– Michèle Burke and Jean-Pierre Eychenne Edward Scissorhands – Ve Neill and Stan Winston | valign="top" | Cyrano de Bergerac – Franca Squarciapino Avalon – Gloria Gresham Dances with Wolves – Elsa Zamparelli Dick Tracy – Milena Canonero Hamlet – Maurizio Millenotti |- | valign="top" | Dances with Wolves – Dean Semler Avalon – Allen Daviau Dick Tracy – Vittorio Storaro The Godfather Part III – Gordon Willis Henry & June – Philippe Rousselot | Dances with Wolves'' – Neil Travis Ghost – Walter Murch The Godfather Part III – Barry Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, and Walter Murch Goodfellas – Thelma Schoonmaker The Hunt for Red October – Dennis Virkler and John Wright |} Academy Honorary Awards Sophia Loren "One of the genuine treasures of world cinema who, in a career rich with memorable performances, has added permanent luster to our art form." Myrna Loy "In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances." Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck Academy Special Achievement Award Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, and Alex Funke for the visual effects of Total RecallMultiple nominations and awards The following 15 films had multiple nominations: The following three films received multiple awards. Presenters and performers The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. Presenters Performers Ceremony information Riding on the critical praise from last year's ceremony, the Academy rehired former film producer and former Directors Guild of America president Gilbert Cates to oversee production of the Oscar ceremony for the second straight time. Two months before the awards gala, Cates selected actor and comedian Billy Crystal to host the show for the second consecutive year. In a statement released by AMPAS, Crystal joked, "It's a great honor, and I hope to bring the show in under nine hours." As with the last year's theme of "Around the World in 3 1/2 Hours," Cates centered the show around a theme. He christened the ceremony with the theme "100 Years of Film" in celebration to the centennial of the development of both the kinetoscope by Thomas Edison and celluloid film by Eastman Kodak. In tandem with the theme, the show featured an ambitious opening segment. Actor Michael Caine introduced the segment live via satellite from the Salon Indien du Grand Café in Paris, where the short