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Best Picture of the Year
 THE CRYING GAME - Channel Four Films/Nippon Film Development & Finance, Palace. Produced by Stephen Woolley
A FEW GOOD MEN - Columbia. Produced by David Brown, Rob Reiner & Andrew Scheinman
HOWARDS END - Merchant-Ivory. Produced by Ismail Merchant
SCENT OF A WOMAN - City Light Films, Universal. Produced by Martin Brest
 UNFORGIVEN (Won 4 Awards) - Warner Bros. Produced by Clint Eastwood
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Robert Downey, Jr. for CHAPLIN
Clint Eastwood in UNFORGIVEN
Al Pacino in SCENT OF A WOMAN
Stephen Rea in THE CRYING GAME
Denzel Washington in MALCOLM X
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Catherine Deneuve - INDOCHINE
Mary McDonnell in PASSION FISH
Michelle Pfeiffer in LOVE FIELD
Susan Sarandon in LORENZO'S OIL
Emma Thompson in HOWARDS END
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Jaye Davidson in THE CRYING GAME
Gene Hackman in UNFORGIVEN
Jack Nicholson in A FEW GOOD MEN
Al Pacino in GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
David Paymer in MR. SATURDAY NIGHT
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Judy Davis in HUSBANDS AND WIVES
Joan Plowright in ENCHANTED APRIL
Vanessa Redgrave in HOWARDS END
Miranda Richardson in DAMAGE
Marisa Tomei in MY COUSIN VINNY
Achievement in Directing
Robert Altman for THE PLAYER
Martin Brest for SCENT OF A WOMAN
Clint Eastwood for UNFORGIVEN
James Ivory for HOWARDS END
Neil Jordan for THE CRYING GAME
Achievement in Writing: Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Neil Jordan - THE CRYING GAME
Woody Allen - HUSBANDS AND WIVES
George Miller & Nick Enright - LORENZO'S OIL
John Sayles - PASSION FISH
David Webb Peoples - UNFORGIVEN
Achievement in Writing: Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Peter Barnes - ENCHANTED APRIL
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - HOWARDS END
Michael Tolkin - THE PLAYER
Richard Friedenberg - A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
Bo Goldman - SCENT OF A WOMAN
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
URGA (CLOSE TO EDEN, Russia - Michel Seydoux, producer)
DAENS (Belgium - Dirk Impens, Jean-Luc Ormiéres, Maria Peters, Hans Pos & Dave Schram, producers)
INDOCHINE (France - Eric Heumann & Jean Labadie, producers)
UN LUGAR EN EL MUNDO (A PLACE IN THE WORLD, Uruguay - Adolfo Aristarain & Osvaldo Papaleo, producers) -- nomination withdrawn
SCHTONK! (Germany - Helmut Dietl & Günter Rohrbach, producers)
Achievement in Art Direction
Thomas Sanders - Art Direction, Garrett Lewis - Set Decoration BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
Stuart Craig - Art Direction, Chris A. Butler - Set Decoration CHAPLIN
Luciana Arrighi - Art Direction, Ian Whittaker - Set Decoration HOWARDS END
Ferdinando Scarfiotti - Art Direction, Linda DeScenna - Set Decoration TOYS
Henry Bumstead - Art Direction, Janice Blackie-Goodine - Set Decoration UNFORGIVEN
Achievement in Cinematography
Stephen H. Burum - HOFFA
Tony Pierce-Roberts - HOWARDS END
Robert Fraisse - THE LOVER
Philippe Rousselot - A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
Jack N. Green - UNFORGIVEN
Achievement in Costume Design
Eiko Ishioka - BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
Sheena Napier - ENCHANTED APRIL
Jenny Beavan & John Bright - HOWARDS END
Ruth Carter - MALCOLM X
Albert Wolsky - TOYS
Achievement in Documentary Features
David Haugland - Producer CHANGING OUR MINDS: THE STORY OF DR. EVELYN HOOKER
Sally Dundas - Producer FIRES OF KUWAIT
William Miles & Nina Rosenblum - Producers LIBERATORS: FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS IN WORLD WAR II
Margaret Smilov & Roma Baran - Producers MUSIC FOR THE MOVIES: BERNARD HERMANN
Barbara Trent & David Kasper - Producers THE PANAMA DECEPTION
Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects
Geoffrey O'Connor - Producer AT THE EDGE OF CONQUEST: THE JOURNEY OF CHIEF WAI-WAI
Wendy L. Weinberg - Producer BEYOND IMAGINING: MARGARET ANDERSON AND THE "LITTLE REVIEW"
Richard Elson & Sally Bochner - Producer THE COLOURS OF MY FATHER: A PORTRAIT OF SAM BORENSTEIN
Thomas C. Goodwin & Gerardine Wurzburg - Producer EDUCATING PETER
Dorothy Fadiman - Producer WHEN ABORTION WAS ILLEGAL: UNTOLD STORIES
Achievement in Film Editing
Frank J. Urioste - BASIC INSTINCT
Kant Pan - THE CRYING GAME
Robert Leighton - A FEW GOOD MEN
Joel Cox - UNFORGIVEN
Geraldine Peroni - THE PLAYER
Achievement in Makeup
Ve Neill, Ronnie Specter & Stan Winston - BATMAN RETURNS
Greg Cannom, Michele Burke & Matthew W. Mungle - BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
Ve Neill, Greg Cannom & John Blake - HOFFA
Achievement in Music: Original Score
Alan Menken - ALADDIN
Jerry Goldsmith - BASIC INSTINCT
John Barry - CHAPLIN
Richard Robbins - HOWARDS END
Mark Isham - A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
Achievement in Music: Original Song
Robert Kraft - Music, Arne Glimcher - Lyric THE MAMBO KINGS "Beautiful Maria of My Soul"
Alan Menken - Music, Howard Ashman - Lyric ALADDIN "Friend Like Me"
David Foster - Music, Linda Thompson - Lyric THE BODYGUARD "I Have Nothing"
Jud Friedman - Music, Allan Rich - Lyric THE BODYGUARD "Run to You"
Alan Menken - Music, Tim Rice - Lyric ALADDIN "Whole New World" 
Achievement in Animated Short Films
Peter Lord - Producer ADAM
Joan C. Gratz - Producer MONA LISA DESCENDING A STAIRCASE
Michaela Pavlatova - Producer RECI, RECI, RECI...
Paul Berry - Producer THE SANDMAN
Barry J. C. Purves - Producer SCREEN PLAY
Achievement in Live Action Short Films
Jonathan Darby & Jana Sue Memel - Producers CONTACT
Matt Palmieri - Producer CRUISE CONTROL
Christian M. Taylor - Producer THE LADY IN WAITING
Sam Karmann - Producer OMNIBUS
Kenneth Branagh & David Parfitt - Producers SWAN SONG
Achievement in Sound
Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson & Doc Kane ALADDIN
Kevin O'Connell, Richard C. "Rick" Kline & Bob Eber - A FEW GOOD MEN
Chris Jenkins, D. M. (Doug) Hemphill, Mark Smith & Simon Kaye - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montano, Rick Hart & Scott D. Smith - UNDER SIEGE
Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander & Rob Young - UNFORGIVEN
Achievement in Sound Effects Editing
Mark Mangini - ALADDIN
Tom C. McCarthy & David E. Stone - BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
John Leveque & Bruce Stambler - UNDER SIEGE
Achievement in Visual Effects
Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff, Jr. & George Gibbs ALIEN3
Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno & Dennis Skotak - BATMAN RETURNS
Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe & Tom Woodruff, Jr. - DEATH BECOMES HER
Scientific and Technical Awards
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
Chadwell O'Connor (O'Connor Engineering Laboratories) - For "the concept and engineering of the fluid-damped camera-head for motion picture photography."
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
 Loren Carpenter, Rob Cook, Ed Catmull, Thomas Porter, Pat Hanrahan, Tony Apodaca & Darwyn Peachey - For development of "RenderMan" software which produces images used in motion pictures from 3D computer descriptions of shape and appearance.
Claus Wiedemann & Robert Orban (design) & Dolby Laboratories (development) - For the Dolby Labs "Container."
Ken Bates - For design and development of the Bates Decelerator System for accurately and safely arresting the descent of stunt persons in high freefalls.
Al Meyer (camera design), Iain Neil & George Kraemer (optical design), Hans Spirawski & Bill Eslick (opto-mechanical design) and Don Earl (technical support) - For developing the Panavision System 65 Studio Sync Sound reflex camera for 65mm motion picture photography.
Douglas Trumbull (concept), Geoffrey H. Williamson (movement design), Robert D. Auguste (electronic design) and Edmund M. DiGiulio (camera system design) - For the CP-65 Showcam Camera System for 65mm motion picture photography.
Arriflex Corporation, Otto Blaschek, and the Engineering Department of ARRI, Austria - For the design and development of the Arriflex 765 Camera System for 65mm motion picture photography.
Technical Achievement Award (Certificate)
 Ira Tiffen (Tiffen Manufacturing Corp.) - For the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series for motion picture photography.
Robert R. Burton (Audio Rents Inc.) - For the development of the Model S-27 4-Band Splitter/Combiner.
Iain Neil & Kaz Fudana - For the optical and mechanical design of the Panavision Slant Focus Lens.
Tom Brigham & Douglas Smythe (Industrial Light & Magic, Computer Graphics Department) -For the original concept development and first implementation in feature motion pictures of the MORF system for digital metamorphosis of high resolution images.
Honorary and Other Awards
Federico Fellini - In recognition of his cinematic accomplishments that have thrilled and entertained worldwide audiences. (Winner presented Statuette)
 Petro Vlahos - In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. (Winner presented Medal of Commendation)
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
No Award given for 1992.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards
Audrey Hepburn - Awarded posthumously to Ms. Hepburn for her work as UNICEF's ambassador to the world's children. Award accepted by her son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer.
Elizabeth Taylor - For her work in the fight against AIDS.
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Erich Kaestner
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FIRSTS
· Al Pacino first actor to be nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in two different roles.
· Pacino first person nominated for both lead and supporting categories to win in the former.
· Robert Downey Jr. first person nominated for playing another Oscar® Acting nominee.
· Jaye Davidson nominated for film debut.
· Close to Eden is first film from Russia -- as opposed to U.S.S.R. -- to be nominated for Foreign Film.
ROLE REVERSALS
Sidney Lumet opted out of directing The Player for budgetary reasons. The film marked Robert Altman's return to "main stream" Hollywood after a 12-year absence, during which he'd worked in Europe and New York on projects such as Streamers, Fool for Love, Vincent & Theo and "Tanner '88."
· Norman Jewison bowed out of directing Malcolm X in favor of screenwriter Spike Lee.
SINS OF OMISSION
Picture: The Player, Malcolm X
Actor: Tim Robbins - The Player, Jack Lemmon - Glengarry Glen Ross
Documentary: Brother's Keeper
Song: "End of the Road"
Foreign Film: Like Water for Chocolate - Mexico
UNMENTIONABLES
· Harold Russell, 1946 Best Supporting Actor and real-life war hero, was forced to auction off his statuette to pay for his wife's surgery. The winning bid: $55,000.
· Emma Thompson and Vanessa Redgrave received glowing reviews for their performances in Howards End, the latest on-the-cheap literary adaptation from Merchant-Ivory.
· The Player's buzz stemmed from its galaxy of stars who agreed to appear in cameo roles. Not since the days of Star-Spangled Rhythm and Hollywood Canteen had so many familiar faces been seen in a single film.
· Clint Eastwood had optioned the rights to David Webb Peoples' screenplay, The Cut- Whore Killings, in the early 80's. He sat on the script for 16 years, saying, "I always thought it was a little gem, but I figured I had to age into it."
· Unforgiven's four "old men," Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman and Richard Harris, all received glowing reviews.
· Cut off from studio funding during the editing of Malcolm X, director Spike Lee called on many of America's most successful black celebrities to contribute the money needed to finish the film.
· Variety's "Buzz" column reported from the set of A Few Good Men that there were intense negotiations about the trailer locations of Tom Cruise and Demi "Gimme" Moore.
· Jack Nicholson received $5 million for A Few Good Men -- for 10 days of work.
· Two other large- scale film biographies joined Malcolm X in theatres for the Christmas season: Chaplin and Hoffa.
· The Crying Game captured critics and moviegoers at Christmas time, though. The small Irish film told the story of a sad-sack member of the IRA who falls in love with the girlfriend of a British soldier killed while under his guard. Critics cooperated with Miramax by not revealing the film's major twist, and most reviewers didn't use personal pronouns when describing Jaye Davidson's performance.
· Miranda Richardson scored a hat trick for the year with critically praised performances in Enchanted April, The Crying Game and Damage.
· In pre-nomination promotions, studios increased their mailings of films for consideration to Academy members. In some cases, members could watch films at home before they were released in theatres.
· The Academy Board of Governors considered eliminating the Live Action Short Film and Documentary Short Subject categories since those films had been absent from American theater screens for the past 25 years. They tabled their decision for a year after protest from many influential filmmakers and Academy members.
· The year's nominations were touted as an obituary for the big Hollywood studios. Independently financed and distributed films accounted for 9 of the 20 acting noms, 3 of the 5 directors, and 5 of the 10 screenplay nominees.
· Paramount failed to receive a single nomination for any of its 1992 releases, which included Wayne's World, Brain Donors, Patriot Games, Cool World, Bob Roberts, School Ties, Jennifer 8 and Leap of Faith.
· The Crying Game's nominations helped it become the highest- grossing art film of all time, eventually more than doubling the $30 million gross of The God Must Be Crazy.
· Because A Place in the World was from Argentina, it was kicked off the ballot as the entry from Uruguay.
· The theme of this year's Awards show, "The Year of the Woman," was roundly criticized by women in the film industry.
· On the red carpet, when asked by KABC-TV's Chuck Henry what the secret to her "ageless beauty" was, 49-year- old nominee Catherine Deneuve replied, "I breathe."
· Adriana Caselotti who provided the voice for Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) was offended that the Disney didn't ask for her services to provide the voice for the character who was presenting the Award for Best Live Action Short Subject, stating that "Uncle Walt never would have permitted this, to just let some girl do it". Furthur proof of Snow White's shaky association with the Academy came during the presentation of the award itself when the film of the animated character froze in mid-sentence before announcing the winner.
· Clint Eastwood's date for the evening was his 85-year-old mother. He forgot to thank her after winning Best Director for Unforgiven but was thrilled to get a second chance when the film grabbed Best Picture.
· Neil Jordan almost didn't make it to the podium in time to accept his Award for Original Screenplay. "Sorry, I didn't know these nominations were coming up," he breathlessly informed the audience. "I was in the bathroom when I heard it."
· A year after the ceremony, a reporter from the New York Post began a rumor that eventually became one of the Academy Awards most infamous urban legends. The theory was that an inebriated Jack Palace read the wrong name when presenting the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, that he read Marisa Tomei's name off the teleprompter but that the name on the envelope was actually Miranda Richardson. The rumor circulated and eventually got back to the Academy which conducted it's own investigation. Price Waterhouse (the firm that tabulates the results) confirmed that Tomei actually did have more votes than the other nominees and the academy, looking at the tape of the show, confirmed that Palace was clearly reading the name from the envelope and not the teleprompter.
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