Film year 1993
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Events
- French filmmaker Cyril Collard died on March 5th at the age of thirty-five in Paris of the immunodeficiency disease AIDS . Three days later, his feature film debut, the AIDS drama Wilde Nights , won four Césars , including the trophy for the best film of the year.
- On March 31st, actor Brandon Lee was shot dead in an accident while filming The Crow .
- Jurassic Park (director: Steven Spielberg ) hits theaters on June 9th . This film sets new standards in the field of special effects and computer animation .
- The winners of the Bravo Otto readers' poll 1993:
- Category - Male Movie Stars: Gold Tom Cruise , Silver Kevin Costner , Bronze Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Category - Female Movie Stars: Gold Whoopi Goldberg , Silver Whitney Houston , Bronze Julia Roberts
Top 10 most successful films
In Germany
The ten most successful films at the German box office according to number of visitors (as of August 10, 2010):
| space | Movie title | Visitors |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jurassic Park | 9,367,216 |
| 2. | Aladdin | 6,347,878 |
| 3. | Bodyguard | 6,282,942 |
| 4th | Hot shots! The second attempt | 4,449,979 |
| 5. | Dennis | 4,019,510 |
| 6th | The haunted house | 3,860,154 |
| 7th | An immoral Offer | 3,708,109 |
| 8th. | Sommersby | 3,029,506 |
| 9. | The Company | 2,571,509 |
| 10. | A family called Beethoven | 2,530,537 |
There was also a very successful rerun of The Jungle Book with 4,174,063 visitors, which would take it number 5 on the list above.
In the United States
| space | Movie title | revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jurassic Park | $ 357,067,947 |
| 2. | Mrs. Doubtfire - The prickly nanny | $ 219,195,051 |
| 3. | On the run | $ 183,875,760 |
| 4th | The Company | $ 158,340,892 |
| 5. | Sleepless in Seattle | $ 126,680,884 |
| 6th | An immoral Offer | $ 106,614,059 |
| 7th | In the line of fire | $ 102,243,874 |
| 8th. | The file | $ 100,768,056 |
| 9. | Schindlers List | $ 96,065,768 |
| 10. | Cliffhanger - Only the strong survive | $ 84,049,211 |
Film awards
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards will take place on January 24th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
- Best Drama: The Scent of Women by Martin Brest
- Best Musical / Comedy: The Player by Robert Altman
- Best Actor (Drama): Al Pacino in The Scent of Women
- Best Actress (Drama): Emma Thompson in Howards End
- Best Actor (Musical / Comedy): Tim Robbins in The Player
- Best Actress (Musical / Comedy): Miranda Richardson in Enchanted April
- Best Supporting Actor: Gene Hackman in Merciless
- Best Supporting Actress: Joan Plowright in Bewitched April
- Best Director: Clint Eastwood for Merciless
- Cecil B. DeMille Award : Lauren Bacall
Oscar
The Academy Awards will be held on March 29th at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The moderator is Billy Crystal .
- Best Picture: Merciless by Clint Eastwood
- Best Actor: Al Pacino in The Scent of Women
- Best Actress: Emma Thompson in Howards End
- Best Director: Clint Eastwood for Merciless
- Best Supporting Actor: Gene Hackman in Merciless
- Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Winnie
- Best Score: Alan Menken for Aladdin
- Best foreign language film: Indochine by Régis Wargnier
- Honorary Oscar: Federico Fellini
Complete list of award winners
Cannes International Film Festival 1993
The festival starts on May 13th and ends on May 24th. The jury under President Louis Malle awards the following prizes:
- Golden Palm : Farewell, My Concubine by Chen Kaige and The Piano by Jane Campion
- Best Actor: David Thewlis in Nude
- Best Actress: Holly Hunter in The Piano
- Best Director: Mike Leigh for Nude
- Grand Jury Prize: Far away, so close! by Wim Wenders
Berlin International Film Festival 1993
The festival starts on February 11th and ends on February 22nd. The jury under President Frank Beyer awards the following prizes:
- Golden Bear : The wedding banquet of Ang Lee and Xian hun nu by Fei Xie
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington in Malcolm X
- Best Actress: Michelle Pfeiffer in Love Field
- Best Director: Andrew Birkin for The Cement Garden
Venice Film Festival
The jury under President Peter Weir awards the following prizes:
- Golden Lion: Short Cuts by Robert Altman and Drei Farben: Blau by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Best actor: Fabrizio Bentivoglio in Un 'Anima Divisa in Due
- Best actress: Juliette Binoche in three colors: blue
European film award
- Best European film: Urga by Nikita Michalkow
- Best Actor: Daniel Auteuil in A Heart in Winter
- Best actress: Maia Morgenstern in Le Chêne - Tree of Hope
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Michelangelo Antonioni
German film award
- Best film: Kleine Haie by Sönke Wortmann
- Best director: Adolf Winkelmann for Nordkurve
- Best leading actress: Barbara Auer for My Daughter is mine and Renate Krößner for Nordkurve
- Best leading actor: Heinz Hoenig for Krücke , Horst Krause and Joachim Król for Wir kann auch anders ...
César
- Best film: Wilde Nights by Cyril Collard
- Best director: Claude Sautet for Ein Herz im Winter
- Best Actor: Claude Rich for Le Souper
- Best Actress: Catherine Deneuve for Indochine
- Best supporting actor: André Dussollier for Ein Herz im Winter
- Best Supporting Actress: Dominique Blanc for Indochine
- Best Foreign Film: High Heels by Pedro Almodóvar
British Academy Film Award
- Best Picture: Howards End by James Ivory
- Best Director: Robert Altman for The Player
- Best Actor: Robert Downey Jr. for Chaplin
- Best Actress: Emma Thompson for See you in Howards End
- Best Supporting Actor: Gene Hackman for Merciless
- Best Supporting Actress: Miranda Richardson for Doom
- Best Non-English Language Film: Red Lantern by Zhang Yimou
New York Film Critics Circle Award
- Best Film: Schindler's List by Steven Spielberg
- Best director: Jane Campion for Das Piano
- Best Actor: David Thewlis in Nude
- Best Actress: Holly Hunter in The Piano
- Best Supporting Actor: Ralph Fiennes on Schindler's List
- Best Supporting Actress: Gong Li in Farewell My Concubine
- Best camera: Janusz Kamiński for Schindler's List
- Best Foreign Film: Farewell to my concubine of Chen Kaige
National Board of Review
- Best Film: Schindler's List by Steven Spielberg
- Best director: Martin Scorsese for Time of Innocence
- Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins in What Was Left of the Day and Shadowlands
- Best Actress: Holly Hunter in The Piano
- Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio in Gilbert Grape - Somewhere in Iowa
- Best Supporting Actress: Winona Ryder in the age of innocence
- Best Foreign Language Film: Farewell, My Concubine of Chen Kaige
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Film: Schindler's List by Steven Spielberg
- Best director: Jane Campion for Das Piano
- Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins in Shadowlands and What's Left of the Day
- Best Actress: Holly Hunter in The Piano
- Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones in On The Run
- Best Supporting Actress: Rosie Perez in Fearless and Anna Paquin in The Piano
- Best Foreign Language Film: Farewell, My Concubine of Chen Kaige
Jupiter
- Best film international: JFK - Tatort Dallas by Oliver Stone
- Best German Film: Schtonk! by Helmut Dietl
- Best Director: Oliver Stone for JFK - Tatort Dallas
- Best Actor: Robert De Niro in Cape Fear
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster in The Child Prodigy Tate
Further film prizes and awards
- AFI Life Achievement Award : Elizabeth Taylor
- Amanda : Telegraphist by Erik Gustavson (Best Norwegian Film), The Crying Game by Neil Jordan (Best Foreign Film)
- American Comedy Awards : Joe Pesci in My Cousin Winnie (Funniest Lead Actor), Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act , Tom Hanks in A Class Of Her Own (Funniest Supporting Actor), Kathy Najimy in Sister Act (Funniest supporting actress)
- American Society of Cinematographers Award : Conrad L. Hall for Das Königsspiel
- Australian Film Institute Award : The Piano by Jane Campion (Best Australian Film), The Crying Game by Neil Jordan (Best Foreign Film)
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival : Army of Darkness by Sam Raimi
- David di Donatello : The Big Pumpkin (Best Italian Film) and A Heart in Winter (Best Foreign Film)
- German Critic Award : Volker Koepp
- Directors Guild of America Award : Clint Eastwood for Merciless , Sidney Lumet and Arthur Hiller (each award for their life's work)
- Ernst Lubitsch Prize : Harald Juhnke for Schtonk!
- Evening Standard British Film Award : See you at Howards End by James Ivory
- Genie Award : 32 variations on Glenn Gould by François Girard
- Guild Film Awards : See you in Howards End by James Ivory (Gold Foreign Film), Schtonk! by Helmut Dietl (gold German film), Delicatessen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro (silver foreign film), A man for every key by Peter Timm (silver German film)
- Goya : Belle Epoque by Fernando Trueba
- Helmut Käutner Prize : Hildegard Knef
- Independent Spirit Awards 1993 : The Player by Robert Altman (Best Picture) and The Crying Game by Neil Jordan (Best Foreign Picture)
- Moscow International Film Festival : Ivan and Abraham by Yolande Zauberman
- Camerimage Golden Frog Camera Prize : Stuart Dryburgh for Das Piano
- Konrad Wolf Prize : Margarethe von Trotta
- Louis Delluc Prize : Smoking / No Smoking by Alain Resnais
- MTV Movie Awards : A matter of Rob Reiner's honor
- Nastro d'Argento : Stolen Children by Gianni Amelio and The Player by Robert Altman
- National Society of Film Critics Award : Merciless by Clint Eastwood
- Political Film Society Award for Democracy : Indochine by Régis Wargnier
- Political Film Society Award for Peace : Between Heaven and Hell by Oliver Stone
- Political Film Society Award for Human Rights : Schindler's List by Steven Spielberg
- German Film Critics' Prize : Die tödliche Maria von Tom Tykwer
- Robert : Kærlighedens smerte by Nils Malmros (Best Danish Film), Strictly Ballroom by Baz Luhrmann (Best Foreign Film)
- Sundance Film Festival : Public Access by Bryan Singer and Ruby in Paradise by Victor Nuñez
- Toronto International Film Festival : The Snapper - Help A Baby! by Stephen Frears (audience award)
- Vancouver International Film Festival : The Piano by Jane Campion
- Distribution award of the Freiburg International Film Festival : The Night (Al Leil) by Mohammad Malas
- International Film Festival Warsaw : Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch (audience award)
- Writers Guild of America Award : The Crying Game by Neil Jordan (Best Original Screenplay), The Player by Michael Tolkin (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Birthdays
January to March
January
- January 18: Sean Keenan , Australian actor
- January 18: Morgan York , American actress
- January 19: Gus Lewis , American actor
- January 26: Cameron Bright , Canadian child actor
February
- February 7: David Dorfman , American actor
- February 12: Jennifer Stone , American actress
- February 16: Mike Weinberg , American actor
- February 19: Victoria Justice , American actress
March
- March 4: Jenna Boyd , American actress
April to June
April
- April 4: Daniela Bobadilla , Canadian actress
- April 5: Nick Price , American actor
- April 12: Katelyn Pippy , American actress
- April 14: Vivien Cardone , American actress
May
- May 11: Aaron Chancellor Miller , American actor
- May 13: Debby Ryan , American actress
- May 14: Miranda Cosgrove , American actress
- May 24: Oliver Davis , American actor
- May 28: Til Schindler , German actor
June
- June 7: Jordan Fry , American actor
- June 25: Barney Clark , British actor
July to September
July
- July 9: Emily Hirst , Canadian actress
- July 26: Taylor Momsen , American actress
August
- August 11: Alyson Stoner , American actress
- August 15: Thomas Schubert , Austrian actor
- August 16: Cameron Monaghan , American actor
- August 26: Keke Palmer , American actress
October to December
October
- October 8: Angus T. Jones , American actor
- October 27: Troy Gentile , American actor
December
- December: Lara Alexandra Wurmer , German voice actress
- December 7th: Jasmine Villegas , American actress
- December 8: AnnaSophia Robb , American actress
- December 16: Stephan James , Canadian actor
Day unknown
- Carlos Knight , American actor
deceased
January to March
- January 3: Franziska Liebing , German actress (* 1899)
- January 6: Tad Danielewski , American director (* 1921)
- January 20: Audrey Hepburn , actress (* 1929)
February
- February 5: Joseph L. Mankiewicz , American film director (* 1909)
- February 8: Franz Schnyder , Swiss director (* 1910)
- February 13: Willoughby Gray , British actor (born 1916)
- February 22nd: Hugo Schrader , German actor (* 1902)
- February 25: Eddie Constantine , American actor (* 1917)
- February 26: Arthur Maria Rabenalt , Austrian director (* 1905)
- February 27: Lillian Gish , American actress (* 1893)
- February 28: Franco Brusati , Italian director and screenwriter (* 1922)
- February 28: Ishirō Honda , Japanese director (* 1911)
- February 28: Ruby Keeler , American actress and dancer (* 1909)
March
- March 2: Annemarie Schradiek , German actress (* 1907)
- March 5: Hans Christian Blech , German actor (* 1915)
- March 5: Cyril Collard , French director, actor and screenwriter (* 1957)
- March 12th: Michael Kanin , American screenwriter (* 1910)
- March 16: Ryū Chishū , Japanese actor (* 1904)
- March 17th: Helen Hayes , American actress (* 1900)
- March 31: Brandon Lee , American actor and son of Bruce Lee and Linda Lee Cadwell (* 1965)
April to June
- April 3: Alexandre Mnouchkine , Russian-French film producer (* 1908)
- April 6: Inge von Wangenheim , German writer and actress (* 1912)
- April 7th: Arleen Whelan , American actress (born 1916)
- April 8: Stojan Aranđelović , Yugoslav actor (* 1930)
- April 18: Werner Pochath , Austrian actor (* 1941)
- April 20: Cantinflas , Mexican actor (* 1911)
- April 24: Gustl Bayrhammer , Bavarian actor (* 1922)
May
- May 6: Ann Todd , British actress (born 1909)
- May 12: Edda Seippel , German actress (* 1919)
- May 27: Mary Philbin , American actress (* 1903)
- May 27: Werner Stocker , German actor (* 1955)
June
- June 6: James Bridges , American director and screenwriter (born 1936)
- June 9: Alexis Smith , American actress (* 1921)
- June 11: Bernard Bresslaw , British actor (born 1934)
- June 11: Ray Sharkey , American actor (born 1952)
- June 30th: George McFarland , American actor (born 1928)
July to September
- July 2: Fred Gwynne , American actor and author (* 1926)
- July 4th: Anne Shirley , American actress (* 1918)
- July 12: Gusti Huber , Austrian actress (* 1914)
- July 13: Manon Hahn , German costume designer (* 1908)
- July 18: Jean Negulesco , American director (* 1900)
- July 25: Nan Gray , American actress (born 1918)
August
- August 3: James Donald , British actor (born 1917)
- August 10: Irene Sharaff , American costume designer (* 1910)
- August 16: Tom Fuccello , American actor (* 1936)
- August 16: Stewart Granger , English actor (born 1913)
- August 19: Gérard Hérold , French actor (* 1935)
- August 30: Richard Jordan , American actor (* 1938)
- August 31: Siegfried Schürenberg , German actor (* 1900)
September
- September 5: Claude Renoir , French cameraman (* 1914)
- September 5: Julian Semjonowitsch Semjonow , Soviet screenwriter (* 1931)
- September 12: Raymond Burr , Canadian actor (born 1917)
- September 12: Charles Lamont , American director (* 1895)
- September 17: Christian Nyby , American film editor (* 1913)
- September 20: Zita Johann , American actress (* 1904)
- September 30th: Hans Jönsson , German composer (* 1913)
October to December
- October 6: Arthur Jacobson , American assistant director (* 1901)
- October 7th: Cyril Cusack , Irish actor (* 1910)
- October 12: Leon Ames , American actor (* 1902)
- October 19: Carsta Löck , German actress (* 1902)
- October 19: Pola Illéry , Romanian-French actress (* 1909)
- October 25: Vincent Price , American actor (born 1911)
- October 30: Maria Matray , German actress (* 1907)
- October 31: Federico Fellini , Italian director (* 1920)
- October 31: River Phoenix , American actor (* 1970)
November
- November 1: Georges Dancigers , Russian-French producer (* 1908)
- November 7th: Charles Aidman , American actor (born 1925)
- November 9: Stanley Myers , British composer (born 1933)
- November 9: Gerald Thomas , British director (* 1920)
- November 18: Fritz Feld , German-American actor (* 1900)
- November 19: Dorothy Revier , American actress (* 1904)
- November 20: Emile Ardolino , American film director, film producer and stage actor (* 1943)
- November 21: Bill Bixby , American actor (born 1934)
- November 22nd: Ernst von Klipstein , German actor (* 1908)
- November 26: Bernardo Segall , American composer (* 1911)
- November 28: Kenneth Connor , British actor (born 1916)
December
- December 6th: Don Ameche , American actor (born 1908)
- December 12: Anna Sten , Russian actress (* 1908)
- December 14th: Myrna Loy , American actress (* 1905)
- December 16: Moses Gunn , American actor (* 1929)
- December 17th: Janet Margolin , American actress (* 1943)
- December 18: Steve James , American actor (born 1952)
- December 18: Sam Wanamaker , American actor (born 1919)
- December 22nd: Alexander Mackendrick , American director (* 1912)
- December 24th: Anita Dorris , German actress (* 1903)
- December 25: Blandine Ebinger , German actress (* 1899)
- December 28: Alfonso Balcázar , Spanish director (* 1926)
- December 29th: Axel Corti , Austrian director (* 1933)
Web links
Commons : Film Year 1993 - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ The most successful films in Germany 1993 , insidekino.com. Retrieved August 10, 2010