Films of 1993

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Last Updated: 5/31/24
Total Films: 115
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Schindler's List

2. Flesh and Bone
3. Blood In, Blood Out
4. Mr. Wonderful
5. Alive
Honorable Mentions: The Fugitive, Carlito's Way, Rudy, And the Band Played On, and Malice


Best Actor
Liam Neeson (Schindler's List)

2. Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive)
3. Al Pacino (Carlito's Way)
4. Dennis Quaid (Flesh and Bone)
5. John Ritter (Heartbeat)
Honorable Mentions: Sean Astin (Rudy), Damian Chapa (Blood In, Blood Out), Kevin Costner (A Perfect World), Daniel Day-Lewis (In the Name of the Father), Matt Dillon (Mr. Wonderful), Cary Elwes (The Crush), Harrison Ford (The Fugitive), Ethan Hawke (Alive), Jeremy Irons (The House of the Spirits), Kevin Kline (Dave), and Tyrin Turner (Menace II Society)


Best Actress
Marisa Tomei (Untamed Heart)

2. Jamie Lee Curtis (Mother's Boys)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio (What's Eating Gilbert Grape)

2. Ben Kingsley (Schindler's List)
3. Matthew McConaughey (Dazed and Confused)
4. Val Kilmer (Tombstone)
5. Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List)
Honorable Mentions: Alec Baldwin (Malice), Jesse Borego (Blood In, Blood Out), Benjamin Bratt (Blood In, Blood Out), James Caan (Flesh and Bone), Nicolas Cage (Amos & Andrew), John Lithgow (Cliffhanger), T.J. Lowther (Perfect World), Sean Penn (Carlito's Way), Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father), Larenz Tate (Menace II Society), Clarence Williams III (Sugar Hill), and Michael Wright (Sugar Hill)


Best Supporting Actress
Annabella Sciorra (Mr. Wonderful)

2. Gwyneth Paltrow (Flesh and Bone)
3. Alicia Silverstone (The Crush)
4. Nicole Kidman (Malice)
5. Penelope Ann Miller (Carlito's Way)
Honorable Mentions: Mary-Louise Parker (Mr. Wonderful) and Jennifer Rubin (The Crush)


Best Director
Steven Spielberg (Schindler's List)

2. Frank Marshall (Alive)
3. Brian De Palma (Carlito's Way)
4. Andrew Davis (The Fugitive)
5. Taylor Hackford (Blood In, Blood Out)
Honorable Mentions: Robert Altman (Short Cuts), David Anspaugh (Rudy), Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale), Allen Hughes/Albert Hughes (Menace II Society), Leon Ichaso (Sugar Hill), Steve Kloves (Flesh and Bone), Anthony Minghella (Mr. Wonderful), Alan Shapiro (The Crush), and Roger Spottiswoode (And the Band Played On)


Best Cinematography
Janusz Kamiński (Schindler's List)

2. Vittorio Storaro (Little Buddha)
3. Alex Thomson (Cliffhanger)
4. Peter James (Alive)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
Michael Kahn (Schindler's List)

2. Kristina Boden and Bill Pankow (Carlito's Way)
3. Frank J. Urioste (Cliffhanger)
4. Don Brochu, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Dov Hoenig, Richard Nord, and Dennis Virkler (The Fugitive)
5. William Goldenberg and Michael Kahn (Alive)
Honorable Mentions: Christopher Koefoed (Menace II Society) and David Rosenbloom (Rudy)


Best Original Screenplay
Tyger Williams (Menace II Society)

2. Steve Kloves (Flesh and Bone)
3. Aaron Sorkin and Scott Frank (Malice)
4. Angelo Pizzo (Rudy)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Steve Zaillian (Schindler's List)

2. David Koepp (Carlito's Way)
3. Chazz Palminteri (A Bronx Tale)
4. Jeb Stuart and David Twohy (The Fugitive)
5. Arnold Schulman (And the Band Played On)
Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Schindler's List

  2. Flesh and Bone

  3. Blood In, Blood Out

  4. Mr. Wonderful

Films Rated '9'
  1. Alive

  2. The Fugitive

  3. Carlito's Way

  4. Rudy

  5. And the Band Played On

  6. Malice

  7. Menace II Society

  8. The Crush

  9. Heartbeat

  10. Sugar Hill

  11. In the Line of Fire

  12. Sleepless in Seattle

  13. Cool Runnings

  14. Killing Zoe

Films Rated '8'
  1. Dave

  2. Tombstone

  3. What's Eating Gilbert Grape

  4. A Perfect World

  5. Cliffhanger

  6. Nowhere to Run

  7. The Pelican Brief

  8. Strapped

  9. Sniper

  10. The Sandlot

  11. Last Action Hero

  12. A Bronx Tale

  13. Short Cuts

  14. Untamed Heart

  15. Lake Consequence

  16. Groundhog Day

  17. Gettysburg

  18. Amos & Andrew

  19. Judgment Night

  20. Best of the Best II

  21. Airborne

  22. The Dark Half

Films Rated '7'
  1. In the Name of the Father

  2. True Romance

  3. Indecent Proposal

  4. Mother's Boys

  5. The Program

  6. Boiling Point

  7. Father Hood

  8. Fatal Instinct

  9. The House of the Spirits

  10. Demolition Man

  11. Needful Things

  12. Beyond the Law

Films Rated '6'
  1. Barbarians at the Gate

  2. Dazed and Confused

  3. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

  4. The Piano

  5. Sliver

  6. Guilty as Sin

  7. Rising Sun

  8. The Firm

  9. Only the Strong

  10. Blink

Films Rated '5'
  1. Little Buddha

  2. The Temp

  3. The Tommyknockers

  4. The Real McCoy

  5. Mi vida loca

  6. Red Rock West

  7. The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

  8. Hot Shots! Part Deux

  9. The Joy Luck Club

  10. Sommersby

  11. Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

  12. Street Knight

Films Rated '4'
  1. Philadelphia

  2. Jurassic Park

  3. Falling Down

  4. Dream Lover

  5. Waga jinsei saiaku no toki

  6. Kalifornia

  7. What's Love Got to Do with It

  8. Blind Side

  9. The Thing Called Love

  10. Fearless

  11. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Films Rated '3'
  1. Matinee

  2. Poetic Justice

  3. Excessive Force

  4. Weekend at Bernie's II

  5. Hear No Evil

  6. Addams Family Values

  7. Stalingrad

  8. The Vanishing

  9. The Last Outlaw

  10. Boxing Helena

  11. This Boy's Life

  12. Benny & Joon

  13. Even the Cowgirls Get the Blues

  14. Point of No Return

  15. Another Stakeout

Films Rated '2'
  1. Wayne's World 2

  2. So I Married an Axe Murderer

  3. Golden Gate

  4. Dangerous Game

  5. The Age of Innoncence

  6. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

  7. CB4

  8. Mad Dog and Glory

Films Rated '1'
  1. The Three Musketeers

  2. Robin Hood: Men in Tights

  3. Suture

  4. Trois couleurs: Bleu

  5. RoboCop 3

  6. American Ninja 5

  7. Josh and S.A.M.