Awards & Winners

1990 Academy Awards

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1991 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

William L. Blowers, Thomas F. Denove

(For the development and manufacture of the Belco Denove Cinemeter.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Iain Neil, Panavision, Tak Miyagishima

(For the optical design (Neil), the mechanical design (Miyagishima) and for the concept and development (Panavision) of the Primo Series of spherical prime lenses for 35mm cinematography.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Christopher Gilman, Harvey Hubert Jr.

(For the development of the Actor Climate System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Jim Graves

(For the development of the Cool Suit System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Bengt O. Orhall, Kenneth Lund, Bjorn Selin, Kjell Högberg

(For the development and manufacture of the Mark IV film subtitling processor, which has increased the speed, simplified the operation, and improved the quality of subtitling.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Richard Mula, Pete Romano

(For the development of the SeaPar 1200 watt HMI underwater lamp which provides a safe, portable HMI light fixture to be used on either wet or dry sets.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Dedo Weigert

(For the development of the Dedolight, a miniature low-voltage tungsten-halogen lighting fixture capable of being hidden in practical locations.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Dr. Fred Kolb Jr., Paul Preo

(For the concept and development of a 35mm projection test film by which projection parameters may be evaluated.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Peter Baldwin, Paul Kiankhooy, Lightmaker Co.

(For the design (Baldwin) and for the development of the Lightmaker AC/DC HMI ballast.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

All-Union Cinema, Photo Research Institute (NIKFI)

(For continuously improving and providing 3-D presentation to Soviet motion picture audiences for the last 25 years.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

Eastman Kodak

(For the development of T-Grain technology and the introduction of EXR color negative films which utilize this technology.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Bruce Wilton, Carlos Icinkoff

(For the development of the Mechanical Concepts Optical Printer Platform.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

ARRI Engineering Department

(For the continued design improvements of the Arriflex BL Camera System, culminating in the 35BL-4S model.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Fujifilm

(For the development and introduction of the F-Series of color negative films covering the range of film speeds from EI 64 to EI 500.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Manfred G. Michelson

(For the design and development of the first sprocket-driven film transport system for color print film processors which permits transport speeds in excess of 600 feet per minute.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

John W. Lang, Walter Hrastnik, Charles J. Watson

(For the development and manufacture of a modular continuous contact motion picture film printer.)
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

Roderick T. Ryan

(In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.)
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

Donald Trumbull

(In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.)
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

Geoffrey H. Williamson

(In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.)

63rd Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Picture

Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner

Honored for : Dances with Wolves

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Irwin Winkler Goodfellas
Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather Part III
Lisa Weinstein Ghost
Lawrence Lasker Awakenings
Walter F. Parkes Awakenings
Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves
Jim Wilson Dances with Wolves
Academy Award for Best Actor

Jeremy Irons

Honored for : Reversal of Fortune
(Role: Claus Von Bulow)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves
Role: Lieutenant Dunbar
Gérard Depardieu Cyrano de Bergerac
Role: Cyrano De Bergerac
Jeremy Irons Reversal of Fortune
Role: Claus von Bülow
Richard Harris The Field
Role: 'Bull' McCabe
Robert De Niro Awakenings
Role: Leonard Lowe
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Don Bassman The Hunt for Red October
Nelson Stoll Total Recall
Michael J. Kohut Total Recall
Carlos Delarios Total Recall
Aaron Rochin Total Recall
Russell Williams Dances with Wolves
Jeffrey Perkins Dances with Wolves
Bill W. Benton Dances with Wolves
Gregory H. Watkins Dances with Wolves
Charles M. Wilborn Days of Thunder
Donald O. Mitchell Days of Thunder
Rick Kline Days of Thunder
Kevin O'Connell Days of Thunder
Thomas Causey Dick Tracy
Chris Jenkins Dick Tracy
David E. Campbell Dick Tracy
Doug Hemphill Dick Tracy
Richard Bryce Goodman The Hunt for Red October
Richard Overton The Hunt for Red October
Kevin F. Cleary The Hunt for Red October
Academy Award for Best Director

Kevin Costner

Honored for : Dances with Wolves

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Frears The Grifters
Barbet Schroeder Reversal of Fortune
Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather Part III
Martin Scorsese Goodfellas
Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Dean Semler

Honored for : Dances with Wolves

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Allen Daviau Avalon
Dean Semler Dances with Wolves
Vittorio Storaro Dick Tracy
Gordon Willis The Godfather Part III
Philippe Rousselot Henry & June
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Neil Travis

Honored for : Dances with Wolves

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Neil Travis Dances with Wolves
Walter Murch Ghost
Barry Malkin The Godfather Part III
Lisa Fruchtman The Godfather Part III
Walter Murch The Godfather Part III
Thelma Schoonmaker Goodfellas
Dennis Virkler The Hunt for Red October
John Wright The Hunt for Red October
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Michael Blake

Honored for : Dances with Wolves

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicholas Kazan Reversal of Fortune
Donald E. Westlake The Grifters
Steven Zaillian Awakenings
Michael Blake Dances with Wolves
Martin Scorsese Goodfellas
Nicholas Pileggi Goodfellas
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

John Barry

Honored for : Dances with Wolves

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Barry Dances with Wolves
Randy Newman Avalon
Maurice Jarre Ghost
Dave Grusin Havana
John Williams Home Alone
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Nick Park

Honored for : Creature Comforts

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nick Park Creature Comforts
Nick Park A Grand Day Out
Bruno Bozzetto Grasshoppers (Cavallette)
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Cecelia Hall, George Watters II

Honored for : The Hunt for Red October

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cecelia Hall The Hunt for Red October
George Watters II The Hunt for Red October
Charles L. Campbell Flatliners
Richard C. Franklin Flatliners
Stephen Hunter Flick Total Recall
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Joe Pesci

Honored for : Goodfellas
(Role: Tommy DeVito)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Al Pacino Dick Tracy
Role: Big Boy Caprice
Joe Pesci Goodfellas
Role: Tommy DeVito
Andy García The Godfather Part III
Role: Vincent Mancini
Graham Greene Dances with Wolves
Role: Kicking Bird
Bruce Davison Longtime Companion
Role: David
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Whoopi Goldberg

Honored for : Ghost
(Role: Oda Mae Brown)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mary McDonnell Dances with Wolves
Diane Ladd Wild at Heart
Lorraine Bracco Goodfellas
Annette Bening The Grifters
Whoopi Goldberg Ghost
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Richard Sylbert, Rick Simpson

Honored for : Dick Tracy

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dante Ferretti Hamlet
Francesca Lo Schiavo Hamlet
Jacques Rouxel Cyrano de Bergerac
Ezio Frigerio Cyrano de Bergerac
Richard Sylbert Dick Tracy
Rick Simpson Dick Tracy
Dean Tavoularis The Godfather Part III
Gary Fettis The Godfather Part III
Jeffrey Beecroft Dances with Wolves
Lisa Dean Dances with Wolves
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Stephen Sondheim

Honored for : Sooner or Later
(Dick Tracy)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jon Bon Jovi Blaze of Glory
Young Guns II
Stephen Sondheim Sooner or Later
Dick Tracy
Shel Silverstein I'm Checkin' Out
Postcards from the Edge
Carmine Coppola Promise Me You'll Remember (Love Theme from The Godfather Part III)
The Godfather, Part III
John Bettis Promise Me You'll Remember (Love Theme from The Godfather Part III)
The Godfather, Part III
John Williams Somewhere in My Memory
Home Alone
Leslie Bricusse Somewhere in My Memory
Home Alone
Academy Award for Best Actress

Kathy Bates

Honored for : Misery
(Role: Annie Wilkes)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anjelica Huston The Grifters
Role: Lilly Dillon
Julia Roberts Pretty Woman
Role: Vivian Ward
Joanne Woodward Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Role: India Bridge
Meryl Streep Postcards from the Edge
Role: Suzanne Vale
Kathy Bates Misery
Role: Annie Wilkes
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Bruce Joel Rubin

Honored for : Ghost

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Levinson Avalon
Woody Allen Alice
Peter Weir Green Card
Whit Stillman Metropolitan
Bruce Joel Rubin Ghost
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

John Caglione, Jr., Doug Drexler

Honored for : Dick Tracy

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Caglione, Jr. Dick Tracy
Doug Drexler Dick Tracy
Michèle Burke Cyrano de Bergerac
Jean-Pierre Eychenne Cyrano de Bergerac
Ve Neill Edward Scissorhands
Stan Winston Edward Scissorhands
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Franca Squarciapino

Honored for : Cyrano de Bergerac

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Milena Canonero Dick Tracy
Franca Squarciapino Cyrano de Bergerac
Maurizio Millenotti Hamlet
Gloria Gresham Avalon
Elsa Zamparelli Dances with Wolves
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Barbara Kopple, Arthur Cohn

Honored for : American Dream

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Kopple American Dream
Arthur Cohn American Dream
Mark Kitchell Berkeley in the Sixties
Mark Mori Building Bombs
Susan Robinson Building Bombs
Judith Montell Forever Activists
Robert Hillman Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Eugene Corr Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Steven Okazaki

Honored for : Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steven Okazaki Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo
Kit Thomas Burning Down Tomorrow
Karen Goodman Chimps: So Like Us
Kirk Simon Chimps: So Like Us
Derek Bromhall Journey into Life: The World of the Unborn
Freida Lee Mock Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember
Terry Sanders Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Xavier Koller

Honored for : Journey of Hope
(Country: Switzerland; in Turkish and Swiss German)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Xavier Koller Journey of Hope
Country: Switzerland; in Turkish and Swiss German
Zhang Yimou Ju Dou
Country: People's Republic of China; in Mandarin
Yang Fengliang Ju Dou
Country: People's Republic of China; in Mandarin
Jean-Paul Rappeneau Cyrano de Bergerac
Country: France; in French
Michael Verhoeven The Nasty Girl
Country: Germany; in German
Gianni Amelio Open Doors
Country: Italy; in Italian
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Adam Davidson

Honored for : The Lunch Date

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Adam Davidson The Lunch Date
Raymond De Felitta Bronx Cheers
Matthew Gross Bronx Cheers
Peter Cattaneo Dear Rosie
Barnaby Thompson Dear Rosie
Bernard Joffa Senzeni Na?
Anthony E. Nicholas Senzeni Na?
Hillary Ripps 12:01 PM
Jonathan Heap 12:01 PM
Special Achievement Academy Award

Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, Alex Funke

Honored for : Total Recall
(Visual Effects)
Academy Honorary Award

Sophia Loren

(one of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form)
Academy Honorary Award

Myrna Loy

(in recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances)