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

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:

Originally, Macaulay Culkin was scheduled to give the award for Best Visual Effects. The plan was, after Culkin announced the nominees, he would say, "Could I have the envelope please?" A giant, roaring, animatronic T-Rex (from "Jurassic Park") would then suddenly appear onstage, with the envelope naming the winners. After taking the envelope from the T-Rex's mouth, Culkin would return to the podium and say, "Thanks, Dad." Macaulay's father, Christopher Culkin, was offended by the line and demanded that it be cut from the show. When the Oscar producers refused, Christopher Culkin pulled his son from the show, and Elijah Wood gave the award instead.

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 In & Out (1997)

Soundtrack:

Putting It Together