67th Annual Academy Awards
March 27, 1995

The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

"Comedy and the Movies"

Your Host: David Letterman
Televised over ABC

Welcome:Academy President Arthur Hiller
"Make 'Em Laugh": Film and live action montage (by Chuck Workman and Debbie Allen)
with Tim Curry, Mara Wilson & Kathy Najimy
Opening monologue:David Letterman
Supporting Actress:Tommy Lee Jones
Costume Design:Sharon Stone
Introduction of film clip from Best Picture nominee Pulp Fiction: Keanu Reeves
Performance of Original Song nominee "Make Up Your Mind": Randy Newman (Introduced by Rene Russo)
Montage of slapstick comedy scenes (Introduced by David Letterman)
Makeup:Uma Thurman
Sound Effects Editing:Sarah Jessica Parker
Film Editing:Steve Martin
Introduction of film clip from Best Picture nominee Forrest Gump: Sally Field
Supporting Actor:Anna Paquin
Performance of Original Song nominee "Look What Love Has Done": Patty Smyth (Introduced by Matt Dillon)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:Oprah Winfrey
Cinematography:Paul Newman
Scientific and Technical Awards:Jamie Lee Curtis
Live Action Short Film:Tim Allen
This year, there was a tie in this category.
Animated Short Film:Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck
Introduction of film clip from Best Picture nominee Quiz Show: Gregory Peck
Art Direction:Tim Robbins & Susan Sarandon
Visual Effects:Steven Segal
Film sequence of stars "auditioning" for Letterman's role in Cabin Boy with "Would you like to buy a monkey?"
"Top 10 Signs the Movie You're Watching Will Not Win an Academy Award": David Letterman
Performance of 2 Original Song nominees from The Lion King: Ernie Sabella & David Alan Grier and Hinton Battle & Le Boheme (Introduced by Angela Bassett)
Documentary Awards:John Travolta & Samuel L. Jackson
Sound:Ellen Barkin
Honorary Award to Michelangelo Antonioni:Jack Nicholson
Michelangelo Antionioni was impaired by the effects of a stroke. His wife, Enrica Fico, gave his acceptance speech.
Film sequence focusing on comedy teams
Original Score:Hugh Grant & Andie MacDowell
Foreign Language Film:Jeremy Irons
Performance of Original Song nominee "Can You Feel the Love Tonight": Elton John (Introduced by Julia Ormond)
Original Song:Sylvester Stallone
Introduction of film clip from Best Picture nominee Four Weddings and a Funeral: Annette Bening
Film sequence focusing on comedy dialogue
Writing Awards:Anthony Hopkins
In Memoriam:Sigourney Weaver
Irving G. Thalberg Award:Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actress:Tom Hanks
Introduction of film clip from Best Picture nominee The Shawshank Redemption: Denzel Washington
Actor:Holly Hunter
Director:Steven Spielberg
Best Picture:Robert De Niro & Al Pacino
"Make Up Your Mind"-- Randy Newman
"Look What Love Has Done"-- Patty Smyth
"Hakuna Matata"-- Ernie Sabella & David Alan Grier
"Circle of Life"-- Hinton Battle & Le Boheme
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"-- Elton John
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Steve Starkey, Wendy Finerman & Steve Tisch, producers of Best Picture Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Best Actor - for the 2nd year in a row - for Forrest Gump
Jessica Lange, Best Actress for Blue Sky
Best Supporting Actress Dianne Wiest (Bullets Over Broadway)

John Toll, Best Cinematography (Legends of the Fall) w. presenter Paul Newman
Costume Design winners Lizzie Gardiner (in her dress made of American Express cards) & Tim Chappel (Adventures of Priscilla...) w. presenter Sharon Stone
Thalberg recipient Clint Eastwood w. presenter Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hersholt Humanitarian winner Quincy Jones w. presenter Oprah Winfrey
Show Producer:Gilbert Cates
Telecast Director for ABC:Jeff Margolis
Writing credits (in alphabetical order):Michael Barrie (special material)
Jon Beckerman (special material)
Rob Burnett (special material)
Dorick Cary (special material)
Al Franken (special material)
Larry Jacobson (special material)
Hal Kanter
Buz Kohan
Jim Mulholland (special material)
Gerard Mulligan (special material)
Bill Scheft (special material)
Bruce Vilanch
Musical Director:Bill Conti
Choreographer:Debbie Allen