Schindler's List: Best Picture · Steven Spielberg: directing
Oscars 1994: winning films and award nominations
Schindler’s List won Best Picture at the 1994 Oscars, with Steven Spielberg recognised for directing the same film. Holly Hunter received the leading actress award for The Piano. Tom Hanks won for Philadelphia.
- 50Films
- 23Categories
- 107Nomination entries
- 12Winners
- March 21, 1994Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 1994
Schindler’s List won Best Picture at the 1994 Oscars. Tom Hanks won for Philadelphia, while Holly Hunter received leading actress recognition for The Piano.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 1994
The Fugitive and In the Name of the Father competed for Best Picture alongside Schindler’s List at the 1994 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 1994 nominations and winners by category
The Age of Innocence received Costume Design recognition at the 1994 Oscars, while Mrs. Doubtfire won Makeup. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
5 nominations
Winner Schindler's List Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen, Branko Lustig Directing
5 nominations Winner Schindler's List Steven Spielberg Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Philadelphia Tom Hanks Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner The Piano Holly Hunter Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner The Fugitive Tommy Lee Jones Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations Winner The Piano Anna Paquin Cinematography
5 nominations Winner Schindler's List Janusz Kaminski Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner The Age of Innocence Gabriella Pescucci Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner I Am a Promise Susan Raymond, Alan Raymond Documentary (Short Subject)
3 nominations
Winner Defending Our Lives Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich Film Editing
5 nominations Winner Schindler's List Michael Kahn Foreign Language Film
5 nominations
Winner Belle Epoque Spain Makeup
3 nominations
Winner Mrs. Doubtfire Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, Yolanda Toussieng Music (Original Score)
5 nominations Winner Schindler's List John Williams Music (Original Song)
5 nominations Winner Streets Of Philadelphia Philadelphia Bruce Springsteen Art Direction
5 nominations Winner Schindler's List Allan Starski, Ewa Braun Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner The Wrong Trousers Nick Park Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner Schwarzfahrer Pepe Danquart Sound
5 nominations
Winner Jurassic Park Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins Visual Effects
3 nominations Winner Jurassic Park Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
5 nominations Winner Schindler's List Steven Zaillian Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
5 nominations Winner The Piano Jane Campion Sound Effects Editing
3 nominations Winner Jurassic Park Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns About these results
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- Ceremony date
- March 21, 1994
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026
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Oscars 1994: Winners and Nominees
Tom Hanks won for Philadelphia, and Holly Hunter for The Piano. Acting recognition at the 1994 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Costume Design for The Age of Innocence.
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