1995 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

56 films were recognised at the 1995 Academy Awards, across 23 categories. 16 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Forrest Gump, with 6 awards, ahead of Ed Wood with 2. 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

Forrest Gump(1994)
Tom Hanks
Winner
Nobody's Fool(1994)
Paul Newman
Pulp Fiction(1994)
John Travolta
The Madness of King George(1994)
Nigel Hawthorne
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Morgan Freeman

Actor in a Supporting Role

Ed Wood(1994)
Martin Landau
Winner
Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Chazz Palminteri
Forrest Gump(1994)
Gary Sinise
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Samuel L. Jackson
Quiz Show(1994)
Paul Scofield

Actress in a Leading Role

Blue Sky(1994)
Jessica Lange
Winner
Little Women(1994)
Winona Ryder
Nell(1994)
Jodie Foster
The Client(1994)
Susan Sarandon
Tom & Viv(1994)
Miranda Richardson

Actress in a Supporting Role

Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Dianne Wiest
Winner
Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Jennifer Tilly
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Uma Thurman
The Madness of King George(1994)
Helen Mirren
Tom & Viv(1994)
Rosemary Harris

Art Direction

The Madness of King George(1994)
Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Carolyn Scott
Winner
Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Susan Bode
Forrest Gump(1994)
Art Direction: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Interview with the Vampire(1994)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Legends of the Fall(1994)
Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert; Set Decoration: Dorree Cooper

Best Picture

Forrest Gump(1994)
Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey, Producers
Winner
Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)
Duncan Kenworthy, Producer
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Lawrence Bender, Producer
Quiz Show(1994)
Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin and Michael Nozik, Producers
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Niki Marvin, Producer

Cinematography

Legends of the Fall(1994)
John Toll
Winner
Forrest Gump(1994)
Don Burgess
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Roger Deakins
Three Colors: Red(1994)
Piotr Sobocinski
Wyatt Earp(1994)
Owen Roizman

Costume Design

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994)
Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel
Winner
Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Jeffrey Kurland
Little Women(1994)
Colleen Atwood
Maverick(1994)
April Ferry
Queen Margot(1994)
Moidele Bickel

Directing

Forrest Gump(1994)
Robert Zemeckis
Winner
Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Woody Allen
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Quentin Tarantino
Quiz Show(1994)
Robert Redford
Three Colors: Red(1994)
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Documentary (Feature)

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision(1995)
Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders
Winner
A Great Day in Harlem(1994)
Jean Bach
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter(1994)
Deborah Hoffmann
D-Day Remembered(1994)
Charles Guggenheim
Freedom on My Mind(1994)
Connie Field, Marilyn Mulford

Documentary (Short Subject)

A Time for Justice(1994)
Charles Guggenheim
Winner
89 mm from Europe(1993)
Marcel Lozinski
Blues Highway(1994)
Vince DiPersio, Bill Guttentag
School of Assassins(1994)
Robert Richter
Straight from the Heart(1994)
Dee Mosbacher, Frances Reid

Film Editing

Forrest Gump(1994)
Arthur Schmidt
Winner
Hoop Dreams(1994)
Frederick Marx, Steve James, Bill Haugse
Pulp Fiction(1994)
Sally Menke
Speed(1994)
John Wright
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Richard Francis-Bruce

International Feature Film

Burnt by the Sun(1994)
Russia
Winner
Before the Rain(1994)
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Eat Drink Man Woman(1994)
Taiwan
Farinelli(1994)
Belgium
Strawberry and Chocolate(1993)
Cuba

Music (Original Score)

The Lion King(1994)
Hans Zimmer
Winner
Forrest Gump(1994)
Alan Silvestri
Interview with the Vampire(1994)
Elliot Goldenthal
Little Women(1994)
Thomas Newman
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Thomas Newman

Music (Original Song)

The Lion King(1994)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight in "The Lion King" Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice
Winner
Junior(1994)
Look What Love Has Done in "Junior" Music and Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram and Patty Smyth
The Lion King(1994)
Circle Of Life in "The Lion King" Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice
The Lion King(1994)
Hakuna Matata in "The Lion King" Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim Rice
The Paper(1994)
Make Up Your Mind in "The Paper" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Short Film (Animated)

Bob's Birthday(1994)
Alison Snowden, David Fine
Winner
The Big Story(1995)
Tim Watts, David Stoten
The Janitor(1994)
Vanessa Schwartz
The Monk and the Fish(1994)
Michael Dudok de Wit
Triangle(1994)
Erica Russell

Short Film (Live Action)

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life(1995)
Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-Letts
Winner
Trevor(1994)
Peggy Rajski, Randy Stone
Winner
Kangaroo Court(1994)
Sean Astin, Christine Astin
On Hope(1994)
JoBeth Williams, Michele McGuire
Syrup(1994)
Paul Unwin, Nick Vivian

Sound

Speed(1994)
Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David R. B. MacMillan
Winner
Clear and Present Danger(1994)
Forrest Gump(1994)
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
Legends of the Fall(1994)
Paul Massey, David Campbell, Christopher David, Douglas Ganton
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie Burton

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Forrest Gump(1994)
Eric Roth
Winner
Nobody's Fool(1994)
Robert Benton
Quiz Show(1994)
Paul Attanasio
The Madness of King George(1994)
Alan Bennett
The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Frank Darabont

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Pulp Fiction(1994)
Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino; Stories by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary
Winner
Bullets Over Broadway(1994)
Woody Allen, Douglas McGrath
Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994)
Richard Curtis
Heavenly Creatures(1994)
Frances Walsh, Peter Jackson
Three Colors: Red(1994)
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieslowski

Makeup

Ed Wood(1994)
Rick Baker, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng
Winner
Forrest Gump(1994)
Daniel C. Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore, Judith A. Cory
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein(1994)
Daniel Parker, Paul Engelen, Carol Hemming

Sound Effects Editing

Speed(1994)
Stephen Hunter Flick
Winner
Clear and Present Danger(1994)
Bruce Stambler, John Leveque
Forrest Gump(1994)
Gloria S. Borders, Randy Thom

Visual Effects

Forrest Gump(1994)
Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Allen Hall
Winner
The Mask(1994)
Scott Squires, Steve Williams, Tom Bertino, Jon Farhat
True Lies(1994)
John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, Patrick McClung