Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


1991 (64th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview

Shown below is an overview of the 1991 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)

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The 1991 Preliminaries

1991 (64th) Reminder List of Eligible Releases

1991 (64th) Voting Rules
Eligibility Period:
January 1, 1991 to December 31, 1991

Reminder List of Eligible Releases

Text of Voting Rules

The 1991 Ceremony

1991 (64th) Academy Award Ceremony Poster

1991 (64th) Academy Award Ceremony Program
Monday, March 30, 1992
6:00 PM

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,
Los Angeles County Music Center


Ceremony Poster

Ceremony Program

Nominations & Winners
Winners Only
Nominations by Film
Nomination Statistics by Film

See Also:
    Nominations & Winners by Category
    Winners Only by Category

The 1991 Winners

1991 (64th) Best Picture Poster: “The Silence of the Lambs”

1991 (64th) Best Picture Home Page Background: “The Silence of the Lambs”


Best Picture:
The Silence of the Lambs
Strong Heart/Demme Production;
Orion

Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman, Producers

Best Picture Poster

Best Picture Home Page Background

1991 (64th) Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins Best Actor:
Anthony Hopkins
as Dr. Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ Lecter
in the film
The Silence of the Lambs

1991 (64th) Best Actress: Jodie Foster Best Actress:
Jodie Foster
as Clarice Starling
in the film
The Silence of the Lambs

1991 (56th) Best Supporting Actor: Jack Palance Best Supporting Actor:
Jack Palance
as Curly Washburn
in the film
City Slickers

1991 (56th) Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes Ruehl Best Supporting Actress:
Mercedes Ruehl
as Anne
in the film
The Fisher King

1991 (58th) Best Song: “Beauty and the Beast” Best Song:
Beauty and the Beast
from the film
Beauty and the Beast

Music by Alan Menken;
lyric by Howard Ashman

Best Song Lyrics

Other 1991 Nominees

1991 (64th) Best Picture Nominees

Best Picture Nominees
1991 (64th) Best Actor Nominees

Best Actor Nominees
1991 (64th) Best Actress Nominees

Best Actress Nominees

The 1991 Academy Board of Governors Ball

1991 (35th) Governors Ball Program/Menu Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,
Los Angeles County Music Center


Governors Ball Program/Menu
Dinner Menu