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Best Picture of the Year
 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Disney, Buena Vista. Produced by Don Hahn
BUGSY - Tri-Star. Produced by Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson & Warren Beatty
JFK - Camelot, Warner Bros. Produced by A. Kitman Ho & Oliver Stone
THE PRINCE OF TIDES - Barwood/Longfellow, Columbia. Produced by Barbra Streisand & Andrew Karsch
 THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Won 5 Awards) - Strong Heart/Demme, Orion. Produced by Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt & Ron Bozman
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Warren Beatty in BUGSY
Robert De Niro in CAPE FEAR
Anthony Hopkins in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Nick Nolte in THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Robin Williams in THE FISHER KING
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Geena Davis in THELMA & LOUISE
Laura Dern in RAMBLING ROSE
Jodie Foster in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Bette Midler in FOR THE BOYS
Susan Sarandon in THELMA & LOUISE
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Tommy Lee Jones in JFK
Harvey Keitel in BUGSY
Ben Kingsley in BUGSY
Michael Lerner in BARTON FINK
Jack Palance in CITY SLICKERS
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Diane Ladd in RAMBLING ROSE
Juliette Lewis in CAPE FEAR
Kate Nelligan in THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Mercedes Ruehl in THE FISHER KING
Jessica Tandy in FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Achievement in Direction
Jonathan Demme for THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Barry Levinson for BUGSY
Ridley Scott for THELMA & LOUISE
John Singleton for BOYZ N THE HOOD
Oliver Stone for JFK
Achievement in Writing: Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
John Singleton - BOYZ N THE HOOD
James Toback - BUGSY
Richard LaGravenese - THE FISHER KING
Lawrence Kasdan & Meg Kasdan - GRAND CANYON
Callie Khouri - THELMA & LOUISE
Achievement in Writing: Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Agnieszka Holland - EUROPA, EUROPA
Fannie Flagg & Carol Sobieski - FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Oliver Stone & Zachary Sklar - JFK
Pat Conroy & Becky Johnston - THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Ted Tally - THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
BÖRN NÁTTÚRUNNAR (CHILDREN OF NATURE, Iceland - Fridrik Thór Fridriksson, producer)
OBECNÁ SKOLA (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Czechoslovakia - No producer credited; directed by Jan Sverák)
MEDITERRANEO (Italy - Silvio Berlusconi, Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori & Gianni Minervini, producers)
OXEN (THE OX, Sweden - Jean Doumanian, producer)
DA HONG DENG GAO GAO GUA (RAISE THE RED LANTERN, Hong Kong - Fu-Sheng Chu, producer)
Achievement in Art Direction
Dennis Gassner - Art Direction, Nancy Haigh - Set Decoration BARTON FINK
Dennis Gassner - Art Direction, Nancy Haigh - Set Decoration BUGSY
Mel Bourne - Art Direction, Cindy Carr - Set Decoration THE FISHER KING
Norman Garwood - Art Direction, Garrett Lewis - Set Decoration HOOK
Paul Sylbert - Art Direction, Caryl Heller - Set Decoration THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Achievement in Cinematography
Allen Daviau - BUGSY
Robert Richardson - JFK
Stephen Goldblatt - THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Adam Greenberg - TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Adrian Biddle - THELMA & LOUISE
Achievement in Costume Design
Ruth Myers - THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Richard Hornung - BARTON FINK
Albert Wolsky - BUGSY
Anthony Powell - HOOK
Corinne Jorry - MADAME BOVARY
Achievement in Documentary Features
Vince DiPersio & William Guttentag - Producers DEATH ON THE JOB
Alan Raymond & Susan Raymond - Producers DOING TIME: LIFE INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE
Allie Light & Irving Saraf - Producers IN THE SHADOW OF THE STARS
Hava Kohav Beller - Producer THE RESTLESS CONSCIENCE: RESISTANCE TO HITLER WITHIN GERMANY 1933-1945
Lawrence R. Hott & Diane Garey - Producers WILD BY LAW
Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects
Eric Valli & Alain Majani - Producers BIRDNESTERS OF THAILAND (a.k.a. SHADOW HUNTERS)
Debra Chasnoff - Producer DEADLY DECEPTION: GENERAL ELECTRIC, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT
Immy Humes - Producer A LITTLE VICIOUS
David McGowan - Producer THE MARK OF THE MAKER
Bill Couturie & Bernard Edelman - Producers MEMORIAL: LETTERS FROM AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Achievement in Film Editing
Gerry Hambling - THE COMMITMENTS
Joe Hutshing & Pietro Scalia - JFK
Craig McKay - THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt & Richard A. Harris - TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Thom Noble - THELMA & LOUISE
Achievement in Makeup
Christina Smith, Montague Westmore & Greg Cannom - HOOK
Michael Mills, Edward French & Richard Snell - STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
Stan Winston & Jeff Dawn - TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Achievement in Music: Original Score
Alan Menken - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Ennio Morricone - BUGSY
George Fenton - THE FISHER KING
John Williams - JFK
James Newton Howard - THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Achievement in Music: Original Song
Alan Menken - Music, Howard Ashman - Lyric BEAUTY AND THE BEAST "Be Our Guest"
Alan Menken - Music, Howard Ashman - Lyric BEAUTY AND THE BEAST "Beauty and the Beast" 
Alan Menken - Music, Howard Ashman - Lyric BEAUTY AND THE BEAST "Belle"
Michael Kamen - Music, Bryan Adams & Robert John "Mutt" Lange - Lyric ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
John Williams - Music, Leslie Bricusse - Lyric HOOK "When You're Alone"
Achievement in Animated Short Films
Christopher Hinton - Producer BLACKFLY
Daniel Greaves - Producer MANIPULATION
Wendy Tilby - Producer STRINGS
Achievement in Live Action Short Films
Stephen Kessler & T. R. Conroy - Producers BIRCH STREET GYM
David M. Massey - Producer LAST BREEZE OF SUMMER
Seth Winston & Rob Fried - Producers SESSION MAN
Achievement in Sound
Gary Summers, Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom & Glenn Williams - BACKDRAFT
Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson & Doc Kane - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker & Tod A. Maitland - JFK
Tom Fleischman & Christopher Newman - THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers & Lee Orloff - TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Achievement in Sound Effects Editing
Gary Rydstrom & Richard Hymns - BACKDRAFT
George Watters, II & F. Hudson Miller - STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY
Gary Rydstrom & Gloria S. Borders - TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Achievement in Visual Effects
Mikael Salomon, Allen Hall, Clay Pinney & Scott Farrar - BACKDRAFT
Eric Brevig, Harley Jessup, Mark Sullivan & Michael Lantieri - HOOK
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren, Jr. & Robert Skotak - TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Scientific and Technical Awards
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette):
No Award given for 1991.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque):
 Iain Neil, Albert Saiki & Panavision, Inc. - For the optical design, mechanical design and concept and development of the Primo Zoom Lens for 35mm cinematography.
Georg Thoma, Heinz Feierlein & Sachtler AG - For the design and development of a range of fluid tripod heads.
Harry J. Baker - For the design and development of the first full fluid-action tripod head with adjustable degrees of viscous drag.
Guido Cartoni - For his pioneering work in developing the technology to achieve selectable and repeatable viscous drag modules in fluid tripod heads.
Ray Feeney, Richard Keeney & Richard J. Lundell - For the software development and adaptation of the Solitaire Film Recorder that provides a flexible, cost-effective film recording system.
Faz Fazakis, Brian Henson, Dave Housman, Peter Miller & John Stevenson - For the development of the Henson Performance Control System.
Mario Celso - For his pioneering work in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for carbon arc and xenon power supplies and igniters used in motion picture projection.
Randy Cartwright, David B. Coons, Lem Davis, Thomas Hahn, James Houston, Mark Kimball, Peter Nye, Michael Shantzis, David F. Wolf (Walt Disney Feature Animation Department) - For the design and development of the "CAPS" production system for feature film animation.
George Worrall - For the design, development and manufacture of the Worrall geared camera head for motion picture production.
Technical Achievement Award (Certificate):
 Robert W. Stoker, Jr. - For the design and development of a cobweb gun, for applying non-toxic cobweb effects on motion picture sets with both safety and ease of operation.
James Doyle - For the design and development of the Dry Fogger, which uses liquid nitrogen to produce a safe, dense, low-hanging, dry fog.
Dick Cavdek, Steve Hamerski (Otto Nemenz International Inc.) - For opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Nemenz Zoom Lens.
Ken Robings (Clairmont Camera) - For the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Clairmont Camera Zoom Lens.
Century Precision Optics - For the opto-mechanical design and development of the Canon/Century Precision Optics Zoom Lens.
Honorary and Other Awards
Satyajit Ray - For his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures, and for his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world. Winner presented with Statuette.
 Pete Comandini, Richard T. Dayton, Donald Hagans & Richard T. Ryan (YCM Laboratories) - For the creation and development of a motion picture film restoration process using liquid gate and registration correction on a contact printer. Winners presented with Special Awards of Commendation Plaques.
 Richard J. Stumpf & Joseph Westheimer - For outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winners presented with Special Medals.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
George Lucas
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
No Award given for 1991.
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Ray Harryhausen
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FIRSTS
· The Silence of the Lambs becomes first horror movie to win Best Picture.
· Lambs becomes first Best Picture already in home video when it wins.
· John Singleton, 24, becomes youngest Director nominee, breaking Orson Welles' record.
· Laura Dern and Diane Ladd first mother and daughter nominated in same year.
· Beauty and the Beast first animated feature nominated for Best Picture.
· Jack Palance's 38-year gap between nominations ties Helen Hayes' record.
· Jessica Tandy, 82, beats Eva Le Gallianne's record by seven months as oldest performer ever nominated for an Oscar®.
· For the first time, three song nominees from one movie, Beauty and the Beast.
· John Singleton nominated for Director and Original Screenplay for film debut.
· Sound engineer Gary Rydstrom first person to compete against himself in two different categories.
RULE CHANGES
· Adapted Screenplay changes name to "...Material Previously Produced or Published"; "Scientific or Technical" becomes "Scientific and Technical".
· Visual Effects becomes a regular competitive category again.
ROLE REVERSALS
· Michelle Pfeiffer was set to play Clarice in Lambs, though "she was really frightened of the material," Jonathan Demme admitted. And an early thought for Hannibal Lecter -- in what was slated to be Gene Hackman's directing debut -- was Louis Gossett Jr.
· How about Goldie Hawn as wide-eyed Thelma and Meryl Streep as world-weary Louise? They were early considerations.
SINS OF OMISSION
Picture: An Angel at My Table
Director: Barbra Streisand - The Prince of Tides, Agnieszka Holland - Europa, Europa
Foreign Film: The Vanishing (Netherlands)
Song: Stevie Wonder's songs for Jungle Fever (ruled ineligible "because the lyric and melody of each song was not clearly audible and intelligible")
Documentary: Paris Is Burning
UNMENTIONABLES
· Anthony Hopkins said that the voice he worked out to express his character's controlled madness was a "combination of Truman Capote and Katharine Hepburn."
· Lambs evoked a storm of protest from gay activist groups, who criticized Ted Levine's depiction of the serial killer Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb.
· Answering critics of how women were depicted in Thelma & Louise, Susan Sarandon told Redbook, "I didn't realize that everyone would be so touchy. I mean, did people think Pretty Woman was such a great role model? Did they think it's better to get your way by giving blow jobs?"
· John Singleton insisted on directing his screenplay of Boyz N the Hood because "I wasn't going to let some fool from Idaho or Encino direct a movie about living in my neighborhood."
· Beauty and the Beast scripter Linda Woolverton was the first woman to write an animated feature for Disney. She believed the film should reflect the values of its time, so her Belle was no throwback to Snow White or Cinderella. Along with the inevitable character merchandising aimed at kids, Disney also targeted adults with the tagline "The most beautiful love story ever told."
· Disney opened Beauty in New York at a single theatre across from Bloomingdale's, while in Los Angeles, it was the premiere attraction at the newly refurbished El Capitan on Hollywood Boulevard. Critics were starry-eyed.
· Howard Ashman, Beauty's lyricist and exec producer, had died of AIDS while the film was in production and never saw the final product.
· Bette Midler, star of For the Boys, told Time magazine, "I am a screen star in the tradition of Shirley Temple, Liv Ullmann and Miss Piggy."
· Barbra Streisand thought that The Prince of Tides would be a good opportunity to reunite with Robert Redford and Sydney Pollack, her colleagues on The Way We Were. But Redford and Pollack went to do Havana instead.
· Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, stars in 1962 of J. Lee Thompson's Cape Fear, had cameos in Martin Scorsese's remake that featured Nick Nolte and Robert De Niro.
· While filming Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Kevin Costner gave Oliver Stone's script of JFK to his wife Cindy to read. She thought it was an important story, and Costner agreed to do the film for $7 million plus a piece of the profits.
· The newly-reunified Germany did not consider Europa, Europa a German film, despite its German producer, cast and crew. They couldn't come up with anything in its place, so the country did not submit a film for considertion.
· Emcee Billy Crystal's plans for a big opening for the Awards show by bungee jumping from the top of the stage was nixed by an insurance company.
· Jack Palance's one-handed push-ups during his acceptance speech delighted the audience. He concluded by saying that on his first film set in 1949, the producer told him, "'you're gonna win the Academy Award.' Can you believe it, 42 years later, he was right. How'd this sonofabitch know?"
· Because of a death threat, Basic Instinct star and presenter Sharon Stone hired a bodyguard for the evening.
· Originally the producers of the show wanted Mother Teresa to present an Honorary Award to Satyajit Ray. But the idea was shelved when they realized that it might be uncomfortable to have her mingling among celebrities like Jack Nicholson and Madonna. Audrey Hepburn presented the award instead.
· Satyajit Ray accepted his Honorary Award from his hospital room in Calcutta. He died a month later.
· Having been passed over for Film Editing and Sound, Lambs didn't receive the first of its 5 Awards (Screenplay) until late into the Awards show.
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