1992 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 109 Academy Award records for the 1992 film year, covering 56 films and including 23 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ UnforgivenClint Eastwood, Producer
5 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- Unforgiven
4 wins from 9 award records
- Howards End
3 wins from 9 award records
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
3 wins from 4 award records
- Aladdin
2 wins from 5 award records
- The Crying Game
1 win from 6 award records
- Scent of a Woman
1 win from 4 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ Scent of a Woman — Lt. Col. Frank Slade
- ★ Unforgiven — Little Bill Daggett
- ★ Howards End — Margaret Schlegel
- ★ My Cousin Vinny — Mona Lisa Vito
- ★ Aladdin
- ★ Aladdin — A Whole New World
- ★ Omnibus
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 109 of 109 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Unforgiven IMDB — Clint Eastwood, Producer
- The Crying Game IMDB — Stephen Woolley, Producer
- A Few Good Men IMDB — David Brown, Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman, Producers
- Howards End IMDB — Ismail Merchant, Producer
- Scent of a Woman IMDB — Martin Brest, Producer
Best Actor
- ★ Scent of a Woman IMDB — Al PacinoLt. Col. Frank Slade
- Chaplin IMDB — Robert Downey Jr.Charles Chaplin
- Unforgiven IMDB — Clint EastwoodBill Munny
- The Crying Game IMDB — Stephen ReaFergus
- Malcolm X IMDB — Denzel WashingtonMalcolm X
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Unforgiven IMDB — Gene HackmanLittle Bill Daggett
- The Crying Game IMDB — Jaye DavidsonDil
- A Few Good Men IMDB — Jack NicholsonCol. Nathan R. Jessep
- Glengarry Glen Ross IMDB — Al PacinoRicky Roma
- Mr. Saturday Night IMDB — David PaymerStan
Best Actress
- ★ Howards End IMDB — Emma ThompsonMargaret Schlegel
- Indochine IMDB — Catherine DeneuveEliane
- Passion Fish IMDB — Mary McDonnellMay-Alice
- Love Field IMDB — Michelle PfeifferLurene Hallett
- Lorenzo's Oil IMDB — Susan SarandonMichaela Odone
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ My Cousin Vinny IMDB — Marisa TomeiMona Lisa Vito
- Husbands and Wives IMDB — Judy DavisSally
- Enchanted April IMDB — Joan PlowrightMrs. Fisher
- Howards End IMDB — Vanessa RedgraveRuth Wilcox
- Damage IMDB — Miranda RichardsonIngrid
Art Direction
- ★ Howards End IMDB — Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
- Bram Stoker's Dracula IMDB — Art Direction: Thomas Sanders; Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis
- Chaplin IMDB — Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler
- Toys IMDB — Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Linda DeScenna
- Unforgiven IMDB — Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Janice Blackie-Goodine
Cinematography
Costume Design
- ★ Bram Stoker's Dracula IMDB — Eiko Ishioka
- Enchanted April IMDB — Sheena Napier
- Howards End IMDB — Jenny Beavan, John Bright
- Malcolm X IMDB — Ruth Carter
- Toys IMDB — Albert Wolsky
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ The Panama Deception IMDB — Barbara Trent and David Kasper, Producers
- Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker IMDB — David Haugland, Producer
- Fires of Kuwait IMDB — Sally Dundas, Producer
- Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II IMDB — William Miles and Nina Rosenblum, Producers
- Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann IMDB — Margaret Smilow and Roma Baran, Producers
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ Educating Peter IMDB — Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg, Producers
- At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai IMDB — Geoffrey O'Connor, Producer
- Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the 'Little Review' IMDB — Wendy L. Weinberg, Producer
- The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein IMDB — Richard Elson and Sally Bochner, Producers
- When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories IMDB — Dorothy Fadiman, Producer
Film Editing
International Feature Film
- ★ Indochine IMDB — France
- Close to Eden IMDB — Russia
- Daens IMDB — Belgium
- A Place in the World IMDB — Uruguay
Source context
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. After nominations were announced, information came to light that showed that this film was wholly produced in Argentina, and had insufficient Uruguayan artistic control. The film was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot.
- Schtonk! IMDB — Germany
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ Bram Stoker's Dracula IMDB — Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke, Matthew W. Mungle
- Batman Returns IMDB — Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter, Stan Winston
- Hoffa IMDB — Ve Neill, Greg Cannom, John Blake
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ Aladdin IMDB — Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Tim RiceA Whole New World
- The Mambo Kings IMDB — Music by Robert Kraft; Lyric by Arne GlimcherBeautiful Maria Of My Soul
- Aladdin IMDB — Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Howard AshmanFriend Like Me
- The Bodyguard IMDB — Music by David Foster; Lyric by Linda ThompsonI Have Nothing
- The Bodyguard IMDB — Music by Jud Friedman; Lyric by Allan RichRun To You
Animated Short Film
Live Action Short Film
- ★ Omnibus IMDB — Sam Karmann
- Contact IMDB — Jonathan Darby, Jana Sue Memel
- Cruise Control IMDB — Matt Palmieri
- The Lady in Waiting IMDB — Christian M. Taylor
- Swan Song IMDB — Kenneth Branagh, David Parfitt
Sound Editing
- ★ Bram Stoker's Dracula IMDB — Tom C. McCarthy, David E. Stone
- Aladdin IMDB — Mark Mangini
- Under Siege IMDB — John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Sound Mixing
- ★ The Last of the Mohicans IMDB — Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, Simon Kaye
- Aladdin IMDB — Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane
- A Few Good Men IMDB — Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Bob Eber
- Under Siege IMDB — Don Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Rick Hart, Scott Smith
- Unforgiven IMDB — Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander, Rob Young
Visual Effects
- ★ Death Becomes Her IMDB — Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, Tom Woodruff, Jr.
- Alien 3 IMDB — Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr., George Gibbs
- Batman Returns IMDB — Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak
Adapted Screenplay
Original Screenplay
- ★ The Crying Game IMDB — Neil Jordan
- Husbands and Wives IMDB — Woody Allen
- Lorenzo's Oil IMDB — George Miller, Nick Enright
- Passion Fish IMDB — John Sayles
- Unforgiven IMDB — David Webb Peoples
Nominated films and other recorded entries
56 films represented in the 1992 archive selection.
- A Few Good Men
- A Place in the World
- A River Runs through It
- Adam
- Aladdin
- Alien 3
- At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai
- Basic Instinct
- Batman Returns
- Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the 'Little Review'
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker
- Chaplin
- Close to Eden
- Contact
- Cruise Control
- Daens
- Damage
- Death Becomes Her
- Educating Peter
- Enchanted April
- Fires of Kuwait
- Glengarry Glen Ross
- Hoffa
- Howards End
- Husbands and Wives
- Indochine
- Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
- Lorenzo's Oil
- Love Field
- Malcolm X
- Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
- Mr. Saturday Night
- Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
- My Cousin Vinny
- Omnibus
- Passion Fish
- Reci, Reci, Reci... (Words, Words, Words)
- Scent of a Woman
- Schtonk!
- Screen Play
- Swan Song
- The Bodyguard
- The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
- The Crying Game
- The Lady in Waiting
- The Last of the Mohicans
- The Lover
- The Mambo Kings
- The Panama Deception
- The Player
- The Sandman
- Toys
- Under Siege
- Unforgiven
- When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories
About these award records
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