The Oscars for the year 1992
Winners are shown in red
Best Picture
* Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Don Hahn (I)
* Bugsy (1991) - Mark Johnson (I); Barry Levinson; Warren Beatty
* JFK (1991) - A. Kitman Ho; Oliver Stone
* Prince of Tides, The (1991) - Barbra Streisand; Andrew S. Karsch
* Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - Edward Saxon; Kenneth Utt; Ronald M. Bozman
Best Actor in a Leading Role
* Bugsy (1991) - Warren Beatty
* Cape Fear (1991) - Robert De Niro
* Fisher King, The (1991) - Robin Williams
* Prince of Tides, The (1991) - Nick Nolte
* Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - Anthony Hopkins
Best Actress in a Leading Role
* For the Boys (1991) - Bette Midler
* Rambling Rose (1991) - Laura Dern
* Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - Jodie Foster
* Thelma & Louise (1991) - Geena Davis
* Thelma & Louise (1991) - Susan Sarandon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
* Barton Fink (1991) - Michael Lerner (I)
* Bugsy (1991) - Harvey Keitel
* Bugsy (1991) - Ben Kingsley
* City Slickers (1991) - Jack Palance
* JFK (1991) - Tommy Lee Jones
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
* Cape Fear (1991) - Juliette Lewis
* Fisher King, The (1991) - Mercedes Ruehl
* Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) - Jessica Tandy
* Prince of Tides, The (1991) - Kate Nelligan
* Rambling Rose (1991) - Diane Ladd
Best Director
* Boyz N the Hood (1991) - John Singleton
* Bugsy (1991) - Barry Levinson
* JFK (1991) - Oliver Stone
* Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - Jonathan Demme
* Thelma & Louise (1991) - Ridley Scott
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
* Boyz N the Hood (1991) - John Singleton
* Bugsy (1991) - James Toback
* Fisher King, The (1991) - Richard LaGravenese
* Grand Canyon (1991) - Lawrence Kasdan; Meg Kasdan
* Thelma & Louise (1991) - Callie Khouri
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
* Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) - Fannie Flagg; Carol Sobieski
* Hitlerjunge Salomon (1990) - Agnieszka Holland
* JFK (1991) - Oliver Stone; Zachary Sklar
* Prince of Tides, The (1991) - Pat Conroy; Becky Johnston
* Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - Ted Tally
Best Cinematography
* Bugsy (1991) - Allen Daviau
* JFK (1991) - Robert Richardson (I)
* Prince of Tides, The (1991) - Stephen Goldblatt
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Adam Greenberg
* Thelma & Louise (1991) - Adrian Biddle
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
* Barton Fink (1991) - Dennis Gassner; Nancy Haigh
* Bugsy (1991) - Dennis Gassner; Nancy Haigh
* Fisher King, The (1991) - Mel Bourne; Cindy Carr
* Hook (1991) - Norman Garwood; Garrett Lewis
* Prince of Tides, The (1991) - Paul Sylbert; Caryl Heller
Best Costume Design
* Addams Family, The (1991) - Ruth Myers
* Barton Fink (1991) - Richard Hornung
* Bugsy (1991) - Albert Wolsky
* Hook (1991) - Anthony Powell (I)
* Madame Bovary (1991) - Corinne Jorry
Best Sound
* Backdraft (1991) - Gary Summers; Randy Thom; Gary Rydstrom; Glenn Williams (I)
* Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Terry Porter (I); Mel Metcalfe; David J. Hudson; Doc Kane
* JFK (1991) - Michael Minkler; Gregg Landaker; Tod A. Maitland
* Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - Tom Fleischman; Christopher Newman (I)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Tom Johnson (I); Gary Rydstrom; Gary Summers; Lee Orloff
Best Film Editing
* Commitments, The (1991) - Gerry Hambling
* JFK (1991) - Joe Hutshing; Pietro Scalia
* Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - Craig McKay (I)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Conrad Buff IV; Mark Goldblatt; Richard A. Harris
* Thelma & Louise (1991) - Thom Noble
Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
* Backdraft (1991) - Gary Rydstrom; Richard Hymns
* Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) - George Watters II; F. Hudson Miller
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Gary Rydstrom; Gloria S. Borders
Best Effects, Visual Effects
* Backdraft (1991) - Mikael Salomon; Allen Hall (II); Clay Pinney; Scott Farrar
* Hook (1991) - Eric Brevig; Harley Jessup; Mark Sullivan; Michael Lantieri
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Dennis Muren; Stan Winston; Gene Warren Jr.; Robert Skotak
Best Makeup
* Hook (1991) - Christina Smith; Monty Westmore; Greg Cannom
* Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) - Michael Mills (II); Edward French (II); Richard Snell
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Stan Winston; Jeff Dawn
Best Music, Song
* Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Alan Menken (music); Howard Ashman (lyrics)
- For the song "Beauty and the Beast".
* Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Alan Menken (music); Howard Ashman (lyrics)
- For the song "Be Our Guest".
* Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Alan Menken (music); Howard Ashman (lyrics)
- For the song "Belle".
* Hook (1991) - John Williams (music); Leslie Bricusse (lyrics)
- For the song "When You're Alone".
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - Michael Kamen (music); Bryan Adams (lyrics); Robert John Lange (lyrics)
- For the song "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You".
Best Music, Original Score
* Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Alan Menken
* Bugsy (1991) - Ennio Morricone
* Fisher King, The (1991) - George Fenton
* JFK (1991) - John Williams
* Prince of Tides, The (1991) - James Newton Howard
Best Short Film, Animated Films
* Blackfly (1991) - Christopher Hinton
* Manipulation (1991) - Daniel Greaves (I)
* Strings (1991) - Wendy Tilby
Best Short Film, Live Action
* Birch Street Gym (1991) - Stephen Kessler; Thomas R. Conroy
* Last Breeze of Summer (1991) - David Massey
* Session Man (1993) (TV) - Seth Winston; Robert N. Fried
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
* Birdnesters of Thailand (1991) - Eric Valli; Alain Majani d'Inguimbert
* Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment (1991) - Debra Chasnoff
* Little Vicious, A (1991) - Immy Humes
* Mark of the Maker, The (1991) - David McGowan
* Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991) - Bill CouturiŽ; Bernard Edelman
Best Documentary, Features
* Death on the Job (1991) - Vince DiPersio; Bill Guttentag
* Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House (1991) - Alan Raymond (II); Susan Raymond
* In the Shadow of the Stars (1991) - Allie Light; Irving Saraf
* Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945, The (1991) - Hava Kohav Beller
* Wild by Law (1991) - Lawrence R. Hott; Diane Garey
Best Foreign Language Film
* Born natturunnar (1991) - Iceland
* Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991) - Hong Kong
* Mediterraneo (1991) - Italy
* Obecna skola (1991) - Czechoslovakia
* Oxen (1991) - Sweden
Honorary Award
* Satyajit Ray
- For 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.
Medal of Commendation
* Pete Comandini (YCM Laboratories); Richard Dayton (II) (YCM Laboratories); Donald Hagans (YCM Laboratories); 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.
* Richard J. Stumpf; Joseph Westheimer
- For outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
* George Lucas