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Best Picture of the Year
 AWAKENINGS - Columbia. Produced by Walter F. Parkes & Lawrence Lasker
 DANCES WITH WOLVES (Won 7 Awards) - Tig, Orion. Produced by Jim Wilson & Kevin Costner
GHOST - Koch, Paramount. Produced by Lisa Weinstein
THE GODFATHER, PART III - Zoetrope, Paramount. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola
GOODFELLAS - Warner Bros. Produced by Irwin Winkler
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Kevin Costner in DANCES WITH WOLVES
Robert De Niro in AWAKENINGS
Gérard Depardieu in CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Richard Harris in THE FIELD
Jeremy Irons in REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Kathy Bates in MISERY
Anjelica Huston in THE GRIFTERS
Julia Roberts in PRETTY WOMAN
Meryl Streep in POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE
Joanne Woodward in MR. & MRS. BRIDGE
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Bruce Davison in LONGTIME COMPANION
Andy Garcia in THE GODFATHER, PART III
Graham Greene in DANCES WITH WOLVES
Al Pacino in DICK TRACY
Joe Pesci in GOODFELLAS
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Annette Bening in THE GRIFTERS
Lorraine Bracco in GOODFELLAS
Whoopi Goldberg in GHOST
Diane Ladd in WILD AT HEART
Mary McDonnell in DANCES WITH WOLVES
Achievement in Direction
Kevin Costner for DANCES WITH WOLVES
Francis Ford Coppola for THE GODFATHER, PART III
Stephen Frears for THE GRIFTERS
Barbet Schroeder for REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
Martin Scorsese for GOODFELLAS
Achievement in Writing: Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Woody Allen - ALICE
Barry Levinson - AVALON
Bruce Joel Rubin - GHOST
Peter Weir - GREEN CARD
Whit Stillman - METROPOLITAN
Achievement in Writing: Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Steven Zaillian - AWAKENINGS
Michael Blake - DANCES WITH WOLVES
Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese - GOODFELLAS
Donald E. Westlake - THE GRIFTERS
Nicholas Kazan - REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
CYRANO DE BERGERAC (France - René Cleitman, Michel Seydoux & André Szots, producers)
REISE DER HOFFNUNG (JOURNEY OF HOPE, Switzerland - Peter-Christian Fueter & Alfi Sinniger, producers)
JU DOU (People's Republic of China - Hu Jian, Yasuyoshi Tokuma & Wenze Zhang, producers)
DAS SCHRECKLICHE MÄDCHEN (THE NASTY GIRL, Germany - Michael Senftleben, producer)
PORTE APERTE (OPEN DOORS, Italy - Angelo Rizzoli Jr., producer>
Achievement in Art Direction
Ezio Frigerio - Art Direction, Jacques Rouxel - Set Decoration CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Jeffrey Beecroft - Art Direction, Lisa Dean - Set Decoration DANCES WITH WOLVES
Richard Sylbert - Art Direction, Rick Simpson - Set Decoration DICK TRACY
Dean Tavoularis - Art Direction, Gary Fettis - Set Decoration THE GODFATHER, PART III
Dante Ferretti - Art Direction, Francesca Lo Schiavo - Set Decoration HAMLET
Achievement in Cinematography
Allen Daviau - AVALON
Dean Semler - DANCES WITH WOLVES
Vittorio Storaro - DICK TRACY
Gordon Willis - THE GODFATHER, PART III
Philippe Rousselot - HENRY & JUNE
Achievement in Costume Design
Gloria Gresham - AVALON
Franca Squarciapino - CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Elsa Zamparelli - DANCES WITH WOLVES
Milena Canonero - DICK TRACY
Maurizio Millenotti - HAMLET
Achievement in Documentary Features
Barbara Kopple & Arthur Cohn - Producers AMERICAN DREAM
Mark Kitchell - Producer BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES
Mark Mori & Susan Robinson - Producers BUILDING BOMBS
Judith Montell - Producer FOREVER ACTIVISTS: STORIES FROM THE VETERANS OF THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE
Robert Hillmann - Producer WALDO SALT: A SCREENWRITER'S JOURNEY
Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects
Kit Thomas - Producer BURNING DOWN TOMORROW
Karen Goodman & Kirk Simon - Producers CHIMPS: SO LIKE US
Steven Okazaki - Producer DAYS OF WAITING
Derek Bromhall - Producer JOURNEY INTO LIFE: THE WORLD OF THE UNBORN
Freida Lee Mock & Terry Sanders - Producers ROSE KENNEDY: A LIFE TO REMEMBER
Achievement in Film Editing
Neil Travis - DANCES WITH WOLVES
Walter Murch - GHOST
Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman & Walter Murch - THE GODFATHER, PART III
Thelma Schoonmaker - GOODFELLAS
Dennis Virkler & John Wright - THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Achievement in Makeup
Michele Burke & Jean-Pierre Eychenne - CYRANO DE BERGERAC
John Caglione, Jr. & Doug Drexler - DICK TRACY
Ve Neill & Stan Winston - EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Achievement in Music: Original Score
Randy Newman - AVALON
John Barry - DANCES WITH WOLVES
Maurice Jarre - GHOST
Dave Grusin - HAVANA
John Williams - HOME ALONE
Achievement in Music: Original Song
Jon Bon Jovi - Music & Lyric YOUNG GUNS II "Blaze of Glory"
Shel Silverstein - Music & Lyric POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE "I'm Checkin' Out"
Carmine Coppola - Music, John Bettis - Lyric THE GODFATHER, PART III "Promise Me You'll Remember"
John Williams - Music, Leslie Bricusse - Lyric HOME ALONE "Somewhere in My Memory"
Stephen Sondheim - Music & Lyric DICK TRACY "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" 
Achievement in Animated Short Films
Nick Park - Producer CREATURE COMFORTS
Nick Park - Producer A GRAND DAY OUT
Bruno Bozzetto - Producer GRASSHOPPERS
Achievement in Live Action Short Films
Raymond DeFelitta & Matthew Gross - Producers BRONX CHEERS
Peter Cattaneo & Barnaby Thompson - Producers DEAR ROSIE
Adam Davidson - Producer THE LUNCH DATE
Bernard Joffa & Anthony E. Nicholas - Producers WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
Hillary Ripps & Jonathan Heap - Producers 12:01 PM
Achievement in Sound
Russell Williams, II, Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton & Greg Watkins - DANCES WITH WOLVES
Charles Wilborn, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline & Kevin O'Connell - DAYS OF THUNDER
Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell & D. M. Hemphill - DICK TRACY
Richard Bryce Goodman, Richard Overton, Kevin F. Cleary & Don Bassman - THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Nelson Stoll, Michael J. Kohut, Carlos DeLarios & Aaron Rochin - TOTAL RECALL
Achievement in Sound Effects Editing
Charles L. Campbell & Richard Franklin - FLATLINERS
Cecelia Hall & George Watters, II - THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Stephen H. Flick - TOTAL RECALL
Achievement in Visual Effects
See Special Achievement Award
Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects
Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern & Alex Funke - TOTAL RECALL
Scientific or Technical Awards
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
Eastman Kodak Company - For the development of T-Grain technology and the introduction of EXR color negative films which utilize this technology. With the development of T-Grain Technology, the Eastman Kodak EXR Color Negative films have exhibited significant and simultaneous improvements in speed, grain and sharpness.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
 Bruce Wilton & Carlos Icinkoff (Mechanical Concepts Inc.) - For the development of the Mechanical Concepts Optical Printer Platform.
Arnold & Richter Engineering Department - For the continued design improvements of the Arriflex BL Camera System, culminating in the 35BL-4S model.
Fuji Photo Film Company Ltd. - For the development and introduction of the F-Series of color negative films covering the range of film speeds from EI 64 to EI 500.
Manfred G. Michelson (Technical Film Systems Inc.) - For the design and development of the first sprocket-driven film transport system for color print film processors which permits transport speeds in excess of 600 feet per minute.
John W. Lang, Walter Hrastnik & Charles J. Watson (Bell and Howell Company) - For the development and manufacture of a modular continuous contact motion picture film printer.
Technical Achievement Award (Certificate)
 William L. Blowers & Thomas F. Denove (Belco Associates Inc.) - For the development and manufacture of the Belco/Denove Cinemeter.
Iain Neil, Takuo Miyagishima & Panavision, Inc. - For the optical design, mechanical design and concept and development of the Primo Series of spherical prime lenses for 35mm photography.
Christopher S. Gilman & Harvey Hubert, Jr. (Diligent Dwarves Effects Lab) - For the development of the Actor Climate System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.
Jim Graves (J & G Enterprises) - For the development of the Cool Suit System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.
Bengt Orhall, Kenneth Lund, Bjorn Selin & Kjell Hogberg (AB Film-Teknik) - For the development and manufacture of the Mark IV film subtitling processor.
Richard Mula & Pete Romano (HydroImage Inc.) - For the development of the SeaPar 1200 watt HMI Underwater Lamp.
Dedo Weigert (Dedo Weigert Film GmbH) - For the development of the Dedolight, a miniature low-voltage tungsten-halogen lighting fixture.
Dr. Fred Kolb, Jr. & Dr. Paul Preo - For the concept and development of a 35mm projection test film.
Peter Baldwin, Dr. Paul Kiankhooy & Lightmaker Company - For design and development of the Lightmaker AC/DC HMI Ballast.
All-Union Cinema and Photo research Institute (NIKFI) - For continuously improving and providing 3-D presentations to Soviet motion picture audiences for the last 25 years.
Honorary and Other Awards
Sophia Loren - "One of the genuine treasure of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form." Winner presented a Statuette.
Myrna Loy - "In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances." Winner presented a Statuette.
 Dr. Roderick T. Ryan, Don Trumbull & Geoffrey H. Williamson, in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winners presented Medals of Commendation.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
No Award given for 1990.
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Stefan Kudelski - For the development of the first self-contained movie sound recorder.
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FIRSTS
· Kevin Costner wins Best Director for directorial debut.
· Dances With Wolves is first western to win Best Picture since Cimarron (1930-31).
· Awakenings becomes the first film directed by a woman to be nominated for Best Picture.
RULE CHANGES
Visual Effects again considered a Special Achievement Award.
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID
The first Honorary Oscar® of the evening went to screen legend Myrna Loy -- known to all for The Thin Man series -- who was too ill to make it to the ceremony. Bed-bound in her Manhattan apartment, all the 85-year-old Loy could say was "You've made me very happy. Thank you very much." In a six-decade career full of signature roles, she was never nominated. As such, she joined the ranks of the shamefully overlooked, which include Dirk Bogarde, John Barrymore, Joseph Cotten, Ida Lupino, Tyrone Power, Rita Hayworth, Peter Lorre and Marilyn Monroe.
ROLE REVERSALS
· It's hard to imagine Melanie Griffith playing the con-artist Oedipal mom in The Grifters, but someone at the top actually did. Fortunately, sanity prevailed with the casting of Anjelica Huston.
· Before agreeing to the role of an alcoholic Hollywood has-been in Carrie Fisher's thinly disguised autobio Postcards from the Edge, Shirley MacLaine asked Fisher's mom, Debbie Reynolds, for her okay.
SINS OF OMISSION
Picture: The Grifters, Reversal of Fortune
Director: Penny Marshall - Awakenings
Actor: Al Pacino - The Godfather, Part III
Actress: Shirley MacLaine - Postcards from the Edge
UNMENTIONABLES
· In the original script of Pretty Woman (then called 3000), Julia Roberts's hooker was a drug addict who was dumped back on the streets after spending a week with a wealthy client. Disney and director Garry Marshall turned to Cinderella for a re-think and a smash hit.
· Disney was banking on another hit. Warren Beatty received $9 million to produce, write, direct, act and have the final cut of Dick Tracy.
· When presented with the new songs that Stephen Sondheim had written for Tracy, leading lady Madonna griped, "What is this high-brow shit?"
· Tracy's opening weekend grosses were half of Batman's and on Monday Disney's stock dipped $4.625/share. The film did eventually creep up to the $100 million mark and turned a profit.
· New York men's stores were stuck with copies of Tracy's yellow cashmere trench coats when the movie's fashions didn't catch on. Sales of 2-way wrist radios weren't much better. The new generation of kids had never heard of the comic strip hero.
· Despite a lukewarm reception by critics, the summer's big hit was Paramount's Ghost, a movie that young women dragged their boyfriends to... often enough to edge out Pretty Woman as the year's top-grosser.
· Martin Scorsese received his best reviews since Raging Bull for GoodFellas, which chronicled the life and times of real-life and still- living Henry Hill, a Brooklyn kid who spent 25 years in the Mafia before turning government witness. Scorsese described the film as "a mob home movie."
· Also receiving praise were the performances of Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening in the Scorsese-produced The Grifters, which Miramax opened for one week only in NYC and LA.
· Reversal of Fortune, based on lawyer Allan Dershowitz's book about overturning the attempted murder conviction of Claus von Bulow, caught on with critics. The dark comedy was called "perhaps the most potent screen satire of the upper class since Citizen Kane." Dershowitz's verdict on Jeremy Irons's performance: "Irons is a better Claus von Bulow than Claus von Bulow."
· When filming of Dances With Wolves started to go over schedule and Kevin Costner sank $2 million of his salary back into the project, Hollywood wags began to call the film "Kevin's Gate" and "Costner's Last Stand." The film opened to mixed reviews, but soon caught on with the public and quickly surpassed the $100 million mark at the box office.
· Francis Coppola wanted six months to work with Mario Puzo on a script for The Godfather, Part III. Paramount gave him six weeks. Then he lost a main character when Robert Duvall bowed out over salary issues. Frantic rewrites redirected the story toward Al Pacino's on-screen daughter, to be played by Winona Ryder. However, Ryder arrived in Rome in a state of exhaustion and the doctor sent her home. Coppola cast his 19-year-old daughter Sofia in the role. Studio execs, and even Pacino and Coppola's sister Talia Shire, tried to talk him out of it, but Coppola stuck by his decision.
· On Awards night, Bob Hope was the only person who wasn't required to walk through a metal detector.
· Joe Pesci's entire acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor: "It's my privilege. Thank you."
· The fact that the Academy chose the Swiss-made Journey of Hope over France's Cyrano de Bergerac as Best Foreign Film was attributed to an "anti-French sentiment" about that country's film quotas. The fact that, earlier in the year, Time magazine had published star Gérard Depardieu's 1978 comments about his violent sexual behavior didn't help.
· Sophia Loren received the only standing ovation of the evening as she walked out to accept her Honorary Award.
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