1993 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

55 films were recognised at the 1993 Academy Awards, across 23 categories. 15 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Unforgiven, with 4 awards, ahead of Howards End with 3. 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

Scent of a Woman(1992)
Al Pacino
Winner
Chaplin(1992)
Robert Downey Jr.
Malcolm X(1992)
Denzel Washington
The Crying Game(1992)
Stephen Rea
Unforgiven(1992)
Clint Eastwood

Actor in a Supporting Role

Unforgiven(1992)
Gene Hackman
Winner
A Few Good Men(1992)
Jack Nicholson
Glengarry Glen Ross(1992)
Al Pacino
Mr. Saturday Night(1992)
David Paymer
The Crying Game(1992)
Jaye Davidson

Actress in a Leading Role

Howards End(1992)
Emma Thompson
Winner
Indochine(1992)
Catherine Deneuve
Lorenzo's Oil(1992)
Susan Sarandon
Love Field(1992)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Passion Fish(1992)
Mary McDonnell

Actress in a Supporting Role

My Cousin Vinny(1992)
Marisa Tomei
Winner
Damage(1992)
Miranda Richardson
Enchanted April(1991)
Joan Plowright
Howards End(1992)
Vanessa Redgrave
Husbands and Wives(1992)
Judy Davis

Art Direction

Howards End(1992)
Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Winner
Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
Art Direction: Thomas Sanders; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
Chaplin(1992)
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler
Toys(1992)
Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
Unforgiven(1992)
Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine

Best Picture

Unforgiven(1992)
Clint Eastwood, Producer
Winner
A Few Good Men(1992)
David Brown, Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman, Producers
Howards End(1992)
Ismail Merchant, Producer
Scent of a Woman(1992)
Martin Brest, Producer
The Crying Game(1992)
Stephen Woolley, Producer

Cinematography

A River Runs Through It(1992)
Philippe Rousselot
Winner
Hoffa(1992)
Stephen H. Burum
Howards End(1992)
Tony Pierce-Roberts
The Lover(1992)
Robert Fraisse
Unforgiven(1992)
Jack N. Green

Costume Design

Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
Eiko Ishioka
Winner
Enchanted April(1991)
Sheena Napier
Howards End(1992)
Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Malcolm X(1992)
Ruth Carter
Toys(1992)
Albert Wolsky

Directing

Unforgiven(1992)
Clint Eastwood
Winner
Howards End(1992)
James Ivory
Scent of a Woman(1992)
Martin Brest
The Crying Game(1992)
Neil Jordan
The Player(1992)
Robert Altman

Documentary (Feature)

The Panama Deception(1992)
Barbara Trent and David Kasper, Producers
Winner
Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker(1992)
David Haugland, Producer
Fires of Kuwait(1992)
Sally Dundas, Producer
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II(1992)
William Miles and Nina Rosenblum, Producers
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann(1992)
Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran, Producers

Documentary (Short Subject)

Educating Peter(1992)
Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg, Producers
Winner
At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai(1992)
Geoffrey O'Connor, Producer
Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the 'Little Review'(1994)
Wendy L. Weinberg, Producer
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein(1992)
Richard Elson and Sally Bochner, Producers
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories(1992)
Dorothy Fadiman, Producer

Film Editing

Unforgiven(1992)
Joel Cox
Winner
A Few Good Men(1992)
Robert Leighton
Basic Instinct(1992)
Frank J. Urioste
The Crying Game(1992)
Kant Pan
The Player(1992)
Geraldine Peroni

International Feature Film

Indochine(1992)
France
Winner
Close to Eden(1991)
Russia
Priest Daens (Daens)(1992)
Belgium
Priest Daens (Daens)(1992)
Daens
Schtonk!(1992)
Germany

Music (Original Score)

Aladdin(1992)
Alan Menken
Winner
A River Runs Through It(1992)
Mark Isham
Basic Instinct(1992)
Jerry Goldsmith
Chaplin(1992)
John Barry
Howards End(1992)
Richard Robbins

Music (Original Song)

Aladdin(1992)
A Whole New World in "Aladdin" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Tim Rice
Winner
Aladdin(1992)
Friend Like Me in "Aladdin" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard Ashman
The Bodyguard(1992)
I Have Nothing in "The Bodyguard" Music by David Foster; Lyric by Linda Thompson
The Bodyguard(1992)
Run To You in "The Bodyguard" Music by Jud Friedman; Lyric by Allan Rich
The Mambo Kings(1992)
Beautiful Maria Of My Soul in "The Mambo Kings" Music by Robert Kraft; Lyric by Arne Glimcher

Short Film (Animated)

Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase(1992)
Joan C. Gratz
Winner
Adam(1992)
Peter Lord
Screen Play(1993)
Barry J.C. Purves
The Sandman(1991)
Paul Berry
Words, Words, Words(1993)
Reci, Reci, Reci... (Words, Words, Words)

Short Film (Live Action)

Omnibus(1992)
Sam Karmann
Winner
Contact(1992)
Cruise Control(1992)
Matt Palmieri
Swan Song(1992)
Kenneth Branagh, David Parfitt
The Lady in Waiting(1992)
Christian M. Taylor

Sound

The Last of the Mohicans(1992)
Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, Simon Kaye
Winner
A Few Good Men(1992)
Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Bob Eber
Aladdin(1992)
Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
Under Siege(1992)
Unforgiven(1992)
Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander, Rob Young

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Howards End(1992)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Winner
A River Runs Through It(1992)
Richard Friedenberg
Enchanted April(1991)
Peter Barnes
Scent of a Woman(1992)
Bo Goldman
The Player(1992)
Michael Tolkin

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

The Crying Game(1992)
Neil Jordan
Winner
Husbands and Wives(1992)
Woody Allen
Lorenzo's Oil(1992)
George Miller, Nick Enright
Passion Fish(1992)
John Sayles
Unforgiven(1992)
David Webb Peoples

Makeup

Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke, Matthew W. Mung
Winner
Batman Returns(1992)
Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter, Stan Winston
Hoffa(1992)
Ve Neill, Greg Cannom, John Blake

Sound Effects Editing

Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992)
Tom C. McCarthy, David E. Stone
Winner
Aladdin(1992)
Mark Mangini
Under Siege(1992)
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler

Visual Effects

Death Becomes Her(1992)
Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, Tom Woodruff, Jr.
Winner
Alien³(1992)
Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., George Gibbs
Batman Returns(1992)
Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak