65th Academy Awards

65th Academy Awards
Date	Monday, March 29, 1993
Site	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Host	Billy Crystal
Highlights
Best Picture	Unforgiven
Most awards	Unforgiven (4)
Most nominations	Howard's End and Unforgiven (9)
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Duration	3 hours, 30 minutes
Viewership	45.84 million
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The 65th Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1993 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. This was the fourth consecutive show hosted by Billy Crystal.

Unforgiven won four Oscars out of nine nominations including Best Picture.

Awards

Films with multiple nominations:

9 - Howards End, Unforgiven

6 - The Crying Game

5 - Aladdin

4 - Bram Stoker's Dracula, A Few Good Men, Scent of a Woman

3 - Chaplin, Enchanted April, The Player, A River Runs Through It

2 - Basic Instinct, Batman Returns, The Bodyguard, Hoffa, Husbands and Wives, Indochine, Lorenzo's Oil, Malcolm X, Passion Fish, Toys, Under Siege

Films with multiple wins:

4 - Unforgiven

3 - Bram Stoker's Dracula, Howards End

2 - Aladdin

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface

Best Picture	Best Director
Unforgiven The Crying Game A Few Good Men Howards End Scent of a Woman	Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven Neil Jordan – The Crying Game James Ivory – Howards End Robert Altman – The Player Martin Brest – Scent of a Woman
Best Actor	Best Actress
Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman Robert Downey, Jr. – Chaplin Stephen Rea – The Crying Game Denzel Washington – Malcolm X Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven	Emma Thompson – Howards End Catherine Deneuve – Indochine Susan Sarandon – Lorenzo's Oil Michelle Pfeiffer – Love Field Mary McDonnell – Passion Fish
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Gene Hackman – Unforgiven Jaye Davidson – The Crying Game Jack Nicholson – A Few Good Men Al Pacino – Glengarry Glen Ross David Paymer – Mr. Saturday Night	Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny Miranda Richardson – Damage Joan Plowright – Enchanted April Vanessa Redgrave – Howards End Judy Davis – Husbands and Wives
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
The Crying Game – Neil Jordan Husbands and Wives – Woody Allen Lorenzo's Oil – George Miller and Nick Enright Passion Fish – John Sayles Unforgiven – David Peoples	Howards End – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Enchanted April – Peter Barnes The Player – Michael Tolkin A River Runs Through It – Richard Friedenberg Scent of a Woman – Bo Goldman
Best Foreign Language Film
Indochine (France) Daens (Belgium) A Place in the World (Uruguay) Schtonk! (Germany) Close to Eden (Russia)
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short
The Panama Deception – Barbara Trent and David Kasper Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker – David Haugland Fires of Kuwait – Sally Dundas Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II – William Miles and Nina Rosenblum Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann – Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran	Educating Peter – Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai – Geoffrey O’Connor Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the "Little Review" – Wendy Weinberg The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein – Richard Elson and Sally Bochner When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories – Dorothy Fadiman
Best Live Action Short	Best Animated Short
Omnibus – Sam Karmann Contact – Jonathan Darby and Jana Sue Memel Cruise Control – Matt Palmieri The Lady in Waiting – Christian M. Taylor Swan Song – Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt	Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase – Joan C. Gratz Adam – Peter Lord Reci, reci, reci – Michaela Pavlátová The Sandman – Paul Berry Screen Play – Barry Purves
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
Aladdin – Alan Menken Basic Instinct – Jerry Goldsmith Chaplin – John Barry Howards End – Richard Robbins A River Runs Through It – Mark Isham	"A Whole New World" from Aladdin – Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Tim Rice "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin – Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman "I Have Nothing" from The Bodyguard – Music by David Foster; Lyric by Linda Thompson "Run to You" from The Bodyguard – Music by Jud Friedman; Lyric by Allan Rich "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" from The Mambo Kings – Music by Robert Kraft; Lyric by Arne Glimcher
Best Sound Editing	Best Sound Mixing
Bram Stoker's Dracula – David E. Stone and Tom C. McCarthy Aladdin – Mark A. Mangini Under Siege – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler	The Last of the Mohicans – Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith and Simon Kaye Aladdin – Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson and Doc Kane A Few Good Men – Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline and Robert Eber Under Siege – Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Rick Hart and Scott D. Smith Unforgiven – Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander and Rob Young
Best Art Direction	Best Cinematography
Howards End – Art Direction: Ian Whittaker; Set Decoration: Luciana Arrighi Bram Stoker's Dracula – Art Direction: Thomas E. Sanders; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis Chaplin – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Chris Butler Toys – Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna Unforgiven – Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine	A River Runs Through It – Philippe Rousselot The Lover – Robert Fraisse Hoffa – Stephen H. Burum Howards End – Tony Pierce-Roberts Unforgiven – Jack N. Green
Best Makeup	Best Costume Design
Bram Stoker's Dracula – Greg Cannom, Michele Burke and Matthew W. Mungle Batman Returns – Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter and Stan Winston Hoffa – Ve Neill, Greg Cannom and John Blake	Bram Stoker's Dracula – Eiko Ishioka Enchanted April – Sheena Napier Howards End – Jenny Beavan and John Bright Malcolm X – Ruth E. Carter Toys – Albert Wolsky
Best Film Editing	Best Visual Effects
Unforgiven – Joel Cox Basic Instinct – Frank J. Urioste The Crying Game – Kant Pan A Few Good Men – Robert Leighton The Player – Geraldine Peroni	Death Becomes Her – Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe and Tom Woodruff Jr. Alien 3 – Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr. and George Gibbs Batman Returns – Michael L. Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak

Academy Honorary Awards

• Federico Fellini
• Petro Vlahos

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards

• Audrey Hepburn
• Elizabeth Taylor

Academy Award of Merit

• Chadwell O'Connor

Gordon E. Sawyer Award

• Erich Kaestner

In Memoriam

The In Memoriam tribute section was first introduced this year, although a similar tribute was done at the 1978 ceremonies.

Trivia

• Unforgiven became only the 3rd western to win best picture, and as of 2011 the last to win.

Presenters

• Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman (Presenters: Writing Awards)
• Kathy Bates (Presenter: A Few Good Men Film Clip)
• Glenn Close (Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film)
• Geena Davis (Presenter: Women in the Movies Montage)
• Catherine Deneuve (Presenter: Best Costume Design)
• Robert Downey Jr. and Alfre Woodard (Presenter: Best Sound)
• Jodie Foster (Presenter: Best Actor)
• Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman (Presenters: Best Cinematography)
• Richard Gere (Presenter: Best Art Direction)
• Whoopi Goldberg (Presenter: Howards End Film Clip)
• Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington (Presenters: Documentary Awards)
• Anthony Hopkins (Presenter: Best Actress)
• Lena Horne and Quincy Jones (Presenters: Best Original Song)
• Anjelica Huston (Presenter: Unforgiven Film Clip)
• Raúl Juliá (Presenter: Best Original Score)
• Diane Keaton (Presenter: The Crying Game Film Clip)
• Angela Lansbury (Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Elizabeth Taylor)
• Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni (Presenters: Honorary Award to Federico Fellini)
• Jon Lovitz (Presenter: Best Sound Effects Editing)
• Andie MacDowell (Presenter: Best Visual Effects)
• Jack Nicholson (Presenter: Best Picture)
• Gregory Peck (Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Audrey Hepburn)
• Sarah Jessica Parker and David Paymer (Presenters: Best Live Action Short Film)
• Snow White (Presenter: Best Animated Short Film)
• Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei (Presenters: Best Makeup)
• Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon (Presenters: Best Film Editing)
• Mercedes Ruehl (Presenter: Best Supporting Actor)
• Sharon Stone (Presenter: Scientific & Technical Awards)
• Barbra Streisand (Presenter: Best Director)
• Jack Palance (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress)

Performers

• Nell Carter ("Friend Like Me" from Aladdin)
• Natalie Cole ("I Have Nothing" and "Run to You" from The Bodyguard)
• Placido Domingo and Sheila E. ("Beautiful Maria of My Soul" from The Mambo Kings)
• Brad Kane and Lea Salonga ("A Whole New World" from Aladdin)
• Liza Minnelli ("Ladies' Day")