1995 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 114 Academy Award records for the 1995 film year, covering 57 films and including 25 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
- ★ BraveheartMel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, 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.
- Braveheart
5 wins from 10 award records
- Apollo 13
2 wins from 9 award records
- Pocahontas
2 wins from 2 award records
- Restoration
2 wins from 2 award records
- The Usual Suspects
2 wins from 2 award records
- Babe
1 win from 7 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ Leaving Las Vegas — Ben Sanderson
- ★ The Usual Suspects — Roger 'Verbal' Kint
- ★ Dead Man Walking — Sister Helen Prejean
- ★ Mighty Aphrodite — Linda
- ★ Pocahontas — Colors Of The Wind
- ★ Babe
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 114 of 114 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Braveheart IMDB — Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, Producers
- Apollo 13 IMDB — Brian Grazer, Producer
- Babe IMDB — George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller, Producers
- The Postman (Il Postino) IMDB — Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele, Producers
- Sense and Sensibility IMDB — Lindsay Doran, Producer
Best Actor
- ★ Leaving Las Vegas IMDB — Nicolas CageBen Sanderson
- Mr. Holland's Opus IMDB — Richard DreyfussGlenn Holland
- Nixon IMDB — Anthony HopkinsRichard Nixon
- Dead Man Walking IMDB — Sean PennMatthew Poncelet
- The Postman (Il Postino) IMDB — Massimo TroisiMario
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ The Usual Suspects IMDB — Kevin SpaceyRoger 'Verbal' Kint
- Babe IMDB — James CromwellFarmer Hoggett
- Apollo 13 IMDB — Ed HarrisGene Kranz
- 12 Monkeys IMDB — Brad PittJeffrey Goines
- Rob Roy IMDB — Tim RothArchibald Cunningham
Best Actress
- ★ Dead Man Walking IMDB — Susan SarandonSister Helen Prejean
- Leaving Las Vegas IMDB — Elisabeth ShueSera
- Casino IMDB — Sharon StoneGinger McKenna
- The Bridges of Madison County IMDB — Meryl StreepFrancesca Johnson
- Sense and Sensibility IMDB — Emma ThompsonElinor Dashwood
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Mighty Aphrodite IMDB — Mira SorvinoLinda
- Nixon IMDB — Joan AllenPat Nixon
- Apollo 13 IMDB — Kathleen QuinlanMarilyn Lovell
- Georgia IMDB — Mare WinninghamGeorgia
- Sense and Sensibility IMDB — Kate WinsletMarianne Dashwood
Art Direction
- ★ Restoration IMDB — Eugenio Zanetti
- Apollo 13 IMDB — Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
- Babe IMDB — Art Direction: Roger Ford; Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
- A Little Princess IMDB — Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
- Richard III IMDB — Tony Burrough
Cinematography
Costume Design
- ★ Restoration IMDB — James Acheson
- Braveheart IMDB — Charles Knode
- Richard III IMDB — Shuna Harwood
- Sense and Sensibility IMDB — Jenny Beavan, John Bright
- 12 Monkeys IMDB — Julie Weiss
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ Anne Frank Remembered IMDB — Jon Blair
- The Battle over Citizen Kane IMDB — Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein
- Fiddlefest--Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program IMDB — Allan Miller, Walter Scheuer
- Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream IMDB — Mike Tollin, Fredric Golding
- Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern IMDB — Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ One Survivor Remembers IMDB — Kary Antholis
- Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls IMDB — Nancy Dine, Richard Stilwell
- The Living Sea IMDB — Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore
- Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper IMDB — Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock
- The Shadow of Hate IMDB — Charles Guggenheim
Film Editing
- ★ Apollo 13 IMDB — Mike Hill, Dan Hanley
- Babe IMDB — Marcus D'Arcy, Jay Friedkin
- Braveheart IMDB — Steven Rosenblum
- Crimson Tide IMDB — Chris Lebenzon
- Seven IMDB — Richard Francis-Bruce
International Feature Film
- ★ Antonia's Line IMDB — The Netherlands
- All Things Fair IMDB — Sweden
- Dust of Life IMDB — Algeria
- O Quatrilho IMDB — Brazil
- The Star Maker IMDB — Italy
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ Braveheart IMDB — Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell
- My Family, Mi Familia IMDB — Ken Diaz, Mark Sanchez
- Roommates IMDB — Greg Cannom, Bob Laden, Colleen Callaghan
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ Pocahontas IMDB — Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen SchwartzColors Of The Wind
- Dead Man Walking IMDB — Music and Lyric by Bruce SpringsteenDead Man Walkin'
- Don Juan DeMarco IMDB — Music and Lyric by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John LangeHave You Ever Really Loved A Woman
- Sabrina IMDB — Music by John Williams; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn BergmanMoonlight
- Toy Story IMDB — Music and Lyric by Randy NewmanYou've Got A Friend In Me
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
- ★ Pocahontas IMDB — Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
- The American President IMDB — Marc Shaiman
- Sabrina IMDB — John Williams
- Toy Story IMDB — Randy Newman
- Unstrung Heroes IMDB — Thomas Newman
Animated Short Film
- ★ A Close Shave IMDB — Nick Park
- The Chicken from Outer Space IMDB — John R. Dilworth
- the end IMDB — Chris Landreth, Robin Bargar
- Gagarin IMDB — Alexij Kharitidi
- Runaway Brain IMDB — Chris Bailey
Live Action Short Film
- ★ Lieberman in Love IMDB — Christine Lahti, Jana Sue Memel
- Brooms IMDB — Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas
- Duke of Groove IMDB — Griffin Dunne, Thom Colwell
- Little Surprises IMDB — Jeff Goldblum, Tikki Goldberg
- Tuesday Morning Ride IMDB — Dianne Houston, Joy Ryan
Sound Editing
- ★ Braveheart IMDB — Lon Bender, Per Hallberg
- Batman Forever IMDB — John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
- Crimson Tide IMDB — George Watters II
Sound Mixing
- ★ Apollo 13 IMDB — Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, David MacMillan
- Batman Forever IMDB — Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Michael Herbick, Petur Hliddal
- Braveheart IMDB — Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer, Brian Simmons
- Crimson Tide IMDB — Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins, William B. Kaplan
- Waterworld IMDB — Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Keith A. Wester
Special Achievement Award
Visual Effects
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ Sense and Sensibility IMDB — Emma Thompson
- Apollo 13 IMDB — William Broyles, Jr., Al Reinert
- Babe IMDB — George Miller, Chris Noonan
- Leaving Las Vegas IMDB — Mike Figgis
- The Postman (Il Postino) IMDB — Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi
Original Screenplay
- ★ The Usual Suspects IMDB — Christopher McQuarrie
- Braveheart IMDB — Randall Wallace
- Mighty Aphrodite IMDB — Woody Allen
- Nixon IMDB — Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone
- Toy Story IMDB — Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
Nominated films and other recorded entries
57 films represented in the 1995 archive selection.
- 12 Monkeys
- A Close Shave
- A Little Princess
- All Things Fair
- Anne Frank Remembered
- Antonia's Line
- Apollo 13
- Babe
- Batman Forever
- Braveheart
- Brooms
- Casino
- Crimson Tide
- Dead Man Walking
- Don Juan DeMarco
- Duke of Groove
- Dust of Life
- Fiddlefest--Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program
- Gagarin
- Georgia
- Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream
- Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Lieberman in Love
- Little Surprises
- Mighty Aphrodite
- Mr. Holland's Opus
- My Family, Mi Familia
- Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper
- Nixon
- O Quatrilho
- One Survivor Remembers
- Pocahontas
- Restoration
- Richard III
- Rob Roy
- Roommates
- Runaway Brain
- Sabrina
- Sense and Sensibility
- Seven
- Shanghai Triad
- The American President
- The Battle over Citizen Kane
- The Bridges of Madison County
- The Chicken from Outer Space
- the end
- The Living Sea
- The Postman (Il Postino)
- The Shadow of Hate
- The Star Maker
- The Usual Suspects
- Toy Story
- Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
- Tuesday Morning Ride
- Unstrung Heroes
- Waterworld
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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