The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV)

Director:

Jeff Margolis

Writers:

Billy Crystal (special material)
Hal Kanter (writer)

Release Date:

30 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot Keywords:

Awards Show | TV Special | Push Ups | Space Shuttle | Strait Jacket

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Billy Crystal	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bryan Adams	...	Himself - Performer
Antonio Banderas	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound Effects Editing
Kathy Bates	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role (also archive footage)
Warren Beatty	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Actor in a Leading Role
Annette Bening	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (also archive footage)
Charles F. Bolden Jr.	...	Himself (Crew of Atlantis STS-45)
Ronald M. Bozman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture (as Ron Bozman)
Ray Bradbury	...	Himself - Presenter: Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Ray Harryhausen
Jeff Bridges	...	Jack Lucas (archive footage)
Peabo Bryson	...	Himself - Performer
James Caan	...	Eddie Sparks (archive footage)
Dana Carvey	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Live Action
Kevin Costner	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Director
Hume Cronyn	...	Himself - Audience Member
Geena Davis	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
Jonathan Demme	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
Robert De Niro	...	Max Cady (archive footage)
Céline Dion	...	Herself - Performer
Michael Douglas	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress
Brian Duffy	...	Himself (Crew of Atlantis STS-45)
Robert Duvall	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Writing Awards
Sally Field	...	Herself - Presenter: 'Beauty and the beast' Clip
Michael Foale	...	Himself - Crew of Atlantis STS-45
Jodie Foster	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Dirk D. Frimout	...	Himself (Crew of Atlantis STS-45)
Richard Gere	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tom Hanks	...	Himself
Daryl Hannah	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
Ray Harryhausen	...	Himself
Dante Henderson	...	Dancer
Audrey Hepburn	...	Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Satyajit Ray
Anthony Hopkins	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Anjelica Huston	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Writing Awards
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Harvey Keitel	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Callie Khouri	...	Herself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself - Presenter: " (Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Song
Ben Kingsley	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Diane Ladd	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Jessica Lange	...	Leigh Bowden (archive footage)
Angela Lansbury	...	Herself - Performer
Bill Lauch	...	Himself - accepting Best Song Award for his late partner Howard Ashman
Spike Lee	...	Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards
David Leestma	...	Himself (Crew of Atlantis STS-45)
Michael Lerner	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Barry Levinson	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Juliette Lewis	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Byron K. Lichtenberg	...	Himself (Crew of Atlantis STS-45)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
George Lucas	...	Himself - Thalberg Award Recipient
Shirley MacLaine	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Original Song
Alan Menken	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Score & Best Original Song
Bette Midler	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
Demi Moore	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
Mike Myers	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Live Action
Kate Nelligan	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Paul Newman	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Picture (also archive footage)
Nick Nolte	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Paige O'Hara	...	Herself - Performer
Edward James Olmos	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
Jerry Orbach	...	Himself - Performer
Jack Palance	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Joe Pesci	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Brad Pitt	...	Himself - Audience Member
Kyli Rae	...	Featured dancer
Satyajit Ray	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient (pre-recorded in Calcutta)
Hal Roach	...	Himself - Special Guest
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
Edward Saxon	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Amber Scott	...	Herself - Performer
Ridley Scott	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
John Singleton	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay / Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
Sylvester Stallone	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Oliver Stone	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay
Sharon Stone	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound Effects Editing
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Picture
Kathy Sullivan	...	Herself (Crew of Atlantis STS-45)
Patrick Swayze	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Original Score
Ted Tally	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
Jessica Tandy	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter 'The Prince of Tides' Clip
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Picture (also archive footage)
Kathleen Turner	...	Herself - Presenter: 'Bugsy' Film Clip
Kenneth Utt	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Richard White	...	Himself - Performer
Robin Williams	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Atlantis/OV-104, Earth Orbit, Space

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

When 100 year-old film pioneer Hal Roach was honored the producers decided to have him give his acceptance speech from his seat. However, he didn't have a microphone and not realizing this proceeded to speak anyway. The home audience (and 95% of those in the auditorium) watched him speak though they heard nothing. The gaffe was quickly covered by host Billy Crystal who said, "I think that's appropriate because Mr. Roach started in silent films."

Quotes:

[earlier in the evening, Jack Palance won a Supporting Actor Oscar for City Slickers (1991) and did one-handed push-ups on the stage]
Billy Crystal: Jack Palance just bungee-jumped off the Hollywood Sign.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Be Our Guest

Upsets all around this year!!

This is the year of "Silence of the Lambs", and by winning Best Picture, pulled an upset over "The Prince of Tides" and "Bugsy". I was happy with "Silence" winning, but secretly was hoping for "Beauty and the Beast" to win!! Also, it was thrilling to see Anthony Hopkins win over Warren Beatty (whoever said this guy could act????) and Nick Nolte. I also remember Barbra Streisand's awful hair that year. Crimped!! And at her age!! LOL.