The 1994 Academy Awards were presented March 27, 1995 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles.
| Best Picture | Forrest Gump, Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey, producers (Paramount) |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral, Duncan Kenworthy, producer (Gramercy) |
| Pulp Fiction, Lawrence Bender, producer (Miramax) |
| Quiz Show, Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin and Michael Nozik, producers (Buena Vista) |
| The Shawshank Redemption, Niki Marvin, producer (Columbia) |
|  Forrest Gump Archive Photos |
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| Actor in a Leading Role | Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption |
| Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump |
| Nigel Hawthorne, The Madness of King George |
| Paul Newman, Nobody's Fool |
| John Travolta, Pulp Fiction |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Jodie Foster, Nell |
| Jessica Lange, Blue Sky |
| Miranda Richardson, Tom and Viv |
| Winona Ryder, Little Women |
| Susan Sarandon, The Client |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction |
| Martin Landau, Ed Wood |
| Chazz Palminteri, Bullets Over Broadway |
| Paul Scofield, Quiz Show |
| Gary Sinise, Forrest Gump |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Rosemary Harris, Tom and Viv |
| Helen Mirren, The Madness of King George |
| Uma Thurman, Pulp Fiction |
| Jennifer Tilly, Bullets Over Broadway |
| Dianne Wiest, Bullets Over Broadway |
| Directing | Woody Allen, Bullets Over Broadway |
| Krzysztof Kieslowski, Red |
| Robert Redford, Quiz Show |
| Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction |
| Robert Zemeckis, Forrest Gump |
| Writing | | Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath, Bullets Over Broadway | | Richard Curtis, Four Weddings and a Funeral | | Krzysztof Piesiewicz and Krzysztof Kieslowski, Red | | Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction | | Frances Walsh and Peter Jackson, Heavenly Creatures | | Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Paul Attanasio, Quiz Show | | Alan Bennett, The Madness of King George | | Robert Benton, Nobody's Fool | | Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption | | Eric Roth, Forrest Gump |
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| Cinematography | Don Burgess, Forrest Gump |
| Roger Deakins, The Shawshank Redemption |
| Owen Roizman, Wyatt Earp |
| Piotr Sobocinski, Red |
| John Toll, Legends of the Fall |
| Art Direction | Ken Adam, art direction; Carolyn Scott, set decoration, The Madness of King George |
| Rick Carter, art direction; Nancy Haigh, set decoration, Forrest Gump |
| Dante Ferretti, art direction; Francesca Lo Schiavo, set decoration, Interview With the Vampire |
| Lilly Kilvert, art direction; Dorree Cooper, set decoration, Legends of the Fall |
| Santo Loquasto, art direction; Susan Bode, set decoration, Bullets Over Broadway |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker, Steve Maslow, Bob Beemer and David R. B. MacMillan, Speed |
| Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick and Willie Burton, The Shawshank Redemption |
| Paul Massey, David Campbell, Christopher David and Douglas Ganton, Legends of the Fall |
| Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montano and Arthur Rochester, Clear and Present Danger |
| Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Dands and William B. Kaplan, Forrest Gump |
| Music | | Song | “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” The Lion King, Elton John, music; Tim Rice, lyrics | | “Circle of Life,” The Lion King, Elton John, music; Tim Rice, lyrics | | “Hakuna Matata,” The Lion King, Elton John, music; Tim Rice, lyrics | | “Look What Love Has Done,” Junior, Carol Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram and Patty Smyth, music and lyrics | | “Make Up Your Mind,” The Paper, Randy Newman, music and lyrics | | Original Score | Elliot Goldenthal, Interview With the Vampire | | Thomas Newman, Little Women | | Thomas Newman, The Shawshank Redemption | | Alan Silvestri, Forrest Gump | | Hans Zimmer, The Lion King |
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| Film Editing | Richard Francis-Bruce, The Shawshank Redemption |
| Frederick Marx, Steve James and Bill Haugse, Hoop Dreams |
| Sally Menke, Pulp Fiction |
| Arthur Schmidt, Forrest Gump |
| John Wright, Speed |
| Costume Design | Colleen Atwood, Little Women |
| Moidele Bickel, Queen Margot |
| April Ferry, Maverick |
| Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
| Jeffrey Kurland, Bullets Over Broadway |
| Makeup | Rick Baker, Ve Neill and Yolanda Toussieng, Ed Wood |
| Daniel Parker, Paul Engelen and Carol Hemming, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein |
| Daniel C. Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore and Judith A. Cory, Forrest Gump |
| Visual Effects | John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis and Patrick McClung, True Lies |
| Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum and Allen Hall, Forrest Gump |
| Scott Squires, Steve Williams, Tom Bertino and John Farhat, The Mask |
| Sound Effects Editing | Gloria S. Borders and Randy Thom, Forrest Gump |
| Stephen Hunter Flick, Speed |
| Bruce Stambler and John Leveque, Clear and Present Danger |
| Short Films | | Animation | The Big Story (Tim Watts and David Stoten, producers; Spitting Image Production) | | Bob's Birthday (Alison Snowden and David Fine, producers; Channel Four/National Film Board of Canada Production) | | The Janitor (Vanessa Schwartz, producer; Vanessa Schwartz Production) | | The Monk and the Fish (Michael Dudok de Wit, producer; Folimage Valence Production) | | Triangle (Erica Russell, producer; Gingco Ltd. Production) | | Live Action | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (Peter Capaldi and Ruth Kenley-Letts, producers; Conundrum Films Production) | | Kangaroo Court (Sean Astin and Christine Astin, producers; Lava Entertainment Production) | | On Hope (JoBeth Williams and Michele McGuire, producers; Chanticleer Films Production) | | Syrup (Paul Unwin and Nick Vivian, producers; First Choice Production) | | Trevor (Peggy Rajski and Randy Stone, producers; Rajski/Stone Production) |
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| Documentary | | Short Subject | Blues Highway (Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag, producers; Half Court Pictures, Ltd./National Geographic Society Production) | | 89MM od Europy (89MM From Europe) (Marcel Lozinski, producer; Studio Filmowe “Kalejdoskop”/Telewizja Polska Production) | | School for the Americas Assassins (Robert Richter, producer; Richter Production) | | Straight From the Heart (Dee Mosbacher and Frances Reid, producers; Woman Vision Production) | | A Time for Justice (Charles Guggenheim, producer; Guggenheim Productions, Inc. Production) | | Feature | Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter (Deborah Hoffmann, producer; D/D Production) | | D-Day Remembered (Charles Guggenheim, producer; Guggenheim Productions, Inc. Production) | | Freedom on My Mind (Connie Field and Marilyn Mulford, producers; Clarity Film Production) | | A Great Day in Harlem (Jean Bach, producer; Jean Bach Production) | | Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders, producers; American Film Foundation/Sanders and Mock Production) |
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| Foreign Language Film | Before the Rain, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Burnt by the Sun, Russia |
| Eat Drink Man Woman, Republic of China on Taiwan |
| Farinelli: II Castrato, Belgium |
| Strawberry and Chocolate, Cuba |
| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Clint Eastwood for a consistently high quality of motion picture production |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Quincy Jones |
| Honorary Awards | Michelangelo Antonioni for lifetime achievement |
