Philadelphia
- Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day
- Liam Neeson in Schindler's List

• Winner: Tom Hanks

Actress

• Nominees:

- Angela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do With It
- Stockard Channing in Six Degrees of Separation
- Holly Hunter in The Piano
- Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day
- Debra Winger in Shadowlands

• Winner: Holly Hunter

Director

• Nominees:

- Robert Altman for Short Cuts
- Jane Campion for The Piano
- James Ivory for The Remains of the Day
- Jim Sheridan for In the Name of the Father
- Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List

• Winner: Steven Spielberg

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
- Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List
- Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive
- John Malkovich in In the Line of Fire
- Pete Postlethwaite in In the Name of the Father

• Winner: Tommy Lee Jones

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Holly Hunter in The Firm
- Anna Paquin in The Piano
- Rosie Perez in Fearless
- Winona Ryder in The Age of Innocence
- Emma Thompson in In the Name of the Father

• Winner: Anna Paquin

Picture

• Nominees:

- Forrest Gump
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
- Pulp Fiction
- Quiz Show
- The Shawshank Redemption

• Winner: Forrest Gump

Actor

• Nominees:

- Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption
- Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump
- Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness of King George
- Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool
- John Travolta in Pulp Fiction

• Winner: Tom Hanks

Actress

• Nominees:

- Jodie Foster in Nell
- Jessica Lange in Blue Sky
- Miranda Richardson in Tom and Viv
- Winona Ryder in Little Women
- Susan Sarandon in The Client

• Winner: Jessica Lange

Director

• Nominees:

- Woody Allen for Bullets Over Broadway
- Krzysztof Kieslowski for Red
- Robert Redford for Quiz Show
- Quentin Tarantino for Pulp Fiction
- Robert Zemeckis for Forrest Gump

• Winner: Robert Zemeckis

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
- Martin Landau in Ed Wood
- Chazz Palminteri in Bullets Over Broadway
- Paul Scofield in Quiz Show
- Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump

• Winner: Martin Landau

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Rosemary Harris in Tom and Viv
- Helen Mirren in The Madness of King George
- Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction
- Jennifer Tilly in Bullets Over Broadway
- Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway

• Winner: Dianne Wiest

Picture

• Nominees:

- Apollo 13
- Babe
- Braveheart
- Il Postino
- Sense and Sensibility

• Winner: Braveheart

Actor

• Nominees:

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

• Winner: Nicolas Cage

Actress

• Nominees:

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

• Winner: Susan Sarandon

Director

• Nominees:

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

• Winner: Mel Gibson

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

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

• Winner: Kevin Spacey

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

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

• Winner: Mira Sorvino

Picture

• Nominees:

- The English Patient
- Fargo
- Jerry Maguire
- Secrets and Lies
- Shine

• Winner: The English Patient

Actor

• Nominees:

- Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire
- Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient
- Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt
- Geofrey Rush in Shine
- Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade

• Winner: Geofrey Rush

Actress

• Nominees:

- Brenda Blethyn in Secrets and Lies
- Diane Keaton in Marvin's Room
- Frances McDormand in Fargo
- Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient
- Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves

• Winner: Frances McDormand

Director

• Nominees:

- Joel Coen for Fargo
- Milos Forman for The People vs. Larry Flynt
- Scott Hicks for Shine
- Mike Leigh for Secrets and Lies
- Anthony Minghella for The English Patient

• Winner: Anthony Minghella

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Jerry Maguire
- William H. Macy in Fargo
- Armin Mueller-Stahl in Shine
- Edward Norton in Primal Fear
- James Woods in Ghosts of Mississippi

• Winner: Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Joan Allen in The Crucible
- Lauren Bacall in The Mirror Has Two Faces
- Juliette Binoche in The English Patient
- Barbara Hershey in Portrait of a Lady
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Secrets and Lies

• Winner: Juliette Binoche

Picture

• Nominees:

- As Good As It Gets
- The Full Monty
- Good Will Hunting
- L.A. Confidential
- Titanic

• Winner: Titanic

Actor

• Nominees:

- Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting
- Robert Duvall in The Apostle
- Peter Fonda in Ulee's Gold
- Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog
- Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets

• Winner: Jack Nicholson

Actress

• Nominees:

- Helena Bonham Carter in The Wings of the Dove
- Julie Christie in Afterglow
- Judi Dench in (Her Majesty) Mrs. Brown
- Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets
- Kate Winslet in Titanic

• Winner: Helen Hunt

Director

• Nominees:

- James Cameron for Titanic
- Peter Cattaneo for The Full Monty
- Atom Egoyan for The Sweet Hereafter
- Curtis Hanson for L.A. Confidential
- Gus Van Sant for Good Will Hunting

• Winner: James Cameron

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- Robert Forster in Jackie Brown
- Anthony Hopkins in Amistad
- Greg Kinnear in As Good As It Gets
- Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights
- Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting

• Winner: Robin Williams

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential
- Joan Cusack in In and Out
- Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting
- Julianne Moore in Boogie Nights
- Gloria Stuart in Titanic

• Winner: Kim Basinger

Picture

• Nominees:

- Elizabeth
- Life is Beautiful
- Saving Private Ryan
- Shakespeare In Love
- The Thin Red Line

• Winner: Shakespeare In Love

Actor

• Nominees:

- Roberto Benigni in Life is Beautiful
- Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan
- Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters
- Nick Nolte in Affliction
- Edward Norton in American History X

• Winner: Roberto Benigni

Actress

• Nominees:

- Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth
- Fernanda Montenegro in Central Station
- Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love
- Meryl Streep in One True Thing
- Emily Watson in Hilary and Jackie

• Winner: Gwyneth Paltrow

Director

• Nominees:

- Roberto Benigni for Life is Beautiful
- John Madden for Shakespeare in Love
- Terrence Malick for The Thin Red Line
- Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan
- Peter Weir for The Truman Show

• Winner: Steven Spielberg

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- James Coburn in Affliction
- Robert Duvall in A Civil Action
- Ed Harris in The Truman Show
- Geoffrey Rush in Shakespeare in Love
- Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan

• Winner: James Coburn

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Kathy Bates in Primary Colors
- Brenda Blethyn in Little Voice
- Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love
- Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie
- Lynn Redgrave in Gods and Monsters

• Winner: Judi Dench

Picture

• Nominees:

- American Beauty
- The Cider House Rules
- The Green Mile
- The Insider
- The Sixth Sense

• Winner: American Beauty

Actor

• Nominees:

- Russell Crowe in The Insider
- Richard Farnsworth in The Straight Story
- Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown
- Kevin Spacey in American Beauty
- Denzel Washington in The Hurricane

• Winner: Kevin Spacey

Actress

• Nominees:

- Annette Bening in American Beauty
- Janet McTeer in Tumbleweeds
- Julianne Moore in The End of the Affair
- Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart
- Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry

• Winner: Hilary Swank

Director

• Nominees:

- Lasse Hallstrom for The Cider House Rules
- Spike Jonze for Being John Malkovich
- Michael Mann for The Insider
- Sam Mendes American Beauty
- M. Night Shyamalan for The Sixth Sense

• Winner: Sam Mendes

Supporting Actor

• Nominees:

- Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules
- Tom Cruise in Magnolia
- Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile
- Jude Law in The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense

• Winner: Michael Caine

Supporting Actress

• Nominees:

- Toni Collette in The Sixth Sense
- Angelina Jolie in Girl, Interrupted
- Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich
- Samantha Morton in Sweet and Lowdown
- Chloe Sevigny in Boys Don't Cry

• Winner: Angelina Jolie