Awards for 1995

Picture
Brian Grazer APOLLO 13
Bill Miller, Doug Mitchell, George Miller BABE
* Bruce Davey, Alan Ladd, Jr , Mel Gibson BRAVEHEART
Gaetano Daniele, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Mario Cecchi Gori IL POSTINO
Lindsay Doran SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Actor
* Nicolas Cage LEAVING LAS VEGAS
Richard Dreyfuss MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS
Anthony Hopkins NIXON
Sean Penn DEAD MAN WALKING
Massimo Troisi IL POSTINO

Actress
* Susan Sarandon DEAD MAN WALKING
Elisabeth Shue LEAVING LAS VEGAS
Sharon Stone CASINO
Meryl Streep THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Emma Thompson SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Supporting Actor
James Cromwell BABE
Ed Harris APOLLO 13
Brad Pitt TWELVE MONKEYS
Tim Roth ROB ROY
* Kevin Spacey THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Supporting Actress
Joan Allen NIXON
Kathleen Quinlan APOLLO 13
* Mira Sorvino MIGHTY APHRODITE
Mare Winningham GEORGIA
Kate Winslet SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Director
Mike Figgis LEAVING LAS VEGAS
* Mel Gibson BRAVEHEART
Chris Noonan BABE
Michael Radford IL POSTINO
Tim Robbins DEAD MAN WALKING

Writing - Screenplay (Written Directly For The Screen)
Randall Wallace BRAVEHEART
Woody Allen MIGHTY APHRODITE
Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone NIXON
Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Joe Ranft, Andrew Stanton TOY STORY
* Christopher McQuarrie THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Writing - Screenplay (Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert APOLLO 13
George Miller, Chris Noonan BABE
Mike Figgis LEAVING LAS VEGAS
Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi IL POSTINO
* Emma Thompson SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Cinematography
Stephen Goldblatt BATMAN FOREVER
* John Toll BRAVEHEART
Emmanuel Lubezki A LITTLE PRINCESS
Michael Coulter SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Lu Yue SHANGHAI TRIAD

Art Direction
Michael Corenblith, Merideth Boswell APOLLO 13
Roger Ford, Kerrie Brown BABE
Bo Welch, Cheryl Carasik A LITTLE PRINCESS
* Eugenio Zanetti RESTORATION
Tony Burrough RICHARD III

Sound
* Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, David MacMillan APOLLO 13
Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montano, Michael Herbick, Petur Hliddal BATMAN FOREVER
Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer, Brian Simmons BRAVEHEART
Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins, William B. Kaplan CRIMSON TIDE
Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Keith A. Wester WATERWORLD

Song
* Alan Menken - Music, Stephen Schwartz - Lyrics POCAHONTAS, "Colors of the Wind"
Bruce Springsteen - Music & Lyrics DEAD MAN WALKING, "Dead Man Walkin'"
Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange DON JUAN DEMARCO, "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman"
John Williams - Music, Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman - Lyrics SABRINA, "Moonlight"
Randy Newman - Music & Lyrics TOY STORY, "You've Got a Friend in Me"

Music - Original Dramatic Score
Rules changed in 1995: Original Score divided into Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score.
James Horner APOLLO 13
James Horner BRAVEHEART
John Williams NIXON
* Luis Bacalov IL POSTINO
Patrick Doyle SENSE AND SENSIBILITY


Music - Original Musical or Comedy Score
Rules changed in 1995: Original Score divided into Original Dramatic Score and Original Musical or Comedy Score.
Marc Shaiman THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
* Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz POCAHONTAS
John Williams SABRINA
Randy Newman TOY STORY
Thomas Newman UNSTRUNG HEROES

Film Editing
* Mike Hill, Dan Hanley APOLLO 13
Marcus D'Arcy, Jay Friedkin BABE
Steven Rosenblum BRAVEHEART
Chris Lebenzon CRIMSON TIDE
Richard Francis-Bruce SEVEN

Costume Design
Charles Knode BRAVEHEART
* James Acheson RESTORATION
Shuna Harwood RICHARD III
Jenny Beavan, John Bright SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Julie Weiss TWELVE MONKEYS

Makeup
* Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell BRAVEHEART
Ken Diaz, Mark Sanchez MY FAMILY/MI FAMILIA
Greg Cannom, Bob Laden, Colleen Callaghan ROOMMATES

Visual Effects
Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, Matt Sweeney APOLLO 13
* Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox BABE

Sound Effects Editing
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler BATMAN FOREVER
* Lon Bender, Per Hallberg BRAVEHEART
George Watters, II CRIMSON TIDE

Short Films - Animated Short
John R. Dilworth THE CHICKEN FROM OUTERSPACE
* Nick Park A CLOSE SHAVE
Chris Landreth, Robin Bargar THE END
Alexij Kharitidi GAGARIN
Chris Bailey RUNAWAY BRAIN

Short Films - Live Action
Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas BROOMS
Griffin Dunne, Thom Colwell DUKE OF GROOVE
* Christine Lahti, Jana Sue Memel LIEBERMAN IN LOVE
Jeff Goldblum, Tikki Goldburg LITTLE SURPRISES
Dianne Houston, Joy Ryan TUESDAY MORNING RIDE

Documentary Short Subject
Nancy Dine, Richard Stilwell JIM DINE: A SELF-PORTRAIT ON THE WALLS
Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore THE LIVING SEA
Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock NEVER GIVE UP: THE 20TH CENTURY
* Kary Antholis ONE SURVIVOR REMEMBERS
Charles Guggenheim THE SHADOW OF HATE


Documentary Feature
* Jon Blair ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED
Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein THE BATTLE OVER CITIZEN KANE
Allan Miller, Walter Scheuer FIDDLEFEST
Mike Tollin, Fredric Golding HANK AARON: CHASING THE DREAM
Jeanne Jordon, Steven Ascher TROUBLESOME CREEK: A MIDWESTERN

Foreign Language Film
ALL THINGS FAIR (Sweden)
* ANTONIA'S LINE (The Netherlands)
DUST OF LIFE (Algeria)
O QUATRILHO (Brazil)
THE STAR MAKER (Italy)

The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
No award given for 1995.

The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
No award given for 1995.

The Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Donald C. Rogers for technical contributions that have brought credit to the motion Picture industry.

Honorary and Other Awards
Kirk Douglas in recognition of his 50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion Picture community. Winner presented a Statuette.
Chuck Jones in recognition of the creation of classic cartoons and cartoon characters whose animated lives have brought joy to our real ones for more than half a century. Winner presented a Statuette.

Special Achievement
John Lasseter for the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film.

Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
No award given for 1995.

Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
Arnold and Richter Cine Technik for the development of the Arriflex 535 Series of Cameras for motion Picture Cinematography. The Arriflex 535 camera system allows, for the first time, full intelligent computer control of the operation and functions of a sync-Sound production camera of innovative design.
Digital Theater Systems for the design and development of the DTS Digital Sound System for motion Picture exhibition. Digital Sound systems have brought increased dynamic range, clarity, broader frequency response and greater Sound reality to enhance the total motion Picture presentation.
Dolby Laboratories for the design and development of the SR-D Digital Sound System for motion Picture exhibition. Digital Sound systems have brought increased dynamic range, clarity, broader frequency response and greater Sound reality to enhance the total motion Picture presentation.
Sony Corporation for the design and development of the SDDS Digital Sound System for motion Picture exhibition. Digital Sound systems have brought increased dynamic range, clarity, broader frequency response and greater Sound reality to enhance the total motion Picture presentation.
Howard Flemming, Ronald Uhlig for their pioneering work leading to motion Picture digital Sound. Digital Sound systems have brought increase dynamic range, clarity, broader frequency response and greater Sound reality to enhance the total motion Picture presentation.
Ronald C. Goodman, Attila Szalay, Stephen Sass, SpaceCam Systems, Inc. for the design of the SpaceCam Gyroscopically Stabilized Camera System. This gyroscopically-stabilized camera system can be utilized on helicopters, boats and camera cars. It allows substantially increased maneuverability of the camera support vehicle and has expanded the boundaries and applications of stabilized Cinematography.
Colin Mossman, Joe Wary, Hans Leisinger, Gerald Painter, Deluxe Laboratories for the design and development of the Deluxe Quad Format Digital Sound Printing Head. This device is capable of simultaneously printing all digital Sound-on-film formats and a timecode control track.
David Gilmartin, Johannes Borggrebe, Jean-Pierre Gagnon, Frank Ricotta, Technicolor, Inc for the design and development of the Technicolor Contact Printer Sound Head. This device is capable of simultaneously printing all digital Sound-on-film formats and a timecode control track.
Iain Neil, Rick Gelbard, Eric Dubberke, Panavision International, L.P. for the optical design, mechanical design, engineering, and development of the Primo 3:1 Zoom Lens. The high contrast and absence of flare, along with its ability to provide close focusing and to maintain constant image size while changing focus, make the Primo 3:1 Zoom Lens truly unique.
Martin S. Mueller for the design and development of the MSM 9801 IMAX 65mm/15 perf production motion Picture camera. The MSM 9801 represents a new plateau in the development of IMAX format cameras. With features such as a 180 shutter, superior viewing, and ease of loading, this camera is light enough for Steadicam use yet has all the abilities of an MOS production camera.
Alvy Ray Smith, Ed Catmull, Thomas Porter, Tom Duff for their pioneering invention in Digital Image Compositing. This groundbreaking methodology has significantly influenced the development of the compositing of images using digital techniques.

Technical Achievement Award (Certificate)
Pascal Chedeville for the design of the L.C. Concept Digital Sound System for motion Picture exhibition. Digital Sound systems have brought increased dynamic range, clarity, broader frequency response, and greater Sound reality to enhance the total motion Picture presentation.
James Deas (Warner Bros. Studio Facility) for the design and subsequent development of an Automated Patchbay and Metering System for motion Picture Sound transfer and dubbing operations. This system eliminates the manual patchcord approach in favor of a fully-automated solid-state switching matrix, greatly increasing efficiency and reliability.
Clay Davis & John Carter (Todd AO) for their pioneering efforts in creating an Automated Patchbay System for motion Picture Sound transfer and dubbing operations. This system eliminates the manual patchcord approach in favor of a fully-automated solid-state switching matrix, greatly increasing efficiency and reliability.
Al Jensen, Chuck Headley, Jean Messner & Hazem Nabulsi (CEI Technology) for producing a self-contained, flicker-free Color Video-Assist Camera. This device can be used with virtually any professional motion Picture camera and provides color or black-and-white video-assist images which are flicker-free. Switchable options allow for image manipulation and increased low-light sensitivity.
Peter Denz (Prazisions-Entwicklung Denz) for developing a flicker-free Color Video-Assist Camera. This device provides color or black-and-white video-assist images which are flicker-free. It is available in a wide variety of configurations for various motion Picture cameras.
David Pringle, Yang Zhong Fang for the design and development of "Lightening Strikes," a flexible, high-performance electronic lightning effect system. Utilizing a low-pressure, long-arc xenon light source, this system produces programmable, precisely-timed realistic lightning effects as well as other effects where accurate control of a very bright light for a brief duration is required.
BHP, Incorporated for their pioneering efforts developing Digital Sound Printing Heads for motion Pictures. BHP-engineered components are integral to the state-of-the-art digital Sound film printing systems in use today.
Joe Finnegan for his pioneering work in developing the air Ram for motion Picture stunt effects. This pneumatically-powered device was the first practical hinged platform providing cam-controlled, progressive acceleration for improved safety in propelling stunt persons. The Air Ram was the first device to be made small enough to be easily installed and concealed.
Gary Demos, David Ruhoff, Dan Cameron, Michelle Feraud for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the Digital Productions Digital Film Compositing System. This early work illustrated and introduced some of the capabilities that digital compositing techniques could provide feature motion Picture production.
Douglas Smythe, Lincoln Hu, Douglas S. Kay, Industrial Light and Magic for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the ILM Digital Film Compositing system. This early work illustrated and introduced some of the capabilities that digital compositing techniques could provide feature motion Picture production.
Computer Film Company for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the CFC Digital Film Compositing System. This early work illustrated and introduced some of the capabilities that digital compositing techniques could provide feature motion Picture production.
Insitut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Kodak Pathe CTP CINE, Eclair Laboratories and Martineau Industries for the concept, prototype, development, and further implementation of The Toulouse Electrolytic Silver Recovery Cell. This economical and easily maintained, single-step silver recovery system eliminates the need for subsequent treatment of the effluent to meet current environmental standards.