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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 13, 1991                   TAG: 9102140055
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: E-1   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.                                LENGTH: Long


KEVIN COSTNER'S `DANCES' IS UP FOR 12 OSCARS

Kevin Costner's epic western "Dances With Wolves" collected a leading 12 nominations for the Academy Awards announced today, including best actor and director for Costner and best picture.

Director Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy" was second with seven nominations, many in technical categories but including best supporting actor for Al Pacino. "The Godfather Part III" also had seven nominations, led by best picture and best supporting actor for Andy Garcia.

Today's nominations were shared by critically acclaimed releases, such as "The Grifters," which collected four nominations, and "Cyrano de Bergerac," which got five, and such lightweight box-office champs as "Ghost," which drew five selections, and "The Hunt for Red October," with three.

Competing against "Dances With Wolves" and "The Godfather Part III" for best picture were "Awakenings," "GoodFellas" and, in one of the biggest surprises of the year, "Ghost."

The awards will be presented in a cermony on March 25th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be televised by ABC (WSET Channel 13 in the Roanoke viewing area).

The year's biggest hit, "Home Alone," fared poorly with just two nominations for original score and original song. The film, which opened in November, has collected $222.2 million to date.

The eagerly awaited and heavily panned "Bonfire of the Vanities" was blanked, and Robert Redford's fiasco "Havana" emerged with just one nomination, for original score.

Joining Costner for best actor nominations were Robert De Niro for "Awakenings," Gerard Depardieu in "Cyrano de Bergerac," Richard Harris in "The Field" and Jeremy Irons in "Reversal of Fortune."

Julia Roberts was named in the best actress category for her depiction of a prostitute in the box office success, "Pretty Woman." Also nominated in this category were Kathy Bates for "Misery," Angelica Huston for "The Grifters," Meryl Streep in "Postcards From the Edge" and Joanne Woodward for "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge."

Costner, who made his directorial debut in "Dances With Wolves," faces four veterans for best director. They are Francis Ford Coppola for "The Godfather Part III," Martin Scorsese for "GoodFellas," Stephen Frears for "The Grifters" and Barbet Schroeder for "Reversal of Fortune."

Penny Marshall, whose "Awakenings" collected three nominations, failed to become the first woman nominated for best director.

No other film in 25 years has received more than 12 nominations. The dozen for "Dances With Wolves" in the 63rd annual Oscars matched the nominations for "Reds" in 1981. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1965 received 13 nominations.

So far, "GoodFellas" has won major awards from the National Society of Film Critics and film critic organizations in New York, Los Angeles and Boston. All four groups named the film the best movie of the year.

Based on the book by Nicholas Pileggi, "GoodFellas" also dominated many critics' Top 10 year-end lists.

The National Board of Review selected "Dances With Wolves" as 1990's best and picked "Cyrano de Bergerac" top foreign-language film.

At the Golden Globes, awarded in January, the top winning films were "Dances With Wolves" and "Green Card."

Each of the Academy's branches votes for its peers. Actors nominate actors, directors nominate directors, and so on. All members vote for best picture. Two hundred and twenty three feature-length films were eligible this year.

On Tuesday, the Academy announced that it was presenting a special achievement award for visual effects to the futuristic thriller "Total Recall."

Comedian Billy Crystal will be host of the awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium. Actress Myrna Loy will receive an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement and comedian Bob Hope will be among the evening's presenters. It will be Hope's 27th appearance, an Oscar record.

Security at this year's Oscar show could be the toughest in history because of fears of terrorism stemming from the Persian Gulf War.

Guests will have to go through metal detectors to enter an auditorium patrolled by bomb-sniffing dogs. Limousine drivers will face strict credential rules.

Here is a complete list of nominees for the 63rd annual Academy Awards announced Wednesday:

1. PICTURE: "Awakenings," "Dances With Wolves," "Ghost," "The Godfather Part III," "GoodFellas."

2. ACTOR: Kevin Costner, "Dances With Wolves"; Robert De Niro, "Awakenings"; Gerard Depardieu, "Cyrano de Bergerac"; Richard Harris, "The Field"; Jeremy Irons, "Reversal of Fortune."

3. ACTRESS: Kathy Bates, "Misery"; Anjelica Huston, "The Grifters"; Julia Roberts, "Pretty Woman"; Meryl Streep, "Postcards From the Edge"; Joanne Woodward, "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge."

4. SUPPORTING ACTOR: Bruce Davison, "Longtime Companion"; Andy Garcia, "The Godfather Part III"; Graham Greene, "Dances With Wolves"; Al Pacino, "Dick Tracy"' Joe Pesci, "GoodFellas."

5. SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Annette Bening, "The Grifters"; Lorraine Bracco, "GoodFellas"; Whoopi Goldberg, "Ghost"; Diane Ladd, "Wild at Heart"; Mary McDonnell, "Dances With Wolves."

6. DIRECTOR: Kevin Costner, "Dances With Wolves"; Francis Ford Coppola, "The Godfather Part III"; Martin Scorsese, "GoodFellas"; Stephen Frears, "The Grifters"; Barbet Schroeder, "Reversal of Fortune."

7. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Woody Allen, "Alice"; Barry Levinson, "Avalon"; Bruce Joel Rubin, "Ghost"; Peter Weir, "Green Card"; Whit Stillman, "Metropolitan."

8. ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Steven Zaillian, "Awakenings"; Michael Blake, "Dances With Wolves"; Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese, "GoodFellas"; Donald E. Westlake, "The Grifters"; Nicholas Kazan, "Reversal of Fortune."

9. FOREIGN FILM: "Cyrano de Bergerac," France; "Journey of Hope, Switzerland; "Ju Dou," People's Republic of China; "The Nasty Girl," Germany; "Open Doors," Italy.

10. ART DIRECTION: "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Dances With Wolves," "Dick Tracy," "The Godfather Part III," "Hamlet."

11. CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Avalon," "Dances With Wolves," "Dick Tracy," "The Godfather Part III," "Henry & June."

12. COSTUME DESIGN: "Avalon," "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Dances With Wolves," "Dick Tracy," "Hamlet."

13. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "American Dream," "Berkeley in the Sixties," "Building Bombs," "Forever Activists: Stories From the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade," "Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey."

14. DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: "Burning Down Tomorrow," "Chimps: So Like Us," "Days of Waiting," "Journey Into Life: The World of the Unborn," "Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember."

15. FILM EDITING: "Dances With Wolves," "Ghost," "The Godfather Part III," "GoodFellas," "The Hunt for Red October."

16. MAKEUP: "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Dick Tracy," "Edward Scissorhands."

17. MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE: Randy Newman, "Avalon"; John Barry, "Dances With Wolves"; Maurice Jarre, "Ghost"; David Grusin, "Havana"; John Williams, "Home Alone."

18. MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG: "Blaze of Glory" from "Young Guns II"; "I'm Checkin' Out" from "Postcards From the Edge"; "Promise Me You'll Remember" from "The Godfather Part"; "Somewhere in My Memory" from "Home Alone"; "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from "Dick Tracy."

19. ANIMATED SHORT FILM: "Creature Comforts," "A Grand Day Out," "Grasshoppers (Cavallette)."

20. LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: "Bronx Cheers," "Dear Rosie," "The Lunch Date," "Senzeni Na? (What Have We Done?)"; "12:01 p.m."

21. SOUND: "Dances With Wolves," "Days of Thunder," "Dick Tracy," "The Hunt for Red October," "Total Recall."

22. SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: "Flatliners," "The Hunt for Red October," "Total Recall."



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