‘JFK’: 8 Oscar nominations, 2 wins
Posted: September 2026
List of Oscar nominations for “JFK” (1991). “JFK” was nominated for 8 Academy Awards and won 2. Below are the nominees and respective winners. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone (Best Picture) — lost to The Silence of the Lambs (Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ron Bozman)
Oliver Stone (Best Director) — lost to The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme)
Tommy Lee Jones (Best Supporting Actor) — lost to Jack Palance (City Slickers)
WON: Robert Richardson (Best Cinematography)
Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar (Best Adapted Screenplay) — lost to The Silence of the Lambs (Ted Tally)
John Williams (Best Original Score) — lost to Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast)
WON: Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia (Best Editing)
Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker, Tod A. Maitland (Best Sound) — lost to Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Lee Orloff)