The 1995 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1996 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.
| Best Picture | Apollo 13, Brian Grazer, producer (Universal) |
| Babe, George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller, producers (Universal) |
| Braveheart, Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, producers (Paramount) |
| The Postman (II Postino), Mario and Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele, producers (Miramax) |
| Sense and Sensibility, Lindsay Doran, producer (Columbia) |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas |
| Richard Dreyfuss, Mr. Holland's Opus |
| Anthony Hopkins, Nixon |
| Sean Penn, Dead Man Walking |
| Massimo Troisi, The Postman (II Postino) |
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 Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas Archive Photos |
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| Actress in a Leading Role | Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking |
| Elisabeth Shue, Leaving Las Vegas |
| Sharon Stone, Casino |
| Meryl Streep, The Bridges of Madison County |
| Emma Thompson, Sense and Sensibility |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | James Cromwell, Babe |
| Ed Harris, Apollo 13 |
| Brad Pitt, 12 Monkeys |
| Tim Roth, Rob Roy |
| Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Joan Allen, Nixon |
| Kathleen Quinlan, Apollo 13 |
| Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite |
| Mare Winningham, Georgia |
| Kate Winslet, Sense and Sensibility |
| Directing | Mike Figgis, Leaving Las Vegas |
| Mel Gibson, Braveheart |
| Chris Noonan, Babe |
| Michael Radford, The Postman (II Postino) |
| Tim Robbins, Dead Man Walking |
| Writing | | Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Woody Allen, Mighty Aphrodite | | Christopher McQuarrie, The Usual Suspects | | Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson and Oliver Stone, Nixon | | Randall Wallace, Braveheart | | Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, Toy Story | | Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert, Apollo 13 | | Mike Figgis, Leaving Las Vegas | | George Miller and Chris Noonan, Babe | | Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli and Massimo Troisi, The Postman (II Postino) | | Emma Thompson, Sense and Sensibility |
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| Cinematography | Michael Coulter, Sense and Sensibility |
| Stephen Goldblatt, Batman Forever |
| Emmanuel Lubezki, A Little Princess |
| John Toll, Braveheart |
| Lu Yue, Shanghai Triad |
| Art Direction | Tony Burrough, art direction, Richard III |
| Michael Corenblith, art direction; Merideth Boswell, set decoration, Apollo 13 |
| Roger Ford, art direction; Kerrie Brown, set decoration, Babe |
| Bo Welch, art direction; Cheryl Carasik, set decoration, A Little Princess |
| Eugenio Zanetti, art direction, Restoration |
| Sound | Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David MacMillan, Apollo 13 |
| Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Michael Herbick and Petur Hliddal, Batman Forever |
| Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Keith A. Wester, Waterworld |
| Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons, Braveheart |
| Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins and William B. Kaplan, Crimson Tide |
| Music | | Song | “Colors of the Wind,” Pocahontas, Alan Menken, music; Stephen Schwartz, lyrics | | “Dead Man Walkin',” Dead Man Walking, Bruce Springsteen, music and lyrics | | “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman,” Don Juan DeMarco, Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange, music and lyrics | | “Moonlight,” Sabrina, John Williams, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics | | “You've Got a Friend in Me,” Toy Story, Randy Newman, music and lyrics | | Original Score | James Horner, Apollo 13 | | James Horner, Braveheart | | John Williams, Nixon | | Luis Bacalov, The Postman (II Postino) | | Patrick Doyle, Sense and Sensibility | | Original Musical or Comedy Score | Marc Shaiman, The American President | | Alan Menken, music; Stephen Schwartz, lyrics, Pocahontas | | John Williams, Sabrina | | Randy Newman, Toy Story | | Thomas Newman, Unstrung Heroes |
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| Film Editing | Marcus D'Arcy and Jay Friedkin, Babe |
| Richard Francis-Bruce, Seven |
| Mike Hill and Dan Hanley, Apollo 13 |
| Chris Lebenzon, Crimson Tide |
| Steven Rosenblum, Braveheart |
| Costume Design | James Acheson, Restoration |
| Jenny Beavan and John Bright, Sense and Sensibility |
| Shuna Harwood, Richard III |
| Charles Knode, Braveheart |
| Julie Weiss, 12 Monkeys |
| Makeup | Ken Diaz and Mark Sanchez, My Family: Mi Familia |
| Greg Cannom, Bob Laden and Colleen Callaghan, Roommates |
| Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell, Braveheart |
| Visual Effects | Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan and John Cox, Babe |
| Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney, Apollo 13 |
| Sound Effects Editing | Lon Bender and Per Hallberg, Braveheart |
| John Leveque and Bruce Stambler, Batman Forever |
| George Watters II, Crimson Tide |
| Short Films | | Animation | The Chicken From Outerspace (John R. Dilworth, producer; Cartoons, Inc./Cartoon Network Production) | | A Close Shave (Nick Park, producer; Aardman Animations Production) | | the end (Chris Landreth and Robin Bargar, producers; Alias/Wavefront Production) | | Gagarin (Alexij Kharitidi, producer; Second Frog Animation Group Production) | | Runaway Brain (Chris Bailey, producer; Walt Disney Pictures Production) | | Live Action | Brooms (Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, producers; Yes/No Production) | | Duke of Groove (Griffin Dunne and Thom Colwell, producers; Chanticleer Films Production) | | Lieberman in Love (Christine Lahti and Jana Sue Memel, producers; Chanticleer Films Production) | | Little Surprises (Jeff Goldblum and Tikki Boldberg, producers; Chanticleer Films Production) | | Tuesday Morning Ride (Dianne Houston and Joy Ryan, producers; Chanticleer Films Production) |
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| Documentary | | Short Subject | Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls (Nancy Dine and Richard Stilwell, producers; Outside in July, Inc. Production) | | The Living Sea (Greg MacGillivray and Alec Lorimore, producers; MacGillivray Freeman Films Production) | | Never Give Up: The 20th-Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper (Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock, producers; American Film Foundation Production) | | One Survivor Remembers (Kary Antholis, producer; Home Box Office and The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Production) | | The Shadow of Hate (Charles Guggenheim, producer; Guggenheim Productions, Inc. Production) | | Feature | Anne Frank Remembered (Jon Blair, producer; Jon Blair Film Company Limited Production) | | The Battle Over Citizen Kane (Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein, producers; Lennon Documentary Group Production) | | Fiddlefest: Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program (Allan Miller and Walter Scheuer, producers; Four Oaks Foundation Production) | | Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (Mike Tollin and Fredric Golding, producers; Turner Original Production) | | Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern (Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher, producers; West City Films, Inc. Production) |
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| Foreign Language Film | All Things Fair, Sweden |
| Antonia's Line, The Netherlands |
| Dust of Life, Algeria |
| O Quatrilho, Brazil |
| The Star Maker, Italy |
| Gordon E. Sawyer Award | Donald C. Rogers for “exceptional long-term accomplishments by an individual who has made substantial contributions toward the advancement of the science and technology of the motion picture” |
| Special Achievement Award | John Lasseter for the development and application of techniques that made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film |
| Honorary Awards | Kirk Douglas for “50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion-picture community” |
| Chuck Jones for “the creation of classic cartoons and cartoon characters whose animated lives have brought joy to our real ones for more than half a century” |
