Awards for 1991
Picture
Don Hahn BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson, Warren Beatty BUGSY
A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone JFK
Barbra Streisand, Andrew Karsch THE PRINCE OF TIDES
* Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ron Bozman THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Actor
Warren Beatty BUGSY
Robert De Niro CAPE FEAR
* Sir Anthony Hopkins THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Nick Nolte THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Robin Williams THE FISHER KING
Actress
Geena Davis THELMA & LOUISE
Laura Dern RAMBLING ROSE
* Jodie Foster THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Bette Midler FOR THE BOYS
Susan Sarandon THELMA & LOUISE
Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones JFK
Harvey Keitel BUGSY
Ben Kingsley BUGSY
Michael Lerner BARTON FINK
* Jack Palance CITY SLICKERS
Supporting Actress
Diane Ladd RAMBLING ROSE
Juliette Lewis CAPE FEAR
Kate Nelligan THE PRINCE OF TIDES
* Mercedes Ruehl THE FISHER KING
Jessica Tandy FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Director
John Singleton BOYZ N THE HOOD
Barry Levinson BUGSY
Oliver Stone JFK
* Jonathan Demme THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Ridley Scott THELMA & LOUISE
Writing - Screenplay (Written Directly For The Screen)
John Singleton BOYZ N THE HOOD
James Toback BUGSY
Richard LaGravenese THE FISHER KING
Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan GRAND CANYON
* Callie Khouri THELMA & LOUISE
Writing - Screenplay (Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Agnieszka Holland EUROPA, EUROPA
Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar JFK
Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston THE PRINCE OF TIDES
* Ted Tally THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Cinematography
Allen Daviau BUGSY
* Robert Richardson JFK
Stephen Goldblatt THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Adam Greenberg TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Adrian Biddle THELMA & LOUISE
Art Direction
Dennis Gassner - Art Direction, Nancy Haigh - Set Decorator BARTON FINK
* Dennis Gassner - Art Direction, Nancy Haigh - Set Decorator BUGSY
Mel Bourne - Art Direction, Cindy Carr - Set Decorator THE FISHER KING
Norman Garwood - Art Direction, Garret Lewis - Set Decorator HOOK
Paul Sylbert - Art Direction, Caryl Heller - Set Decorator THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Sound
Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom, Glenn Williams BACKDRAFT
Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, Tod A. Maitland JFK
Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
* Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Song
* Alan Menken - Music, Howard Ashman - Lyrics BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, "Beauty and the Beast"
Alan Menken - Music, Howard Ashman - Lyrics BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, "Belle"
Alan Menken - Music, Howard Ashman - Lyrics BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, "Be Our Guest"
Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams & Robert John Lange ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
John Williams - Music, Leslie Bricusse - Lyrics HOOK, "When You're Alone"
Music - Original Score
* Alan Menken BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Ennio Morricone BUGSY
George Fenton THE FISHER KING
John Williams JFK
James Newton Howard THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Film Editing
Gerry Hambling THE COMMITMENTS
* Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia JFK
Craig McKay THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Thom Noble THELMA & LOUISE
Costume Design
Ruth Myers THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Richard Hornung BARTON FINK
* Albert Wolsky BUGSY
Anthony Powell HOOK
Corinne Jorry MADAME BOVARY
Makeup
Christina Smith, Monty Westmore, Greg Cannom HOOK
Michael Mills, Edward French, Richard Snell STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
* Stan Winston, Jeff Dawn TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Visual Effects
Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar BACKDRAFT
Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, Michael Lantieri HOOK
* Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Sound Effects Editing
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns BACKDRAFT
George Watters, II, F. Hudson Miller STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
* Gary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Short Films - Animated Short
Christopher Hinton BLACKFLY
* Daniel Greaves MANIPULATION
Wendy Tilby STRINGS
Short Films - Live Action
Stephen Kessler, Thomas R. Conroy BIRCH STREET GYM
David M. Massey LAST BREEZE OF SUMMER
* Seth Winston, Rob Fried SESSION MAN
Documentary Short Subject
Eric Valli, Alain Majani BIRDNESTERS OF THAILAND
* Debra Chasnoff DEADLY DECEPTION: GENERAL ELECTRIC, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT
Immy Humes A LITTLE VICIOUS
David McGowan THE MARK OF THE MAKER
Bill Couturie, Bernard Edelman MEMORIAL: LETTERS FROM AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Documentary Feature
Vince DiPersio, William Guttentag DEATH ON THE JOB
Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond DOING TIME: LIFE INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE
* Allie Light, Irving Saraf IN THE SHADOW OF THE STARS
Lawrence Hott, Diane Garey WILD BY LAW
Hava Kohav Beller RESTLESS CONSCIENCE: RESISTANCE TO HITLER WITHIN GERMANY, 1933-1945
Foreign Language Film
CHILDREN OF NATURE (Iceland)
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Czechoslovakia)
* MEDITERRANEO (Italy)
THE OX (Sweden)
RAISE THE RED LANTERN (Hong Kong)
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
George Lucas
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
No award given for 1991.
The Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Ray Harryhausen for technical contributions that have brought credit to the motion Picture industry.
Honorary and Other Awards
Satyajit Ray in recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion Pictures and for his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world. Winner presented a Statuette.
Special Achievement
No award given for 1991
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
No award given for 1991.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
To Iain Neil for the optical design; Albert Saiki for the mechanical design; and Panavision, Inc for the concept and development of the Primo Zoom Lens for 35mm Cinematography.
To Georg Thoma for the design; Heinz Feierlein and the engineering department of Sachtler AG for the development of a range of fluid tripod heads.
Harry J. Baker for the design and development of the first full fluid-action tripod head with adjustable degrees of viscous drag.
Guido Cartoni for his pioneering work in developing the technology to achieve selectable and repeatable viscous drag modules in fluid tripod heads.
Ray Feeney, Richard Keeney, Richard J. Lundell for the software development and adaptation of the Solitaire Film Recorder that provides a flexible, cost-effective film recording system.
Faz Fazakis, Brian Henson, Dave Housman, Peter Miller, John Stephenson for the development of the Henson Performance Control System.
Mario Celso for the design, development and manufacture of equipment for carbon arc and xenon power supplies and igniters used in motion Picture projection.
Randy Cartwright, David B. Coons, Lem Davis, Thomas Hahn, James Houston, Mark Kimball, Peter Nye, Michael Shantzis, David F. Wolf, Walt Disney Feature Animation Department for the design and development of the "CAPS" production system for feature film animation.
George Worrall for the design, development and manufacture of the Worrall geared camera head for motion Picture production.
Technical Achievement Award (Certificate)
Robert W. Stoker, Jr. for the design and development of a cobweb gun, for applying non-toxic cobweb effects on motion Picture sets with both safety and ease of operation.
James Doyle for the design and development of the Dry Fogger, which uses liquid nitrogen to produce a safe, dense, low-hanging, dry fog.
Dick Cavdek, Steve Hamerski, Otto Nemenz International Inc. for opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Nemenz Zoom Lens.
Ken Robings (Clairmont Camera) for the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Clairmont Camera Zoom Lens.
Century Precision Optics for the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Century Precision Optics Zoom Lens.
Award of Commendation
Pete Comandini, Richard T. Dayton, Donald Hagans, Richard T. Ryan, YCM Laboratories for the creation and development of a motion Picture film restoration process using liquid gate and registration correction on a contact printer. Winners presented Special Plaques.
Medals of Commendation
Richard J. Stumpf, Joseph Westheimer for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winners presented with Special Medals.