Best of 1993
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1. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,537 | Gross: $96.90M
BEST PICTURE
Schindler's List
In the Name of the Father
The Piano
The Remains of the Day
Jurassic Park
Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
The Fugitive
Groundhog Day
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Philadelphia
2. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,537 | Gross: $96.90M
BEST DIRECTOR
Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List
Jane Campion - The Piano
Krzysztof Kieslowski - Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
Jim Sheridan - In the Name of the Father
James Ivory - The Remains of the Day
Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Park
Andrew Davis - The Fugitive
3. In the Name of the Father (1993)
R | 133 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Alison Crosbie, Philip King
Votes: 187,179 | Gross: $25.01M
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis - In the Name of the Father
Liam Neeson - Schindler's List
Anthony Hopkins - The Remains of the Day
Daniel Day-Lewis - The Age of Innocence
Bill Murray - Groundhog Day
Tom Hanks - Philadelphia
Laurence Fishburne - What's Love Got to Do With It
4. The Piano (1993)
R | 121 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin
Votes: 95,207 | Gross: $40.16M
BEST ACTRESS
Holly Hunter - The Piano
Angela Bassett - What's Love Got to Do With It
Emma Thompson - The Remains of the Day
Juliette Binoche - Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
Michelle Pfeiffer - The Age of Innocence
Andie MacDowell - Groundhog Day
Anjelica Huston - Addams Family Values
5. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,537 | Gross: $96.90M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ralph Fiennes - Schindler's List
Pete Postlethwaite - In the Name of the Father
Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Ben Kingsley - Schindler's List
John Malkovich - In the Line of Fire
Tommy Lee Jones - The Fugitive
Sean Penn - Carlito's Way
6. The Secret Garden (1993)
G | 101 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott
Votes: 44,491 | Gross: $31.18M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Maggie Smith - The Secret Garden
Emma Thompson - In the Name of the Father
Winona Ryder - The Age of Innocence
Anna Paquin - The Piano
Holly Hunter - The Firm
Embeth Davidtz - Schindler's List
Darlene Cates - What's Eating Gilbert Grape
7. In the Name of the Father (1993)
R | 133 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Alison Crosbie, Philip King
Votes: 187,179 | Gross: $25.01M
BEST CASTING
In the Name of the Father
Schindler's List
The Remains of the Day
The Piano
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
What's Love Got to Do With It
8. Groundhog Day (1993)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 685,365 | Gross: $70.91M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Groundhog Day
The Piano
Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
In the Line of Fire
Philadelphia
9. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,537 | Gross: $96.90M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Schindler's List
In the Name of the Father
The Remains of the Day
The Age of Innocence
The Fugitive
Jurassic Park
Carlito’s Way
10. The Age of Innocence (1993)
PG | 139 min | Drama, Romance
A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Linda Faye Farkas
Votes: 67,831 | Gross: $32.20M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
The Age of Innocence
The Fugitive
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jurassic Park
Addams Family Values
Philadelphia
Hocus Pocus
11. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,537 | Gross: $96.90M
BEST EDITING
Schindler's List
The Fugitive
In the Line of Fire
In the Name of the Father
Jurassic Park
The Piano
Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
12. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,451,537 | Gross: $96.90M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Schindler's List
The Piano
Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
The Age of Innocence
Carlito's Way
The Remains of the Day
The Secret Garden
13. The Age of Innocence (1993)
PG | 139 min | Drama, Romance
A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Linda Faye Farkas
Votes: 67,831 | Gross: $32.20M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Age of Innocence
The Remains of the Day
Schindler's List
Addams Family Values
The Secret Garden
The Piano
Carlito's Way
14. The Age of Innocence (1993)
PG | 139 min | Drama, Romance
A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Linda Faye Farkas
Votes: 67,831 | Gross: $32.20M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Age of Innocence
The Secret Garden
The Piano
Addams Family Values
What's Love Got to Do With It
The Remains of the Day
Schindler's List
15. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein
Votes: 291,124 | Gross: $219.20M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
Mrs. Doubtfire
Philadelphia
Addams Family Values
Schindler's List
Hocus Pocus
What's Love Got to Do With It
The Remains of the Day
16. Jurassic Park (1993)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,067,700 | Gross: $402.45M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Jurassic Park
Demolition Man
Cliffhanger
The Fugitive
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Addams Family Values
17. The Piano (1993)
R | 121 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin
Votes: 95,207 | Gross: $40.16M
BEST SCORE
The Piano
Schindler's List
Jurassic Park
Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
The Remains of the Day
The Age of Innocence
The Fugitive
18. What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, RaéVen Kelly, Virginia Capers
Votes: 24,595 | Gross: $39.10M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
What's Love Got to Do With It
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Mrs. Doubtfire
19. Philadelphia (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman
Votes: 258,185 | Gross: $77.32M
BEST SONG
Philadelphia - "Streets of Philadelphia"
In the Name of the Father - "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart"
The Secret Garden - "Winter Light"
Beethoven's 2nd - "The Day I Fall in Love"
The Nightmare Before Christmas - "This is Halloween"
Once Upon a Forest - "Once Upon a Time With Me"
Philadelphia - "Philadelphia"
20. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Showgirl Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of Catholic students whose run-down school is slated for closure.
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 58,505 | Gross: $57.32M
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
What's Love Got to Do With It
21. Jurassic Park (1993)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,067,700 | Gross: $402.45M
BEST SOUND
Jurassic Park
The Fugitive
Cliffhanger
In the Line of Fire
Schindler's List
In the Name of the Father
Demolition Man
22. Jurassic Park (1993)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,067,700 | Gross: $402.45M
BEST SOUND EDITING
Jurassic Park
Demolition Man
The Fugitive
Cliffhanger
In the Line of Fire
In the Name of the Father
The Nightmare Before Christmas
23. Cliffhanger (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner
Votes: 140,005 | Gross: $84.05M
BEST STUNTS
Cliffhanger
Demolition Man
Jurassic Park
The Fugitive
In the Line of Fire
In the Name of the Father
Schindler's List
24. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 375,274 | Gross: $75.08M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Once Upon a Forest
We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story
25. Three Colors: Blue (1993)
R | 94 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Benoît Régent
Votes: 110,546 | Gross: $1.32M
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Three Colours: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
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