Films of 1995

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Last Updated: 6/5/25
Total Films: 126
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
Braveheart

2. Rob Roy
3. 12 Monkeys
4. Kids
5. Devil in a Blue Dress
Honorable Mentions: Heat, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, Citizen X, Angels & Insects, A Walk in the Clouds, Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored, and Dead Man Walking


Best Actor
Leo Fitzpatrick (Kids)

2. Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas)
3. Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland's Opus)
4. Bruce Willis (12 Monkeys)
5. Liam Neeson (Rob Roy)
Honorable Mentions: Sean Connery (First Knight), Michael Douglas (The American President), Brendan Fraser (The Passion of Darkly Moon), Al Freeman, Jr. (Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored), Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Al Pacino (Heat), Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking), Stephen Rea (Citizen X), Keanu Reeves (A Walk in the Clouds), Mark Rylance (Angels & Insects), Christian Slater (Murder in the First), Sylvester Stallone (Assassins), Jon Voight (Convict Cowboy), Denzel Washington (Devil in a Blue Dress), and James Woods (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)


Best Actress
Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking)

2. Kathy Bates (Dolores Claiborne)
3. Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas)
4. Annette Bening (The American President)
5. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (A Walk in the Clouds)
Honorable Mentions: Holly Hunter (Copycat) and Sigourney Weaver (Copycat)


Best Supporting Actor
Tim Roth (Rob Roy)

2. Brad Pitt (12 Monkeys)
3. Kevin Spacey (The Usual Suspects)
4. Patrick McGoohan (Braveheart)
5. John Hurt (Rob Roy)
Honorable Mentions: Antonio Banderas (Assassins), Andre Braugher (The Tuskegee Airmen), Don Cheadle (Devil in a Blue Dress), Harry Connick, Jr. (Copycat), Brian Cox (Rob Roy), Robert De Niro (Heat), Jeffrey DeMunn (Citizen X), Giancarlo Giannini (A Walk in the Clouds), Douglas Henshall (Angels & Insects), Leon (Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored), Delroy Lindo (Clockers), Angus Mcfadyen (Braveheart), Chazz Palminteri (The Usual Suspects), Justin Pierce (Kids), Anthony Quinn (A Walk in the Clouds), Donald Sutherland (Citizen X), Henry Thomas (Indictment: The McMartin Trial), and Jay Thomas (Mr. Holland's Opus)


Best Supporting Actress
Kristin Scott Thomas (Angels & Insects)

2. Jessica Lange (Rob Roy)
3. Shirley Knight (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)
4. Judy Parfitt (Dolores Claiborne)
5. Sada Thompson (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)
Honorable Mentions: Gina Gershon (Showgirls), Glenne Headly (Mr. Holland's Opus), Ashley Judd (The Passion of Darkly Moon), and Nancy Travis (Body Language)


Best Director
Mel Gibson (Braveheart)

2. Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys)
3. Michael Caton-Jones (Rob Roy)
4. Larry Clark (Kids)
5. Philip Haas (Angels & Insects)
Honorable Mentions: Alfonso Arau (A Walk in the Clouds), Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas), Carl Franklin (Devil in a Blue Dress), Chris Gerolmo (Citizen X), Mick Jackson (Indictment: The McMartin Trial), Michael Mann (Heat), Tim Reid (Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored), Philip Ridley (The Passion of Darkly Moon), Tim Robbins (Dead Man Walking), and Marc Rocco (Murder in the First)


Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki (A Walk in the Clouds)

2. John Toll (Braveheart)
3. Darius Khondji (Seven)
4. Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Rob Roy)
5. Eric Alan Edwards (Kids)
Honorable Mentions: John de Borman (The Passion of Darkly Moon), Tak Fujimoto (Devil in a Blue Dress), Adam Greenberg (First Knight), Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Last of the Dogmen), and Fred Murphy (Murder in the First)


Best Editing
Mick Audsley (12 Monkeys)

2. Steven Rosenblum (Braveheart)
3. Christopher Tellefsen (Kids)
4. Pasquale Buba, William Goldenberg, Dov Hoenig, and Tom Rolf (Heat)
5. Lawrence Jordan and Richard Marks (Assassins)
Honorable Mentions: Carole Kravetz Aykanian (Devil in a Blue Dress), Richard A. Harris (Indictment: The McMartin Trial), Peter Honess (Rob Roy), Mark Warner (Dolores Claiborne), and Don Zimmerman (A Walk in the Clouds)


Best Original Screenplay
Alan Sharp (Rob Roy)

2. Randall Wallace (Braveheart)
3. Harmony Korine (Kids)
4. Abby Mann and Myra Mann (Indictment: The McMartin Trial)
5. Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects)
Honorable Mentions: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, and Brian Helgeland (Assassins)


Best Adapted Screenplay
Belinda Haas and Philip Haas (Angels & Insects)

2. Chris Gerolmo (Citizen X)
3. David Webb Peoples and Janet Peoples (12 Monkeys)
4. Tony Gilroy (Dolores Claiborne)
5. Robert Mark Kamen, Mark Miller, and Harvey Weitzman (A Walk in the Clouds)
Honorable Mentions: Paul W. Cooper (Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored) and Carl Franklin (Devil in a Blue Dress)


Films Rated '10'
  1. Braveheart

  2. Rob Roy

  3. 12 Monkeys

  4. Kids

  5. Devil in a Blue Dress

Films Rated '9'
  1. Heat

  2. Indictment: The McMartin Trial

  3. Citizen X

  4. Angels & Insects

  5. A Walk in the Clouds

  6. Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored

  7. Dead Man Walking

  8. The Tuskegee Airmen

  9. Mr. Holland's Opus

  10. Showgirls

Films Rated '8'
  1. Seven

  2. Desperado

  3. Murder in the First

  4. The American President

  5. Copy Cat

  6. Leaving Las Vegas

  7. Assassins

  8. Dolores Claiborne

  9. First Knight

  10. Last of the Dogmen

  11. The Passion of Darkly Noon

  12. Higher Learning

  13. Convict Cowboy

  14. To Die For

Films Rated '7'
  1. Clockers

  2. The Usual Suspects

  3. The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain

  4. Waterworld

  5. Congo

  6. Crimson Tide

  7. The Babysitter

  8. Killer: A Journal of Murder

  9. Apollo 13

  10. Goldeneye

  11. As Good as Dead

  12. Jade

  13. Best of the Best 3

  14. Tyson

  15. Empire Records

Films Rated '6'
  1. Restoration

  2. Die Hard with a Vengeance

  3. Get Shorty

  4. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

  5. Nick of Time

  6. Just Cause

  7. New Jersey Drive

  8. Mallrats

  9. Hackers

  10. Two Bits

  11. Money Train

  12. Casino

  13. Darkman II: The Return of Durant

  14. Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

  15. White Man's Burden

  16. Search and Destroy

  17. Kiss of Death

  18. Body Language

  19. Safe

Films Rated '5'
  1. Johnny Mnemonic

  2. Cutthroat Island

  3. Strange Days

  4. Operation Dumbo Drop

  5. Outbreak

  6. Judge Dredd

  7. The Scarlet Letter

  8. The Crossing Guard

  9. Forget Paris

  10. The Basketball Diaries

  11. Dead Man

  12. The Bridges of Madison County

  13. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

  14. Dangerous Minds

Films Rated '4'
  1. Losing Isaiah

  2. Embrace of the Vampire

  3. Mortal Kombat

  4. Cry, the Beloved Country

  5. The Underneath

  6. Nixon

  7. The Net

  8. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

  9. The Tie That Binds

  10. Delta of Venus

  11. Dream a Little Dream 2

Films Rated '3'
  1. Fall Time

  2. Glory Daze

  3. Vampire in Brooklyn

  4. Bad Company

  5. Major Payne

  6. Fair Game

  7. Virtuosity

  8. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

  9. Sudden Death

  10. Tommy Boy

  11. Innocent Lies

  12. Dracula: Dead and Loving It

  13. Bushwhacked

Films Rated '2'
  1. O Convento

  2. Tank Girl

  3. The Prophecy

  4. Now and Then

  5. French Kiss

  6. Dead Presidents

  7. Sugartime

  8. Sabrina

  9. Mute Witness

  10. Screamers

  11. Bad Boys

  12. Grave Indiscretion

  13. Friday

  14. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

  15. Richard III

  16. Before Sunrise

Films Rated '1'
  1. Never Talk to Strangers

  2. Othello

  3. Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

  4. Batman Forever

  5. City Dragon

  6. Powder

  7. Village of the Damned

  8. Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

  9. Clueless