1990 Academy Awards® Winners and History GoodFellas (1990) Actor: JEREMY IRONS in "Reversal of Fortune", Kevin Costner in "Dances With Wolves", Robert De Niro in "Awakenings", Gerard Depardieu in "Cyrano de Bergerac", Richard Harris in "The Field" Actress: KATHY BATES in "Misery", Anjelica Huston in "The Grifters", Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman", Meryl Streep in "Postcards from the Edge", Joanne Woodward in "Mr. & Mrs.

Bridge" Supporting Actor: JOE PESCI in "GoodFellas" , Bruce Davison in "Longtime Companion", Andy Garcia in " The Godfather, Part III ", Graham Greene in "Dances With Wolves", Al Pacino in "Dick Tracy" Supporting Actress: WHOOPI GOLDBERG in "Ghost", Annette Bening in "The Grifters", Lorraine Bracco in "GoodFellas" , Diane Ladd in "Wild at Heart", Mary McDonnell in "Dances With Wolves" Director: KEVIN COSTNER for "Dances With Wolves", Francis Ford Coppola for " The Godfather, Part III ", Stephen Frears for "The Grifters", Barbet Schroeder for "Reversal of Fortune", Martin Scorsese for "GoodFellas" The Best Picture winner, co-producer/director/actor Kevin Costner's three-hour epic and revisionistic western film Dances With Wolves was an anomaly win in Oscar history - it was only the second time that a western genre film won the Best Picture Oscar.

[The first Best Picture western film was Cimarron (1930-31), sixty years earlier.] However, some argued that Costner's (another actor-turned-director) romantic-epic film shouldn't have been categorized as a Western. Dances With Wolves was honored with twelve nominations and seven Oscar wins - Best Picture (Costner), Best Director (for Costner's directorial debut film), Best Adapted Screenplay (Michael Blake), Best Cinematography (Dean Semler), Best Sound, Best Original Score (John Barry), and Best Film Editing. The pretentious, but visually-impressive film told the saga of a Civil War Union officer, Lt. John W. Dunbar, who became disillusioned, headed west, and eventually found peace away from white civilization with nature and the Lakota Sioux. The film contained long portions of the Sioux-Lakota language and detailed the native American culture.

The other four Best Picture nominees were: director Penny Marshall's psychological drama Awakenings (with three nominations and no wins), a semi-true account of a doctor who 'awakens' catatonic patients with an experimental drug director Jerry Zucker's highly-successful, romantic comedy/fantasy Ghost (with five nominations and two wins - Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay), about a murder victim who protects his wife through a psychic director Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited gangster epic sequel The Godfather, Part III (with seven nominations and snubbed with no wins, although both previous parts of the saga won Best Picture Oscars - and it was the first of only two trilogies to have all three films nominated for Best Picture) - an extension of the Mafia-tale about an older crime kingpin Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) and his temperamental, trigger-happy nephew (Andy Garcia) and daughter (Sofia Coppola) director Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas (with six nominations and one win - Best Supporting Actor), a violent and foul-mouthed adaptation of Nicholas Pileggi's non-fiction book Wiseguy, about thirty years in a contemporary Brooklyn Mafia family and about federally-protected witness Henry Hill Two of the

 directors of Best Picture nominees were not selected as Best Director nominees: Jerry Zucker for Ghost, and female director Penny Marshall for Awakenings.

[Marshall's failure to receive a Best Director nomination was interpreted as sexist. Up to this time in Oscar history, only one women had been nominated for Best Director - Lina Wertmuller for Seven Beauties (1976), and female director Randa Haines had been passed over four years earlier as Best Director for her Best Picture-nominated Children of a Lesser God (1986).] The two directors put into their slots for films without Best Picture nominations were Stephen Frears for The Grifters (with four nominations and no wins), a shocking film-noirish tale of three con artists - a film adaptation of Jim Thompson's hard-boiled novel, and director Barbet Schroeder for the dramatic Reversal of Fortune (with three nominations and one win - Best Actor), the story of Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz's defense appeal of Claus Von Bulow's conviction for attempted murder of his wife. The Best Actor award was presented to Jeremy Irons (with his first nomination) for his performance in Reversal of Fortune as the icy, arrogant, and decadently-aristocratic millionaire Claus Von Bulow who was accused of trying to kill his comatose Newport heiress wife Sunny (Glenn Close).

The other four Best Actor nominees were: Kevin Costner (with his first nomination) as idealistic frontier officer Lt. John W. Dunbar who encounters the Lakota Sioux tribe in Dances With Wolves Robert De Niro (with his fifth nomination) as Leonard Lowe - a comatose patient who was revived in Awakenings Gerard Depardieu (with his first nomination) as the long-nosed swordsman/poet in French director Jean-Paul Rappeneau's film Cyrano de Bergerac (with five nominations and one win - Best Costume Design) Richard Harris (with his second nomination) as stubborn Irish farmer 'Bull' McCabe in director Jim Sheridan's The Field (the film's sole nomination) The Best Actress award was given to Kathy Bates (with her first nomination) as obsessed, psychopathic fan Annie Wilkes for a romance novelist (James Caan) in director Rob Reiner's black thriller Misery (the film's sole nomination), William Goldman's adaptation of Stephen King's novel.

Her competing nominees for Best Actress included: Anjelica Huston (with her third nomination) as racetrack scammer Lilly Dillon in The Grifters Julia Roberts (with her second consecutive nomination) in a star-making role as wheeler-dealer Richard Gere's fantasy Los Angeles prostitute Vivian Ward in director Garry Marshall's Pretty Woman (the film's sole nomination) Meryl Streep (with her ninth nomination, and 7th Best Actress nomination) as drug-addicted film actress Suzanne Vale in director Mike Nichols' Postcards from the Edge (with two nominations and no wins), a disguised semi-autobiography of Carrie Fisher (daughter of Debbie Reynolds) Joanne Woodward (with her fourth nomination) as conservative, mousy, middle-aged Kansas wife India Bridge in director James Ivory's Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (the film's sole nomination) In the Best Supporting Actor category, Joe Pesci (with his second nomination) won his first Oscar award for his ferocious performance as comically psychotic gangster killer Tommy DeVito in GoodFellas (the film's sole Oscar win).

[The same year, Pesci starred as a clumsy burglar in the blockbuster Home Alone starring Macauley Culkin.] The other four Best Supporting Actor nominees were: Bruce Davison (with his first nomination) as David - one of nine gay New Yorkers followed over a nine year period while coping with the killer disease AIDS in director Norman Rene's Longtime Companion (the film's sole nomination) Cuban-born Andy Garcia (with his first nomination) as Vincent Mancini - the illegitimate son and heir apparent of godfather Michael Corleone's brother Sonny in The Godfather, Part III Canadian-born Graham Greene as Native-American Sioux Indian Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves [Greene was the second Native-American to receive an Oscar nomination] Al Pacino (with his sixth nomination) as over-the-top crime boss Big Boy Caprice in director/producer/actor Warren Beatty's comic-bookish Dick Tracy (with seven nominations and three wins - Best Art/Set Direction, Best Song, and Best Makeup).

[Pacino's nomination for Dick Tracy instead of for The Godfather, Part III was truly unexplainable, except for the fact that Andy Garcia was nominated in his stead, to avoid splitting the vote] In 1990, Whoopi Goldberg became the second black actress to win an acting Oscar. [The first black actress to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel's win for Gone With The Wind (1939) .] Favored to win, Goldberg (with her second nomination) won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as an imposter clairvoyant - and then genuine psychic medium Oda Mae Brown in Ghost.

[Some interpreted Goldberg's win as a 'consolation' prize for not winning Best Actress five years earlier when she was considered for the award for her performance in The Color Purple (1985), and lost to Geraldine Page's performance in The Trip to Bountiful (1985).] The other four Best Supporting Actress nominees were: Annette Bening (with her first nomination) as provocative con artist Myra Langtry in The Grifters Lorraine Bracco (with her first nomination) as Henry Hill's wife Karen in GoodFellas Diane Ladd (with her second nomination) as Marietta Pace - Nicolas Cage's possessive mother in director David Lynch's erratic and surreal Wild at Heart (the film's sole nomination) Mary McDonnell (with her first nomination) as Sioux Indian Stands with Fist - an emotionally-traumatized white woman captured and raised from childhood by Indians in Dances With Wolves Never-nominated actress Myrna Loy received an Honorary Oscar this year, "in recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances." She was best known for her appearance opposite William Powell in The Thin Man (1934) series of films.

Sophia Loren was also presented another Honorary Oscar - "one of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form." She had been nominated as Best Actress for Marriage-Italian Style (1964), and won her only Best Actress Oscar for Two Women (1960). Oscar Snubs and Omissions: The biggest omission of the year was the Coen Brothers' neglected and fresh gangster film Miller's Crossing (see below for acting omissions) - with no Best Picture, cinematography, or screenplay nominations. In addition, actor/director Jack Nicholson's The Two Jakes, a sequel to Polanski's Chinatown (1974) was completely overlooked: Nicholson's dual roles, screenplay by Robert Towne, Vilmos Zsigmond's cinematography, and Harvey Keitel as the "other" Jake. And female director Penny Marshall was overlooked as a Best Director nominee, even though her film Awakenings was a Best Picture nominee.

There was no recognition for the latex animatronic costumes (by Jim Henson Productions) for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, for Jim Henson's last-produced film - director Nicolas Roeg's - The Witches with Anjelica Huston, or for Michael Caton-Jones' story about a WWII B-17 bomber and its crew, Memphis Belle. Bruce Joel Rubin won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Ghost, but his co-scripted screenplay for Jacob's Ladder (with no nominations) was neglected.

The following were not nominated for their acting performances - note that the first four films listed here were 'quality' gangster films - 1990 was a glutted year for the genre: John Turturro as bookie Bernie Bernbaum, Garbriel Byrne as Tom Reagan, Marcia Gay Harden as Verna, or Albert Finney as Leo in Miller's Crossing Al Pacino as violent Mafia head Michael Corleone in The Godfather, Part III Ray Liotta as 'wiseguy' gangster Henry Hill, Robert DeNiro as mobster/hitman Jimmy Conway, and Paul Sorvino as mob boss Paul Cicero in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas Gary Oldman as Hell's Kitchen gang member Jackie Flannery in Phil Joanou's first big-budget film State of Grace Richard Gere as sadistic rogue cop Dennis Peck in Mike Figgis' Internal Affairs Michael Gambon as Albert Spica - the Thief in Peter Greenaway's British film The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Robin Williams as the experimental doctor in Awakenings Sean Connery as defecting Soviet submarine Capt.

Marko Ramius in John McTiernan's political action thriller The Hunt for Red October (with three nominations, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Sound Effects (win)) Paul Newman as the other half of the middle-aged midwestern couple in Mr. and Mrs.

Bridge Mia Farrow as the title character in Woody Allen's Alice Debra Winger as a Sahara Desert-dwelling American in a romantic triangle in Bernardo Bertolucci's visually-stunning The Sheltering Sky Uma Thurman as bi-sexual June Miller in writer/director Philip Kaufman's NC-17 rated Henry & June Meg Ryan in a tri-part role as office secretary DeDe, LA debutante/socialite Angelica Graynamore, and Angelica's blonde half-sister Patricia in the romantic comedy fantasy Joe Versus The Volcano Glenn Close as playboy Claus Von Bulow's (Oscar-winning Jeremy Irons) threatened heiress wife Sunny (who narrated her earlier life with him in flashback) in Reversal of Fortune Jennifer Jason Leigh as a prostitute in Miami Blues Tim Robbins as tortured, hallucinating ex-Vietnam vet Jacob Singer, and Elizabeth Pena as Jezzie - his mysterious live-in girlfriend and co-worker, in Adrian Lyne's supernatural horror-thriller Jacob's Ladder (with no nominations Oscar flashback: ‘The Revenant’ is the new ‘Dances with Wolves’ - Goldderby Goldderby Manchester by the Sea 7/1 Best Director Amanda Spears Feb 25

, 2016 5:37 am In an award season with more twists and turns than a soap opera, “ The Revenant ” has emerged as the frontrunner for Best Picture.

This has confounded most pundits and experts with many commenting that they cannot think of a Best Picture winner like Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s masterpiece. But, they might want to revisit 1990’s Best Picture winner “Dances with Wolves”. Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions “Dances with Wolves” was Kevin Costner’s passion project. He produced, directed, and starred as Lt. John Dunbar, a Civil War officer posted in the frontier. He befriends and immerses himself in Native American Culture while falling in love with a white woman (Mary McDonnell) who lives with the tribe. In one scene Costner, even eats a raw bison heart. Sound familiar? “Dance with Wolves” won seven of its 12 Oscars bids: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Musical Score, and Sound (in 1990, the audio categories were Sound and Sound Effects Editing). It also contended for Actor (Costner), Supporting Actor (Graham Greene), Supporting Actress (McDonnell), Production Design and Costume Design.

“ The Revenant ” is also nominated for 12 Oscars and overlaps with “Dances with Wolves” in nine categories: Best Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy), Cinematography, Editing, Costume Design, Production Design & Sound Mixing. “The Revenant” is also contending in Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound Editing and Visual Effects. “The Revenant” lacks the Screenplay bid (and eventual win) of “Dances with Wolves." However, it is important to remember that “Dances with Wolves” was a heavily narrated film with long stretches of scenes explained as Costner’s character wrote in his journal. The Globes awarded each film with three awards. Both won Best Drama and Best Director. ‘The Revenant” also picked up Best Actor (Drama) and was nominated for Score. “Dance with Wolves” took Screenplay and was also nominated for Actor (Drama), Supporting Actress,and Score. Both Hardy and Greene were snubbed but ended up picking up Oscar nominations. And both "Dances with Wolves" and "The Revenant" won the Directors Guild of America award.

UPDATED: Oscar odds and rankings by Experts in all 24 categories “Dances with Wolves” faced tough competition at the Oscars from Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas," which scored six nominations; Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Actress (Lorraine Bracco) with a win in Supporting Actor (Joe Pesci). Also in the running was “The Godfather: Part III,” which lost all seven of its Oscar bids; Picture, Director (Francis Ford Coppola), Supporting Actor (Andy Garcia), Cinematography, Editing, Art Direction, and Original Song ("Promise Me You’ll Remember"). Neither of those films was considered a great technical achievement in filmmaking. That proved to be their undoing in their attempt to overtake "Dances with Wolves," which contended both above and below-the-line. Likewise, the main rivals to “The Revenant” — six-time nominee “Spotlight” and five-time contender “The Big Short” — are character-driven films. Can "The Revenant" match the "Dances with Wolves" Oscar haul of seven?

Kevin Costner and 'Dances With Wolves' Win Top Oscar Prizes - NYTimes.com Kevin Costner and 'Dances With Wolves' Win Top Oscar Prizes By LARRY ROHTER, Special to The New York Times Published: March 26, 1991 LOS ANGELES, March 25— "Dances With Wolves," an epic western in which the Indians are the good guys and the cavalry the villains, walked away with seven Oscars at the 63rd annual Academy Awards tonight, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay. The first western to win the Best Picture award since "Cimarron" in 1931, "Dances With Wolves" was initially scorned by Hollywood because of its length, extensive use of dialogue in an American Indian language and unusual point of view. In addition, Kevin Costner, who co-produced the film and starred as an Army officer who joins the Lakota Sioux tribe, had never directed a film and was coming off a movie that had flopped at the box office. "My Native American brothers and sisters across the country, especially the Lakota Sioux, will never forget," Mr. Costner said upon receiving the statuette for Best Picture.

When Michael Blake, who wrote both the screenplay for "Dances With Wolves" and the novel from which it was adapted, came to the podium of the Shrine Auditorium here to receive his award, he had his remarks translated into Lakota by Doris Leader Charge, a Sioux adviser to the film. Going Against Type In another tacit acknowledgement that Hollywood often overlooks the unconventional, the best-actress award went to Kathy Bates, a veteran stage actress who had regularly been passed over for choice film roles on the grounds that she was too old, too heavy or not pretty enough to be a leading lady. Ms. Bates won for her performance in "Misery" as an obsessed fan who holds her favorite writer captive. "I'd like to thank the Academy," was the way Ms. Bates began her remarks. "I've been waiting a long time to say that," she added, before going on to thank her director, Rob Reiner, "for giving me a chance." During his night of personal triumph and vindication, Mr. Costner was passed over for a major award only in the best-actor category.

That award was won by the British actor Jeremy Irons, who played Claus von Bulow in "Reversal of Fortune." In one of the few upsets of the evening, a Swiss film, "Journey of Hope" won as best foreign film over the heavily favored French entry, "Cyrano de Bergerac," whose star, Gerard Depardieu, was also nominated as best actor. "Cyrano de Bergerac" did, however, take home one Oscar, for costume design. Predictions Fulfilled Both of the supporting-actor awards went to performers who had been expected to win. Joe Pesci was recognized for his chilling portrayal of a psychotic gangster in "Goodfellas," the only Oscar won by that film in a total of six nominations, and Whoopi Goldberg triumphed for her role in the romantic comedy-drama "Ghost." By winning in the best-supporting-actress cateogry, Ms. Goldberg, who played a reluctant psychic, became the first black woman in more than 60 years to take home an acting award. Hattie McDaniel was the victor in 1939 for her role in "Gone With the Wind"; Ms.

Goldberg received a nomination in 1986 for "The Color Purple." "Ghost," which earned more than $200 million in 1990, making it the most popular film of the year, also won an Oscar for best original screenplay, which was awarded to Bruce Joel Rubin. The cinematography award went to Dean Semler, in recognition of the sweeping prairie vistas he captured in "Dances With Wolves." The veteran composer John Barry, a winner in 1986 for "Out of Africa," won the Oscar for best original score for the sweeping orchestral themes he contributed to "Dances With Wolves." The best- original-song citation went to "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from "Dick Tracy," which was written by Stephen Sondheim and sung by Madonna. Several Technical Prizes "Dances With Wolves," which included elaborate battle and buffalo-hunting sequences, also met with success in several technical categories, including a citation to Russell Williams 2d, Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton and Greg Watkins for best sound.

Neil Travis was voted the best-editing award for his work on the sprawling 3-hour-and-20-minute western, while the sound-effects-editing award went to Cecilia Hall and George Watters for "The Hunt for Red October." "Dick Tracy," a lavish and oversized rendering of the famous comic strip which was overlooked in the major categories, also fared well in the technical area. John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler, responsible for the grotesque look of a whole gallery of criminals, won for makeup, while Richard Sylbert and Rick Simpson's imaginative use of garish primary colors led them to victory in the art-direction category. As has often been the case in the documentary category, films with strongly political themes proved to be the winners. Barbara Kopple and Arthur Cohn's "American Dream," which examines a labor dispute in a Midwestern town, won the feature-length award and Steven Okazaki's "Days of Waiting," about the suffering of interned Japanese-Americans during World War II, triumphed in the short-subject division.

In the live-action short film category, a Columbia University graduate student, Adam Davidson, won with "The Lunch Date," which he described as "a 10-minute student film I did for a class." The story of an encounter between a suburban matron on a shopping trip and a homeless man, Mr. Davidson's film previously had won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the academy's Student Oscar competition. Britain's Nick Park was the winner in the animated short film with "Creature Comforts," a series of interviews with animals at a zoo that involved the use of plasticine models. Special Awards Several technical and honorary awards were announced before tonight's ceremonies, which were televised by ABC and seen by viewers in nearly 100 countries around the world. "Total Recall" won a special citation for its imaginative use of state-of-the-art visual effects, and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for Technical Innovation went to Stefan Kudelski for recent advances he made in sound recording. The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was presented to Richard D.

Zanuck, whose "Driving Miss Daisy" won the best picture award last year, and his longtime partner David Brown were honored for their body of work as producers of such films as "Jaws," "The Sting," "Cocoon" and "The Verdict." Myrna Loy, now a frail 86 years old, was honored via a video linkup to her New York apartment for her performances in such classic films as "The Thin Man" and "The Best Years of Our Lives." Sophia Loren, who won as best actress in 1961 for "Two Women," also received an honorary award for what the citation called "a career rich with memorable performances" that "has added permanent luster to our art form." The nominations were made by the nearly 5,000 members of the academy's 13 branches. In addition to 37 films submitted for consideration in the best foreign film category, 223 feature-length films were eligible for citations. Photos: Jeremy Irons, left, was named best actor for his role as Claus von Bulow in "Reversal of Fortune." Kathy Bates, top right, as Annie Wilkes in "Misery," received an Oscar as best actress.

James Caan is seen as Paul Sheldon in the film. (Warner Brothers) 'Dances With Wolves,' Irons, Bates Win Oscars : Academy Awards: Costner is best director; his film takes 7 prizes. Goldberg, Pesci honored in support roles. - latimes YOU ARE HERE: LAT Home → Collections 'Dances With Wolves,' Irons, Bates Win Oscars : Academy Awards: Costner is best director; his film takes 7 prizes. Goldberg, Pesci honored in support roles. March 26, 1991 |NINA J. EASTON | TIMES STAFF WRITER Kevin Costner proved his critics wrong, and Oscar prognosticators right, Monday night when "Dances With Wolves," his epic ode to a West long gone, won seven Academy Awards, including best picture, director and adapted screenplay. Costner--who directed himself as an idealistic cavalry officer whose solitary life at a frontier outpost is interrupted, and forever transformed, when he encounters members of a tribe of Lakota Sioux--was passed over as best actor.

That honor went to Jeremy Irons, who portrayed sinister Klaus Von Bulow in "Reversal of Fortune." Kathy Bates was named best actress as the obsessed fan in "Misery." Whoopi Goldberg and Joe Pesci garnered Oscars for their supporting roles. "Dances With Wolves," which had 12 nominations, was widely viewed as the evening's front-runner. Just a year ago, Hollywood skeptics--convinced that Costner had a flop the size of "Heaven's Gate" on his hands--had tagged his three-hour directorial debut "Kevin's Gate." Instead, "Dances With Wolves" became the first Western since "Cimarron" in 1931 to be named best picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during its 63rd annual awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium. "It's very easy for people to trivialize what we do, (saying) that if it's such a big deal how come no one remembers last year's winner?" Costner said as he collected the best picture statuette with producer-partner Jim Wilson. "I will never forget what happened here tonight. My family will never forget.

My Native American friends will never forget." Irons' performance as the aristocratic attempted murder suspect Von Bulow had been widely praised by critics and had earned him an award from the National Society of Film Critics. The actor, whose past film credits include "Dead Ringers" and "The French Lieutenant's Woman,"' reserved one of his thank-you's for his co-star, Glenn Close, "for finally persuading me to do it." After thanking the academy, Bates said she had been "waiting a long time to say that! I'd like to thank (co-star) Jimmy Caan and to apologize publicly for the ankles," referring to the chilling scene in which she breaks the ankles of Caan's fiction writer character with a sledgehammer. Best known for her stage work, Bates' Broadway credits include " 'Night, Mother," "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean," and "Fifth of July." Paramount's surprise hit, "Ghost," came away with two awards, for Bruce Joel Rubin's original screenplay and Goldberg's supporting role as Oda Mae Brown, a quack psychic who comes to the aid of two young lovers, one of them deceased.

Goldberg was the first black woman to win an Oscar since 1939, when Hattie McDaniel won for her supporting role as Scarlett O'Hara's "Mammy" in "Gone With the Wind." The odds-on favorite going into the night, Goldberg choked back tears as she told the academy members and a worldwide television audience: "I come from New York. When I was a little kid, I lived in the projects. You're the people I watched; the people I wanted to be.

I'm proud to be an actor." Goldberg, who started her career as a stand-up comic, had been nominated once before--for her 1985 debut in "The Color Purple." Since then, her screen record has been mixed, with lead roles in such films as "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Fatal Beauty," "Clara's Heart," and "Homer and Eddie." In what was widely considered to be the most competitive acting category of the evening, the best supporting actor Oscar went to Pesci for his portrayal of a menacingly volatile gangster in Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas." When Pesci collected his gold-plated statuette, he left behind only five words: "It's my privilege. Thank you." Pesci, who also appeared as a bungling burglar in "Home Alone" and the kinetic accountant in "Lethal Weapon 2," last received an Oscar nomination for his performance in "Raging Bull"--another film in which he worked with Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro.

"The Godfather, Part III," which Paramount executives had tried to get off the ground for the better part of two decades, had received seven nominations, but director Francis Coppola left the ceremonies empty-handed, as did the filmmakers behind another best picture nominee, "Awakenings." Warren Beatty's comic book-turned-movie, "Dick Tracy," was honored in the technical categories of makeup and art direction, and for best original song. The 3-hour, 27-minute show--produced by TV and film director Gilbert Cates and broadcast live on ABC--brought comic actor Billy Crystal back for a second time as host. As he did last year, Crystal spiced his opening monologue with biting, inside-Hollywood humor. "We're thankful tonight that no Americans are fighting anywhere--except at Paramount," he joked in a reference to ousted chairman Frank Mancuso's $45-million breach-of-contract lawsuit against Paramount Pictures. Kevin Costner - Awards - IMDb Kevin Costner Showing all 52 wins and 54 nominations Academy Awards, USA For playing: "Devil Anse Hatfield". Nominated Kevin Costner (b. 1955) and Jennifer Garner (b.

1972) American Indian Film Festival Stephen P. Dunn (second assistant director) (plaque) Golden Apple Awards For his career and international success. Jupiter Award Glen Powell "History has its share of incredible untold stories, and this is one of the most compelling, the ... More "History has its share of incredible untold stories, and this is one of the most compelling, the tale of three African-American women - engineers, physicists, mathematicians - who in their work for NASA in the early 1960s were integral in calculating the flight trajectories for Project Mercury and Apollo 11," said Festival Chairman Harold Maztner. "Fueled by the performances of Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe, the ensemble cast also features outstanding performances from Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell and many others.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival is proud to present the entire cast of Hidden Figures with the 2017 Ensemble Performance Award." 1991 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Art Direction - Art Direction: Jeffrey Beecroft; Set Decoration: Lisa Dean Costume Design - Elsa Zamparelli Actor in a Supporting Role - Graham Greene in "Dances With Wolves" Actor in a Leading Role - Kevin Costner in "Dances With Wolves" Actress in a Supporting Role - Mary McDonnell in "Dances With Wolves" * Cinematography - Dean Semler * Sound - Jeffrey Perkins, Bill W. Benton, Greg Watkins, Russell Williams II * Best Picture - Jim Wilson and Kevin Costner, Producers * Music (Original Score) - John Barry * Directing - Kevin Costner * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) - Michael Blake * Film Editing - Neil Travis Dances with Wolves | Reelviews Movie Reviews Array ( [page] => reelviews [view] => dances-with-wolves ) Dances with Wolves (United States, 1990) A movie review by James Berardinelli There was a time when the western was one of Hollywood's most popular genres.

Whether it was Gary Cooper standing tall in High Noon , Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas taking out the Clantons in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, John Wayne fighting the Apaches in Rio Grande, or Clint Eastwood looking more bad than good or ugly in Sergio Leone's trilogy, the Old West was a sure way to break into the black at the box office. But that was during the '50s and '60s. Since then, another cinematic generation has taken over and the western has gone the way of the musical. In 1990, while it wasn't yet as extinct as the Sabertooth Tiger, it was definitely on the endangered species list - until Kevin Costner came along and singlehandedly breathed new life into the genre. Suddenly, in the span of three years, two westerns had captured the Best Picture Oscar (Dances with Wolves and Unforgiven ). And, while this newfound popularity didn't come close to challenging what had once been, film makers could take solace that they would not be summarily denied funding the moment they mentioned the words "Old West." When Kevin Costner made Dances with Wolves, he was at the height of his popularity.

The debacles of Waterworld and The Postman were still years in the future. As an actor, he was riding the crest of a motion picture wave that included Silverado, No Way Out, The Untouchables, Bull Durham, and Field of Dreams. Dances with Wolves, which gave Costner the triple hat of performer, producer, and director, was one of the most ambitious and impressive debuts of any novice film maker in the past three decades. In the '90s, it is only one of two films lasting longer than three hours to have grossed more than $100 million domestically (the other being Titanic), showing that the public loved it as much as the critics. Dances with Wolves has been called a "revisionist western" - a movie that reversed the traditional roles of Cowboys and Indians. In fact, it's nothing of the sort. While it is true that the Sioux tribe is portrayed with the kind of balance and sensitivity rarely accorded to Native Americans in any movie, the Pawnee do not fare as well (as Sioux enemies, they are presented in much the same fashion that Indians were back in the '50s and '60s).

And the American soldiers are depicted as genuine, imperfect human beings, not as thoughtless, vicious brutes. We mourn the death of Lieutenant Elgin as much as that of Stone Calf. So, although Dances with Wolves makes a conscious attempt to set the historical record straight, the role reversal is not complete. This is not meant to minimize Costner's achievement in presenting an epic motion picture from the Native American perspective, but to note that Dances with Wolves did not subvert the entire genre; it just twisted a few of the conventions. Areas that were once presented in graphic black and white have been blurred by the inclusion of many shades of gray. Dances with Wolves opens with a brief Civil War prologue in which the protagonist, Lt. John Dunbar (Costner), establishes himself as a hero by providing a diversion so that a group of Union soldiers can overcome an entrenched Rebel position. Dunbar's reason for his actions - he preferred losing his life to living without a leg (the doctors were planning an amputation) - are unimportant. All that matters are the results, and, because of his bravery, he is offered a station anywhere he wants. He chooses the frontier, so he can see it before it is gone.

Soon, he has been dispatched to the small South Dakota post of Fort Sedgewick. But, when he arrives there in the company of the wagon-driver Timmons (Robert Pastorelli), he finds the place deserted. Nevertheless, he resolves to obey his orders, and, after dismissing Timmons, he sets about putting things to right and solving the mystery of where everyone went. For over a month, Dunbar is alone at Fort Sedgewick. His only companions are a friendly wolf that he names Two Socks and his faithful mount, Cisco. Gradually, over time, he becomes comfortable with his peaceful surroundings - some of the most beautiful country he has ever seen. The sequences with Dunbar alone at Sedgewick are some of the best in the movie. There is a kind of quiet cinematic poetry in these scenes as we grow not only to learn about the character of Dunbar, but about the land itself - not as it is today, but as it was 135 years ago. The first hour of Dances with Wolves is setup, but the gorgeous visuals, lush score (by John Barry), and reflective tone makes it a pleasant introduction.

The story moves into high gear with the arrival of the Sioux, led by the thoughtful Kicking Bird (Graham Greene) and the tempestuous Wind in His Hair (Rodney A. Grant). At first, there is mutual distrust, but, as Dunbar and the Sioux interact and begin to communicate (each learning a few words of the other's language), they form a truce, then a bond. With every passing day, Dunbar finds himself more and more infatuated with the Sioux way of life. And his interaction with them becomes even easier when Stands With A Fist (Mary McDonnell), a white woman who has lived with the Sioux since childhood, is able to act as an interpreter. Eventually, Dunbar leaves Fort Sedgewick and moves into the Sioux camp. He falls in love with Stands with a Fist, becomes a respected member of the tribe with his own Sioux name ("Dances With Wolves"), and is able to forget the life he left behind - until the day when Fort Sedgewick is garrisoned and the soldiers find him: an out-of-uniform officer "gone Injun." Dances with Wolves works on many levels. It's a rousing adventure, a touching romance, and a stirring drama.

While Dunbar's story is fictional, the background surrounding it is real, from the Sioux beliefs to the "take without asking" policy of many frontiersmen. Costner was determined to make the film as authentic as possible. He did most of his own stunts. Instead of using a half-breed for Two Socks, he used a full wolf. The Sioux speak their own language, Lakota (with subtitles), instead of English. And Costner cast only Native Americans as Indians. The characters populating Dances with Wolves are strongly written and effectively portrayed. While no one is going to place Costner alongside Laurence Olivier in the acting department, he brings a likability to Dunbar that many better performers might not have been able to match. The film works in large part because we identify so thoroughly with Dunbar. In fact, we know nothing of his past - he comes to us as a clean slate, born through his act of suicidal courage. We never learn anything about his family or childhood, but we see the frontier and the Sioux culture through his eyes, and it quickly becomes apparent that for him, the past is irrelevant. The reality of his life begins when we first meet him.

To say that the Sioux defy traditional stereotypes is to understate the matter. As portrayed by Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Tantoo Cardinal, and others, these are a group of compelling, diverse characters who show no hint of caricature. Mary McDonnell plays an effective love interest for Dunbar. Like him, Stands With A Fist is caught between two cultures. Costner should be applauded for this casting choice. McDonnell has the maturity to make certain scenes work when a younger actress might have struck a false note (McDonnell is three years older than Costner). The director was determined that Stands With A Fist should be portrayed by a "woman," not a "girl." Although Dances with Wolves contains several well-executed battle scenes, there's little doubt that the most breathtaking sequence is the buffalo hunt, where the Sioux riders race alongside thousands of rampaging buffalo and bring several of them down. It's a high adrenaline sequence that marks the moment when Dunbar finally rejects his old culture to embrace his new one.

From a technical and logistical perspective, this is probably the year's singlemost memorable scene, and the adroitness with which Costner directed it explains (at least in part) why he won the Best Director Oscar. For several years after Dances with Wolves, expectations were high about Costner's next project. Sadly, when it finally materialized in late 1997, The Postman was a colossal disappointment. Will Costner ever direct again? At this point, that question cannot be answered, but, even if he never makes another film, he can be proud of the singular achievement on his resume. For three hours, Dances with Wolves transports us to another world, and that's the mark of a great motion picture. Dances with Wolves (United States, 1990)

Question: Who won the Best Actor and Best Director Oscar for Dances With Wolves?
Answer: Kevin Costner