Academy Awards 1991
Overview of all award-winning films
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The 1991 Academy Awards took place on March 25, 1991 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . It was the 63rd Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, films from the previous year are always recognized, in this case the films from 1990.
Movie | N | A. |
---|---|---|
The one, who dances with the wolf | 12 | 7th |
The Godfather - Part III | 7th | 0 |
Dick Tracy | 7th | 3 |
Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia | 6th | 1 |
Cyrano from Bergerac | 5 | 1 |
Ghost message from Sam | 5 | 2 |
Avalon | 4th | 0 |
Grifters | 4th | 0 |
The Sunny von B. | 3 | 1 |
Hunt for Red October | 3 | 1 |
Time of awakening | 3 | 0 |
The total memory - Total Recall | 2 | 0 |
Greetings from Hollywood | 2 | 0 |
Hamlet | 2 | 0 |
Kevin home alone | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards for the second year in a row. The presenters of the candidates are listed below for the respective categories.
Winners and nominations
Best movie
presented by Barbra Streisand
The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves) - Kevin Costner , Jim Wilson
- The Godfather - Part III (The Godfather: Part III) - Francis Ford Coppola
- Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost) - Lisa Weinstein
- Good Fellas - Three Decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas) - Irwin Winkler
- Awakenings (Awakenings) - Lawrence Lasker , Walter F. Parkes
Best director
presented by Tom Cruise
Kevin Costner - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather - Part III (The Godfather: Part III)
- Stephen Frears - Grifters (The Grifters)
- Barbet Schroeder - The Affair of Sunny von B. (Reversal of Fortune)
- Martin Scorsese - Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas)
Best Actor
presented by Jessica Tandy
Jeremy Irons - The Affair of Sunny von B. (Reversal of Fortune)
- Kevin Costner - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Robert De Niro - Awakenings (Awakenings)
- Gérard Depardieu - Cyrano of Bergerac (Cyrano de Bergerac)
- Richard Harris - The field (The Field)
Best main actress
presented by Daniel Day-Lewis
- Anjelica Huston - Grifters (The Grifters)
- Julia Roberts - Pretty Woman
- Meryl Streep - Greetings from Hollywood (Postcards from the Edge)
- Joanne Woodward - Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Best supporting actor
presented by Brenda Fricker
Joe Pesci - Good Fellas - Three Decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas)
- Bruce Davison - Friendship for Life (Longtime Companion)
- Andy Garcia - The Godfather - Part III (The Godfather: Part III)
- Graham Greene - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Al Pacino - Dick Tracy
The best supporting actress
presented by Denzel Washington
Whoopi Goldberg - Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost)
- Annette Bening - Grifters (The Grifters)
- Lorraine Bracco - Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas)
- Diane Ladd - Wild at Heart
- Mary McDonnell - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
Best adapted script
presented by Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins
Michael Blake - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Nicholas Kazan - The Affair of Sunny von B. (Reversal of Fortune)
- Nicholas Pileggi , Martin Scorsese - Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas)
- Donald E. Westlake - Grifters (The Grifters)
- Steven Zaillian - Awakenings (Awakenings)
Best original script
presented by Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins
Bruce Joel Rubin - Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost)
- Woody Allen - Alice
- Barry Levinson - Avalon
- Whit Stillman - Metropolitan - Damn, bourgeois, in love (Metropolitan)
- Peter Weir - Green Card - Sham marriage with obstacles (Green Card)
Best camera
presented by Glenn Close
Dean Semler - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Allen Daviau - Avalon
- Philippe Rousselot - Henry & June
- Vittorio Storaro - Dick Tracy
- Gordon Willis - The Godfather - Part III (The Godfather: Part III)
Best production design
presented by Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon
Rick Simpson , Richard Sylbert - Dick Tracy
- Lisa Dean , Jeffrey Beecroft - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Dante Ferretti , Francesca Lo Schiavo - Hamlet
- Gary Fettis , Dean Tavoularis - The Godfather - Part III (The Godfather: Part III)
- Ezio Frigerio , Jacques Rouxel - Cyrano of Bergerac (Cyrano de Bergerac)
Best costume design
presented by Annette Bening
Franca Squarciapino - Cyrano of Bergerac (Cyrano de Bergerac)
- Milena Canonero - Dick Tracy
- Gloria Gresham - Avalon
- Maurizio Millenotti - Hamlet
- Elsa Zamparelli - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
Best makeup
presented by Anne Archer
John Caglione Jr. , Doug Drexler - Dick Tracy
- Michèle Burke , Jean-Pierre Eychenne - Cyrano von Bergerac (Cyrano de Bergerac)
- Ve Neill , Stan Winston - Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands)
Best film score
presented by Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
John Barry - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Dave Grusin - Havana
- Maurice Jarre - Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost)
- Randy Newman - Avalon
- John Williams - Kevin - Home Alone
Best movie song
presented by Ann-Margret and Gregory Hines
"Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from Dick Tracy - Stephen Sondheim
- " Blaze of Glory " from Blaze of Glory (Young Guns II) - Jon Bon Jovi
- "I'm Checkin 'Out" from Greetings from Hollywood (Postcards from the Edge) - Shel Silverstein
- " Promise Me You'll Remember " from The Godfather - Part III (The Godfather: Part III) - John Bettis , Carmine Coppola
- " Somewhere in My Memory " from Kevin Home Alone - Leslie Bricusse , John Williams
Best cut
presented by Danny Glover and Kevin Kline
Neil Travis - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Lisa Fruchtman , Barry Malkin , Walter Murch - The Godfather - Part III (The Godfather: Part III)
- Walter Murch - Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost)
- Thelma Schoonmaker - Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia (Goodfellas)
- Dennis Virkler , John Wright - Hunt for Red October (The Hunt for Red October)
Best sound mix
presented by Dianne Wiest
Bill W. Benton , Jeffrey Perkins , Gregory H. Watkins , Russell Williams II - The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- Don J. Bassman , Kevin F. Cleary , Richard Bryce Goodman , Richard Overton - Hunt for Red October (The Hunt for Red October)
- David E. Campbell , Thomas Causey , Doug Hemphill , Chris Jenkins - Dick Tracy
- Rick Kline , Donald O. Mitchell , Kevin O'Connell , Charles M. Wilburn - Days of Thunder (Days of Thunder)
- Michael J. Kohut , Carlos DeLarios , Aaron Rochin , Nelson Stoll - Total Recall - Total Recall (Total Recall)
Best sound editing
presented by Whoopi Goldberg and Andy García
Cecelia Hall , George Watters II - Hunt for Red October (The Hunt for Red October)
- Charles L. Campbell , Richard C. Franklin - Flatliners - Today is a Beautiful Day to Die (Flatliners)
- Stephen Hunter Flick - Total Recall (Total Recall)
Best Documentary (Short Film)
presented by Phoebe Cates and Ron Silver
Days of Waiting - Steven Okazaki
- Burning Down Tomorrow - Kit Thomas
- Chimps: So Like Us - Karen Goodman , Kirk Simon
- Journey Into Life: The World of the Unborn - Dr. Derek Bromhall
- Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember - Freida Lee Mock , Terry Sanders
Best Documentary (Long Form)
presented by Phoebe Cates and Ron Silver
American Dream - Arthur Cohn , Barbara Kopple
- Berkeley in the '60s - Mark Kitchell
- Building Bombs - Mark Mori , Susan Robinson
- Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade - Judith Montell
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey - Robert Hillmann , Eugene Corr
Best short film (animated)
- Cavallette - Bruno Bozzetto
- Wallace & Gromit - Alles Käse (A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit) - Nick Park
Best Short Film (Live Action)
presented by Chevy Chase and Martin Short
The Lunch Date - Adam Davidson
- Bronx Cheers - Raymond De Felitta , Matthew Gross
- Dear Rosie - Peter Cattaneo , Barnaby Thompson
- Senzeni Well? - Bernard Joffa , Anthony E. Nicholas
- 12:01 PM - Hillary Anne Ripps , Jonathan Heap
Best foreign language film
presented by Dustin Hoffman
Journey of Hope , Switzerland - Xavier Koller
- Cyrano of Bergerac (Cyrano de Bergerac) , France - Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- The terrible girl , Germany - Michael Verhoeven
- Judou (Ju Dou) , China - Zhang Yimou
- Open doors (Porte aperte) , Italy - Gianni Amelio
Honorary Oscars
Honorary Award
presented by Anjelica Huston
presented by Gregory Peck
presented by Jack Valenti
- Rob Bottin , Eric Brevig , Alex Funke , Tim McGovern for the best special effects in Total Recall (Total Recall)
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
presented by Michael Douglas
Web links
- Academy Awards 1991 in theInternet Movie Database(English)