1995 IN FILM


The year '1995 in film' involved some significant events.

Contents
Events
Top grossing films
Awards
Films released in 1995
Births
Deaths

Events



March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation.

★ November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful ''GoldenEye''.

November 21 - ''Toy Story'' is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.

Top grossing films


'1995'
'Rank'
'Title' 'Studio' 'Gross'
1. ''Die Hard With A Vengeance'' 20th Century Fox $361,212,499
2. ''Toy Story'' Disney $354,300,000
3. ''GoldenEye'' MGM $351,500,000
4. ''Pocahontas'' Disney $346,079,773
5. ''Batman Forever'' Warner Bros $336,531,112
6. ''Apollo 13'' Universal $334,100,000
7. ''Se7en'' New Line Cinema $316,400,000
8. ''Casper'' Universal $282,300,000
9. ''Jumanji'' TriStar pictures $262,797,249
10. '' Warner Bros. $209,300,000

Awards


'Academy Awards:'
:Best Picture: '''Braveheart''' - 20th Century Fox, B. H. Finance C. V., Icon Entertainment International, Paramount Pictures, The Ladd Company
:Best Director: 'Mel Gibson' - ''Braveheart''
:Best Actor: 'Nicolas Cage' - ''Leaving Las Vegas''
:Best Actress: 'Susan Sarandon' - ''Dead Man Walking''
:Best Supporting Actor: 'Kevin Spacey' - ''The Usual Suspects''
:Best Supporting Actress: 'Mira Sorvino' - ''Mighty Aphrodite''
:Best Foreign Language Film: '''Antonia's Line''' (''Antonia''), directed by Marleen Gorris, Netherlands
'Golden Globe Awards:'
:'Drama:'
:Best Picture: '''Sense and Sensibility'''
:Best Actor: 'Nicolas Cage' - ''Leaving Las Vegas''
:Best Actress: 'Sharon Stone' - ''Casino''
:'Musical or comedy:'
:Best Picture: '''Babe'''
:Best Actor: 'John Travolta' - ''Get Shorty''
:Best Actress: 'Nicole Kidman' - ''To Die For''
:'Other'
:Best Director: 'Mel Gibson' - ''Braveheart''
:Best Foreign Language Film: '''Les Misérables''', France
'Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):'
:'''Underground''' (Подземље, Podzemlje), directed by Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavia
'Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):'
:'''Cyclo''' (''Xich lo''), directed by Tran Anh Hung, Vietnam / France / Hong Kong
'Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):'
:'''L'Appât''' (''Fresh Bait''), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, France

Films released in 1995



★ ''

★ ''The American President''

★ ''Antonia's Line'' (''Antonia'') - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

★ ''Angus''

★ ''L'Appât'' (''Fresh Bait'' or ''The Bait'') - Golden Bear award

★ ''Apollo 13''

★ ''Assassins''

★ ''Babe'' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)

★ ''Bad Boys''

★ ''The Basketball Diaries''

★ ''Batman Forever''

★ ''Before Sunrise''

★ ''Beyond Rangoon''

★ ''The Big Green''

★ ''Billy Madison''

★ ''Blue in the Face''

★ ''Born to be Wild'', starring Wil Horneff, Helen Shaver, John C. McGinley and Peter Boyle

★ ''Boys on the Side''

★ ''The Brady Bunch Movie''

★ ''Braveheart'', directed by Mel Gibson - Academy Award for Best Picture

★ ''The Bridges of Madison County''

★ ''The Brothers McMullen''

★ ''Canadian Bacon''

★ ''Casino'', directed by Martin Scorsese

★ ''Casper''

★ ''Circle of Friends''

★ ''The City of Lost Children''

★ ''Clockers''

★ ''Clueless''

★ ''Congo''

★ ''Copycat''

★ ''Crimson Tide''

★ ''The Crossing Guard''

★ ''Cry, the Beloved Country''

★ ''Cutthroat Island''

★ ''Cyclo'' - Golden Lion award

★ ''Dangerous Minds''

★ ''Dead Man''

★ ''Dead Man Walking''

★ ''Dead Presidents''

★ ''Desperado''

★ ''Devil in a Blue Dress''

★ ''Die Hard with a Vengeance''

★ ''Dolores Claiborne''

★ ''Don Juan DeMarco''

★ ''

★ ''The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain''

★ ''Empire Records''

★ ''Escape to Witch Mountain'' (remake)

★ ''Fair Game''

★ ''Father of the Bride Part II''

★ ''First Knight''

★ ''Fluke'' - Nomination for Saturn Award 1996

★ ''Forget Paris''

★ ''Four Rooms''

★ ''

★ ''French Kiss''

★ ''Friday''

★ ''From the Journals of Jean Seberg'' - a documentary directed by Mark Rappaport

★ ''Full Body Massage'', directed by Nicolas Roeg

★ ''Funny Bones''

★ ''Get Shorty''

★ ''Ghost in the Shell''

★ ''The Glass Shield''

★ ''Godzilla vs. Destroyah'' - Nominated for Award of the Japanese Academy 1996

★ ''GoldenEye''

★ ''A Goofy Movie'', starring Jason Marsden

★ ''Grumpier Old Men'', starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Sophia Loren

★ ''Hackers''

★ ''La Haine''

★ ''

★ ''Heat''

★ ''Higher Learning''

★ ''Home for the Holidays''

★ ''How to Make an American Quilt''

★ ''The Hunted''

★ ''In the Mouth of Madness'', directed by John Carpenter, starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston

★ ''The Indian in the Cupboard''

★ ''It Takes Two''

★ ''Jade''

★ ''

★ ''Johnny Mnemonic''

★ ''Judge Dredd''

★ ''Jumanji''

★ ''Jury Duty''

★ ''Just Cause''

★ ''A Kid in King Arthur's Court''

★ ''Kids''

★ ''Kiss of Death''

★ ''Land and Freedom''

★ ''Last of the Dogmen''

★ ''The Last Supper''

★ ''

★ ''Leaving Las Vegas''

★ ''A Little Princess''

★ ''Lord of Illusions (Cliver Barker's Lord of Illusions)

★ ''Losing Isaiah''

★ ''Man of the House''

★ ''Major Payne''

★ ''Mallrats''

★ ''Margaret's Museum''

★ ''Max is Missing'' - Nominated for Young Artist Award (Peru/U.S.A.)

★ ''Mighty Aphrodite''

★ ''

★ ''Les Misérables'' - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

★ ''Money Train''

★ ''Moonlight and Valentino''

★ ''Mortal Kombat''

★ ''Mr. Holland's Opus''

★ ''Murder in the First''

★ ''Napoleon'', family film directed by Mario Andreacchio

★ ''The Net''

★ ''New Jersey Drive''

★ ''Nick of Time''

★ ''Nine Months''

★ ''Nixon''

★ ''Now and Then''

★ ''Operation Dumbo Drop''

★ ''Othello''

★ ''Outbreak''

★ ''A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies'', directed by Martin Scorsese (documentary)

★ ''Picture Bride'' Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner

★ ''Pocahontas''

★ '' (released in Early 1996)

★ ''Powder''

★ ''The Quick and the Dead''

★ ''Restoration''

★ ''Richard III''

★ ''Rob Roy''

★ ''Rumble in the Bronx'' (released in Early 1996)

★ ''Sabrina''

★ ''The Scarlet Letter''

★ ''Screamers''

★ ''Sense and Sensibility'' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama) and Golden Bear award (for 1996)

★ ''Se7en'' (also known as ''Seven'')

★ ''Showgirls''

★ ''Sick Time''

★ ''Smoke''

★ ''Something to Talk About''

★ ''Species''

★ ''Strange Days''

★ ''Sudden Death''

★ ''Tall Tale''

★ ''Tank Girl''

★ ''Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead''

★ ''To Die For''

★ ''Three Wishes'', directed by Martha Coolidge - Nominated for Young Artist Award

★ ''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar''

★ ''Tommy Boy'', starring Chris Farley, David Spade and Rob Lowe

★ ''Top Dog'', starring Chuck Norris

★ ''Toy Story''

★ ''Twelve Monkeys''

★ ''Two Bits''

★ ''

★ ''Underground'' - Palm d'Or award

★ ''Unzipped''

★ ''The Usual Suspects''

★ ''Vampire in Brooklyn''

★ ''Village of the Damned'', directed by John Carpenter, starring Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Hamill and Peter Jason

★ ''Virtuosity''

★ ''Waiting to Exhale''

★ ''A Walk in the Clouds''

★ ''The Walking Dead''

★ ''Waterworld''

★ ''While You Were Sleeping''

★ ''White Man's Burden''

★ ''Wild Bill''

Births


Jerardo granandos

Deaths



February 2 - Donald Pleasence, actor

March 12 - Juanin Clay, actress

March 16 - Albert Hackett, screenwriter

April 4 - Priscilla Lane, actress

April 14 - Burl Ives, actor, singer

April 24 - Sammy Jackson, actor, disc jockey

April 25 - Ginger Rogers, actress

May 16 - Lola Flores, Spanish actress

May 18 Elizabeth Montgomery, actress


Elisha Cook Jr, actor


Alexander Godunov, dancer, actor

May 26 - Friz Freleng, animator

June 29 - Lana Turner, actress

July 4 - Eva Gabor, actress

August 3 - Ida Lupino, actress and director

August 29 - Enrique Carreras, director, producer

October 21 - Maxene Andrews, member of The Andrews Sisters

October 22 - Mary Wickes, actress

October 25 - Viveca Lindfors, actress

November 21 - Peter Grant, actor and manager

November 23 - Louis Malle, director

November 24 - Jeffrey Lynn, actor

December 9 - Vivian Blaine, actress

December 22 - Butterfly McQueen, actress

December 25 - Dean Martin, singer and actor

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