Academy Awards 1992

Overview of all award-winning films
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The 1992 Academy Awards took place on March 30, 1992 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . It was the 64th Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films from 1991.

Summary

Jonathan Demme's psychological thriller The Silence of the Lambs was awarded in the five main categories (film, direction, screenplay, leading actress, leading actor) and is the third film to succeed after It happened in one night and one flew over the cuckoo's nest . Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster were each awarded an Oscar for their portrayals of Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling ( Best Actor and Best Actress ). Oliver Stone's political thriller JFK won Oscars for Best Editing , Pietro Scalia and Joe Hutshing, and Best Cinematography by Robert Richardson .

Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise won just one trophy for Best Original Screenplay . The drama Bugsy also went almost empty because of Hannibal Lecter's triumphal march (Oscars for production design and costume ).

The successful sequel to Terminator , Terminator 2 - Reckoning Day , won a total of four Academy Awards for make-up , sound editing , sound and visual effects . The Walt Disney cartoon Beauty and the Beast , which was nominated in the Best Film category, won the two musical trophies ( film music and film song ).

Moderation

Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards for the third year in a row. The presenters of the candidates are listed below for the respective categories.

Winners and nominations

The most successful films
(at least two nominations; highlighted = most awards,
N = nomination; A = award)
Movie	N	A.
Bugsy	10	2
JFK - Dallas crime scene	8th	2
The silence of the Lambs	7th	5
Lord of the Tides	7th	0
Terminator 2 - Day of Reckoning	6th	4th
Beauty and the Beast	6th	2
Thelma & Louise	6th	1
King of the fishermen	5	1
Hook	5	0
Backdraft - men who go through fire	3	0
Barton Fink	3	0
Boyz N 'the Hood - boys in the neighborhood	2	0
The pleasure of the beautiful rose	2	0
Green tomatoes	2	0
Cape of fear	2	0
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Land	2	0

Best movie

presented by Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor

The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs) - Edward Saxon , Kenneth Utt , Ronald M. Bozman

Bugsy - Warren Beatty , Mark Johnson , Barry Levinson

Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) - Don Hahn

Lord of the Tides (The Prince of Tides) - Andrew S. Karsch , Barbra Streisand

JFK - Crime Scene Dallas (JFK) - A. Kitman Ho , Oliver Stone

Best director

presented by Kevin Costner

Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs)

Barry Levinson - Bugsy

Ridley Scott - Thelma & Louise

John Singleton - Boyz N 'the Hood - Boys in the Quarter (Boyz n the Hood)

Oliver Stone - JFK - Crime Scene Dallas (JFK)

Best Actor

presented by Kathy Bates

Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs)

Warren Beatty - Bugsy

Robert De Niro - Cape Fear (Cape Fear)

Nick Nolte - Lord of the Tides (The Prince of Tides)

Robin Williams - The Fisher King (The Fisher King)

Best main actress

presented by Michael Douglas

Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs)

Geena Davis - Thelma & Louise

Laura Dern - The Lust of the Beautiful Rose (Rambling Rose)

Bette Midler - For the Boys - Days of Glory, Days of Love (For the Boys)

Susan Sarandon - Thelma & Louise

Best supporting actor

presented by Whoopi Goldberg

Jack Palance - City Slickers - The city-hero (City Slickers)

Tommy Lee Jones - JFK - Crime Scene Dallas (JFK)

Harvey Keitel - Bugsy

Ben Kingsley - Bugsy

Michael Lerner - Barton Fink

The best supporting actress

presented by Joe Pesci

Mercedes Ruehl - The Fisher King (The Fisher King)

Diane Ladd - The Lust of the Beautiful Rose (Rambling Rose)

Juliette Lewis - Cape Fear (Cape Fear)

Kate Nelligan - Lord of the Tides (The Prince of Tides)

Jessica Tandy - green tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes)

Best Adapted Screenplay

presented by Robert Duvall and Anjelica Huston

Ted Tally - The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs)

Pat Conroy , Becky Johnston - Lord of the Tides (The Prince of Tides)

Fannie Flagg , Carol Sobieski - green tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes)

Agnieszka Holland - Hitler Youth Salomon

Oliver Stone , Zachary Sklar - JFK - Tatort Dallas (JFK)

Best original script

presented by Robert Duvall and Anjelica Huston

Callie Khouri - Thelma & Louise

Meg Kasdan - Grand Canyon - In the heart of the city (Grand Canyon)

Richard LaGravenese - The Fisher King (The Fisher King)

John Singleton - Boyz N 'the Hood - Boys in the Quarter (Boyz n the Hood)

James Toback - Bugsy

Best camera

presented by Richard Gere

Robert Richardson - JFK - Crime Scene Dallas (JFK)

Adrian Biddle - Thelma & Louise

Allen Daviau - Bugsy

Stephen Goldblatt - Lord of the Tides (The Prince of Tides)

Adam Greenberg - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Best production design

presented by Annette Bening

Dennis Gassner , Nancy Haigh - Bugsy

Mel Bourne , Cindy Carr - The Fisher King (The Fisher King)

Norman Garwood , Garrett Lewis - Hook

Dennis Gassner , Nancy Haigh - Barton Fink

Caryl Heller , Paul Sylbert - Lord of the Tides (The Prince of Tides)

Best costume design

presented by Demi Moore

Albert Wolsky - Bugsy

Richard Hornung - Barton Fink

Corinne Jorry - Madame Bovary

Ruth Myers - Addams Family (The Addams Family)

Anthony Powell - Hook

Best sound editing

presented by Sharon Stone

Gloria S. Borders , Gary Rydstrom - Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Richard Hymns , Gary Rydstrom - Backdraft - Men Who Go Through Fire (Backdraft)

F. Hudson Miller , George Watters II - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Best sound mix

presented by Daryl Hannah and Edward James

Tom Johnson , Lee Orloff , Gary Rydstrom , Gary Summers - Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Tom Fleischman , Christopher Newman - The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs)

David J. Hudson , Doc Kane , Mel Metcalfe , Terry Porter - Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)

Gregg Landaker , Tod A. Maitland , Michael Minkler - JFK - Tatort Dallas (JFK)

Gary Rydstrom , Gary Summers , Randy Thom , Glenn Williams - Backdraft - Men Who Go Through Fire (Backdraft)

Best visual effects

presented by Diane Ladd and Laura Dern

Dennis Muren , Robert Skotak , Gene Warren Jr. , Stan Winston - Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Scott Farrar , Allen Hall , Clay Pinney , Mikael Salomon - Backdraft - Men Who Go Through Fire (Backdraft)

Eric Brevig , Harley Jessup , Michael Lantieri , Mark Sullivan - Hook

Best Documentary (Short Film)

presented by Spike Lee and John Singleton

Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment - Debra Chasnoff

A Little Vicious - Immy Humes

Chasseurs de tenébrès - Alain Majani d'Inguimbert , Éric Valli

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers - Bill Couturié , Bernard Edelman

The Mark of the Maker - David McGowan

Best Documentary (Long Form)

presented by Spike Lee and John Singleton

In the Shadow of the Stars - Allie Light , Irving Saraf

Death on the Job - Vince DiPersio , Bill Guttentag

Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House - Alan Raymond , Susan Raymond

The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945 - Hava Kohav Beller

Wild by Law - Diane Garey , Lawrence R. Hott

Best foreign language film

presented by Sylvester Stallone

Mediterraneo , Italy - Gabriele Salvatores

Children of Nature - A Journey (Börn náttúrunnar) , Iceland - Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

The Ox (Oxen) , Sweden - Sven Nykvist

The elementary school (Obecná škola) , Czechoslovakia - Jan Svěrák

Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua) , Hong Kong - Zhang Yimou

Best Short Film (Animated)

Manipulation - Daniel Greaves

Blackfly - Christopher Hinton

Strings - Wendy Tilby

Best Short Film (Live Action)

presented by Dana Carvey and Mike Myers

Session Man - Seth Winston , Robert N. Fried

Birch Street Gym - Thomas R. Conroy , Stephen Kessler

Last Breeze of Summer - David Massey

Honorary Oscars

Honorary Award

presented by Audrey Hepburn

Satyajit Ray

Gordon E. Sawyer Award

presented by Ray Bradbury

Ray Harryhausen

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

presented by Steven Spielberg

George Lucas

literature

Norbert Stresau : The Oscar. All award-winning films, directors and actors since 1929 . 3rd, updated edition. Heyne-Filmbibliothek, No. 198. Heyne, Munich 1996, 607 pages, ISBN 3-453-07872-1
Hans-Jürgen Kubiak: The Oscar Films. The best films from 1927/28 to 2004. The best non-English language films from 1947 to 2004. The best animated films from 2001 to 2004 . Schüren, Marburg 2005, ISBN 3-89472-386-6

Web links

Academy Awards 1992 in theInternet Movie Database(English)