1995 (68th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1995 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1995 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1995 Ceremony
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Monday, March 25, 1996 6:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1995 Winners
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Best Picture: Braveheart Icon Productions/Ladd Company Production; Paramount Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, Producers Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson in the film Leaving Las Vegas |
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Best Actress: Susan Sarandon as Sister Helen Prejean in the film Dead Man Walking |
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Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey as Roger ‘Verbal’ Kint in the film The Usual Suspects |
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Best Supporting Actress: Mira Sorvino as Linda Ash in the film Mighty Aphrodite |
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Best Song: Colors of the Wind from the film Pocahontas Music by Alan Menken; lyric by Stephen Schwartz Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1995 Nominees
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Best Actress Nominees |
The 1995 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |