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The year 1995 in film involved some significant events.
Events
- March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.
- March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation.
- November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye.
- November 21 - Toy Story is released. marking the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Toy Story | Disney/Pixar | $191,796,233 |
| 2. | Batman Forever | Warner Bros. | $184,031,112 |
| 3. | Apollo 13 | Universal | $172,071,312 |
| 4. | Pocahontas | Disney | $141,579,773 |
| 5. | Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls | Warner Bros. | $108,385,533 |
| 6. | GoldenEye | United Artists | $106,429,941 |
| 7. | Jumanji | TriStar | $100,475,249 |
| 8. | Casper | Universal | $100,328,194 |
| 9. | Se7en | New Line | $100,125,643 |
| 10. | Die Hard With A Vengeance | Fox | $100,012,499 |
source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1995&p=.htm
Awards
- Best Picture: Braveheart - 20th Century Fox, B. H. Finance C. V., Icon Entertainment International, Paramount Pictures, The Ladd Company
- Best Director: Mel Gibson - Braveheart
- Best Actor: Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
- Best Actress: Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking
- Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects
- Best Supporting Actress: Mira Sorvino - Mighty Aphrodite
- Best Foreign Language Film: Antonia's Line (Antonia), directed by Marleen Gorris, Netherlands
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Sense and Sensibility
- Best Actor: Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
- Best Actress: Sharon Stone - Casino
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Babe
- Best Actor: John Travolta - Get Shorty
- Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - To Die For
- Other
- Best Director: Mel Gibson - Braveheart
- Best Foreign Language Film: Les Misérables, France
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Underground (Подземље, Podzemlje), directed by Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavia
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Cyclo (Xich lo), directed by Tran Anh Hung, Vietnam / France / Hong Kong
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- L'Appât (Fresh Bait), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, France
Films released in 1995
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A
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, directed by Steve Oedekerk
- The American President
- Antonia's Line (Antonia) - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Angus
- L'Appât (Fresh Bait or The Bait) - Golden Bear award
- Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard
- Arabian Knight
- Assassins
B
- Babe - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), directed by Chris Noonan
- The Baby-Sitters Club
- Bad Boys, directed by Michael Bay
- Balto- animated film by Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment
- The Basketball Diaries
- Batman Forever, directed by Joel Schumacher
- Before Sunrise
- Beyond Rangoon
- Beyond the Clouds
- The Big Green
- Billy Madison, directed by Tamra Davis
- Blue in the Face
- The Blue Villa
- Born to Be Wild, starring Wil Horneff, Helen Shaver, John C. McGinley and Peter Boyle
- Boys on the Side
- The Brady Bunch Movie, directed by Betty Thomas
- Braveheart, directed by Mel Gibson - Academy Award for Best Picture
- The Bridges of Madison County
- The Brothers McMullen
C
- Canadian Bacon, directed by Michael Moore
- Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
- Casino, directed by Martin Scorsese
- Casper, starring Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty and Eric Idle, introducing Malachi Pearson as Casper, directed by Brad Silberling
- Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
- Circle of Friends
- The City of Lost Children
- Clockers
- Clueless, directed by Amy Heckerling
- Coldblooded
- Congo
- Copycat
- Crimson Tide
- The Crossing Guard
- Cry, the Beloved Country
- Cutthroat Island
- Cyclo - Golden Lion award
D
- Dangerous Minds
- Dead Man
- Dead Man Walking
- Dead Presidents
- Desperado
- Devil in a Blue Dress
- Die Hard with a Vengeance
- Dolores Claiborne
- Don Juan DeMarco
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It
E
- The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
- Empire Records
- Escape to Witch Mountain (remake)
F
- Fair Game
- Father of the Bride Part II
- First Knight
- Forget Paris
- Four Rooms
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, directed by Dwight H. Little
- French Kiss
- Friday
- From the Journals of Jean Seberg - a documentary directed by Mark Rappaport
- Full Body Massage, directed by Nicolas Roeg
- Funny Bones
G
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
- Get Shorty, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
- Ghost in the Shell
- The Glass Shield
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
- GoldenEye
- A Goofy Movie, starring Jason Marsden, Bill Farmer, Pauly Shore and Wallace Shawn, additional voices Dante Basco, directed by Kevin Lima
- Gordy
- Grumpier Old Men, starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Sophia Loren
H
- Hackers
- La Haine
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
- Haunted
- Heat
- Higher Learning
- Home for the Holidays
- How to Make an American Quilt
- The Hunted
I
- Ice Cream Man
- In the Mouth of Madness, directed by John Carpenter, starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston
- The Indian in the Cupboard, starring Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Richard Jenkins and Steve Coogan, directed by Frank Oz
- Iron Eagle IV
- It Takes Two, directed by Andy Tennant
J
- Jade
- Jerky Boys: The Movie
- Johnny Mnemonic
- Judge Dredd
- Jumanji, starring Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt and Kristen Dunst, directed by Joe Johnston
- Jury Duty
- Just Cause
K
L
- Land and Freedom
- Last of the Dogmen
- The Last Supper
- The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
- Leaving Las Vegas
- A Little Princess
- Live Nude Girls
- Lord of Illusions (Cliver Barker's Lord of Illusions)
- Losing Isaiah
M
- Magic in the Water
- Man of the House
- Major Payne
- Mallrats, directed by Kevin Smith
- Margaret's Museum
- Mighty Aphrodite
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
- Les Misérables - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Money Train
- Moonlight and Valentino
- Mortal Kombat
- Mr. Holland's Opus
- Murder in the First
N
- Napoleon, family film directed by Mario Andreacchio
- The Net
- New Jersey Drive
- Nick of Time
- Nine Months
- Nixon
- Now and Then
O
- Operation Dumbo Drop, starring Ray Liotta, Danny Glover, Dennis Leary and Doug E. Doug, directed by Simon Wincer
- Othello
- Outbreak
P
- The Pebble and the Penguin, directed by Don Bluth
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, directed by Martin Scorsese (documentary)
- Picture Bride Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner
- Pocahontas, directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
- Police Story 4: First Strike (released in Early 1996)
- Powder
Q
R
- Restoration
- Richard III
- Rob Roy
- Rumble in the Bronx (released in Early 1996)
S
- Sabrina
- The Scarlet Letter
- Screamers
- Sense and Sensibility - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama) and Golden Bear award (for 1996)
- Se7en (also known as Seven)
- Sharpe's Sword
- Showgirls
- Smoke
- Something to Talk About
- Species
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta
- Stonewall
- Strange Days
- Sudden Death
- Summer Snow
T
- Tall Tale
- Tank Girl
- Teresa's Tattoo
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
- To Die For
- Tom and Huck, starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, directed by Peter Hewitt
- Three Wishes, directed by Martha Coolidge - Nominated for Young Artist Award
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
- Tommy Boy, starring Chris Farley, David Spade and Rob Lowe
- Top Dog, starring Chuck Norris
- Toy Story, starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, directed by John Lasseter
- Twelve Monkeys
- Two Bits
U
- Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
- Underground - Palme d'Or award
- Unzipped
- The Usual Suspects
V
- Vampire in Brooklyn
- Village of the Damned, directed by John Carpenter, starring Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Hamill and Peter Jason
- Virtuosity
W
- Waiting to Exhale
- A Walk in the Clouds
- The Walking Dead
- Waterworld, directed by Kevin Reynolds
- Welcome to the Dollhouse
- While You Were Sleeping
- White Man's Burden
- Wild Bill
Deaths
- October 21 - Shannon Hoon, lead singer Blind Melon
- February 2 - Donald Pleasence, actor
- March 12 - Juanin Clay, actress
- March 16 - Albert Hackett, screenwriter
- April 4 - Priscilla Lane, actress
- April 14 - Burl Ives, actor, singer
- April 24 - Sammy Jackson, actor, disc jockey
- April 25 - Ginger Rogers, actress
- May 16 - Lola Flores, Spanish actress
- May 18 Elizabeth Montgomery, actress
- Elisha Cook Jr, actor
- Alexander Godunov, dancer, actor
- May 26 - Friz Freleng, animator
- June 29 - Lana Turner, actress
- July 4 - Eva Gabor, actress
- August 3 - Ida Lupino, actress and director
- August 11 - Phil Harris, actor, singer
- August 29 - Enrique Carreras, director, producer
- October 21 - Maxene Andrews, member of The Andrews Sisters
- October 22 - Mary Wickes, actress
- October 25 - Viveca Lindfors, actress
- November 21 - Peter Grant, actor and manager
- November 23 - Louis Malle, director
- November 24 - Jeffrey Lynn, actor
- December 9 - Vivian Blaine, actress
- December 22 - Butterfly McQueen, actress
- December 25 - Dean Martin, singer and actor