Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 10, 1994 TAG: 9402100018
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: By JOHN HORN ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. LENGTH: Medium
"The Piano" and "The Remains of the Day" earned eight nominations each, including best picture. The other best picture nominees were "The Fugitive" and "In the Name of the Father."
Best actor nominees were Daniel Day-Lewis for "In the Name of the Father," Laurence Fishburne in "What's Love Got to Do With It," Tom Hanks in "Philadelphia," Anthony Hopkins in "The Remains of the Day" and Liam Neeson in "Schindler's List."
The actress nominations were Angela Bassett in "What's Love Got to Do With It," Stockard Channing in "Six Degrees of Separation," Holly Hunter in "The Piano," Emma Thompson in "The Remains of the Day" and Debra Winger in "Shadowlands."
Spielberg, the most popular director in Hollywood history, received his fourth nomination for directing - but he has yet to win.
In 1986 he received an honorary Oscar but has been snubbed for such hits as "E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
Jane Campion became only the second woman to be nominated for best director for "The Piano." Lina Wertmuller was nominated for "Seven Beauties" in 1976.
In addition to Spielberg, Campion faces Jim Sheridan for "In the Name of the Father," James Ivory for "The Remains of the Day" and Robert Altman for "Short Cuts."
Thompson and Hunter were each nominated for supporting actress, the first time in academy history two performers have received two nominations in the same year.
Hunter was nominated in the supporting category for "The Firm" and Thompson for "In the Name of the Father." Also nominated were Anna Paquin for "The Piano," Rosie Perez in "Fearless" and Winona Ryder in "The Age of Innocence."
Paquin, at age 11, is the youngest performer to receive a nomination since Justin Henry, 8, was nominated in 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer."
Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for best supporting actor for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," joining Ralph Fiennes in "Schindler's List," Tommy Lee Jones in "The Fugitive," John Malkovich in "In the Line of Fire" and Pete Postlethwaite in "In the Name of the Father."
"Jurassic Park," the highest-grossing film in Hollywood history, earned just three nominations. Spielberg's dinosaur blockbuster was nominated for sound, sound-effects editing and visual effects.
Among films with multiple nominations, "The Fugitive" earned seven, as did "In the Name of the Father." "The Age of Innocence" collected five nominations, tying it with "Philadelphia."
"Schindler's List" also was nominated for art direction, cinematography, costume design, editing, makeup, original score and sound.
Members of academy branches select nominees in specialized categories except for the best picture category, which is voted on by all members. The documentary, foreign language and several technical awards are nominated by committees.
The awards will be presented March 21 with actress Whoopi Goldberg as host.
Selected for original screenplay were "Dave," "In the Line of Fire," "Philadelphia," "The Piano" and "Sleepless in Seattle."
Adapted screenplay nominees were "The Age of Innocence," "In the Name of the Father," "The Remains of the Day," "Schindler's List" and "Shadowlands."
Nominated for best foreign language film were Spain's "Belle Epoque," Hong Kong's "Farewell My Concubine," United Kingdom's Welsh-language "Hedd Wyn," Vietnam's "The Scent of Green Papaya" and Taiwan's "The Wedding Banquet."
It was the first time more than one film from Asia was nominated in the category in a single year.
"The War Room," an inside look at strategist James Carville's work on the Clinton campaign, was nominated for best documentary feature.
Actor Peter Weller's "Partners" was among the five films nominated for best live action short.
Two songs from "Philadelphia" were nominated for best original song - Neil Young's "Philadelphia" and Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia."
"Schindler's List" has fared well in other awards this season, including Golden Globes for dramatic picture and director, best picture and director from the Boston Society of Film Critics and New York-based Society of Film Critics, and best picture from the New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association and National Board of Review.
by CNB