Oscar in Box Office History (Week 2, 2021)

Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking at the inflation-adjusted numbers). The third section is an alphabetical list of those films and the categories in which they were nominated. And to start each week off, we’ll be looking at the films releasing over the weekend that have the best chance of getting Oscar nominations and specifying the categories where we think they have the best shots at this stage of the game. If you have any suggestions for more data you’d like to see, please let us know.

This Year: Potential Oscar Nominees Releasing This Weekend

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 8-10, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $42,353,785 ($812,734,828 total) {week 4}
The Revenant (2015, 88th) – $39,826,840 ($41,383,741 total) {week 3}
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th) – $6,402,187 ($41,525,007 total) {week 3}
The Big Short (2015, 88th) – $6,174,503 ($42,724,340 total) {week 5}
Joy (2015, 88th) – $4,476,246 ($46,531,854 total) {week 3}
Creed (2015, 88th) – $1,514,260 ($105,605,754 total) {week 7}
Carol (2015, 88th) – $1,486,065 ($7,004,358 total) {week 8}
Brooklyn (2015, 88th) – $1,055,322 ($22,439,281 total) {week 10}
Spotlight (2015, 88th) – $928,471 ($28,546,477 total) {week 10}
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th) – $845,610 ($7,605,915 total) {week 7}
Spectre (2015, 88th) – $403,519 ($198,500,048 total) {week 10}
The Martian (2015, 88th) – $375,913 ($226,486,935 total) {week 15}
Anomalisa (2015, 88th) – $216,544 ($486,076 total) {week 2}
Room (2015, 88th) – $115,820 ($5,166,724 total) {week 13}
Trumbo (2015, 88th) – $114,600 ($7,203,646 total) {week 10}
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th) – $103,395 ($70,780,769 total) {week 13}
45 Years (2015, 88th) – $77,117 ($341,270 total) {week 3}
Sicario (2015, 88th) – $30,285 ($46,875,468 total) {week 17}
Son of Saul (2015, 88th) – $24,709 ($201,327 total) {week 4}
Mustang (2015, 88th) – $20,866 ($221,390 total) {week 8}
Theeb (2015, 88th) – $2,245 ($170,096 total) {week 10}
Amy (2015, 88th) – $1,708 ($8,412,034 total) {week 27}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $44,850,945 ($860,653,298 total)
The Revenant (2015, 88th) – $42,175,012 ($43,823,707 total)
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th) – $6,779,657 ($43,973,302 total)
The Big Short (2015, 88th) – $6,538,549 ($45,243,347 total)
Joy (2015, 88th) – $4,740,163 ($49,275,351 total)
Creed (2015, 88th) – $1,603,540 ($111,832,220 total)
Carol (2015, 88th) – $1,573,683 ($7,417,332 total)
Brooklyn (2015, 88th) – $1,117,543 ($23,762,291 total)
Spotlight (2015, 88th) – $983,213 ($30,229,564 total)
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th) – $895,467 ($8,054,356 total)
Spectre (2015, 88th) – $427,310 ($210,203,519 total)
The Martian (2015, 88th) – $398,077 ($239,840,500 total)
Anomalisa (2015, 88th) – $229,311 ($514,735 total)
Room (2015, 88th) – $122,649 ($5,471,352 total)
Trumbo (2015, 88th) – $121,357 ($7,628,370 total)
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th) – $109,491 ($74,953,970 total)
45 Years (2015, 88th) – $81,664 ($361,391 total)
Sicario (2015, 88th) – $32,071 ($49,639,224 total)
Son of Saul (2015, 88th) – $26,166 ($213,197 total)
Mustang (2015, 88th) – $22,096 ($234,443 total)
Theeb (2015, 88th) – $2,377 ($180,125 total)
Amy (2015, 88th) – $1,809 ($8,908,004 total)

Oscar Details:

45 Years (2015, 88th): Actress (Charlotte Rampling)
Amy (2015, 88th): Documentary Feature [O]
Anomalisa (2015, 88th): Animated Feature
The Big Short (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing
Brooklyn (2015, 88th): Picture, Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay
Carol (2015, 88th): Actress (Cate Blanchett), Supporting Actress (Rooney Mara), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Creed (2015, 88th): Supporting Actress (Sylvester Stallone)
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th): Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Supporting Actress (Alicia Vikander) [O], Production Design, Costume Design
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th): Supporting Actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Original Score [O], Cinematography
Joy (2015, 88th): Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)
The Martian (2015, 88th): Picture, Actor (Matt Damon), Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Mustang (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film
The Revenant (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy), Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Room (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Brie Larson) [O], Adapted Screenplay
Sicario (2015, 88th): Original Score, Cinematography, Sound Film Editing
Son of Saul (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film [O]
Spectre (2015, 88th): Original Song (“Writing’s On the Wall”) [O]
Spotlight (2015, 88th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Supporting Actress (Rachel McAdams), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th): Original Score, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Theeb (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film
Trumbo (2015, 88th): Actor (Bryan Cranston)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 14-16, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

True Grit (2010, 83rd) – $11,004,755 ($126,216,650 total) {week 4}
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd) – $9,186,203 ($44,710,062 total) {week 8}
Black Swan (2010, 83rd) – $8,342,648 ($73,211,006 total) {week 7}
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd) – $5,679,858 ($156,918,454 total) {week 5}
The Fighter (2010, 83rd) – $5,101,140 ($65,745,804 total) {week 6}
Tangled (2010, 83rd) – $3,983,009 ($181,011,048 total) {week 8}
Country Strong (2010, 83rd) – $3,682,375 ($13,287,509 total) {week 4}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd) – $1,399,204 ($289,803,472 total) {week 9}
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd) – $1,386,776 ($2,845,159 total) {week 3}
The Social Network (2010, 83rd) – $360,057 ($94,702,149 total) {week 16}
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd) – $276,301 ($958,116 total) {week 5}
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd) – $243,256 ($80,392,103 total) {week 10}
127 Hours (2010, 83rd) – $162,933 ($11,091,004 total) {week 11}
Another Year (2010, 83rd) – $111,806 ($450,095 total) {week 3}
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $65,241 ($94,785 total) {week 1}
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd) – $32,988 ($178,410 total) {week 3}
Inside Job (2010, 83rd) – $34,820 ($3,613,238 total) {week 15}
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $6,162 ($6,263,188 total) {week 32}
The Tempest (2010, 83rd) – $5,749 ($249,797 total) {week 6}
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $214 ($90,707 total) {week 30}
Waste Land (2010, 83rd) – $8,848 ($114,260 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

True Grit (2010, 83rd) – $12,711,672 ($145,793,760 total)
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd) – $10,611,049 ($51,644,914 total)
Black Swan (2010, 83rd) – $9,636,653 ($84,566,559 total)
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd) – $6,560,845 ($181,257,634 total)
The Fighter (2010, 83rd) – $5,892,363 ($75,943,451 total)
Tangled (2010, 83rd) – $4,600,802 ($209,087,163 total)
Country Strong (2010, 83rd) – $4,253,538 ($15,348,497 total)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd) – $1,616,231 ($334,754,074 total)
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd) – $1,601,875 ($3,286,464 total)
The Social Network (2010, 83rd) – $415,904 ($109,391,133 total)
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd) – $319,157 ($1,106,727 total)
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd) – $280,987 ($92,861,496 total)
127 Hours (2010, 83rd) – $188,205 ($12,811,298 total)
Another Year (2010, 83rd) – $129,148 ($519,908 total)
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $75,360 ($109,487 total)
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd) – $38,105 ($206,083 total)
Inside Job (2010, 83rd) – $40,221 ($4,173,677 total)
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $7,118 ($7,234,653 total)
The Tempest (2010, 83rd) – $6,641 ($288,542 total)
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $247 ($104,776 total)
Waste Land (2010, 83rd) – $10,220 ($131,983 total)

Oscar Details:

127 Hours (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actor (James Franco), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“If I Rise”), Film Editing
Another Year (2010, 83rd): Original Screenplay
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd): Makeup
Black Swan (2010, 83rd): Picture, Direcing, Actress (Natalie Portman) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd): Actress (Michelle Williams)
Country Strong (2010, 83rd): Original Song (“Coming Home”)
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film
The Fighter (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) [O], Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, Melissa Leo [O]), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd): Art Direction, Visual Effects
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd): Animated Feature
Inside Job (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Colin Firth) [O], Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd): Actress (Nicole Kidman)
The Social Network (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing
Tangled (2010, 83rd): Original Song (“I See the Light”)
The Tempest (2010, 83rd): Costume Design
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd): Sound Film Editing
True Grit (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Jeff Bridges), Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd): Sound Film Editing
Waste Land (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (John Hawkes), Adapted Screenplay

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 13-15, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th) – $10,059,756 ($261,270,848 total) {week 6}
King Kong (2005, 78th) – $7,528,060 ($202,994,060 total) {week 5}
Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th) – $5,805,082 ($30,838,091 total) {week 6}
Munich (2005, 78th) – $5,033,425 ($32,931,270 total) {week 4}
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th) – $4,307,893 ($46,512,023 total) {week 6}
Match Point (2005, 78th) – $2,001,434 ($6,439,031 total) {week 3}
Walk the Line (2005, 78th) – $1,768,437 ($97,946,762 total) {week 9}
Syriana (2005, 78th) – $1,211,690 ($44,038,987 total) {week 8}
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th) – $609,542 ($36,175,465 total) {week 10}
Capote (2005, 78th) – $417,231 ($13,161,012 total) {week 16}
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th) – $387,111 ($1,064,885 total) {week 6}
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th) – $287,740 ($24,517,247 total) {week 15}
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th) – $269,778 ($6,005,551 total) {week 15}
Transamerica (2005, 78th) – $90,974 ($491,588 total) {week 7}
A History of Violence (2005, 78th) – $42,323 ($31,350,408 total) {week 17}
Paradise Now (2005, 78th) – $14,754 ($1,086,248 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th) – $14,068,300 ($365,380,300 total)
King Kong (2005, 78th) – $10,527,791 ($283,881,769 total)
Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th) – $8,118,252 ($43,126,246 total)
Munich (2005, 78th) – $7,039,110 ($46,053,501 total)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th) – $6,024,473 ($65,045,821 total)
Match Point (2005, 78th) – $2,798,952 ($9,004,813 total)
Walk the Line (2005, 78th) – $2,473,112 ($136,975,930 total)
Syriana (2005, 78th) – $1,694,516 ($61,587,347 total)
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th) – $852,428 ($50,590,421 total)
Capote (2005, 78th) – $583,486 ($18,405,324 total)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th) – $541,364 ($1,489,213 total)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th) – $402,397 ($34,286,715 total)
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th) – $377,277 ($8,398,603 total)
Transamerica (2005, 78th) – $127,225 ($687,473 total)
A History of Violence (2005, 78th) – $59,188 ($43,842,708 total)
Paradise Now (2005, 78th) – $20,633 ($1,519,089 total)

Oscar Details:

Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Heath Ledger), Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Cinematography
Capote (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) [O], Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Adapted Screenplay
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th): Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Actor (David Strathairn), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction
A History of Violence (2005, 78th): Supporting Actor (William Hurt), Adapted Screenplay
King Kong (2005, 78th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
Match Point (2005, 78th): Original Screenplay
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th): Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th): Actress (Judi Dench), Costume Design
Munich (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing
Paradise Now (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th): Actress (Keira Knightley), Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th): Original Screenplay
Syriana (2005, 78th): Supporting Actor (George Clooney) [O], Original Screenplay
Transamerica (2005, 78th): Actress (Felicity Huffman), Original Song (“Travelin’ Thru”)
Walk the Line (2005, 78th): Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Actress (Reese Witherspoon) [O], Film Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 12-14, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $19,777,426 ($167,758,651 total) {week 4}
Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $11,438,980 ($33,341,734 total) {week 3}
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $8,647,295 ($28,641,864 total) {week 6}
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd) – $7,840,544 ($71,484,885 total) {week 5}
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $3,058,452 ($7,348,420 total) {week 4}
Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $1,936,761 ($9,096,869 total) {week 5}
102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd) – $1,164,895 ($62,608,326 total) {week 8}
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd) – $538,065 ($258,833,760 total) {week 9}
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd) – $460,650 ($162,845,040 total) {week 15}
Quills (2000, 73rd) – $472,207 ($5,002,987 total) {week 8}
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd) – $448,395 ($18,370,425 total) {week 14}
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd) – $424,795 ($5,345,112 total) {week 10}
Malena (2000, 73rd) – $206,643 ($1,048,362 total) {week 4}
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd) – $155,766 ($552,299 total) {week 4}
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd) – $111,391 ($445,814 total) {week 3}
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd) – $70,180 ($3,075,031 total) {week 15}
Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd) – $21,868 ($19,347,156 total) {week 47}
The Contender (2000, 73rd) – $5,660 ($17,858,819 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $32,007,283 ($271,496,333 total)
Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $18,512,554 ($53,959,414 total)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $13,994,562 ($46,353,264 total)
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd) – $12,688,937 ($115,689,319 total)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $4,949,721 ($11,892,496 total)
Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $3,134,405 ($14,722,141 total)
102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd) – $1,885,236 ($101,323,722 total)
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd) – $870,791 ($418,889,972 total)
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd) – $745,504 ($263,544,270 total)
Quills (2000, 73rd) – $764,208 ($8,096,707 total)
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd) – $725,671 ($29,730,228 total)
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd) – $687,477 ($8,650,393 total)
Malena (2000, 73rd) – $334,426 ($1,696,642 total)
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd) – $252,088 ($893,827 total)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd) – $180,272 ($721,494 total)
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd) – $113,578 ($4,976,552 total)
Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd) – $35,391 ($31,310,945 total)
The Contender (2000, 73rd) – $9,160 ($28,902,258 total)

Oscar Details:

102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd): Costume Design
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd): Actor (Javier Bardem)
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd): Directing, Supporting Actress (Julie Walters), Original Screenplay
Cast Away (2000, 73rd): Actor (Tom Hanks), Sound
Chocolat (2000, 73rd): Picture, Actress (Juliette Binoche), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
The Contender (2000, 73rd): Actress (Joan Allen), Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“A Love Before Time”), Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Foreign Language Film [O]
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd): Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd): Original Song (“My Funny Friend and Me”)
Malena (2000, 73rd): Original Score, Cinematography
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd): Original Song (“A Fool in Love”)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd): Cinematography
Quills (2000, 73rd): Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Art Direction, Costume Design
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd): Actress (Ellen Burstyn)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd): Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe), Makeup
Traffic (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing [O], Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing [O]
Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd): Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Things Have Changed”), Film Editing
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd): Actress (Laura Linney), Original Screenplay

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 12-14, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

12 Monkeys (1995, 68th) – $9,974,510 ($29,136,764 total) {week 3}
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $5,873,864 ($168,257,728 total) {week 8}
Sabrina (1995, 68th) – $3,318,113 ($42,506,215 total) {week 5}
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th) – $1,837,671 ($9,345,101 total) {week 5}
Seven (1995, 68th) – $1,577,822 ($88,724,177 total) {week 17}
The American President (1995, 68th) – $1,473,957 ($56,257,872 total) {week 9}
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th) – $1,385,962 ($4,843,272 total) {week 12}
Nixon (1995, 68th) – $1,177,791 ($12,152,675 total) {week 4}
Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $3,842 ($67,035,810 total) {week 34}
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th) – $378,640 ($735,391 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

12 Monkeys (1995, 68th) – $20,671,156 ($60,382,977 total)
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $12,172,985 ($348,697,011 total)
Sabrina (1995, 68th) – $6,876,451 ($88,089,803 total)
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th) – $3,808,386 ($19,366,770 total)
Seven (1995, 68th) – $3,269,875 ($183,871,824 total)
The American President (1995, 68th) – $3,054,626 ($116,588,712 total)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th) – $2,872,265 ($10,037,188 total)
Nixon (1995, 68th) – $2,440,852 ($25,185,182 total)
Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $7,962 ($138,924,891 total)
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th) – $784,693 ($1,524,023 total)

Oscar Details:

12 Monkeys (1995, 68th): Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt), Costume Design
The American President (1995, 68th): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Braveheart (1995, 68th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th): Directing, Actor (Sean Penn), Actress (Susan Sarandon) [O], Original Song (“Dead Man Walkin’”)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th): Directing, Actor (Nicolas Cage) [O], Actress (Elisabeth Shue), Adapted Screenplay
Nixon (1995, 68th): Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score
Sabrina (1995, 68th): Original Song (“Moonlight”), Original Musical or Comedy Score
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th): Picture, Actress (Emma Thompson), Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Seven (1995, 68th): Film Editing
Toy Story (1995, 68th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”), Original Musical or Comedy Score

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 11-13, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $9,813,012 ($181,405,541 total) {week 9}
Awakenings (1990, 63rd) – $8,306,532 ($10,087,133 total) {week 4}
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $5,586,412 ($79,426,084 total) {week 10}
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd) – $4,315,158 ($51,784,117 total) {week 4}
Edward Scissorhands (1990, 63rd) – $3,655,258 ($38,707,036 total) {week 6}
Misery (1990, 63rd) – $2,068,992 ($48,164,210 total) {week 7}
Green Card (1990, 63rd) – $1,537,294 ($1,958,578 total) {week 4}
Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $1,016,724 ($209,695,386 total) {week 27}
Alice (1990, 63rd) – $86,543 ($586,870 total) {week 4}
Hamlet (1990, 63rd) – $113,339 ($774,790 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $21,350,876 ($394,697,092 total)
Awakenings (1990, 63rd) – $18,073,120 ($21,947,301 total)
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $12,154,759 ($172,813,047 total)
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd) – $9,388,800 ($112,670,430 total)
Edward Scissorhands (1990, 63rd) – $7,953,008 ($84,217,684 total)
Misery (1990, 63rd) – $4,501,655 ($104,794,338 total)
Green Card (1990, 63rd) – $3,344,801 ($4,261,419 total)
Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $2,212,160 ($456,249,343 total)
Alice (1990, 63rd) – $188,298 ($1,276,895 total)
Hamlet (1990, 63rd) – $246,600 ($1,685,766 total)

Oscar Details:

Alice (1990, 63rd): Original Screenplay
Awakenings (1990, 63rd): Picture, Actor (Robert De Niro), Adapted Screenplay
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Kevin Costner), Supporting Actor (Graham Greene), Supporting Actress (Mary McDonnell), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound [O]
Edward Scissorhands (1990, 63rd): Makeup
Ghost (1990, 63rd): Picture, Supporting Actress (Whoopi Goldberg) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Andy Garcia), Original Song, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
Green Card (1990, 63rd): Original Screenplay
Hamlet (1990, 63rd): Art Direction, Costume Design
Home Alone (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Somewhere in My Memory”), Original Score
Misery (1990, 63rd): Actress (Kathy Bates) [O]

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 10-12, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

Out of Africa (1985, 58th) – $5,137,370 ($34,249,287 total) {week 4}
The Color Purple (1985, 58th) – $3,126,757 ($18,810,736 total) {week 4}
White Nights (1985, 58th) – $2,792,363 ($33,744,993 total) {week 8}
A Chorus Line (1985, 58th) – $1,291,542 ($11,519,607 total) {week 5}
Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $1,250,795 ($194,658,001 total) {week 28}
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985, 58th) – $1,212,472 ($16,975,615 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Out of Africa (1985, 58th) – $12,684,180 ($84,561,582 total)
The Color Purple (1985, 58th) – $7,719,971 ($46,443,758 total)
White Nights (1985, 58th) – $6,894,352 ($83,316,479 total)
A Chorus Line (1985, 58th) – $3,188,821 ($28,441,941 total)
Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $3,088,216 ($480,611,129 total)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985, 58th) – $2,993,597 ($41,912,839 total)

Oscar Details:

Back to the Future (1985, 58th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Power of Love’), Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
A Chorus Line (1985, 58th): Original Song (“Surprise, Surprise”), Film Editing, Sound
The Color Purple (1985, 58th): Picture, Actress (Whoopi Goldberg), Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)”)
Out of Africa (1985, 58th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound [O]
White Nights (1985, 58th): Original Song (“Say You, Say Me” [O], “Separate Lives (Love Theme from “White Nights”)”)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985, 58th): Visual Effects