Directed by: Jack Cutting
Based on the story by: Hans Christian Anderson
Produced by: Walt Disney

Fifty years before The Little Mermaid, Disney made another Hans Cristian Anderson fairy tale come to animated life with charming results. This short film is probably the best of Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies cartoons, and being the last one as well, it's a brilliant farewell. Anyone who was young remembers the story of The Ugly Duckling. In a family of ducks, a bunch of babies were born. All of them looked and sounded like their mother, except for one. That one was different. He had a big beak and he honked. After being sunned away from the family, the ugly duckling then goes on a journey to find his real mother. This is such a beautiful short film that won Disney yet another deserved Oscar.

Oscar: Best Animated Short Film

Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Written by: David Webb Peoples
Produced by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Saul Rubineck, Francis Fisher, Anna Levine

Clint Eastwood helps revive the western with this brilliant film that stands as probably one of the greatest westerns ever made. Director and producer, Eastwood plays the role of William Munny, an ex-criminal who has settled on his farm. When he starts to lose money, he reteams with his old team to get re-live his younger days. Meanwhile, in another town, a sheriff meets his match. The genius criminal, English Bob, arrives and gives him a run for his money. This is a great western with thrills, action, and wonderful performances by Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Gene Hackman in a sure-fire classic.

Oscars: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman), Best Director (Clint Eastwood), Best Film Editing
Other Oscar nominations: Best Actor (Clint Eastwood), Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography

Directed by: Brian De Palma
Written by: David Mamet
Based on the book by: Oscar Fraley, and Eliot Ness
Produced by: Art Linson
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert DeNiro, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Billy Drago, Richard Bradford, Jack Kehoe

In this incredible look at police investagations in 1930's Chicago, we look at how Al Capone was apprenhended. Eliot Ness will stop at nothing to put Capone behind bars, and when a little girl, it's the last straw. Along with a veteran police officer, a timid accountant, and a Spanish rookie, he forms a team called 'The Untouchables", because nobody can try to bribe them. Each week, they get close to Capone arrested each of his men one at a time, and trying to figure out his scheme. Robert DeNiro gives a flawless performance as Al Capone, while Sean Connery is amazing as Jim Malone. Kevin Costner is flat as usual, but that doesn't take away from the amazingness of the picture, which scores high in art direction, cinematography, and music.

Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (Sean Connery)
Other Oscar nominations: Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design