Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump rescues Bubba in Vietnam
The Vietnam rescue scene from Forrest Gump
Events
David Letterman hosts the show at the Shrine Auditorium. Tom Hanks is now one of three actors to win 2 consecutive acting awards. Clint Eastwood was given the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award, Quincy Jones was given the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and Michelangelo Antonioni was given an honorary Oscar for his visual styles. Another tie vote was constituted. This time it was in the Live Action short category.
Winners
Trevor and Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life tied for Best Live Action Short
Bob's Birthday won Best Animated Short
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision won Best Documentary Feature
A Time For Justice won best Documentary Short
Russia won Best Foreign Language Film for their entry Burnt By The Sun
The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert won Best Costume Design
Legends Of The Fall won Best Cinematography
The Madness Of King George won Best Art Direction
Pulp Fiction won Best Original Screenplay
Bullets Over Broadway won Best Supporting Actress
Blue Sky won on its sole nomination for Best Actress
Ed Wood won both of its Academy Awards it was nominated for: Best Supporting Actor and Best Makeup
Speed won its 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing
The Lion King won its 2 Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (Can You Feel The Love Tonight?)
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Forrest Gump won 6 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects