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Oscars 1991 winners and nominees

The 1991 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Awakenings
Awakenings (1990)
GoodWatch score 79
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
GoodWatch score 67
Ghost
Ghost (1990)
GoodWatch score 68
GoodFellas
GoodFellas (1990)
GoodWatch score 89

Directing

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
GoodFellas
GoodFellas (1990)
GoodWatch score 89
Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
GoodWatch score 82
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
GoodWatch score 67
The Grifters
The Grifters (1990)
GoodWatch score 78

Actress in a Leading Role

Misery
Misery (1990)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
GoodWatch score 69
The Grifters
The Grifters (1990)
GoodWatch score 78
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
GoodWatch score 73
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

Actor in a Supporting Role

GoodFellas
GoodFellas (1990)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Longtime Companion
Longtime Companion (1989)
GoodWatch score 83
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Actor in a Leading Role

Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
GoodWatch score 83
The Field
The Field (1990)
GoodWatch score 59
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Awakenings
Awakenings (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

Actress in a Supporting Role

Ghost
Ghost (1990)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
GoodFellas
GoodFellas (1990)
GoodWatch score 89
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 66
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
The Grifters
The Grifters (1990)
GoodWatch score 78

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Ghost
Ghost (1990)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Metropolitan
Metropolitan (1990)
GoodWatch score 78
Avalon
Avalon (1990)
GoodWatch score 74
Alice
Alice (1990)
GoodWatch score 65
Green Card
Green Card (1990)
GoodWatch score 59

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
The Grifters
The Grifters (1990)
GoodWatch score 78
Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
GoodWatch score 82
Awakenings
Awakenings (1990)
GoodWatch score 79
GoodFellas
GoodFellas (1990)
GoodWatch score 89

Music (Original Score)

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Home Alone
Home Alone (1990)
GoodWatch score 70
Ghost
Ghost (1990)
GoodWatch score 68
Avalon
Avalon (1990)
GoodWatch score 74
Havana
Havana (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

Foreign Language Film

Journey of Hope
Journey of Hope (1990)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
GoodWatch score 83
Ju Dou
Ju Dou (1990)
GoodWatch score 76
The Nasty Girl
The Nasty Girl (1990)
GoodWatch score 64

Music (Original Song)

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Young Guns II
Young Guns II (1990)
GoodWatch score 53
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
GoodWatch score 73
Home Alone
Home Alone (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

Makeup and Hairstyling

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
GoodWatch score 83
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
GoodWatch score 82

Documentary Feature Film

American Dream
American Dream (1990)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Building Bombs
Building Bombs (1989)
GoodWatch score 63
Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Forever Activists: Stories from the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (1990)
GoodWatch score 60
Berkeley in the Sixties
Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
GoodWatch score 85
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)
GoodWatch score 71
American Masters
American Masters (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Documentary Short Film

Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo (1991)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Chimps: So Like Us
Chimps: So Like Us (1990)
GoodWatch score 68
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember (1990)
GoodWatch score 62
Journey Into Life: The World of the Unborn
Journey Into Life: The World of the Unborn (1990)
GoodWatch score 65
Burning Down Tomorrow
Burning Down Tomorrow (1990)
GoodWatch score 76

International Feature Film

Journey of Hope
Journey of Hope (1990)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
GoodWatch score 83
Ju Dou
Ju Dou (1990)
GoodWatch score 76
The Nasty Girl
The Nasty Girl (1990)
GoodWatch score 64
Open Doors
Open Doors (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

Costume Design

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Hamlet
Hamlet (1990)
GoodWatch score 69
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63
Avalon
Avalon (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

Production Design

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
GoodWatch score 67
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
GoodWatch score 83
Hamlet
Hamlet (1990)
GoodWatch score 69
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80

Sound

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Total Recall
Total Recall (1990)
GoodWatch score 68
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder (1990)
GoodWatch score 56
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

Short Film (Live Action)

The Lunch Date
The Lunch Date (1989)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
What Have We Done?
What Have We Done? (1990)
GoodWatch score 64
12:01 PM
12:01 PM (1990)
GoodWatch score 72
Dear Rosie
Dear Rosie (1990)
GoodWatch score 62
Bronx Cheers
Bronx Cheers (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

Cinematography

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1990)
GoodWatch score 63
Henry & June
Henry & June (1990)
GoodWatch score 62
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
GoodWatch score 67
Avalon
Avalon (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

Short Film (Animated)

Creature Comforts
Creature Comforts (1989)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers (1990)
GoodWatch score 71
A Grand Day Out
A Grand Day Out (1990)
GoodWatch score 90

Sound Editing

The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
Total Recall
Total Recall (1990)
GoodWatch score 68
Flatliners
Flatliners (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

Film Editing

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Ghost
Ghost (1990)
GoodWatch score 68
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
GoodWatch score 75
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
GoodWatch score 67
GoodFellas
GoodFellas (1990)
GoodWatch score 89