1992 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

45 films were recognised at the 1992 Academy Awards, across 23 categories. 13 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Silence of the Lambs, with 5 awards, ahead of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with 4. The categories below run from Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role and Actress in a Leading Role to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Actor in a Leading Role

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Anthony Hopkins
Winner
Bugsy(1991)
Warren Beatty
Cape Fear(1991)
Robert De Niro
The Fisher King(1991)
Robin Williams
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Nick Nolte

Actor in a Supporting Role

City Slickers(1991)
Jack Palance
Winner
Barton Fink(1991)
Michael Lerner
Bugsy(1991)
Harvey Keitel
Bugsy(1991)
Ben Kingsley
JFK(1991)
Tommy Lee Jones

Actress in a Leading Role

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Jodie Foster
Winner
For the Boys(1991)
Bette Midler
Rambling Rose(1991)
Laura Dern
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Geena Davis
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Susan Sarandon

Actress in a Supporting Role

The Fisher King(1991)
Mercedes Ruehl
Winner
Cape Fear(1991)
Juliette Lewis
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
Jessica Tandy
Rambling Rose(1991)
Diane Ladd
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Kate Nelligan

Art Direction

Bugsy(1991)
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Winner
Barton Fink(1991)
Art Direction: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Hook(1991)
Art Direction: Norman Garwood; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
The Fisher King(1991)
Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Art Direction: Paul Sylbert; Set Decoration: Caryl Heller

Best Picture

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, Producers
Winner
Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Don Hahn, Producer
Bugsy(1991)
Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson and Warren Beatty, Producers
JFK(1991)
A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, Producers
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Barbra Streisand and Andrew Karsch, Producers

Cinematography

JFK(1991)
Robert Richardson
Winner
Bugsy(1991)
Allen Daviau
Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
Adam Greenberg
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Stephen Goldblatt
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Adrian Biddle

Costume Design

Bugsy(1991)
Albert Wolsky
Winner
Barton Fink(1991)
Richard Hornung
Hook(1991)
Anthony Powell
Madame Bovary(1991)
Corinne Jorry
The Addams Family(1991)
Ruth Myers

Directing

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Jonathan Demme
Winner
Boyz n the Hood(1991)
John Singleton
Bugsy(1991)
Barry Levinson
JFK(1991)
Oliver Stone
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Ridley Scott

Documentary (Feature)

In the Shadow of the Stars(1991)
Allie Light and Irving Saraf, Producers
Winner
Death on the Job(1991)
Vince DiPersio and William Guttentag, Producers
Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House(1991)
Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, Producers
The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945(1991)
Hava Kohav Beller, Producer
Wild by Law(1991)
Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey, Producers

Documentary (Short Subject)

Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment(1991)
Debra Chasnoff, Producer
Winner
A Little Vicious(1991)
Immy Humes, Producer
Birdnesters of Thailand (Birdnesters of Thailand (aka "Shadow Hunters"))(1991)
Eric Valli and Alain Majani, Producers
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers(1991)
Bill Couturié and Bernard Edelman, Producers
The Mark of the Maker(1991)
David McGowan, Producer

Film Editing

JFK(1991)
Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia
Winner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris
The Commitments(1991)
Gerry Hambling
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Craig McKay
Thelma & Louise(1991)
Thom Noble

International Feature Film

Mediterraneo(1991)
Italy
Winner
Children of Nature(1991)
Iceland
Raise the Red Lantern(1991)
Hong Kong
The Elementary School(1991)
Czechoslovakia
The Ox(1991)
Sweden

Music (Original Score)

Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Alan Menken
Winner
Bugsy(1991)
Ennio Morricone
JFK(1991)
John Williams
The Fisher King(1991)
George Fenton
The Prince of Tides(1991)
James Newton Howard

Music (Original Song)

Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Beauty And The Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Winner
Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Be Our Guest in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
Hook(1991)
When You're Alone in "Hook" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Leslie Bricusse
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" Music by Michael Kamen; Lyric by Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange

Sound

Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff
Winner
Backdraft(1991)
Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom, Glenn Williams
Beauty and the Beast(1991)
Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
JFK(1991)
Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, Tod A. Maitland
The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Tom Fleischman, Christopher Newman

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Ted Tally
Winner
Europa Europa(1990)
Agnieszka Holland
Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)
Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
JFK(1991)
Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Pat Conroy, Becky Johnston

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Thelma & Louise(1991)
Callie Khouri
Winner
Boyz n the Hood(1991)
John Singleton
Bugsy(1991)
James Toback
Grand Canyon(1991)
Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
The Fisher King(1991)
Richard LaGravenese

Makeup

Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
Stan Winston, Jeff Dawn
Winner
Hook(1991)
Christina Smith, Monty Westmore, Greg Cannom
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)
Michael Mills, Edward French, Richard Snell

Short Film (Animated)

Manipulation(1991)
Daniel Greaves
Winner
Blackfly(1991)
Christopher Hinton
Strings(1991)
Wendy Tilby

Short Film (Live Action)

Session Man(1991)
Seth Winston, Rob Fried
Winner
Birch Street Gym(1991)
Stephen Kessler, Thomas R. Conroy
Last Breeze of Summer(1991)
David M. Massey

Sound Effects Editing

Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
Gary Rydstrom, Gloria S. Borders
Winner
Backdraft(1991)
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)
George Watters II, F. Hudson Miller

Visual Effects

Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr., Robert Skotak
Winner
Backdraft(1991)
Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney, Scott Farrar
Hook(1991)
Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan, Michael Lantieri

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