AND THE nominations ARE...

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PICTURE: Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, The Shawshank Redemption

ACTOR: 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: Jodie Foster, Nell; Jessica Lange, Blue Sky; Miranda Richardson, Tom and Viv; Winona Ryder, Little Women; Susan Sarandon, The Client

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction; Martin Landau, Ed Wood; Chazz Palminteri, Bullets over Broadway; Paul Scofield, Quiz Show; Gary Sinise, Forrest Gump

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: 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

DIRECTOR: Woody Allen, Bullets over Broadway; Robert Zemeckis, Forrest Gump; Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction; Robert Redford, Quiz Show; Krzysztof Kieslowski, Red

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath, Bullets over Broadway; Richard Curtis, Four Weddings and a Funeral; Frances Walsh and Peter Jackson, Heavenly Creatures; Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction; Krzysztof Piesiewicz and Krzysztof Kieslowski, Red

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Eric Roth, Forrest Gump; Alan Bennett, Madness of King George; Robert Benton, Nobody's Fool; Paul Attanasio, Quiz Show; Frank Darabont, Shawshank Redemption

FOREIGN FILM: Before the Rain, (Mac); Burnt by the Sun, (Russ); Eat Drink Man Woman, (Tai); Farinelli: Il Castrato, (Bel); Strawberry and Chocolate, (Cu)

ART DIRECTION: Bullets over Broadway, Forrest Gump, Interview with the Vampire, Legends of the Fall, The Madness of King George

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Forrest Gump, Legends of the Fall, Red, The Shawshank Redemption, Wyatt Earp

COSTUME DESIGN: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Bullets over Broadway, Little Women, Maverick, Queen Margot

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter, D-Day Remembered, Freedom on My Mind, A Great Day in Harlem, Maya Lin: a Strong Vision

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: Blues Highway, 89MM OD Europy (89MM From Europe, School of the Americas Assassins, Straight from the Heart, A Time for Justice.

FILM EDITING: Forrest Gump, Hoop Dreams, Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, Speed.

MAKE-UP: Ed Wood, Forrest Gump, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

MUSIC ORIGINAL SCORE: Alan Silvestri, Forrest Gump; Elliot Goldenthal, Interview with the Vampire; Hans Zimmer, The Lion King; Thomas Newman, Little Women; Thomas Newman, The Shawshank Redemption

MUSIC ORIGINAL SONG: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" The Lion King; "Circle of Life" The Lion King; "Hakuna Matata" The Lion King; "Look What Love has Done" Junior; "Make Up Your Mind" The Paper

ANIMATED SHORT FILM: The Big Story, Bob's Birthday, The Janitor, The Monk and the Fish, Triangle

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life, Kangaroo Court, On Hope, Syrup, Trevor

SOUND: Clear and Present Danger, Forrest Gump, Legends of the Fall, The Shawshank Redemption, Speed

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: Clear and Present Danger, Forrest Gump, Speed

VISUAL EFFECTS: Forrest Gump, The Mask, True Lies