Notable Films
During the 1980s, Orion's output included Woody Allen films, Hollywood blockbusters such as the first Terminator and the RoboCop films, comedies such as Throw Momma from the Train, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Something Wild and the Bill & Ted films, and best picture Academy Award winners Amadeus, Platoon, Dances with Wolves, and The Silence of the Lambs.
Following is a list of the major Academy Awards (picture, director and the four acting awards) for which Orion films were nominated.
| Film (Year) | Major Oscars | Nominee | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Santini (1979) | Best Actor | Robert Duvall | Lost |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael O'Keefe | Lost | |
| Arthur (1981) | Best Actor | Dudley Moore | Lost |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Gielgud | Won | |
| Amadeus (1984) | Best Picture | Won | |
| Best Actor | F. Murray Abraham | Won | |
| Tom Hulce | Lost | ||
| Best Director | Miloš Forman | Won | |
| Broadway Danny Rose (1984) | Best Director | Woody Allen | Lost |
| Ran (1985) | Best Director | Akira Kurosawa | Lost |
| Platoon (1986) | Best Picture | Won | |
| Best Director | Oliver Stone | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Berenger | Lost | |
| Willem Dafoe | Lost | ||
| Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) | Best Picture | Lost | |
| Best Director | Woody Allen | Lost | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Caine | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dianne Wiest | Won | |
| Hoosiers (1986) | Best Supporting Actor | Dennis Hopper | Lost |
| Throw Momma from the Train (1987) | Best Supporting Actress | Anne Ramsey | Lost |
| Mississippi Burning (1988) | Best Picture | Lost | |
| Best Director | Alan Parker | Lost | |
| Best Actor | Gene Hackman | Lost | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand | Lost | |
| Married to the Mob (1988) | Best Supporting Actor | Dean Stockwell | Lost |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) | Best Director | Woody Allen | Lost |
| Best Supporting Actor | Martin Landau | Lost | |
| Dances With Wolves (1990) | Best Picture | Won | |
| Best Director | Kevin Costner | Won | |
| Best Actor | Lost | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Graham Greene | Lost | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mary McDonnell | Lost | |
| The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | Best Picture | Won | |
| Best Director | Jonathan Demme | Won | |
| Best Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Won | |
| Best Actress | Jodie Foster | Won | |
| Love Field (1992) | Best Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | Lost |
| Blue Sky (1994) | Best Actress | Jessica Lange | Won |
| Ulee's Gold (1997) | Best Actor | Peter Fonda | Lost |
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