The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Jeff Margolis

Writers:

Billy Grundfest (special material)
Hal Kanter (writer)

Release Date:

21 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Awards Show | Number In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 9 nominations

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Altman	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Don Ameche	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Antonio Banderas	...	Himself - Presenter: Song 'Streets of Philadelphia'
Angela Bassett	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nicolas Cage	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
Sammy Cahn	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Jane Campion	...	Herself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Nominee: Best Director
John Candy	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Cantinflas	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Kate Capshaw	...	Herself - Audience Member
Keith Carradine	...	Himself - Performer
Stockard Channing	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Joan Chen	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
Glenn Close	...	Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Deborah Kerr
Joseph Cotten	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Tom Cruise	...	Himself - Presenter: Hersholt Award to Paul Newman
Sinéad Cusack	...	Herself - Audience Member
Geena Davis	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Film Editing
Daniel Day-Lewis	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Johnny Depp	...	Himself - Presenter: Song 'Philadelphia'
Laura Dern	...	Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kirk Douglas	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
Clint Eastwood	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Director
Federico Fellini	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Ralph Fiennes	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Laurence Fishburne	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Harrison Ford	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Vincent Gardenia	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Ariadna Gil	...	Violeta (archive footage)
Lillian Gish	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Andrés Vicente Gómez	...	Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
Stewart Granger	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Fred Gwynne	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Gene Hackman	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Goldie Hawn	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Score
Helen Hayes	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Audrey Hepburn	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Arthur Hiller	...	Himself
Anthony Hopkins	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Whitney Houston	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song
Holly Hunter	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
James Ingram	...	Himself - Performer
Jeremy Irons	...	Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
Janet Jackson	...	Herself - Performer
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Janusz Kaminski	...	Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
Ruby Keeler	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Deborah Kerr	...	Herself - Honorary Award Recipient
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
Val Kilmer	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
Myrna Loy	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Branko Lustig	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Shirley MacLaine	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
John Malkovich	...	Mitch Leary (archive footage)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
George 'Spanky' McFarland	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Melina Mercouri	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Gerald R. Molen	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Liam Neeson	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Sound Effects Editing
Paul Newman	...	Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
Vivian Nixon	...	Pajama Girl / Dancer
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Herself - Presenter: Short Subjects Awards
Al Pacino	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Anna Paquin	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Dolly Parton	...	Herself - Performer
Rosie Perez	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Gabriella Pescucci	...	Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design
Bernadette Peters	...	Herself - Performer
River Phoenix	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Vincent Price	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Natasha Richardson	...	Herself
Cesar Romero	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Telly Savalas	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Ray Sharkey	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
Jim Sheridan	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay
Dinah Shore	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Christian Slater	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
Alexis Smith	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture & Best Director
Bruce Springsteen	...	Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song
Sharon Stone	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
Emma Thompson	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading & Supporting Role / Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Marisa Tomei	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Fernando Trueba	...	Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
Hervé Villechaize	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute
John Williams	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
Debra Winger	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Elijah Wood	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Neil Young	...	Himself - Performer: 'Philadelphia'
Steven Zaillian	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

Tom Hanks' emotional acceptance speech became the inspiration for the film In & Out (1997), in which an actor wins an Academy Award and thanks his gay former teacher in his acceptance speech.

Quotes:

Fernando Trueba: I'd like to thank God, but I don't believe in God, I just believe in Billy Wilder... so thank you, Mr Wilder.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)

Soundtrack:

A Wink and a Smile