ACADEMY AWARDS, THE 65TH ANNUAL (TV)
Summary
The sixty-fifth annual Academy Awards presentation, hosted by Billy Crystal. The program begins with footage of the arrival of many of the presenters, nominees, and performers at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. When the awards presentation begins, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Robert Rehme, dedicates this program to the women who work in the film industry and introduces Geena Davis, who presents a film tribute. Host Billy Crystal then enters atop an enormous Oscar statuette dragged in by Jack Palance, and Crystal sings his medley of songs about the Best Picture nominees -- "Scent of a Woman," Howard's End," "A Few Good Men," "The Crying Game," and "Unforgiven." Next, the presentation of awards begins. In this first half of the program, presenters include Jack Palance, Angelica Huston, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Mercedes Ruhl, Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Gregory Peck, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Paymer, an animated Snow White, Kathy Bates, Jack Valenti, Glenn Close, Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Whoopi Goldberg, Andie McDowell, Jon Lovitz, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, and Sophia Loren. Features include a reel of clips from films edited or co-edited by women; Brad Kane and Lea Salonga's performance of "A Whole New World" from "Aladdin"; the posthumous presentation of a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Audrey Hepburn; Sheila E and Placido Domingo's rendition of "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" from "The Mambo Kings"; footage from the presentation of the Scientific and Technical Awards; and Liza Minnelli's performance of "Ladies' Day" by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Award recipients for outstanding achievements include: Marisa Tomei for "My Cousin Vinny" (Actress in a Supporting Role); Joel Cox for "Unforgiven" (Film Editing); Gene Hackman for "Unforgiven" (Actor in a Supporting Role); Michele Burke, Greg Cannom, and Matthew W. Mungle for "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (Make-Up); Sam Karmann for "Omnibus" (Live-Action Short Film); Joan C. Gratz for "Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase" (Animated Short Film); "Indochine" (Foreign-Language Film); Lucianna Arrighi and Ian Whittaker for "Howard's End" (Art Direction/Set Direction); Doug Chiang, Ken Ralston, Doug Smythe, and Tom Woodruff, Jr., for "Death Becomes Her" (Visual Effects); Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg for "Educating Peter" (Documentary Short Subject); and David Kasper and Barbara Trent for "The Panama Deception" (Documentary Feature).
Further presenters include Sophia Loren; Marcello Mastroianni; Raul Julia; Dustin Hoffman; Anne Bancroft; Diane Keaton; Robert Downey, Jr.; Alfre Woodard; Lena Horne; Quincy Jones; Sir Anthony Hopkins; Gene Hackman; Morgan Freeman; Catherine Deneuve; Angela Lansbury; Jodie Foster; Jane Fonda; Barbra Streisand; and Jack Nicholson. Features include: Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni's presentation of a special Oscar to Federico Fellini; Natalie Cole's performance of "Run to You" and "I Have Nothing" from "The Bodyguard"; Nell Carter's rendition of "Friend Like Me" from "Aladdin"; a film tribute to costume designer Edith Head; and the presentation of a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Elizabeth Taylor. Award recipients for outstanding achievements include: Alan Menken for "Aladdin" (Original Score); Ruth Prawer Jhabvala for "Howard's End" (Screenplay Adaptation); Neil Jordan for "The Crying Game" (Original Screenplay); Doug Hemphill, Chris Jenkins, Simon Kaye, and Mark Smith for "The Last of the Mohicans" (Sound); Alan Menken and Tim Rice for "A Whole New World" from "Aladdin" (Original Song); Emma Thompson for "Howard's End" (Actress in a Leading Role); Phillippe Rousselot for "A River Runs Through It" (Cinematography); Eiko Ishioka for "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (Costume Design); Al Pacino for "Scent of a Woman" (Actor in a Leading Role); Clint Eastwood for "Unforgiven" (Director); and "Unforgiven" (Picture). Includes commercials. This program is closed-captioned.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: March 29, 1993 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:59:02
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:29041
- GENRE: Award presentations
- SUBJECT HEADING: Oscar awards; She Made It Collection (Debbie Allen); Women in motion pictures
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1993
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- TV - Promos - "For Their Own Good"
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- TV - Promos - "Prime Time Live"
- TV - Promos - "Sirens"
- TV - Promos - "Stephen King's The Tommyknockers"
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CREDITS
- Gilbert Cates … Producer
- Michael B. Seligman … Associate Producer
- Jeff Margolis … Director
- Wendy Charles Acey … Direction (Misc.), Associate Director
- Debbie Palacio … Direction (Misc.), Associate Director
- Marilyn Seabury … Direction (Misc.), Associate Director
- Hal Kanter … Writer
- Buz Kohan … Writer
- Sheila Benson … Writer
- Billy Crystal … Writer, Opening medley and special material by
- Marc Shaiman … Writer, Opening medley and special material by
- David Steinberg … Writer, Opening medley and special material by
- Bruce Vilanch … Writer, Opening medley and special material by
- Robert Wuhl … Writer, Opening medley and special material by
- Debbie Allen … Choreographer
- Bill Conti … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Director
- Jeanne Woodbury … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Coordinator
- Billy Crystal … Host
- Randy Thomas … Announcer
- Placido Domingo … Performer
- Sheila E … Performer
- Brad Kane … Performer
- Liza Minnelli … Performer
- Lea Salonga … Performer
- Nell Carter … Performer
- Natalie Cole … Performer
- Lucianna Arrighi
- Anne Bancroft
- Kathy Bates
- Michele Burke
- Greg Cannom
- Doug Chiang
- Glenn Close
- Joel Cox
- Geena Davis
- Catherine Deneuve
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Clint Eastwood
- Fred Ebb
- Federico Fellini
- Sean Hepburn Ferrer
- Jane Fonda
- Jodie Foster
- Morgan Freeman
- Richard Gere
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Thomas C. Goodwin
- Joan C. Gratz
- Gene Hackman
- Tom Hanks
- Edith Head
- Doug Hemphill
- Audrey Hepburn
- Dustin Hoffman
- Bob Hope
- Anthony Hopkins
- Lena Horne
- Angelica Huston
- Eiko Ishioka
- Chris Jenkins
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Quincy Jones
- Neil Jordan
- Raul Julia
- John Kander
- Sam Karmann
- David Kasper
- Simon Kaye
- Diane Keaton
- Angela Lansbury
- Sophia Loren
- Jon Lovitz
- Marcello Mastroianni
- Tom C. McCarthy
- Andie McDowell
- Alan Menken
- Matthew W. Mungle
- Jack Nicholson
- Al Pacino
- Jack Palance
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- David Paymer
- Gregory Peck
- Joe Pesci
- Ken Ralston
- Robert Rehme
- Tim Rice
- Tim Robbins
- Phillippe Rousselot
- Mercedes Ruhl
- Susan Sarandon
- Mark Smith
- Doug Smythe
- David E. Stone
- Sharon Stone
- Barbra Streisand
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Emma Thompson
- Marisa Tomei
- Barbara Trent
- Jack Valenti
- Denzel Washington
- Ian Whittaker
- Tom Woodruff
- Alfre Woodard
- Gerardine Wurzburg