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The 67th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the
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(AMPAS) took place on March 27, 1995, at the Shrine Auditorium in
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beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as the Oscars) in 23 categories honoring the films released in 1994. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gilbert Cates and directed by Jeff Margolis. Comedian
David Letterman David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982 debut of ''Late Night with David Letterman' ...
hosted the show for the first time. Three weeks earlier in a ceremony held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in
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on March 4, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jamie Lee Curtis. ''
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'' won six awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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'' with two awards and '' The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'', '' Blue Sky'', '' Bob's Birthday'', '' Bullets Over Broadway'', '' Burnt by the Sun'', '' Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life'', ''
Legends of the Fall ''Legends of the Fall'' is a 1994 American epic Western drama film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas. Based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison, t ...
'', '' The Madness of King George'', '' Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision'', '' Pulp Fiction'', '' A Time for Justice'', and ''
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'' with one. The telecast garnered more than 48 million viewers in the United States, making it the most watched Oscars telecast since the 55th Academy Awards in 1983.


Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 67th Academy Awards were announced on February 14, 1995, at the
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in
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, by Arthur Hiller, the then-president of the Academy, and actress
Angela Bassett Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough with her portrayal of singer Tina Turner in the biopic '' What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), which garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award ...
. ''
Forrest Gump ''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson ...
'' earned the most nominations with thirteen. It was the most nominated film since 1966's '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' and the fifth film to earn that many nominations. '' Bullets Over Broadway'', '' Pulp Fiction'', and '' The Shawshank Redemption'' tied for second with seven each. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 27, 1995. For only the second time in Oscar history, three of the four acting winners were previous winners. The 11th ceremony held in 1939 previously accomplished this feat. Best Actor winner
Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...
became the fifth performer to win consecutive acting Oscars and the second person to do so in the aforementioned category since
Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...
won for his performances in ''
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'' (1937) and '' Boys Town'' (1938). He also was the sixth person to win Best Actor twice. Best Supporting Actress winner
Dianne Wiest Dianne Evelyn Wiest (; born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for 1986’s '' Hannah and Her Sisters'' and 1994’s ''Bullets over Broadway'' (both of which were directed by Woo ...
became the first person to win two acting Oscars for performances in films directed by the same person. She first won in that same category for her role in
Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
's 1986 film ''
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''. '' Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life'' and ''
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''s joint win in the Best Live Action Short category marked the fifth occurrence of a tie in Oscar history; the next tie would occur at the
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in 2013.


Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().


Academy Honorary Award

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Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

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Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

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Multiple nominations and awards

The following 17 films received multiple nominations: The following four films received multiple awards:


Presenters and performers

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.


Presenters


Performers


Ceremony information

Despite earning critical praise for the previous year's ceremony, actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg announced that she would not host the ceremony for a second consecutive year saying, "I've had a great time, but I've done it." She added that her role in the upcoming movie '' Bogus'' would jeopardize her busy schedule. In addition, her Comic Relief co-host and veteran Oscar emcee Billy Crystal declined to host the show citing his commitment to his film '' Forget Paris'' which he directed, wrote, starred in, and produced. Producer Gil Cates hired actor, comedian, and '' Late Show'' host
David Letterman David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982 debut of ''Late Night with David Letterman' ...
as host of the 1995 ceremony. Cates explained his decision to hire the late-night talk show host saying, "He's punctual, he's well groomed, and he knows how to keep an audience awake." ABC entertainment president Ted Harbert also approved of the choice stating, "If Dave likes the experience, this could be a great answer for the show, just the way Johnny Carson did the show for many years." As with previous ceremonies he produced, Cates centered the show on a theme. This year, he christened the show with the theme "Comedy and the Movies" commenting "This year, because of the earthquakes and floods and Bosnia and
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, it was a (terrible) year, and therefore seemed a great year to celebrate what movies can really give us, which is an opportunity to go for two hours in the dark and laugh together. Even with television, it's not a community experience unless you have a very big family. So it's unique to movies and theater, and it's this very human thing." In tandem with the theme, the ceremony's opening number featured a montage produced by
Chuck Workman Chuck Workman is a documentary filmmaker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. His 1986 film ''Precious Images'' won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film; his work has also been nominated for Emmy Awards, Sundance Film Festival awards, ...
featuring scenes of humorous moments from a variety of both comedic and non-comedic films projected on a large screen on the stage. During that segment, actors Tim Curry,
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, and
Mara Wilson Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress and writer. She rose to prominence as a child for playing Natalie Hillard in the film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and went on to play Susan Walker in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (199 ...
performed a modified version of the song "
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" from the film ''
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'', using blue screen technology to make it appear that they were jumping in and out of the montage on the screen. Several collections of film clips were shown throughout the broadcast highlighting various aspects of comedy such as troupes and dialogue. Several other people were also involved with the production of the ceremony. Bill Conti served as musical director and conductor for the event. Production designer Roy Christopher designed a new stage for the ceremony which prominently featured a
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which was designed to resemble the iris of a camera. Moreover, Christopher commented that the iris motif was inspired by the iris shot prominently featured in several comedic films and shorts. Dancer Debbie Allen choreographed ''
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'' musical number. Actors
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,
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, Steve Martin, and Rosie O'Donnell participated in a pre-taped comedic sketch lampooning auditions for a role in ''
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'', the film in which Letterman made his film acting debut.


Box office performance of nominees

At the time of the nominations announcement on February 14, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees at the US box office was $468 million, with an average of $93.6 million per film. ''Forrest Gump'' was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $300 million in domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by ''Pulp Fiction'' ($76 million), ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' ($52 million), ''Quiz Show'' ($21 million) and ''The Shawshank Redemption'' ($16 million). Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 44 nominations went to 14 films on the list. Only ''Forrest Gump'' (2nd), ''The Client'' (12th), ''Pulp Fiction'' (14th), ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (20th), and ''Nell'' (41st) were nominated for directing, acting, screenwriting, or Best Picture. The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were ''The Lion King'' (1st), ''True Lies'' (3rd), ''Clear and Present Danger'' (6th), ''Speed'' (7th), ''The Mask'' (8th), ''Interview with the Vampire'' (10th), ''Maverick'' (11th), ''Legends of the Fall'' (27th) and ''Little Women'' (31st).


Critical reception

The show received a negative reception from most media publications. John J. O'Connor of ''
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'' wrote, "Instead of keeping things moving smartly, Mr. Letterman stuck with his late-night shtick, too often leaving the show's pacing in shambles." He also added, "Within the show's first half-hour, with no strong hand at the helm, the audience simply sagged. Applause died long before most winners even reached the podium." Television critic John Carman of the ''
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'' commented, "Last night on ABC, no one got it. Hollywood's big event was wonderfully littered by technical errors, bad taste, low comedy and lower necklines." Moreover, he remarked, "Letterman, the rookie host, was off his game in his opening monologue. Maybe it was the big auditorium. Or a billion people in the television audience." Film critic Andrew Sarris of ''
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'' quipped, "Not only was he not witty or funny, he never knew when to let bad enough alone." He concluded, "As the evening dragged on, it became obvious that Mr. Letterman had no gift for ad-libbing through the few unpredictable opportunities in a 'live' event like the Oscars." ''
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'' named the ceremony as one of the worst television broadcasts of 1995, summarizing it as follows: "a cranky skeptic visits the high temple of show business, mocks the gold-plated statuary and displays insufficient reverence for the gods. (Tom Hanks assisting with a stupid pet trick?!) We know who the winner wasn't." Some media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Television critic Joyce Millman of '' The San Francisco Examiner'' noted, "In his first stint as host of the Oscar telecast, David Letterman did the impossible—he made something entertaining from what is traditionally the most boring three hours of TV this side of a test pattern." '' The Buffalo News'' columnist Alan Pergament praised Letterman's performance as host writing "David Letterman was a box full of chocolates on an Oscar night that was empty of much emotion until the expected ''Forrest Gump'' sweep in the final 15 minutes." He also added that despite a lack of surprises amongst the awards, the emotional and unexpected humorous moments provided depth and entertainment throughout the evening. Hal Boedeker of the ''
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'' gave an average review of the ceremony but singled out Letterman noting that he "proved Monday night that he's among Oscar's Top 10 Hosts. He's definitely at the top of the list with Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal and
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Ratings and reception

The American telecast on ABC drew an average of 48.28 million people over its length, which was a 7% increase from the previous year's ceremony. An estimated 81 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also drew higher
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compared to the previous ceremony with 32.5% of households watching over a 53 share. It also drew a higher 18–49 demographic rating with a 21.7 rating among viewers in that demographic. It was the most watched Oscars telecast since the 55th ceremony held in 1983. In July 1995, the ceremony presentation received six nominations at the 47th Primetime Emmys. Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Jeff Margolis's direction of the telecast.


''In Memoriam''

The annual ''In Memoriam'' tribute, presented by actress Sigourney Weaver, honored the following people: *
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* Cameron Mitchell *
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Giulietta Masina Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina (22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in '' La Strada'' (1954) and Cabiria in '' Nights of Cabiria'' (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film ...
* Peter Cushing * Frank Wells – Executive *
Noah Beery Jr. Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 – November 1, 1994) was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery. Unlike his more famous uncle, however, Be ...
* Woody Strode * Jessica Tandy * Tom Ewell * Lionel Stander * Jule Styne – Composer * Walter Lantz – Animator *
Arthur Krim Arthur B. Krim (4 April 1910 – 21 September 1994) was an American entertainment lawyer, the former finance chairman for the U.S. Democratic Party, an adviser to President Lyndon Johnson and the former chairman of Eagle-Lion Films (1946–1949 ...
– Executive *
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– Art Director * Robert Bolt – Screenwriter * Donald Pleasence * Harry Saltzman – Producer * Terence Young – Director * Burt Lancaster * Henry Mancini – Composer * Martha Raye * George Peppard * Gilbert Roland * Rossano Brazzi * Cabell 'Cab' Calloway * Mildred Natwick * Macdonald Carey *
David Wayne David Wayne (born Wayne James McMeekan, January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American stage and screen actor with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life and career Wayne was born in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of Helen M ...
* Raul Julia


See also

* 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards * 15th Golden Raspberry Awards *
37th Grammy Awards The 37th Annual Grammy Awards were presented on March 1, 1995, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Bruce Springsteen was the night's biggest winner with 4 awards, including Song ...
* 47th Primetime Emmy Awards *
48th British Academy Film Awards The 48th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1995, honoured the best films of 1994. Mike Newell's ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' won the award for Best Film. It also won the awards for Best D ...
*
49th Tony Awards The 49th Annual Tony Awards was held at the Minskoff Theatre on June 4, 1995, and broadcast by CBS. Hosts were Glenn Close, Gregory Hines, and Nathan Lane. The ceremony The musical sequence was "Broadway Songs We've Never Done, and Never Will" w ...
* 52nd Golden Globe Awards * American Express Gold card dress of Lizzy Gardiner *
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