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The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, and The Firm. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.)

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1993 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]

Highest-grossing films of 1993
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
1 Jurassic Park Universal $914,691,120[2]
2 Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox $441,286,195
3 The Fugitive Warner Bros. $368,875,760
4 Schindler's List Universal $321,306,305
5 The Firm Paramount $270,248,367
6 Indecent Proposal $266,614,059
7 Cliffhanger Sony $255,000,211
8 Sleepless in Seattle $227,799,884
9 Philadelphia $206,678,440
10 The Pelican Brief Warner Bros. $195,268,056

Events

Awards

Category/Organization51st Golden Globe Awards
January 22, 1994
66th Academy Awards
March 21, 1994
47th BAFTA Awards
April 14, 1994
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmSchindler's ListMrs. DoubtfireSchindler's List
Best DirectorSteven Spielberg
Schindler's List
Best ActorTom Hanks
Philadelphia
Robin Williams
Mrs. Doubtfire
Tom Hanks
Philadelphia
Anthony Hopkins
The Remains of the Day
Best ActressHolly Hunter
The Piano
Angela Bassett
What's Love Got to Do with It
Holly Hunter
The Piano
Best Supporting ActorTommy Lee Jones
The Fugitive
Ralph Fiennes
Schindler's List
Best Supporting ActressWinona Ryder
The Age of Innocence
Anna Paquin
The Piano
Miriam Margolyes
The Age of Innocence
Best Screenplay, AdaptedSteven Zaillian
Schindler's List
Steven Zaillian
Schindler's List
Best Screenplay, OriginalJane Campion
The Piano
Danny Rubin
Groundhog Day
Best Original ScoreHeaven & Earth
Kitarō
Schindler's List
John Williams
Best Original Song"Streets of Philadelphia"
Philadelphia
N/A
Best Foreign Language FilmFarewell My ConcubineBelle EpoqueFarewell My Concubine

1993 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Births

Deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 1June Clayworth70USActress
4Leonard Kibrick68USActor
6Rudolf Nureyev54RussiaDancer, Actor
14Robert A. Mattey82USSpecial Effects Artist
15Sammy Cahn79USSongwriter
16Glenn Corbett59USActor
16Florence Desmond87UKActress
20Joseph Anthony80USDirector
20Audrey Hepburn63UKActress
24Don Bassman64USSound Engineer
27André "the Giant" Roussimoff46FranceWrestler, Actor
28John Steadman83USActor
29Gustav Hasford45USScreenwriterFull Metal Jacket
February 5Joseph L. Mankiewicz83USDirector, Screenwriter, Producer
5Tip Tipping34UKStuntman, Actor
8Douglas Heyes73USScreenwriter, Director
13Willoughby Gray76UKActor
14Lester Wilson50USChoreographer
18Ted Haworth75USArt Director, Production Designer
18Rita La Roy91USActress
18Leslie Norman81UKDirector
25Mary Walter80PhilippinesActress
26Constance Ford69USActress
27Lillian Gish99USActress
28Franco Brusati70ItalyDirector, Screenwriter
28Joyce Carey94UKActress
28Ishirō Honda81JapanDirector
28Ruby Keeler82USActress, Dancer
March 4Harper Goff81USArt Director, Set Designer
4Richard Sale81USScreenwriter, Director
5Asta Vihandi63EstoniaActress, Singer
7Patricia Lawrence67UKActress
9Bob Crosby79USSinger, Actor
11Irene Ware82USActress
12Michael Kanin83USScreenwriter
16Donald Randolph87South AfricaActor
16Chishū Ryū88JapanActor
17Helen Hayes92USActress
21Buddy Swan63USActor
27Kate Reid62UKActress
31Brandon Lee28USActor
April 3Eugenie Leontovich83RussiaActress
3Alexandre Mnouchkine85RussiaProducer
7Gladys Lehman101USScreenwriter
7Arleen Whelan78USActress
15William Bakewell84USActor
20Cantinflas81MexicoActor
29Michael Gordon83USDirector
May 6Ann Todd82UKActress
7Mary Philbin90USActress
9Mary Duncan97USActress
9Daniel Paredes46USCostume Designer
19Richard Murphy81USScreenwriter, Director
25Dan Seymour78USActor
26Jan Wiley77USActress
27Roger MacDougall82UKScreenwriter
29Richard Macdonald73UKProduction Designer
June 5Conway Twitty59USSinger, Actor
6James Bridges57USDirector, Screenwriter
6Mort Mills74USActor
9Alexis Smith72CanadaActress
10Richard Webb77USActor
11Bernard Bresslaw59UKActor
11Ray Sharkey40USActor
22Victor Maddern67UKActor
25Wes Bishop60USScreenwriter, Producer, Actor
25Eileen Stevens77USActress
July 2Fred Gwynne66USActor
3Joe DeRita83USActor
4Anne Shirley75USActress
9John Beaird40USScreenwriter
15David Brian78USActor
18John Beck83USProducer
18Jean Negulesco93RomaniaDirector
21Robert Glass53USSound Engineer
21Valda Hansen60USActress
25Nan Grey75USActress
25Cecilia Parker79CanadaActress
26Daniel Fuchs84USScreenwriter
31Lenore Aubert75SloveniaActress
August 1Claire Du Brey100USActress
3James Donald76UKActor
7Roy Budd46UKComposer
8Harry Bellaver88USActor
10Irene Sharaff83USCostume Designer
16Ellsworth Fredricks89USCinematographer
16Stewart Granger80UKActor
23Gregory Gaye92RussiaActor
28Rene Ray81UKActress
30Richard Jordan56USActor
September 4Hervé Villechaize50FranceActor
5Claude Renoir79FranceCinematographer
5John Truscott57USProduction Designer, Costume Designer
7Hall Bartlett70USDirector
12Raymond Burr76CanadaActor
12Harold Innocent58UKActor
12Charles Lamont98USDirector
17James Griffith77USActor, Screenwriter
17Zita Johann89GermanyActress
17Christian Nyby80USFilm Editor, Director
29Gordon Douglas85USDirector
October 2William Berger65AustriaActor
5Jane Nigh68USActress
7Cyril Cusack82South AfricaActor
7Kenneth Nelson63USActor
12Patrick Holt81UKActor
13Gwen Welles42USActress
14Leon Ames91USActor
15Walter Newman77USScreenwriter
25Vincent Price82USActor
26Albert Zugsmith83USProducer, Director
29Elliot Scott78UKProduction Designer
30Margaret Vyner78AustraliaScreenwriter, Actress
31Federico Fellini73ItalyDirector, Screenwriter
31River Phoenix23USActor
November 3Duncan Gibbins41UKDirector
3John Lupton65USActor
4Ely Landau73USProducer
5Michael Bilton73UKActor
5Mario Cecchi Gori73ItalyProducer
7Charles Aidman68USActor
7Jack Martin Smith82USArt Director
9Stanley Myers60UKComposer
9Gerald Thomas72UKDirector, Film Editor
10Wensley Pithey79South AfricaActor
12Anna Sten84RussiaActress
15Evelyn Venable80USActress
15Gladys Walton90USActress
18Fritz Feld93GermanyActor
19Dorothy Revier89USActress
20Emile Ardolino50USDirector
21Bill Bixby59USActor
21Richard Wordsworth78UKActor
28Kenneth Connor75UKActor
December 5Alexandre Trauner87HungaryArt Director, Production Designer
6Don Ameche85USActor
14Myrna Loy88USActress
16Moses Gunn64USActor
17Janet Margolin50USActress
18Steve James41USActor, Stuntman
18Sam Wanamaker74USActor
22Don DeFore80USActor
22Salah Zulfikar67EgyptActor, Producer
22Alexander Mackendrick81UKDirector
23James Ellison83USActor
26Jeff Morrow86USActor
27Michael Callen38USActor
28William Austin90CanadaFilm Editor
28Howard Caine65USActor
29Marie Kean75IrelandActress
30Mack David81USSongwriter

Film debuts

References

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  2. "Jurassic Park (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013.
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  5. "Col Tristar U.K. high set by 'Dracula'". Daily Variety. February 2, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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