Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 20, 1992 TAG: 9202200417
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: E-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JOHN HORN ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. LENGTH: Long
FORMING THE OSCAR FIELD
"Bugsy," Warren Beatty's icy look at an equally charming and deadly mobster, collected a leading 10 nominations for the 64th annual Academy Awards on Wednesday."Beauty and the Beast," the instant animated classic from Disney about love conquering all, became the first animated film in Oscar history to be nominated for best picture.
"Bugsy" was nominated for best picture and best actor for Beatty, and received two supporting actor selections for Ben Kingsley and Harvey Keitel.
John Singleton became the first black to be nominated as best director in Oscar's more than 60-year history, and also the youngest best-director nominee ever, for his inner-city drama "Boyz N The Hood." He also received a screenwriting nomination.
"I'm just in awe," Singleton said from Las Vegas. "If somebody had told me three years ago this was going to happen, I'd have said they were crazy. But, wow!"
Besides "Bugsy," the nominations for best picture were Oliver Stone's "JFK," Barbra Streisand's "The Prince of Tides" and the psychological thriller "The Silence of the Lambs."
Joining Beatty in the best actor competition were Robert De Niro for "Cape Fear," Anthony Hopkins from "The Silence of the Lambs," Nick Nolte in "The Prince of Tides" and Robin Williams in "The Fisher King."
Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, the stars of the female buddy picture "Thelma & Louise," were best actress nominees, along with Laura Dern from "Rambling Rose," Jodie Foster for "The Silence of the Lambs" and in a mild surprise, Bette Midler for the commercially unsuccessful "For the Boys."
"I'm very pleased to be honored with all of these wonderful actors, but I'm most pleased that Geena and I have been honored together," Sarandon said. "I never would have gotten in the car without her."
Among films with the highest nominations, "JFK" collected eight, followed by seven each for "The Prince of Tides" and "The Silence of the Lambs."
Academy President Karl Malden and actress Kathleen Turner were hosts of the predawn announcement ceremony. The timing accommodated network television morning news shows. The nominees were selected by the Academy's 4,900 members.
The awards ceremony March 30 at the Los Angeles Music Center will have comedian Billy Crystal as host and will be carried live by ABC-TV.
Dern's mother, Diane Ladd, was nominated for best supporting actress for "Rambling Rose," the first time a mother and daughter have been nominated in the same year.
Other supporting actress nominees were Juliette Lewis for "Cape Fear," Kate Nelligan in "The Prince of Tides," Mercedes Ruehl for "The Fisher King" and Jessica Tandy from "Fried Green Tomatoes."
Competing against Keitel and Kingsley for best supporting actor will be Tommy Lee Jones from "JFK," Michael Lerner of "Barton Fink" and Jack Palance from "City Slickers."
Other best director nominees were Barry Levinson for "Bugsy," Stone for "JFK," Ridley Scott for "Thelma & Louise" and Jonathan Demme for "The Silence of the Lambs."
Streisand failed to become the first woman director since Lina Wertmuller (1976's "Seven Beauties") to be nominated for best director.
Other snubs included "Fried Green Tomatoes," which gathered but two nominations, the big-budget hit "Hook," which got five nominations in lesser categories, and 1991's biggest box office hit, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," which picked up six nominations, again all in lesser categories.
Singleton's script for "Boyz N the Hood" was nominated for best original screenplay, as were the scripts for "Bugsy," "The Fisher King," "Grand Canyon" and "Thelma & Louise."
"Europa Europa," not eligible for best foreign film because German film officials didn't make the controversial movie the country's one Oscar selection, was honored for best adapted screenplay.
The other adapted screenplay nominees were "Fried Green Tomatoes," "JFK," "The Prince of Tides" and "The Silence of the Lambs."
Picking the best . . .\ \ PICTURE\ "Beauty and the Beast," "Bugsy," "JFK," "The Prince of Tides," "The Silence of the Lambs."\ \ ACTOR\ Warren Beatty, "Bugsy"; Robert De Niro, "Cape Fear"; Anthony Hopkins, "The Silence of the Lambs"; Nick Nolte, "The Prince of Tides," Robin Williams, "The Fisher King."\ \ ACTRESS\ B Geena Davis, "Thelma & Louise"; Laura Dern, "Rambling Rose"; Jodie Foster, "The Silence of the Lambs"; Bette Midler, "For The Boys"; Susan Sarandon, "Thelma & Louise."\ \ SUPPORTING ACTOR\ Tommy Lee Jones, "JFK"; Harvey Keitel, "Bugsy"; Ben Kingsley, "Bugsy"; Michael Lerner, "Barton Fink"; Jack Palance, "City Slickers."\ \ SUPPORTING ACTRESS\ Diane Ladd, "Rambling Rose"; Juliette Lewis, "Cape Fear"; Kate Nelligan, "The Prince of Tides"; Mercedes Ruehl, "The Fisher King"; Jessica Tandy, "Fried Green Tomatoes."\ \ DIRECTOR\ John Singleton, "Boys N The Hood"; Barry Levinson, "Bugsy"; Oliver Stone, "JFK"; Jonathan Demme, "The Silence of the Lambs"; Ridley Scott, "Thelma & Louise."
Other nominations
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: John Singleton, "Boyz N The Hood"; James Toback, "Bugsy"; Richard LaGravenese, "The Fisher King"; Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan, "Grand Canyon"; Callie Khouri, "Thelma & Louise."
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Agniesvka Holland, "Europa Europa"; Fannie Flagg and Carol Sovieski, "Fried Green Tomatoes"; Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar, "JFK"; Pat Conroy and Becky Johnston, "The Prince of Tides"; Ted Tally, "The Silence of the Lambs."
FOREIGN FILM: "Children of Nature," Iceland; "The Elementary School," Czechoslovakia; "Mediterraneo," Italy; "The Ox," Sweden; "Raise the Red Lantern," Hong Kong.
ART DIRECTION: "Barton Fink," "Bugsy," "The Fisher King," "Hook," "The Prince of Tides."
CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Bugsy"; "JFK"; "The Prince of Tides"; "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"; "Thelma & Louise."
COSTUME DESIGN: "The Addams Family"; "Barton Fink"; "Bugsy"; "Hook"; "Madame Bovary."
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "Death on the Job"; "Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House"; "In the Shadow of the Stars"; "The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945"; "Wild By Law."
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: "Birdnesters of Thailand (Shadow Hunters)"; "Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment"; "A Little Vicious"; "The Mark of the Maker"; "Memorial: Letters From American Soldiers."
FILM EDITING: "The Commitments"; "JFK"; "The Silence of the Lambs"; "Terminator 2: Judgment Day"; "Thelma & Louise."
MAKEUP: "Hook"; "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"; "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."
MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE: "Beauty and the Beast"; "Bugsy"; "The Fisher King"; "JFK"; "The Prince of Tides."
MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG: "Beauty and the Beast" from "Beauty and the Beast"; "Belle" from "Beauty and the Beast"; "Be Our Guest" from "Beauty and the Beast"; "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" from "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"; "When You're Alone" from "Hook."
ANIMATED SHORT FILM: "Blackfly"; "Manipulation"; "Strings."
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: "Birch Street Gym"; "Last Breeze of Summer"; "Session Man."
SOUND: "Backdraft"; "Beauty and the Beast"; "JFK"; "The Silence of the Lambs"; "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: "Backdraft" "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"; "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."
VISUAL EFFECTS: "Backdraft"; "Hook"; "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."