1994 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

50 films were recognised at the 1994 Academy Awards, across 23 categories. 12 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Schindler's List, with 7 awards, ahead of The Piano 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

Philadelphia(1993)
Tom Hanks
Winner
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Daniel Day-Lewis
Schindler's List(1993)
Liam Neeson
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Anthony Hopkins
What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)
Laurence Fishburne

Actor in a Supporting Role

The Fugitive(1993)
Tommy Lee Jones
Winner
In the Line of Fire(1993)
John Malkovich
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Pete Postlethwaite
Schindler's List(1993)
Ralph Fiennes
What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)
Leonardo DiCaprio

Actress in a Leading Role

The Piano(1993)
Holly Hunter
Winner
Shadowlands(1993)
Debra Winger
Six Degrees of Separation(1993)
Stockard Channing
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Emma Thompson
What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)
Angela Bassett

Actress in a Supporting Role

The Piano(1993)
Anna Paquin
Winner
Fearless(1993)
Rosie Perez
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Emma Thompson
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Winona Ryder
The Firm(1993)
Holly Hunter

Art Direction

Schindler's List(1993)
Art Direction: Allan Starski; Set Decoration: Ewa Braun
Winner
Addams Family Values(1993)
Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Orlando(1992)
Art Direction: Ben Van Os, Jan Roelfs
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker

Best Picture

Schindler's List(1993)
Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig, Producers
Winner
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Jim Sheridan, Producer
The Fugitive(1993)
Arnold Kopelson, Producer
The Piano(1993)
Jan Chapman, Producer
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Mike Nichols, John Calley and Ismail Merchant, Producers

Cinematography

Schindler's List(1993)
Janusz Kaminski
Winner
Farewell My Concubine(1993)
Gu Changwei
Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993)
Conrad L. Hall
The Fugitive(1993)
Michael Chapman
The Piano(1993)
Stuart Dryburgh

Costume Design

The Age of Innocence(1993)
Gabriella Pescucci
Winner
Orlando(1992)
Sandy Powell
Schindler's List(1993)
Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard
The Piano(1993)
Janet Patterson
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Jenny Beavan, John Bright

Directing

Schindler's List(1993)
Steven Spielberg
Winner
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Jim Sheridan
Short Cuts(1993)
Robert Altman
The Piano(1993)
Jane Campion
The Remains of the Day(1993)
James Ivory

Documentary (Feature)

I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School(1993)
Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond
Winner
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family(1993)
Susan Todd, Andrew Young
For Better or for Worse(1993)
David Collier, Betsy Thompson
The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter(1993)
David Paperny, Arthur Ginsberg
The War Room(1993)
D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus

Film Editing

Schindler's List(1993)
Michael Kahn
Winner
In the Line of Fire(1993)
Anne V. Coates
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Gerry Hambling
The Fugitive(1993)
Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig
The Piano(1993)
Veronika Jenet

International Feature Film

Belle Époque(1992)
Spain
Winner
Farewell My Concubine(1993)
Hong Kong
Hedd Wyn(1992)
United Kingdom
The Scent of Green Papaya(1993)
Vietnam
The Wedding Banquet(1993)
Taiwan

Music (Original Score)

Schindler's List(1993)
John Williams
Winner
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Elmer Bernstein
The Firm(1993)
Dave Grusin
The Fugitive(1993)
James Newton Howard
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Richard Robbins

Music (Original Song)

Philadelphia(1993)
Streets Of Philadelphia in "Philadelphia" Music and Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
Winner
Beethoven's 2nd(1993)
The Day I Fall In Love in "Beethoven's 2nd" Music and Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Clif Magness
Philadelphia(1993)
Philadelphia in "Philadelphia" Music and Lyric by Neil Young
Poetic Justice(1993)
Again in "Poetic Justice" Music and Lyric by Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis
Sleepless in Seattle(1993)
A Wink And A Smile in "Sleepless in Seattle" Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyric by Ramsey McLean

Short Film (Animated)

The Wrong Trousers(1993)
Nick Park
Winner
Blindscape(1993)
Stephen Palmer
Small Talk(1994)
Bob Godfrey, Kevin Baldwin
The Mighty River(1993)
Frédéric Back, Hubert Tison
The Village(1993)
Mark Baker

Short Film (Live Action)

Black Rider(1993)
Pepe Danquart
Winner
Down on the Waterfront(1994)
Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner
Partners(1993)
The Dutch Master(1993)
Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett
The Screw(1993)
Didier Flamand

Sound

Jurassic Park(1993)
Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins
Winner
Cliffhanger(1993)
Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Tim Cooney
Geronimo: An American Legend(1993)
Chris Carpenter, D. M. Hemphill, Bill W. Benton, Lee Orloff
Schindler's List(1993)
Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, Ron Judkins
The Fugitive(1993)

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Schindler's List(1993)
Steven Zaillian
Winner
In the Name of the Father(1993)
Terry George, Jim Sheridan
Shadowlands(1993)
William Nicholson
The Age of Innocence(1993)
Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese
The Remains of the Day(1993)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

The Piano(1993)
Jane Campion
Winner
Dave(1993)
Gary Ross
In the Line of Fire(1993)
Jeff Maguire
Philadelphia(1993)
Ron Nyswaner
Sleepless in Seattle(1993)
Screenplay by Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch; Story by Jeff Arch

Documentary (Short Subject)

Defending Our Lives(1994)
Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich
Winner
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann(1994)
Steven Cantor, Peter Spirer
Chicks in White Satin(1994)
Elaine Holliman, Jason Schneider

Makeup

Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)
Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng
Winner
Philadelphia(1993)
Carl Fullerton, Alan D'Angerio
Schindler's List(1993)
Christina Smith, Matthew Mungle, Judy Alexander Cory

Sound Effects Editing

Jurassic Park(1993)
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Winner
Cliffhanger(1993)
Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
The Fugitive(1993)
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler

Visual Effects

Jurassic Park(1993)
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
Winner
Cliffhanger(1993)
Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley
The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)
Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw, Gordon Baker