1994 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 109 Academy Award records for the 1994 film year, covering 56 films and including 24 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
- ★ Forrest GumpWendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey, Producers
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.
- Forrest Gump
6 wins from 13 award records
- The Lion King
2 wins from 4 award records
- Speed
2 wins from 3 award records
- Ed Wood
2 wins from 2 award records
- Bullets over Broadway
1 win from 7 award records
- Pulp Fiction
1 win from 7 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ Forrest Gump — Forrest Gump
- ★ Ed Wood — Bela Lugosi
- ★ Blue Sky — Carly Marshall
- ★ Bullets over Broadway — Helen Sinclair
- ★ Ed Wood
- ★ The Lion King — Can You Feel The Love Tonight
- ★ Speed
- ★ Speed
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 109 of 109 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Forrest Gump IMDB — Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey, Producers
- Four Weddings and a Funeral IMDB — Duncan Kenworthy, Producer
- Pulp Fiction IMDB — Lawrence Bender, Producer
- Quiz Show IMDB — Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin and Michael Nozik, Producers
- The Shawshank Redemption IMDB — Niki Marvin, Producer
Best Actor
- ★ Forrest Gump IMDB — Tom HanksForrest Gump
- The Shawshank Redemption IMDB — Morgan FreemanRed
- The Madness of King George IMDB — Nigel HawthorneKing George III
- Nobody's Fool IMDB — Paul NewmanSully
- Pulp Fiction IMDB — John TravoltaVincent Vega
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Ed Wood IMDB — Martin LandauBela Lugosi
- Pulp Fiction IMDB — Samuel L. JacksonJules Winnfield
- Bullets over Broadway IMDB — Chazz PalminteriCheech
- Quiz Show IMDB — Paul ScofieldMark Van Doren
- Forrest Gump IMDB — Gary SiniseLieutenant Dan
Best Actress
- ★ Blue Sky IMDB — Jessica LangeCarly Marshall
- Nell IMDB — Jodie FosterNell
- Tom & Viv IMDB — Miranda RichardsonViv
- Little Women IMDB — Winona RyderJo March
- The Client IMDB — Susan SarandonReggie Love
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Bullets over Broadway IMDB — Dianne WiestHelen Sinclair
- Tom & Viv IMDB — Rosemary HarrisRose Haigh-Wood
- The Madness of King George IMDB — Helen MirrenQueen Charlotte
- Pulp Fiction IMDB — Uma ThurmanMia
- Bullets over Broadway IMDB — Jennifer TillyOlive Neal
Art Direction
- ★ The Madness of King George IMDB — Art Direction: Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Carolyn Scott
- Bullets over Broadway IMDB — Art Direction: Santo Loquasto; Set Decoration: Susan Bode
- Forrest Gump IMDB — Art Direction: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- Interview with the Vampire IMDB — Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
- Legends of the Fall IMDB — Art Direction: Lilly Kilvert; Set Decoration: Dorree Cooper
Cinematography
Costume Design
- ★ The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert IMDB — Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel
- Bullets over Broadway IMDB — Jeffrey Kurland
- Little Women IMDB — Colleen Atwood
- Maverick IMDB — April Ferry
- Queen Margot IMDB — Moidele Bickel
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision IMDB — Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders
- Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter IMDB — Deborah Hoffmann
- D-Day Remembered IMDB — Charles Guggenheim
- Freedom on My Mind IMDB — Connie Field, Marilyn Mulford
- A Great Day in Harlem IMDB — Jean Bach
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ A Time for Justice IMDB — Charles Guggenheim
- Blues Highway IMDB — Vince DiPersio, Bill Guttentag
- 89mm od Europy (89mm from Europe) IMDB — Marcel Lozinski
- School of Assassins IMDB — Robert Richter
- Straight from the Heart IMDB — Dee Mosbacher, Frances Reid
Film Editing
- ★ Forrest Gump IMDB — Arthur Schmidt
- Hoop Dreams IMDB — Frederick Marx, Steve James, Bill Haugse
- Pulp Fiction IMDB — Sally Menke
- The Shawshank Redemption IMDB — Richard Francis-Bruce
- Speed IMDB — John Wright
International Feature Film
- ★ Burnt by the Sun IMDB — Russia
- Before the Rain IMDB — The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Eat Drink Man Woman IMDB — Taiwan
- Farinelli: Il Castrato IMDB — Belgium
- Strawberry and Chocolate IMDB — Cuba
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ Ed Wood IMDB — Rick Baker, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng
- Forrest Gump IMDB — Daniel C. Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore, Judith A. Cory
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein IMDB — Daniel Parker, Paul Engelen, Carol Hemming
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ The Lion King IMDB — Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim RiceCan You Feel The Love Tonight
- The Lion King IMDB — Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim RiceCircle Of Life
- The Lion King IMDB — Music by Elton John; Lyric by Tim RiceHakuna Matata
- Junior IMDB — Music and Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram and Patty SmythLook What Love Has Done
- The Paper IMDB — Music and Lyric by Randy NewmanMake Up Your Mind
Animated Short Film
- ★ Bob's Birthday IMDB — Alison Snowden, David Fine
- The Big Story IMDB — Tim Watts, David Stoten
- The Janitor IMDB — Vanessa Schwartz
- The Monk and the Fish IMDB — Michael Dudok de Wit
- Triangle IMDB — Erica Russell
Live Action Short Film
- ★ Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life IMDB — Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-Letts
Source context
NOTE: A tie. The other winning film in this category was Trevor.
- ★ Trevor IMDB — Peggy Rajski, Randy Stone
Source context
NOTE: A tie. The other winning film in this category was Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life.
- Kangaroo Court IMDB — Sean Astin, Christine Astin
- On Hope IMDB — JoBeth Williams, Michele McGuire
- Syrup IMDB — Paul Unwin, Nick Vivian
Sound Editing
- ★ Speed IMDB — Stephen Hunter Flick
- Clear and Present Danger IMDB — Bruce Stambler, John Leveque
- Forrest Gump IMDB — Gloria S. Borders, Randy Thom
Sound Mixing
- ★ Speed IMDB — Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer, David R. B. MacMillan
- Clear and Present Danger IMDB — Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño, Arthur Rochester
- Forrest Gump IMDB — Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
- Legends of the Fall IMDB — Paul Massey, David Campbell, Christopher David, Douglas Ganton
- The Shawshank Redemption IMDB — Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie Burton
Visual Effects
Adapted Screenplay
Original Screenplay
- ★ Pulp Fiction IMDB — Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino; Stories by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary
- Bullets over Broadway IMDB — Woody Allen, Douglas McGrath
- Four Weddings and a Funeral IMDB — Richard Curtis
- Heavenly Creatures IMDB — Frances Walsh, Peter Jackson
- Red IMDB — Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Krzysztof Kieslowski
Nominated films and other recorded entries
56 films represented in the 1994 archive selection.
- 89mm od Europy (89mm from Europe)
- A Great Day in Harlem
- A Time for Justice
- Before the Rain
- Blue Sky
- Blues Highway
- Bob's Birthday
- Bullets over Broadway
- Burnt by the Sun
- Clear and Present Danger
- Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
- D-Day Remembered
- Eat Drink Man Woman
- Ed Wood
- Farinelli: Il Castrato
- Forrest Gump
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
- Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
- Freedom on My Mind
- Heavenly Creatures
- Hoop Dreams
- Interview with the Vampire
- Junior
- Kangaroo Court
- Legends of the Fall
- Little Women
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- Maverick
- Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
- Nell
- Nobody's Fool
- On Hope
- Pulp Fiction
- Queen Margot
- Quiz Show
- Red
- School of Assassins
- Speed
- Straight from the Heart
- Strawberry and Chocolate
- Syrup
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- The Big Story
- The Client
- The Janitor
- The Lion King
- The Madness of King George
- The Mask
- The Monk and the Fish
- The Paper
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Tom & Viv
- Trevor
- Triangle
- True Lies
- Wyatt Earp
About these award records
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