The 65th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on March 29, 1993 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 1992. The ceremony was presented by Billy Crystal.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 1993 was Unforgiven with 10 nominations and The film that won the most awards was Unforgiven, winning 4 of the 10 nominations.
The film "Unforgiven" is the third western in history to win the Oscar for Best Picture. This award has been given to two more westerns ("No Country for Old Men" in 2008 and "The Power of the Dog" in 2022).
The director and star of "Unforgiven", Clint Eastwood, received a double nomination in the categories of Best Director and Best Actor for the same film. Although he didn't win Best Director, he did take home the statuette for Best Actor, becoming the seventh person to accomplish this feat.
Al Pacino, for his part, also shone at the ceremony with a double nomination for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Scent of a Woman." Despite not winning in the Best Supporting Actor category, he did win the statuette for Best Actor, becoming the sixth performer to obtain both nominations in the same edition in those categories.
Composer Alan Menken completed a historic double by winning two Oscars for the second year in a row. His compositions for the film "Aladdin" earned him the statuettes for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "A Whole New World." With this achievement, Menken joined a select group of three people who have achieved this double in consecutive editions.
The ceremony lasted 3 hours and 33 minutes and awarded the best films of 1992 in 23 categories.
To below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1993 Academy Awards.
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What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1993?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1993 was Unforgiven
Best Picture
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1993?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1993 was Clint Eastwood, for the film Unforgiven
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1993?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1993 was Al Pacino, for the movie Scent of a Woman
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1993?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1993 was Emma Thompson, for the movie Howards End
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1993?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1993 was Gene Hackman, for the movie Unforgiven
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1993?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 was Marisa Tomei, for the movie My Cousin Vinny
Best Supporting Actress
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1993?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1993 was Indochine
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Best Music (Score)
Best Costume Design
Best Sound
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Feature
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
Film | Nominations | Awards | |
Unforgiven | 10 | 4 | |
Howards End | 9 | 3 | |
The Crying Game | 6 | 1 | |
Aladdin | 5 | 2 | |
Bram Stoker's Dracula | 4 | 3 | |
Scent of a Woman | 4 | 1 | |
A Few Good Men | 4 | 0 | |
A River Runs Through It | 3 | 1 | |
The Player | 3 | 0 | |
Chaplin | 3 | 0 | |
Enchanted April | 3 | 0 | |
Indochine | 2 | 1 | |
The Bodyguard | 2 | 0 | |
Batman Returns | 2 | 0 | |
Toys | 2 | 0 | |
Hoffa | 2 | 0 | |
Basic Instinct | 2 | 0 | |
Husbands and Wives | 2 | 0 | |
Passion Fish | 2 | 0 | |
Lorenzo's Oil | 2 | 0 | |
Malcolm X | 2 | 0 |