Best movies of 1990s that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Judy Davis, John Goodman, Michael Lerner, John Turturro,

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Actors : Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett,
Directors : Spike Lee,

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.

Actors : Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mary Steenburgen,
Directors : Lasse Hallström,

After his father's death, Gilbert has to care for his mentally disabled brother, Arnie, and his morbidly obese mother, which is suddenly challenged when love walks into his life.

Actors : John Haycraft, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeve,
Directors : James Ivory,

A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Andie MacDowell, Tim Robbins, Bruce Davison,
Directors : Robert Altman,

The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.

Actors : Jean-Marc Barr, Katrin Cartlidge, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson,
Directors : Lars von Trier,

Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.

Actors : Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd,
Directors : Scott Hicks,

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

Actors : Timothy Spall, Claire Rushbrook, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn,
Directors : Mike Leigh,

A successful black woman discovers that her birth mother is a underprivileged white woman, but the woman denies it. As emotions run high, everyone's secrets are exposed.

Actors : Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, William Snape,
Directors : Peter Cattaneo,

Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.

Actors : Gore Vidal, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Ethan Hawke,
Directors : Andrew Niccol,

A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.

Actors : Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Jeff Goldblum,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches with another agenda.

Actors : Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, José María de Tavira,
Directors : Martin Campbell,

A young thief, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great, but aged Zorro, who also pursues vengeance of his own.

Actors : Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Winona Ryder,
Directors : James Mangold,

Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s.

Actors : Daniel Stern, Macaulay Culkin, John Heard, Joe Pesci,
Directors : Chris Columbus,

An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

Actors : Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside,
Directors : Paul Verhoeven,

When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or does he?

Actors : Tom Cruise, Kevin Bacon, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson,
Directors : Rob Reiner,

Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders.

Actors : Joe Pesci, Mitchell Whitfield, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio,
Directors : Jonathan Lynn,

Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not accustomed to Southern rules and manners--comes in to defend them.

Actors : Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Actors : Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Tom Hanks, Charlize Theron,
Directors : Tom Hanks,

A local Pennsylvania band scores a one hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from its manager.

Actors : Gene Hackman, Robin Williams, Dianne Wiest, Nathan Lane,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.