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Oscars 1993

Unforgiven: Best Picture · Clint Eastwood: directing

Oscars 1993: winning films and award nominations

Unforgiven won Best Picture at the 1993 Oscars, with Clint Eastwood recognised for directing the same film. Emma Thompson received the leading actress award for Howards End. Al Pacino won for Scent of a Woman.

  • Scent of a Woman
  • Howards End
  • My Cousin Vinny
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • The Panama Deception
Best Picture: Unforgiven

Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 1993

The Crying Game and A Few Good Men competed for Best Picture alongside Unforgiven at the 1993 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.

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Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore Oscars 1993 nominations and winners by category

A River Runs Through It received Cinematography recognition at the 1993 Oscars, while Bram Stoker’s Dracula won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.

Best Picture

5 nominations
Unforgiven Winner Unforgiven Clint Eastwood

Directing

5 nominations
Unforgiven Winner Unforgiven Clint Eastwood

Actor in a Leading Role

5 nominations
Scent of a Woman Winner Scent of a Woman Al Pacino

Actress in a Leading Role

5 nominations
Howards End Winner Howards End Emma Thompson

Actor in a Supporting Role

5 nominations
Unforgiven Winner Unforgiven Gene Hackman

Actress in a Supporting Role

5 nominations
My Cousin Vinny Winner My Cousin Vinny Marisa Tomei

Cinematography

5 nominations
A River Runs Through It Winner A River Runs Through It Philippe Rousselot

Costume Design

5 nominations
Bram Stoker's Dracula Winner Bram Stoker's Dracula Eiko Ishioka

Documentary (Feature)

5 nominations
The Panama Deception Winner The Panama Deception Barbara Trent, David Kasper

Documentary (Short Subject)

5 nominations
Educating Peter Winner Educating Peter Thomas C. Goodwin, Gerardine Wurzburg

Film Editing

5 nominations
Unforgiven Winner Unforgiven Joel Cox

Foreign Language Film

4 nominations
Indochine Winner Indochine France

Makeup

3 nominations
Bram Stoker's Dracula Winner Bram Stoker's Dracula Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke, Matthew W. Mungle

Music (Original Score)

5 nominations
Aladdin Winner Aladdin Alan Menken

Music (Original Song)

5 nominations
Aladdin Winner A Whole New World Aladdin Alan Menken, Tim Rice

Art Direction

5 nominations
Howards End Winner Howards End Luciana Arrighi, Ian Whittaker

Short Film (Animated)

5 nominations
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase Winner Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase Joan C. Gratz

Short Film (Live Action)

5 nominations
Omnibus Winner Omnibus Sam Karmann

Sound

5 nominations
The Last of the Mohicans Winner The Last of the Mohicans Chris Jenkins, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, Simon Kaye

Visual Effects

3 nominations
Death Becomes Her Winner Death Becomes Her Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe, Tom Woodruff, Jr.

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

5 nominations
Howards End Winner Howards End Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

5 nominations
The Crying Game Winner The Crying Game Neil Jordan

Sound Effects Editing

3 nominations
Bram Stoker's Dracula Winner Bram Stoker's Dracula Tom C. McCarthy, David E. Stone

About these results

Winners and nominees
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Category coverage
All listed categories
Ceremony date
March 29, 1993
Last verified
October 29, 2026

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Oscars 1993: Winners and Nominees

Al Pacino won for Scent of a Woman, and Emma Thompson for Howards End. Acting recognition at the 1993 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for A River Runs Through It.

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