The 1993 Academy Awards were presented March 21, 1994 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.
| Picture | The Fugitive, Arnold Kopelson, producer (Warner Bros.) |
| In the Name of the Father, Jim Sheridan, producer (Universal) |
| The Piano, Jan Chapman, producer (Miramax) |
| The Remains of the Day, Mike Nichols, John Calley and Ismail Merchant, producers (Columbia) |
| Schindler's List, Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig, producers (Universal) |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Daniel Day-Lewis, In the Name of the Father |
| Laurence Fishburne, What's Love Got to Do With It |
| Tom Hanks, Philadelphia |
| Anthony Hopkins, The Remains of the Day |
| Liam Neeson, Schindler's List |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Angela Bassett, What's Love Got to Do With It |
| Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation |
| Holly Hunter, The Piano |
| Emma Thompson, The Remains of the Day |
| Debra Winger, Shadowlands |
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 Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin, The Piano Archive Photos |
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| Actor in a Supporting Role | Leonardo DiCaprio, What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
| Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List |
| Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive |
| John Malkovich, In the Line of Fire |
| Pete Postlethwaite, In the Name of the Father |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Holly Hunter, The Firm |
| Anna Paquin, The Piano |
| Rosie Perez, Fearless |
| Winona Ryder, The Age of Innocence |
| Emma Thompson, In the Name of the Father |
| Directing | Robert Altman, Short Cuts |
| Jane Campion, The Piano |
| James Ivory, The Remains of the Day |
| Jim Sheridan, In the Name of the Father |
| Steven Spielberg, Schindler's List |
| Writing | | Sreenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Jane Campion, The Piano | | Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch, screenplay; Jeff Arch, story, Sleepless in Seattle | | Jeff Maguire, In the Line of Fire | | Ron Nyswaner, Philadelphia | | Gary Ross, Dave | | Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese, The Age of Innocence | | Terry George and Jim Sheridan, In the Name of the Father | | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, The Remains of the Day | | William Nicholson, Shadowlands | | Steven Zaillian, Schindler's List |
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| Cinematography | Gu Changwei, Farewell My Concubine |
| Michael Chapman, The Fugitive |
| Stuart Dryburgh, The Piano |
| Conrad L. Hall, Searching for Bobby Fischer |
| Janusz Kaminski, Schindler's List |
| Art Direction | Ken Adam, art direction; Marvin March, set decoration, Addams Family Values |
| Luciana Arrighi, art direction; lan Whittaker, set decoration, The Remains of the Day |
| Dante Ferretti, art direction; Robert J. Franco, set decoration, The Age of Innocence |
| Allan Starski, art direction; Ewa Braun, set decoration, Schindler's List |
| Ben Van Os and Jan Roelfs, art direction, Orlando |
| Sound | Chris Carpenter, D. M. Hemphill, Bill W. Benton and Lee Orloff, Geronimo: An American Legend |
| Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Tim Cooney, Cliffhanger |
| Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño and Scott D. Smith, The Fugitive |
| Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and Ron Judkins, Schindler's List |
| Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy and Ron Judkins, Jurassic Park |
| Music | | Song | “Again,” Poetic Justice, Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis, music and lyrics | | “The Day I Fall in Love,” Beethoven's 2nd, Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram and Clif Magness, music and lyrics | | “Philadelphia,” Philadelphia, Neil Young, music and lyrics | | “Streets of Philadelphia,” Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen, music and lyrics | | “A Wink and a Smile,” Sleepless in Seattle, Marc Shaiman, music; Ramsey McLean, lyrics | | Original Score | Elmer Bernstein, The Age of Innocence | | Dave Grusin, The Firm | | James Newton Howard, The Fugitive | | Richard Robbins, The Remains of the Day | | John Williams, Schindler's List |
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| Film Editing | Anne V. Coates, In the Line of Fire |
| Gerry Hambling, In the Name of the Father |
| Veronika Jenet, The Piano |
| Michael Kahn, Schindler's List |
| Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord and Dov Hoenig, The Fugitive |
| Costume Design | Jenny Beavan and John Bright, The Remains of the Day |
| Anna Biedrzycka-Sheppard, Schindler's List |
| Janet Patterson, The Piano |
| Gabriella Pescucci, The Age of Innocence |
| Sandy Powell, Orlando |
| Makeup | Greg Cannom, Ve Neill and Yolanda Toussieng, Mrs. Doubtfire |
| Carl Fullerton and Alan D'Angerio, Philadelphia |
| Christina Smith, Matthew Mungle and Judy Alexander Cory, Schindler's List |
| Visual Effects | Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco Shaw and Gordon Baker, The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno and Pamela Easley, Cliffhanger |
| Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri, Jurassic Park |
| Sound Effects Editing | John Leveque and Bruce Stambler, The Fugitive |
| Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns, Jurassic Park |
| Wylie Stateman and Gregg Baxter, Cliffhanger |
| Short Films | | Animation | Blindscape (Stephen Palmer, producer; National Film and Television School) | | The Mighty River (Frédéric Back and Hubert Tison, producers; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada Production) | | Small Talk (Bob Godfrey and Kevin Baldwin, producers; Bob Godfrey Films, Ltd.) | | The Village (Mark Baker, producer; Pizazz Pictures Production) | | The Wrong Trousers (Nick Park, producer; Aardman Animations Limited Production) | | Live Action | Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer) (Pepe Danquart, producer; Trans-Film GmbH Production) | | Down on the Waterfront (Stacy Title and Jonathan Penner, producers; Stacy Title/Jonathan Penner Production) | | The Dutch Master (Susan Seidelman and Jonathan Brett, producers; Regina Ziegler Film Production) | | Partners (Peter Weller and Jana Sue Memel, producers; Chanticleer Films) | | The Screw (La Vis) (Didier Flamand, producer; Perla Films Production) |
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| Documentary | | Short Subject | Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (Steven Cantor and Peter Spirer, producers; Moving Target Production) | | Chicks in White Satin (Elaine Holliman and Jason Schneider, producers; University of Southern California School of Cinema/Television) | | Defending Our Lives (Margaret Lazarus and Renner Wunderlich, producers; Cambridge Documentary Films Production) | | Feature | The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter (David Paperny and Arthur Ginsberg, producers; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/HBO Films Production) | | Children of Fate (Susan Todd and Andrew Young, producers; Young/Friedson Production) | | For Better or for Worse (David Collier and Betsy Thompson, producers; David Collier Production) | | I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School (Susan Raymond and Alan Raymond, Verité Films Production) | | The War Room (D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, producers; R. J. Cutler/Wendy Ettinger/Frazer Pennebaker Production) |
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| Foreign Language Film | Belle Époque, Spain |
| Farewell My Concubine, Hong Kong |
| Hedd Wyn, United Kingdom |
| The Scent of Green Papaya, Vietnam |
| The Wedding Banquet, Republic of China on Taiwan |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Paul Newman |
| Honorary Awards | To Deborah Kerr in appreciation for a full career's worth of elegant and beautifully crafted performances |
