Academy Awards archive

Born on the Fourth of July Oscar Nominations & Wins

Born on the Fourth of July has 8 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

All 8 award records

Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.

Born on the Fourth of July: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1989Best Actor
Credited nominee / recipientTom Cruise

Ron Kovic

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryMy Left FootChristy Brown
Film year1989Cinematography
Credited nominee / recipientRobert Richardson
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryGlory
Film year1989Best Director
Credited nominee / recipientOliver Stone
Win recorded
Film year1989Film Editing
Credited nominee / recipientDavid Brenner, Joe Hutshing
Win recorded
Film year1989Original Score
Credited nominee / recipientJohn Williams
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Little Mermaid
Film year1989Best Picture
Credited nominee / recipientA. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, Producers
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryDriving Miss Daisy
Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, Producers
Film year1989Sound Mixing
Credited nominee / recipientMichael Minkler, Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman, Tod A. Maitland
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryGlory
Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg C. Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams II
Film year1989Adapted Screenplay
Credited nominee / recipientOliver Stone, Ron Kovic
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryDriving Miss Daisy

Who else was nominated?

Compare Born on the Fourth of July with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.

Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.

Best Actor 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
Cinematography 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
Best Director 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
Film Editing 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
Original Score 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
Best Picture 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
  • Born on the Fourth of July This film
    A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone, Producers
    Nominee
  • Dead Poets Society
    Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas, Producers
    Nominee
  • Driving Miss Daisy
    Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, Producers
    ★ Winner
  • Field of Dreams
    Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, Producers
    Nominee
  • My Left Foot
    Noel Pearson, Producer
    Nominee
Sound Mixing 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
  • The Abyss
    Don Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton, Lee Orloff
    Nominee
  • Black Rain
    Donald O. Mitchell, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester
    Nominee
  • Born on the Fourth of July This film
    Michael Minkler, Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman, Tod A. Maitland
    Nominee
  • Glory
    Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg C. Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams II
    ★ Winner
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    Ben Burtt, Gary Summers, Shawn Murphy, Tony Dawe
    Nominee
Adapted Screenplay 1989 film year · Ceremony 62
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