Rich Picks
19941996

Awards & Top Films

1995

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 1995 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 1995

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Apollo 13No award data
2
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Sense and SensibilityNo award data
3
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NixonNo award data
4
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Leaving Las VegasNo award data
5
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Get ShortyNo award data
6
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PocahontasNo award data
7
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Dead Man WalkingNo award data
8
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BraveheartNo award data
9
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How To Make An American QuiltNo award data
10
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CasinoNo award data

Film

Live-Action Feature

Sense and Sensibility
Cast: Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, and Alan Rickman
Producers: Lindsay Doran and Ang Lee
OscarNBRBAFTASAG
Apollo 13
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Kathleen Quinlan, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, and Gary Sinise
Producer: Brian Grazer
OscarNBRSAG
Babe
Producers: George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Bill Miller, and Chris Noonan
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Braveheart
Producers: Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey, and Alan Ladd Jr.
OscarNBR
Leaving Las Vegas
NBRSpirit
The Madness of King George
Producers: David Parfitt and Nicholas Hytner
NBRBAFTA
Carrington
NBRBAFTA
Get Shorty
Cast: Danny DeVito, Rene Russo, Delroy Lindo, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Dennis Farina, Gene Hackman, and David Paymer
GlobeSAG
The American President
GlobeNBR
The Usual Suspects
Producer: Bryan Singer
NBRBAFTA
How To Make An American Quilt
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Lois Smith, Alfre Woodard, Anne Bancroft, Samantha Mathis, Kate Nelligan, Winona Ryder, Jean Simmons, and Maya Angelou
SAG
Il Postino: The Postman
Producers: Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Mario Cecchi Gori, and Gaetano Daniele
Oscar
Living in Oblivion
Spirit
Mighty Aphrodite
NBR
Nixon
Cast: David Hyde Pierce, Kevin Dunne, Annabeth Gish, James Woods, David Paymer, J.t. Walsh, Bob Hoskins, Tony Goldwyn, Brian Bedford, Larry Hagman, Anthony Hopkins, Powers Boothe, Fyvush Finkel, Madeline Kahn, E.g. Marshall, Paul Sorvino, Ed Harris, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Herrmann, and Joan Allen
SAG
Persuasion
NBR
Sabrina
Globe
Safe
Spirit
Smoke
NBR
The Addiction
Spirit
The Secret of Roan Inish
Spirit
Toy Story
Globe

International Feature

Shanghai Triad
Producer: Zhang Yimou
GlobeNBR
Before the Rain
Spirit
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
NBR
Il Postino: The Postman
Producers: Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Mario Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele, and Michael Radford
BAFTA
Les Misérables
Producer: Claude Lelouch
Globe
Brother of Sleep
Producer: Joseph Vilsmaier
Globe
Burnt by the Sun
Producers: Nikita Mikhalkov and Michel Seydoux
BAFTA
Exotica
Spirit
French Twist
Producer: Josiane Balasko
Globe
I Am Cuba
Spirit
La Reine Margot
Producer: Patrice Chéreau
BAFTA
Les Misérables
Producer: Claude Lelouch
BAFTA
Like Two Crocodiles
Producer: Giacomo Campiotti
Globe
The City of Lost Children
Spirit
Through the Olive Trees
Spirit

Documentary

Crumb
Producer: Terry Zwigoff
NBR
American Masters
Producer: Helen Whitney
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Producer: Deborah Hoffmann
Indianapolis
Producer: Bill Van Daalen
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Producer: Freida Lee Mock

Directing & Editing

Directing

Mel Gibson
Braveheart
OscarGlobeDGA
Mike Figgis
Leaving Las Vegas
OscarGlobeSpiritDGA
Ang Lee
Sense and Sensibility
GlobeNBRDGA
Ron Howard
Apollo 13
GlobeDGA
Chris Noonan
Babe
Oscar
Martin Scorsese
Casino
Globe
Tim Robbins
Dead Man Walking
Oscar
Ulu Grosbard
Georgia
Spirit
Michael Radford
Il Postino
DGA
Michael Radford
Il Postino: The Postman
Oscar
Michael Almereyda
Nadja
Spirit
Todd Haynes
Safe
Spirit
Rob Reiner
The American President
Globe
John Sayles
The Secret of Roan Inish
Spirit

Editing

Mike Hill, Daniel P. Hanley, and Dan Hanley
Apollo 13
OscarBAFTA
John Ottman
The Usual Suspects
BAFTA
Marcus D'Arcy and Jay Friedkin
Babe
OscarBAFTA
Steven Rosenblum
Braveheart
Oscar
Chris Lebenzon
Crimson Tide
Oscar
Richard Francis-Bruce
Seven
Oscar
Tariq Anwar
The Madness of King George
BAFTA

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Nicolas Cage
Leaving Las Vegas
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTASpirit
Sean Penn
Dead Man Walking
OscarGlobeSpirit
Nigel Hawthorne
The Madness of King George
OscarBAFTA
Massimo Troisi
Il Postino: The Postman
OscarBAFTA
Richard Dreyfuss
Mr. Holland's Opus
OscarGlobe
Anthony Hopkins
Nixon
OscarGlobe
Ian McKellen
Richard III
GlobeBAFTA
Jonathan Pryce
Carrington
BAFTA
Tim Roth
Little Odessa
Spirit
Jimmy Smits
My Family
Spirit
Kevin Spacey
Swimming with Sharks
Spirit

Actress in a Leading Role

Emma Thompson
Sense and Sensibility and Carrington
NBR
Sense and Sensibility
OscarBAFTA
Elisabeth Shue
Leaving Las Vegas
OscarBAFTASpirit
Susan Sarandon
Dead Man Walking
Oscar
Helen Mirren
The Madness of King George
OscarBAFTA
Sharon Stone
Casino
Oscar
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Georgia
Spirit
Elina Löwensohn
Nadja
Spirit
Julianne Moore
Safe
Spirit
Lili Taylor
The Addiction
Spirit
Meryl Streep
The Bridges of Madison County
Oscar
Nicole Kidman
To Die For
BAFTA
The Usual Suspects

Actor in a Supporting Role

Kevin Spacey
The Usual Suspects
OscarNBR
Se7en
NBR
Martin Landau
Ed Wood
OscarBAFTA
Tim Roth
Rob Roy
OscarBAFTA
Benicio del Toro
The Usual Suspects
Spirit
Brad Pitt
12 Monkeys
Oscar
Ed Harris
Apollo 13
Oscar
James Cromwell
Babe
Oscar
Max Perlich
Georgia
Spirit
James Legros
Living in Oblivion
Spirit
Alan Rickman
Sense and Sensibility
BAFTA
Harold Perrineau
Smoke
Spirit
David Morse
The Crossing Guard
Spirit
Ian Holm
The Madness of King George
BAFTA

Actress in a Supporting Role

Mira Sorvino
Mighty Aphrodite
OscarNBRBAFTA
Mare Winningham
Georgia
OscarSpirit
Kate Winslet
Sense and Sensibility
OscarBAFTA
The Usual Suspects
Christopher McQuarrie
Oscar
Sense
Emma Thompson adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
Oscar
Sensibility
Emma Thompson adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
Oscar
Joan Allen
Nixon
OscarBAFTA
Apollo 13
Al Reinert and William Broyles Jr. based on the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
Oscar
Kathleen Quinlan
Apollo 13
Oscar
Celia Weston
Dead Man Walking
Spirit
Babe
George Miller and Chris Noonan based on the book The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith
Oscar
Toy Story
Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, John Lasseter, Pete Docter and Joe Ranft
Oscar
Chloë Sevigny
Kids
Spirit
Vanessa Redgrave
Little Odessa
Spirit
Il Postino: The Postman
Michael Radford, Anna Pavignano, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli and Massimo Troisi (posthumous nomination) based on the novel Ardiente paciencia by Antonio Skármeta
Oscar
Leaving Las Vegas
Mike Figgis based on the novel by John O'Brien
Oscar
Jennifer Lopez
My Family
Spirit
Nixon
Oliver Stone, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele
Oscar
Braveheart
Randall Wallace
Oscar
Elizabeth Spriggs
Sense and Sensibility
BAFTA
Mighty Aphrodite
Woody Allen
Oscar

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Christopher McQuarrie
The Usual Suspects
OscarBAFTASpirit
Randall Wallace
Braveheart
OscarGlobeWGA
Emma Thompson
Sense and Sensibility
Globe
Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath
Bullets Over Broadway
OscarBAFTASpiritWGA
Woody Allen
Mighty Aphrodite
OscarWGA
P. J. Hogan and P.J. Hogan
Muriel's Wedding
BAFTAWGA
Aaron Sorkin
The American President
GlobeWGA
Amy Heckerling
Clueless
WGA
Tim Robbins
Dead Man Walking
Globe
Scott Frank
Get Shorty
Globe
Mike Figgis
Leaving Las Vegas
Spirit
Tom DiCillo
Living in Oblivion
Spirit
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Mr. Holland's Opus
Globe
Oliver Stone, Stephen J. Rivele, and Christopher Wilkinson
Nixon
Oscar
Todd Haynes
Safe
Spirit
Andrew Kevin Walker
Seven
BAFTA
John Sayles
The Secret of Roan Inish
Spirit
Pete Docter, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, and Joss Whedon
Toy Story
Oscar

Screenplay (Adapted)

Emma Thompson
Sense and Sensibility
GlobeBAFTAWGA
John Hodge
Trainspotting
BAFTAWGA
Christopher McQuarrie
The Usual Suspects
Spirit
Mike Figgis
Leaving Las Vegas
BAFTASpiritWGA
George Miller and Chris Noonan
Babe
BAFTAWGA
Scott Frank
Get Shorty
GlobeWGA
Alan Bennett
The Madness of King George
BAFTAWGA
Al Reinert and William Broyles Jr.
Apollo 13
WGA
Randall Wallace
Braveheart
Globe
Tim Robbins
Dead Man Walking
Globe
Massimo Troisi, Michael Radford, Anna Pavignano, Furio Scarpelli, and Giacomo Scarpelli
Il Postino: The Postman
BAFTA
Tom DiCillo
Living in Oblivion
Spirit
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Mr. Holland's Opus
Globe
Todd Haynes
Safe
Spirit
Aaron Sorkin
The American President
Globe
John Sayles
The Secret of Roan Inish
Spirit

Visual

Cinematography

John Toll
Braveheart
OscarBAFTAASC
Declan Quinn
Leaving Las Vegas
Spirit
Dean Cundey
Apollo 13
BAFTAASC
Stephen Goldblatt
Batman Forever
OscarASC
Michael Coulter
Sense and Sensibility
OscarBAFTA
Emmanuel Lubezki
A Little Princess
Oscar
Dariusz Wolski
Crimson Tide
ASC
Tom Richmond
Little Odessa
Spirit
Jim Denault
Nadja
Spirit
Darius Khondji
Se7en
ASC
Lü Yue
Shanghai Triad
Oscar
Jack N. Green
The Bridges of Madison County
ASC
Andrew Dunn
The Madness of King George
BAFTA
Elliot Davis
The Underneath
Spirit
Newton Thomas Sigel
The Usual Suspects
Spirit

Art Direction

Art Direction: Michael Corenblith, Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell, and Michael Corenblith
Apollo 13
Production design: Art Direction: Michael Corenblith, Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell, and Michael Corenblith
OscarBAFTA
Art Direction and Set Decoration: Tony Burrough
Richard III
Production design: Art Direction and Set Decoration: Tony Burrough
OscarBAFTA
Ken Adam
The Madness of King George
Production design: Ken Adam
OscarBAFTA
Art Direction and Set Decoration: Eugenio Zanetti
Restoration
Production design: Art Direction and Set Decoration: Eugenio Zanetti
Oscar
Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik and Art Direction: Bo Welch
A Little Princess
Production design: Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik and Art Direction: Bo Welch
Oscar
Art Direction: Roger Ford and Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
Babe
Production design: Art Direction: Roger Ford and Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
Oscar
Thomas E. Sanders
Braveheart
Production design: Thomas E. Sanders
BAFTA
Luciana Arrighi
Sense and Sensibility
Production design: Luciana Arrighi
BAFTA

Costuming

Charles Knode
Braveheart
OscarBAFTA
James Acheson
Restoration
OscarBAFTA
Shuna Harwood
Richard III
OscarBAFTA
Jenny Beavan and John Bright
Sense and Sensibility
OscarBAFTA
Julie Weiss
12 Monkeys
Oscar
Mark Thompson
The Madness of King George
BAFTA

Effects

Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, and Matt Sweeney
Apollo 13
OscarBAFTA
Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, Scott E. Anderson, and John Cox
Babe
OscarBAFTA
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Oscar
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Oscar
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Oscar
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Oscar
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Oscar
[https://www.youtube.com/oscars Oscar's Channel] at YouTube (run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
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Oscar
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Oscar
2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards
2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards
Oscar
38th Grammy Awards
38th Grammy Awards
Oscar
48th Primetime Emmy Awards
48th Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
49th British Academy Film Awards
49th British Academy Film Awards
Oscar
50th Tony Awards
50th Tony Awards
Oscar
53rd Golden Globe Awards
53rd Golden Globe Awards
Oscar
Alexander Godunov
Alexander Godunov
Oscar
Burl Ives
Burl Ives
Oscar
Butterfly McQueen
Butterfly McQueen
Oscar
Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Oscar
Don Simpson
Don Simpson
Oscar
Costume designer
Dorothy Jeakins
Oscar
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Oscar
Frank Perry
Frank Perry
Oscar
Animator
Friz Freleng
Oscar
George Burns
George Burns
Oscar
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Oscar
Chris Corbould and Derek Meddings
GoldenEye
BAFTA
Haing S. Ngor
Haing S. Ngor
Oscar
Art
Harry Horner
Oscar
Howard Koch
Howard Koch
Oscar
Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
Oscar
Lana Turner
Lana Turner
Oscar
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List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar
Louis Malle
Louis Malle
Oscar
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
Oscar
Maxine Andrews
Maxine Andrews
Oscar
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
Oscar
Michael V. Gazzo
Michael V. Gazzo
Oscar
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa
Oscar
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
Oscar
Ross Hunter
Ross Hunter
Oscar
Terry Southern
Terry Southern
Oscar
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
Oscar
Michael J. McAlister
Waterworld
BAFTA

Sound & Music

Original Score

Maurice Jarre
A Walk in the Clouds
Globe
Luis Bacalov
Il Postino: The Postman
BAFTA
James Horner
Braveheart
GlobeBAFTA
Patrick Doyle
Sense and Sensibility
GlobeBAFTA
Michael Kamen
Don Juan DeMarco
Globe
Alan Menken
Pocahontas
Globe
George Fenton
The Madness of King George
BAFTA

Original Song

Unknown Song
Pocahontas
Music & lyrics: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
Globe
Unknown Song
Batman Forever
Music & lyrics: Kiss Me, Kill Me", U2, and Thrill Me
Globe
Unknown Song
Don Juan DeMarco
Music & lyrics: Bryan Adams, Robert John Lange, and Michael Kamen
Globe
Unknown Song
Sabrina
Music & lyrics: Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, and John Williams
Globe
Unknown Song
Toy Story
Music & lyrics: Randy Newman
Globe

Sound Mixing

Anna Behlmer, Lon Bender, Per Hallberg, and Scott Millan
Braveheart
BAFTA
Scott Millan, Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, and David MacMillan
Apollo 13
BAFTA
Graham V. Hartstone and Michael A. Carter
GoldenEye
BAFTA
Robin O'Donoghue
The Madness of King George
BAFTA

Sound Editing

Anna Behlmer, Lon Bender, Per Hallberg, and Scott Millan
Braveheart
BAFTA
Scott Millan, Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, and David MacMillan
Apollo 13
BAFTA
Graham V. Hartstone and Michael A. Carter
GoldenEye
BAFTA
Robin O'Donoghue
The Madness of King George
BAFTA