Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 18, 1993 TAG: 9302180365
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JOHN HORN ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. LENGTH: Long
VYING FOR OSCAR
"Howards End," the lush English drama about love transcending class lines, and Clint Eastwood's revisionist Western "Unforgiven" led Wednesday's Oscar nominations with nine apiece.The two were nominated for best picture, as were "The Crying Game," "A Few Good Men," and "Scent of a Woman."
Nominated for best actor were Eastwood, Al Pacino for "Scent of a Woman," Stephen Rea for "The Crying Game," Denzel Washington for "Malcolm X" and Robert Downey Jr. for "Chaplin."
Best actress selections were Emma Thompson for "Howards End," Susan Sarandon in "Lorenzo's Oil," Michelle Pfeiffer in "Love Field," Mary McDonnell in "Passion Fish" and Catherine Deneuve in "Indochine."
Pacino scored a rare double, earning nominations in the supporting actor category as well for "Glengarry Glen Ross." Other supporting actor picks were Jaye Davidson in "The Crying Game," Gene Hackman in "Unforgiven," Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men" and David Paymer for "Mr. Saturday Night."
Among the more surprising selections was a best supporting actress honor for Marisa Tomei in "My Cousin Vinny." Joining her in the category were Judy Davis in "Husbands and Wives," Joan Plowright in "Enchanted April," Vanessa Redgrave in "Howards End" and Miranda Richardson in "Damage."
"The Player," the devastating sendup of Hollywood filmmaking, received two top nominations: for director Robert Altman and screenwriter Michael Tolkin.
Eastwood joined a select group nominated for acting and directing the same year. Other directing selections were James Ivory for "Howards End," Neil Jordan for "The Crying Game" and Martin Brest for "Scent of a Woman."
The 65th Annual Academy Awards will be presented in a nationally televised ceremony March 29.
Among those overlooked in the nominations were Tom Cruise, who starred in "A Few Good Men," and Spike Lee, who directed "Malcolm X."
"The Crying Game" had the second-most nominations with six, followed by the animated musical "Aladdin" with five.
In addition to picture, director, supporting and lead actress, "Howards End" was nominated for art direction, cinematography, costume design, original score and adapted screenplay.
"Unforgiven" was also nominated for art direction, cinematography, editing, sound and original screenplay.
The foreign language nominees were Russia's "Close to Eden," Belgium's "Daens," France's "Indochine," Uruguay's "A Place in the World" and Germany's "Schtonk."
Deneuve became the 20th performer nominated for a non-English language role.
"The Crying Game's" six nominations all came in top categories, including best original screenplay by director Jordan. Also in the original screenplay race are Woody Allen for "Husbands and Wives," John Sayles for "Passion Fish," David Webb Peoples for "Unforgiven" and George Miller & Nick Enright for "Lorenzo's Oil."
In the adapted screenplay category the nominees were "Enchanted April" by Peter Barnes, "Howards End" by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, "The Player" by Tolkin, "A River Runs Through It" by Richard Friedenberg and "Scent of a Woman" for Bo Goldman.
"Aladdin" received two nominations for original song, as did "The Bodyguard."
"A Few Good Men" and "Malcolm X" were once considered Oscar favorites but fared poorly in other recent awards, including the Golden Globes.
Eastwood won the best director Golden Globe for "Unforgiven," in which he plays a retired gunfighter who tries without success to escape his past and picks up his six-shooter for one last score.
Thompson won the best actress Golden Globe for her role as the independent wife in "Howards End." The film is based on the E.M. Forster novel.
"Scent of a Woman" won Golden Globes for best dramatic picture, actor and screenplay but was hurt by a report that Golden Globe voters were treated to a junket to New York.
Other nominations:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Neil Jordan, "The Crying Game"; Woody Allen, "Husbands and Wives"; George Miller and Nick Enright, "Lorenzo's Oil"; John Sayles, "Passion Fish"; David Webb Peoples, "Unforgiven."
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Peter Barnes, "Enchanted April"; Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, "Howards End"; Michael Tolkin, "The Player"; Richard Friedenberg, "A River Runs Through It"; Bo Goldman, "Scent of a Woman."
FOREIGN FILM: "Close to Eden," Russia; "Daens," Belgium; "Indochine," France; "A Place in the World," Uruguay; "Schtonk," Germany.
ART DIRECTION: "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "Chaplin," "Howards End," "Toys," "Unforgiven."
CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Hoffa," "Howards End," "The Lover," "A River Runs Through It," "Unforgiven."
COSTUME DESIGN: "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "Enchanted April," "Howards End," "Malcolm X," "Toys."
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker," "Fires of Kuwait," "Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II," "Music for the Movies: Bernard Hermann," "The Panama Deception."
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: "At the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai," "Beyond Imagining: Margaret Anderson and the `Little Review,"' "The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein," "Educating Peter," "When Abortion was Illegal: Untold Stories."
FILM EDITING: "Basic Instinct," "The Crying Game," "A Few Good Men," "The Player," "Unforgiven."
MAKEUP: "Batman Returns," "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "Hoffa."
MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE: Alan Menken, "Aladdin"; Jerry Goldsmith, "Basic Instinct"; John Barry, "Chaplin"; Richard Robbins, "Howards End"; Mark Isham, "A River Runs Through It."
MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG: "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" from "The Mambo Kings"; "Friend Like Me" from "Aladdin"; "I Have Nothing" from "The Bodyguard"; "Run to You" from "The Bodyguard"; "Whole New World" from "Aladdin."
ANIMATED SHORT FILM: "Adam," "Mona Lisa," "Descending a Staircase," "Reci, Reci, Reci ... (Words, Words, Words ...)," "The Sandman," "Screen Play."
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: "Contact," "Cruise Control," "The Lady in Waiting," "Omnibus," "Swan Song."
SOUND: "Aladdin," "A Few Good Men," "The Last of the Mohicans," "Under Siege," "Unforgiven."
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: "Aladdin," "Bram Stoker's Dracula," "Under Siege."
VISUAL EFFECTS: "Alien 3," "Batman Returns," "Death Becomes Her."