"Braveheart," a Scottish epic set in the 13th century won the Oscar for best picture. The film also won four other Oscars in including a Best Director award for Mel Gibson who starred as the legendary Sir William Wallace.
The other nominees were:
Apollo 13
The story of the aborted 1970 moon mission. Directed by Ron Howard, the movie stars Tom Hanks, Gary Sinese, Kevin Bacon and Ed Harris. The movie garnered nine Oscar nominations including one for best supporting actor, one for best supporting actress and one for best picture.
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Babe
A comic folk tale about a plucky talking pig who aspires to be a sheepdog. Filmed in Australia, it was a dark horse nominee, so to speak.
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Il Postino
The story of a timid postman who befriends internationally renowned poet Pablo Neruda and learns from him the language of love. Michael Radford directed the film which garnered a best actor nomination for the late Massimo Troisi.
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Sense and Sensibility
In a year of all things Austen, the 18th and 19th century writer's story of two sisters in search of love and security made it to the big screen. Emma Thompson, who stars as the practical-minded Elinor Dashwood, also wrote the screenplay. Ang Lee directed the film.
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