Apollo 13
US (1995): Thriller/Drama
NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious filmmaking techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. (Amazon.com)
9 nominations, 2 Awards
· Best Achievement in Film Editing 1995: Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
· Best Achievement in Sound 1995: Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David R.B. MacMillan
· Best Picture of the Year 1995: Brian Grazer - Producer (Imagine, Universal)
· Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 1995: Ed Harris
· Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1995: Kathleen Quinlan
· Achievement in Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) 1995: William Broyles, Jr. & Al Reinert
· Achievement in Art Direction 1995: Michael Corenblith, Art Direction - Merideth Boswell, Set Decoration
· Achievement in Music (Original Dramatic Score) 1995: James Horner
· Achievement in Visual Effects 1995: Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney