Question: who won an oscar in silence of the lambs
Answer: Organization / Association Award Actor / Crew Outcome Remarks 64th Academy Awards Best Picture Edward Saxon , Kenneth Utt , Ron Bozman Won Best Director Jonathan Demme Won Best Actor Anthony Hopkins Won Best Actress Jodie Foster Won Best Adapted Screenplay Ted Tally Won Adapted from The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Best Film Editing Craig McKay Nominated Best Sound Tom Fleischman , Christopher Newman Nominated 49th Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama Jodie Foster Won Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama Anthony Hopkins Nominated Best Director Jonathan Demme Nominated Best Motion Picture -- Drama Kenneth Utt Nominated Best Screenplay Ted Tally Nominated 45th British Academy Film Awards Best Actor in