Academy Award Winners, 1990-19991990 Best Picture Winners: Dances with Wolves Nominees: Awakenings, Ghost, The Godfather, Part III, GoodFellas Best Actor Winners: Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune Nominees: Kevin Costner in Dances With Wolves, Robert De Niro in Awakenings, Gerard Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac, Richard Harris in The Field Best Actress Winners: Kathy Bates in Misery Nominees: Anjelica Huston in The Grifters, Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge, Joanne Woodward in Mr. and Mrs. Bridge Best Supporting Actor Winners: Joe Pesci in GoodFellas Nominees: Bruce Davison in Longtime Companion, Andy Garcia in The Godfather, Part III, Graham Greene in Dances With Wolves, Al Pacino in Dick Tracy Best Supporting Actress Winners: Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost Nominees: Annette Bening in The Grifters, Lorraine Bracco in GoodFellas, Diane Ladd in Wild at Heart, Mary McDonnell in Dances With Wolves Best Director Winners: Kevin Costner for Dances With Wolves Nominees: Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather, Part III, Stephen Frears for The Grifters, Barbet Schroeder for Reversal of Fortune, Martin Scorsese for GoodFellas 1991 Best Picture Winners: The Silence of the Lambs Nominees: Beauty and the Beast, Bugsy, JFK, The Prince of Tides Best Actor Winners: Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs Nominees: Warren Beatty in Bugsy, Robert De Niro in Cape Fear, Nick Nolte in The Prince of Tides, Robin Williams in The Fisher King Best Actress Winners: Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs Nominees: Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise, Laura Dern in Rambling Rose, Bette Midler in For the Boys, Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise Best Supporting Actor Winners: Jack Palance in City Slickers Nominees: Tommy Lee Jones in JFK, Harvey Keitel in Bugsy, Ben Kingsley in Bugsy, Michael Lerner in Barton Fink Best Supporting Actress Winners: Mercedes Ruehl in The Fisher King Nominees: Diane Ladd in Rambling Rose, Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear, Kate Nelligan in The Prince of Tides, Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes Best Director Winners: Jonathan Demme for The Silence of the Lambs Nominees: Barry Levinson for Bugsy, Ridley Scott for Thelma & Louise, John Singleton for Boyz N the Hood, Oliver Stone for JFK 1992 Best Picture Winners: Unforgiven Nominees: The Crying Game, A Few Good Men, Howards End, Scent of a Woman Best Actor Winners: Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman Nominees: Robert Downey, Jr. in Chaplin, Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, Stephen Rea in The Crying Game, Denzel Washington in Malcolm X Best Actress Winners: Emma Thompson in Howard Ends Nominees: Catherine Deneuve in Indochine, Mary McDonnell in Passion Fish, Michelle Pfeiffer in Love Field, Susan Sarandon in Lorenzo's Oil Best Supporting Actor Winners: Gene Hackman in Unforgiven Nominees: Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game, Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, Al Pacino in Glengarry Glen Ross, David Paymer in Mr. Saturday Night Best Supporting Actress Winners: Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny Nominees: Judy Davis in Husbands and Wives, Joan Plowright in Enchanted April, Vanessa Redgrave in Howards End, Miranda Richardson in Damage Best Director Winners: Clint Eastwood for Unforgiven Nominees: Robert Altman for The Player, Martin Brest for Scent of a Woman, James Ivory for Howards End, Neil Jordan for The Crying Game 1993 Best Picture Winners: Schindler's List Nominees: The Fugitive, In the Name of the Father, The Piano, The Remains of the Day Best Actor Winners: Tom Hanks in Philadelphia Nominees: Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father, Laurence Fishburne in What's Love Got to Do With It, Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day, Liam Neeson in Schindler's List Best Actress Winners: Holly Hunter in The Piano Nominees: Angela Bassett in What's Love Got to Do With It, Stockard Channing in Six Degrees of Separation, Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day, Debra Winger in Shadowlands Best Supporting Actor Winners: Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive Nominees: Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List, John Malkovich in In the Line of Fire, Pete Postlethwaite in In the Name of the Father Best Supporting Actress Winners: Anna Paquin in The Piano Nominees: Holly Hunter in The Firm, Rosie Perez in Fearless, Winona Ryder in The Age of Innocence, Emma Thompson in In the Name of the Father Best Director Winners: Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List Nominees: Robert Altman for Short Cuts, Jane Campion for The Piano, James Ivory for The Remains of the Day, Jim Sheridan for In the Name of the Father 1994 Best Picture Winners: Forrest Gump Nominees: Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, The Shawshank Redemption Best Actor Winners: Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump Nominees: Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption, Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness of King George, Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool, John Travolta in Pulp Fiction Best Actress Winners: Jessica Lange in Blue Sky Nominees: Jodie Foster in Nell, Miranda Richardson in Tom and Viv, Winona Ryder in Little Women, Susan Sarandon in The Client Best Supporting Actor Winners: Martin Landau in Ed Wood Nominees: Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction, Chazz Palminteri in Bullets Over Broadway, Paul Scofield in Quiz Show, Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump Best Supporting Actress Winners: Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway Nominees: Rosemary Harris in Tom and Viv, Helen Mirren in The Madness of King George, Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, Jennifer Tilly in Bullets Over Broadway Best Director Winners: Robert Zemeckis for Forrest Gump Nominees: Woody Allen for Bullets Over Broadway, Krzysztof Kieslowski for Red, Robert Redford for Quiz Show, Quentin Tarantino for Pulp Fiction 1995 Best Picture Winners: Braveheart Nominees: Apollo 13, Babe, Il Postino, Sense and Sensibility Best Actor Winners: Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas Nominees: Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Holland's Opus, Anthony Hopkins in Nixon, Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking, Massimo Troisi in Il Postino Best Actress Winners: Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking Nominees: Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas, Sharon Stone in Casino, Meryl Streep in The Bridges of Madison County, Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility Best Supporting Actor Winners: Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects Nominees: James Cromwell in Babe, Ed Harris in Apollo 13, Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys, Tim Roth in Rob Roy Best Supporting Actress Winners: Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite Nominees: Joan Allen in Nixon, Kathleen Quinlan in Apollo 13, Mare Winningham in Georgia, Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility Best Director Winners: Mel Gibson for Braveheart Nominees: Mike Figgis for Leaving Las Vegas, Chris Noonan for Babe, Michael Radford for Il Postino, Tim Robbins for Dead Man Walking 1996 Best Picture Winners: The English Patient Nominees: Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets and Lies, Shine Best Actor Winners: Geoffrey Rush in Shine Nominees: Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire, Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient, Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt, Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade Best Actress Winners:Frances McDormand in Fargo Nominees: Brenda Blethyn in Secrets and Lies, Diane Keaton in Marvin's Room, Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient, Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves Best Supporting Actor Winners: Cuba Gooding, JR. in Jerry Maguire Nominees: William H. Macy in Fargo, Armin Mueller-Stahl in Shine, Edward Norton in Primal Fear, James Woods in Ghosts of Mississippi Best Supporting Actress Winners: Juliette Binoche in The English Patient Nominees: Joan Allen in The Crucible, Lauren Bacall in The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbara Hershey in Portrait of a Lady, Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Secrets and Lies Best Director Winners: Anthony Minghella for The English Patient Nominees: Joel Coen for Fargo, Milos Forman for The People vs. Larry Flynt, Scott Hicks for Shine, Mike Leigh for Secrets and Lies 1997 Best Picture Winners: Titanic Nominees: As Good As It Gets, Good Will Hunting, The Full Monty,L.A. Confidential Best Actor Winners: Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets Nominees: Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting, Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog, Robert Duvall in The Apostle, Peter Fonda in Ulee's Gold Best Actress Winners: Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets Nominees: Judi Dench in (Her Majesty) Mrs. Brown, Helena Bonham Carter in The Wings of the Dove, Kate Winslet in Titanic, Julie Christie in Afterglow Best Supporting Actor Winners: Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting Nominees: Robert Forster in Jackie Brown, Anthony Hopkins in Amistad, Greg Kinnear in As Good As It Gets, Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights Best Supporting Actress Winners: Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential Nominees: Joan Cusack in In and Out, Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting, Julianne Moore in Boogie Nights, Gloria Stuart in Titanic Best Director Winners: James Cameron for Titanic Nominees: Peter Cattaneo for The Full Monty, Atom Egoyan for The Sweet Hereafter, Curtis Hanson for L.A. Confidential, Gus Van Sant for Good Will Hunting 1998 Best Picture Winners: Shakespeare in Love Nominees: Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful (Best Foreign Language Film winner), Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line Best Actor Winners: Roberto Benigni in Life is Beautiful Nominees: Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan, Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters, Nick Nolte in Affliction, Edward Norton in American History X Best Actress Winners: Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love Nominees: Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth, Fernanda Montenegro in Central Station, Meryl Streep in One True Thing, Emily Watson in Hilary and Jackie Best Supporting Actor Winners: James Coburn in Affliction Nominees: Robert Duvall in A Civil Action, Ed Harris in The Truman Show, Geoffrey Rush in Shakespeare in Love, Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan Best Supporting Actress Winners: Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love Nominees: Kathy Bates in Primary Colors, Brenda Blethyn in Little Voice, Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie, Lynn Redgrave in Gods and Monsters Best Director Winners: Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan Nominees: Roberto Benigni for Life is Beautiful, John Madden for Shakespeare in Love, Terrence Malick for The Thin Red Line, Peter Weir for The Truman Show 1999 Best Picture Winners: American Beauty Nominees: The Cider House Rules, The Green Mile, The Insider, The Sixth Sense Best Actor Winners: Kevin Spacey in American Beauty Nominees: Russell Crowe in The Insider, Richard Farnsworth in The Straight Story, Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown, Denzel Washington in The Hurricane Best Actress Winners: Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry Nominees: Annette Bening in American Beauty, Janet McTeer in Tumbleweeds, Julianne Moore in The End of the Affair, Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart Best Supporting Actor Winners: Michael Caine in The Cider House Rules Nominees: Tom Cruise in Magnolia, Michael Clarke Duncan in The Green Mile, Jude Law in The Talented Mr. Ripley, Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense Best Supporting Actress Winners: Angelina Jolie in Girl Interrupted Nominees: Toni Collette in The Sixth Sense, Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich, Samantha Morton in Sweet and Lowdown, Chloe Sevigny in Boys Don't Cry Best Director Winners: Sam Mendes for American Beauty Nominees: Spike Jonze for Being John Malkovich, Lasse Hallstrom for The Cider House Rules, Michael Mann for The Insider, M. 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