Best of the 1990's

Best Picture


The Shawshank Redemption (1994)


Boyz 'n the Hood (1991)
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Fugitive (1993)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Goodfellas (1990)
Life is Beautiful (1997)
Philadelphia (1993)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Schindler's List (1993)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)


Best Director


Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List (1993)


Frank Darabont - The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
David Fincher - Fight Club (1999)
Ron Howard - Apollo 13 (1995)
Spike Lee - Malcolm X (1992)
Martin Scorsese - Goodfellas (1990)
John Singleton - Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction (1994)
Peter Weir - The Truman Show (1998)
Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump (1994)


Best Actor


Denzel Washington - Malcolm X (1992)


Roberto Benigni - Life is Beautiful (1997)
Robert De Niro - Cape Fear (1991)
Morgan Freeman - The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump (1994)
Tom Hanks - Philadelphia (1993)
Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Ed Norton - American History X (1998)
Brad Pitt - Fight Club (1999)
Geoffrey Rush - Rush (1996)
Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects (1995)


Best Actress


Kathy Bates - Misery (1990)


Helena Bonham Carter - Fight Club (1999)
Geena Davis - A League of Their Own (1992)
Cameron Diaz - There's Something About Mary (1998)
Jodie Foster - Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Whoopi Goldberg - Sister Act (1992)
Shirley MacLaine - Guarding Tess (1994)
Frances McDormand - Fargo (1996)
Julia Roberts - Pretty Woman (1990)
Meg Ryan - Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry (1999)


Best Supporting Actor


John Malkovich - In the Line of Fire (1993)


Danny Aiello - 29th Street (1991)
Michael Clarke Duncan - The Green Mile (1999)
Ed Harris - Apollo 13 (1995)
Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction (1994)
Tommy Lee Jones - The Fugitive (1993)
Jack Nicholson - A Few Good Men (1992)
Ed Norton - Primal Fear (1996)
Joe Pesci - Goodfellas (1990)
Denzel Washington - Philadelphia (1993)
Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting (1997)


Best Supporting Actress


Whoopi Goldberg - Ghost (1990)


Joan Allen - Pleasantville (1998)
Regina King - Jerry Maguire (1996)
Lainie Kazan - 29th Street (1991)
Angelina Jolie - Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Laura Linney - The Truman Show (1998)
Maggie Smith - Sister Act (1992)
Jessica Tandy - Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Uma Thurman - Pulp Fiction (1994)
Marisa Tomei - My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Alfre Woodward - Heart & Souls (1993)


Best Screenplay


Christopher McQuarrie - The Usual Suspects (1995)


Matt Damon & Ben Affleck - Good Will Hunting (1997)
Frank Darabont - The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Spike Lee & Alex Haley - Malcolm X (1992)
Andrew Niccol - The Truman Show (1998)
Ron Nyswaner - Philadelphia (1993)
Danny Rubin & Harold Ramis - Groundhog Day (1992)
John Singleton - Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary - Pulp Fiction (1994)
Michael Tolkin - The Player (1992)
Steve Zaillian - Schindler's List (1993)


Best Family Picture


Toy Story (1995)


Aladdin (1992)
Babe (1995)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Cure (1995)
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Lion King (1994)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Phenomenon (1996)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Toy Story 2 (1999)


Funniest Film


Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)


Austin Powers. International Man of Mystery (1997)
The Birdcage (1996)
City Slickers (1991)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
In & Out (1997)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Office Space (1999)
South Park. Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
29th Street (1991)


Best Sports Film


Hoop Dreams (1994)


Days of Thunder (1990)
The Final Shot. The Hank Gathers Story (1991)
Good Luck (1997)
The Hurricane (1999)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
A League of Their Own (1992)
Prefontaine (1997)
Rebound. The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (1996)
Rudy (1993)
The Sandlot (1993)


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