This document summarizes the Academy Award winners for Best Picture, actors, directors, and screenplays from 1990 to 1999. Each year lists the award recipients in the main categories, along with the nominated films' production studios. Some of the major Best Picture winners included Dances with Wolves, The Silence of the Lambs, Schindler's List, Forrest Gump, Titanic, and American Beauty.

1. The Academy Awards1990-1999

2. 1990Best Picture: Dances With Wolves (Orion- Jim Wilson & Kevin Costner)Best Actor: Jeremy Irons- Reversal of FortuneBest Actress: Kathy Bates- MiseryBest Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci- GoodfellasBest Supporting Actress: Whoopi Goldberg- Ghost

3. 1990 Continued…Best Director: Kevin Costner- Dances With WolvesBest Adapted Screenplay: Michael Blake- Dances With WolvesBest Original Screenplay: Bruce Joel Rubin- GhostBest Foreign Language Film: Journey of Hope (Reise der Hoffnung)- Switzerland

4. 1991Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs (Orion- Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt & Ron Bozman) Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins- The Silence of the LambsBest Actress: Jodie Foster- The Silence of the Lambs Best Supporting Actor: Jack Palance- City Slickers Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes Ruehl- The Fisher King

5. 1991 Continued…Best Director: Jonathan Demme- The Silence of the LambsBest Adapted Screenplay: Ted Tally- The Silence of the Lambs Best Original Screenplay: Callie Khouri- Thelma & Louise Best Foreign Language Film: Mediterraneo- Italy

6. 1992Best Picture: Unforgiven (Warner Brothers- Clint Eastwood)Best Actor: Al Pacino- Scent of a Woman Best Actress: Emma Thompson- Howards EndBest Supporting Actor: Gene Hackman- UnforgivenBest Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei- My Cousin VinnyBest Director: Clint Eastwood- UnforgivenBest Adapted Screenplay: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala- Howards End Best Original Screenplay: Neil Jordan- The Crying GameBest Foreign Language Film: Indochine- France

7. 1993Best Picture: Schindler’s List (Universal- Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen & Branko Lustig) Best Actor: Tom Hanks- PhiladelphiaBest Actress: Holly Hunter- The PianoBest Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones- The Fugitive Best Supporting Actress: Anna Paquin- The PianoBest Director: Steven Spielberg- Schindler’s ListBest Adapted Screenplay: Steven Zaillian- Schindler’s ListBest Original Screenplay: Jane Campion- The PianoBest Foreign Language Film: Belle Époque- Spain

8. 1994Best Picture: Forrest Gump (Paramount- Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch & Steve Starkey) Best Actor: Tom Hanks- Forrest GumpBest Actress: Jessica Lange- Blue SkyBest Supporting Actor: Martin Landau- Ed Wood Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest- Bullets Over BroadwayBest Director: Robert Zemeckis- Forrest GumpBest Adapted Screenplay: Eric Roth- Forrest GumpBest Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avery- Pulp FictionBest Foreign Language Film: Burnt by the Sun (Utomlyonnye solntsem/Утомлённые солнцем)- Russia

9. 1995Best Picture: Braveheart (Paramount- Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. & Bruce Davey) Best Actor: Nicolas Cage- Leaving Las VegasBest Actress: Susan Sarandon- Dead Man WalkingBest Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey- The Usual SuspectsBest Supporting Actress: Mira Sorvino- Mighty Aphrodite Best Director: Mel Gibson- BraveheartBest Adapted Screenplay: Emma Thompson- Sense and Sensibility Best Original Screenplay: Christopher McQuarrie- The Usual Suspects Best Foreign Language Film:Antonia’s Line (Antonia)- Netherlands

10. 1996Best Picture: The English Patient (Miramax- Saul Zaentz) Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush- Shine Best Actress: Frances McDormand- FargoBest Supporting Actor: Cuba Gooding, Jr.- Jerry MaguireBest Supporting Actress: Juliette Binoche-The English Patient Best Director: Anthony Minghella- The English PatientBest Adapted Screenplay: Billy Bob Thornton- Sling BladeBest Original Screenplay: Ethan & Joel Cohen- FargoBest Foreign Language Film: Kolja- Czech Republic

11. 1997Best Picture: Titanic (Paramount/20th Century Fox- James Cameron & Jon Landau)Best Actor: Jack Nicholson- As Good as It GetsBest Actress: Helen Hunt- As Good as It GetsBest Supporting Actor: Robin Williams- Good Will HuntingBest Supporting Actress: Kim Basinger- L.A. Confidential Best Director: James Cameron- TitanicBest Adapted Screenplay: Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson- L.A. Confidential Best Original Screenplay: Ben Affleck & Matt Damon- Good Will Hunting Best Foreign Language Film: Character (Karakter)-Netherlands

12. 1998Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love (Miramax- David Parfitt, Donna Gligiotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward & Marc Norman)Best Actor: Roberto Benigni- Life is Beautiful Best Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow- Shakespeare in Love Best Supporting Actor: James Coburn- AfflictionBest Supporting Actress: Judi Dench- Shakespeare in Love Best Director: Steven Spielberg- Saving Private RyanBest Adapted Screenplay: Bill Condon- Gods and Monsters Best Original Screenplay: Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard- Shakespeare in Love Best Foreign Language Film: Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella)- Italy

13. 1999Best Picture: American Beauty (DreamWorks SKG- Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks)Best Actor: Kevin Spacey- American BeautyBest Actress: Hilary Swank- Boys Don’t CryBest Supporting Actor: Michael Caine- The Cider House RulesBest Supporting Actress: Angelina Jolie- Girl, Interrupted Best Director: Sam Mendes- American BeautyBest Adapted Screenplay: John Irving- The Cider House RulesBest Original Screenplay: Alan Ball- American BeautyBest Foreign Language Film: All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)- Spain