The year 1995 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank |
Title |
Studio |
Gross |
| 1. |
Toy Story |
Disney/Pixar |
$191,796,233 |
| 2. |
Batman Forever |
Warner Bros. |
$184,031,112 |
| 3. |
Apollo 13 |
Universal |
$172,071,312 |
| 4. |
Pocahontas |
Disney |
$141,579,773 |
| 5. |
Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls |
Warner Bros. |
$108,385,533 |
| 6. |
GoldenEye |
United Artists |
$106,429,941 |
| 7. |
Jumanji |
TriStar |
$100,475,249 |
| 8. |
Casper |
Universal |
$100,328,194 |
| 9. |
Se7en |
New Line |
$100,125,643 |
| 10. |
Die Hard With A Vengeance |
Fox |
$100,012,499 |
source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1995&p=.htm
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
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- Ice Cream Man
- 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, starring Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Richard Jenkins and Steve Coogan, directed by Frank Oz
- Iron Eagle IV
- It Takes Two, directed by Andy Tennant
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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
- May 26 - Friz Freleng, animator
- June 29 - Lana Turner, actress
- July 4 - Eva Gabor, actress
- August 3 - Ida Lupino, actress and director
- August 11 - Phil Harris, actor, singer
- 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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