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Oscars 1994 Winners & Nominees

The 66th Academy Awards (1994) took place on March 21, 1994. Schindler's List won Best Picture and 6 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 20 categories is below.

All 20 categories Most wins
categories
20
nominations
82
films nominated
27
winners
18
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Best Picture
Schindler's List
Headline winners

Oscars 1994: The Winners

Schindler's List won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Steven Spielberg (Best Director), Tom Hanks (Best Actor) and Holly Hunter (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Schindler's List (1993) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Schindler's List

1993 · Biography, Drama, History · $322M worldwide

7 wins from 12 nominations at the 66th Academy Awards (1994)

  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

In 1939, Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, travels to Krakow seeking profit. He joins the Nazi party to facilitate his factory's operations, employing Jewish workers. As the persecution of Jews intensifies and the SS begins systematic exterminations, Schindler witnesses the escalating horrors of World War II. Increasingly troubled by the violence, he begins to protect his workers, ultimately risking his own life to save them from the atrocities of the Holocaust.

About Schindler's List
Scoreboard

Oscars 1994: Which Films Won the Most

Schindler's List won 7 awards from 12 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while The Remains of the Day went home empty-handed from 8 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Schindler's List (1993) movie poster
    Schindler's List 7 / 12
    1993 · Biography, Drama · 7 wins from 12 nominations
  2. The Piano (1993) movie poster
    The Piano 3 / 8
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Jurassic Park (1993) movie poster
    Jurassic Park 3 / 3
    1993 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 3 wins from 3 nominations
  4. Philadelphia (1993) movie poster
    Philadelphia 2 / 4
    1993 · Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  5. The Fugitive (1993) movie poster
    The Fugitive 1 / 7
    1993 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 7 nominations
  6. The Age of Innocence (1993) movie poster
    The Age of Innocence 1 / 5
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations
  7. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) movie poster
    Mrs. Doubtfire 1 / 1
    1993 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. The Remains of the Day (1993) movie poster
    The Remains of the Day 0 / 8
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 8 nominations
  9. In the Name of the Father (1993) movie poster
    In the Name of the Father 0 / 7
    1993 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 7 nominations
  10. In the Line of Fire (1993) movie poster
    In the Line of Fire 0 / 3
    1993 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 3 nominations
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All 20 Oscars 1994 Categories: Winners & Nominees

20 categories and 82 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

20 categories · 82 nominations

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Oscars 1994 Best Documentary Feature

Official name: Documentary (Feature)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1994 Winners

Drama led with 72 nominations across 21 films and won 15. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 15 wins · 72 nominations · 21%
  2. Romance 4 wins · 30 nominations · 13%
  3. Biography 7 wins · 24 nominations · 29%
  4. Thriller 4 wins · 18 nominations · 22%
  5. History 7 wins · 14 nominations · 50%
  6. War 7 wins · 12 nominations · 58%
  7. Action 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  8. Mystery 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
  9. Crime 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  10. Comedy 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
1994 season

How the Rest of the 1994 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 1994, with the winner of each top prize. Schindler's List also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 1994 awards
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Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

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Oscars 1994: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 66th Academy Awards (1994), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 66th Academy Awards (1994)?

Schindler's List (1993) won Best Picture. The other nominees were The Fugitive, In the Name of the Father, The Piano and The Remains of the Day.

About Schindler's List

Which film won the most awards at the 66th Academy Awards (1994)?

Schindler's List (1993) won the most: 7 awards from 12 nominations. The Piano and Jurassic Park followed with 3 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 66th Academy Awards (1994)?

Schindler's List (1993) led with 12 nominations and won 7 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 66th Academy Awards (1994)?

Best Director: Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List. Best Actor: Tom Hanks for Philadelphia. Best Actress: Holly Hunter for The Piano. Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive. Best Supporting Actress: Anna Paquin for The Piano.

When was the 66th Academy Awards (1994)?

The 66th Academy Awards (1994) took place on March 21, 1994. The database has 20 categories and 82 nominations for it.